8 simultaneous babies does not a celebrity make...

Unless you've been living with the Amish, then you know who Nadya Suleman is.  If you live in Southern California, you are constantly barraged with the latest doings of Ms. Suleman, whose been dubbed "Octomom."  Either way, she's somehow become a celebrity.  I'm not sure how - but then again, Paris Hilton is also considered a celebrity...

It seems that the Nadya Suleman media frenzy is far from over.  I don't understand the draw.  I mean, OKAY - I acknowledge the fact that this woman has brought 8 children simultaneously into this world.  That is a physiological feat.  I get it.  I think it would have been more impressive if she had conceived all 8 without the use of in-vitro fertilization.  That would have been cause for celebrity.  But she didn't.  And the reason she didn't is because human beings aren't supposed to have litters of children.  It's like what I say about mini-skirts and bikinis that come in plus sizes - just because they make it in your size, doesn't mean it looks good on you.  Same with litters of kids. Just because you can carry 8 embryos in your uterus to an arguable "safe" term, doesn't mean you should.

Here's the problem I'm having with the whole Nadya Suleman circus.  It's simply the fact that all the TV gossip shows, Dr. Phil,  and the local news insist on covering every second of this woman's life. Seriously?!  

Inside Edition/Access Hollywood/The Insider had the "exclusive" video of her bringing two of the kids home yesterday.  Wow.  Imagine how that interview went:

Interviewer: "So...  you were able to bring two of the babies home, huh?"

Nadya: "Yeah.  I'm gonna purse my lips for a sec.  Get the babies, will ya?"

Interviewer: "Sure thing.  So what are their names?"

Nadya: "Ummm... I think I've got C and E.  Or maybe F and A.  I'd have to look on their hospital bracelets to be sure.  How do my lips look?"

Interviewer: "You look like... like you know how to work the system.  Wow, that's some circus outside, huh?  All the paparazzi trying to get photos of the kids..."

Nadya: "I totally hate that.  All the attention, you know?  I'm just trying to live my life and take care of my family."

Interviewer: "Oh sure.  That's why we're set up inside the half-million dollar house you moved into last week and doing the interviews from the nursery that Dr. Phil furnished for you.  Pretty swanky, especially considering the house you used to live in is about to be foreclosed on."

Nadya: "I didn't ask for any of this.  I was prepared to pay for everything with my student loan money.  Hey, are you getting good coverage of the babies?  What about me?  Do I look pious to you?"

If that doesn't scream Edward R. Murrow award...  Suck on that, Chris Hansen and Dateline.

The one good thing that's come from all of this is the late night fodder.  At least Jimmy Kimmel and I are on the same page...

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