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They also say the message coming from congressional leaders has been too relentlessly negative. That's all good," said one Democratic governor who declined to be identified in order to talk candidly about a closed-door meeting. People need to know not just what we're against but what we're for. That's the kind of message the governors are interested in developing at the national level." So, which Democrat was playing the familiar game of carping about fellow Democrats?
An Army of Davids Attacks Barry C Lynn npc panelists Last night, the Wonkettes left their respective apartments and headed out into the real world, to attend an exciting event at the National Press Club.
I'm just asking you because I find it's refreshing, and it's unique, and it's not the everyday so I mean, did you -- was your first love a Jewish girl? Wouldn't kick them out of a Human Rights Commission, amirite?"
article is zooming up the New York Times "Most E-mailed Articles" list (and we predict it will be #1 before the day is through). It's about women who "pull a Dina McGreevey," by marrying "a gay American" -- in other words, women who find themselves in "Brokeback Marriages." Here's the money quote from the article, quoting Amy Jo Remmele, whose ex-husband is gay: "A lot of women feel that they were just used as covers, but I know in my heart of hearts he loved me," Mrs Remmele said. It's not like he had Barbra Streisand or show tunes on." You need to look beyond the stereotypical signifiers of homosexuality. Next time around, instead of checking for Barbra Streisand albums, just make sure your husband isn't fucking men.
We Aren't Free Speech Martyrs, but We Can Be Just as Self-Righteous We're working (much harder than we usually work, by the way) on a more in-depth follow-up to our earlier posts regarding the inability of certain members of our Armed Forces to read Wonkette while they're supposed to be defending the nation or fighting terror or whatever. In the meantime, we'd like to once again clarify some things: * We have confirmed from multiple sources that Wonkette is blocked on US Marine corps work computers on at least some bases in Iraq.
Wonk'd: Shopping With the Stars Just because you're famous, or famous-for-DC, doesn't mean you don't need to buy stuff. Usually celebrities can have their household help or personal assistants do their shopping for them. But sometimes they buy their own stuff -- and when they do, Wonk'd sightings are the hilarious result!
here), live vicariously through your fellow Wonkette readers, as they hit the supermarket with Bill Cosby, shop for electronics with Donna Brazile -- and give Dick Cheney the finger.
inside Bill Frist's office: I look forward to bringing the Flag Protection Amendment to the floor at the end of June so we can debate legislation that respects one of the principal symbols of our nation, and appropriately honors the sacrifice and commitment of all those who've acted to protect it. It's like a political Old Faithful, or Halley's Comet, or a Law & Order episode, or an Adam Nagourney piece about the (lack of) direction of the Democratic party -- right on schedule, comfortably familiar. Things would be livened up if the Dems countered with, like, an anti-flag eating amendment, or an amendment against warrantless wiretapping of American citizens without probable cause, or something crazy like that.
They also say the message coming from congressional leaders has been too relentlessly negative. That's all good," said one Democratic governor who declined to be identified in order to talk candidly about a closed-door meeting. People need to know not just what we're against but what we're for. That's the kind of message the governors are interested in developing at the national level." It's interesting that this governor wanted to comment on background, considering that the Democrats are usually all too happy to attack each other on the record.
Gossip Roundup: Stephanopoulos's Nails * Reliable Source: Bush will divert Air Force One today to vote in the Texas primary... David Boies' wife chartered two planes to bring 50 of his best friends --including Tom Brokaw, Charlie Rose, Ted Olsen, Walter Isaacson, Tom Friedman, Ben Bradlee, Sally Quinn and Margaret Carlson-- to Vegas for his surprise 65th birthday party...
He will spend Tuesday evening at a fundraiser hosted by husband and wife Bill Paxon and Susan Molinari, who served together in Congress before becoming lobbyists. I think I'll spend it in Washington receiving money from lobbyists." It's like showing up to your court-mandated treatment center with a flask.
So let's summarize: Wal-Mart hires flacks to find already-sympathetic bloggers and make them... The controversy, per the Times, seems to be that bloggers are too lazy to re-write the blast emails from said flacks and don't disclose where they come from. How will we ever gain legitimacy if you keep giving it away? Ask for a goddam gift card or something, at the very least. Full disclosure: We've met a bunch of very friendly people from Edelman who've never offered us free shit or anything, though one or two of them might've bought us drinks. We're super-excited about that Target that's opening in Columbia Heights, though. Oh, and Wal-Mart is turning us into a nation of uninsured wage slaves, but you knew that.
reported that Donna Shalala, the former Secretary of Health and Human Services and current President of the University of Miami, is living the high-life -- while university janitors are trying to unionize and win a living wage.
Fun with Corrections: The "Bad, But Not That Bad" Edition Here are the highlights from this morning's corrections page in the Washington Post: Because of a typographical error, a March 6 article on sex trafficking misstated the age of a person Jaron R Brice was accused of drawing into prostitution. Brice was acquitted of federal charges that he coerced a 19-year-old woman, not a 9-year-old. While it's still bad to draw a 19-year-old into prostitution, it's not nearly as bad as forcing a third-grader to ply her trade on the playground. The article also misstated the nature of his disabilities. McDaniel is legally blind, and although he has other disabilities, he and his parents say he is not mentally disabled. We'd like to help poor Mr McDaniel overcome the misimpression left in the minds of hundreds of thousands of Post readers.
Daily Briefing: Mission Unraveling * 80% of Americans expect a civil war in Iraq, including 7 in 10 Republicans; majorities in WP-ABC poll have no confidence in either party to find a solution.
WP * Democrats have failed to seize the opportunity of repeated Republican missteps; inability to settle on clear messages and strategies has hindered campaigning.
WP * Republican governor of South Dakota signs bill to ban nearly all abortions; doctors will face up to five years in jail for performing procedure and "legal showdown" is expected.
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