Wonkette

• Washington Whispers: 9/11 credited with dominance of cable news. . . Ted Nugent complains P.Diddy’s vote drive is too simplistic. . . Bush writes to crying girl: “Dear Sophia, Thank you for supporting my campaign. I understand someone tore up your sign. So I am sending you a new sign and a signed picture. Please give my best to your family. Sincerely, George W. Bush.” He added, “Best wishes from me and Barney.”. . .Hillary doesn’t want Bill on the trail. . . KE04 to employ phrase “Broken Promises Presidency.” [USN&WR]
• Heard on the Hill: Staffer shares story of intern drug bust: “I didn’t know what was going on! I told the cop she was our intern. He said, ‘We found something.’ I said, ‘I don’t understand.’ He told me: drug paraphernalia.” [Roll Call]
• Inside the Beltway: Pool report: “Most uneventful bus ride. Only notes of interest along way were the smiling guys waving outside Jake’s Exotic Dancers.” [WT]

• Rush & Molloy: In play, Bush tells Blair to back off bin Laden. . . Leno prefers Kerry, Bush team would still rather talk to him than Letterman. Kerry to be on Letterman tonight. . . Parody terms Bush “Unfit for Cancun.” [NYDN]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Kitty Kelley flips out on author after CNBC taping: “You may not say anything slanderous about my book in the future! Do you understand me? I’m putting you on notice!” [NYDN]
• Page Six: Greta Van Susteren shows crazy face in Esquire. . . Chat transcript of married CNN “honcho” and young staffer forwarded to network execs. [NYP, NYP]
• Liz Smith: Linda Bloodworth Thomason makes film featuring Clinton for his library. [NYP]
• Cindy Adams: David Frost to interview Bush, Kerry for BBC, PBS. [NYP]