Guy Berger Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 It's a good thing that there's no war going on in Iraq and no genocide going on in Darfur -- otherwise this story might have trouble making the front pages. Guy Quote
JSngry Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 It was only a matter of time. Dude, is there anybody you can't say that about? Quote
Scott Dolan Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 ...but sad none the less. No question. Though I do feel her death is significant because she was a somewhat popular figure, the media frenzy that will result is laughable and unnecessary. But hey, try selling the American public on the importance China's dealings in Africa as being more significant than this tabloidy* trash. * if that's not an actual word yet, I have dibs on the patent. Quote
Harold_Z Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 Though I do feel her death is significant because she was a somewhat popular figure, the media frenzy that will result is laughable and unnecessary. I'm already sick of the media frenzy. Yeah...it's great for the shithead politicians. It gets them off the front burner. But then the corporations all own the network media. Hmmmmm. Quote
catesta Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 It was only a matter of time. Dude, is there anybody you can't say that about? Ha! I actually thought the same thing after I typed but figured I'd slip by. So, let's just say she accelerated the process. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 I'm already sick of the media frenzy. Not me!! By the way, would someone let me know when it's safe to turn the TV on again?? Quote
Scott Dolan Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 I'm already sick of the media frenzy. Not me!! By the way, would someone let me know when it's safe to turn the TV on again?? Hahahaha.............. That';s never going to happen! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 I dunno, it kinda bummed me out to hear of her death. She has been through a lot, if you think about it, whether or not she's a creepy and dubious bimbo. Quote
RDK Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 ...but sad none the less. No question. Though I do feel her death is significant because she was a somewhat popular figure, the media frenzy that will result is laughable and unnecessary. But hey, try selling the American public on the importance China's dealings in Africa as being more significant than this tabloidy* trash. But I don't buy that argument. I think if you asked just about anybody, they'd agree that things like China, Africa, Iraq, Darfur, etc. are all far more important than some trashy, drug-addled stripper/starlet's death. But those "bigger issues" are harder to relate to on a personal level - one can't dismiss them with a wisecrack, a sympathetic shake of the head, or a simple "R.I.P." Celeb deaths fascinate people, I think, because on the one hand so many of us know who they are and can relate to them almost as deceased friends... but on the other hand we don't really "know" them at all, which gives us a comfortable emotional distance from which to comment. Quote
chris olivarez Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 That's just way too young. CNN reported that the autopsy will be getting underway in the next few hours.BTW,CNN radio news had her as the lead story all day long. Nothing personal but that was just really bizarre. Quote
king ubu Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 It's a good thing that there's no war going on in Iraq and no genocide going on in Darfur -- otherwise this story might have trouble making the front pages. Guy Darfooor, is that in India? sicko world! Quote
Brownian Motion Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 Anna Nicole Smith. Like the hedgehog she knew one big thing. Quote
Scott Dolan Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 (edited) I think if you asked just about anybody, they'd agree that things like China, Africa, Iraq, Darfur, etc. are all far more important than some trashy, drug-addled stripper/starlet's death. Darfooor, is that in India? Any questions, Ray? We know the king is being facetious, but he's spot on. That's the kind of response you'd get from the average person. They may agree that those things are more important but if you gave them a 20 question quiz on geopolitics, and a 20 question quiz on Anna Nicole, which do you think they'd ace? If you gave them the choice to watch a 15 minute news piece about the collapse of Zimbabwe or a two hour retrospective on Anna Nicole, which do you think they'd choose? It's pretty sad when you think about it. I refuse to even turn CNN on this morning. Edited February 9, 2007 by Scott Dolan Quote
Jazzmoose Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 If you gave them the choice to watch a 15 minute news piece about the collapse of Zimbabwe or a two hour retrospective on Anna Nicole, which do you think they'd choose? Jeez, I thought Anna Nicole was only famous for two things, and I don't think it would take two hours to show both the left one and the right one... Quote
Guy Berger Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 But I don't buy that argument. I think if you asked just about anybody, they'd agree that things like China, Africa, Iraq, Darfur, etc. are all far more important than some trashy, drug-addled stripper/starlet's death. But those "bigger issues" are harder to relate to on a personal level - one can't dismiss them with a wisecrack, a sympathetic shake of the head, or a simple "R.I.P." They may "agree" that those things are all more important, but when it comes down to how they actually allocate their news-following behavior, we find out what they really care about (rather than what they'd like other people to think they care about). Guy Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 Poor Anna getting less respect here than that horse a few days back that everyone jumped on my shit for... Hmmm.... Quote
