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Posts Tagged “Madeleine Albright”

condi roundup

Condi Meets Pope, Goes To Iraq, Grows Antlers

Kind of a weird week in Condiland! She had to threaten her staff again, had an awkward moment with Madeleine Albright, and endured the embarrassment of standing idly by as the Pope got kissed by — ew! — Nancy Pelosi. And that was really kind of it! So let's flesh things out the way real journalists do: by making things up! See the pictures and feel the magic, after the jump! More »

12:50 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By phuestis
2,564 views, 17 comments

condi roundup

Lecondel! Lecondel! To Life!

What has Condoleezza Rice accomplished in the past week? The answer is always the same: nothing! What has she been doing, where has she been going? Well, that’s a more complicated question. Each week, veteran Condiwatcher Peter Huestis (also known as Princess Sparkle Pony) provides a summary of the searing wit and infinite wisdom of America’s Favorite Princess Diplomat™! This past week was really fun in Condiland! Like her illustrious mentor, G. H. W. Bush, she inspired a new foreign language insult! It was her birthday! Something about laser helmets! And at the end of the week? OMG, new hairdo. Did you hear me? NEW HAIRDO. More »

10:12 AM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By phuestis
3,602 views, 29 comments

Latest by Bigtex55: Oceans as voidLong shiny tablesAir not pregnantPick a chairFaces without powerCoiffed and coolCondiuru more »

madeleine albright

Madeleine Albright's Disembodied Head to Haunt Your Beer Runs

We cannot be the only ones who’d be creeped the hell out if Madeleine Albright’s ghostly visage popped up on the register while we were paying for our groceries. That hasn’t stopped Safeway, though. More »

11:14 AM on Tue Mar 6 2007
By Pareene
1,119 views, 23 comments

gossip

Gossip Roundup: Madeleine's Garage

  • Reliable Source: Henry Rollins was going to come back, but then he didn’t. Dodged a bullet there, DC… Someone broke into Madeleine Albright’s car, took some quarters. [WP]
  • Yeas and Nays: Some conservatives are apparently going to launch a “funny” “comedy” show… Robin Givens supports Obama. [Examiner]
  • Shenanigans: John Cornyn and Ted Kennedy introduce a bill to have tobacco regulated by the FDA — Obama co-sponsors. [Politico]

1:15 PM on Fri Feb 16 2007
By Pareene
75 views, 2 comments

pat robertson

Yeah, but Can He Do the Thing With the Ping Pong Balls?

Seriously, guys, this is getting ridiculous.
robertsonpress.jpg With faith! Faith in Jesus Christ our lord! And some sort of protein shake. More »

7:34 PM on Mon May 22 2006
By Pareene
265 views, 7 comments

personalities

Gossip Roundup: After Party

  • Names & Faces: Barbara Bush skipped the WHCA dinner. [WP]
  • Page Six: Harvey Weinstein, MTV exec John Sykes, and Madisan Square Garden owner Jim Dolan are collaborating on Clinton’s 60th birthday party… Al Gore: “If I had half the communications skills of Karenna, I’d be halfway through my second term right now.” [NYP]
  • Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Ludacris chilled with Antonin Scalia. [NYDN]
  • Fox 411: Jason Binn threw a Capitol File party opposite the Bloomberg bash; Clooney, Rove, Albright made appearances. [Fox News]
  • Heard on the Hill: Rep. John Sweeney (R-N.Y.) defends his participation in a frat party… Julia Thorne, first wife of John Kerry, dies of cancer. [Roll Call]
  • Rush & Molloy: Pataki will launch his presidential campaign this week. [NYDN]
  • Inside Politics: Powell asked for more troops to be sent to Iraq. [WT]

1:44 PM on Mon May 1 2006
By henry
183 views, Comment

personalities

Gossip Roundup: 'Cozying Ever Closer'

  • Reliable Source: Rep. Cynthia McKinney reportedly “stabbed” Capitol Hill officer with her cellphone; her new haircut may have caused the confusion… Final Four lawmakers put hometown bets on the NCAA game. [WP]
  • Under the Dome: DSCC jumps on Sen. George Allen for saying the Senate is “too slow for me.” [The Hill]
  • Inside the Beltway: Twenty-two House Republicans seek a review of federally funded sex-ed programs. [WT]
  • Page Six: Rush Limbaugh gives “private pointers” to Monica Crowley… “Good Morning America” producer who knocked Bush in a leaked email also wrote of Madeleine Albright’s “Jew shame.” [NYP]
  • Ben Widdicombe’s Gatecrasher: Rupert Murdoch and his New York Post are “cozying ever closer” to Hillary. [NYDN]

