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Barack Obama has a new ad called “Dignity,” and it is all about what a candidate loses in the process of running for President. Ha ha, just kidding! But the part in the end where he strangles the old lady is pretty undignified. [YouTube]

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Did you know that YouTube is actually a secret libtard plot to get people to, uhm, look at little videos of kittens, sports mishaps, inexplicable Japanese game show scenes and quickly removed clips of Angelina Jolie kissing other girls? This is why the “stalled conservative political movement” has finally started its own exciting website with video clips. MORE »

If you’re like us, you’re annoyed that the Daily Show’s list of what Dick Cheney finds offensive and inoffensive, shown on last night’s show, flashed on the screen for about two seconds. Fortunately, we have a screen cap. Here it is: MORE »

Remember the emergency alert system? When your TV emits an annoying, high-pitched noise, shows you a rainbow-colored bar, and says “this is a test, this is only a test, of the emergency alert system”? MORE »

You guys are the greatest. We put out a little request, and you promptly comply: MORE »

Fuck! We sure are glad we don’t work in radio or TV. MORE »

We try to report on all the comings and goings of homeland security hottie Frances Townsend — her Situation Room appearances, her bird flu briefings, etc. MORE »

Congratulations are in order for Wonkette’s original intern, Henry the Intern. Last weekend, he graduated from Bard College at the tender age of 20. Earlier this month, Henry was named a finalist in the New York Times’s “Win a Trip with Nick Kristof” essay contest. (You can read his submission here.)

The indefatigable Henry was kind enough to do a wrap-up of White House press secretary Tony Snow’s appearance on Lou Dobbs last night. You can read his review — accompanied by video clips — after the jump.

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Jackie Kucinich sports a stylish Washington Monument headband. Her cute friend doesn’t want you to know that she’s an intern.

Wednesday night, if you can think back that far, was an absolutely gorgeous evening. We spent part of it enjoying the hospitality of Court TV and Capitol File, soaking in the panoramic views from the Kennedy Center’s roof deck — as well as some sweet-but-not-too-sweet, lemon-flavored libation.

The occasion for the festivities? The opening of Court TV’s Washington bureau, featuring Savannah Guthrie, Fred Graham, producer Bryan Lavietes, and a dozen other staffers.

We said hello to all the usual suspects, hinted to the Court TV folks that we’d love to be on TV — even if it means getting yelled at by Nancy Grace — and loaded up on sushi.

After the jump, pictures from the event (amateur shots by one of your editors, not photos by Liz Gorman, that Super-Hot Girl Reporter). Plus, our report card on the proceedings. Check it all out here.

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After we blogged about the demise of “Commander in Chief” yesterday, a tipster emailed us: MORE »

America may not be ready for a woman president in real life, if we can’t handle one on TV: MORE »

* Reliable Source: Third television pilot for the fall is shot in D.C. . . Bob Woodruff has returned home for outpatient treatment. . . Margaret Thatcher spotted at the Four Seasons. [WP]
* Inside the Beltway: Laura Bush remained “totally calm” while Secret Service warned of threat to Crawford compound, according to Ronald Kessler. . . The White House recently screened a documentary by Jacques Cousteau’s son. [WT]
* Page Six: Is Campbell Brown converting to Judaism for Dan Senor? . . . Bill Clinton “killed two vodkas with lime standing at the bar with the owner” of a New York restaurant while waiting for his takeout. [NYP]