Good morning anita. I see you are off to a fast start as usual. Morning to all freepers. Phsstpok will be doing the honors today as MNJ and I get the days off. He works, I am resting,tough week. Thanks you Alas Babylon, snugs and all for making this place to be on Sunday Morning!!
Good morning rodguy911 and thanks. I 'll post the media nuggets in a bit.
###### Last week, I reported that Miami Herald refused to fire it's convicted liar journalist. Now, Associated Press saw that as their qualification(!) and chose Miami Herald's managing editor as it's(AP's) national editor.
###### Billionaire investor Warren Buffett was asked to step down as a director of Coca-Cola Co after 17 years on the board as his politics hurt the company.
###### Embattled CNBC business channel recently signed up Michael Eisner for a weekly show & recorded couple of episodes. Now CNBC executives FEAR that it will end up worse than Russert's CNBC weekend talk-a-thon.
###### "Bonnie interviewing Clyde" "Khrushchev giving an interview to Pravda" - These are comments on CNN about Brit Hume's interview with Cheney. Some internal Combustion already started and veteran national correspondent(14 years) Bruce Morton is the first resign from CNN.
###### Remember the fired LATimes WH beat reporter Ed Chen? He joins as a LOBBYIST(!) for the "Natural Resources Defense Council" (another enviro-wacko like Sierra Club).
###### "It 's like GOP convention"- Bryant Gumbel on lack of blacks in olympic gymnastics. NBC didn't show US National Anthem in it's entirety while showing others. When you upset people, you can be sure - NBC's olympic ratings crush.
###### Disney is signing on figure skater Michelle Kwan as celebrity spokeswoman, after Kwan turned down an offer to join NBC Sports.
###### Bill Sammon, Washington Times WH correspondent joins Washington Examiner as WH beat reporter. Soon he will represent Baltimore Examiner & San Francisco Examiner too.
###### WH Press Assistant Trent Duffy's (substitute for Scott McClellan) wife is pregnant. President asked him to care for his family more & arranged suitable outside job for him. After President's Asia visit, he will look after his family.
###### Microsoft chief Bill Gates says: - Newspaper publishers and television owners are no longer "chokepoints that control the distribution of information."
###### Playboy profit falls 68 pct, magazine ads sluggish.
###### Last week, I wrote Apple's HD-RADIO will crush satellite radio. Looks like they will shoot themselves soon. Sirius Radio's loss grows in 4Q to $311.4M. & XM Satellite loss widens, director quits.
###### WashPost ombuds(wo)man taking Dana Milbank to woodshed