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Posts Tagged ‘24’

JOHN MCCAIN

Rumors On The Internets: Rock Bottom Is When You Need Terrorists To Save Your Reputation

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
  • Today’s plane crash:Mark Foley::9/11:Gary Condit [TBogg]

  • Bill Clinton, Commander Sulu, and Janet Jackson want you to know that you’re not fooling anyone. [YouTube]
  • If you had today in the “first person to suggest using Jack Bauer to topple North Korea” office pool, you win. [HuffPo]
  • Don’t let alcohol ruin your life. One crazy rave and you’ll be off the sauce for good. [Hit & Run]
  • John McCain can’t get “straight-talk” letter about North Korea into any newspapers, sighs, finds willing blog. [Captain's Quarters]
  • The Interior Department’s smut blocking algorithm has a decidedly liberal bias. [Atlas Shrugs]
  • Florida voters to Katherine Harris: “I sometimes think that all you tell me of knighthood, kingdoms, empires and islands is all windy blather and lies.” [Washington Wire]

DC

Metro Section: Better Than The Smell of Napalm in Morning

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

* The facts have been double checked — dipping your feet in duck shit solves nothing. [Why I Hate DC] MORE »


WHITE HOUSE

Friday Closed Event Fun

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

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Bored with work? Still despondent over our nation’s shaming by Ghana? Your choices for free entertainment today include: MORE »


WHITE HOUSE

Gossip Roundup: Hillary’s Sexual Power

Monday, March 27th, 2006
  • Names & Faces: Memorial concert to be held today in honor of Joseph McLellan, longtime critic for the Washington Post. [WP]
  • Liz Smith: Sharon Stone on Hillary: “I think it is too soon for her to run. This may sound odd, but a woman should be past her sexuality when she runs. Hillary still has sexual power, and I don’t think people will accept that. It’s too threatening.” [NYP]
  • Rush & Molloy: White House staffers said to enjoy “24.” [NYDN]
  • Page Six: Hillary reportedly banned Barbra Streisand from the White House after the singer stayed over while she was visiting her dying father. [NYP]

AMY ARGETSINGER

Our Friends in the Local Media Ruin Our Favorite Shows

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

24logo.jpgSometimes, our sources can be too reliable. This afternoon, we received an email from one of our bestest pals, Amy Argetsinger. MORE »


PERSONALITIES

Gossip Roundup: Poolers Confronted

Friday, February 10th, 2006

* Reliable Source: Sen. Barack Obama on winning his Grammy: “I’m going for an Emmy next year, best supporting actor in a drama starring John McCain.”. . . Richie Sambora was partying with Mike McCurry as news of his divorce from Heather Locklear was breaking. . . John Roberts has friendly run in with Carol Channing at GWU. . . Fictional black president in “24″ receives warm welcome in D.C. [WP]
* Rush & Molloy: Ann Compton and Mike Allen scuffle with one of the Pope’s nuns. [NYDN]
* Cindy Adams: Fictional, “nasty” love affair is written about Bush and Martha Stewart. [NYP]


PERSONALITIES

Gossip Roundup: McCain in a Blink

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

* Reliable Source: After much anticipation — namely by Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts — Sen. John McCain made his cameo halfway through last night’s “24″. . . Scheduler for Sen. Jeff Sessions has been “dealt with” following post of “provocative photo” online. . . Jordan’s King Abdullah spotted at Georgetown Safeway. [WP]
* Under the Dome: Brian Williams confused Sen. Barak Obama with Rep. Harold Ford during State of the Union broadcast. . . Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) hawks hardcover version of “The Constitution in Crisis” report with a introduction by Joe Wilson. . . Colin Powell sings “Happy Birthday” to opera singer. . . Liam Neeson and Holly Hunter play the Lincolns in Library of Congress production. [The Hill]
* Inside the Beltway: Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) is the longest-serving House member. [WT]


PERSONALITIES

Gossip Roundup: McCain Goes Hollywood

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

* Reliable Source: Bush holds public reenactment of Alito’s private swearing in. . . Rep. Jim Moran’s (D-Va.) cell phone rang during the State of the Union. . . Hastert, Specter, Harman had dinner at the Charlie Palmer Steakhouse before the SOTU. . . Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine appears with Sam Donaldson. [WP]
* Under the Dome: Sen. McCain (R-Ariz.) has a cameo in “24″ on Monday night. . . Sens. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Reps. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and George Miller (D-Calif.) viewed the State of the Union from “undisclosed locations” for security reasons. . . Home of Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) was vandalized with video tape while she was away at Sundance celebrating the release of a film about her life. . . Linda Douglass of ABC News is joining NYU as a senior fellow. . . Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) has had enough with Democratic opponent Colleen Rowley. [The Hill]
* Inside the Beltway: Joint Chiefs of Staff complains to the Washington Post about cartoonist Tom Toles‘ depiction of wounded troops. [WT]
* Liz Smith: Bush jokes about seeing “Brokeback Mountain” with Cheney. [NYP]
* Cindy Adams: Web of Jack Abramoff’s influence may only reach the wives and grown children of implicated lawmakers. . . George Pataki makes his fifth trip to Iowa next month. [NYP]
* Rush & Molloy: Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep are losing faith in Democrats. [NYDN]