Our sister site Gothamist brings us the news that even New York City’s politicians are having trouble behaving themselves in the District. Former Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith — originally believed to have resigned his position after a poor performance handling the response to a massive snowstorm — actually stepped down because of a dispute where his wife threatened to “put a bullet through” him and he shoved her inside the couple’s Georgetown townhouse.
The Post’s pop music blog, Click Track, has an interesting series in which they ask prominent Washingtonians what’s on their playlists. Today’s subject is Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells.
Eleanor Holmes Norton, in her time as D.C. Delegate, has always been one of the National Mall’s most strident supporters. So it’s hardly surprising that Norton wants to use the recent dancing demonstrations at the Jefferson Memorial as a leaping point to promote public use of the grounds.
The victory dance Vincent Orange has likely been waiting so many years to perform? Somewhat underwhelming, to be honest. I mean, Kwame Brown at least gave us a little bit of The Lawnmower — Orange flails his arms around and kind of does a spin, but that’s about it. (Orange starts talking around the 55 second mark of the video, but you don’t really need to watch that.)
Combine local politicians, an explosive issue and the 24-hour news cycle, and what do you get? Delicious, delicious soundbites, that’s what.
Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, the most successful people to ever be dressed down by Alex Trebek on syndicated television, sure got their butts whupped by Watson, the IBM creation that has most of America withering in fear that the reign of Skynet is looming. Last night, Representatives Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jared Polis (D-CO), Jim Himes (D-CT), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) all had their chance to take on the supercomputer in a few rounds of the popular game show — and Holt actually came out on top. Once. In a series of a few rounds. None of the other legislators even came close.
