Most Irrelevant News Story in Recent Years

[Gringo]

Who needs to "Wag the Dog", when you've got an obedient press corps to wag idiotic sensationalistic stories to distract people under the guise of "news"?

Which of these has gotten the must unwarranted attention from the so-called "legit" news media?

[rock]

1. I like the polls

I like to vote. Is this why I hate Repukes? Oh, I should add: where it's counted.

[Gringo]

2. OMG - I can't believe ANYONE thinks that ANY of these are relevant

or important on a national scale. (With the exception of SARS, which was still hyped beyond reason)

I'm afraid TV may have destroyed your brain.

[Iris]

3. hard to choose between JLo and the shark attacks

but her publicity pretty much IS a shark attack.

[OrdinaryTa]

4. J Lo's Love Life Is NOT Irrelevant

I beg your pardon, those people who said J Lo's love life is irrelevant. It may be irrelevant to them, but it certainly isn't irrelevant to me. I have had a crush on her for years. The sooner she tires of this Ben Affleck character, the sooner she'll start returning my phone calls.

[JHB]

5. Other...

The mere fact that I am aware of the name "Pauley Shore" says you're missing a few items...

[Gringo]

6. Was there a story about Paulie Shore?

I'm surprised that nobody picked "beltway sniper". That local story dominated the national airwaves 24/7, preventing anyone from discussing or thinking about the midterm elections, and the turnout was dismal.