I was glad when I heard that anchorwoman Soledad O'Brien was joining the staff at the yahoo yuk-fest commonly known as CNN. I thought she would definitely class the place up with her insight and wit. But she appears to have drunk from the same water fountain as Paula Zahn, who was also smart and articulate before she joined the CNN ranks.

This morning, when a guest on her show made the logical remark that candidate Schwarzenegger may be facing the consequences of an investigation of potentially criminal activity, O'Brien rolled her eyes and looked incredulous.

"Criminal?!" she said with a definite oh, please expression on her shocked face.

Someone needs to explain to Harvard-educated O'Brien that in America, sexual assault and battery are crimes.

Someone needs to explain it to a good portion of the state of California, for that matter.