Another lefty media favorite

From Newsbusters:

Before Thanksgiving, the Laura Ingraham show had great fun with a Today segment on November 16. As part of a series on "Today Gives Thanks," news anchor Ann Curry expressed her deep love and appreciation for Maya Angelou, the liberal black poetess who delivered the mawkish "rock, river, tree" poem at Bill Clinton's first inauguration.

NATALIE MORALES, co-host: This morning we wrap up our special series "Giving Thanks Today" with Ann's turn to show her gratitude to a great woman. Ann.

ANN CURRY: That's right. You know, words can change your life, and listening to the words of Dr. Maya Angelou in 2002 changed mine. If you're not familiar with Dr. Angelou, you need to stop what you're doing and sit down and listen.A renaissance woman, she is a writer, performer, teacher and an American Poet Laureate...

Hold up a minute: Doctor Angelou? Even Angelou's website doesn't have her earning a bachelor's degree, let alone a doctorate, although she's been offered many honorary degrees at colleges. NBC's official transcript described her throughout as "Dr. Angelou." Let's fast-forward a few seconds: More here:

Doesn't matter -- the media want to be sure you know what, and how, to think -- so they leave no room for error in cases such as this. But yeah -- she's nothing but a commie poet -- so the media love her -- and they make sure you hear the word "Doctor" in front of her name very five minutes.

Fairly disgusting when you realize what a sham it is.

Now -- for conservatives (like Mark Levin) who have actually EARNED the "Doctor" title -- well -- nevermind them -- they aren't worthy of your respect and admiration -- you just do as the media tell you.

Here's what "ACTUAL DOCTOR" Michael Savage has to say about the commie poet:

From Media Matters:
Savage on Maya Angelou:

ANGELOU: "Do not always crush the weak. And the dream of democracy is not in the sole possession of the strong."

SAVAGE: Who does she think she's talking to, a college group of junkies? Boo, hiss -- get the cane for this liar. Get her off the stand, this moron. You fraud. Fifty-thousand dollars a pop for this crap at colleges.

ANGELOU: "That every American everywhere."

SAVAGE: Aw, shut up! We all have freedom! Or else a dirtbag like you wouldn't be up there! ... They make $50,000 a speech to a bunch of junkie college students, they scream about no freedom and oppression in America! Fifty-thousand dollars, running around to all the potheads around America.

Oh oppression, oh oppression -- oooohhh Klu Klux Klannnnn, oh bring me home ... oh Ku Klux Klan that man from Texas ... oooh the white sheets are rustling ... oh gimme the freedom ... ooooh Ku Klux Klan ... $50,000, please. On to the next college.

You know she has a lot of guts to get up there, knowing that she's not a poet, knowing she's conning the world -- Doctor Maya Angelou -- my dog has a bigger doctorate than she does. They granted her a fake degree, an honorary degree -- an honorary degree you buy. They give you one, I earned a real one from a great university, so I know what it is to earn a real doctorate, and I respect 'em. But I spit on people with honorary degrees. They're worthless. They're like mail-order degrees but cheaper.

Now seriously -- would you have known this lady was a sham regarding her education if you hadn't learned it here?