Day: February 6, 2009

“Sir, bad news from accounting, the economy’s hit us pretty hard.” – Mr. Smithers “Heh, tough times, huh?  I’ve lived through twelve recessions, eight panics, and five years of McKinleynomics.  I’ll survive this.” – C.M. Burns “Even so, sir, we could stand to lay off a few employees.” – Mr. Smithers If our grim economic times are to have a silver lining, this might be it.  From The New York Times: The News Corporation, the media empire controlled by Mr. Murdoch, said Thursday that it lost $6.4 billion in its second quarter as profit fell sharply at its television and…