Enough with the Marilyn comparisons!

Here's a photo of Marilyn Monroe partying with Carl Sandburg. She also bewitched Arthur Miller, Joe DiMaggio, Frank Sinatra, Lee Strasburg, Yves Montand and, posthumously, Norman Mailer.

Howard K. Stern, Larry Birkhead, a bodyguard, Zsa Zsa Gabor's nth husband and a Bahamian official are a sad, sad substitute for that line-up.

That bottle in Marilyn's hand is Chanel No. 5, not TrimSpa, Baby!

Marilyn Monroe was a gifted comedienne and a genuine film star. Anna Nicole was the butt of sad jokes on her own reality show.

I realize Ms. Smith had a tragic life and a tragic death and I am sorry for her. I believe she loved both Howard Marshall and her young son and she sustained a lot of loss for a woman of 39.

But she was a pale copy of Marilyn Monroe in every way. And when you compare the two, Anna Nicole is just … well, kinda dull.

Re: Anna Nicole, all there is to say is, "Of course!"

OF COURSE Larry Birkhead is the father! He was actually interested in being in that poor little girl's life since before she was born. He seems to be the only decent person in this tawdry saga.

OF COURSE Howard K. Stern wants to keep handling Anna Nicole's estate! What else is he going to do? He hasn't had any other client but Anna Nicole during this century. And who would hire him, after the press he's received?

OF COURSE this DNA test was handled by the same lab that works for the Maury Povich Show! What could be more fitting?

That takes care of Imus and Anna Nicole for today. I suppose I could muse about the actual news of the day -- Alberto Gonzalez and the subpoena he just received, or Bush vs. Congress re: the funding of the war. But that's all so real and consequential. And depressing. I like the toy news better.

Let's not embrace ANYONE who uses hate langauge

Kanye West from "Drop Dead Gorgeous" …
"Convenient whore stay on top of convenient stores/Keep pictures of me in their Victoria Secret drawer"

Jay-Z from "Stick 2 the Script" …
"I don't give a whore jack, man they all say that Mac be frontin/But if you can't take a case bitch and take it to the chin"

T.I. from "No, no, no" …
"Shot the nine, shot the rock, sure shot, shot for sure/but I'm secure, no security, killa keep glocks and fours/plus blocks of raw, probably popped your whore"

Don Imus, CBS radio …
"Nappy headed hos"

As a woman, I find ALL these references offensive. While I am an old fart who is not up on her rap, I believe that Kanye West, Jay-Z and T.I. are all Grammy award winners (or have at least been nominated). As long as this kind of speech is awarded and rewarded, I don't see why Imus should be fired for it.