Overheard a moment ago on CNN’s “Situation Room”: “We will have more updates on Michael Jackson, but first we go to the news out of Alaska on Sarah Palin…”

The MSM has been covering his death — which is looking less surprising by the minute – incessantly, shoving aside other news to the point where entire shows are being yanked for more expression of cult-like attention.  Ironically, the people you would expect to be talking about it, such as entertainment reporters, aren’t covering it any further than anything else.  CNN & MSNBC have been scooping E! on it’s own damn territory, for cryin’ out loud!

So a news story, one that they’re actually intended to follow, on a show that by its name invokes a focus on political news, is introduced as an annoyance.  “Ho hum, we have to go back to doing our real jobs for a moment…but we’ll be right back to the circus in no time, folks!”.

Sarah Palin is one of the names that is regularly batted about in the too-damn-early 2012 Republican presidential run talk.  As slim as any chance was of them getting Obama out after one term (the sky itself would have to fall for that to happen, though with all that is going on that’s not too far fetched…), there was a scenario under which this woman got control of the US’ nuclear launch codes.  As such, what she does can be considered important, in the sense of politics. Much as people hate hearing about her, and most realize she’s an empty-headed troglodyte who gets attention largely because she happens to make old Republican men squeeze their sausages, there being a reason for people to give half a fuck about her is arguable.

In contrast, let’s add up how many ways the death of a musician who peaked in the 80’s & the resulting legal fallout affects the health, wealth, and liberty of the average citizen: Zero.

BTW: if anyone has seen the rambling mess Palin thought fit the definition of a speech (she’s resigning from the Alaska governorship) and can figure out WTF she was getting at, let me know.  My gawd, she could’ve come closer to making a point if she’d simply broken into an impromptu karaoke tribute singing of “Don’t stop ’till you get enough”…