Katie Couric admitted in her book that she edited out comments Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made about Colin Kapernick and anthem kneelers:
The former Today show host reveals in her new book that she let her personal political views influence her editing decisions after her interview with the late Supreme Court justice in 2016.In new memoir, Going There, Couric writes that she edited out a part where Ginsburg said that those who kneel during the national anthem are showing ‘contempt for a government that has made it possible for their parents and grandparents to live a decent life.’
The interview took place in 2016 when Couric worked for Yahoo! News.
RGB’s comments floored Couric, who could not believe she would feel that way. So Couric brushed it off as RGB being “elderly and probably didn’t fully understand the question.”
It was a simple question: How do you feel about Kapernick and others kneeling for the anthem. It’s insulting and arrogant to even consider the idea that RGB didn’t understand the question.
How dare RGB not feel the same way as Couric:
Couric felt that when Ginsburg said that people like Kaepernick were ‘dumb and disrespectful’ they were comments that were ‘unworthy of a crusader for equality’ like the liberal Supreme Court justice.The day after the sit-down, the head of public affairs for the Supreme Court emailed Couric to say the late justice had ‘misspoken’ and asked that it be removed from the story.Couric writes that she was ‘conflicted’ because she was a ‘big RBG fan’, referring to Ginsburg’s moniker.
It must have been a mistake! Even New York Times journalist David Brooks agreed with Couric.
David Westin, the former head of ABC News, told Couric she should not omit RGB’s comments: “She’s on the Supreme Court. People should hear what she thinks.”
Couric claimed she “lost a lot of sleep” before deciding to leave out the comment to “protect” RGB.
Couric left in RGB’s “dumb and disrespectful” comment. She left out the other comments to “protect” RGB. She also “felt that the issue of racial justice was a ‘blind spot’ for her.”
It’s insulting to think RGB couldn’t understand a simple question. It’s insulting to think “racial justice” is a blind spot for a woman who literally broke glass ceilings.
EVERYONE is coming down hard on Couric.
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