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I just finished watching Today's Amy Robach interview creepy Chicago cop Drew Peterson and his half-his-age fiancee, Christina Raines. This is the umpteenth interview the show has had with Peterson, as accusations have abounded that he had something to do with the death of his third wife and the disappearance of his fourth, who's still missing. This engagement itself has been extremely odd, as Raines has already broken it once, saying that the whole thing was a publicity stunt. Now, apparently, she's back with him, calling him "funny" and "caring," while he snickers. I can't even describe the douche chills I felt while watching this thing.

Why does Today seem to be especially fascinated with this story? You know Peterson is calling the producers any chance he gets, trying to come up with any angle that will get him back in front of their cameras. Now the angle is that some other woman has fallen for his "charms", despite what happened to his last two wives and despite the fact that Peterson hasn't divorced his missing fourth wife yet.

Robach asked all the right questions, at the very least. She asked why Raines would take a chance with Peterson despite his history. But she also asked lovey-dovey questions like whether they plan on having more kids and why she wants to be with Peterson. I would have asked her about her relationship with her father -- who thinks Peterson is the devil, by the way -- and why she even agreed to come on the air if she wanted to keep this private.

At this point, Executive Producer Jim Bell and his staff really need to stop taking Peterson's calls. A story that started off as slightly fascinating has become pretty sad. And at this point, I'm not sure who's looking sadder: Peterson for his media whorishness, or Today for its status as his enabler.