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Need something to do on those boring Monday morning conference calls?  This is a great way to kill time. [rock-paper-scissors] H/T — North Carolina’s Caroline Williams

New York Times’ Ashley Parker: Fake Twitter Accounts Get Real Laughs The person behind the handle @DCJourno, who would not reveal his identity and agreed to be interviewed only via e-mail, said that he started the account in the hope that it might make its targets a bit more self-aware. …

We hope you enjoyed the break. What did you talk about over the grill? Triage or Playboy? Jeff Zeleny & Carl Hulse: Democrats Plan Political Triage to Retain House Eddie Kim: Salahi to Auction State Dinner Dress, Pose in Playboy

NY Times Magazine:  Mike Allen, the Man the White House Wakes Up To Political insiderdom — or the illusion thereof — has moved from Georgetown salons or cordoned-off security zones to a mass e-mail list administrated by a never-married 45-year-old grind known as Mikey. Congratulations to Mr. Allen and the …

Any guesses as to which politician is featured in this story? HE dumps salt on almost everything, even saltine crackers. He devours burnt bacon and peanut butter sandwiches. He has a weakness for hot dogs, cheeseburgers, and fried chicken, washing them down with a glass of merlot. Mike Huckabee? Joe …

Maureen Dowd gave her eye Dr (Jay Klessman) a NY Times shout-out, Mike O’Brien got the President’s reg reform online – FAST, Sen. Dianne Feinstein canceled Heather Podesta’s "first course" lunch, Sean Donahue brought the ‘Citizen’s Briefing Book’ to the pages of Roll Call, Ensign didn’t show up to pitch …

This is the NY Times covering the important matters of the day.  [Just For Men]

If you occasionally dream about having sex with the President, you’re not alone.  Matter of fact, if you are, NY Times columnist Judith Warner would probably love to hear from you.  From her latest column: Many women — not too surprisingly — were dreaming about sex with the president. In …

NY Times: Healing Waters Run into someone just back from a long sojourn to the outback, tanned and rested and suddenly kind, and odds are he’s either wealthy or Buddhist, a college kid, dreamer or life dropout, sometimes all five. Also, Sam Sifton could have the best job in America.

WEDNESDAY — AP: Obama’s stimulus package hinges on GOP vote THURSDAY —NY Times: House Passes Stimulus Plan Despite G.O.P. Opposition

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so we’ll take the NY Times introducing their own media cabinet [released Wednesday] as a compliment. Our favorite cabinet member: Health and Human Services: Jared (from Subway ads) Although, the tipster who sent us this link assures us that our media …

Monday we handed out the FamousDC Golf Clap of the Week Award to the fictional character Martin Eisenstadt who posed as a senior McCain aide.  Turns out Martin, who was quoted throughout the election, duped a whole bunch of people, including dozens of bloggers.  But don’t worry blog stars, for …

According to the NY Times latest piece, Representative Anthony D. Weiner is an absolute joy to work for and admits, “I push people pretty hard.” Mr. Weiner, a technology fiend who requires little sleep and rarely takes a day off, routinely instant messages his employees on weekends, often just one-word …