There is so much going on in the world right now,

[CoconutFudge]

but the only thing that is on the news is Paris Hilton. Give me a freaking break. If it's not about Paris, it's about Rosie O'Donnell or about Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan. There is no escaping it. Is this supposed to cushion us or distract us from all the crap that is going on with the world today? It's really annoying when I switch from 24 hour news station to 24 hour news station only to see some celebrity situation for a 20 minute feature sandwiched between two minutes of actual news. If I wanted to see this crap, I'd TiVo E!'s entire lineup. But I don't--I just want to know what is going on in the world.

/rant. (Sorry.)

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coconutfudge said:

but the only thing that is on the news is Paris Hilton. Give me a freaking break. If it's not about Paris, it's about Rosie O'Donnell or about Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan. There is no escaping it. Is this supposed to cushion us or distract us from all the crap that is going on with the world today? It's really annoying when I switch from 24 hour news station to 24 hour news station only to see some celebrity situation for a 20 minute feature sandwiched between two minutes of actual news. If I wanted to see this crap, I'd TiVo E!'s entire lineup. But I don't--I just want to know what is going on in the world.

/rant. (Sorry.)

Why be sorry? Your rant is completely on target.