West Wing Reportage

The White House Soup of the Day, as reported by MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” is…

French Onion.

“This is an easy one,” remarked a high energy Luke Russert who was filling in for Chuck Todd. “You’re going to like this!! FRRRENCH ONION. You can’t go wrong with French Onion. Less on the cheese, more on the onion, that’d be better. Less dairy, more onion. Is onion a vegetable? We’ll count it as a vegetable. Someone tweet me what an onion is.”

The White House Soup of the Day, as reported by MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” is…

Roasted Fall Vegetable.

“It’s spring, so why not give you roasted fall vegetable?” asked a baffled host Chuck Todd. What fall vegetables … Do you import those from Austrailia — the fall vegetables for the spring soup? Anyway, I’m confused.”

The White House Soup of the Day, as reported by MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” is…

Cream of Broccoli.

“Who doesn’t like cream of broccoli?” asked substitute host Luke Russert. “It’s a great soup.” Taking a page out of Chuck Todd‘s playbook, he added, “George H. Bush probably doesn’t like cream of broccoli.” Todd has pointed out Bush’s dislike of broccoli in previous soup segments. We’re just relieved Luke didn’t forget the feature on Chuck’s day off.

The White House Soup of the Day, as reported by MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” is…

Loaded Potato.

“Loaded potato,” remarked host Chuck Todd. “Is this kosher for Passover? Can you put bacon in it? Actually you can’t put bacon in it any week [and have it be kosher].”

The White House Soup of the Day, as reported by MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” is…

Mushroom & Leek.

“Always a favorite of mine, Mushroom & Leek,” cracked host Chuck Todd, who followed up with a pun. “Time to leak…from the White House.”

TIPS FROM THE POOL…INTO THE DEEP END

President Obama‘s pastor at St. John’s Church took an opportunity on Easter Sunday to bash the media. Did the devil get inside his head?

NYT‘s Mark Landler wrote in a White House Pool Report:

“Referring to the messy state of the world, [Rev. Luis León] said, ‘Sometimes I wish I didn’t read the newspapers or watch the television news.’ Rev. Leon went on to dwell on the mystery of Easter and the resurrection, likening it to the global economy, which he also said he did not understand. ‘You ruin it if you try to explain it,’ he said. ‘It can’t be explained.’”

The pastor may want to work on consistency. After ripping on the media, León went on to give the NYT a shout-out.

“But Rev. Leon cited an article in the NY Times, which talked about the renaissance of Mogadishu in Somalia. He said he viewed it as a metaphor for the rebirth of Easter. ‘Now you may say, ‘they’re all Muslim,’ he said, his voice rising a bit. ‘But so what? That is evidence of the resurrection.’ During the Prayers of the People, as is customary, the congregation offered a prayer for ‘Barack, our President, the leaders of Congress, and the Supreme Court, and all who are in positions of authority.’”

What, no prayers for the media?

TIPS FROM THE POOL…INTO THE DEEP END

This won’t win him a White House Pool Prize, but McClatchy’s Steve Thomma gets points for making us think someone was smokin’ something over on the White House lawn yesterday.

March 22

Marine One landed at the White House at 6:42 pm after blowing half the purple leaves off a South Lawn tree. POTUS into the residence at 6:44.

The White House Soup of the Day, as reported by MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” is…

Tomato Bisque.

“Kind of a quiet day, tomato bisque,” said host Chuck Todd in a rather nonchalant ‘I don’t feel like bitching about the soup today’ tone. “I don’t know how I feel about tomato. I’m not going to harp on it.”

The White House Soup of the Day, as reported by MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” is…

Chicken Noodle.

“Doesn’t feel like a chicken noodle time of year unless you have allergies kicking in,” remarked host Chuck Todd with a distinctive whine in his voice. The tone of annoyance begins at doesn’t feel.”

The White House Soup of the Day, as reported by MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” is…

15 Bean.

To the sounds of “Strange Brew” host Chuck Todd announced the soup: “This is always a good one. I should make you try to name the 15 beans — it’s legume, loose definition of the word bean.”