Dec 19 2007 08:03 AM
Next door to the White House and, not incidentally, two blocks from me.
Currently burning.
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| Edgy DC Dec 19 2007 08:03 AM |
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Next door to the White House and, not incidentally, two blocks from me.
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| Edgy DC Dec 19 2007 08:05 AM |
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Yes, thank you for asking. That's an excellent question. The blaze is, in fact, located near Dick Cheney's office.
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| Edgy DC Dec 19 2007 08:08 AM |
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| Benjamin Grimm Dec 19 2007 08:12 AM |
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I guess Cheney was experimenting with new forms of torture (fire boarding, perhaps) and things went awry.
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| Edgy DC Dec 19 2007 08:14 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 19 2007 08:19 AM |
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Can sort of smell the smoke inside here now.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 19 2007 08:16 AM |
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We should probably save the jokes until Letterman.
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| Edgy DC Dec 19 2007 08:20 AM |
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In a city dwontown with a lot of ugly buildings apart from the classical monumental architecture, The Old Exec is a rarity and would be a shame to lose.
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| Benjamin Grimm Dec 19 2007 08:26 AM |
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Dave's not around because of the writer's strike. I just asked myself, WWDS? (What would Dave say?)
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| Valadius Dec 19 2007 09:18 AM |
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HOLY SHIT!!! I love that building, it's not too far from campus.
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| soupcan Dec 20 2007 12:43 PM |
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So...wha happen'?
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| Willets Point Dec 20 2007 01:15 PM |
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The building burnt down, hundreds of people died, national security is at risk and ZOMG! BRITNEY SPEARS LITTLE SISTER IS PREGNANT!!!!!
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| soupcan Dec 20 2007 01:52 PM |
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Say it with me....White. Trash.
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| Edgy DC Dec 20 2007 01:59 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Dec 20 2007 08:51 PM |
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Hate that term.
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| soupcan Dec 20 2007 02:08 PM |
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Not a big fan of it myself but if it walks like a duck..  JAMIE LYNN SPEARS MAY PROMPT PREGNANCY SHOW AP December 20, 2007 -- NEW YORK -- Nickelodeon is considering a special for its young audience about sex and love following the news that 16-year-old "Zoey 101" star Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant. The television network has made no announcement about the future of "Zoey 101," its popular program aimed primarily at youngsters aged 9- 14. Filming for the show's fourth and final season has finished, and episodes are scheduled to begin airing in February. For the special, Nickelodeon said it's talking with veteran newswoman Linda Ellerbee, the veteran newswoman who has stepped in frequently in the past with shows on talking to children about difficult issues in the news. She's done shows about same-sex parents, AIDS, the Columbine shooting and President Clinton's impeachment scandal. "I think it's important that something be done," Ellerbee told The Associated Press on Thursday. "But I think it's important that it be done in a measured way, and not just to feed the beast of news stories. A Nickelodeon spokesman, Dan Martinsen, confirmed the discussions but said no decision had been made. Spears, the younger sister of pop star Britney Spears, told the OK! celebrity magazine this week that she was pregnant. The father is her 19-year-old boyfriend, Casey Aldridge. She said she plans to raise the baby in her home state of Louisiana. Nickelodeon has made no comment beyond a supportive statement for its star: "We respect Jamie Lynn's decision to take responsibility in this sensitive and personal situation. We know this is a very difficult time for her and her family, and our primary concern right now is for Jamie Lynn's well being." The company has received a mixed response so far from its viewers, and the news has launched a public discussion about how parents should deal with it. "This is a great opportunity for parents at this moment to talk to their kids about this-more important, to listen to their kids about this," Ellerbee said. Rather than focus strictly on Spears, Ellerbee said she's considering producing a broad discussion about how people know they're in love, when is the right time to have sex and what are the value systems of their parents and friends. It could air as soon as next month. "Right now what Nick is trying to do-and what I am trying to do-is figure out what is the best thing to do for kids," she said. Although Nick executives are still discussing the future of "Zoey 101," it's considered unlikely that it would shelve the final season. The third season ends Jan. 4 with a cliffhanger episode about whether Spears' character continues to attend a boarding school in California or moves to London with her parents. Executives at Nick's rival Disney Channel public relations crisis this summer when Vanessa Hudgens, the 18-year-old star of its "High School Musical" franchise, posed for nude photos that were leaked to the Internet. Hudgens apologized, Disney stuck by her and the issue quickly faded. _____________________________________________________________ Post not reliable enough? How about The Grey Lady?  December 20, 2007 Arts, Briefly Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER Jamie Lynn Spears Is Pregnant at 16 Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old star of the popular Nickelodeon series “Zoey 101” and the sister of the troubled singer Britney Spears, 26, said she was 12 weeks pregnant by her boyfriend, Casey Aldridge, The Associated Press reported. “It was a shock for both of us, so unexpected,” Jamie Lynn told OK! magazine. “I was in complete shock, and so was he.” Her mother, Lynne Spears, said: “I didn’t believe it because Jamie Lynn’s always been so conscientious. She’s never late for curfew. I was in shock. I mean, this is my 16-year-old baby.” Jamie Lynn said she planned to rear the baby in her home state, Louisiana, “so it can have a normal family life.” In a statement, Nickelodeon said: “We respect Jamie Lynn’s decision to take responsibility in this sensitive and personal situation.” The third season of “Zoey 101” ends on Jan. 4. Filming of the fourth season, beginning in February, has been completed.
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| Frayed Knot Dec 20 2007 02:34 PM |
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Her mother, Lynne Spears, said: “I didn’t believe it because Jamie Lynn’s always been so conscientious"
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| Benjamin Grimm Dec 20 2007 02:49 PM |
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You may scoff at this as celebrity gossip, but Jamie Lynn Spears and Zoey 101 are well known in my household and many others with children. This news is every bit as significant as Roger Clemens taking steroids, which, really, is just another kind of celebrity gossip.
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| Nymr83 Dec 20 2007 08:33 PM |
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shame on the post for that headline and shame on the rest of the screwed up media too. why should they call a pregnancy the family's "shame"? how about being supportive of her having the child and talk about how she and the guy are good people for taking responsibility for their mistake? (oh yeah, that doesn't sell papers...assholes)
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| Edgy DC Dec 20 2007 08:55 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 20 2007 08:59 PM |
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I wouldn't really approve of CNN leading with Roger Clemens either. I know where to get my Roger Clemens news.
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| Edgy DC Dec 20 2007 08:59 PM |
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The Post not doing a very good job of being the only pro-life paper in New York.
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| Nymr83 Dec 20 2007 10:49 PM |
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Though I admit I've only read it once I've gotten the impression that The Sun is also a conservative newspaper... but that only makes the Post's headline more egregious, its bad coming from anyone.
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