Wash ‘Times’ Perv Fails to Excite Nation, Appeals Only to Fringe Groups
Friday, October 6th, 2006
We missed it yesterday during non-stop Cocktober Surprise coverage, but there’s an update on our old, busted perv from last week: MORE »
We missed it yesterday during non-stop Cocktober Surprise coverage, but there’s an update on our old, busted perv from last week: MORE »
Earlier today, we wondered why so many people were accessing this site by running Google searches for Amy Argetsinger, one of the two scribes behind the Post’s Reliable Source column. We asked: “Was Amy on TV earlier today? Did she hold up that Seven Eleven near the Braddock Road Metro station? Why the sudden curiosity about her?” MORE »
We’ve started compiling celebrity sightings for this week’s installment of Wonk’d, and we seem to have a grand total of four. Yes, that’s right: four. The Reliable Source gals* sometimes have that many sightings in a single day. Boy do we feel pathetic. MORE »
In case you haven’t noticed, around here we have an obsession with Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, who write the Post’s Reliable Source column. (Heck, we even sent them a Valentine’s Day card.) Perhaps it’s because they’re a lot like us: a pair of wild ‘n crazy, gossip-obsessed Washingtonians — except they have 401(k) plans, a spiffy new gym, and breasts. MORE »
Sometimes, our sources can be too reliable. This afternoon, we received an email from one of our bestest pals, Amy Argetsinger. MORE »
* 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]
• Reliable Source: Steven Spielberg hired Mike McCurry to build beltway buzz about “Munich”. . . Dedicated reader counts the number of exclamation points used by Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts. [WP]
We asked you people how you thought Lucky Strike’s local media bowling challenge would play out and have received…well…let’s call it “many” predictions:
•The reporters from the Post will cheat, then write a thousand word rumination about falling standards of integrity in the bowling world.
•George Will, in the end, is too blue-blooded to deign to be caught bowling, even at Lucky Strike.
•The staff of the Washingtonian just won’t be able to get over how fun! and original! and cheap! this sport is! They will decide to go bowling several times a year, and always in the exact same way.
•Dana Milbank bowls a 75, because he is a pussy.
•The Examiner’s will be escorted out of the bowling alley when no one agrees to vouch for whether or not they are a media outlet. [I'd be surprised, actually, if they could deal with a game that requires them to use a black ball to knock over white pins. --Ed.]
•The Washington Times staff will get drunk, then start suspiciously eyeing any hispanics working at the alley.
•and of course, Cokie Roberts will bring her own ball, natch.
Wonkette’s predictions, after the jump: