Strange development: Reporter finds Bristol, Tripp in dreams

“Had a dream about Bristol Palin last night. She lived in my closet with baby Tripp and asked me to get her a rum and coke.” She adds, “This is when you know your job has consumed your life…”
- The Washington Examiner‘s Yeas & Nays gossip writer Nikki Schwab on Twitter Monday.

Colbert cracks on Hayes

“Oh reeeally. If ESP is fake, how does he know what all those people are thinking?” – Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert on The Weekly Standard‘s Stephen Hayes‘s remark on another program that 30 percent of the country believes in ESP and UFO’s.)

Mitchell finds her reality TV niche

“This is a train wreck for Blago: Stewart “you’re either victim …or a sociopath” Now THIS is reality TV.”
- NBC’s Andrea Mitchell in reaction tweet to Rod Blagojevich’s appearance on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” Monday night.

Sign of the times

“Back to reality: at DCA and half the plane is on Blackberries.”
- Burson-Marsteller’s Neil Grace, who had been surfing in California, on Monday on Twitter.

Summer bliss

“We’re so deep into summer I’m forgetting who I’m supposed to hate.”
- Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall in a tweet Monday.

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Former NBC White House correspondent Kevin Corke said adios to DC and hola to South Beach with a Latin-inspired celebration at Lima last night. He’s moving to Miami for a gig as NBC 6/WTVJ’s main anchor.

The party was hosted by Corke’s former NBC colleagues Kerri Forrest, Allison Kaminsky Putala and yours truly, Christine Delargy, and his former ESPN colleague Melissa Jacobs, who’s now blogging at TheFootballGirl.com.

A big contingency from Corke’s NBC days came out, including former NBC Washington bureau chief Wendy Wilkinson, former NBC correspondent Jeannie Ohm, former White House producer Tammy Kupperman Thorp and Sarah Irwin, who’s now at Reuters, as well as plenty of current NBC-ers like Luke Russert and prods Carl Sears and Adam Verdugo.

Some friends from the White House press corps were also in attendance: ABC’s John Hendren, Reuters’ Jon Decker, CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux and Kathleen Koch and Politico‘s Nia-Malika Henderson, as well as Tony Fratto and Stuart Siciliano from the Bush White House.

Also: Pamela Punch’s Pamela Sorensen (check out her write-up here), Neil Grace, Democratic strategist Chris Kofinis, CBS’ Kaylee Hartung and Frank Thorp, and a strong showing from Corke’s frat brothers!

Corke and party hostesses.

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