Carson Daly sure got old. David Letterman was a rerun. And ABC with without Dick Clark. All the more reason to watch CNN’s odd mixture of real news with Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper. At one point it appears she went down on him.

As usual, lots of uncomfortable moments and strange ones, too. Such as when Kathy Griffin kept interrupting Cooper reporting that there was a late night fiscal cliff deal. 

Strange stuff indeed. Cable TV. Weird.

Anderson Cooper. The Twitter Insult Comic.

Tragic: Anderson Cooper's new show marred by teen coma nightmare

Tragic: Anderson Cooper's new show marred by teen coma nightmare

Egypt state television tonight is showing images of flowers .. All the while panic, chaos, and anarchy rule on the streets

That plus journalists are being threatened for simply showing what is occurring.. The world is watching — or at least trying to … Images on TV of Brian Williams from NBC News using a flashlight to light his own face to report the events of Egypt are simply surreal. We are watching this live on TV and the Internet. This is history. And as I’ve said before, living through history is never pleasant..

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Case in point on the journalist attacks in Egypt, and as mentioned on Coal Speaker earlier today, here is the video of Anderson Cooper in the midst of an angry crowd around him in Egypt..

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NY TIMES: "'The Egyptian government is employing a strategy of eliminating witnesses to their actions' in a 'series of deliberate attacks on journalists.'"

NY TIMES: "'The Egyptian government is employing a strategy of eliminating witnesses to their actions' in a 'series of deliberate attacks on journalists.'"

The crowds in Egypt turning ugly..

Chaos in the streets.. Anderson Cooper was attacked.. Amanpour says that she was surrounded by crowds shouting they hate America..

Live coverage of a worsening situation in Egypt as violence escalates

…even Anderson Cooper felt it, being punched in the head 10 times by what reports are describing as ‘Mubarak supporters’

Live coverage of a worsening situation in Egypt as violence escalates

stevebruskCNN Anderson said he was punched 10 times in the head as pro-Mubarak mob surrounded him and his crew trying to cover demonstration

Tweet from CNN’s Steve Brusk