...Larry King

Larry King ended his show "Larry King Live" after 25 years on the air. He did so with a slew of guest; Barbra Walters, Ryan Seacrest, Dr. Phil, Bill Clinton, Tony Bennett, etc. Speaking of Bill Clinton he had an unexpected funny moment with him. He said that he and Bill were apart of the zipper club, talking about their open heart surgeries, and both chuckled. Then I guess one of the producers wanted him to explain it, so he did and that is when Bill chimed in and said that he was glad Larry explained that to everyone. At 1st no one got what Bill was hinting at and then about 6 seconds later there was a laughter like oh you slick Willy. His wife and 2 sons joined him as well. His son and Fred Armisen did a great impression of Larry and everyone enjoyed that as well. All in all it was good. I still cannot believe he is leaving, actually I can. I believe he was forced to retire after a mixture of low ratings and a few missteps on the show. He will still be doing a few specials here and there like Barbra Walters so we will not have to forget about him fully. I am giving Larry King a Digit Up for going out the way he wanted to and pretty much on his own terms.

...Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan will be taking over for Larry King once he retires later this year. Piers is known for his harsh judging on "America's Got Talent" and for his journalist show in the U.K. He will host a show similar to his in the U.K. and it will be sort of like Larry King Live, but not as formal, I assume. No one is really surprised by this news, he was rumored to be getting the job even before Larry announced his retirement. CNN is struggling in the ratings and I do not know if this is the answer. In October they will debut a new show staring former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and columnist Kathleen Parker. I see more hard times in their future if this is supposed to be their answer. You cannot rest is all on Anderson Cooper's shoulders, especially sense eventually people are going to get tired of the guessing game, that is the game where you try to figure out if he is gay or straight, hint, not straight. I am giving this move a Digit Down. Larry wanted Ryan Seacrest to take over, that would ave been better but even that would not save the networks ratings, but it would still be a better choice over Piers Morgan.

...Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Dr. Laura Schlessinger has announced live on Larry King Live Tuesday night that she is ending her at the end of the year when her contract expires. She said that she is not necessarily leaving because of her conversation last week with a caller in which she said nigger 11 times in less than 5 minutes, but because she wants to "regain her First Amendment rights." Dr. Laura said that she is not quitting or retiring, she is just going to do things differently so that she can feel freer. In her own words she said, "I want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry — some special interest group deciding this is a time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates and sponsors." I understand what she is saying and I get it, but I do not think that she should leave her show. Two sponsors left her show, General Motors and Motel 6, and I guess more would have followed, but who really knows. To be fair she never actually called the caller a nigger, she just used the word a lot. She apologized the very next day but some felt that she should have been fired. Dr. Laura had this to say about that, "To imagine that there are people who refuse to accept an apology because they have an agenda and would like me silenced — I'm done with that." Understandable. But I do not lie quitters. She went through controversy before, many times, and it did not move her, literally. Race is a much tougher subject to escape though. But again I do not like quitters so I am going to give Dr. Laura a Digit Down.