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Ari Fleischer Set to Tee Off With Tiger
Ari will make a great caddy: Two sources in the golf community have told The Post that Ari Fleischer, the former presidential advisor to George W. Bush and the man who was brought in to help repair the steroid-shattered image of Mark McGwire, has been huddling with Woods, plotting a …
Why Did Glenn Beck Apologize?
Beck on his interview with Tickle Me Elmo: Glenn Beck: Sorry for wasting your time with Massa, America If Glenn Beck apologized for every bad interview he’s had, we’d be here a while. Looks like Michelle Malkin was right.
Your Other WTF of the Week: Chuck Norris Is How Old?
Chuck Norris turned 70 today? [get the hell outta here] It’s hard to believe, but Chuck Norris – the man famous for portraying “Walker, Texas Ranger” and inspiring a legion of fans – turns 70 today. If Chuck is 70, that must make Larry King 113. h/t SV
Please Release Me: This Is How To Get Our Attention
A delicious subject line on an email from H Street Country Club: You had me at taco And just for being creative, we’ve included a blurb: Every Wednesday you can get $1 tacos from 5 p – 10 p. It’s our way of saying gracias for being a fan. Add …
Famously Quoteworthy: Tickle Monster [UPDATE: Exclusive Video]
We don’t generally comment on tickling, but this is too good: Ex-Rep. Eric Massa: “Now they’re saying I groped a male staffer,” Massa told host Glenn Beck. “I did. I tickled him until he couldn’t breathe.” Could this get any stranger? UPDATE: We snagged the exclusive tickling video: h/t MH …
Please Release Me: Dirty Rice Money
This press release just showed up in our inbox: California Tortilla Hides $1 Bills to Promote $5 Fiesta Combo ROCKVILLE, MD – Is there anything better than finding 100% FREE money? Nope. First of all, thanks for answering the question for us. Secondly, where exactly are you hiding these dollar …
Your WTF of the Week: Wax On, Wax Off
This is apparently what happens when you trail by 20+ points… Gov. Charlie Crist speaking candidly about his Marco Rubio: Because he’s trying to pawn himself off as a fiscal conservative. And yet just in reason weeks, two weeks ago it has come out in news accounts he had a …
Senate Warns Staffers to Avoid Drudge Report
This seems suspect: Just as the healthcare drama in the capitol reaches a grand finale, congressional officials are warning employees to avoid the DRUDGE REPORT! The Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works issued an urgent email late Monday claiming the DRUDGE REPORT is ‘responsible for the many viruses popping …
Famously Headlined: At Least It Rhymes
The only thing going well for Nancy today, a rhyming headline courtesy of POLITICO: Pelosi’s grip on House slips Next week she gets her very own haiku.
The Only News Worth Reporting Today
Sure, we could talk about this: Rep. Massa describes a confrontation with Emanuel in a shower: “I am showering, naked as a jaybird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me.” [TMI] Naked or not, …
Famously Headlined: The Washington Bullsh*t Report
Andrew Sullivan speaks highly of Mark Halperin in his latest blog post: No one does it better than Mark Halperin. Every single thing he cites in his latest brain-dead critique is, I believe, tangibly false, and the moronic attempt to grab some pageviews by a counter-intuitive and utterly dumb analogy …
Famously Quoteworthy: Tell Us How You Really Feel
Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), in a radio interview, on the White House chief of staff: “Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil’s spawn… He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive.” Snap. …
Famously Tweeted: The Sarah Killen Experiment
Brilliant move by Conan: @ConanOBrien I’ve decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change. Her followers were at 15 when we posted this. Her response: @lovelybutton Having a lame ass day, Russell Bigos is an idiot. And …
We Loved Him in “Money Train”
Wesley Snipes has aged. h/t next round PS: Lovin’ the bow tie, Wes.
They Don’t Have the White House, Senate or House, But They Do Have Twitter
According to the Christian Science Monitor: Republicans Rule Twitter Not to worry though, Democrats came in second. But more GOP than Democratic lawmakers use Twitter to communicate with constituents and the news media, according to a new Congressional Research Service study. Get your hands on the hot little report here.