Dan Gould Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 Poor Anna getting less respect here than that horse a few days back that everyone jumped on my shit for... Hmmm.... Anna Nicole: stripper bimbo of no discernable talent, "famous for being famous", lived a sad, pathetic life. Was a punchline long before she came to a sad end. Barbaro: Champion, might have been historically great, suffered hideous accident yet gallantly held on until medical science could do no more. Aside from the fact that one is a horse and one is a human, I'd say the reactions are fairly normal. Quote
Chalupa Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 Just when you thought this mess couldn't get any weirder...... Zsa Zsa's husband: I might be baby's dad NOAKI SCHWARTZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES - The husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor said Friday that he had a decade-long affair with Anna Nicole Smith and may be her infant daughter's father. The claim by Prince Frederick von Anhalt comes amid a paternity suit over Smith's 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn. The birth certificate lists Dannielynn's father as attorney Howard K. Stern, but former Smith boyfriend Larry Birkhead is waging a legal challenge, saying he is the father. "If you go back from September, she wasn't with one of those guys, she was with me," von Anhalt told The Associated Press in an interview Friday. He said he would file a lawsuit if Dannielynn is turned over to Stern or Birkhead. Von Anhalt, 59, and Gabor, 90, have been married for more than 20 years. Gabor, a onetime sex symbol and star of such 1950s films as "Moulin Rouge" and "Queen of Outer Space," has been in declining health in recent years and suffered a stroke in 2005. She was partially paralyzed in a car crash in 2002. Von Anhalt, who is Gabor's eighth husband, said he and Smith first met in the 1990s when Smith was still married to elderly oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II. He said Smith approached him and Gabor at the Plaza Hotel in New York. "She was a very big fan of Zsa Zsa and wanted to be like Zsa Zsa," he said. "She wanted to be a princess." He said the two started an affair soon after, meeting over the years in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. For much of that time, he said, Smith urged him to make her a princess like his wife. But short of divorcing the actress, he said the only solution would have been adopting Smith. Von Anhalt said he did consider that and even filled out adoption papers, but Gabor refused to sign them. Quote
Eric Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 Just when you thought this mess couldn't get any weirder...... But short of divorcing the actress, he said the only solution would have been adopting Smith. Von Anhalt said he did consider that and even filled out adoption papers, but Gabor refused to sign them. I have waited three years for the appropriate time to use this icon: Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 Poor Anna getting less respect here than that horse a few days back that everyone jumped on my shit for... Hmmm.... Anna Nicole: stripper bimbo of no discernable talent, "famous for being famous", lived a sad, pathetic life. Was a punchline long before she came to a sad end. Barbaro: Champion, might have been historically great, suffered hideous accident yet gallantly held on until medical science could do no more. Aside from the fact that one is a horse and one is a human, I'd say the reactions are fairly normal. Gallantly held on? What, is there a high rate of injured race horse suicide? Every day the horse woke up and said, "Dammit, I've got to FIGHT this thing, man!!! I can't give up now!" A little bit of extreme anthropomorphism there, don't you think? Seems to me the owners kept the horse alive until they exhausted all options. I don't think the horse chose one way or the other. Smith might've been "famous for being famous" but she was a human being who leaves behind an infant daughter. That sucks. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 Just when you thought this mess couldn't get any weirder...... But short of divorcing the actress, he said the only solution would have been adopting Smith. Von Anhalt said he did consider that and even filled out adoption papers, but Gabor refused to sign them. I have waited three years for the appropriate time to use this icon: Hey, there's precendent. Quote
Scott Dolan Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 Just when you thought this mess couldn't get any weirder...... But short of divorcing the actress, he said the only solution would have been adopting Smith. Von Anhalt said he did consider that and even filled out adoption papers, but Gabor refused to sign them. I have waited three years for the appropriate time to use this icon: *7/4 faints* Quote
Dan Gould Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 Poor Anna getting less respect here than that horse a few days back that everyone jumped on my shit for... Hmmm.... Anna Nicole: stripper bimbo of no discernable talent, "famous for being famous", lived a sad, pathetic life. Was a punchline long before she came to a sad end. Barbaro: Champion, might have been historically great, suffered hideous accident yet gallantly held on until medical science could do no more. Aside from the fact that one is a horse and one is a human, I'd say the reactions are fairly normal. Gallantly held on? What, is there a high rate of injured race horse suicide? Every day the horse woke up and said, "Dammit, I've got to FIGHT this thing, man!!! I can't give up now!" A little bit of extreme anthropomorphism there, don't you think? Seems to me the owners kept the horse alive until they exhausted all options. I don't think the horse chose one way or the other. That is completely untrue, Jim. It was remarked over and over again that the injury suffered was such that most horses do not survive. It was further remarked over and over again that this horse showed a tremendous will to live. They did not "keep the horse alive until they exhausted all options". The horse did have a choice: he chose to live and that made his owners decide to give him the best treatment possible that he could recover and live out his days. Smith might've been "famous for being famous" but she was a human being who leaves behind an infant daughter. That sucks. and if you'll look at my first post in this thread, that's exactly what I said. Quote
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