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Gossip as government work

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Gossip as government work
: Politics is just gossip. And so it is perfect that Nick Denton’s latest is a Gawker for the District: Wonkette. Nick’s announcement:

Washington, DC has always been a mystery to me. So much power, and so little sex appeal. Hollywood for ugly people, as they say. But there’s gossip, there just has to be. What DC lacks in sexiness, it makes up for in pomposity and hypocrisy. So, Wonkette, the latest blog in the Gawker stable. Wonkette is written by Ana Marie Cox, who used to write the notorious Suck column for Wired Digital, and now lives in the DC suburbs. She’s funny.

She also wrote the late lamented Antic Muse.

I was one of the many in Nick’s gigantic coterie who was pushing conquest of Washington next. Perfect place. Perfect timing. Perfect people to do it.

I love it already. Enough with the pompous mass-turbation of mass media. It’s time to bring the snark to those who deserve snarking post. Enjoy.

6 responses to “Gossip as government work”

  1. Otter Avatar
    Otter

    Woohoo! A Suck editor *AND* faux-insiderism from Washington? Can’t wait!
    Errr, what’s the emoticon thingy for “rolling my eyes”?

  2. Eric Deamer Avatar
    Eric Deamer

    Not to promising thus far, but I love the graphic on top.

  3. jay Avatar
    jay

    If you believe in the eastern philosophy that there’s a balance to the universe, and if it’s true that Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people, then it follows that, as Donald Rumsfeld once said, Hollywood is a Washington for stupid people.
    Note to Babs Striesand, Kim Bassinger, Alec Baldwin, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Mike Farrell, Rob Riener, Sean Penn etc:
    Sure, everyone has a right to their own opinion, but why are you guys always in such a hurry to show that acting talent and intellignce don’t necessarily correlate? Please shut up and go make another movie.

  4. Jack Tanner Avatar
    Jack Tanner

    She’ll join the 7 million other wannabe’s who make snarky comments the presidents brainpower. How stale is that?

  5. hugh macleod Avatar
    hugh macleod

    I just read it. Brilliant.

  6. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    Pretty boring, snarky politcal insights how original in a blog. At least Gawker talks about the city and the people in NY more, it might be a better read if they did that with DC receptions, social life, and quirkiness but it strikes me as uninspired.