It's kind of amazing how many of us have been listening to MSNBC and also talking about it. About 5 pm, I was on the phone with a musician who works at an ABC affiliate in Rochester and he was watching it. The next call was to a classic rock personality in the Philly market--same thing. It goes without saying that it supplemented my evening nap, as well.

Father's Day and listening to your kid (and your interview subjects) was the common thread of many of the folks who talked with Keith, Andrea, Chris and company.

I think for MSNBC, the type of programming they're doing is a quest for healing for them. It's understood and it is this channel's equivalent of rock radio playing nothing but the Beatles when John Lennon was murdered.