Why were Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb wearing full-body dog suits on television this morning? Why were they begging for Facebook "likes"? Why are morning shows still on the air? I don't know. But I do know we are asking all the wrong questions. The real question is: what does "liking" Kathie Lee and Hoda on Facebook say about you, Internet?

This morning on The Today Show a white lady discovered how to be cool:

In your positive Monday media column: Richard Desmond buys a TV network, HuffPo personifies the mysterious blog world, Mitch Albom is celebrated for some reason, media job moves are afoot, and Kathie Lee and Hoda are still there.

The two feistiest ladies in morning talk took time today to speculate on a picture of Morgan Freeman and Betty White getting rather close at the Correspondent's Dinner. Kathie Lee uses her own experience as a guide.

Kathie Lee and Hoda were left momentarily speechless during a camera switching delay during the fourth hour of Today. The co-hosts lingered in frame making faces before a viewer video question finally cut into their brief breakdown.

Kathie Lee, champion of housewives who enjoy a cocktail or five during the AM hours, appeared a little drunk on Today. While discussing her disdain for technology, she valiantly tries to make a point. What comes out is barely English.

We're all entitled to give ourselves a pat on the pack once in a while. Today brought self-congratulatory to a whole new level this morning in a twelve-minute-long video of their favorite moments of the year. Cue the insanity!

On Wednesday America was treated to video of the first lady's undulating rear when she competed in a hula hoop contest. Now the hip-swiveling sensation is sweeping the nation, one awkward female news anchor at a time.

In your cackling Wednesday media column: Hoda Kotb describes her love of working with the mentally ill, Conde Nast's other McKinsey go-around, an intern is led astray by J-School demons, and Janice Min denies everything.

Pancake painter-to-the-stars Dan Lacey has completed yet another work of art suggested by you, the celebrisexually-obsessed readers of this blog. Today: Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford wrestle nude, on a pancake. You can buy this thing!

Oh, Kathie! After Hoda Kotb accused her of cheating on a trivia question with the world's most mandatory search engine, the TV hostess said, "I do not know how to Google." Let's help her out!

Martha Stewart is mystified by "Notorious B.I.G.," and believes all black people know each other. Kathie Lee Gifford thinks Hoda Kotb was born in Africa. Welcome to post-racial American television!

The Daily News says being single has its advantages and recommends a number of options for the solo traveler. Vegas, Costa Rica, Amsterdam, and London are all on the list. Then again, so is the generic "cruise" option, which is a little frightening. Kathie Lee, Florida retirees and food poisoning should never be braved alone.
The solo explosion [NY Daily News]