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Posts Tagged ‘paul wellstone’

Gossip Roundup: Tom and Katie to Continue Living on Moon

Thursday, October 5th, 2006
  • Heard on the Hill: Russ Feingold, who hates 527s, loves their dirty, dirty money. Whatever, we like Russ ’cause he sounds like a oft-cranky regular in some midwest bar… Mark Foley started a joint fundraising committee with other Republicans called (wait for it) PROM. Seriously… Fun story about riding a motorcycle with Mark Foley in a parade in 1996. [Roll Call]
  • Yeas and Nays: Y&N: “J/K! TOMKAT aren’t coming anywhere near DC, losers… Marky Mark is shooting a film here in DC. Danny Glover, despite being too old for this shit, will join him shortly. [Examiner]
  • Reliable Source: Post film critic throws objectivity right out the window, films scene in aforementioned Marky Mark flick… George H.W. Bush has a daughter named Doro Bush Koch??? She wrote a book or something. 41 skipped the party to hang with Germans… Li’l Kim, John Kerry. That’s all you need to know, really. [WP]
  • Under the Dome: Susan Estrich does the creepy Ann Coulter hot-if-you’re-a-closet-case pose for her new book… John Boehner writes very first letter, begins it “Dear Letter to the Editor.” Addresses it to “North Pole,” forgets stamp… Sad-sounding Paul Wellstone play is, unfortunately, a musical. [The Hill]
  • Rush and Molloy: Mark Foley’s boyfriend, Florida dermatologist Layne Nisenbaum, isn’t talking to anyone. Kirk Fordham is gay, never slept with Foley. [NYDN]

Gossip Roundup: L’Age d’Or

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
  • Heard on the Hill: 150 boxes marked Tom DeLay and filled with photos, papers, and video tapes were sitting in a Rayburn subbasement Monday. [Roll Call]
  • Yeas and Nays: Senator Robert Byrd advised Barack Obama not to run for President in 2008, because the Senate is secretly better and more important. Obama wisely does not repeat Byrd’s “it’s called the White house, son” comment. Also, the President promptly had an aide sanitize his hands the first time he shook Obama’s hand… Proving that this town desperately needs a good music store, Stevie Wonder was forced to brave mook metalheads at Guitar Center when he needed a new keyboard [Examiner]
  • Under the Dome: President Bush, on the Hill to persuade Congress to abdicate a couple more of their Constitutional powers to him, causes Nancy Pelosi to almost — almost — say something funny… Sundance Channel’s The Hill proves it: Girls fuck Republicans, marry Democrats. [The Hill]
  • Reliable Source: 300 rich people at a polo match scramble to pick up dollar bills strewn across the field. Sadly, Luis Bunuel too dead to film it. [WP]
  • Lowdown: Josh Hartnett plays right into CIA’s hands, giving his moronic support to Paul Wellstone assassination conspiracy theory, discrediting it forever. [NYDN, last item]

Gossip Roundup: Fitzgerald Among the Sexiest

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

Reliable Source: People magazine puts Patrick Fitzgerald under “Smart Guys” in their “Sexiest Man” issue. . . Ted Koppel can do strong impressions of Henry Kissinger and Barbara Walters. [WP]
Under the Dome: Dean Barkley, who was tapped to serve out Paul Wellstone’s term, now manages Kinky Friedman’s campaign for governor of Texas. . . Eight people show up for Rep. David Hobson’s (R-Ohio) pheasant-hunting fundraiser. . . The Kennedys, Kerry, Hillary, and Scarborough honor Robert F. Kennedy on his 80th birthday. . . Spokesmen for DeLay and Hillary are awarded “Flak Jacket” honors. [The Hill]
Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Rove’s attorney may have purchased an “I Love Karl Rove” shirt. [NYDN]


Gossip Roundup: Dancing Across Party Lines

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

Reliable Source: Dick and Lynne Cheney, Stephen Breyer, and Karen Hughes attend book party for Elizabeth Ironside hosted by her husband, British Ambassador Sir David Manning. . . Offices of Mary Bono (R-Calif.) and Connie Mack (R-Fla.) deny congressional romance. [WP]
Under the Dome: Some blame Hillary for “Carpetbagger Curse” on the Yankees. . . Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) fits into Democratic gala by dancing. . . Former aide to Wellstone will publish guide for progressive candidates. [The Hill]
Inside Politics: Prosecutors lack physical evidence for money-laundering charge against DeLay. . . National Review calls for Miers to withdraw her nomination. [WT]