The Paris Connection

On the radio this morning, it seemed that wherever I turned on the dial, I heard the quote from L.A. Sheriff's Department flak Steve Whitmore, informing us that Paris Hilton's "condition is stable."

You don't say!

Call me a cynic, but has anyone seriously doubted Hilton's physical health -- anyone, that is, not named Lee Baca or Steve Whitmore?

Just because a judge forced Baca to put Hilton back in jail doesn't mean that the special treatment has ended. Today's Daily News story reports that at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, she was kept in "hospital" conditions (clean sheets and clothes every day, which the rest of the inmates don't get), with rumors of an expanded menu to suit her more discerning palate. And now that she's being transferred back to Lynwood, she will still remain in a special medical unit until we can make sure she really, really, is fit as a fiddle.

Baca and Whitmore's protestations to the contrary, it does not seem like Paris is getting treated like any other inmate. The seeming dishonesty here, even more than the double standard, is what fuels the public outrage leading to sites like this.