Kathie Lee Gifford slays me. No, literally.
I will be unable to blog for much of the rest of the day. You see, I was asked to watch Kathie Lee Gifford’s inaugural turn on the fourth hour of NBC’s “Today” show – a program that routinely makes fluff look hard-hitting by comparison – and will need to spend the next several hours hooked up to an insulin drip.
Co-host Hoda Kotb, in welcoming Gifford to the show, presented her with a gift basket that included a bottle of tequila and a flask. All well and good, but the people who really needed such relief were those who watched this thing.
The resulting story will turn up online shortly, I’m told.

David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. 

You lasted longer than I did, if you got to the gift basket. I didn't see that. I actually opted to GO TO WORK instead of watching her.
Who thought this would be a good idea?