PARTY CRASH  3:03 pm July 1, 2008

And We Don’t Read Dana Milbank, Either!

by Ken Layne


Here’s Washington Post “local color” writer Dana Milbank drinking somewhere and talking about Wonkette, for some reason, and how he doesn’t read it. And then he gets spooked, because what if Wonkette is actually there, videotaping him, in the form of Our Liz Glover? [Liz Glover]

Hola wonkerados.

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{ 48 comments }

Gopherit v2.0 July 1, 2008 at 3:10 pm

I was wondering where Liz was lately. Embedded with the 101st Typing Blowhards, I see.

It’s really quaint to see Dana aflutter at the loss of newspapers and their “journalistic integrity” that blogs fail to have.
Sorry if the paychecks aren’t as good when you’re honest, Mr Milbank.

Serolf Divad July 1, 2008 at 3:10 pm

OK, where do I fast-forward to in order to see the part where the Arab businessmen hands him an envelope stuffed with Safeway coupons and two-for-one admission vouchers for Six Flags?

NotUrEvryDayWEzl July 1, 2008 at 3:11 pm

OMG you can say “Wonkette” aloud and not get smitten!?! I thought that word was verbotten, like saying Yahweh aloud.

freakishlystrong July 1, 2008 at 3:14 pm

Is that fucking douchbag wearing sunglasses, at NIGHT? I guess the sun really does shine on cool people. GO LIZ!

spencer July 1, 2008 at 3:14 pm

For someone who claims to not read wonkette, he seems to have a pretty good understanding of what wonkette is.

Gopherit v2.0 July 1, 2008 at 3:18 pm

[re=27846]spencer[/re]: He probably lifts material from where when he goes on Countdown and wants to be “edgy.” It’s not plagarism if you get it from a blog, right?

Gopherit v2.0 July 1, 2008 at 3:20 pm

[re=27853]Gopherit v2.0[/re]: uh, here. Somewhere, Dana Milbank laughs at me. The humiliation.

Inadequate Blackmail July 1, 2008 at 3:22 pm

Heh. This video was so dark that he was an Inadequate Black Milbank, amirite?

WIDTAP July 1, 2008 at 3:22 pm

[re=27840]NotUrEvryDayWEzl[/re]: That’s a myth. The truth is if you say “Wonkette” three times into a mirror while holding a flashlight under your chin you will see Ken Lay on the other side of the mirror.

Gopherit v2.0 July 1, 2008 at 3:25 pm

[re=27862]WIDTAP[/re]: As long as you don’t see Larry Craig behind you in said mirror, too.

WadISay July 1, 2008 at 3:26 pm

This guy is obsessed. I watched to the end, expecting to see the top of AMC’s head between his knees.

NotUrEvryDayWEzl July 1, 2008 at 3:35 pm

[re=27846]spencer[/re]: Dana Milbank is aware of Wonkette.

ForeignSickSpecialist July 1, 2008 at 3:42 pm

[re=27875]NotUrEvryDayWEzl[/re]: Dana Milbank is aware of all Wonkette traditions… and he says ‘uh’ more than Hopey Cunningham.

nyhfrog July 1, 2008 at 3:53 pm

I just had an image of Irish monks drinking in a pub lamenting the demise of “scribe integrity”, when someone asks them if they’ve read the Gutenberg Bible.

“What is it yer abite with that printin’ devil machine over by the tavern door?”

freakishlystrong July 1, 2008 at 3:54 pm

That’s cuz teh Wonkette has the snarkiest postingz and the most brutal of teh commettenz on the interwirez…!

pondscum July 1, 2008 at 3:55 pm

[re=27881]ForeignSickSpecialist[/re]: The “uh” thing drives me nuts! And he’s a professional journalist? Isn’t this the same idiot wearing the orange vest and hat in another famous Wonkette post?

DoctorCulturae July 1, 2008 at 3:58 pm

Nice to see the blowhard tradishun is keeping up with teh internets tradishuns.

Lascauxcaveman July 1, 2008 at 4:01 pm

[re=27862]WIDTAP[/re]: Did you mean Ken Lay or Ken Layne? Despite what Ralph Nader says, there is a difference.

problemwithcaring July 1, 2008 at 4:03 pm

So, who is this Dana-lady?

scotterl July 1, 2008 at 4:06 pm

Dana, people who go to Bourbon can’t read. Date rape girls, yes. Read, no.

Harvey Birdman July 1, 2008 at 4:10 pm

Sprezzatura in 3…2…1…

Walter Sobchak July 1, 2008 at 4:25 pm

Wait, at like 1:45, does he say “I was kicked out of the sperm count issue…”
WTF does that mean, or was there a context I was zoning out and missed?

Anita Cocktail July 1, 2008 at 4:28 pm

What a pompous ass. Sorry, Liz, I couldn’t watch that long enough to get to the money shot.

Brutus Harlot July 1, 2008 at 4:32 pm

[re=27881]ForeignSickSpecialist[/re]: I heard if you say Wonkette out loud that the snark hunter enters out dimension and begins to hunt you down. Milbank’s probably got about 72 hours.

travellabyrinth July 1, 2008 at 4:38 pm

[re=27892]Lascauxcaveman[/re]: Ken Lay–ne??

