SOAPRAH!
I want credit for this one. It may be my only shot at my fifteen minutes.
Have at it.(grin)
Perhaps this is the latest addition to the FR lexicon:
Soaprah (noun) 1) An overwrought, emotional response to some news item or event. 2) A news item that garners far more attention than it really deserves.
"Did you hear about Dick Cheney's accident...what a 'Soaprah'.