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Why Are You All So Stupid and Slow?

Betsy Rothstein — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:30:47 +0000

This just in from the Department of Bragiculture…

Breitbart News‘ Matthew Boyle is either looking for someone to Scotch tape a “kick me” sign on his back or else he’s the smartest, most forward thinking reporter in the history of Washington journalism. Both options are possible (but highly unlikely).

In tweets late Monday night, Boyle scolded the Washington Press Corps for being so slow on the whole down with Attorney General Eric Holder brigade. Granted, Holder’s in hot water over DOJ cracking into AP phone records. But in short: Boyle says he told you so.

Exhibit A

From September last year, here’s my investigation showing Media Matters colluding with Eric Holder to smear critics dailycaller.com/2012/09/18/ema…

— Matthew Boyle (@mboyle1) May 14, 2013

Exhibit B

Welcome to the party, Associated Press. I’m glad you’ve learned how bad an Attorney General Eric Holder really is. #WillHolderResign? — Matthew Boyle (@mboyle1) May 14, 2013

Exhibit C

What’s amazing to me is how it took so long for everyone else to see what I plainly saw and reported out for two years? #EricHolder — Matthew Boyle (@mboyle1) May 14, 2013

We reached out to Boyle to find out if he feels vindicated by the latest news out of DOJ. continued…

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From the Dept. of Bragiculture…

Betsy Rothstein — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:30:16 +0000

No offense, but shouldn’t we actually see tangible results of this “creative genius” before RedState‘s Contributing Editor Ben Howe declares your own creative genius? Ben, please report back to us when you’ve found a cure for cancer.

I’ve got my middle of the night creative genius thing going on in my head right now. I wonder how many great ideas I forget when I sleep.

— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) April 30, 2013

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Malkin Wins Breitbart Award

Peter Ogburn — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:30:50 +0000

The Heritage Foundation and the Franklin Center awarded the 2nd annual Breitbart Award to blogger Michelle Malkin at a ceremony in Orland Thursday night. It probably helped that Malkin was also the keynote speaker at the event. It’s an award given to a journalist who best represents the ideals of the late Andrew Breitbart.

While I’m SURE it’s prestigious award and not to take anything away from Ms. Malkin’s accolade, it does seems there are a hell of a lot of awards out there these days. And it gives me an idea. continued…

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‘Top Journalist’ Mike Allen Guesses His Role In Leibovich Book

Eddie Scarry — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:00:17 +0000

If nothing else, Politico, along with its Executive Editor Jim VandeHei and Chief White House Correspondent Mike Allen, come off completely self-aware in the latest installment of their “Behind the Curtain” series. That is, VandeHei and Allen know they’re in no small way a part of D.C.’s often narcissistic, cynical culture.

In the piece, Allen refers to himself as one of Washington’s “top journalists” and he and VandeHei speculate that Allen is the focus of “at least a chapter” in NYT Chief National Correspondent Mark Leibovich‘s forthcoming book This Town.

“We won’t love the book, either,” Allen and VandeHei write. “It is clear that POLITICO and [Allen's] Playbook are portrayed as enablers of the culture Leibovich lampoons.”

Aside from Politico‘s “Behind the Curtain” the story being largely about… continued…

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Site Features Paul Wharton, JT, Redford

Betsy Rothstein — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:00:04 +0000

There are celebrities. And then there are celebrities for D.C. When you think of Real Housewives of D.C.‘s Paul Wharton, whose show, Paul Wharton Style, starts back up again in May, you think amazing blow dried hair, diva, drama, and well, D.C. celebrity. You don’t exactly think Justin Timberlake and Robert Redford.

But Drink DC, a site devoted to imbibing in D.C., names a bunch of D.C. bars where you can glimpse so-called celebrities. All of the aforementioned “stars” make their lineup. Wharton is known to hang out at Napoleon in Adams Morgan and sip champagne.

See the feature here.

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Who’s the Boss? CBS’ Cordes and Danza

Betsy Rothstein — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:41:54 +0000

CBS News’ Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes is linking up with actor Tony Danza for the National Make a Difference Day Awards luncheon set to take place in Washington at the end of April. Cordes will emcee the event; Danza will be the keynote speaker.

Make A Difference Day is sponsored by Gannett Co., Inc.’s USA WEEKEND Magazine in partnership with Points of Light and Newman’s Own.

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CNN’s Piers Morgan Says He’s Not a Fruit

Betsy Rothstein — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:20:27 +0000

Of all the crazy denials that rolled in over Twitter this weekend, this one takes the cake — or the fruit — depending how you want to look at it. But in retrospect, maybe when “fastcatmiles” (a.k.a. Connor Thompson of the U.K.) asked CNN’s Piers Morgan the following question he should have left well enough alone.

@piersmorgan why u not reply to me pears?

— Connor Thompson (@fastcatmiles) March 25, 2013

To which “Pears” actually replied: “Because I’m not a fruit.”

But that’s not the worst of it. continued…

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It’s Wedding Bells for Daily Caller Couple

Betsy Rothstein — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:00:20 +0000

It’s a done deal. The Daily Caller‘s resident couple, reporters Jeff Poor and Caroline May are getting married. Poor proposed to May last night and she accepted. Prior to last night’s engagement, he flew to Nashville to seek her father’s blessing. Editor-in-Chief Tucker Carlson sent a late-night note to staff with the happy news. If not invited, he plans to crash the wedding.

Congratulations to the couple!

But one question…will she keep her current byline or will there be two Poors?

