The rise of the fake media blog: what hath the Internet wrought?

First there was AdamNagourney.com. (“I can’t believe how fat Brooksy’s gotten. He and Friedman could be tag team sumos, of course then they’d have to travel to Japan and Friedman would be sending out his stupid travel log emails. I’m in Japan and a funny thing happened when I ordered my sushi, blah blah blah.”)

Now there’s “I’m Stuck in Rehab with Pat O’Brien.” (Subhed: “Hello. I’m stuck in rehab with Pat O’Brien. I haven’t decided which is worse: being addicted to pain killers or being stuck in rehab with Pat O’Brien.”)

An excerpt:

After dinner we hung around the common room and sang songs. Pat O’Brien had his mandolin. He actually wasn’t that bad. He sang “Eve of Destruction” and “To Sir, With Love.” I just wish he hadn’t taken his shirt off. Nobody wanted to see that.

If this keeps up, we’re really only an unregistered web address away from fan fiction about Rupert Murdoch. Not that we’re encouraging it.

(Yes, we are. Send to FishbowlNY@mediabistro.com. That’s F-I-S-H-B…)

Related: Defamer Crazy Talk: Pat O’Brien Hiding Out In Rehab? [Defamer]

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