the Ann Curry effect

i'll admit it, i am addicted to the Today Show. it has to be on in the morning, if GMA is on in the gym and i can't change the channel, i get pretty pissy, especially because Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer make me feel all uptight in the morning. i need my Matt and Meredith, Al and well, I could do without Ann Curry. everytime she gets a chance to get out behind that news desk, she always screws everything up and usually my morning doesn't start off right because 1. she's so fake with her lean over in her chair to talk down to the interviewee's level style 2. her "skepticism" (she says "well, i'm a skeptic" about 50 times during the course of the show and her interviews) and 3. her ability to offend everyone she interviews.

things i do enjoy are when she tries to overshadow Meredith or Matt when they give her extra segments or interviews, like the one with Angelina in Africa, and most of the time they just ignore her and her wanting to become the next Couric. get back behind that news desk and tell us some serious ground breaking news, i don't want to hear you interview Bindi the Croc Hunter's daughter or the Hoff, it's just gut wrenching.

and so, I have decided, when Meredith is out of town and they give her interviews and segments to Ann, the Curry Effect takes over the entire show! much like when David Gregory subs for Matt and makes a complete fool of himself (all 6 ft. 5 of him), at least you can laugh at him, with the Ann Curry Effect, everyone is not safe. she will humiliate Martha Stewart, patronize the Hoff, make a suicidal teen feel even more "at risk" and the offend Al, Campbell and Matt all in a day's work.

by the way, WHEN IS MEREDITH COMING BACK? i thought i could never like someone from the View, but i can't take this Curry Effect any longer.