Ronald Reagan Also Had Good Ideas About Shoes
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Peggy Noonan sees the world through a special pair of eyes — eyes that were pried out of Ronald Reagan’s head just moments after he tragically passed away in 1989. How do we know this? Because a women’s website asked Peg about shoes. MORE »
Peggy Noonan sees the world through a special pair of eyes — eyes that were pried out of Ronald Reagan’s head just moments after he tragically passed away in 1989. How do we know this? Because a women’s website asked Peg about shoes. MORE »
Condoleezza Dream Team: McCain and Rice ‘08!
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Each week, veteran Condiwatcher Peter Huestis (also known as Princess Sparkle Pony) provides a summary of the searing wit and infinite wisdom of America’s Favorite Princess Diplomat™!
Condi’s been a gal-on-the-go, a veritable Mary Tyler Moore of the diplotaunte circuit. She traipsed from Switzerland to Germany and then all the way to Colombia and back again. More importantly, using advanced Wonkette Shoe Identification Technology, we can reveal the shocking news that Madame Secretary has shifted her footwear allegiance from Ferragamo to Manolo. All this, Oliver North, and Robert Novak’s wistful dreams of a Condi vice presidency … after the jump!
Each week, veteran Condiwatcher Peter Huestis (also known as Princess Sparkle Pony) provides a summary of the searing wit and infinite wisdom of America’s Favorite Princess Diplomat™!
Condi’s been a gal-on-the-go, a veritable Mary Tyler Moore of the diplotaunte circuit. She traipsed from Switzerland to Germany and then all the way to Colombia and back again. More importantly, using advanced Wonkette Shoe Identification Technology, we can reveal the shocking news that Madame Secretary has shifted her footwear allegiance from Ferragamo to Manolo. All this, Oliver North, and Robert Novak’s wistful dreams of a Condi vice presidency … after the jump!
Dear John,
Monday, December 31st, 2007
Can we talk? I mean, I’m sure you’re busy with the campaign and the rumors and the cancer-stricken wife and the kids and stuff, but this is a little ridick, ok? You’re in Iowa, there’s snow on the ground and it’s obviously fucking cold. I know that there’s some boys handbook in campaigns that says you can’t look manly and wear a coat, but you look a little ridiculous not, frankly. Go get yourself one of those nice tailored cashmere overcoats (or one in black and another in camel, if you insist on matching), they’re soft, you’ll look dashing and you won’t look like some high school kid who won’t wear a coat because he doesn’t want to look uncool. MORE »
Can we talk? I mean, I’m sure you’re busy with the campaign and the rumors and the cancer-stricken wife and the kids and stuff, but this is a little ridick, ok? You’re in Iowa, there’s snow on the ground and it’s obviously fucking cold. I know that there’s some boys handbook in campaigns that says you can’t look manly and wear a coat, but you look a little ridiculous not, frankly. Go get yourself one of those nice tailored cashmere overcoats (or one in black and another in camel, if you insist on matching), they’re soft, you’ll look dashing and you won’t look like some high school kid who won’t wear a coat because he doesn’t want to look uncool. MORE »
Hillary, Can We Talk?
Monday, December 17th, 2007
The first thing I thought upon seeing this photo was that I loved the shoes. I mean, I expected Hillary to wear semi-sexless old lady shoes, in the same way that she seems to always be sporting the semi-sexless pantsuits with the too-long jackets to cover every square inch of her ass and with no nips anywhere to give her any kind of curves. The second thing I thought was about the powerful statement made by a picture of Bill at Hill’s feet, and whether that was a powerful feminist thing or a total dig on the power dynamics in their relationship, but then I got back to the shoes. And then, I saw them in context.
The first thing I thought upon seeing this photo was that I loved the shoes. I mean, I expected Hillary to wear semi-sexless old lady shoes, in the same way that she seems to always be sporting the semi-sexless pantsuits with the too-long jackets to cover every square inch of her ass and with no nips anywhere to give her any kind of curves. The second thing I thought was about the powerful statement made by a picture of Bill at Hill’s feet, and whether that was a powerful feminist thing or a total dig on the power dynamics in their relationship, but then I got back to the shoes. And then, I saw them in context.
Revenge Ain’t So Sweet Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Every week, our Anonymous Lobbyist answers your questions about how laws get made and why they probably shouldn’t. If you have a question about the dirty business of doing business in Washington, Metro Section: Metro Now A Hot Spot, Still A Hottie Spot
Friday, July 14th, 2006
- DC blogger may or may not have been caught on TV thanks to Plamesuit, may or may not have looked cute in gym outfit. [Brunch Bird]
- Your “hottie on metro - m4w” missed connections posting can now be ignored in real-time. [WBJ]
- Senate approves $15M for new downtown library because books in shiny new buildings make people want to read them more. [Inside The DC Bubble]
- General incoherence in advertising be damned, an incredible service is being offered, and soy sauce stains don’t go away by scratching them with your fingernail. [Metroblogging DC]
- DC blogger may or may not have been caught on TV thanks to Plamesuit, may or may not have looked cute in gym outfit. [Brunch Bird]
- Your “hottie on metro - m4w” missed connections posting can now be ignored in real-time. [WBJ]
- Senate approves $15M for new downtown library because books in shiny new buildings make people want to read them more. [Inside The DC Bubble]
- General incoherence in advertising be damned, an incredible service is being offered, and soy sauce stains don’t go away by scratching them with your fingernail. [Metroblogging DC]
Washington Times Hot ‘n’ Bothered over Interns, Flip-flops
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006
Just when you thought all that flip-flop bashing and all those “OMG, our interns are too hot!” stories were totally played out, here comes the Times’ Stephanie Mansfield, late to the party but eager to please:
It’s the unofficial uniform of the summer interns, gaggles of college-age women and recent graduates who invade buttoned-down conservative Washington every summer, bringing a large dose of hotitude to offices from Capitol Hill to K Street.
