

Betsy Rothstein
Gossip bloggerBorn and raised in Akron, Ohio, Betsy has been covering and torturing Washington media, politicians and political types for years. Early on, she studied journalism in England, interviewing punk rockers in Piccadilly Square who stole her notebook and ripped it up. After graduating from Union College with a B.A. in Spanish, she began her journalism career in Cambridge, Mass., working for a Cuban newspaper where she conducted man-on-the-street interviews. She asked Latinos about their love lives. “Do Latinos make better lovers or what?” She soon moved out west to Denver, where she worked for two rival Hispanic weeklies for one year each. Next stop: J-school at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, where she earned a master’s degree. She worked at the Boca Raton News as a business reporter followed by a brief stint as a press secretary for former Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.). She spent the next decade on Capitol Hill covering hard news, features and gossip for The Hill Newspaper. In 2009 she quit and moved to Portland, Ore. and wrote about the many long-haired men there who distinctly resemble Jesus. They weren’t all kind (one was fat and confrontational) but she got her story. Prior to joining TheDC, Betsy was the editor of FishbowlDC, a Washington media gossip blog.
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Washington Examiner Sacks Breaking News Editor For Sharing Lewd Viral Video
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Journo Whines Of 'Bad Wine' Service At Marriott Hotel
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BuzzFeed's Ben Smith May Have A Tootsie Roll Problem
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Dershowitz Mocks His Late 90s Hair On 'The View'
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George Papadopoulos Apologizes To His Wife For His Mom's Behavior
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Reader Says I'm A 'Pile Of Dog Sh*t, Not A Journalist'
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EXCLUSIVE: Columbia University Found Him Guilty. But He's Got Voice Recordings, And He's Not Afraid
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'Hell No': Megyn Kelly Blasts Female Reporter For #MeToo B.S.
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Trump Jr. Trolls Avenatti Following The Porn Lawyer's Arrest
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'Dull As Dishwater': Political Journo Goes Off On Meghan Markle
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Is Anti-Trumper Stephen King About To Be Canceled?
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Afternoon Mirror: Wife Tricks Journo Into Attending Dinner Party In His PJ's
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People Are Freaking Out Over A White House Weather Report
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Afternoon Mirror: Paul Krugman Commits Online Suicide With 'Child Pornography' Tweet (He's Recovering)
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Elizabeth Warren Never Washes Her Face
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Afternoon Mirror: CNN's Andrew Kaczynski Says He's Not 'Being A D**k'
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Bombshell: 'Hannity' Cancels Geraldo Rivera During Iran Coverage
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Afternoon Mirror: Andrew Yang May Be Too Sexy For This Presidential Race
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Charlie Rose Told Lawyers About His Office Nickname, And It Fits Perfectly
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'You Suck!' Twitter Rips CNN's Chris Cillizza For Highlighting Sen. Warren Quotes
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TPM's Managing Editor Doesn't Know His A&% From His Left Lens
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Afternoon Mirror: Female Journo Skips Makeup, Observers Think She's Sick
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Afternoon Mirror: Washington Reporter: 'I'm Not Sad He Got Greased, Not A Damn Bit'
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Afternoon Mirror: A New Year's Edition
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Tulsi Refuses To Shrivel Up In Freezing-Cold New Hampshire
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Podcast Scraps Candace Owens Because She Scares Trans People With Her Views On Childbirth
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Sharon Stone Gets Locked Out Of Dating Site For Being Sharon Stone
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Andrew Yang Caves To MSNBC, He Apparently Needs Them
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WaPo Slammed For Having No Soul In Story About Homeless Man On Christmas
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Afternoon Mirror: Editor Encounters Christmas Eve Turds
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Afternoon Mirror: Journo Says You're 'Too Online' If You're Not Siding With WaPo's 'Impeachmas' Reporters
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Afternoon Mirror: Awkward!!! CNN's Oliver Darcy Approaches Sean Hannity At A Party
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Afternoon Mirror: ABC's Chief Political Analyst Matthew Dowd Pisses Woman Off By Telling Everybody To Stop Being Angry
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Whoopi Goldberg To Meghan McCain: 'Girl, Please Stop Talking'
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Afternoon Mirror: Ex-White House Aide And Trump Fan Anthony Scaramucci Says Trump Hates Himself
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Afternoon Mirror: Crazy Bra Selection Irks Human Rights Campaign Publicist
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Afternoon Mirror: NYT's Charles Blow Is Tired Of Explaining Things To Dumb People
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Ed Smart Says Coming Out As Gay Was Harder Than Dealing With His Daughter's Kidnapping
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GOP Lawyer Gets Pity For His New Fashion Accessory