I know who Doctor Phil is. He's someone whose picture is sometimes on a magazine cover in the grocery store checkout lane. That puts him in the same category as the latest murder/kidnapping victim/perpetrator whose story, which should be of strictly local interest, has been chosen by the media to be of major national import. It also puts him in the same class as Britney Spears. In fact, it's possible he and Ms Spears are the same person, but it seems pretty unlikely.