Quote of the Day:
“How much black dick do I have to suck for you to stop calling me a Neo-Nazi?”
— Dangerous author Milo Yiannopoulos to The Hill‘s Taylor Lorenz this weekend in Berkeley where he was scheduled to give a talk. The talk was canceled. But he hosted a brief, unorganized event that attracted protestors. Read more about this here. Later on Instagram… Milo said, “When I get down on my knees, it is not to disrespect the flag.”
Big League Politics founder Patrick Howley attacks the genitalia of The Weekly Standard‘s Editor-at-Large Bill Kristol.
NYT‘s reporter analyzes Trump’s weekend
“Never in modern times has an occupant of the Oval Office seemed to reject so thoroughly the nostrum that a president’s duty is to bring the country together. Relentlessly pugnacious, energized by a fight, unable to let any slight go unanswered, Mr. Trump has made himself America’s apostle of anger, it’s deacon of divisiveness.” — Peter Baker. Read the entire piece here.
ICYMI: The Mirror Watches CNN’s “Reliable Source” So You Don’t Have To. Read here.
A Fox News script writer does WaPo’s Date Lab
From his Date Lab profile: “I would not necessarily oppose this city’s destruction by nuclear fireball, even if I am in it at the time.”
Read the writeup on Blake Neff‘s date here.
Hot Takes from MSNBC’s Joy Reid: Trump is RACIST
*“Interesting that Trump decided to use black schoolchildren as a White House prop today.”
*“Another god [sic] point, this time from @NicolleDWallace – Trump also said he wants to see these athletes hit harder. He wants to see them hurt.”
*“Trump thinks of these black NFL players as little more than gladiators — enslaved meat and bones who need to do what their ‘owners’ say.”
*“Every day, in ways large and small, Trump shows you why the so-called ‘alt right’ adores him.”
Ann Coulter looks out for Anthony Weiner
“Advice to Anthony Weiner: To impress your new shower buddies, definitely side w/ Kaepernick, but under no conditions should you take a knee.” — Ann Coulter, conservative author and bombastic commentator.
Spotted… wearing black sunglasses and walking alone on 17th and L St. NW in Washington: ABC’s Jonathan Karl.
Something’s in the air: The National Weather Service has issued a “Code Orange” alert for the D.C. area for Monday. This means the air quality is hellish, that “sensitive” groups like children, the elderly, asthma sufferers and people with heart or lung conditions should be careful.
WaPo humor columnist denies buying Hitler’s underwear
“Whoa. I am not, but … whoa.” — WaPo “humor” columnist Gene Weingarten‘s reaction to a reader who suggested that he was the unnamed buyer of a “prized” pair of underwear owned by Adolf Hitler. You can read more about this here.
Snapshot: Melania attends the Invictus games in Toronto
She hangs out with PRINCE HARRY.
TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 23: Melania Trump and Prince Harry attend the opening ceremony on day 1 of the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 on September 23, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. The Games use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for the Armed Forces. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
Melania tries out White House gardening
It was an event with children from the Boys and Girls Club of Washington.
Melania’s predecessor, first lady Michelle Obama, started the whole White House kitchen gardening pastime.
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 22: (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Don Jr. has thoughts on Roger Goodell
“If only Roger Goodell cared as much about domestic abuse and traumatic brain injury as he does about disrespecting America. #nfl” — Donald Trump Jr.
The Observer
“Noticing a common word thus far on the political shows: Trump is ‘targeting’ black athletes & not simply voicing an opinion devoid of race.” — Joe Concha, columnist, The Hill.
CNN’s Acosta questions Trump’s truthfulness
“Trump insisted his NFL comments have ‘nothing’ to do with race in impromptu press conf with reporters before returning to DC. Per WH pool.” — Jim Acosta, CNN.
Sally Kohn has an idea: Trump should quit the White House
“I’d like to propose a compromise: All pro athletes will just stick to sports if that reality TV star in the White House will quit politics.” — Sally Kohn, CNN contributor.
Journo Hate Mail: Reader irate over spelling and punctuation errors
Of course he makes a whopper of an error in his letter. But who’s judging?
To Whom It May Concern,
I just changed my home page from The Daily Caller to National Review. I have always found Tucker Carlson to be very compelling and stimulating. But, I can’t believe that he would condone the lack of proof reading being carried out at your web site. Spelling and punctuation errors are rampant in your articles. But, the straw that has broken the camel’s back for me is one of your sport [sic] writers. That you allow Hookstead , repeatedly, to use this forum for his personal vendetta against a football coach is juvenile. I have no allegiance nor problem with Bielema and could not care less how his team fares, but think it is very childish to indulge in ad hominum [sic] attacks using such a public forum.
Sincerely,
William C. Lackey
WaPo employee’s sister wedding cake is cheesy
Hassan handles world news and social media at WaPo.
My sisters wedding cake was made entirely of cheese and I can’t help but think it must Brie love pic.twitter.com/Nhyo2CClFS
— Jennifer Hassan (@GuinnessKebab) September 24, 2017
Amy Holmes responds to rumors
Holmes was formerly on Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze TV.
Asked if she’s replacing Jedediah Bila on ABC’s The View, Holmes said, “Another rumor to get going. Let’s see: I’m in a relationship w/someone I’ve met twice and about to be in[sic] a show I haven’t done in years!”