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Irony alert, the Sarah Palin edition

November 20, 2009 9:33 am ET by Eric Boehlert

Note the on-air chron from one of CNN's countless Palin reports this week:

Hmm, what is behind the Sarah Palin mania? Could it be, y'know, the press?

Number of "Palin" mentions on network and cable news TV so far this week: At least 1,435.

Or, so says TVeyes.com.

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- by Max Credits (November 20, 2009 9:42 am ET)
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  See the crowd gather round
  nuthin' attracts a crowd, like a crowd
  
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  - by worrierking (November 20, 2009 10:31 am ET)
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    You've got Black Gold there Victor.
    
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    - by Max Credits (November 20, 2009 10:39 am ET)
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      Well done!
      
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      - by MickD (November 21, 2009 6:33 pm ET)
        
        Fill up the tank and go for a ride.
        
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  - by newzhound (November 20, 2009 11:35 am ET)
    
    This is the "Hilton Effect" - named, of course, after Paris Hilton.
    
    A celebrity is someone who is famous for being well known.
    
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    - by goesto11 (November 20, 2009 12:32 pm ET)
      
      I think you mean "infamous."
      
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- by dualdiagnosis (November 20, 2009 10:35 am ET)
  
  How many mentions here?
  
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