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    Image of thatgirlinnewyork thatgirlinnewyork
    08:09 PM

    In reply to Impressively Evil: Health Care Lobbyists Busted Writing Speeches For Congress. Literally.
    you don't have to track down the source of their words--just follow the money trail: [maplight.org] #healthcare
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    05:42 PM

    In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Gawker Weddings and Their First Wedding Conspiracy Trend
    This was an entertaining read, as ever, Phyllis!. Yet I'm surprised that you awarded +2 points to groom Jesse Weinraub solely because his dad covered presidential politics and the movie business for the NYT for decades.

    If anything, that kind of meta masturbation deserves a -2 score. Lest we forget, Weinraub Père was guilty of romancing studio head Amy Pascal during his "extremely objectively bad-ass" reporting tenure in Hollywood, and also, subsequently, of unleashing upon the world a LAME-ASS play called "The Accomplices."

    Sins of the parents fall upon the children and all that, right?

    That being said, best wishes to the bride & groom.. #weddings
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    Image of shostakobitch shostakobitch
    04:22 PM

    In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Gawker Weddings and Their First Wedding Conspiracy Trend
    Kay Bailey Hutchinson really needs to stop voting to restrict abortion and start making out with Kathleen Sebelius in a slow, deliberate way that gradually crescendos into Delibes' "The Flower Duet" but with sex.

    Unrelatedly, the fact that your picture of Heinz horseradish is really blurry somehow makes this post even better; kind of adds a spicy tang. #weddings
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    Image of MattGaymon MattGaymon
    03:40 PM

    In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Gawker Weddings and Their First Wedding Conspiracy Trend
    After last week I actually checked on my horseradish, and it was so past its expiration. Horse-sad-ish, if you won't. #weddings
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    Image of SidAndFinancy SidAndFinancy
    03:37 PM

    In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Gawker Weddings and Their First Wedding Conspiracy Trend
    Brava, as usual, Phyllis.

    Is it revealing that when I read "a delicious addition to the Bloody Mary you are drinking right now, an important part of Passover" I assumed the antecedent to "part" was the Bloody Mary, not the horseradish, and therefore assumed you meant to type "hangover," not "Passover"? #weddings
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    Image of k122n k122n
    03:25 PM

    In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Gawker Weddings and Their First Wedding Conspiracy Trend
    a friend of mine pretended to be jewish and scammed a trip to israel - but kept running into trouble when he started getting frisky with the locals. you see, my friend is uncircumcised! he's got a month of hilarious bar stories from that one trip alone. #weddings
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    Image of Cassie Cassie
    03:49 PM

    @k122n: Your friends with Tucker Max? #weddings
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    Phyllis Nefler promoted this comment Cassie was starred Cassie was unstarred
    Image of k122n k122n
    05:14 PM

    @Cassie: nope, dude from upstate new york. to be fair, he didn't go to meet girls, he went to explore the culture. he's one of those vagabond traveler guys who sells coconut water on the beaches of brazil just to get his next plane ticket to another timezone. the girls just made it difficult to keep up the ruse in israel. #weddings
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    Image of smithhimself smithhimself
    03:24 PM

    In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Gawker Weddings and Their First Wedding Conspiracy Trend
    The real change in this year's Weddings and Celebrations is that people are fooling around (or married) when they meet their soon-to-be significant other. Then they announce this fact to the NYT reporter during the phone interview.

    I have noticed this change because of your insightful summaries, Phyllis. And truly do believe that this fact shows a significant change in the American mentality.

