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Because it was nice out, because we had made the decision while drunk the night before, because Liz has a thing for Clooney, and because we care about the people of Darfur, we stopped by the rally yesterday on the Mall. Lesson learned: It’s extremely easy to get into the press tent.

Not a whole lotta text this time, because we’ve written a books’ worth on that damn party by now. So enjoy the pictures, courtesy Liz Gorman, after the jump.

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This is not an immigration protest; it only looks like one. MORE »

Jim McGovern (D-MA) becomes the first congressman arrested this year for reasons other than corruption. (AP) MORE »

George Clooney — who has such love in his heart for our Gotham-based sibling and its Gawker Stalker feature — is coming to Washington. His visit to D.C. is wreaking havoc with the National Press Club’s schedule. Inside Higher Ed reports:

The president of George Mason University and the presidents of Virginia Tech and the University of Delaware were supposed to speak at the National Press Club in Washington at lunchtime tomorrow about the role of academic research in America’s future competitiveness. But some guy named George Clooney is scheduled to talk at the press club about his recent trip to Darfur, Sudan at just about the same time.

A spokesman for George Mason, Dan Walsch, said that [Alan] Merten and the other presidents had concluded that the Clooney speech might draw a few reporters away from the higher ed event, and so they’ve canceled it for the time being. “What are the odds that two internationally known sex symbols would be in the same building at the same time?” said Walsch….

Yeah, we agree, that Sam Brownback is pretty dreamy…

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* Today’s march for immigrant rights passed pretty close to Julia’s Empanadas — tasty! Good planning, Immigrant Solidarity Network. But you might want to change that acronym. (Yes, we know; the INS now calls itself the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. But bad associations die hard.) [Google Maps; Restaurant Finder; ISN] MORE »

Eh, point well-taken; size isn’t everything. Your ability to make someone cry out in a foreign language also matters. MORE »

Sad news. MORE »

A quick check of the sitemeter states shows at least one reader out there is from Florida. So this post is directed only at him or her. MORE »

* Can’t keep your corrupt public servants straight? Consult this list (bulleted, for easy reference) and you’ll sound like you read [Daily Kos] a lot. [Daily Kos]
* When he’s not postcoitally escaping Ann Coulter, Alec Baldwin’s defending his commendation of Bill O’Reilly. Respect Bill’s skills, if not his ability to hold back cheap shots at a Baldwin. [HuffPo]
* All those Mexican flags on the left coast got Michelle Malkin confused. Send Old Glory to the DeskJet and wave her proudly. [Michelle Malkin]
* Running out of ways to disappoint Jesus? Pierce your tongue. Contract Herpes. Share someone’s toothbrush. Increase your odds of being smote by the increasingly hard to please Christ child. [Evangelical Outpost]
* Globalization need not confuse you. India’s money + China’s money = Jars of 7,000 pickles with free dental insurance behind the nutrition labels. [Booman Tribune]

We are just going to second TVNewer’s call for screengrabs (or clips, better yet!) of this (quoting Brian Williams): MORE »

* Jay Tea urges L.A. protesters to refrain from threat-making; real Americans don’t take kindly to it. The blogger compares “immigration advocates” to Seine-side haute protesters, concluding that each group is making unreasonable demands on their respective “system[s].” [Wizbang]
* Michelle Malkin characterizes attendants of the L.A. rally as “divisive militants” and reminds you that their sympathizers lurk in the mainstream. [Michelle Malkin]
* Don Surber believes this is a problem for California — not Bush — to solve. Federal resources remain “better invested” in an undisclosed “elsewhere.” [Don Surber]
* Glenn Reynolds considers the fates of political parties amidst the “backlash” of the protest march. [InstaPundit]
* Mickey Kaus posits immigration, ripe for GOP finesse, as the hot button issue in the midterm elections. Here’s how Republican candidates can play it, with minimal party damage incurred. [Slate]