Is GE Wagging the Dog with CNBC’s Bartiromo and Burnett?

OK, I give. I can’t friggin’ take it anymore. Smack dab in the middle of one of the world’s darkest financial hours the media feels the need to distract us with a “who’s hotter on CNBC; Maria Bartiromo or Erin Burnett?” That’s right, that’s all that is in the news these days, either it’s Paulson pulling another rabbit out of his ass, or who has a nicer…..”teeth” on CNBC.

While both ladies deny any direct involvement in the recent flare up and claim they have a fantastic working relationship, Page 6 says otherwise. This little pissing contest has only gotten worse since Maria and Erin were interviewed for the November issue of Vanity Fair by Suzanna Andrews. While I’m a red blooded American male who appreciates a good cat fight, I say this; who fucking cares? I mean, I really do have better things to do. By the way, the first one who calls me on the carpet for having better things to do, yet time enough to blog about it wins!

On the eve of one of the most important Presidential elections in our history, I find myself wanting to compare everything to something else, so why not these two. Let’s review our candidates:

Both are hot
Both are smart
Both are making a killing
Both are enjoying the attention
Both have to put up with that annoying dickhead Rick Santelli every day
Final analysis: Draw

The debate should end here, but it seems fuel has been added to the fire recently by Mrs. Bartiromo herself saying that she wouldn’t be surprised if the higher ups at General Electric were feeding the story. I suppose that’s possible and here are a few ways you could look at that scenario:

1. It’s true that anyone from a guy in the mail room all the way up to Jeff Immelt himself could be the perp in order to take some of the heat off GE considering the dismal press they have been getting in recent weeks.

2. The story is being kept alive by Maria or Erin (or both) in order to remain relevant in a crowded business news environment without actually having to “take it off” so to speak.

3. They could truly fucking hate each other with the white hot intensity of the Sun.

Whatever the reason, this salacious little story takes away from the journalistic integrity in the same way Fox News Channel (FNC) has never been considered journalistic. Because you can’t supplement hard hitting reporting with tits and ass. Well, you can, but not for long. Besides, if I had my way, Trish Regan would be on twenty-four hours a day, something about the dark hair and blue eyes.