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crappy hour
Tales Of Schadenfreude & Sniping From McCain/Palin Campaign Continue
We just can't get enough when it comes to witnessing Republicans eating their own! Luckily, there's more news on that front, so, this morning, the HuffPo's Jason Linkins and I gleefully review the latest, greatest backbiting tearing apart the GOP. More » -
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Photographers Annoyed By President's Stance On Pix Of The Kids
There's a dispute heating up between photographers and the Obama White House when it comes to pictures of Sasha and Malia. More » -
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Boonetown Rat
Your grandmother's favorite singer, Pat Boone (unless you're my grandmother, who hated him) is using his stardom to bring attention to the fact that Obama wasn't born in the U.S. Only he was, and Boone has no stardom. [Washington Independent] -
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Michael Jackson's Death Now Influencing Iranian Protesters
Is Michael Jackson bad for Iran? Is Minnesota Govenor Tim Pawlenty giving up on his bromance with Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell? Did John Edwards really make a sex tape? The Washington Independent's Spencer Ackerman helps answer these important questions. More » -
Dirt Bag (After Dark)
Coroner: No Evidence Of Foul Play in Michael Jackson's Death; Cause Of Death "Deferred"
- Police released the 911 call made when Michael Jackson stopped breathing. Jackson's personal doctor witnessed the incident and performed CPR before going missing. In addition, officials at a press conference right now report there's no indication of foul play. [TMZ]
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crappy hour
In The Tank: Sasha Obama Takes Rahm Emanuel For A Wet 'N Wild Hawaiian Ride
Last night's White House-hosted Congressional luau featured a dunk tank — and, even better, Rahm Emanuel on the hot seat! Gawker's Alex Pareene and I discuss that, fat-bottomed girls, Governor Mark Sanford and Michelle Bachmann's special brand of crazy. More » -
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crappy hour
Missing: Governor Mark Sanford, Decency In Iranian Government
This morning: South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has disappeared, protests continue in Iran, Uighurs are in paradise and Republicans continue to have sex. So who better to join me but former Jezeditor Moe Tkacik? The blessed reunion, after the jump. More » -
imagine that
Women Making Strides In Obama Administration
Despite all the post-election bluster about the Obama Administration not appointing enough women or people of color, James Barnes reports that less than half of Obama's senior appointees — including in the Cabinet — are white men. [National Journal] -
news at 10
Iran's Supreme Leader: Sit Down And Shut Up
- Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has decided the best way to lead the country while thousands of people are protesting the fraudulent elections is to tell them to shut up, accept the results or risk a violent crackdown. [MSNBC]
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first dads
Barack Obama And The Changing Face Of Fatherhood
In an excerpt of an essay in the upcoming issue of Parade magazine (full text available Sunday), Barack Obama talks about what it means to be a dad. More » -
food fight
Unsolved Mysteries: How Can The Obamas Eat Burgers, Still Be Healthy?
NY Times Op-Ed columnist Maureen Dowd and others in the media are all abuzz over the Obamas' mysterious and possibly subversive decision to eat both burgers and healthy foods. More » -
rag trade
Rodarte Wins CFDA; Barack Obama Officially Most Stylish Man
- Rodarte's Laura and Kate Mulleavy scooped up the Women's Wear award at last night's CFDAs. In another surprise, the menswear prize was a tie between Calvin Klein's Italo Zucchelli and Band of Outsiders' Scott Sternberg. [WWD]
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news at 10
Iranians Continue To Protest Election, American Pols Continue To Bloviate
- Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has told supposedly-defeated candidate Mir Hussein Moussavi to pursue his complaints about election irregularities "calmly," while Iranians continued to march in the streets, more leaders declared the elections invalid and forces continued arresting people. [NY Times]
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bio/pic
He's All Ears
Denzel Washington: He can do Malcolm X, and apparently, as evidenced in this still from last night's Letterman, he can do Barack Obama. -
news at 10
Palins, David Letterman Continue To Take (Sometimes Cheap) Shots
- Yesterday, Sarah and Todd Palin got incensed about another David Letterman joke in which he suggested A-Rod impregnated her daughter at a Yankees game. (The daughter in attendance was 14-year-old Willow.) Gross. [Politico, LA Times]
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Dirt Bag (After Dark)
Miley & Justin Split; Megan Fox Likes Weed
- Miley Cyrus and Justin Gaston have split after less than a year together. A source says the breakup was a result of Miley's traveling, and not Nick Jonas, although he and Miley "have been spending time together." [Us]
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domestic affairs
Romantic Comedy!
Apparently the Obamas' intimate, romantic date to NYC has become a source of cute irritation amongst married couples. See, the women want their husbands to be more like Barack! And the guys are all, you're making us look bad! [NYT] -
teachable moments
5 Lessons Barack Obama May Have Learned From Sesame Street
Time magazine points out that Barack Obama is the first president young enough to say he watched Sesame Street as a kid. What do you think he learned from the award-winning show? We tried to figure it out: More » -
news at 10
Stephen Colbert Takes One For The Team, Victory In Iraq
- Stephen Colbert taped his first show from Baghdad yesterday, allowing General Ray Odierno to shave his head, declaring victory and not watering his act down in some insincere effort at sincerity. [NY Times]
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snap judgment
"Being The President Is Kind Of Awesome Sometimes, Right?"
[Caen, France, June 6. Image via Getty.]
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nothing new
Just For Men: Obama's Speech To Muslim World All But Ignores Women
Yesterday, President Barack Obama gave his long-awaited speech at Cairo University, attempting to show the Muslim world the new face of American diplomacy. One thing that stayed the same? The amount of lip-service paid to women's rights.
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clips
Damon Weaver Still Waiting For White House Call
Jezebel's favorite television reporter, Damon Weaver, is back in Washington this week to pick up an award for his Joe Biden interview and charm the hell out of everyone. Sadly, he has yet to interview Barack Obama. More » -
snap judgment
Hands Together, Worlds Apart
[Cairo, June 4. Image via The Official White House Photo Stream]
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the green house
Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia!
"The Chia Obama, just weeks ago deemed so offensive that Walgreens ordered store managers to stop selling them, has made its way into presidential hands." [Politico, Flickr] -
news at 10
Rick Santorum Knows What African-American Women Really Need
- Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum suggests that Barack Obama, as an example to "African-American males," not take Michelle out on any more fancy dates, but just head to a local bar, throw back a beer, and head home. [Salon]
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dirt bag
Kate Winslet's Merkin; Lindsay & Sam In London
- Kate Winslet tells Allure that when filming The Reader, she had to regrow her pubic hair:
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hard journalism
First Puppy Trips Up President, Acts Adorable
As part of a 2-hour NBC News special airing tonight, Inside The Obama White House, anchor Brian Williams got some face time with the Obamas' puppy, Bo. Which means, of course, that we have video of Bo with Barack and Michelle Obama... and you know who steals the show.
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party lines
Unsolicited Advice
Nancy Reagan tells Vanity Fair that President Obama should have invited her to the ceremony when he reversed Bush's policy on embryonic-stem-cell research: More » -
news at 10
Republicans Insist On Not Calling Sotomayor Racist, Call Her Racist
- Senate Minorityi Leader Mitch McConnell doesn't think it's his place to stop or chastise prominent Republicans who are running around screaming, "Racist!" at Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Of course, McConnell doesn't think a lot of things are his place, up to and including holding the Republican Senator majority. [ThinkProgress]
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skin deep
America Becoming More Multiracial? Thank Goodness
According to the latest census estimates, multiracial people are the fastest-growing demographic group in the U.S. More »




















































