How many more signs of the Apocalypse do we need?

Who said this?

"When Paris Hilton was going to jail last week, more people knew about that than knew that we were sending people into space that day. It has replaced what is real news. There was always a place for it, but it was [gossip writer] Rona Barrett. Now it is the equivalent of Edward R. Murrow reporting it today."

If you guessed "O.J. Simpson", and your head didn't explode, congratulations. You're right. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to speak to a large white Sylvilagus cunicularis, and he's in a bit of a hurry. Link via Tapped.

Posted by Charles Kuffner on June 12, 2007 to Other punditry