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To: SiouxPal who wrote (184365)	1/8/2010 3:22:52 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 362296

Conan's ratings didn't hold up...his audience is younger and stays up later...NBC made a HUGE mistake to take the very popular Leno out of the spot where he dominated for years.

To: SiouxPal who wrote (184365)	1/8/2010 5:04:05 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 362296

Ford Says He Won’t Be ‘Bullied’ by Senator’s Allies By MICHAEL BARBARO The New York Times January 9, 2010 Under assault from allies of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, former congressman Harold E. Ford Jr. fired back on Friday afternoon, saying he would be not be “bullied or intimidated” by “party bosses” as he considers challenging her in this fall’s Democratic primary. Mr. Ford’s interest in the race has rattled the Gillibrand camp, which has quickly sought to portray him as out of step with New York Democratic voters, and, through supporters, like Sen. Charles E. Schumer, tried to dissuade him from entering the race. A spokesman for Mr. Ford issued a pungent statement defending his interest in the Senate race and rebutting criticisms of his record. “Its good to have credible candidates explore this race. So what are they afraid of,” began the statement, from Mr. Ford’s new spokesman, Davidson Goldin. In a swipe at those who have asked Mr. Ford to stay out of the race, Mr. Goldin said that the state needed a senator with the “independence to stand up and do what is right for our state, regardless of what the party bosses in Albany and Washington want.” The sharp statement is the strongest indication yet that Mr. Ford is serious in his consideration of what would be a marquee challenge to the state’s junior senator, who Democratic leaders had hoped would coast to the nomination. Mr. Ford, 39, has hired a New York-based public relations consultant, and is reaching out to other potential top-level campaign staffers. The vivid language and assertiveness in the statement suggest that, unlike other Democrats who considered challenging Ms. Gillibrand, Mr. Ford will not retreat because of pressure from party leaders or the White House. In fact, he seemed to openly question their intrusion into a potential primary.The possibility of a Ford candidacy has won backing from a about a dozen influential Democratic donors in the state, who regard Ms. Gillibrand as lackluster and untested. They include the financier Steven Rattner and his wife, Maureen, and the co-president of HBO, Richard Plepler. Mr. Ford, a five-term Tennessee congressman, moved to New York three years ago for a job in the banking industry. Another concern for Ms. Gillibrand are signs that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a billionaire with close ties to Wall Street, may favor Mr. Ford. On Thursday, two of the mayor’s former top campaign strategist had lunch with Mr. Ford to help him map out a campaign strategy. Anxiety about a Bloomberg-Ford alliance prompted Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic majority leader, to call the mayor on Thursday and ask if either he or his top political aides had helped to promote Mr. Ford’s candidacy, according to a Democratic official and an aide to Mr. Bloomberg. Mr. Schumer, who has aggressively elbowed out other potential rivals to Ms. Gillibrand, met with Mr. Ford on Wednesday to try to persuade him not to run, according to two people who were told of the meeting and who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the conversation was supposed to be kept private. Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company