Chelsea Clinton and her top secret marriage.

Comet - 2010-07-30 8:11 AM

I think the non-stop coverage of Lindsey Lohan was worse. And it's just going to come back when she gets out of jail.
 

Road Phoenix - 2010-07-30 8:26 AM

Of course I can change the stream or turn it off.  But I like to stream a news channel at work to keep on top of things.  It is just tiresome to hear about it.

Wasn't invited because I wouldn't be caught dead in a room with either of the political Clinton's.

gearboy - 2010-07-30 8:17 AM Change the channel or turn the page.  If you don't care about someone's wedding, don't read or watch about it.  I don't care if Brad and Angelina are on the rocks, so I don't particularly follow that news either.

pitt83 - 2010-07-30 8:34 AM So that's what is bothering you? You don't want to give airtime / freedom of speech to anyone you disagree with? Got it...

Road Phoenix - 2010-07-30 10:08 AM



The subject has zero to do with freedom of speech and you know it.  It has to do with media obsession with an important person's daughter.  The parents of the bride have gone to great lengths to keep it from being a circus yet that is exactly what it is .........

Road Phoenix - 2010-07-30 11:26 AM My archives only go back to the beginning of this year when I joined so you will find nothing.  And I avoid political discussions because the entire subject is a mess, regardless of which side someone falls on.  (Especially when I do not even vote Republican anymore even though that is what my card says.  There was no "Independent" choice when I registered to vote).

The reason for me to post the topic was to shake my head at the coverage something ridiculously mundane as a marriage receives just because it is a political figures daughter.

JBrashear - 2010-07-30 11:55 AM It's the cult of personality and it's the reason people like Paris Hilton & Snooki can become household names for being nothing other than untalented sluts. (For the record I'm not calling Chelsea any such thing, just giving examples of the problem.)

You want to make a difference?  Flip to another stream when that news comes on.  I guarantee you if enough people do it, they'll stop reporting on it because they watch listener/viewer trends like a hawk.

Why are celebrities invited to it?  Because it's a famous family and they hang out with celebrities regularly.  It's like you asking why your dinner party is full of triathletes; that's the circle they run in.

TriAya - 2010-07-30 1:02 PM One thing I've rediscovered and really enjoyed about being overseas again is that the major news channels and papers actually report what I'd call "news."

So today, I had absolutely *no clue* that Chelsea Clinton's marriage was turning into a media circus, but I do know that a United Nations resolution was passed declaring that access to clean water and sanitation is a human right.

The local news headline was that in Jakarta, Islamic militants clashed with a group they consider to be a heretic Islamic sect, and 600 law enforcement officers had to be mobilized to restore order.

I think those events, and their implications and surrounding issues, are pretty important ... especially as compared to oh-look-the-daughter-of-someone-famous-is-getting-hitched.

Lisa B - 2010-07-30 11:59 AM 
If they just made it public no one would care and it would not be such a big deal.

lisac957 - 2010-07-30 12:07 PM

I disagree. There are good reasons celebrities don't just make everything they do "public" - most of it has to do with the desire for privacy and security concerns.

JBrashear - 2010-07-30 1:50 PM

Especially when a former President & the Secret Service is involved.

Pector55 - 2010-07-30 1:13 PM

Especially when you know that former President is going to be trying to score some young bridesmaids.

trid - 2010-07-30 1:48 PM

princess chelsea is going to slaughter bristol in the running for president!