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John McCain works every day with the only things he loves: domestic terrorists, Idaho bathroom goblins, KKK racists, child fuckers, international terrorists, oil companies, abortions, Mexicans, Saddam Hussein, etc. Quickly email this to everyone, using an AOL or Hotmail account, and add some ALL CAPS. [Reason]

Your associate editor was prepared to go to this funny-sounding debate party last Friday at the D.C. headquarters of libertarian masturbation pamphlet Reason, one for which Bob Barr was invited to yell at Obama and McCain on the teevee, live. Ineffectiveness and vanity on this level is, of course, the very essence of libertarianism. So instead your editor incoherently liveblogged from home, viciously drunk (sorry!) and FAR AWAY from the old yelling octoroon. But Liz Glover went in our stead, and she brought a sidekick! MORE »

Oh well, what the hell, here you go, interviews with Alaskan reporter Bill Scannell, Reason editor Matt Welch, BlogAds boss Henry Copeland, and your Wonkette editors. It is all dark, as is life, the end.

Ha ha, these people are funny because they named their magazine “Paranoia,” meaning they recognize that they are simply insane people with a printing press. [Reason]

We sent our Liz Glover and Jim Newell to the Reason happy hour/cocktail party that the Reason staff has every month to celebrate putting out their monthly issue. And then we waited for the funny report, and the fun video, but it never showed up, so we will just run this transcript that seems to cover what did or didn’t happen. It’s the “new journalism.” MORE »

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin recently explained that medical marijuana cannot be legalized, because parents would sell their children to South Asian Neo-Pirates in order to get that dreaded “high fix.” But now some guy is selling a baby for $1,000 on Craigslist so he can buy more “methamphetamine.” Tom Harkin was right, and medical marijuana is to blame, along with libertarian hippies at Reason magazine who condone this sort of behavior so long as they get a high fix. [Local 6]

On this day in 1935, during the Great Depression, Doctor Ron Paul was born somewhere, in Pennsylvania. Ever since, his online fans have been readying for the 2008 race and the inevitable 2009 inauguration of our 44th president, President Dr. Ron Paul. MORE »

There was a party Friday night for Reason magazine Senior Editor Brian Doherty’s new book Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement. The over-partied duo of Liz Gorman and Intern Nick were given strict instructions to play nice with the Libertarians, while doing reconnaissance on the hot new Reason offices near Dupont Circle.

Your photo gallery is right here and your party report, featuring Nick’s wide-eyed fascination with and slight fear of libertarians, is after the jump.

Reason Magazine’s “Radicals For Capitalism” Party Gallery

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If the new Democratic leadership is scared to death of even saying impeachment, Violent Revolution is unlikely to spice up American life any time soon. MORE »

Cyber-libertarian hero R.U. Sirius asked some Great Minds if America has already become a fascist state, but he also asked Wonkette’s West Coast Bureau Chief (who used to write for R.U.’s Getting It) to answer the question. The somber yet comical results can be found at 10 Zen Monkeys, Mr. Sirius’ delightful new webzine. MORE »

New Republic owner/editor Martin Peretz is a man of many descriptions. We like this one from Jack Shafer: “Self-promoter, braggart, Arab-hater, name-dropper, and bad writer.”

So what’s Marty up to these days, beyond writing unreadable love letters to himself (and Israel!) in his magazine?

He’s writing unreadable love letters to himself (and Scooter Libby!) on a crappy new blog!

Painfully collected samples, after the jump ….

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In case you missed the earlier warning invitation, a reminder: Reason magazine is having a happy hour at the 18th Street Lounge (1212 18th Street NW) tonight, starting at 6:30. The bar is near the intersection of Jefferson, 18th, and Connecticut, and it’s a little tough to see from the street - look for an unmarked door next to a mattress store and walk up. Special guests include most of the mag’s staff, ABC News’ Jake Tapper, and the DC Examiner’s and FishBowl DC’s Patrick Gavin. MORE »

• Bring your paintball gun to MediaBistro’s All Media Party. “Sorry, no interns/students!” and “All guests must be approved” sum it up. 6PM at Agua Ardiente. [ERSVP]

• Meet libertarians, journalists, and Wonkette guest-bloggers at Reason magazine’s happy hour. 6:30PM at the 18th St Lounge. [Reason]
• Doug E. Fresh at Love. $20 at 6PM, includes buffet. [WP]
• Improve your travel photography at the Smithsonian Castle. The teacher is “architectural photographer and Washington Photo Safari director E. David Luria.” $47 at 5:30PM. [Smithsonian]
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington at the First Baptist Church, 1328 16th Street, NW. Free popcorn and drinks (you wish) provided. All donations go to the Campus Kitchens Project. 8:30PM. [First Baptist DC]

• Hott Beat, The Aquarium, Mas y Mas at Fort Reno. The website also says this: “Annual Night of 1000 Cakes!” Why? 7:15PM. [Fort Reno]