Udderly Ridiculous

· And, saving best for last, the head of CNN Worldwide, Jim Walton, firmly believes CNN Voice of Wrath Nancy Grace stands for integrity, accuracy, class and timeliness, Walton says during a Q&A session with Larry King, who will celebrate his 50th anniversary on the air this year.

Reporters definitely choked on that one. One member of the press, giving voice to what was on everyone's mind, asked, "Just to follow, to use your words, then, you think that Nancy Grace exemplifies integrity, accuracy and class."

"Absolutely," Walton responded, adding quickly, "You can choose to not agree with her point of view or what she's saying. I'm not judge and jury, nor am I the morals police."

Nancy Grace is immoral? How did I miss that memo?

Larry King, on the other hand, was far more frank. (In fact, to date he's the frankest thing at the tour, and the press would have loved to chat with him longer, only CNN shuffled him off so reporters could hear from Headline News rant-meister Beck how proud he was not to be a journalist. The feeling was mutual, by the way.)

"How often do you interview somebody you just really don't like?" one reporter asked King.

Larry: "Often."

Another reporter asked Larry if it bothers him when he's told to get younger guests on his show -- like the cast of "24" this week -- instead of some 60-year-old newsmaker, in hopes of attracting a younger audience.

Larry: "Well, it bothers me because I'm 73 -- technically what we're saying is I don't appeal to myself."

Would he interview longtime friend Sandy Koufax on the show?

Larry: "I would do him immediately. The problem is probably the producers don't know who he is."

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