Here's what REALLY irks me about the Runaway Bride thing

[mtnsnake]

How long will it be before Miss Runaway Bride signs a multi-million dollar contract for the rights to her book about this escapade? Will there be movie rights for her, too?

For all we know, her IDIOTIC boyfriend is in cahoots with her on this. After being embarrassed on a national level, why else would the fucker STILL want to marry this goofy imbecile if he wasn't in cahoots with her?? Maybe he's not quite as stupid as he acts and looks?

What a farce, and all this OBSCENE amount of coverage is playing right into their hands.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. She will probably get that huge wedding she was planning

and she won't have to pay for it.

[HereSince1628]

2. It's not as bad as getting celebrity through child molestation

which seems to be well underway for Mary K.

[Bronco69]

3. I look for her to start her own line of bridal gowns

and probably an advice column for brides to be. You watch and see, she'll make a fortune off of this.

[Brianboru]

4. Who would buy the book? The story is interesting

for about 25 seconds.

[Horse with no Name]

5. that was my original thought

That this was totally planned.
However, I don't care to see her go to jail.
But, she should be charged with some type of crime, be forced to pay restitution and fines, do community service, and sign away her rights to profit from her crime--like any other criminal.

[Liberal In Texas]

6. If you're supposition is correct, then maybe they were just workin' ...

...the system.

I doubt they were that smart, but if the so-called "News" media is stupid enough to make them into Warhol's "15 minute" famers, what the heck, take advantage.

It's a sad fact about most of the people in the US today; that they would prefer to read tabloids, instant books, and watch instant made-for-TV movies about something like this than consume anything substantive.

Isn't this what happened in ancient Rome? Give them the circus. Give them the games. That way they won't have their minds on the barbarians at the gate.

And we know what happened to ancient Rome in the end.

[Obamarama]

7. Some schmuck at Lifetime Network is probably already writing a script...

For a really bad made-for-TV movie. They'll cast Shannon Dougherty as the bride, Rick Schroder as the groom, and Susan Lucci and Barry Bostwick as the bride's parents.

Ugh.

[mtnsnake]

9. How long before the runaway bride's fiance is on Larry King Live?

Days? A week?

I have no doubt the offers are already pouring in.

Maybe Oprah will collar him first. Who knows?

[Liberal In Texas]

10. I heard the kid is jones'in to be on Hannity. n/t

[Stinky The Clown]

8. Here's the *real* issue about this sort of crap (serious)

Ths thread examines this from a different angle. I share the OP's outrage, but here's a more serious fallout from this sort of crap.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3587482