The whole point of covering a John McCain presidential campaign for a major news outlet is to make (potentially sexy) friendships with McCain and his senior staff, so as to, uh, “know your subject better,” as some have described it. And now they never get to see each other anymore! And Obama is an asshole to the reporters! So this is why the former McCain reporters and aides got together over the weekend for drinks, and karaoke, and perhaps some whining about access.
Here are their names: Jill Zuckman, Laura Meckler, Scott Horsely, Tucker Bounds, Juliet Eilperin, Scott Conroy, Sasha Issenberg, Lizzie O’Leary, Mark Salter, Ana Marie Cox, Adam Aigner-Treworgy, Holly Bailey, and Michael Scherer.
Not that this matters anymore at all. But.
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Any event including Tucker Bounds is illegitimate and therefore pushed to obscurity. Fail.
How far Ana Marie has fallen.
Return to the Wonkette fold, dear. All is forgiven.
“… and the bar collapsed killing everyone.
On a lighter note…”
Oh I think I got an invite to that shindig when I was in DC last week! I would have gone, but my rolled-up tuxedo pants were at the cleaners, and they wouldn’t let me bring my phallic baguette through security. Bastards.
As long as we get some more stories about what the dingbat baby machine did or how big an idiot Joe the Plumber was, I’m good with it.
McPOWs reporters formed their own little ‘Tailhook’ club. Henngh!
You left off the losers tag.
In honor of the campaign, they did a rousing version of Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road.
PUMA poontang!
As soon I get my time machine working I’m going back to kill the inventor of karaoke in a painful way.
Among the list of songs, er, sung:
“Loser” by Beck
“Dancing Queen” by ABBA
“Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis
“Gambler” by Kenny Rogers
“Sucker with low Self Esteem” by Offspring
“Boulevard of Broken Dreams” By Green Day
“Been Caught Stealing” by Jane and Sarah’s Addiction
It only matters if Meghan blogs about it…she didn’t.
Iwant/need/NEED! video of Ana Marie Cox drunk and karaokiing….Please! Please! Anybody! Please!…
…this is like the the loser click from high school! Did they all sit around talking about how much of a “poser” Barack Obama is?
Ana who?
Did you provide this list in case they ‘can’t complete their terms’ or something?
[re=228720]Terry[/re]: No shit. Hope climbing that greasy totem pole was worth it.
Scott Horsley could only report for NPR with that name. haha.
i take it these barbecues take place in that tank we’re always hearing so much about.
Who on earth could get together to actually CELEBRATE or NOTE in any way having to cover, of all horrible, rancid things on earth, the McCain campaign?
These guys should have held a wake, or funeral service–somber, dark and sad–to note the death of having had anything to do with that miserable, horrid campaign.
On the other hand, they were all probably actually celebrating Obama’s election!
[re=228720]Terry[/re]: No. She should stay away.
[re=228720]Terry[/re]: Not forgiven. I recall how horrified I was to hear her badmouth non-conservatives on NPR years ago. Would still hit it tho. In the back if you know what I mean. The way she “likes” it. So they say. Or used to say. Here at Wonk. Ok I’ll shut up now.
Juliet Eilperin is the WaPost’s environment reporter. And she is about to go on maternity leave. So what is she doing partying with WALNUTS?
Did any of them nail Meghan? Or Willow?
[re=228750]Toomush Infermashun[/re]: Close as I could find: AMC and ‘companion’.
Did Cindy flash and share pills?
[re=228783]S.Luggo[/re]: Sorry: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/14/sksmithwithwonkette.jpg
The National Zoo probably would have had a lot better luck breeding their pandas if AMC hadn’t inextricably linked them with teh buttsecs.
[re=228768]thefrontpage[/re]: Maybe these people are Irish. We often have wakes with karaoke. The corpses love it, especially when the singers spill drinks on them.
Win. At least somebody besides Rachel Maddow is answering Ana Marie Cox’s calls.
Good to see reporters are showing the same integrity now as during the campaign.
Sasha Issenberg, drunk and singing!! NOW THAT IS SEXY!!!!!!!
But please oh please don’t say ass and Obama in the same sentence unless the word NICE is in there too. Sasha, I am not sure I am gonna let you out with my daughter if the videos hit the internet!!
We miss you in Philadelphia!-The Obama Girls on Pine Street xo
Is everyone named “Tucker” a complete anus guzzler? It doth appears to be.
Beau Bridges played “Tucker” and he was cool. Then.
I want the skinny on the Fred Thompson campaign bus reunion …
Aren’t they all meth freqs ?
Does this mean they got there on the Buttsecks Eckspress?
[re=228784]Capitol Hillbilly[/re]: No, but she DID do an impromptou duck-molestation.
[re=228992]Arfer[/re]: That was Jeff…not Beau…
o lonely tire swing
teach us how to wash away
the barbecue stains
Wowzers! RackAmerica! A distinct departure from the pixie look on Maddow.
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