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EXCLUSIVE: Wonkette Interviews ‘Washington’s Only Wasillan,’ On Gchat

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

There’s a big VP debate watch party tomorrow night in Washington, D.C., at the James Hoban’s bar in Dupont Circle, and its guest of honor will be a gal named “Elizabeth.” Elizabeth, for those of you not IN-THE-KNOW, is the most famous celebrity in the world now, as she is “the only Wasilla resident living in Washington, DC.” Can you even imagine how rich she must be now? And yet, Elizabeth was kind enough to let your associate editor Gchat her in the middle of the day for an informal interview. Among other topics, we discuss Wasilla’s famed retail outlets, meth, moose guts, what Bristol Palin’s REALLY LIKE, and Palin’s years as Wasilla mayor. Does Elizabeth like her hometown VP candidate? Well, here’s a hint: this party tomorrow night is doubling as an Obama fundraiser. Interview below! MORE »


Angry Obama Finally Learns To Use ‘Code Words’!

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

We should all thank the nation’s first black president, Bill Clinton, for one thing tonight: getting that whiny runt Obama to learn the use of “code words,” a great tool for defeating Republicans. MAYBE THIS IS BILL’S STRATEGY? MORE »


Terrorists Tire of Iraq, Attack U.S. Wal-Mart

Monday, January 15th, 2007

The Next Jihadists! - WonketteFinally, the terrorists have figured out the whole “fight them over there so we don’t fight them at home” strategy and started blowing up Wal-Marts with pool chemicals. MORE »


Rumors On The Internets: The Lucky Punk Inside Us All

Friday, October 20th, 2006
  • Clint Eastwood knows that if George Allen was on that Iwo Jima hill he would’ve made sure it was the stars ‘n stripes flying, not the stars ‘n bars. Unless it was the ’70s, then whatever. [Hotline on Call]

  • Julia Allison learns via NRSC press release that Rep. Harold Ford is just not that into her. [Julia Allison]
  • Laura Bush and George Allen (The Organizer) evite supporters to a grand-per-head fundraiser that apparently does not include dinner. Luckily, all attendees already have the number for the Morton’s in McLean on their speeddial. [The Gaggle]
  • Tony Snow channels his best Lawrence Fishburne, “You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.” [Whiskey Bar]
  • Wal-Mart’s marketing firm is the Mark Foley of public relations. [Young Manhattanite]
  • Overwhelming majority of Democrats feel the #1 issue in the midterm elections is, “What species of alien is Bush really?” [Radar, Hit & Run]
  • Dana Milbank: truly in his element when interviewing candidates on how best to promote “man/boy love.” [Hit & Run]

Daily Briefing: Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come For You

Monday, October 2nd, 2006
  • FBI examines Foley’s computers after Dennis Hastert calls out the Justice Department junkyard dogs. [NYT, WP, Roll Call [sub. req.]]

  • Tom Reynolds (R-NY) will not be “thrown under a bus” by Hastert, over who-knew-what-when Foley info. [WP]
  • Foley not totally evil, was after all, “one of the cool congressmen.” [NYT]
  • “GOP Suburban Agenda” in full effect as Republicans push through small bills that embattled incumbents can use to show constituents they did something. [WP]
  • Supreme Court enters second term, “that will define the new court in both substance and style.” [NYT]
  • Wal-Mart: now hiring anyone who’ll work for 15 cents a day and no bathroom breaks. [NYT]
  • Virginia worries its regal brand identity will be tarnished by one of the overtly racist candidates it plans to elect to the Senate — Leno, Stewart agree. [WP]

Daily Briefing: Kiss And Make Up

Friday, September 22nd, 2006
  • White House compromises with McCain’s crew on terror suspect interrogation techniques. Geneva Convention “remains intact,” but CIA will still be knocking skulls, so “we’re all winners.” [WP, NYT, LAT, USAT, W$J]

  • CDC now advocating routine testing for HIV among all patients aged 13 to 64. [WP, NYT]
  • Wal-Mart will begin offering many generic drugs for $4. [WP, LAT, USAT]
  • Republican offensive enters new phase with the old standby, “Democrats want to tax you into the poorhouse.” [NYT]
  • Army to make larger use of National Guard to get more boots on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, “The biggest challenge is manpower.” [NYT]

Wonkette’s Week in Review: We Love The Smell Of Ignorant Bigotry In The Morning

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

Wal-Mart Image-Builder Celebrates Racism Week

Friday, August 18th, 2006

Wal-Mart’s very own paid Civil Rights Leader/apologist Andrew Young abruptly resigned from his position yesterday after giving an interview in which he said his employer was good for the urban working class. Which is basically what he was being paid to say, except for the extra bit he added about the folks who aren’t so good: MORE »


Wonkette’s Week in Review: What Money Does Buy

Saturday, June 3rd, 2006

* Short week, short review. First thing you need to know is: on Friday, Wal-Mart tried to answer the questions, “Why you acting shady? Why you ain’t callin’ me baby?”, by having Beyonce and Taylor Hicks perform at their shareholder meeting. CostCo admits they were served. MORE »


Taylor Hicks + Beyonce + Unfettered Capitalism = Friday Fun for the Whole Family!

Friday, June 2nd, 2006

UPDATE: He’s on early! He’s on now! MORE »


Rumors on the Internets: Corner-office Dwellers Care About… Stuff

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

* Trust your insurance agent. No, really. [Daily Kos]
* Wal-Mart’s yellow smiley found drinking his severance pay in a Bentonville pub. [HuffPo]
* Listen closely to how people choose to explain themselves; you’ll feel better about not liking them to begin with. [The Evangelical Outpost]
* CEO’s know how to treat the help. [InkWell]
* Don’t blame McDonald’s for making you fat. Blame Beverly Hills residents for making you fat by comparison. [BOORTZ]


When Will the Ethical Nightmare of Sponsored Trips to the Middle of Nowhere End?

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

junkets.jpgThere is, apparently, some sort of Bentonville County Fair going on at Wal-Mart HQ. They’re calling it “Media Eduction” or “Please Write Favorably Of Us For Once Day” (the first one sounds ominous enough, actually…). They’ve invited a couple bloggers to liveblog (sort of) the proceedings, and it sounds like quite a treat: MORE »


Rumors on the Internets: Scrooge McDuck Has His Day

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

* Illegal immigrants are indispensable. Robots can’t be trusted and trained monkeys are just disgusting. [IMAO]
* Wal-Mart baits independent-minded liberals with attractive gay men. [HuffPo]
* The formula to tip your favorite bar wench goes quadratic. [unbossed]
* Katie Couric, an unlikely combination of good looks and literacy, takes a pay cut to move up the ladder. [Outside the Beltway]
* If Congress is a colony of termites and DeLay is its queen, who foots the Orkin bill? [Rude Pundit]