Wonkette’s Week in Review: The Not-So-Idle-Hands Edition

• Rep. Cynthia McKinney hits a Capitol Police officer with her cell phone. We’ve been all over this one — our coverage is collected here (scroll down).

• Another story we’ve been loving: Fingergate, in which Justice Antonin Scalia was photographed making a debatably obscene — but probably still rude — hand gesture.

• We thought those were Silvio Berlusconi’s hands around that traffic cop’s waist. Alas, we were mistaken. Sorry about that.

• Speaking of dirtiness… Media Matters works hard to keep the mainstream media free of conservative bias, but they can’t keep their men’s room free of filth. And they can’t keep their employees from leaking (haha) internal memos to Wonkette.

• The D.C. Examiner has a similar problem.
  
• Michael Scanlon and Emily Miller: the plot thickens. Check out the money quote from Jack Abramoff: “She tried to blow up me and scanlon, but blew up the entire Capitol instead.”

• Still more on Ben Domenech: the results of Wonkette’s exclusive investigation (featuring real reporting!) into why he left Regnery Publishing.

• Bush visits Mexico. Photographic hilarity ensues.

• Condi generates funny photos too when she travels.

• The Army lifts its ban on tattoos.

• As for hard news last week, Andrew Card announced his resignation as White House Chief of Staff. (It’s taking all of our willpower, but we will refrain from making lame puns on his last name.) More personnel departures may be on the way.

• Meanwhile, in happier news for the Administration, Donald Rumsfeld has managed to locate those weapons of mass destruction. (The missiles in the picture look like long-range ICBMs.)

• Finally, Katherine Harris remains photogenic.

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DC Examiner Dress Code: Only Due Attention To Ones Self, Please

What, you think working for a free paper is all loosey-goosey anything goes hippie bullshit? It’s a business, dammit, you’ll treat it as such! Here, for your perusal, are samples from the dress code at the DC Examiner (instututed, no doubt, after Vivienne Sosnowski showed up in torn denim mini-skit and studded collar) — we note that it doesn’t appear to have been written (or read) by a copy-editor.

From the “Appropriate” column:

• Dresses (length cannot be more than three inches above the knee). [“more than”?]
• Pants in business suitable fabrics. [Satin, leather, vinyl, etc.]

And the more fun “Inappropriate” column:

• Any type of denim (including jean dresses, denim shirts, denim pants, denim skirts, etc.).
• Any material resembling denim.
• Khaki or Docker- style pants. [Harsh, but fair — we have a similar rule against tucking your t-shirt into your jeans]
• Stirrup pants and leggings. [That, along with their anti-sweatband and big sunglasses provision, explains their disappointing lack of hipster coverage]
• Camouflage clothing [Despite this, they still manage to poach Wash Times staffers]
• Clothing is not to be overly tight nor draw undue attention to ones self.

Full memo after the jump.

It is important for all employees to project a professional image of Washington Newspaper Publishing Company, LLC. To create this image to our clients and /or visitors, WNP has implemented a dress-code policy. The following list is a guideline of what attire is appropriate and inappropriate. This list is not all inclusive but is a guide.
APPROPRIATE:
Dresses (length cannot be more than three inches above the knee).
Suits/pantsuits/ties.
Skirts (length cannot be more than three inches above the knee).
Blouses/shirts.
Blazers.
Vests.
Walking shorts/skorts in business suitable fabrics (length cannot be more than three inches above the knee).
Pants in business suitable fabrics.
Any type of business shoe (heels, flats, etc.).

INAPPROPRIATE:
Any type of denim (including jean dresses, denim shirts, denim pants, denim skirts, etc.).
Any material resembling denim.
Casual/sport T-shirts (including logo merchandise).
Casual shorts.
Khaki or Docker- style pants.
Stirrup pants and leggings.
Casual sandals, athletic or canvas shoes, casual boots, “flip flops,”
Flannel shirts.
Camouflage clothing
Bras, sport bras, tank tops, etc. (must be fully covered by clothing), short/crop tops. Mid drifts are not to be visible.
Employees dealing with and interacting with the public and clients are not to wear facial piercings.
Clothing is not to be overly tight nor draw undue attention to ones self.

Employees violating the code may be sent home, without pay, to change and may be subject to disciplinary actions up to and including termination.
Employees are also reminded that it is your responsibility to keep your work area clean. Papers are not to be stockpiled, work information is to be put away daily, excessive trash must be removed. If you see papers on the floor in your area or common areas, take the minute necessary to pick it up and throw it away or straighten it up. Employees are not to eat meals at desks or in work areas. All locations have break rooms! Do not keep food at your desk or store food in your work area.

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Judy Miller’s Weight Loss Plan the Talk of Two Towns

Well, it is a slow month for gossip… .

Cindy Adams, NY Post, 8/23/05: “The food [Judy Miller] seems to prefer comes from a vending machine… . Thinner than before, almost looking fragile, her preference for prison work was the laundry. She was told no, she’s not strong enough.”

Karen Feld, DC Examiner, 8/24/05: Judy Miller’s “lost weight on vending machine food… . One visitor said she looked frail. Maybe so - Miller wanted to do laundry for prison work but was informed that she wasn’t strong enough.”

First John McCaslin, now this. Are gossip columnists really just bloggers with health insurance?

Journo Writes From Prison [NYP]
The Kabbalist rabbi and Madonna [DCX, last item]
RELATED: McCaslin’s Memo on Mysterious Duplicate Mentions [Wonkette]

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Blogging About Ice Cream

We said we would.

• Wolf Blitzer may think “Ice cream is a nonpartisan treat,” but just try finding some of Star-Spangled Ice Cream’s “Smaller Governmint” or “Gun Nut” at Whole Foods. [WT]

• Speaking of flavors that put us off: Those summering at Rehoboth can sample both bacon and barbeque sauce ice cream. [WP]

• “Rose ice cream, made with ayurvedic preserved rose petals,” is made by healer-chef Susan Soorenko in McLean. [Examiner]

• Town council election in New York State turns on a cone, candidate campaigns on loosening ticketing “so Mr. Ding-A-Ling’s music can continue to be heard in town.” Rove totally kicking himself. [Utica OD]

• Still sells very well. [Reuters]

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