Our friends at FishbowlDC have been recently getting some questionable anonymous tips. They’ve also been kind enough to respond back to the tipsters. Some of their answers are classic.
From: Anonymous Tips
Subject: FishbowlDC Tip sent 2/6/2009 11:59:27 AM
What happened to The Hill? They havent published on Thursday or Firday for the last 2 weeks? Ive been hearing from Media insiders that they may not make it.
We know for a fact that The Hill rarely publishes a paper when half of Congress is not in session but we checked with Bob Cusack and Hugo Gurdon anyhow. As expected, their response was “we don’t generally publish when half of Cap. Hill is empty.”
From: Anonymous Tips
Subject: FishbowlDC Tip sent 2/6/2009 12:37:09 PM
Hill didnt publish yesterday or today?
Uh hey…A.T., we’re not blind, you’re just anonymous.
From: Anonymous Tips
Subject: FishbowlDC Tip sent 2/10/2009 9:33:44 AM
Roll Call didnt come out today? Call them and ask why. One of the biggest days in the Senate and the Newspaper of Captiol Hill doesnt even have a newspaper. Weak
Aye, aye “boss.” David Meyers, managing editor of RC was kind enough to respond only minutes after we asked. They did publish and the House and Senate all got their copies on time but due to a delivery issue, others were delayed. FBDC is not in the business of dinging newspaper deliverers.
From: Anonymous Tips
Subject: FishbowlDC Tip sent 2/10/2009 12:43:22 PM
The new fishbowl sucks. I mean. The hill doesnt publish a couple of days last week and RC doesnt get delivered to half of it’s readers and there is not a word about it. WTF
No A.T., your tips suck.
From: Anonymous Tips
Subject: FishbowlDC Tip sent 2/11/2009 9:45:16 AM
NOBODY gives a f*ck about Aaron Burns. God Fishbowl now f***ing sucks
Oh A.T. we know you care much more about The Hill and Roll Call but a few people care about Aaron Bruns. Hours and now days after we posted, the story is making its way around the world – AP, Boston Herald, MSNBC, NY Daily News and as far as Bosnia and Australia.
From: Anonymous Tips
Subject: FishbowlDC Tip sent 2/11/2009 9:46:11 AM
The Hill did another “Health Care special issue” Terrible. It is like the thirs one they have done in 6 months. The hill sucks.
Your diction gives you away again, A.T.
We’ll ask the same question FishbowlDC did … What pub is not targeted in this tipster’s attacks?