Paris Update

It's funny how so many of the reporters covering the Paris Hilton jail release -- and really most of the Paris stories -- began their live reports with a sarcastic comment about how ridiculous the media firestorm is over what really amounts to a non-story, especially in light of the real news of the Ohio pregnant woman's death. Do network honchos and newsroom managers get tired of the smartass remarks? Do they even take note of them?

Paris is one of those many stories that often brings up the following question: Did the media sometime in the last generation begin to force-feed the celebrity stories to us, in effect dictating to us what we thought we should want to know as news consumers?

Or did the media simply pay attention to the masses' pre-existing preferences, and shape its agenda in typical reactionary fashion?

What do you think?

Paris Update

I'd like to steal a page out of the book of my idol, O.J. Simpson. Literally.

I think I'm going to write a book called "I Didn't Kill Paris Hilton, But If I Did, Here's How I Would Have Done It."

Never before her has anyone else been more undeserving of his or her 15 minutes. She's like the David Eckstein of celebrity whores. She gets the most out of the least. This bitch must die soon.

What's your take on Paris?