The Buzz Week in Review
Childhood. That is so last century. This week, youthful dramas of grown-up proportions made big waves in Buzz. A teen mom said goodbye to her baby daddy. A political prodigy gave the Republican Party hope. Plus, while the economy has become a joke, one comic wasn't laughing. Catch up on these stories in the Buzz Week in Review.
Teen heartbreak
Bristol Palin is easily the most famous teenage mom in America, after being the most famous pregnant teenager in the world during mom Sarah Palin's unsuccessful bid for vice president. The 18-year-old was back in the headlines again this week after her reported breakup with baby daddy Levi Johnston. While the news caused an online frenzy, the outcome was hardly a surprise, said one expert: "Marriage among teens is extremely rare."
Teen political big break
The Republican Party has been having some troubles lately. So it may have come as a relief to some when a young unknown was able to raise up the spirits of the deflated party loyalists at the Conservative Political Action Conference, if only for a two-minute speech. Only problem: They're going to have to wait a while for wunderkind Jonathan Krohn to get a driver's license or at least be old enough to vote, much less run for office. The 14-year-old, who killed on C-SPAN and became an overnight Internet sensation, is also an author of a self-published book, "Define Conservatism." This apparently is what he does for fun.
When fake news gets real buzz
You know things are bad when the fake news guy has to tell a finance network to get real. Jon Stewart, host of the satirical "Daily Show," went after CNBC's Jim Cramer all week, culminating in Cramer's appearance on the show to have it out. Cramer, who was caught on tape hyping Merrill Lynch just before it went under (among other things), admitted he and others should have seen it coming. Cramer better watch it. The last time the comedian-with-a-conscience lambasted a cable news show, it was canceled.
Also buzzing this week…
• Apology not accepted: Scam artist Bernard Madoff, who swindled thousands out of billions, said after his guilty plea that he was "sorry and ashamed."
• Speaking of apologies, "The Bachelor" star Jason Mesnick has a lot of 'splaining to do, after a last-minute switch from one hopeful fiancĂ©e to another.