My five minutes watching Sun News Network. Plus, what does it take to be an SNN host?

Apparently, this.

C'mon Sun Newsfan, you know you want it

Jacqui’s television credits include co- hosting “Argos Access” with Michael “Pinball” Clemons, hosting “Dancing at the Palais” on Women’s Television Network, host/reporter on Sportsnet Ontario, co-hosting a late night talk show on Toronto One and until recently she anchored the daily Current Affairs show “Canoe Live” on Sun TV before being promoted to her current position with Sun News Network. Not to mention, after too many appearances to count, she is notably one of Michael Landsberg’s all time favourite guests on “Off the Record”.

Having a nice pair doesn’t hurt. What’s next, a Hustler model? (Don’t laugh.)

To be fair, ugly redheads are welcome, too.

UPDATE: I’m in Toronto this week and this post reminded me to try the network (my cable provider in Vancouver doesn’t carry it). Coincidentally, it’s Jacqui Delaney’s shift.

I tuned in to a field reporter on skates with hair in her face, stuttering and stammering, introducing a youtube clip from a Republican Congressman on … taduh! … the War on Christmas! I’ve been tuned in now for two minutes and already the right-wing memes are flying. Except – get this – the video can’t be located. Oh well, back to the field shot.

Jacqui comes on to help out the poor reporter as the latter has her back to a little girl trying to get the reporer’s attention. Said reporter can’t locate the girl no matter how much Jacqui helps her. There, she found her! Hilarious. A commercial for a Christian dating service saves them both.

Phew! I’ve been watching the network for all of five minutes and I’ve already encountered the War on Christmas, the Republican party, a youtube video that couldn’t be located, an incompetent field reporter having trouble both speaking English and showing her face, a Christian dating commercial and Jacqui giggling at her own network’s ineptitude. That’s all I need to see. To be perfectly honest, SNN is worse than I even anticipated. John Doyle’s been far too nice.

UPDATE: 4:34 pm – just took another peek. Only lasted two minutes this time. Erickson and Levant were ranting about Chiquita bananas. I didn’t realize it was still an issue. (I thought it was old news.) Man, Krista has a harsh, stern delivery. I find it hard to believe she had a career at CBC with this kind of pissed-off attitude. It’s like something is really bugging her. Must be liberals. Ezra is very soft. Not good TV. More like propaganda. Does SNN ever do straight news?

XXX-posted at Let Freedom Rain (under slightly different title).