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DC Radio Personality Suspended From ESPN
There’s a fine line between funny and offensive at ESPN: ESPN has suspended host Tony Kornheiser from his television talk show “Pardon the Interruption” for comments he made on the radio last week about SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm’s clothing. [really?] And just what did he say? Kornheiser described an outfit …
Only in the Midwest: Gamble For Funds
This is priceless and pretty damn creative: [powerball] Gov. Jay Nixon would be forced to gamble for funds to bolster the state’s declining budget under legislation proposed by a few Republican lawmakers. It gets so much better: The bill, proposed by Rep. Mark Parkinson, R-St. Charles County, would deduct $2 …
Famously Tweeted: Wolf Gang Yuck
This would have made more sense last cycle: @PoliticsNation: Bizarre FEC find of the day: Someone at the RNC spent $15 at a pet store on 8th SE and listed the expense as “meals.” Um… It was however salmon flavored. That’s how Mike rolls. RELATED: Mo Money Mo Problems
Canada Reacts After Losing In Hockey
Appropriately timed and very funny. [at least we have health care]
Snow Couch [Not From Ikea, But Just as Cheap]
But does it come with an ottoman and is there a return policy if something happens to it? h/t MK via eff yeah dc [careful if at work]
When Was the Last Time the DC Metro Had a Positive Headline?
They still don’t get it. It has happened again. A rider photographed a Metro bus driver texting while behind the wheel. The photos first appeared on the website unsuckdcmetro.blogspot.com. Another firing. h/t MH
Join Washington Life for Drink Specials and Live Music @ Gin & Tonic
UPDATE: Drink specials. Free drinks if you convince your friends to pay… Every Wednesday, Gin & Tonic Tavern will be hosting live music by local bands. Called “Tavern Sessions”, the weekly concert pays homage to the long history of live music that exists at 2408 Wisconsin Avenue- before Gin & …
EavesdropDC Looking to Upgrade
Our friends at EavesdropDC are getting all fancy on us. They’re moving from a blogspot community to their very own URL. [heard that]
Mo Money Mo Problems
Who knew Michael Steele would spend more money on flowers than his predecessor? Republican National Chairman Michael Steele is spending twice as much as his recent predecessors on private planes and paying more for limousines, catering and flowers – expenses that are infuriating the party’s major donors who say Republicans …
Famous 5: Maegan Carberry
Maegan Carberry is a blogger and commentator who covers politics, media and technology … with a flair for pop culture. She’s also held some pretty awesome jobs in the past. Carberry has previously worked as Arianna Huffington’s chief of staff, where she ran the west coast offices of The Huffington …
Your WTF of the Week: Go For the Pizza, Stay For the Felonious Assault
Not a role model: Pistol whipping at Toledo Chuck E. Cheese One man was sent to the hospital Sunday night after a fight broke out at the Chuck E. Cheese’s Restaurant in South Toledo. The only person to witness the assault was this guy.
From the Department of “Things That Don’t Need a Poll”
Some polls are just completely unnecessary: A new poll gave the District’s snow removal efforts a failing grade. According to the poll, most people say D.C.’s mayor Adrian Fenty is to blame. [landslide] Stay tuned for the “Will the Nats win the World Series?” poll. H/T – DCist
Only In the Midwest: Baywatch Anyone?
Is it 1992 again? On April 17, 2008, [Jay] Purcell made a motion that the commission go into closed session. It had two issues to discuss — County Auditor David Ludwig’s repeated use of his office computer to view and print pictures of actress Pamela Anderson and problems with a …
Famously Quoteworthy: Take Backs?
Umm… “She said, I’ve had enough,” Tim Pawlenty said. “We should take a page out of her playbook and take a 9-iron and smash the window out of big government.” Four.
NRCC Creativity Leads to Forgery Accusation [UPDATE: DCCC Pens Letter from Karl Rove]
The DCCC is not pleased with the NRCC: [how dare you] The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is not amused with a Republican fundraising letter released yesterday that purported to be from Nancy Pelosi. Part of the letter read: “Many of you have been asking, ‘Where are the jobs?’ But …