Maggie Shnayerson

…is what Associated Press CEO Tom Curley said tonight with his angry angry eyes to Arianna Huffington on Charlie Rose.

Arianna: “Citizen journalism…link monetization…mmmbblllrr…don’t block the box, I mean…mmmbbbllrrr…anyone who tries to…mmm….I could kick Tom Curley’s ass through this satellite connection, you know…let me tell you…what the Huffington Post is doing right now, Charlie, we’re—”

Charlie Rose: “And that’s all the time we’ve got.”

And yes, I am looking forward to my 65th birthday. Tom Curley and Arianna Huffington on the AP’s ludicrously ambitious plan to reign in use of their content. Robert Morgenthau on his retirement.

Right now, Arianna is explaining How The Internet Works to Tom.