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    Did You Have an Off-the-Record Lunch With the President Today?

    Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston

    Married Women Outraged on Behalf of Single Janet Napolitano

    Gail Collins Writes The Worst Op-Ed of 2008

    Leona Helmsley Didn't Hate All The Gays, Just The Homosexual Ones

    Andy Rosenthal Compelled To Praise The Immense Mistake That Is TimesSelect

    Once Again, Person With Penis In Charge of Telling Upper West Siders What to Think
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    Image of Grandpapular Grandpapular
    11/06/09

    In reply to Did You Have an Off-the-Record Lunch With the President Today?
    The war with Fox seems understaffed. Where are the ground troops when you need em? #media
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Did You Have an Off-the-Record Lunch With the President Today?
    Oh, dear. Expect another column mocking "Obama the Effeminate" from MoDo on Sunday.

    Nobody puts Modo in the corner . . . unless there's a fifth of scotch in it. #media
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Did You Have an Off-the-Record Lunch With the President Today?
    If you watch that one show on Fox less than regularly, when you hear Mara Liasson, you think NPR.

    One assumes that she got her invite because like a lot of Americans, Ms Liasson has been the White House staffers' commuter buddy for years #media
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    11/07/09

    @Magister: Still, as a true NPR -listening, insufferable liberal, it is very hard to fathom that she works for Fox. #media
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Did You Have an Off-the-Record Lunch With the President Today?
    that's fitting, because Marshall's about as grown up as it gets. #media
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    09/03/09

    In reply to Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston
    I don't see any backlash on Levi Johnston at all. As a matter of fact he is getting more popular in blog write ups. This writer seems a bit out of touch.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    09/03/09

    In reply to Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston
    Yah, I'm thinking Levi isn't so much of a dim bulb, he's actually rather astute. He's figuring out how to maximize his 15 minutes, balancing the cheesy with the semi-interesting. That, I think, could take some people a good while to learn. Hell, even Palin can't seem to finesse the media the same way this oily bohunk has seemed to. Impressive. He may burn out quickly, but the thing that's seemed to keep him alive so far, is doing the rather unpredictable. Other than the natural cheese of Playgirl, I await his next thing...an essay in the New Yorker, a guest spot on the new Melrose Place (that's going to be awful), riding motorcycles with Clooney, Top Chef judge....you just don't know. You just don't know.

    Or VH1 is currently working on, Flavor of My Baby Daddy's Bastard Hockey Stick.
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    09/03/09

    @Spirit Fingers: did you see him on Larry King with Kathy Griffin? Darling. He was so low-key and shy, but he got the joke and worked quite well with KG.

    I would love to follow this lamb as he emerges from Wasilla backwardness to Big City tolerance and awareness. (I'm not saying that everyone in Wasilla is a dummy either...).
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    09/03/09

    In reply to Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston
    Sarah Palin was a mayor and then a governor with administrative responsibilities before she was picked as a vice presidential candidate.

    Obama had only been a senator for a couple of years--MY senator--before he started running for President full time. He never held an administrative position.
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    09/03/09

    @CarolynKay: Which is frightening if you think about it. People voted twice for a woman who can't string a coherent sentence together on any subject other than hunting. Of course people also voted for Bush twice, which proved to be the worst administration in US history.
    I'm sorry, what was your point again?
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    09/04/09

    @CarolynKay: Sarah stop doing that! Go back to writing your book! Here's a crayon so you can finish.
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    09/03/09

    In reply to Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston
    Sarah and Levi are two sides of the same coin. Both saw the chance to get out of Wasilla and took it.
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    09/03/09

    In reply to Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston
    "people are already hating America's babydaddy and rooting for Sarah Palin"

    Further proof that I am not really people.

    I had the chance to drive through Wasilla recently on my way to Denali. I would hop on any chance to get out too.
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    09/04/09

    @Cheruth: "Further proof that I am not really people" should be the first slogan on the next round of Gawker shirts. Brilliant and awesome. I'm stealing this and using it constantly. :)
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    09/08/09

    @PrincessKashmir: Its all yours!
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    Image of lalaland13 lalaland13
    09/03/09

    In reply to Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston
    I agree with most of this, but I think if anyone should be allowed to be a fame-whore, it would be Bristol, since she has a lot more of a connection to Sarah than does Levi. But that won't happen, as she has to stay home and take care of the baby. I feel sorry for her and the kid more than anyone else. She comes from a nutso family, but can't escape because of the baby.
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    09/03/09

    @lalaland13: seriously. I get almost weepy when I think of that pretty girl and her child.

    And who is raising the baby with Down Syndrome? Piper and Willow? I shudder to think of that household. Chef Boy-ar-dee, diapers and guns.

    Who's minding the store?
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    Image of IamnotStarJones IamnotStarJones
    09/04/09

    @Banjo-Sea Kitten: JESUS is raising the kids.
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    09/03/09

    In reply to Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston
    I really think the term "gay icon" is thrown about in general more than it should be. I seriously doubt Levi Johnston is a gay icon or ever will be. Sex symbol maybe but gay icon? He isn't gay, he's not doing anything particularly important for gay people besides giving them masturbation fodder and in fact, I would bet he is more than likely under the impression that Playgirl is read exclusively by women.

    Don't get me wrong, I think he's kind of adorable now but gay icon? I don't think so.
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    09/03/09

    @reluctantwhore: You just don't understand what the term means then. If it is primarily gay people who remain interested in him and are responsible for his spotlight, then he's a "gay icon". That's obviously not where he is just now, but Gawker's just predicting/hoping that's where he'll end up. He was Kathy Griffin's date, and who other than the gays would ever give a shit about that?
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    Image of Beau Nerd Beau Nerd
    09/03/09

    @BBooms: I think you're grossly underestimating the cultural implications of @BookishLookish's lady-crush. Women also enjoy attractive men from time to time -- or so Kathy Griffin tells me.
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    09/03/09

    @reluctantwhore: Stop trying to make 'fetch' happen, Brian.
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    09/03/09

    In reply to Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston
    Collins begins her argument with: "Given the fact that Johnston is a 19-year-old high school dropout whose mother was arrested last year on six felony drug counts, it is conceivable that he is not the perfect arbiter of normal families." No, Gail, that would make him a qualified arbiter of bad parenting.
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    09/03/09

    In reply to Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston
    Now that we know they both had the same endeavor in mind (i.e., pseudo-stardom via professional, paid appearances) it feels like more of a rivalry for the spotlight than anything else, and I'd have to say, Levi is winning hands down.

    The Universe really does take care of the simple people. There's no need to worry about this kid--he's got it made no matter what.
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    09/03/09

    In reply to Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston
    He's a not-very-bright, opportunistic burgeoning gay icon who is making the most of his very limited shelf life.

    She's a street-smart bad girl from the wrong side of the tracks.

    Together, they solve crimes!
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    09/03/09

    In reply to Why Sarah Palin Needs Levi Johnston
    Nice writing, Brian. Seriously good work. Put "Kato Kaelin with a hunting license" on a tee shirt.
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    09/03/09

    @Weegee's bored: I concur. Good job, Bri.

    You may emblazon The "Conservative Succubus" Must Die on the ass of my baby pink Juicy Couture yoga pants.

    p.s. Levi is way cuter than Kato Kaelin.
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    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    09/03/09

    @Weegee's bored: Thanks. I'm wearing mine right now!
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    09/03/09

    @Brian Moylan: Oh, shoot. For a moment, I thought you meant baby pink Juicy Couture yoga pants.
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    09/03/09

    @no I said no I won't no: Only on Sundays....
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