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Posts Tagged ‘reporters’

Clinton Campaign Hides Reporters In Bathroom

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

This photo is making the rounds fairly quickly, because reporters care about nothing more than poor accommodations for reporters. According to CNN, this is “the Clinton press corps’ less than ideal filing center in the Berger Activity Center men’s locker room” in Austin, Texas. When reporters asked for food, Clinton staffers suggested they eat shit. [CNN via Daily Kos]


Press Is Mad That Obama Won’t Pay Attention To Them

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

He has like a million NEW friends now so he totally ignores his old friendsThe “love affair” between the national press and Barack Obama has taken a turn for the darkly dysfunctional. It appears that America’s handsome Savior Prince has been a bit distant lately. He’s been putting off a weird vibe and not texting them back. Was it something the press said? Is it possible Barry was just using the press for all the free hand jobs? MORE »


People Talk Loudly Over Emcee Chris Matthews at Press Dinner

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

chrismatthewsliz.jpgUh oh, it looks like last-minute emcee Chris “Chinese Bus” Matthews had some problems at last night’s Washington Press Club Foundation dinner. He was trying to talk, but everyone kept talking over him. Alas, he now knows what it’s like to be a guest on Hardball. A Wonkette operative tells the story, after the jump! MORE »


Reporters In Iowa Are Losing Their Minds

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Ice, buses, John Edwards, coffee shops, ethanol, farmers, ice, darkness … is it any wonder the national press corps is having a group nervous breakdown in Iowa? Here are some grim blind-item examples of people with broken hearts and broken minds: MORE »


In DC, Only Fat Gay Hookers Read Holy Bible

Friday, May 4th, 2007

Cum-dumpster ... but for whom?! - WonketteThere’s a great new (or old?) association in town, and it’s very unpopular. The International Bible Reading Association held a big event at the Capitol yesterday, if by “big event” you mean “600 chairs were set up, and a total of 37 people sat down, and most of those were tourists eating their lunch, and Jeff Gannon is the spokesman.” MORE »


Metro Section: It’s Easy To Get Laid If You Have A Job

Thursday, August 17th, 2006
  • Washington reporters use the “indirect occupational status mack technique” because deep-inside, they hate themselves. [Brunch Bird]

  • “DC’s mentality regarding the relationship between sex and status, perfectly encapsulated in a ten second exchange.” [The DC Universe]
  • You’ve made parodies of it’s title for weeks now, you know you wanna see it - Snakes on Plane premieres tonight! [Metroblogging DC]
  • Cropp and Fenty agree to debate, Post refers to it as a showdown - we bet no one shows up. [WaPo]

Update: Journalists Still Unstylish, Also Fairly Catty About It

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

reporter.jpgMystery solved! An operative embedded deep within the media establishment reports: MORE »