If Barack’s fans had made this video — after the jump — instead of Hillary fans, it would somehow be uniting all two Americas and garnering positive citations in Frank Rich’s latest column. She’s not so bad, people, and Barack is a phony. Just check out the enthusiasm Hillary generates among paid performers! MORE »

*HOW MUCH DID THEY PAY FOR THAT ONE:* The kids at Radar hear that the New York Times will endorse Hillary Clinton for president in a weekend editorial. Somewhere Paul Krugman is skipping and singing his favorite gleeful showtunes, while Frank Rich and Maureen Dowd are moving to France in whiny sobs. [Radar]

Bill Kristol, the new conservative crown jewel of the New York Times‘ opinion squad, responded over the weekend to the criticism surrounding his hire. He said it was “amusing” to watch liberal bloggers — hey, we’re more or less that! — have their “heads explode.” Indeed, nothing casually amuses Bill Kristol more than heads exploding, particularly brown ones. Slightly more surprising, however, was the holier-than-thou defense by NYT opinion editor Andrew Rosenthal. My stars, what a self-righteous, harmless-but-slappy little man! He’s just like Frank Rich, but with a few extra tablespoons of Wrong. MORE »

• White House lawyers ask the CIA if there’s any way they can covertly kill the people who have found out about the tapes. The CIA tells them, “no.” [NY Times]

• Oh, and hey New York Times, could you like, report things in a less damaging way? We’re dying over here. [The Hill]
• Apparently it’s important that Iowans go out to vote. [Washington Post]
• Huckabee now has something to lose: you know, this whole election thing. [NY Times]
• Bush orders cuts in nuclear weapons, but we’re not sure if they count as cuts if get rid of them by dropping them on people. [Washington Post]
• John McCain has money and stuff again, demonstrating that he will never ever ever go away. [Politico]
• Jealous much? [Poltico]
  

Tweedy liberals are gonna be groaning over the appointment of conservative Sam Tanenhaus to editor of The New York Times’ Week In Review. In an internal memo, posted in full after the jump, you can see how The Grey Lady in no way takes it’s too seriously. Frank Rich suicide watch at Sardi’s!

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* WP Radio is hiring and Renee Zellweger, George Stephanopoulos and Alexandra Wentworth are in town. [Fishbowl DC]
* It’s always the fatherless, isn’t it? Motherfuckers. [Craigslist]
* Make plans now for the National Press Club’s 29th Annual Book Fair and Author Night tomorrow, and look ahead to ultima-douche Frank Rich this Sunday. [DCist]
* DC Council members plan to reward themselves with a 51% salary increase, because of the great job they’ve done reducing crime and all. [The DC Universe]
* In an online chat today WTOP political commentator Mark Plotkin tried humor: “I’m thinking of hiring an extensive security detail. It’s getting ridiculous. I’m glad I don’t wear cufflinks, they would rip them off as souvenirs.” He was asked, “When did you turn into Bill O’Reilly?” [WP]

We loved the Hugo Chavez show. And then he pulls out the Chomsky … incredible! Sadly, Hugo didn’t fulfill our second prophecy: Guatemalan friendship bracelets handed out to all the brothers and sisters at the UN … except for the Devil guy. MORE »