MSNBC reporter Mika Brzezinski might be cute enough to be confused for eye candy, but she's no lightweight. As a CBS correspondent, she was live at Ground Zero when the south tower collapsed. So maybe it's not surprising that she hit a breaking point on yesterday's "Morning Joe" broadcast when her producer handed her Paris Hilton's release from jail as the lead national news story three hours in a row.

It's easy to mistake this edited clip for one long hissy fit, but if you watch the clock you'll see that Brzezinski first refused to do the story at 6am EST and was handed it anew at 7 -- when she tried to set it on fire -- and again at 8, at which point she carried it over to a shredder and dispatched it, we hope, for good. (She thought she ought to be leading with the day's second story, something about some senator being all mad at the President about some war somewhere where Paris Hilton doesn't live.)

This comes the same week that US Weekly declared a Hilton news blackout, claiming the magazine, like the nation, was deep in the throes of "enormous Paris fatigue." The cover story they went with instead? Suri Cruise.

Now that's journalism.

After Paul Potts reprised his stirring rendition of "Nessun Dorma" in Sunday night's final episode of Britain's Got Talent, host Ant (or Dec -- I get them confused) announced that all of Britian had gone "Paul Potts Potty." But you stand corrected, Mr. Dec (or Ant): it's the entire world that's watching.

Congratulations, Signore Potts, on your victory, which includes a record contract and live performance before the Queen. Bravissimo.

When opera sensation (for real) Paul Potts advanced to the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent, based on his tear-enducing performance of "Nessun Dorma," his future prospects depended on him living up to that gold standard. No worries, though: his rendition of "Time to Say Goodbye" during last night's semi-finals is just as flawless and heartfelt.

In case you were wondering, America, the winner of Britain's Got Talent not only wins a cash prize, but will also perform for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance. So if you ask any of us here at The Daily Reel, if anyone deserves the chance to show Her Majesty his stuff, it's this humble salesman from South Wales.

EDITED SUNDAY: Congratulations, Signore Potts, on your victory! Very well-deserved.

Upstart Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has been getting a lot of buzz lately -- buzz mostly divided into two camps: "hey, this guy seems interesting," and "wait, this guy's a Republican?" For those who've been milling about confusedly in the who-or-what-the-hell-is-Ron-Paul category, things got a little clearer last night thanks to TV's leading champion of truthiness, Stephen Colbert.

After watching this clip, you still may not have decided whether Paul's a genius or a nutcase, but you might, at least, have a better idea of what he's for and against. (Against: taxes, the Patriot Act, and the Department of Education. For: liberty, limited government, and allowing Unicef to continue ... for now.)