Katie Couric, Feminist Ghostbusters, and The National Spelling Bee




The Federalist Radio Hour show

Summary: Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi, senior editors at The Federalist, discussed documentary making in light of last weeks backlash against Katie Courics deceptive editing in her documentary on gun control. Theres really no debate about whether the Couric documentary was deceptive, Hemingway said. Once the perpetrator has admitted to the crime, you dont really need to keep on saying alleged. Harsanyi and Hemingway discuss the upcoming Ghostbusters remake and Sonys attempt to save it from tanking. I hate that politics and identity politics are attached to almost everything these days, Harsanyi said. I just want to see funny movies. The years National Spelling Bee ended in a tie for the third consecutive year. I am totally opposed to the idea of co-champions. I think its un-American, Hemingway said. So much about life right now...you get a participation trophy, you get accolades regardless of whether you deserve them or not. But a spelling bee is a really nice contest of skill and Im glad that our country still celebrates it.