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Do We Choose Our Own News?
New York Post’s Kyle Smith: Life Inside the Media Bubbles "In this town," Fox News’ Bill Sammon said yesterday of DC, "everything is political." Town? Try nation.
Please Release Me: Granny Panties
Taegan Goddard reminds us of one of the funniest all time press releases: It is dated July 19, 1994, and was issued by then-Senator Howell Heflin’s office. That morning, the Senator had been dining in the Capitol with some Alabama reporters, and suddenly felt a sniffle coming on. The reporters …
Hyper Hill
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This will break Elliot Segal’s heart [Reggie Miller ] Is he just messing around now? [Obama ] Nationals First Pick [Strasburg ]
Famous Friday [Round-Up]
Chris Bowlin is setting up shop in the Senate, Playboy stepped in it with their hate f*** list (big time), Jennifer Crider is now part-time political director and part time hedge-clipper, Jordan Stoick is now a daddy, La Loma had a huge tree fall in front of the restaurant — …
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13 Most Awesome [Bruno ] Tonight Show [Obama ] Career [Family ] POTUS [3 wolf ] Pirates [lasers ]
Rantworthy: Open Letter to the Airline Industry
Something on your mind? Need to Rant? Email [email protected] Rantworthy: Open Letter to the Airline Industry Dear Airline Industry, It’s been a while since we talked and I’d like to address a few issues with you if you’ll take time out of your busy schedule of practicing the hammer throw …
Postcards from Abroad
A tipster spotted this in a stack of international mail:
Oh, you meant Congress
We thought you meant… um… A good old fashioned headline war is one thing. Completely opposite takes on something as banal as a Congressional agenda are a bit different. Yet that’s what avid hill rag readers got yesterday morning, courtesy of The Hill and CQToday, both of which took a …
Headlines You Can’t Make Up
Washington Independent: Tom Tancredo Staffer Pleads Guilty to Karate-Chopping Black Woman We love the legal brief: "…defendant was walking down the street making offensive remarks when he encountered the complaintant…" Really? That casual? Can’t you just visualize it? "I’m just <making offensive remarks> in the rain…just <making offensive remarks> in the rain…"
$25 Billion for Your Thoughts?
Here’s something to think about on this Tuesday afternoon: Deadspin : David Ortiz Is Still Worth More Than General Motors RELATED : Bill Simmons: When great ones go, it might hurt us more than it does them.
Famous Quiz: Goverment Motors Edition
Who am I? I made millions off of General Motors. My kids attend private school. Hollywood loves me. You make the call: Ken Lay Dick Cheney Hillary Clinton Jack Abramoff Michael Moore Alright, we all see where this is going. Michael Moore jump-started his career on the back of GM …
Confessions of a Beer Blogger
Every now and then you come across something that makes you thankful that 90% of Washington, D.C. constantly updates their every move on Twitter and the blogosphere. This, our friends, is one of those examples. DC Damsel: Confessions of a Beer Blogger: Random Acts of Selfishness I opted to buy …