Oh, Dave… @DaveWeigel At Slate offices in NYC. Anyone know where I can find a good mosque nearby? Follow Dave.

Who recently called Cindy Sheehan a “whack job?” Howard Kurtz Howard Stern Howard the Duck Howard Fineman Click here to find out.

This professor only did what we’ve all thought about doing. h/t EA Sports

Who recently said this? “The past me used to show his happiness on the outside, and there’s no need to do that anymore.” 1. Chris Matthews 2. Gilbert Arenas 3. Adrian Fenty 4. Harry Reid Click to find out.

Good question: @pwgavin So who’s Sarah Palin’s tea party candidate in Chicago mayoral race?

This could be huge news. Southwest Airlines announced today that is is acquiring AirTran and will move the Orlando-based airline’s headquarters to Dallas. h/t Crank via Hackbarth

In the words of Roxanne and Argetsinger, “Live by the tweet, die by the tweet.” With just three days’ notice, Meghan McCain canceled a book tour appearance Thursday at Pennsylvania’s Juniata College because of “several unforeseen professional responsibilities,” her rep told the college. Busted. The Chronicle of Higher Education looked …

Residents say most of the stench is coming from Capitol Hill.

Some people panicked and some people just spent more time on the “new Twitter.” Facebook calls Thursday’s downtime the “worst outage we’ve had in over four years.” In post on the site, Facebook says it was unreachable for 2.5 hours because of “an unfortunate handling of an error condition.” Rich …

One of these things is not like the other… h/t J. Swift

Who recently said this? “The momentum is with us.” A. Jet’s Head Coach Rex Ryan B. Republican Whip Eric Cantor C. Nancy Pelosi D. Dancing with the Stars contestant “The Situation” Find out here.

“Look, I don’t buy the ‘messiah thing’ when it comes to the real ‘messiah thing.’”

A training tipster just shot us this email: Tom Friedman on the Acela Express 2163 to DC berates an Amtrak employee for not taking his trash quickly enough, telling the guy, “it’s your job! I’m trapped in my seat.” According to the tipster, Friedman had his tray table down and …

It’s safe to assume that the Ohio Democratic Chair featured in this video did not go to finishing school… “If your kids are going to graduate from college, now he or she gets health care, your heath care, while he or she looks for a new job,” Redfern said. “It’s …

From Fark: Not news: Some Republican comes up with a jobs plan for Wisconsin. Still not news: Details his plan in a nifty 68-page document. Fark: Using only 1,015 words in GIGANTIC FONTS True story.