It must be Sweeps Week in another version of reality, as Leon Wieseltier, New Republic’s ranking number two funny old man with funny old racist ideas, guest stars on All About Steve, a teevee show, to play the head of the FLO, the Freudian Liberation Organization. [DCist] MORE »

• North Korea is launching a space rocket into Earth’s orbit, which is a known US territory. It’s… not going to like what it sees. [Daily Beast]
• John McCain and Jackson Browne continue to sue each with abandon over the pressing legal issue of when it’s okay to play “Running on Empty.” (Jurisprudence spoiler alert!: never.) [The Caucus]
• HERE, the most radical Marxist subset of spatially-concerned ACORNS, is folding in on itself in an abyss of corruption, as demonstrated by its use of a gritty font in its socialist agitprop. [Ben Smith]
• Disgusting fan-fiction coming out of DC today, as Washington’s most homosexual fat cats fantasize about what they’d most like to hear Barry to scream at them during sex. [Politico]
• Ha ha someone (Jesus) forced Leon Wieseltier to sort of arguably and incidentally go back on calling Ronald Reagan a “fool”, which was a popular put down back when Wieseltier was in a position to throw insults, in the 80s. Winner, as always: The Corner. [The Corner]

Last night, Team Wonkette rubbed elbows with the D.C. media elite, at the third annual presentation of the Michael Kelly Award:

The $25,000 award is given annually to a journalist whose work exemplifies a quality that animated Michael Kelly’s own career: the fearless pursuit and expression of truth. Kelly, who was the editor of two Atlantic Media publications, The Atlantic Monthly and National Journal, was killed while covering the war in Iraq in 2003.

It was a delightful evening, definitely one of the better parties that we’ve crashed attended lately. As media junkies, our heads were left spinning from all the star-spotting: Peggy Noonan! Adam Nagourney! Howard Fineman! Gwen Ifill! Matt Cooper! (But where was FROOMKIN???)

After the jump, additional commentary on the evening — plus fabulous photos, by Liz Gorman. Enjoy!

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