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>TVNewser reports FBN’s Peter Barnes is leaving the anchor desk. As you might recall, I have wanted FBN to boot this guy from the start.

via phillyBurbs
David Shuster is an idiot
By Eric Gargiulo

I didn’t think it was possible for MSNBC’s David Shuster to get more obnoxious. Well, that was before I watched Morning Joe today. MSNBC correspondent David Shuster was playing the role of analyst and spent the entire morning whining like a little girl about the Clintons.

Hey, I am no fan of the Clintons and there have been plenty of instances where you can accuse them of playing the race card this year. However, Shuster goes so far out on a limb here that even the biggest Clinton-haters had to disagree with Big D on this one. Watch this clip and of Bill Clinton’s speech from yesterday followed by what David Shuster thinks Bill is really trying to say.

Anyone who thinks this guy is qualified to do objective reporting after watching this is just as out of their mind as he is.

>Video available at phillyBurbs.

Via MarketWatch
What makes Alexis Glick tick? A high-energy job
Commentary: The Wall Street veteran is exactly what Fox Business needs
By Jon Friedman

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Fox Business Network anchor Alexis Glick is simply irrepressible.
Summing up her cheerful demeanor on television, the former Alexis Cahill Donnelly said: “It’s that Irish smile — I can’t wipe it off my face.”
Describing her dream job, she said: “To work in the management of an NFL franchise.” She quickly corrected herself, echoing Condoleezza Rice: “No, I want to be the NFL commissioner.”
And her dream broadcasting gig? “I would love to be on Fox’s NFL pregame show — but I’m not doing the weather!”
One of my colleagues suggested I write a story for this series titled “A Day in the Life of Alexis Glick.” The angle presented a problem, however, because I’d need a Herculean supply of human growth hormones, just to keep up with this force of nature.
Her energy level never abates, whether she’s conducting an interview, assessing economic data or analyzing the big deal du jour. No news is mundane to her.
“She has more energy than anyone should be allowed to have, especially given the fact that she is up and running before dawn,” said Kevin Magee, executive vice president at Fox News. “It’s all we can do to keep up with her.”
Recently, returning home after a weekend in London with her husband of nine years, the mother of three boys age 6 and under wrote tongue-in-cheek in her blog on the Fox Business site (at http://glickreport.blogs.foxbusiness.com): “If I’m pregnant, you’ll be the first to know.”
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