Americans for weeks woke up and went to bed to news updates about Anna Nicole Smith’s death and the fate of her daughter. Then, we seemed to go into near national paralysis over Don Imus’s “hos” slur — yes, including this writer, who wrote half a column on his arrogance.
But then actor Alec Baldwin came to the rescue screaming, “Pig!,” at his poor 11-year-old daughter — and, of course, accepting Dr. Phil’s televised offer of intervention.
The media run with this trivia because they know it will hook viewers. But why do we care about this transient fluff? After all, itÂ’s not as if there hasnÂ’t been real news this spring.
To recap just some of whatÂ’s been going on while we waste our time following spats between Rosie OÂ’Donnell and Donald Trump: