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WHCD Party Pics
Here are a few photos from this weekend’s Time/CNN/Fortune/People party. The “real life” Tuohy family and Jessica Simpson Photo credit: Larry Bussacca/Getty Wolf Blitzer, Dennis Quaid, Jeff Probst, Seth MacFarlane Photo credit: Larry Bussacca/Getty Kim Kardashian Photo credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty
Conan Returns to TV
Team Conan… Conan O’Brien made his return to TV in a much-hyped 60 Minutes interview with Steve Kroft. It was a decidedly Team Conan segment, and also a surprisingly serious and frank discussion with the comedy host. Watch it here. Watch CBS News Videos Online
Obama Crushes Leno
It wasn’t even close. Once again, the standup routines of Barack Obama and then Jay Leno at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night demonstrated that the most dangerous job in comedy is following the president of the United States—especially when the latter has better writers. [trounces] And who exactly …
Your WTF of the Week: This Straight Freaks Us Out
This might be the craziest WTF of the Week we’ve ever had: If you thought you’d previously seen it all, well, you’re wrong. Case in point: David Morales Colón, a 22-year-old Puerto Rican man who was shot to death last Thursday, and whose wake is now making headlines here in …
Wiley’s Rule: “In reality, as in animated fiction, the anvil [or bullet] always hits the coyote”
Yes, Governor Rick Perry [R-Trigger Happy] shot a coyote yesterday. It’s Texas. It’s what you do on a Tuesday afternoon. What we don’t understand: Why does Perry jog with a pistol? Perry (R) told the Associated Press on Tuesday that he needed just one shot from the laser-sighted pistol he …
Say it Ain’t Joe
Vice President Joe Biden appeared at the West Virginia mining funeral the other day, and decided it was appropriate to take shot at departed coach Rich Rodriguez. [around 2:20] At a funeral? h/t Lazy Hazy via Deadspin’s Tommy Craggs UPDATE: We’ll see your Biden video and raise you one. Politico: …
A Lesson in Managing Expectations
If your kid is destined for middle management, this gift is a great idea. Otherwise, it’s not. [WTF?] It’s all about expectation management, you see. If you make your kid think he can be president, he will grow up disappointed. Tell him he’s headed for a life as an office …
Powerpoint Makes Us Stupid
Have you ever met a Powerpoint presentation that didn’t put fire to sleep? Apparently some in the US Military agree with us. [a new kind of bullet point] “PowerPoint makes us stupid,” Gen. James N. Mattis of the Marine Corps, the Joint Forces commander, said this month at a military …
If You Are Looking for a Career Move…
You better be quick, because we’re sending resumes in 3…2… Employer: World Beer Pong Tour Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Job Type: Communications/P.R. Description: Beer Pong Marketing Reps Needed World Beer Pong Tour is looking for Local marketing reps to promote the 2010 Road To Atlantic City Tour coming to …
Comandante Chavez to Join Twitter [Unsure About Foursquare]
This outta get real stupid, real quick: [can’t wait] Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan President, has announced that he will start using Twitter, the microblogging site which will test his ability to deliver a concise message. Concise, huh? Mr Chavez speaks to the nation for hours every Sunday on his radio …
Pride of the Yankees
CNN’s Ed Henry snapped this photo today when the defending champs met with President Barack Obama and the First Family at the White House. h/t Kevin Madden
Lloyd from ‘Dumb and Dumber’ is Running For Senate
The resemblance is uncanny. Lloyd from “Dumb and Dumber” Sen. Chuck Purgason h/t Lazy Hazy
POLITICO Twitter Directory
What’s more exciting than our high school prom? Making POLITICO’s Twitter Directory. We’re honored to have made the list. [PS: We peaked in high school]
Obama is On the Path to be a Huge Success
Halperin starts the drumbeat: [reviews Obama’s accomplishments] Barack Obama’s right-wing opponents have cast him as a socialist failure. His left-wing hecklers see him as an over-cautious hedger. But, critics notwithstanding, President Obama is on the path to be a huge success by the time of November’s midterm elections. h/t Nedeau