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Matt Lauer's $25 mill salary


With making $25 million a year, why is he NEVER there? Takes off most Fridays and now during sweeps week he's on vacation? I don't like the guy anymore and I think Willie Geist would do well on Today.

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You just read my mind. was going to post to ask where he's been. So he's on vacation? I'll bet that's because IT IS sweeps... and he drags down the ratings!

Geist would be fabulous.

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Since Today is no longer a news program and its focus is entertainment I think Willie would be an excellent replacement.

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It's been this way for a while, but watching it today, Friday, March 22, it has gone from skin-tight, Spiderman pants, are they or aren't they for real and a fashion craze, got lotta hits! -- to videos of babies and dogs, Beyonce's controversial music video and now explaining spoiler alerts for your favorite shows and movies!
and a ridiculous bit with Jeff Rossen on an upcoming Dateline on Sunday night (why have an entire news article on Dateline? Why not just tune in to Dateline yourself?) about kids sleeping thru smoke alarms.

Check out an earlier post I made in January (no responses) about a piece on a Joe Biden reality show. NO ONE WANTS TO SEE JOE BIDEN! But we get a whole newspiece on it!!!

Obviously it never came about! They might as well do tabloid made up stuff, like Anonymous Sources Say Kate Middleton and charlie Sheen are Ready To Be Taken By Aliens. No way it is happening or Middleton and Sheen think this, but who's to stop the speculation.

And then if you tweet about this stupid newscast, the follow up is Everyone is Talking About Middleton and Sheen Thinking Aliens Are After Them.

It's just endless fluff, it isn't news.

I camcorded a video about Timberlake where he a friend spoke to homeless people and was it in poor taste? Everyone is talking about how controversial the homeless people wedding video is. Justin needs to apologize. He tweeted he is sorry.

On and on, then it finishes up with the newslady (whoever she was, she wasn't a regular) ending with "we wish Justin all the best with his wedding!"

It's like, wow, you didnt show it by that newspiece.

They hype up this mindless drivel, then act like it is business as usual.

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