Phil Simms just made what has to be the best comment of the game so far when pointing out David Spade and the cast of CBS' "Rules of Engagement" sitting out in the rain at the Super Bowl, that if the "show was already a hit, they'd be in a suite."

HA!

While Don Imus was speaking with MSNBC morning news anchor Amy Robach this morning about his need for Frizz-Ease, producer Bernard McGuirk said, from the booth, "Where's Andrew Cunanan when you need him?"

Wow.

Speaking on MSNBC's The Abrams Report this evening, Dan Abrams says "In this world, if we keep having a lot of [Special Prosecutor Patrick] Fitzgeralds out here, we're going to have the press reporting on press releases for companies and the government."

He follows that up by stating that "discretion" is the key, and that most good reporters will have to know when to use the anonymous source protection and not to just throw it around.

While on the "Imus in the Morning" program on Tuesday, Nancy Grace, Court TV and incoming CNN pundit of all things legal, uttered something that made the I-man a little uncomfortable. The two were discussing the start of jury selection in the Michael Jackson child molestation case in California, and Grace was talking about how some in the media are uneasy with details from the courtroom. She stated that "the allegations don't taste good going down," which of course got a groan from the studio, but she kept on going with her commentary.

While discussing Indianapolis Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt's mouthing off about the opposition in the NFL playoffs, ESPN's Tom Jackson threw in an interesting reference some might recognize from "A Few Good Men."

"I think he needs a gag order or a code red, whatever they have to do with this guy to shut him down."

On the "Today" show this morning, Ann Curry was discussing (briefly) the horrific tsunami in Asia, and how there is a lack of warning system enabled for much of the region. Before tossing to the CNBC Asia anchor, she said something along the lines of "I guess this lack of warning system is a topic of discussion today?"

It doesn't seem that bad written down, but in context of the audio/video, it was pretty harsh. Curry seemed a little uncomfortable in the hosting chair that she's currently sitting in, frankly. I think she should stick to the news, because she doesn't appear to dig the fluffiness of going from one story about thousands dead to, just a few minutes later, another about some woman's dog eating her Christmas gifts and if the credit card company will reimburse her.

On MSNBC's "Countdown" tonight, host Keith Olbermann had funnyman Mo Rocca on to speak about the "appointment" of a new Scottie dog in the White House by the Bush family - Mrs. Beasley. At the end of the interview, Rocca says:

"Dogs don't have much use for blogs...because you can't pee on them."

Jeff Jarvis points to a Washington Post article about Howard Stern's departure to satellite radio, wherein one Clear Channel employee tells it like it is.

A Clear Channel Communications Corp. radio station program director, who declined to be quoted by name because Clear Channel is in a legal dispute with Stern over the company's decision to take his show off of six Clear Channel stations in February, said: "I have never witnessed anything as cataclysmic as this. This is a wake-up call to everyone in [AM and FM] radio."

That about sums it up, wouldn't you say?

On this morning's "Imus in the Morning" radio show, host Don Imus was discussing Howard Stern's move to SIRIUS satellite radio. When asked what he knew about satellite radio, he said, "I think it's the future." Numerous times during the show he joked about "when we have to move to satellite" and "I can tell the rest of you about what Charles just showed me when we're on satellite." I know he's kidding around about that, but he seems to believe, just as Stern does, in the technology. Imus went on to say that satellite radio is kind of like the beginning of cable television - when hardly anyone had it.

[ed: Imus may have said "believe" or some other word in place of "think," but you get the drift. If not, I'll start calling this "paraphrase of the day"]

"You cannot be serious," was the response by "Imus in the Morning" producer Bernard McGuirk on Friday's show after sports reporter Sid Rosenberg announced that he would be on John McEnroe's languishing CNBC talk show. McGuirk was describing what he thought about McEnroe's show as a whole, of course.

Chip Reed on MSNBC - "The balloon drop worked."

On Don Imus' show this morning, President George H.W. Bush, says "I have a confession to make. I actually like Maureen Dowd."

On this morning's "Imus in the Morning" radio show, host Don Imus was speaking with "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace when he said something to the effect of "as reported this week in the New York Times....I'm not sure what that means anymore, but this story was in the paper..." when discussing the possibility of a Kerry/Edwards ticket for the Democratic Party in this year's Presidential election.

National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice was at a press conference in Georgia today in advance of this week's G8 Summit - during the conference, she stated that the Al-Jazeera television network was biased.

After clarifying that no one wanted to shut down the network, Rice explained:

"I do think people have suggested that it would be a good thing if the reporting were accurate on Al-Jazeera and if it were not slanted in ways that appear to be at times just purely inaccurate."

Today's quote of the day comes from embattled public relations exec Lizzie Grubman, of Lizzie Grubman Public Relations. Grubman was in the middle of a widely-publicized (ironically) car accident in the Hamptons in the summer of 2001, during which 16 people were hit and/or injured.

When asked what she thought of the media on today's "Eyewitness News Up Close" program on New York's ABC affiliate , Grubman said "I like the media," and didn't seem to be sarcastic at all. The host, Diana Williams was surprised (and with good reason) at this answer, and asked a few more questions about the topic. Grubman simply stated that while she wasn't exactly happy about what newspapers and broadcasters had to say about her, she understands what the media does. Oh, and since she's in PR, she uses the media in her everyday job - so it would be kind of strange if she despised the industry as a whole.