14:58...14:59...

The Coalition military and the battered Iraqis are, bit by bit, wearing out the insurgents; the fulcrum of democratic revolution in the Middle East has sworn in (however chaotically) a cabinet. North Korea might have nuclear weapons capable of reaching much of the US west of the Rockies very shortly. The Senate is filibustering the President's judicial nominees. Social Security is careening toward insolvency.

What does the US need?

A one-freaking-hour prime time special on whether a failed contestant on America's shark-jumpingest show, American Idol, got jiggy with America's most shark-jumped pop star, Paula Abdul.

An ABC News special on competitor Fox's hit series "American Idol" will report a former contestant's claim that he had a sexual relationship with judge Paula Abdul while on the talent show, ABC News said Tuesday.

[INSERT QUIP INDICATING CONTEMPT FOR THE FRIVOLITY OF ABC "NEWS" AND THEIR "NEWS JUDGEMENT". GOOD THING THEY'RE NOT RUN BY BLOGGERS OR ANYTHING.]

"So she was like, 'You got to have better song choices, and I want to help you do that. I want to look out after you like, like, I'm your mom,'" Clark told "Primetime Live," according to an excerpt released by ABC News.

"And then she was like, "Well, more like your sister." And I was like, 'OK, cool, cool' ... And then she was like, "Well, maybe more like your special friend,'" Clark told the news show.

Oh, I can't bla bla bla bla bla.

Posted by Mitch at May 4, 2005 06:58 AM | TrackBack