Conversion Chart

John Roberts is kind of an arrogant tool. Not saying he's a bad guy all the way around, because he isn't. But, yeah -- arrogant tool.

And now he's converted to Scientology.

The salient quote in this interview:

"It's really interesting to work for a place that has the vision of one person that immediately gets disseminated to everyone across the board. You don't have a huge flow chart that goes through myriad branches before it goes down to the troops. Basically you have Roger, and then a couple of people he has as his trusted lieutenants, and then there's the rest of us. There's very little left to interpretation when it comes to what we're doing. Everybody gets the message. That message is really just: cover the news. Tell me a story."

Right, John. That's precisely the message.

Roberts and L. Rog Ailes: Practicing KBW (Keep Bullshit Working)

The Huffington Post: John Roberts Talks Fox News, Kyra Phillips and Getting Away from the Anchor Desk/2.25.11

Quote of the Day

"John is a tyrant, freaking out over stories and guests, and Kiran is dumb as a rock."

-- According to the New York Post, an anonymous staffer on CNN's American Morning

I tend to disregard most of what the Post says, especially on Page Six. But I have to admit that when I said as much to the close friend and former CNN AM producer who sent this to me this morning, her response kind of nailed it: "It's not like it's a new complaint... It's something we've all said while we're there."

She's absolutely right.

(You know I'm sick when even Nyquil can't put me to sleep.)

Quote of the Day

"I always caution young people: Never post a naked photograph of yourself on the internet."

-- CNN anchor John Roberts, offering a bizarre and somewhat creepy confession, seemingly apropos of nothing, during an on-air conversation with fellow anchor and fiancée Kyra Phillips

You know, I couldn't help but be curious as to why Roberts felt the need to spend so much time in the very close company of the American Morning interns. Now I know he was simply steering them in the right direction -- teaching them important life lessons, if you will.