this morning, they had a rather long segment on an apparent trend that's sweeping the nation -- that of the american public desiring positive, wholesome, uplifting messages instead of negative, crass ones. their proof? the success of "the passion" and the fact that more people watch leno than letterman.

yeah.

then, as experts on this subject, they trotted out advertising 'guru' donny deutsch and peggy noonan. who proceeded to practically have it out right there; deustch wanted to make the point that a trend toward "wholesomeness" could eventually result in a threat to our first amendment rights by overzealous fcc-like people; noonan...well, i basically had no idea what she was saying. as usual, she made no sense. but she's had a LOT of plastic surgery.

i love the today show!