<![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, great moments in protest journalism]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, great moments in protest journalism]]> http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/greatmomentsinprotestjournalism http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/greatmomentsinprotestjournalism <![CDATA[Shredding Paris Hilton]]>

Basic cable news has never enjoyed a prouder, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!"* moment than when MSNBC anchor Mika Brzezinski, soul-sick over the prospect of tainting journalism with yet another update about Paris Hilton, shredded her script in protest, plunged a handy letter opener into the heart of nearby instigator Joe Scarborough, then finally defenestrated herself, restoring dignity to a noble profession debased by obsessive celebrity coverage. Inspired by this display, CNN's Larry King is expected to drench himself in kerosene and self-immolate three minutes into tonight's much-anticipated exclusive with the heiress, leaving Hilton to cry her crocodile tears to his flame-engulfed, utterly unsympathetic form.

[*© Isaiah Washington Industries, June 2007]

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