See the internal memo… continued…

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Doonesbury Features C-SPAN

Betsy Rothstein — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:45:54 +0000

C-SPAN has landed in the comics. This time, Doonesbury. And it’s not the first time. The non-profit network is no stranger to editorial cartoons and shows up in them every so often. Check out the one from 1986 when CSPAN2 began after the jump…

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Star-Ledger Blogger Hates CPAC Crowd Warming, Calls it ‘Worst F&@king Thing’

Eddie Scarry — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:00:59 +0000

Sitting in the media center on the final day of the Conservative Political Action Conference was the relatively discreet Paul Mulshine of the New Jersey Star-Ledger.

Conservative comedian Steven Crowder had just taken the stage to introduce the next speaker. “Are you ready?!” Crowder yelled into the microphone three times as a way to warm up the crowd. That’s when Mulshine turned around in his seat and said, “I hate that. I’ve been to a lot of CPACs. That is the worst fucking thing when they do that.”

Mulshine isn’t keen on crowd warming or the people who do it. “I want to strangle them,” he continued. “I’ve been to 10 of these things. Certain lines you hear over and over. And that is the fucking worst.”

Asked about himself, Mulshine told us… continued…

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Congratulations to…

Betsy Rothstein — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:15:52 +0000

Politico‘s Jake Sherman for finishing his first marathon in less than four hours no less. It was the Rock n’ Roll Marathon, which managed to shut down a good portion of the city on Saturday. Quite an accomplishment. And even though this post could well qualify him for the Dept. of Bragiculture, completing a first marathon in less than four hours is actually something to brag about.

Since it’s unclear what running shoes he wore for the big race, we’re taking wild guesses.

I ran my first marathon in 3:55. Fueled by the band, allman brothers, phish and the grateful dead. My goal was to break 4 hours.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) March 16, 2013

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How Can I Make It All About Me?

Eddie Scarry — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:45:43 +0000

When something of national or global importance happens, many people feel the need to share how they relate. Most people would do this in a journal or a personal blog. Erin Burnett, who is Catholic, did it on CNN from Rome last night. NBC News’s Luke Russert gets to do it on a national news website.

The Catholic church elected a new pope Wednesday. That’s a moment of major significance for Catholics for its religious implications but also interesting to the world because of how old the institution is. Here’s what the moment meant for Russert, in his words on msnbc.com:

”I was blessed personally by Pope John Paul II twice: once in my mother’s womb and another time when I was an infant. I attended CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) from when I was six years old till I was fourteen. The church is where I’ve been baptized, confirmed, where I’ve confessed and have even gotten to be a godfather. I graduated from one the world’s preeminent Catholic universities and to this day try to attend Mass (and never miss it on days of obligation). I’m that rare twenty-seven year old that proudly still feels a strong connection to my Catholic faith …”

Russert is rare.

It’s also a serious moment for the congressional reporter to offer some unsolicited sacred advice to the newly elected Pope Francis. continued…

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PBS’ Ifill, CNN’s Amanpour to Give Grad Speeches

Betsy Rothstein — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:30:49 +0000

At least some college seniors will get their final parting wisdom from PBS’ Gwen Ifill and CNN/ABC’s Christiane Amanpour.

Ifill will deliver Wake Forest University’s 2013 commencement address on May 20. Amanpour will address the 2013 graduating class of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on May 23.

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Journo Perks: Miniature Whiskey Bottle

Betsy Rothstein — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:00:19 +0000

BrandLinkDC is at it again — this time, luring in journalists with liquor on behalf of their client, P.J. Clarke’s, for St. Patty’s Day. There will be Irish Pipe and Drum Band performances, food and drink specials, Washington Redskin cheerleaders and more.

We do hope BuzzFeed Washington Bureau Chief John Stanton also received this miniature bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey with the accompanying shot glass.

If he didn’t, we may be willing to part with ours. We hear he has a special fondness for it. He’ll enjoy it more.

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Writer Locks Herself in Bathhouse for 24 Hours

Betsy Rothstein — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:30:04 +0000

If there is one must-read story of the week, it’s the one in Washington City Paper by Sadie Dingfelder, who should be in everyone’s regular reading diet. By day, Dingfelder is the Assistant Director/Site Editor at the American Psychological Association. She’s also a blogger who writes regularly for HuffPost, freelance travel and business for WaPo, and freelance arts for WCP.

To give you a taste of Sadie’s story interests, in January she wrote, “I’m the person who farts in yoga class” for HuffPost.

Did this woman just come out of the woodwork?

This week, Dingfelder writes about the 24 hours she spent at Spa World, an urban dweller’s oasis out in ugly Centreville, Va. in a bland shopping plaza crawling with dangerous Asian drivers. Please, WCP, send her back to Spa World for another 24 hours and let her loose in the saunas. Make her get to the bottom of the sleeping room scandal, once and for all.

Here we offer four reasons why you should read Sadie’s story, but really there’s just one main big one: It will have you laughing out loud.

1. The lede. Any story that starts out like this deserves to be read to the end. She writes, “I am sitting boob-deep in tepid water, sous-viding the burrito I ate for lunch a half-hour ago.”

2. Dumb luck. Some of the things that happen to Sadie in the course of 24 hours are genuinely funny and you get the feeling that she isn’t trying too hard, just that she naturally is. For instance: A. An elderly Korean woman accidentally grabs her thigh. B. She tries to communicate with an Asian masseuse about a shoulder injury, resulting in disaster: “I try to warn her about my injury. I point to my broken shoulder and wince. She looks confused, so I attempt to surmount our language barrier by speaking slowly and loudly. ‘Broken shoulder, please don’t touch,’ I say, feeling like an idiot.” C. She tries to nap by a burbling fountain.

See the two remaining reasons.

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