And the Prize goes to Tylenol…still world famous for managing a crisis they did not create.

But wow over at NBC. Yikes. They create their own crisis and then drag their assets through the mud. Leno, The Man, The Star, The Hood Ornament – Johnny’s Successor. First, instead of moving his show, cause we’re all finding it harder to stay up late….they re-invent it. Leave it you dorks – it was an institution. Have you learned nothing from the TIVO? Time Shift. It works. Instead, these geniuses promissed a new show, a new format – well the chairs were different, and he didn’t sit behind a desk. Other than that....new? We enjoyed him, his humour, the format ….just we get tired earlier. Don’t agree? How many people say they like Colbert better than Stewart, but can’t make it the extra half hour? Ah ha!

So instead of NBC saying – “oops we goofed” and then picking a back room target, off camera, and punching him in the head before he saw it coming…which is normal style for corporate gamesmanship…they publicly humiliate all three, as well as themselves. Three living assets that are built on ego – have the camera and at least some – heart of the nation. NBC just throws ‘em all in the mud, and then jumps right in with them. Talk about care and feeding of the corporate assets. Who are these leaders, the business wizards, these spin masters? Bet ya’ Michael Eisner is look’n good now.

And they say Madmen is a neat behind the scenes view of craziness. This is so much better…out front stupidity.

And for those of us that are old enough...remember the Network battle with Smothers Brothers...sounds so much alike. And golly gosh I think it was NBC.....ah ha.

Please let this side-show run longer...it's got so much - comedy, tragedy, sorrow, perspective, bravado...even an insight into income, contract law and oh the leadership skills....and the stupidity of a Network Executive to try and enter any battle with the guy, no guys - there's three of 'em, anyhow back to the dummy Executive - he's fighting with three guys that have a live microphone to the public's ear....so who's going to win....money or shame?

Oh and the bright "exec" ....he gave them the mic and left it on during battle...now that one has to remind you of Regan when he did the sound-check directing...."bomb the _astards".

44 Full-Body Scanners for $11-million.

Let’s forget about privacy and all the other nilly willy issues. 44Million works out to only $250K each. Seems like a bargain to me. Bet’ya if someone does a Freedom of Information request on this one, they’d see it likely cost $100,000 to install each machine. And it will likely cost $509,000 annually to staff each unit – yes, each one, each year - $509,000 per unit. That’s $22,422,400 a year. That should be the headline. Not the $11-million acquisition cost.

How? They say - 2 people to run each. At $35 an hour for supplied cost – how? Don’t forget the Manager, the Supervisor, standby people for sick days, HR Officers, Fairness Officer, bookkeeper, profit for the supplier, etc etc etc so this leaves likely $12 to $15 for the Operators. Yes each of the two – they won’t be splitting the $15. But now back to how - $35 x 2 people x 20 hours x 7 days x 52 weeks x 44 units – and we’re back to that twenty-two million dollar number. Oh, and $35 is likely the low end of the hourly rate – think more like $50 and for real aggravation. Not included in the above numbers are: benefits, pensions, holiday time. All additional contributions which the governments will have to pay back to whoever runs the money show.

Acquisition cost? Bahh Humbug.