Tuh-Weet! Ana Marie Cox: The news is canceled

By GottaLaff

As far as MSNBC is concerned, Iran, Darfur, health care reform, global warming, et al. have been eclipsed by much bigger news: The death of a celebrity.

Oh that's right. Darfur was never really newsworthy to begin with.

Photo Phun: Ana Marie Cox, Michael Steele at the Big Dinner

By GottaLaff

Twitpics from the Radio and TV Correspondents Award Dinner aka "NerdProm 2":

Michael Aluminuminum must have sneaked a look at Ana Marie:

Nora O'Donnell, Tammy Haddad, Ana Marie Cox Being Considered For DC's Real Housewives?

By GottaLaff

Not-so desperate housewives:

...Patrick Gavin writes about Bravo TV's search for The Real Housewives of Washington, DC. Among the names being tossed around, MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell, Newsweek/Haddad Media's Tammy Haddad and Air America's Ana Marie Cox. O'Donnell's casting is probably a non-starter since she already works for the company that produces the show.

As if they have time for this. But you know we'd all watch...

VIDEO: Ana Marie Cox asks Gibbs about Don't Ask Don't Tell

By GottaLaff

Note: Changed blog title.

Beautiful:



H/t: Shoq (via Twitter)

VIDEO: Rachel Maddow Insanitea

By GottaLaff

If you missed this, you'll hear about it. It was mockalicious and downright hilarious. So, just to make sure you never feel outta the loop:

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Rahmblings

By GottaLaff

Rahmblings:

Ryan Lizza's profile in the New Yorker is today's must read piece:

"Unlike recent chiefs of staff from the Bush and Clinton eras, who tended to be relatively quiet inside players, Emanuel is a former congressional leader, a Democratic Party power, and one of the more colorful Beltway celebrities. He is a political John McEnroe, known for both his mercurial temperament and his tactical brilliance. In the same conversation, he can be wonkish and thoughtful, blunt and profane... And, like McEnroe, Emanuel seems to employ his volcanic moments for effect, intimidating opponents and referees alike but never quite losing himself in the midst of battle."

Here's Ana Marie Cox's Tweet take:

anamariecox OK dived into Ryan's Rahm profile (delaying) it is indeed seriously hot slash fic. “Rahm likes to clean up after cleanup time is over.” about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck

I'm starting to like Twitter.

McCain strategist Steve Schmidt was against Prop 8

By GottaLaff

Ana Marie Cox interviewed Gramm-pa McCain's chief strategist, Steve Schmidt. Here's a snippet:

Towards the end of this election cycle, it seemed to many that Schmidt and the McCain campaign were reverting to themes that seemed almost antique: red-baiting taunts of “socialism” as well as appeals to “real America.” But today, Schmidt rejected those tactics as blueprints for future: “The Republican Party wants to, needs to, be able to represent, you know, not only conservatives, but centrists as well. And the party that controls the center is the party that controls the American electorate.” As to what form Republican centrism might take, Schmidt’s response to an email follow-up question suggests it will be anything but the kind of base-friendly social conservatism of Palin.

From: Ana Marie Cox
To: Steve Schmidt
Sent: Fri Nov 07 08:50:28 2008
Subject: Re: Calling you in 30

the passing of prop 8... any comment?

From: Steve Schmidt
To: Ana Marie Cox
Received: Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: Calling you in 30

I was disappointed with the result

That surprised me. A lot.