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Our Celebrity Culture in a Nutshell

Posted by GayPatriotWest at 11:37 am - February 9, 2007.
Filed under: Alternate Universe, Media Bias, Movies, TV & Pop Culture, War On Terror

Thanks to reader Peter Hughes, I discover a line in a post by Michelle Malkin which perfectly summarizes our celebrity culture:

This news from Iraq, via the Jawa Report, should be top story. But since Anna Nicole Smith died, it won’t get the coverage it deserves.

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  1. Maybe Karl Rove had Ana Nicole whacked to distract attention from Bushitler’s failed imperialist blood-for-oil war against the Iraqi gumdrop people. Did you ever think of that, Mr. Smarty-pants?

    Comment by V the K — February 9, 2007 @ 12:02 pm - February 9, 2007

  2. Blah…blah…lawyers…baby…blah…blah…intestate…blah, blah.
    Blah…blah…bored now…blah…blah…blah…”tragic”, boo hoo…blah, blah.

    Next Topic, ….please!

    Comment by Ted B. (Charging Rhino) — February 9, 2007 @ 12:32 pm - February 9, 2007

  3. Serious topics will never get the coverage they deserve. How else does one control the unwashed masses. If they actually formed inteligent opinions on world affairs, life would be so much more complicated for our elite leaders.
    Better have people talk about some dead bimbo than allow any truth about Iraq emerge. The only reporting from Iraq is how many of our troops, and how man Iraqis die each day.

    Comment by Leah — February 9, 2007 @ 12:39 pm - February 9, 2007

  4. In a strange way, it is a testament to the success of the Bush Administration in protecting us from terrorism.

    On the day after 9/11 - or even in the first 3 years after 9/11 - did anyone seriously think we would go this long without another attack? All those Democrats who voted for the wars sure didn’t.

    But here it is, over five years and no attack. Which means: much of America thinks it can go back to sleep now. And wants to. And has. Mark Foley in the last election cycle - what the heck was that? (Hint: nothing.)

    Comment by Calarato — February 9, 2007 @ 12:40 pm - February 9, 2007

  5. Here’s a great headline: Global Warming Turns People Gay.

    Comment by V the K — February 9, 2007 @ 12:44 pm - February 9, 2007

  6. I actually think there may be something to that “Global Warming Turns People Gay” article. I mean, think about it. “Man.” “Bear.” “Pig.”

    “Emissions.”

    Comment by V the K — February 9, 2007 @ 12:54 pm - February 9, 2007

  7. Half-man, half-bear, half-pig. All gay.

    Comment by Tom — February 9, 2007 @ 1:41 pm - February 9, 2007

  8. Oh man, V the K, that was BAD. :-)

    Comment by Mike — February 9, 2007 @ 2:00 pm - February 9, 2007

  9. In one of those little cosmic coincidences, last night I rented and watched Mike Judge’s Idiocracy — set in a 26th-century “Uhmerica” where a 90-minute closeup of a farting asshole has just won the Best Screenplay Oscar — and this morning woke up to the news coverage of Anna Nicole.

    Comment by Throbert McGee — February 9, 2007 @ 2:35 pm - February 9, 2007

  10. a 90-minute closeup of a farting asshole has just won the Best Screenplay Oscar

    Wasn’t that called Fahrenheit 9-11?

    Comment by V the K — February 9, 2007 @ 2:56 pm - February 9, 2007

  11. I’m trying to understand why anyone adopts Hollywood’s and pulp-pic magazine’s standard of what constitutes “celebrity”?

    If we don’t and let the MSM continue to blather on… so what?

    Can’t we dismiss it from our own lives? I mean, when did I last care what or who LarryKing had on his show? I’d rather be tied up with manilla hemp, size 31 with a rough-cut twist but no filler, blindfolded (latex please and no chin strap), gagged (ok, you know that drill) and left to listen to endless recordings of Rosie’s past comedy acts than have to endure an A&E biography on ANS, a People pictorial display of ANS’s funeral or hearing one more “journalist” like Greta inquire as to whether ANS’s breast implants present a risk to the groundwater supply when she’s buried and begins to decompose.

    Come on. Let’s leave her in the ME’s morgue and move on.

    Celebrity is available to runners-up on American Idol for cryin’ out loud… talk about trailer park values.

    Comment by Michigan-Matt — February 9, 2007 @ 3:04 pm - February 9, 2007

  12. #5-6: V, you must be on my wavelength. I too read and forwarded that same article. Hilarious! Of course, not to our friends at the HRC.

    Have they decided to boycott Snickers while we’re snickering at them?

    Sorry, couldn’t resist.

    Regards,
    Peter H.

    Comment by Peter Hughes — February 9, 2007 @ 3:10 pm - February 9, 2007

  13. Yeah, the other major news story that’s going to get missed in all the Anna Nichole business is the Pentagon Inspector General’s Review that found the intel used to justify the war in Iraq was of “dubious quality:”

    An investigation by the Pentagon’s inspector general has found that civilian intelligence analysis meant to support the Bush administration’s case for going to war against Iraq was “reporting of dubious quality or reliability.” The Washington Post reports that the US Defense Department findings also say that this prewar analysis gathered by former Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith supported ” the political views of senior administration officials rather than the conclusions of the intelligence community,” but also says that these actions were not illegal.

