The agony of defeat

August 24th, 2005 9:27 AM

President of CNN, Jonathan Klein told the New York Times:

"It's easy and it's brainless," Mr. Klein said in a telephone interview, explaining why cable news outlets have gravitated to [Natalee Holloway]. "They're looking for an ongoing drama" along the lines of the NBC crime show "Law & Order," he said, adding "Except 'Law & Order' doesn't do the same plot every night."

Jon, if you hadn't run 10 stand-ups a day from the Cindy Sheehan vigil, you might have a speck of credibility on this subject, but you did, and you don't. These comments wouldn't have anything to do with the whole CNN lineup (combined) being unable to beat the ratings of a single O'Reilly Factor, would it? Ouch.