Inspired by the Hilton girl and last night's CSI, I'm going to start incorporating "that's hot" into my list o' phrases.
I don't see why it's not used more often by people like, say, Katie Couric. Or Connie Chung
Examples:
"You've been sexually molested by rats since you were five? That's hot."

"So, you say your country has been ripped apart by war, you had to bury your mother without a shovel, and eat the family dog? That's hot."

"You've been depressed for years following the decline in your career, and you keep fighting like an aging prom queen for new stories? That's hot"