Topic: Et tu, Linda Howe ?

[stevesh]

Unlike many here, I've always enjoyed Linda Moulton Howe's monthly appearances. I've liked her journalistic approach to scientific mysteries as a pleasant change from the usual C2C fare.

Last night, she started with a two good segments about the comet Elenin and the possibility of finding the components of DNA in meteorites. Sadly, she then devoted the next hour to telling the story of some numbnuts from New Zealand who claims to have been abducted by beings from another dimension and held for ten days. After his return, he was of course visited and even jailed by Men In Black. Ms. Howe seemed to have bought this nonsense hook, line and sinker. Her interview with the guy had a "Gee, really ?" tone, like Noory but with all the words pronounced correctly.

Shame to see a decent C2C guest jump the shark like this.

[b_dubb]

the alien abduction guy was clearly off his rocker.  and she just went along with it. for the paycheck of course.  but her credibility is in the red

[Roger]

We like your use of the term "numbnuts", an old Portland, Oregon expression.  Like 'DUH' (not DOH! as Matt Grenich, another
Portland-Oregoner who went to Lincoln High, uses it in his cartoon show "The Simpsons" . . . like, DUH!)

So your descent into criticism of Linda seems a little like: DUH PAL, she has to keep the money flowing and the typical
audience member of C2C WANTS to hear crap like that.  Like, when you're in the grocery line, and see The New Yorker, The
NY TIMES and then: ta da! THE WEEKLY WORLD NEWS!

Baby! That's ENTERTAINMENT!

So give me a break about knocking Linda.  She is A-grade numero uno on C2C, just like George, George Knapp and the other
hosts who sit in sometimes (NOT mr. REALLY BORING: Ian Pun(d)it.  You wanna carp? Carp about the stuttering eternal
parentheticalist Ian.

I LOVES LINDA.  She's Lovery.

[coaster]

She sounds like a chain smoking robot. I wish I could get over her voice so I could hear what she has to say, but its impossible. Its ear drum abuse. She is an intelligent lady however and shes good at what she does.

[Scully]

Unlike many here, I've always enjoyed Linda Moulton Howe's monthly appearances. I've liked her journalistic approach to scientific mysteries as a pleasant change from the usual C2C fare.

Last night, she started with a two good segments about the comet Elenin and the possibility of finding the components of DNA in meteorites. Sadly, she then devoted the next hour to telling the story of some numbnuts from New Zealand who claims to have been abducted by beings from another dimension and held for ten days. After his return, he was of course visited and even jailed by Men In Black. Ms. Howe seemed to have bought this nonsense hook, line and sinker. Her interview with the guy had a "Gee, really ?" tone, like Noory but with all the words pronounced correctly.

Shame to see a decent C2C guest jump the shark like this.

I agree, stevesh.  Like you I've always liked LMH, in spite of her delivery ... "here now ..... "

Last night was different.  I kept thinking how credible she always sounds, but that this story stretched her credibility too far over the line.  Before the show was over I turned the radio off ... something I've never done before when Linda was the guest.

[FightTheFuture]

She sounds like a chain smoking robot. I wish I could get over her voice so I could hear what she has to say, but its impossible. Its ear drum abuse. She is an intelligent lady however and shes good at what she does.

I wouldn`t hang the "chain smoking robot" analogy on LMH. Not just because I kind of dig her, but I think it more accurately portrays that evil witch, Sylvia Browne.