    Everyone cheats or is tempted to cheat, but now the Grey Lady says it's OKAY, because this is how you meet Mr/Ms Wonderful.
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    Edited by smithhimself at 11/15/09 3:25 PM smithhimself was starred smithhimself was unstarred
    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    03:33 PM

    @smithhimself: Yeah I mean, it's not so much that I'm even judging -- I realize these things are often fluid; in this case, he had been separated for some time -- but it's just the way they compose the articles I feel like I always make it two or three paragraphs away from the end and then get flicked in the ear with some cleverly-worded little aside about someone's divorce becoming final and I do one of those Scooby-Doo whaaa? head shakes and end up having to re-read the entire piece to see if I missed something crucial.
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    Edited by Phyllis Nefler at 11/15/09 3:34 PM Phyllis Nefler was starred Phyllis Nefler was unstarred
    Image of smithhimself smithhimself
    03:55 PM

    @Phyllis Nefler: I've thought about asking you to marry me (and yes, we would be in the NY Times with a photograph of the ceremony).

    But my ex-wife would be at the wedding with a large knife and that would ruin your perfect day...
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    Edited by smithhimself at 11/15/09 3:59 PM smithhimself was starred smithhimself was unstarred
    Image of Mo MoDo Mo MoDo
    03:14 PM

    In reply to Impressively Evil: Health Care Lobbyists Busted Writing Speeches For Congress. Literally.
    Outraged: Pitchfork waving mad.

    Surprised: Not in the least. #healthcare
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    02:58 PM

    In reply to Impressively Evil: Health Care Lobbyists Busted Writing Speeches For Congress. Literally.
    Lobbyists also write the bills that become the laws. So how do we go about buying some for ourselves, instead of letting them all be bought by those who wish to hurt us?
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    Edited by If_I_Had_a_Poodle at 11/15/09 3:01 PM If_I_Had_a_Poodle was starred If_I_Had_a_Poodle was unstarred
    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    02:58 PM

    In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Gawker Weddings and Their First Wedding Conspiracy Trend
    The trends story on French bulldogs left out bulldog weddings. So there's that mountain left to climb. #weddings
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    Image of MattyMcboy MattyMcboy
    03:03 PM

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Mr McBoy and I are planning a gay wedding for our two beloved French Bulldogs, Spike and Gustard. #weddings
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    03:25 PM

    @MattyMcboy: A gay x gay French bulldogs wedding, OMG. It is to die. #weddings
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    Image of pony_express pony_express
    03:25 PM

    @MattyMcboy: Mazel Tov! #weddings
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    Image of MattyMcboy MattyMcboy
    05:47 PM

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: As I told the other half, "That's not dominance humping, dear." #weddings
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    05:48 PM

    @MattyMcboy: Tuxedos, top hats and spats for all. #weddings
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    Image of MattyMcboy MattyMcboy
    06:00 PM

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: well, that could work, but since it's a gay wedding, we were thinking something along the lines of leather chest harnesses and executioner's hoods for the grooms. #weddings
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    07:00 PM

    @MattyMcboy: Oh, sweet. And liver-flavored buttplug chew toys. #weddings
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    Image of MattyMcboy MattyMcboy
    08:15 PM

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: We are traditionalists, you know. #weddings
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    08:33 PM

    @MattyMcboy: Yes, of course. I had a cocker spaniel who ate ***everything*** that was in the trash, and lived to tell the tale. This happened repeatedly, despite modifications to the trashcan, including a brick in the bottom to keep him from knocking it over.

    xxoo, etc #weddings
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    02:49 PM

    In reply to Impressively Evil: Health Care Lobbyists Busted Writing Speeches For Congress. Literally.
    Here's what shows the legs this story will have even among us elites: as of this writing, 700 views for this story, over 4300 for the gossip round up. Again, kudos to Foster for serving up something nourishing along with the dessert. #healthcare
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    04:15 PM

    @TheBusinessGuy: Yeah. The nice thing is, we could shoot free-throws all day with Lady Gaga's Penis while we wish hemorrhoids on Michael Lohan's prostrate, and get King Shit Sized traffic. But that's not the point. I think. #healthcare
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    04:22 PM

    @Foster Kamer: Agreed. And hey, how about that Times piece on the head of Sullivan and Cromwell that bizarrely spends more space on telling us what a nice, unassuming, and short guy he is than it does telling us details of the way he gamed the bailout and regulatory system for his client moneychangers? Apparently if you are short and nice in your private life, it makes up for being big and evil in business. #healthcare
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    04:48 PM

    @TheBusinessGuy: I knew a Sullivan and Cromwell guy. One of my first jobs in New York was helping him set up his apartment on Wall St.

