QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Everybody needs an editor.”
— This was some serious foreshadowing from Melinda Henneberger, ex-editor of Roll Call, whose position abruptly ended this week as staff was told she was on vacation. This quote is from last Thursday. She has since released a statement by email saying she couldn’t support “the deep cuts to staff” she knew were coming.
Heads up: Expect an official staff announcement soon. As for now, the posture is that Henneberger and Roll Call have “parted ways.” The Mirror has made inquiries on potential staff cuts alluded to in Henneberger’s email.
Wednesday’s Politico Playbook — “JUST ASKING: What does it mean if [Luke] Russert, [Shawna] Thomas and Brooke Brower — three well-liked, hard-working NBC diehards — all leave the company within weeks of one another?”
THE MIRROR IS JUST ASKING: What the hell? Jake Sherman and ex-NBCer Luke Russert are extremely close friends. So if Sherman is asking the question, clearly he knows something. He also included an email from Russert from London gushing about Shawna Thomas‘ new gig at Vice News. How about telling us what is up at NBC instead of teasing your readers and pretending you don’t know something?
Erick Erickson tells Donald Trump to ‘go to hell’
Erickson is a FNC contributor. He also writes The Resurgent. He clearly HATES Donald Trump. He also calls him a “monster”and apologizes for telling you (and him) to go to hell. This involves Trump wanting to make NATO allies pay up for US protection from a Russia attack.
Serious clickbait at Roll Call
Not that I’ve never been guilty of it, but I expected a LOT more out of this story. Instead, it’s more like a survey of restaurants and bars on Capitol Hill. What … no sex in Longworth bathrooms? (Yes, this happened years ago.) Meanwhile….Roll Call‘s own staff was lied to this week as they were told the editor — Melinda Henneberger — was on vacation when she and the pub had parted ways. (If you must read this garbage story though, see it here.)
Answer: A total embarrassment to themselves, their friends and their families
“What do you call it when someone in a coffee shop almost knocks over your coffee trying to take a photo of their coffee?” — Andrew Hawkins, Verge.
Humblebrag — Washington style
Gawker interview weighs in on public bowel movements
