Quotable: "Is Anna Nicole Smith still dead, Wolf?"

Posted By Blake Hounshell Friday, February 9, 2007 - 12:24 PM Share

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Anna Nicole Smith Dies; Iran Shows Off New Missiles

Those are the top two stories from yesterday's episode of CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Anna Nicole Smith, naturally, got top billing, with chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, on-scene reporter John Zarrella, entertainment correspondent Sibla Vargas, "Internet reporter" Jacki Schechner, and even talk show host Larry King brought in to provide expert commentary (he promised a full hour of coverage on his own show).

When Wolf finally moved on to the subject of Iran and Iraq, CNN commentator Jack Cafferty added his two cents, but couldn't resist getting in this less-than-subtle dig at the end:

JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Is Anna Nicole Smith still dead, Wolf?

BLITZER: Yes, we're going to -- updating our viewers coming up shortly on...

CAFFERTY: I can't wait for that.

BLITZER: ... the mysterious circumstances surrounding that, Jack. Thank you.

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