11:42 AM on Thu Mar 30 2006
By henry
134 views, 2 comments

Latest by Synoia: "Twenty-two House Republicans seek a review of federally funded sex-ed programs" - a hands-on review? more »

blind items

Guessing Game Results: The Thong

Earlier this week, we asked you for your guesses as to which senior Administration official gave her party guests a glimpse of her thong (which, a reader advises us, is commonly referred to as “a whale tail” — see photo at right to understand why). You gave us some pretty interesting responses, which we’ll now share in these pages. More »

10:12 AM on Thu Feb 16 2006
By dlat
938 views

madeleine albright

Wonk'd: Pretty Slim Pickings

People, come on! We can’t do a celebrity sightings column without your help (since we don’t get out much). Please send us sightings of famous people — yes, we use the term “famous” advisedly, as in “famous for D.C.” — by e-mail. More »

6:03 PM on Tue Jan 31 2006
By dlat
192 views

personalities

Gossip Roundup: The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations

• Names & Faces: "People expect that we can't play, so we always exceed expectations," says Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) of his band, the Second Amendments. [WP]
• Inside the Beltway: Madeleine Albright is writing two more books, including one aout her brooches. . . Ron Christie, aide to Bush and Cheney, is writing a book titled, ""Black in the White House." [WT]
• Page Six: Mimi Fahnestock, infamous intern of John F. Kennedy, remarries. [NYP]

8:44 AM on Tue Dec 27 2005
By henry
51 views

personalities

Gossip Roundup: Too Much Coop'?

• Washington Whispers: Laura Bush had coconut cake with green icing and pink flowers for her 59th birthday. . . John McCain recently met with Jerry Falwell. . . Madeleine Albright used her pins and brooches to make diplomatic signals. . . CIA budget said to be $44b. . . Deepak Chopra will speak to Pentagon employees about managing stress. . . [USN&WR]
• Page Six: Howell Raines suspected as the inspiration for raunchy sex novel. [NYP]
• Liz Smith: Will viewers overdose on Anderson Cooper like they did with "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" [NYP]

7:35 AM on Mon Nov 7 2005
By henry
54 views

personalities

Gossip Roundup: 'Take a Deep Breath'

• Reliable Source: Matt Cooper: "It's a good time to remember that rumors are not the same as indictments, and indictments are not the same as convictions," he said. "So we should all just take a deep breath." [WP]
• Under the Dome: Allen (R-Va.) is a fan of both the White Sox and the Astros. . . Madeleine Albright had guest spot on "Gilmore Girls." [The Hill]
• Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Jim Moore and Wayne Slater, authors of "Bush's Brain," are rushing out a fresh book on Rove. [NYDN]
• Page Six: New book alleges Michael Moore is a "corporate criminal, environmental menace and racist union-buster.". . . Clinton receives "custom-blended Chari-Tea from blonde tea maven" at a fundraiser. [NYP, NYP]
• Cindy Adams: Geena Davis is on the cover of the next "Capitol File" magazine. . . Time is "readying stuff" on Bill Clinton in case Hillary runs in '08. [NYP]
• Rush & Molloy: Clinton might be a shopaholic. [NYDN]

8:59 AM on Thu Oct 27 2005
By henry
42 views

personalities

Gossip Roundup: Big Easy Drinks

• Names & Faces: "Save New Orleans Cocktail Hour" comes to Washington on Monday. . . Capitol File, a "346-page upscale glossy" magazine, launches today; premiere issue features Ashley Judd, Arianna Huffington, Al Sharpton, Wolf Blitzer. [WP]
• Inside the Beltway: Lewinsky reportedly dropped her Jenny Craig contract, losing the majority of $2.1m pay-out. [WT]
• Page Six: David Letterman: "I realize that my show was in trouble the other night when the White House dispatched former presidents Bush and Clinton over to the studio.". . . Madeleine Albright at the Waldorf-Astoria: "And to think, John Bolton is sleeping in my bed! I hate to think what else he's up to up there!" [NYP]

8:31 AM on Fri Sep 9 2005
By henry
91 views