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Between her desire to do more serious issues and what were afternoon syndicated -- >> but you know, if you remember, when she came in, people thought she could be the next oprah winfrey, which was a big, big pair of shoes to fill. she did do 2.2 million people a day. thats impressive. she didnt fail totally in this show. in baltimore, she was with the worst station. >> the local angle. >> and it was a mutual decision, they say, between abc and couric to end this show. i want to turn to duck dy...

Nobody complained to him about it. hes not there as an anchor or spokesperson for a&e, i think she could have just said that. >> did they overreact and could they ever kept him on the air if he apologized? >> they make a lot of money about these top rated shows. >> its the top rated cable shows. >> yes. and, in fact, theyre going to run a marathon over the holiday thats includes a bunch of stuff from him. eventually, they will have to patch it up because the family has made clear that theyre not...

Nobody complained to him about it. hes not there as an anchor or spokesperson for a&e, i think she could have just said that. >> did they overreact and could they ever kept him on the air if he apologized? >> they make a lot of money about these top rated shows. >> its the top rated cable shows. >> yes. and, in fact, theyre going to run a marathon over the holiday thats includes a bunch of stuff from him. eventually, they will have to patch it up because the family has made clear that theyre not...

Wants and there is a right to fire him. and another, a and e was correct and it is a corporate decision and has nothing to do with freedom of speech and religion. and another, he can say what he wants lose show, followers and political correctness is fashist. and another, the upcoming season is blow over and then a and e will have the another hick show. i cant keep an eye on every local newscast in the country, but have i some help. none other than conan obrian through some investigative reporti...

Show is so popular -- and this is true of every reality show that has a huge audience -- is it connects at some deeper cultural level. and thats exactly what this show does and thats why you now see this pushback from people who believe on the one hand that this man was expressing a religious belief and the media and the left is trying to quash his right to say this. and then people in other parts of the country who have a feeling that this kind of remark is hateful and causes divisiveness in th...

>> i remember when chick-fi-let made a substantively similar comment, their sales spiked because a lot of people thought he was stoned the same way phil robertson was stoned. >> whether you love or hate phil robertson, theres no constitutional right to appear on a division show. that is up to your employer. i want to shift gears and talk about the privacy of the nsa. the administrations sweeping surveillance program is probably unconstitutional and almost orwellian. that was all the media need...

Between her desire to do more serious issues and what were afternoon syndicated -- >> but you know, if you remember, when she came in, people thought she could be the next oprah winfrey, which was a big, big pair of shoes to fill. she did do 2.2 million people a day. thats impressive. she didnt fail totally in this show. in baltimore, she was with the worst station. >> the local angle. >> and it was a mutual decision, they say, between abc and couric to end this show. i want to turn to duck dy...

Fine. >> it would have been fine. >> was this, at least in part, a political decision on the networks part? >> well, it seems so. in fact, the head of a&e said there were networks who worked on his show that said they couldnt because of his views. im totally baffled for why a&e fired him. >> hes not fired. >> well, they suspended him because even tmz is calling a&e out saying they knew about his views. this is a reality show and he is giving the audience a slice of his reality. >> and what about...

Test test katie couric launched a daytime show. but this week, her show was canceled. so, katies show got pretty good ratings, but it was not a blockbuster. in the end, why didnt it work? >> you know, i like katie couric, first of all. i think ever since the "today" show, shes not been totally engaged. i got mad at her for not being more excited about being the managing editor of "cbs news." shes always said things like i have a life, im fought going to go overseaes and -- >> well, she did go to...

Show is so popular -- and this is true of every reality show that has a huge audience -- is it connects at some deeper cultural level. and thats exactly what this show does and thats why you now see this pushback from people who believe on the one hand that this man was expressing a religious belief and the media and the left is trying to quash his right to say this. and then people in other parts of the country who have a feeling that this kind of remark is hateful and causes divisiveness in th...