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Couric Replacement an Anti-War Liberal
Meredith Vieira, widely rumored to replace the departing Katie Couric as co-host of NBC's "Today" show, marched in an anti-Iraq war protest in August 2004. Appearing on the August 30, 2004 edition of the ABC daytime show "The View," Vieira - a former CBS "60 Minutes" reporter - echoed the most virulent hate speech of the far left, telling viewers that she attended the anti-Bush protest held in New York City on the Sunday before the Republican convention opened, insisting: "I didn't go anti-Bush or pro-Kerry. I'm still so upset about this war and I'm so proud I live in a country where you can protest." According to the Media Research Center's NewsBusters.org blog, Vieira displayed a photo of herself marching with her pre-teen daughter and her husband, Richard, who was the senior political producer at CBS News for most of the 1980s. Behind her in the photo is a protest sign featuring a "W," for George W. Bush, with a slash through it. That was not an isolated incident, NewsBusters reported, noting that earlier in 2004, while speaking of the Iraq war, Vieira said, "Everything's been built on lies. Everything! I mean the entire pretext for war." Moreover, in March 2003, as the United States prepared to go to war, Vieira argued that anti-war protests "should be consistent and repeated every day, I believe."
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On other episodes of "The View," NewsBusters reports that Vieira has made clear her opposition to the death penalty. When guest Ann Coulter, a conservative columnist and author, charged that "liberals hate America,” Vieira called that "stupid" and became defensive: "But some people wrap themselves in the flag - I mean, that's what some liberals are against." Then she charged: "Just like [Sen. Joseph]McCarthy: 'I'm just being patriotic.'" According to NewsBusters, Vieira was a "60 Minutes" correspondent from 1989 to 1991 after a few years in other CBS News positions. In addition to working on "The View," Vieira is now the host of the syndicated version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
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