"Meanwhile, the long-term fate of Phil Donahue's show remains unclear."

They did not like the name "AMERICA".

The militants at NBC are just trying to keep up with the Canadian-"Palestinian" Jennings.

About the only chance MSNBC has is if they adopt the "naked news" format..

BTW..did you see the article last week that CNN's Connie Chung show is also on the way out?..O'Reilly is really kicking butt...what's surprising to me is that the BEST show on at 8PM is CNBC's "Kudlow and Kramer"..yet it never gets talked about....does anyone know where/how to find ratings info on-line?

Whatever they think will sell product, that's what all media is about.

"...instead refer to the channel as "NBC News on Cable 24 hours a day..."

I guess this is supposed to mean: "if things get serious, you might see an anchor you recognize."

BTW..did you see the article last week that CNN's Connie Chung show is also on the way out?..O'Reilly is really kicking butt...what's surprising to me is that the BEST show on at 8PM is CNBC's "Kudlow and Kramer"..yet it never gets talked about....does anyone know where/how to find ratings info on-line?

It's VERY hard to get news channel ratings info anywhere without paying for it, but you might like this article from Business Week dated February 3:

BOOB TUBE

A Bright Spot for Ailing CNBC

With the stock market floundering, it's fair to say business news is in the tank. Financial-news network CNBC saw daily viewership drop 25% in 2002 from 2001, according to Nielsen Media Research.

But one show in the CNBC roster is picking up steam: the often-invigorating, oddly hip Kudlow & Cramer, which airs at 8 p.m. EST. Its hosts are the pinstriped, neo-conservative economist Lawrence Kudlow and the slightly disheveled, hyperbolic journalist, Democrat, and former hedge-fund manager James Cramer. Admittedly, its ratings are small, but viewership jumped 25% in the second half of 2002 vs. the first half, according to Nielsen. "It's an impressive spike," says independent media critic Jack Myers.

Media watchers say Cramer, with his artfully gesticulated, red-faced rants, and Kudlow, who is more reserved, are perfect spokesmen for badly burned investors. "Their anger may fulfill some sort of deep-seated need for those who have been screwed by the market," says Myers.

The two aren't exactly blemish-free themselves. In the early '90s, Kudlow resigned as chief economist for Bear Stearns, later citing cocaine and alcohol use. And Cramer has acknowledged unsavory trading practices in his recent book. Not everyone is a fan, either: Some wags refer to them as "Krudlow and Screamer."

Perhaps, as The American Spectator recently observed, their show is "just the acid bath Washington and Wall Street currently need."

By Marcia Vickers

Do what they will, it won't do any good. Long as they hang on the left bank with Connies, Phils, and Chrises, they will have the same "success".

That's a subtle but wickedly funny graphic, Timesink. I love it. Did you create it?

Did you create it?

I wish I had, but no. It's from Drudge. I don't know if he's acquired some Adobe Illustrator skills, found someone who does, or appropriated it himself from somewhere else.

Speeking of adjusting image:

See Los Angeles Times Peice on Grey Davis, Sen Boxer and Fienstein and how my Demoncrtically controlled state did an ENRON on The Califronia budget crisis!
http://www.latimes.com/la-me-deficit23feb23,0,6164545.story

Budget Balanced on Faulty Figures
As election neared, state leaders ignored warning signs of a faltering economy and made erroneous assumptions about future revenue.

Thanks for the article.....

Meanwhile, the long-term fate of Phil Donahue's show remains unclear.

No, its pretty clear, they are trying to flush it down the toilet, but it's plugged up and someone took the plunger! My advice: Call Roto-Rooter.....