Kathie Lee and Hoda Rap

Kathie Lee and Hoda Rap by Lorraine Brooks
This joyful poem celebrates the beauty, spirit and good health of our two Diva
Inspirations for April’s Diabetes Roundtable podcast, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda
Kotb. The fact that Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb always seem to have a drink in
hand for the fourth hour of The Today Show is funny to some yet frustrating and
upsetting to others. We're choosing to use their combined star power to talk about
the taboo topic of ‘drinking and diabetes’ in a fun upbeat way. Many people living
with diabetes turn to alcohol to cope with their condition. We’d like to encourage
these people to live like divas by providing advice on how to drink responsibly.
Kathie Lee and
Hoda
Sippin’ on a soda
Wait – I think
that might be
wine.
Talkin’ ‘bout
celebrities
Lifestyles and
vanities
Havin’ a real
good time.
Gossip and
mischief
Joan Rivers’
facelift
New sushi place
uptown.
Gotta go and try
it
Get back on my
diet
Lotta good stuff
goin’ down.
Wanna get my
diva on
New York City
marathon
Push ups, sit ups,
Crazy lookin’ getups
Can’t drink the
supersize
Everybody
minimize
Goin’ crazy dietwise
Skinny people
idolized.
Don’t eat the
French fries
Then you get
criticized.
Gotta be a size 6
Lookin’ for a
quick fix
Turn on the TV
Everyone’s a size
3.
Kathie Lee
doin’well
Sippin’ on a
zinfandel
Hoda Kot-bee
Apple martini
Champagne and
bourbon
Citi-fied and