...but I'm sure he'll pop up on Larry King at some point in the next five days.
Yes, Anna Nicole Smith died today, at the young but not-very-surprising age of 39. She passes on as the only former Playboy playmate ever to be the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case. Surprisingly, she was outlived by John Paul Stevens.
I feel the same way about Anna Nicole as I do about Barbaro: yes, it's sad that she's dead, but I don't really understand why her passing merits three straight hours of coverage on CNN, during a war.
Posted by Stephen Silver at February 8, 2007 07:04 PMEven worse, on their website, her death is the main feature complete with the soft, complimentary memorial photo and 19XX-2007 written in fancy, sadness-inducing font. What the hell? You'd think a world leader had been assassinated or something. Like you said, it's said when somebody dies at such a young age, especially when they are leaving behind children, but why is this all over the news like our world has just been rocked from its axis?
Posted by: Emily at February 8, 2007 07:24 PMIsn't Stevens still with us?
Posted by: Benjamin Kepple at February 8, 2007 08:08 PMIt just goes to show how celebrity obsessed the MSM is...it's a sad situation but 3 hours of coverage won't get us answers any sooner.
Posted by: A at February 9, 2007 12:00 AM