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Michele Bachmann’s Opponent Spares No Expense on Latest Campaign Ad
Some campaign ads cost tens of thousands of dollars to produce. Below is not an example of one of those ads. This ad cost $14. All $14 was spent on pizza – which is all it took to keep two Tarryl Clark campaign interns happy while they fooled around with …
Tucker Carlson Off Ben Smith’s Christmas Card List
Here’s the short story: Politico’s Ben Smith recently stated that the Daily Caller was “struggling” to find its place. Tucker Carlson, editor at the Daily Caller, got upset and emailed Ben: “The Daily Caller is ‘struggling’? What a ludicrous hack job, and stupid. F*ck you.” Carlson later clarified: “I meant …
Photographic Birthdays
Remember to tell CQ-Roll Call’s Tom Williams happy birthday today.
The Bob Woodward School of Dart Tossing: Do It Blindfolded
Bob Woodward’s best work might have been 38 years ago, but that doesn’t mean his ability to speculate is dated. [atta boy] Woodward’s latest speculation: It sent the political world into a tizzy yesterday when Bob Woodward told CNN’s John King, in his familiar robotic monotone, that Hillary Clinton and …
Sarah Palin Takes Her Facebooking Very Seriously
Below is an email message Todd Palin exchanged with Joe Miller’s campaign. Todd is clearly pissed that Joe might not think his wife is qualified to be President of the United States. Joe’s not alone, but that wasn’t even our favorite part. Our favorite line is this one: “Sarah spent …
Famously Tweeted: Howard Kurtz Says Goodbye to the Washington Post
Wow. @HowardKurtz: GOING DIGITAL: I’m leaving The Washington Post to become DC bureau chief for the Daily Beast. Great new challenge. http://bit.ly/b0RCDm Story here.
Tweets Over Time
Milestones: Tom Brady gets his 100th win and a day later @notnotgindy Tweets his 1,000th Tweet. These are special times we’re all living in. To mark this historic milestone @notnotgindy created a graphic of his Tweets over time:
NOW at Night [Pictures]
NOW at Night is the Corcoran’s new annual fall event, planned by the Corcoran Contemporaries to support and celebrate NOW at the Corcoran, the museum’s new contemporary art program. On view now is work by Spencer Finch, whose incredible blue cloud installation glowed on Friday night from Corcoran’s central Rotunda …
Eliot Spitzer Found New Job in Yellow Pages
Didn’t Mr. Spitzer get in a little trouble last time he started calling random 800 numbers? The Hill’s Kris Kitto: 20 Questions with Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker So how did this duo come about? Spitzer: The Yellow Pages. TV hosts have an 800 number you can call.
Oh and by the way the entire Capitol has bedbugs. Sorry.
[INSERT POLITICIANS & BEDBUGS JOKE HERE] POLITICO’s Erika Lovley: Health, safety risks alleged at CVC
There Goes the Witch Vote
Just in time for Halloween. Note: If you support Christine, please ignore the line where she states “I’m nothing you’ve heard.” Buzz about the ad: Chris Cillizza: “It’s an effective ad that both softens the sharper edges of O’Donnell’s public persona while also trying to turn her outsider credentials in …
Pls RT – New Twitter CEO
Evan Williams steps down; Jack Daniels to lead product development. Washington Post: Evan Williams: Twitter CEO no more In keeping with Twitter’s ethos, Evan Williams, the chief executive of the micro-blogging social media site, took less than 140 characters to announce the company’s latest strategic change. He took 133 characters, …
Speaker’s Balcony Trash Talk
BlainR Enjoy it while it lasts … RT @marcadelman: Photo from the best view in Washington. Speaker Pelosi’s balcony! http://yfrog.com/jwxntfj