    He had lots of Asian Porn. He was a creep. #healthcare
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    04:57 PM

    @Foster Kamer: An apartment on Wall Street? Hotcha! No wonder he had the Asian porn. It was the only way he could socialize after business hours. By the way, I can remember when, according to common knowledge, a Jew couldn't get near the doors of S & C, which firm did business with Nazi Germany. Now, per the Times, it's run by one of our own. Tempus Jewit. #healthcare
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    02:43 PM

    In reply to Impressively Evil: Health Care Lobbyists Busted Writing Speeches For Congress. Literally.
    It's not really shocking if you're aware, as someone else pointed out, that lobbyists already write most legislation. It's just a little more blatant, a little more shameless, a little more depressing. Fuckers. At least try to pretend like you give a crap about your constituency. #healthcare
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    Image of Buttafooco Buttafooco
    03:42 PM

    @MissNormaDesmond: Amen. There used to be a time when you could shame some of them into admitting their ties when it came to their voting records as it related to their lobbying pals. No longer is that the case. What's even more sad however, is how gullible so many of their constituents seem to be when it comes to their forked tongues. They so often seem to lick it all up based purely on political affiliation. #healthcare
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    03:51 PM

    @MissNormaDesmond: We should be buying our own reps, you know? #healthcare
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    02:30 PM

    In reply to Impressively Evil: Health Care Lobbyists Busted Writing Speeches For Congress. Literally.
    So basically Big Pharma's relationship to Congress is a lot like the one I had with my favorite puppet as a kid. I would slip my hand up its ass and it would say whatever I wanted it to.
    It was an all-too-snug fit.

    Congress in this instance re-affirms the old adage: a cheap whore is never out of work.

    When the history of the fall of this country is written, the cause of death will read "Cancer by Multi-national Corporations."

    This is the greatest, most depressing, post I have read here, and that's going quite a ways.

    Job too-well-done, Foster. #healthcare
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    02:10 PM

    In reply to Impressively Evil: Health Care Lobbyists Busted Writing Speeches For Congress. Literally.
    Sounds very S.S.D.D. (Same shit, different day.) on the hill or as I like to call it...lazy fucking politicians legislating from within a coma.

    Also, Foster, props on the Tribe reference in the lede. #healthcare
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    Image of johnny_carsick johnny_carsick
    07:27 PM

    @Spirit Fingers: i don't doubt it, look at how they act. #healthcare
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    07:37 PM

    @Spirit Fingers: NICE. I was waiting to give someone a star on that. So the next guy in line wins. #healthcare
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    07:37 PM

    @johnny_carsick: Johnny_Carsick, it's your lucky day. #healthcare
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    Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred
    Image of johnny_carsick johnny_carsick
    08:13 PM

    @Foster Kamer: mad props, foster. everyone wins. #healthcare
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    08:16 PM

    @johnny_carsick: Congrats! Great way to get starred.

    @Foster Kamer: One of the best, ever. No doubt. #healthcare
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    Image of ShanghaiLil ShanghaiLil
    01:47 PM

    In reply to Impressively Evil: Health Care Lobbyists Busted Writing Speeches For Congress. Literally.
    That whimper you've been hearing late at night and have tried and tried to figure out where it's coming from? Is there a possum or a feral cat or something dying in your walls? No, it was the last gasp of the Republic. R.I.P. #healthcare
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    Image of burbere002 burbere002
    01:58 PM

    @ShanghaiLil: Stop channeling Gore Vidal....the Republic will endure.

    To paraphrase Winston Churchill: "The Americans will always do the right thing . . . After they've exhausted all the alternatives."
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