Archive for May 8th, 2009

More from D.C.

Tonight’s welcome reception was hosted by the Washington Post and Slate.com for us. Stephen Hill, the president and GM of WaPo made a few remarks welcoming us to D.C. for the big event tomorrow night.
David Edelstein of Slate.com gave us a quick review of how the White House Corresspondents Association Dinner grew to be such [...]

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Alabama State House Floods

The State House in Alabama flooded, causing the House and Senate to recess as power was shut off in the building. Heavy rains roared through Alabama’s Capital yesterday and flooded the basement and the parking lot for state legislators.
Sadly, it couldn’t wash the stains of ignorance out of the building.

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Cheney finally gets one thing right

In a twisted interview, Dick Cheney says a lot of the same old shit he always does…sneers at the camera and talks about how the Republicans ought to keep moving to the right and be the same petty, losing party it has been since the 2006 election cycle.
But, then..Oh ray of light…he has a moment [...]

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Dispatches from DC

I’m here at the Washington Hilton, in town for the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night. The Brooks Brothers tuxedo is freshly back from the cleaners, the Gucci patent leather loafers are shined to a high gloss and the Tiffany cuff links in their little blue box.
As I passed the Treasury building there were [...]

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