    Shame, really. People might have started asking more questions too.

    Comment by Jody — February 9, 2007 @ 4:39 pm - February 9, 2007

  14. Gee, Jody… I thought the parasites in the partisan world you pander to started plenty early… I think I remember the first use of the WOT and Iraq War by Democrats for partisan gain was… let’s see… LurchKerry’s campaign for the nomination.

    And of course, there was that solid patriot Screamin HowieDean’s anti-war rant during the campaign too… oh, but he was for the troops before he was against the troops.

    I guess we should start asking questions like… Why did Clinton get the pre9-11 intelligence all wrong? What did SandyBerger stuff down his pants to escape discovery on that question? Where are all those “human shields” when Saddam needed em most… at his hanging party? And why haven’t the Dems captured Osama bin Laden yet?

    And why are gas prices so high if it was “all about oil” as your side claims in the “claim of the week” bait and switch game?

    Yeah, let’s get the questions started.

    Comment by Michigan-Matt — February 9, 2007 @ 4:55 pm - February 9, 2007

  15. Poor Judy, can’t get past those two words “dubious quality” without visions of sugar-coated subpoenas dancing through her head…

    Since you probably read the NYT, wouldn’t you find it ironic that their own news story about the same incident said that the officials did not violate any laws or mislead Congress in that same report? And given it is in the NYT, wouldn’t a liberal treat that as gospel?

    Better yet, let’s look at a more recently updated story in USA Today (another liberal bible), which states unequivocally that the Pentagon’s leading inspector general CLEARED former policy chief Feith of allegations by some DEMOCRATS that he misled Congress about the basis of the Administration’s assertions. Yes, those ALL CAPS are mine to prove a point.

    But what of that “faulty” pre-war intelligence? Well, let’s go back to 2004, when the Washington Times clearly outlined through former Clinton Defense Secretary William Cohen that his boss, Slick Willie, first linked Iraq to al-Qaeda. Got to protect that Clinton legacy, you know.

    So the facts remain the same. Clinton knew, the UN knew, the Allies knew and the President knew. So much for the “dubious quality” of evidence.

    Match, set, game. Thank you for playing. We have some lovely parting gifts for you backstage.

    Regards,
    Peter H.

    Comment by Peter Hughes — February 9, 2007 @ 5:05 pm - February 9, 2007

  16. Jawa Report –
    Great! Al Qaeda is beaten, lets go home.

    #13
    Did you see Feith’s response?
    “We did not break any laws”
    What an ass.

    In other news there is washingtonpost op-ed that came out today:
    (from sullivan’s site of course)
    I wait for the next lunatic rightly to talk up how our gov does not tortue or how its cool when Jack Bauer tortures.

    Comment by keogh — February 9, 2007 @ 5:29 pm - February 9, 2007

  17. If visitors from another planet had landed in America during the past 24 hours they would surely think our head of state, President Anna Nicole Smith, had just died. And intelligent, responsible Americans ought to be ashamed of it.

    Bill O’Reilly (who has been devoting more and more time to celebrity fluff as Fox News’ ratings slip) was criticized by one of his own guests for spending so much time Thursday night on Smith’s death. His response was that that’s what the viewers want. If true, the country has dumbed down much faster than I thought.

    Comment by Ashley Hunter — February 9, 2007 @ 8:48 pm - February 9, 2007

  18. Well, it *was* a fun thread before the leftie sourpusses showed up.

    Comment by V the K — February 9, 2007 @ 10:01 pm - February 9, 2007

  19. #13

    People might have started asking more questions too.

    Ok. I’ll bite:

    What was Operation Desert Fox about?

    Comment by ThatGayConservative — February 10, 2007 @ 2:57 am - February 10, 2007

  20. #16 - Well, 401k, this is your lucky day. Since you offered, here goes:

    http://newsbusters.org/node/10770

    Knock yourself out. I mean that in all sincerity. :-)
    Regards,
    Peter H.

    Comment by Peter Hughes — February 12, 2007 @ 12:50 pm - February 12, 2007

  21. From Pete’s link: “The advocacy group Human Rights First says there’s been a startling increase in the number of torture scenes depicted on prime-time television in the post-2001 world.”

    Actually, forced watching of ‘The View’ should be considered torture in any decent country.

    Comment by V the K — February 12, 2007 @ 1:20 pm - February 12, 2007

  22. VdaK, that’s rich! Or having to watch the Guitar-&-Stage-Formerly-Known-as-Prince perform at the SuperBowl 1/2time.

    Reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode where a hip, groovey beatle-haircut guy dies and is put in a waiting room… supposedly on his way to Hell for all his indiscretions. In the background is nothing but MUZAK.

    After 10 minutes, he’s ready to move on to Hell to escape the waiting room boredom and when he asks the Devil for a faster way to Hell, the Devil smiles and exits saying… “Who said you weren’t in Hell already?”

    Watching the View or CNN would be my private Hell. Thank God we don’t allow male-bashing chick shows in our home.

    Comment by Michigan-Matt — February 12, 2007 @ 5:45 pm - February 12, 2007

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