Talk About No "Grace"
Nancy Grace
Leslie LewisI'm not a fan of "Nancy Grace" on CNN or Nancy Grace.
She's the most obnoxious talk show host on television, and the CNN personality who covers crime and courts stories was her typically outrageous self Monday night when she did a 40-minute segment on Utah District Court Judge Leslie Lewis.
Lewis was the target - a judge who has been in a lot of hot water lately for her absurd conduct in the courtroom in which she handcuffed the relative of a deer hunter who was before the judge.
Lewis, as seen on YouTube video, didn't like his "bored" behavior in the courtroom. She ordered the spectator cuffed and placed in a holding cell.
Grace's show spent most of the hour talking about the judge and all of her past mishaps. One of our editors, Brent Israelsen, who runs the cops and courts desk, was being interviewed live on the telephone.
First there was the funny and melodramatic graphic - "IN CONTEMPT!" - that came banging down on the screen every time the show was back on the air.
Grace would say, "Judge Lewis, You are - (CLANG!) IN CONTEMPT!"
Then Grace rattled on and on about Lewis, chastising the judge's performance in the courtroom.
There's a kind of Fox News, in-your-face dramatics that goes on with Grace that makes me think she's more like an on-screen clown with horror makeup then a genuine, sincere TV host.
Heaven knows I don't agree with Judge Lewis. In fact, I've spent every election trying to vote her out because of her alleged conduct and bias in the courtroom (plus, she just doesn't look good in black). But when Grace uses corny gestures like holding her nose (to suggest, "this judge stinks"), it only makes her argument laughable.
Then, something dawned on me while watching the show.
Grace and Judge Lewis sure look a lot alike.
In fact, Lewis could pass as Grace's mother - maybe even vice versa. Is that really the case here?
Then it all made sense.
Were the two separated at birth? Is one carrying on the tradition of annoying people on national TV while the other annoys defendants in the courtroom?
That would explain why both were so good on TV together. Now that I think of it, it's rather kind of sweet.
One thing's for certain: I plan to never watch Nancy Grace again unless I'm forced to at gunpoint by my editor. Even then, I just may let the editor pull the trigger.
9:36 AM
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1 Comments:
Lewis got what she deserved. As for Grace, she'll get hers in Hell. Hey, this was my first Utah election night since I moved here from Illinois. Are they always this boring or is it just the coverage? I was in TV news for 30 years and I've seen more interesting Rotary elections. Fox was the best of the night just to watch Brit Hume, Bill Kristol and Shep Smith on the verge of tears and sarcasm (Brit checked out early, Shep took over, insulted a Democrat analyst then left after two hours). Anderson Cooper's a flatliner, Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann were decent, I didn't even bother with the networks. This election is a referendum on Fox News Channel too. They were already changing their tone last night. Perhaps they'll "work together" with CNN. Watch the next few days to see how they adjust.
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