Chong Exposes Absurdity of Paris Hilton Coverage [VIDEO]

Posted by Adam Howard at 12:41 PM on June 13, 2007.

Comedian Tommy Chong, of all people, takes on a talking head about the silliness of the Paris Hilton coverage and draws the mock ire of Stephen Colbert.

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First of all, I don't get why Tommy Chong was being invited on MSNBC in the first place to discuss Paris Hilton's trials and tribulations. I guess because he's a celebrity who's had brushes with the law? Anyway, the network's Contessa Brewer clearly wasn't prepared to be confronted by someone who'd point out how ridiculous it is that Hilton is being covered so voraciously while the guys behind Enron and a similarly negligent Mel Gibson have been generally given a pass by the mainstream media. Check out the video to your right to see the footage and Stephen Colbert's take on it.

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Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.

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