Anna Nicole death watch
If you haven’t had enough of the thin gruel of celebrity stew being doled out by the national media — which gives short shrift to violations of the Constitution and the continuing carnage in Iraq — it just keeps getting worse.
(Don’t forget the excellent Washington Post expose of the treatment of Iraq War veterans at part of Walter Reed.)
Now, P&J hear that the Big Three networks have requested that Anna Nicole Smith’s wake feature an open casket, to provide better visuals of decomposed flesh for the national audience of ghouls. Talking tie-and-pompadour Brian Williams won the fight to be closest to the casket, due in large part to MSBNC’s 24/7 coverage of Anna Nicole’s demise. Katie Couric will be next to him, wearing an extremely short skirt and max lipstick, while Charles Gibson has shown some class by asking to be able to wear a paper bag over his head for the duration.
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