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HARVARD

Former Bush Lackey To Speak At Kennedy School, You Are Not Invited

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Dog-wrangler, pen-fetcher, legendBlake Gottesman, the former personal aide and hand-sanitizer pimp to President Bush, got into Harvard Business School even though he never graduated from college. And now he will divulge his “leadership secrets” at a super-exclusive, by-lottery-only “Brown Bag” luncheon for students at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government on April 2! (We are not sure what these Brown Bag affairs are, but we are pretty sure it will come up in the Matos-McGreevey divorce proceedings.) Our double-secret undercover operative informs us that “a grand total of two ‘lottery’ slots have been claimed.” Hurry up and claim your spot, K-Skool losers! You have till midnight tomorrow. [John F. Kennedy School of Government]


SCANDALS

Spitzer and Wife Used To Be Harvard’s Favorite ‘Power Couple’

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Hey now, who’s that in the picture? That’s Governor of Prostitutes Eliot Spitzer with his wife, Silda Wall, on the cover of 02138, “the lifestyle magazine for Harvard influentials.” They graced the “Power Couples” cover once in the past, in the dreaded Winter 2007 issue. They both graduated from Harvard, you see, making them “Harvard influentials,” like Wonkette associate editor Sara K. Smith. But Sara K. Smith does not have sex with prostitutes. [02138; photo by Jake Chessum, Capsule Studio, New York]


FUNNY PICTURES

Daughter of Wealthy Businessman Enjoys Alcohol At College

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

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At left, Emily Lamont, 19-year-old daughter of Connecticut Senate candidate Ned Lamont, is snuck up on by a nefarious beer funnel-wielding fellow Harvard student (as found by IvyGate, who are either for or against Ivys, we’re not sure). Ms. Lamont surely refused to partake in the illicit goings-on that followed. MORE »


GEORGE W. BUSH

Today’s Two-Minutes Hate Subject: Blake Gottesman

Monday, June 12th, 2006

The guy’s already been the subject of plenty of ink (how many profiles do we need before the press realizes we have a pretty good idea of the importance of Purell to our germaphobe President?), but Time delivers what might be the quintessential “this kid’s going places” story about Presidential personal aide Blake Gottesman. Gottesman, a 26-year-old college dropout, is described as being of one mind with the President, which should be a surprise to absolutely no one. We almost feel bad for the guy, considering that he’s had about 12 pieces written about his proficiency with hand-sanitizer and long-ended relationship with Jenna, but then we recall that his job’s hardest responsibilities include deciding which tchotchkes to save for future library inclusion and remembering which Eddie Bauer catalogs the President hasn’t seen yet. And he makes more than us. Oh, and the Harvard thing. Little bastard. MORE »


MEDIA

Also: This Guy’s Jenna’s Ex

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

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Harvard Student writes best lede of career, all downhill from here: MORE »


PERSONALITIES

Gossip Roundup: ‘A Bit Shaky’

Friday, May 19th, 2006
  • Reliable Source: Tipper Gore at the premiere of “An Inconvenient Truth”: “It ends with a message of ‘we can do it.’ [Al] doesn’t want people to go from denial to despair.” Moby, Lynda Carter, and Queen Noor were in the audience. . . Euan Blair is reportedly deciding between Yale and Harvard graduate programs. . . Ted Kennedy, Mary Cheney, Barack Obama, Tim Russert, Gary Hart, Pat Buchanan, Ariana Huffington, Karenna Gore Schiff, Cindy Sheehan, and Jim McGreevey are all making appearances at BookExpo 2006. . . Sean Penn to play Richard Clarke in upcoming film. [WP]

  • Rush & Molloy: Halle Berry on Barack Obama: “I so love what he stands for and respect him so much that when I met him, I was a bit shaky.” [NYDN]
  • Cindy Adams: Chelsea Clinton was seen paying for her dinner with a “tall, lean dude.” [NYP]

TOP

Madame Chao: Okay, Now We’ll Call Her A Dragon Lady

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

elaine%20chao%20elaine%20l%20chao%20labor%20secretary%20and%20delicious%20dragon%20lady.jpgYesterday we did a little blogging about Labor Secretary Elaine Chao — a.k.a. Mrs. Mitch McConnell (address her that way, she loves it). We asked you for a little scuttlebutt about Secretary Chao. And then the floodgates opened.

After the jump, your catty comments and unverified gossip about our beloved Secretary of Labor.

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EUROPE

Rumors on the Internets: Of Nukes and Unfairly Caged Monkeys

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

* W — rejected for a coffee date and targeted by a nuclear warhead, all in a single blog entry. [Wizbang]
* Anxiously planning your next industry monopoly? Watch out for our Congress who won’t… really… stop you. [Bopnews]
* Here’s 100 bucks for you and your Ford Escort-driving fetus. [AMERICAblog]
* Add Spanish-speaking Orangutans to the growing list of “Mammals With Better Healthcare Options Than Most Americans.” [Right Wing News]
* String a few subjects and verbs together and dangle them in front of an Ivy League kid. [HuffPo]


CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Help Wanted: Donna Shalala Seeks Two Gardeners

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Last month we reported that Donna Shalala, the former Secretary of Health and Human Services and current President of the University of Miami, is living the high-life — while university janitors are trying to unionize and win a living wage. The story was picked up in the Washington Post and the Miami Herald, among other places. Now we bring you this brief update. MORE »


FUNNY PICTURES

Larry Summers: We’ll Miss You and Your Big Mouth

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

Many people didn’t like former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, who today announced his resignation as president of Harvard. Feminists were infuriated by his controversial comments suggesting that inherent gender differences may explain why fewer women than men have succeeded in math and science. Faculty members were incensed over how he handled the departure of a popular dean, William Kirby. MORE »