The New York Daily News reports that comedian Joan Rivers was among the many travelers to get snared in the heightened-security frenzy that overtook airports after the December 25th failed terrorist attack. Rivers wasn’t allowed on her Newark-bound flight in Costa Rica this past weekend by a “jittery Continental Airlines gate agent” who thought the two names on her passport, which reads “Joan Rosenberg AKA Joan Rivers,” seemed “fishy.”
Now, I don't think Ms. Rivers is a terrorist. But she's not funny, and she's the kind of celebrity that we have way too many of. As a country, we really don't need Joan Rivers back. I can only assume that the powerful cosmetic surgery industry successfully lobbied for her return.
Rivers irritates me; she strikes me as a Paris Hilton with less talent: famous for being famous. And while the PH "type" isn't my cup of tea physically, Rivers was never as attractive.
ReplyDeleteI think "irritating" qualifies as terrorist threat these days, doesn't it? Gawd, I'd hate to be trapped on a plane with that woman.