TMZ snagged some of the highlights of Ashlee Simpson’s “Kane Morning Show” interview on DC’s Hot 99.5 yesterday. Operative word here being “high.” When asked about her favorite line from one of her songs, she said:

“Uh, the best line in the song is, uh… you know… the, the, uh, ‘come over’ line…. uhderdalahlahmm… ahh, oh, like I’m desperate?… um… it’s pretty genius…it’s um… i’m not over it so come over… um…. pretty genius…”

Of course, her rep promptly issued the following statement:

“Ashlee was absolutely not intoxicated this morning on Hot 99.5. She has been working extremely hard traveling across the country to promote her upcoming new album by performing at night and waking up very early the next day to do radio interviews in the morning – like any of us would be – she was simply just tired.”

If there’s one thing years spent as a stoner have taught me, it’s how to tell when someone is high. And Ashlee Simpson is fucking high. And not the good kind of high, either. See, your typical pot-smoker falls into one of three categories: the “existentialist,” the “paranoid schizo,” and the super obvious you’re high “red-eyed giggler,” (read: Ashlee Simpson). For future reference, the best way to get rid of a red-eyed giggler is to turn on “The Wizard of Oz” with “Dark Side of the Moon” and leave her alone with the paranoid schizo for a half hour. You can also try convincing her that bong water makes for a wicked buzz or that you can’t understand her because she’s speaking Latin, like the devil. That last one usually buys you an hour at least.

Click here for Part 1; here for Part 2.

Ashlee promoting her new CD at a Bensalem Wal-Mart yesterday: