The late Tim Russert initially refused to host Meet the Press because, in his words, he was ugly. Sad! He just looked like a regular fat dude to us, no grosser in appearance than plenty of other fat guys you might see on television any night of the week, as SNL cast members or wacky sitcom neighbors. But Doree Shafrir points out that you don't generally see ladies who look like Tim Russert on television, and certainly not hosting important news programs. We expect our female pundits and news anchors to be intelligent and beautiful, Doree says, but men can get away with being overweight an...

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