NBC Is Retarded

Here is the situation as I understand it.  NBC promises Conan O'Brien the Tonight Show gig.  Conan waits for Jay Leno to gracefully bow out.  Leno ends his run, Conan steps in.  NBC curiously gives Leno ANOTHER show, only this time at 10pm instead of 11:35pm.  Leno's show gets shitty ratings.  NBC moves Leno BACK to 11:35pm (?), cuts it to a half hour (??) and pushes The Tonight Show a half an hour out of the only time slot it's known for the past 60 years. (???)

Clearly, the town isn't big enough for both of them.  And clearly getting rid of either means a breach of contract and a pay day.  Common sense would say since Conan is attached to the flagship show, he'd get the preferential treatment.  But alas, NBC seems to be dead set on accommodating Leno and letting the Conan chips fall where they may.  Conan has gracefully (yet assertively) refused to give in; and in doing so has gained my immortal respect.  I wouldn't stand for this ass rape of a condition either.  Why Leno was given another show in the first place is beyond me.  I like Leno and all, but if you still wanted to do a talk show, why not just keep The Tonight Show a few years longer?  Oh yea, that's right!  The show was promised to Conan, the same guy NBC is telling to kick rocks!

Another prime example that people in high positions don't always know what the fuck they're doing.