They’re known as “skinterns.” Those who think “belly shirts” are career wear. If the devil wears Prada, the skinterns wear nada. As if Washington wasn’t sweltering enough.
Um, hotitude? Stephanie, please contain yourself! All Times interns, especially those wearing “…miniskirts, stiletto heals, low-cut spandex tops…” are hearby warned to think twice before getting within arm’s reach of Ms. Mansfield’s overheated desk. MORE »
Just when you thought all that flip-flop bashing and all those “OMG, our interns are too hot!” stories were totally played out, here comes the Times’ Stephanie Mansfield, late to the party but eager to please:
It’s the unofficial uniform of the summer interns, gaggles of college-age women and recent graduates who invade buttoned-down conservative Washington every summer, bringing a large dose of hotitude to offices from Capitol Hill to K Street.
They’re known as “skinterns.” Those who think “belly shirts” are career wear. If the devil wears Prada, the skinterns wear nada. As if Washington wasn’t sweltering enough.
Um, hotitude? Stephanie, please contain yourself! All Times interns, especially those wearing “…miniskirts, stiletto heals, low-cut spandex tops…” are hearby warned to think twice before getting within arm’s reach of Ms. Mansfield’s overheated desk. MORE »
Katherine Harris’ Cruel Shoes
Monday, June 19th, 2006
Last Thursday, we had a brief item on a Katherine Harris staffer who was caught by a reporter trying to bring her shoes to her in the Capitol in the middle of the afternoon. It raised so many delicious questions, but it was so brief. We did learn that the shoe-carrier (a “strapping young man,” per the reporter for the Kansas City Star) was an intern nicknamed Gator, but that bit of color doesn’t begin to describe how hilariously out-of-hand the day went from there. To learn the whole screwball story, join us after the jump.
Last Thursday, we had a brief item on a Katherine Harris staffer who was caught by a reporter trying to bring her shoes to her in the Capitol in the middle of the afternoon. It raised so many delicious questions, but it was so brief. We did learn that the shoe-carrier (a “strapping young man,” per the reporter for the Kansas City Star) was an intern nicknamed Gator, but that bit of color doesn’t begin to describe how hilariously out-of-hand the day went from there. To learn the whole screwball story, join us after the jump.
Katherine Harris: Tested by Sensible Footwear
Thursday, June 15th, 2006
Matt Stearns, Washington correspondent for the Kansas City Star, witnessed a beautiful, surreal scene yesterday: MORE »
Matt Stearns, Washington correspondent for the Kansas City Star, witnessed a beautiful, surreal scene yesterday: MORE »
Chuck Schumer: Pedi-Phile
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006
We missed this unusual statement from Schumer, but thankfully an observant reader passed it along:
Been meaning to note this to you since I heard it. From Schumer’s
opening statement: MORE »
We missed this unusual statement from Schumer, but thankfully an observant reader passed it along:
Been meaning to note this to you since I heard it. From Schumer’s
opening statement: MORE »
Metro Section: Agape at the Shoes
Friday, November 11th, 2005
• “Last night was the actual tour and it was one of the highlights of my time here in DC. We got to see the Oval Office, the Rose Garden, the Press Room and everything in between. . . . Quite frankly my mouth was agape the entire time.” Wait, is Jeff Gannon back? [Information Leafblower]
• “Fenty in ‘06: Suck it, holes.” [DCeiver]
• “I thought I was a happy, decent person. I thought I knew what I wanted. But there’s no way the whole world can be this unhappy and me be happy. I must be wrong. I must be unhappy with everyone else! Can someone please direct me to drugs?” Saying goodbye to Craigslist. [Craiglist]
• WP real estate chat gets to the real issue: Logan Circle construction is going $600 per sq ft. — “My question may be better posed to Carolyn Hax or Amy Joyce, but who are these buyers? Where do they work? And MOST importantly, who do they date?!” [WashingtonPost.com]
• Speaking of housing: “Would I rather buy these Chloe heels or pay rent this month?” With the Chloe heels, you might, of course, get someone else to pay your rent this month… [DCist]
• “Last night was the actual tour and it was one of the highlights of my time here in DC. We got to see the Oval Office, the Rose Garden, the Press Room and everything in between. . . . Quite frankly my mouth was agape the entire time.” Wait, is Jeff Gannon back? [Information Leafblower]
• “Fenty in ‘06: Suck it, holes.” [DCeiver]
• “I thought I was a happy, decent person. I thought I knew what I wanted. But there’s no way the whole world can be this unhappy and me be happy. I must be wrong. I must be unhappy with everyone else! Can someone please direct me to drugs?” Saying goodbye to Craigslist. [Craiglist]
• WP real estate chat gets to the real issue: Logan Circle construction is going $600 per sq ft. — “My question may be better posed to Carolyn Hax or Amy Joyce, but who are these buyers? Where do they work? And MOST importantly, who do they date?!” [WashingtonPost.com]
• Speaking of housing: “Would I rather buy these Chloe heels or pay rent this month?” With the Chloe heels, you might, of course, get someone else to pay your rent this month… [DCist]
