Media overkill...

[Uncle Cracker]

Is there anybody here who gives a fat crap about Chelsea Clinton's wedding???

[RAFlorida]

Chelsea who?

Oh, Clinton. Media plays on that kind of crap for sure. Also they do a big bang up job on celebs going to jail!

[cwsmith]

Not at all.

Actually on NPR yesterday they were talking about what a "non-story" it was, and that though Rhinebeck is filled with media vans, satilite trucks, and hundreds of correspondants, most are standing around trying their best to find something to talk about.

Gee, I wish some of them would wander over and talk about the Rhinebeck aerodrome... now I'm sure most of us would find that highly interesting.

http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/


I hope this helps everyone get past "the wedding"


CWS

[rcp612]

I must have missed that, watching Amy Matthews on her new show, "This New House".
But anyways, Chelsea who??
Married who???
For How much??
Was I supposed to care??

[Santa Clarita Len]

Is there anybody here who gives a fat crap about Chelsea Clinton's wedding???

Not even a skinny one!

[jackellis]

I suspect this might be more about the parents of the bride than the bride herself.

OTOH, I cannot imagine spending several million dollars on a wedding. An airplane, maybe but not getting hitched. LOML would agree with me, at least about the wedding part

[cabinetman]

About as much boring media hype as LiLo going to jail.
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[sweensdv]

I'm glad that this wedding is costing in the millions. It's about time that the Clinton's gave back some of their ill gotten gains.

[TB Roye]

Oh! that's where they are. They better hurry our here, our neighbors Grandaughter is getting married this evening, Looks like we should be able to find a parking space at the church. I will cover for them and take pictures to sell.

Tom

[gsmittle]

One of my favorite writers, Andy Inhatko (www.cwob.com) has what he calls the "Buttafuco point," when a person or event has been covered so much that one's eyes roll whenever the person/event is mentioned.

I think that point was reached about two weeks ago.

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[chopnhack]

Nope, nor do I care what she spends on the wedding. On the other hand I am certain as death will visit me one day that if this was the wedding of a conservative politicians daughter, the media would be expounding on how many mouths could have been fed with the budget for flowers

[Pappy]

I heard that Hilllary was demanding to know if Chelsea and her fiance were engaging in premarital sex.

Chelsea smiled and answered, "Not according to Daddy!"

[herb fellows]

FWIW, hate the player not the game. It's the media that's making it into a 3 ring circus, the poor girl just wants to get married.
I have actually heard numbers from $300,000 to 5 million for this wedding, all from 'major news sources'. Who knows, who cares? Let the kid have her day and leave her alone, it's nothing more than you would want for your own daughter.

[Uncle Cracker]

FWIW, hate the player not the game. It's the media that's making it into a 3 ring circus, the poor girl just wants to get married.
I have actually heard numbers from $300,000 to 5 million for this wedding, all from 'major news sources'. Who knows, who cares? Let the kid have her day and leave her alone, it's nothing more than you would want for your own daughter.

Actually, I wouldn't want a worldwide media circus for my daughter. I certainly don't blame Chelsea for the hoopla, either. It is indeed the media I blame, hence the heading I chose for this thread.

[cabinetman]

It is indeed the media I blame, hence the heading I chose for this thread.

Actually you can't blame the media. They have to jump on events like this. IIRC, the Julie and David wedding received plenty of coverage. I just don't remember excessive flamboyance.
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