Main Entry:
né Listen to the pronunciation of né
Pronunciation:
\ˈnā\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
French, literally, born — more at née
Date:
1905

1 —used to indicate the original, former, or legal name of a man

2 : originally or formerly called

Rev. Peter Lemonjello July 1, 2008 at 4:42 pm

I had no idea DC had a Stuckey’s.

RuperttheBear July 1, 2008 at 4:56 pm

Here’s something important enough to bring to his attention:

YOU ARE A DOUCHE

Actually, that’s not very important compared to the fact that he’s an asshole.

shortsshortsshorts July 1, 2008 at 4:57 pm

I love how he represents print-journalism as some kind of mecca of answers in this imbalanced world. Fuck you, Dana. I appreciate that you were critical of the war from the beginning, and thank you for being you, but forget this nonsensical bullshit about how high and mighty your print is. Its not. If print journalism wields so much influence, then I blame you, slappy.

slavojzizek July 1, 2008 at 4:57 pm

Three years from now, when they’re explaining why newspapers completely disappeared, they will definitely be looking closely at this video.

hazmaq July 1, 2008 at 5:04 pm

As a card carrying wonkee, I place Dana in the same category as Richard Wolfe of Newsweek, Keith Olbermann, Jonathan Turley of Georgetown U. and a few choice ‘others’ whose sassy, aloof and engorged egos can get me more turned on by sweet whispers of how Yankee Doodle kept it up, than a hundred “Oh
Baby’s”.

Outstando July 1, 2008 at 5:08 pm

“If something is important enough, it will be brought to my attention.”

Sounds like as good an epitaph as can be written for a newspaperman.

Uncle Al July 1, 2008 at 5:17 pm

Dana does come across as a tool in this video, but his columns are usually funny and snarky. And he’s pretty good on MSNBC too. He’s the only reason I haven’t cancelled my sub to the worthless WashPost yet.

bitchincamaro July 1, 2008 at 6:24 pm

Man, two minutes and 14 seconds before the first four letter word gets uttered from a “journalist” with alcohol in the vicinity? Something’s very wrong here.

vicuna July 1, 2008 at 6:27 pm

I’ve heard of a face for radio, but that is a voice for print journalism if I’ve ever heard one. Atonal and self-important. He isn’t a bad writer, though.

graceless July 1, 2008 at 7:31 pm

I had to google Dana Milbank. Does that make me a bad person?

Mahousu July 1, 2008 at 8:20 pm

[re=27911]Walter Sobchak[/re]: He was talking about Skull and Bones.

RuperttheBear July 1, 2008 at 8:49 pm

Here’s a joke. How many Dana Milbanks does it take to change a lightbulb?

(in retarded voice, holding out all fingers) “DIS MANY!”

My apologies to our retarded Wonketteers.

shortsshortsshorts July 1, 2008 at 9:07 pm

[re=28100]RuperttheBear[/re]: No offense taken.

RuperttheBear July 1, 2008 at 9:07 pm

[re=27967]Outstando[/re]: MEMO to Dana Milbank’s attention: “You’re irrelevant.”

Tra July 1, 2008 at 10:12 pm

Um, Dana? Your proud “I do not read blogs” is the 21st century equivalent of “I hate talking to a machine.” You old fart.

Uncle Al July 1, 2008 at 10:48 pm

I just remembered one of the funny Dana M. columns. He was following Hillz around about a month ago and noted that every time she got off a plane, she’d wave as if there were a huge crowd welcoming her–even when there was nobody. Sometimes she’s point and wave– at an aide she had been talking to 3 minutes earlier on the plane– as if she just spotted a long-lost friend.

That’s the kind of funny shit Dana writes that NO ONE else on the Post would touch, because everyone else at the Post is all about not offending anyone, especially George and Laura Bush. It’s like the entire paper is a society column from the 1950s.

Makeithurt July 1, 2008 at 11:11 pm

I feel so much better about myself since reading how despised that ignorant asshole is. Thanks Wonkers!

Mr Blifil July 1, 2008 at 11:53 pm

Give the guy a break. It’s not like he can sit back and talk about how big his cock is.

RuperttheBear July 1, 2008 at 11:58 pm

[re=28120]shortsshortsshorts[/re]: (awkwardly) “Sure, I’d like a hug.” (grimaces)

RuperttheBear July 2, 2008 at 12:03 am

[re=28166]Makeithurt[/re]: Daba? Is that you? You can be relevant, trust me. Get one of those explosive vests (any busy market in Gaza), then hoof it over to Sri Lanka, go to deposit some checks, then BOOM.

Wait.

nevermind

shortsshortsshorts July 2, 2008 at 1:35 am

[re=28179]RuperttheBear[/re]: What is teh problim wid teh retahds? You are a BIJJOT!!!!!

thefrontpage July 2, 2008 at 11:36 am

Milbank is horribly over-rated—he’s not funny, he doesn’t report news, and he’s not that interesting. Can’t the Post tell him to just go back to REPORTING THE NEWS? He’s just not that funny.

Tra July 2, 2008 at 11:52 am

[re=28157]Uncle Al[/re]:

Dana, just because you aren’t wearing the orange vest and the hat doesn’t mean we don’t recognize you.

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