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What do politicians and political types do besides hold fundraisers and plot the latest childish prank against their enemies? They go to Starbucks! So if you want to see somebody “famous,” in the sense of “seated next to Roland Martin in the fourth hour of CNN primary coverage last year,” you should definitely hot-foot it to your local chain coffee store. After the jump: sightings of luminaries such as Michael Steele and James Carville at the Starbucks; heartthrobs Mitch McConnell and Stephen Colbert schlepping around transportation centers; and twopeat Wonk’d featuree Patrick Leahy at a half marathon.
Have you seen some schlumpy person around town and thought “Where do I know that person, did I see them at the doctor’s office or something?” and then later in the day you realize they’re always in the background in those photos of President Obama and his entourage? Send us reports & juicy details to tips@wonkette.com.
- On Friday I was flying to Louisville, KY. The flight was out of BWI- so I had typical DC to faraway airport schlepping; a morning of MARC bullshit etc… I get to the gate for my Southwest flight when I notice that Mitch McConnell is waiting @ the gate. Anyway, I don’t know if you can do anything with this, but I thought it was funny that Mitch McConnell had to schlep to BWI in the morning to catch a flight on Southwest. I was hoping he printed his boarding pass late and would be in the ‘B’ or ‘C’ section, but he was A16. I tried to sit next to him, but some scantily clad hooker type sat next to him (and he was reading NYT).
- Saw crazy (excuse me, *embattled*) RNC Chairman Michael Steele getting out of a huge black SUV and heading in to the Starbucks on 3rd and Penn this morning around 9am. The homeless guy who always stands outside yelled “Good morning, brotha!” Steele was very conversational, saying “Hey, man, good to see you this morning” blah blah blah. I didn’t stick around to see if Steele gave the guy any actual, ya know, money or anything, or whether he was just boring him to death with his yammering. Maybe just recruiting him as part of the GOP’s new big tent strategy?
- Running the National Half Marathon this weekend I passed the Russell Senate office building, and there was Patrick Leahy standing in the street, waving, yelling “good job runners!”, and holding a camera. He was about 2 feet from me, so I could see and hear that he was very enthusiastic about his cheering. He must have known someone doing the Marathon or Half because I cannot see him out there with his camera at 7:20 Saturday morning in 32-degree weather just to be supportive of a local race.
- I saw Stephen Colbert going into Union Station yesterday afternoon. He was rolling one suitcase, and he appeared to have a concubine, or possibly his wife, who was carrying the rest of his luggage. Our eyes briefly met and I silently willed him to tell me a joke. He ignored me.
- I recently moved to New Orleans, and like many grad students, I sling lattes at a local Starbucks. One day, a gentleman came in who I recognized as being “somebody” but seeing as Skeletor is a cartoon character and probably wouldn’t like our Elegant, complex Guatemala Casi Cielo® perfect for fine-dining coffee anyway (he seems like a Nescafe kinda guy), I had no other thoughts on who the guy was. My partners later informed my ignorant self that it was none other than famed political consultant and CNN pundit James Carville. Now I follow current events (or at least read Wonkette daily) just so I have topic starters in case I see him again.
Sounds like Steele was just hanging out with his former campaign workers.
Caffeine is oh so chic! But, you know, I still prefer liquor.
Interesting picture. I didn’t know Hell allowed cameras.
So even the upper-crust of our society are reduced to coffee at Starbucks. Whatever happened to the glory days of three martini lunches, cash under the table, and the company of attractive, disreputable women?
Those were the days, my friends.
I forgot to go down the the Key Bridge this morning. I can haz splosion piktures?
I hope Mitch McConnell had just done the ‘do you know who I am’ routine, the airline said ‘no & we don’t give a shit’ & he got a sad before he started schlepping.
I want to know what topic starters the last contributor has picked up from reading Wonkette.
“Hey Carville. Liz Glover says you reek of bourbon. She’s right. Trucknuts, also?”
Report: Saw Al Franken at the University of Minnesota Gym. He plays squash! It was in the lobby and he was on his cell so I only did a little smile. My friend trumps me anyways, she sold him three suits at the Men’s Warehouse.
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James Carville - I can see him being a secret Caramel Machiatto type. What did he order so I can, as one of those tried and true Starbucks-slinging student types, judge him accordingly.
[I'm going to call out Steele and say he probably enjoys the Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino to reassert he's black and hip]
I just need to say that Liz Glover is really, really cute.
when he is in this area, he goes to the S’bucks at S. Union and King in Old Town Alexandria every morning. Often illegally parks his Lexus and runs in. Shocking, I know.
miss_emish: With all his money he goes to the Men’s Wearhouse? I like Al Franken even more now.
Carville says he’s from Louisiana. So why is he going to Starbucks instead of PJ’s? Something ain’t right here.
While he’s waiting for his latte, I would ask him, Mr. Carville, could you please do that thing where you stroke your neck and make foam come out of your mouth?
Saw Larry Craig at LAX last week meddling in the glory hole.
shortsshortsshorts: How wide was his stance?
Wonkette should have a Blind Items feature and just make shit up, like:
What Florida governor was caught receiving a blumpkin at DFW?
Off thread, but must we look at that cellulite ad every day? It’s horrifying, and I am usually eating something while slacking off at work.
I never thought or Carville as being like Skeletor. He always seemed more like a praying mantis to me.
SmilingMightyJesus: Because PJ’s sucks. Not that Starbucks is better. CC’s Coffeehouse is where Louisiana’s got their coffee, back when people had money for suck luxuries. But there are very few outside Louisiana.
Whoops-Louisianans
Delicious: I was gonna guess Jeb, but I always imagined that he’s more of a blumpkin-giver.
Cool — I’m still infrequenting Starbucks!
prizepig: I like your talking points, but you say “reeks of bourbon” like its a bad thing.
miss_emish: Franken has been an avid squash player for years. Apparently he is pretty bad ass too. He told a damn funny story on NPR Fresh Air about beating Gene Simmons in a squash game, Gene got so mad he stormed out without so much as a “good game dude” or nothing.
Gallowglass: Did I say “ex-governor?”
miss_emish: I used to live in Al Franken’s old neighborhood in Manhattan and I’d frequently pass he and his little boy as they were out walking. They appeared to be straight out of a scene from “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father.” Franken never failed to flash a genuine and friendly smile at me every time we’d pass and it would have been obvious to a blind man how much he adored his son.
Come here a minute: Same here! I can’t tell you how many times I haven’t been there.
Gallowglass: my husband and I call him Gollum.
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Mad Farmer Manifest: I was surprised too. Apparently he’s gonna like the way he looks. Especially quaint because the store is downtown and there’s a Neiman Marcus and that sort of jazz right down the block. Gorillionaire: Nice! I wish I was running that day, the treadmills overlook the squash courts.
Gorillionaire: Gene Simmons is a cum-guzzling fuckface. He’s now trolling for musicians to sign on to his new label - says he’s not looking for talent so much as star power. Thanks for your contribution to the decline of civilization, bitch, try wearing less lead-based paint.
Custerwolf: D’aww. he needs to get to the senate stat. also because I’m bored. Amy is great, but we need TWO senators, plz.
Custerwolf:
You should totally twitter the first sentence of that post.
Mad Farmer Manifest: Thats because she does that crazy yoga in the superheated room.
Delicious: I think we just created it. I want to try: I saw a certain very recently former first daughter sucking a bag of dicks on the lower east side in exchange for a taste (of blow).
WadISay: +1 ftw.
Eating a bag of Dick’s right now.