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Adam Clymer Kissing the Conservative Ring
Mary Ann Akers soberly files: Major-League [Expletive] Newsman Finds Redemption [The Panama Canal?] Politicians who have been maligned by the media find redemption all the time. So why shouldn’t that be the case for journalists who have been maligned by politicians? It seems to have happened for Adam Clymer, the …
Inside look at DC’s latest attraction
Danny Glover’s latest project, Eyeblast TV, tours DC’s latest attraction, the “Newseum.”
Lloyd!!!
Following his Entourage brother Ari – Rahm still holding out for the biggest deal Ambinder: Rahm’s the Only One Now, Rep. Rahm Emanuel is the only Illinois superdelegate who hasn’t taken sides.
HotAir booking dept. all aces for Captain Ed
Amanda Carpenter and Ed Morrisey are knocking out the cable news outlets!
Explain me something …
If the McCain campaign is dumb enough to fire a blogger for posting an Obama video, shouldn’t they consider letting Meghan McCain go for posting this terrible YouTube clip? [for the love of hypocrisy]
My editor called and you need to move up your engagement
A story of love, Washington Post deadlines, commodities prices and Whole Foods [famousDC Love] Last week, while reporting a story about high gold prices, Washington Post staff writer Ylan Q. Mui asked District resident Noah Cuttler what effect the rising costs would have on his plans to surprise his girlfriend, …
Reagan to Endorse McCain
ABC is reporting that McCain will receive the endorsement of former first lady Nancy Reagan Tuesday evening in Los Angeles.
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WaPo publi$her makes more than the President [hat tip — fishbowldc] Grab your jacket [global warming warning] The 24-hour news cycle [the fix] What does Karl Rove read? [FamousDC?] Foxhole Productions expands [team McCain]
Capitol Hill Jock Jam
Who knew that Capitol Hill was littered with such athletic talent. Politico has the story: … For some politicians – such as former Major League Baseball pitcher and current Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.), and former NFL quarterback and current Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) – athletic endeavors have served as a …
Dr. Death wants to be your congressman
Assisted-suicide guru Jack Kevorkian has tossed his political hat into the ring and is running for office. According to reports, he’s running in Michigan to unseat Rep. Joe Knollenberg. Kevorkian, who recently spent time in the slammer for killing a man, will apparently run for office from his death bed …
Clinton: So I might have lied a bit
Last week we wrote about Clinton’s oh so dangerous trip to Bosnia in 1996…Well, turns out the lady that wants to be your next commander in chief fabricated her account and never really ran from the hail of gunfire she once claimed. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she …
Campaigning 101: How to excite your base
This lesson in how to run for office is magical. Trust me.
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One fan’s very happy car accident
Imagine this… You’re hustling back to work from a doctor’s appointment, you’ve got plenty on your mind, you’re doing your best to manange the DC traffic and all of a sudden, bam, you smash into the back of a SUV. You’re day is ruined, right? Well, not if you’re a …