The Stupidest Man in the World, Part III: The End of Stupid
It's been a too-long ride for Miles O'Brien, the Stupidest Man in the World. After parts one and two in this series, I figured there wouldn't be a whole lot more to say about the co-anchor of CNN's American Morning. That is, of course, until the news came down today that Miles would be leaving the desk.
Miles O'Brien issuing another ill-conceived report
Miles will be replaced by veteran anchor John Roberts, who used to fill Dan Rather's massive footwear when the man was away from his desk. More recently, he's been overflowing Miles' smaller shoes. The man will be a welcome change to the only morning cable news show. Hell, the last six words of the previous sentence are desperately sad in and of themselves. With three cable news programs, how is it that I can only get actual news on one channel in the mornings? It boggles the mind. If I flip to MSNBC, I've got the zombified corpse of Don Imus murmuring gutterally through another interview. And God forbig I change the channel to Fox, where Fox and Friends' caffeinated brand of that station's propaganda-as-news formula has been known to cause bleeding from the eyes of unsuspecting viewers.
So, it's down to CNN and their new anchor. Congratulations, Mr. Roberts. You're a new and better man.
Johnny boy
My only regret with the change is that Soledad O'Brien was caught in the crossfire. She'll be replaced by Lara Croft, who recently came to the station from Fox.
Croft, a.k.a Kiran Chetry, late of Fox News.
I always liked Soledad, and I always had the feeling that she shared my opinion of Miles. Something in the way she'd look at him when he had just tossed out yet another ignorant opinion. Anyway, both of the old anchors are staying with CNN, so this won't be the last you see of either the melting pot that is Soledad or the dim bulb that is Miles.