LIZ GLOVER-LNS CAMERA SCANDAL LIVES ON! Today’s Reliable Source D.C. gossip chat at WashingtonPost.com is loaded with more talk about that Late Night Shots cretin breaking our LIz Glover’s camera. What next, a major motion picture? [Washington Post]

We were remiss in not linking to this nice Washington Post “Reliable Source” item, which noted on Wednesday that Capitol Hill yoga star/Wonkette videographer Liz Glover and her infamous Barbie-Cam had charmed many evil Main Stream Media and candidates (including the freedom-loving Ron Paul) in New Hampshire during our nation’s first, freezing granite-state primary. [Washington Post]

The Reliable Source’s lead item today is about former White House Faith-Based Initiatives Deputy head David Kuo, whose new book — accidentally released in mid-October — suggests the utterly stunning notion that the White House is playing Jesus freaks for suckers. Predictably, said book has not endeared Kuo to said Jesus freaks, or to his old buddies at the White House. Or, uh, in the “event planning” industry.

Republican fundraiser and promoter Rob Jennings has a very specific beef with Kuo: Guy didn’t pay for 50,000 miniature American flags. So Jennings, naturally, has waited for Kuo to appear on 60 Minutes and then taken his claim to the columns.

Jennings was helping organize the massive “United We Stand” concert in October of 2001 (the Michael Jackson one, not the U2 one). Kuo suggested miniature American flags for all, and seemed to suggest that the White House would foot the $25k bill. They didn’t, Kuo didn’t, Clear Channel ate the loss, the Red Cross got stiffed, everyone saved their grudges in little mason jars until Kuo was worth attacking. Jennings’ email, though, goes a little further than Amy and Roxanne’s write-up:

After talking to Kuo I learned that he was also spending this time leading up to concert trying to help Greg Stevens in his effort on behalf of Michael Jackson and a film producer secure the rights to film a charity video on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial. I believe this producer (a former gay porn director) is now suing Jackson over lost income on that deal.

It became apparent to me that Kuo was using his status at the White House to trade inside the entertainment industry. That was my immediate impression of him after a few conversations. He even mentioned that he and Stevens knew David Gest and had hung out with him recently.

Ok, we don’t know what’s “apparent” about any of that, but “gay porn” and “Lincoln Memorial” were just used within a half-dozen word of each other.

Jennings’ full email is after the jump.

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• Heard on the Hill: Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), in a closed Senate Armed Services Committee meeting: “We need better intelligence. If we had better intelligence in the Civil War we’d be quoting Jefferson Davis, not Lincoln.” (The Senator’s office disputes the word “we.”) … Chris Matthews to George Allen: “Matthews continued, ‘I’m not going to call you Sen. Ma….’ He paused a beat, then continued his joke with, ‘Caucasian.’” [Roll Call]
• Yeas and Nays: The Congressional Softball League fracas continued on into last weekend’s championships… Senator John Kerry chatted with Tim Robbins at Olives Restaurant. [Examiner]
• Reliable Source: Confused readers, possibly mistaking Amy and Roxanne for Rich Coen, wonder why Reliable Source would cover Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. [WP]
• Lowdown: Bruce Willis is not eager to call himself a Republican. [NYDN]
• Washington Whispers: George W. Bush uses and gives out personalized Sharpies… Self-described former “geeky [congressional] page” is performing one-woman play in the Rayburn building. See just how geeky here. [USN&WR]

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• Rush & Molloy: Diane Sawyer most demanding VIP in Martha’s Vineyard. Bill and Hillary Clinton appear everywhere at once. Newt Gingrich pitches Hillary-esque sit-com. [NYDN]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Hillary Clinton and Gail Sheehy catfight looms (first item). [NYDN]
• Cindy Adams: Some guy from Wyoming trashes Ann Coulter (first item). [NYP]
• The Reliable Source: Ken Mehlman wants to share Bush’s b-day presents with all Republicans (second item). Karl Rove stares at the walls (third item). [WP]
• Liz Smith: President Bush a member of the “60 in ‘06″ club. Other members include Diane Sawyer, Liza Minnelli, and Cher. [NYP]

Earlier today, we wondered why so many people were accessing this site by running Google searches for Amy Argetsinger, one of the two scribes behind the Post’s Reliable Source column. We asked: “Was Amy on TV earlier today? Did she hold up that Seven Eleven near the Braddock Road Metro station? Why the sudden curiosity about her?” MORE »

We’ve started compiling celebrity sightings for this week’s installment of Wonk’d, and we seem to have a grand total of four. Yes, that’s right: four. The Reliable Source gals* sometimes have that many sightings in a single day. Boy do we feel pathetic. MORE »

In case you haven’t noticed, around here we have an obsession with Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, who write the Post’s Reliable Source column. (Heck, we even sent them a Valentine’s Day card.) Perhaps it’s because they’re a lot like us: a pair of wild ‘n crazy, gossip-obsessed Washingtonians — except they have 401(k) plans, a spiffy new gym, and breasts. MORE »

Sometimes, our sources can be too reliable. This afternoon, we received an email from one of our bestest pals, Amy Argetsinger. MORE »

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