To Catch a Democrat

Too bad they couldn't get Chris Hansen in on the sting took place in the Beltway the other day in which a Senate staffer was caught trying to set up a little butt bongo with a 13 year old boy.

The dude worked on the office of Washington hottie Maria Cantwell (D). He'd also worked on the Presidential campaigns of John Kerry and Dick Gephardt.

I wonder how much more play this would get had the guy worked for the GOP?

Press Corps Upset With Tony Snow's Answers on Libby Pardon

While I think that the Libby commutation is every bit as much a sham as the next guy does, this item on HuffPo made me chuckle.

Members of the White House press corps became frustrated with Press
Secretary Tony Snow Tuesday when he kept using "nuance" to answer questions
about the President's commutation of Scooter Libby's sentence.
One member of the corps yelled repeatedly that Libby was convicted of "obstruction of justice." Another press corps member told Snow, "You are insulting our
intelligence."

I'm going to follow their lead and the next time I don't get something I want at work, I'll complain that they're not treating me like an Italian underwear model!

Larry Flynt Is At It Again!

The Chicago Tribune is the first major outlet to start running this story on noted First Amendement Pioneer, Larry Flynt. Look for more folks to catch up with them.


Hustler's Flynt seeks another DC sex scandal

Posted by Frank James at 11:58 am CDT

Larry Flynt, the famous pornographer known for his Hustler magazine, is at it again, taking out a full-page ad in the Sunday Washington Post in which he offers up to $1 million for anyone who can document having had a sexual relationship with "a current member of the U.S. Congress or a high-ranking government official."

"Can you provide documented evidence of illicit sexual or intimate relations with a Congressperson, Senator or other prominent officeholder? Larry Flynt and HUSTLER Magazine will pay you up to $1 million if we choose to publish your verified story and use your material. CALL OUR HOTLINE 1-800-251-2714 OR E-MAIL US AT HUSTLER@LFP.COM"

Flynt has made such offers in the same way at least twice before, in 1999 then back in the 1970s.

Flynt claims credit for the resignation of Robert Livingston from the House in 1999. Near the end of the impeachment proceedings against then-President Bill Clinton, Livingston, who had been just become speaker-elect, revealed that he had marital indiscretions and resigned before Flynt could publish an article that would have disclosed that the former lawmaker had affairs with at least four women.

Flynt is obviously hoping for another high-profile trophy, particularly if it allows him to accuse an especially self-righteous politician or policymaker of hypocrisy.