"Amused Foxie" Wishes CNN & MSNBC Well "On Their Quest For Relevancy"

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"Amused Foxie" Wishes CNN & MSNBC Well "On Their Quest For Relevancy"

By brian on Nov 20, 2006 07:39 AM

"There's lots of buzz in the cable TV world that having Democrats running Congress will hurt Fox and help MSNBC and CNN," the latest Washington Whispers column says.

Jon Klein says CNN is "clearly the place to go for information," adding: "Maybe the trick is that you have to actually cover politics. The public seems to be in the mood for facts and information -- not cheerleading."

That prompts an "amused Foxie" to deliver a wish-well: "We'll let the two cable news alsorans battle for second place, and we wish Jon and [MSNBC] well on their quest for relevancy."

> Update: Another wish-well?! An e-mailer remarks: "This Foxie looks like a crazed animal howling at a windmill..."

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