Gossip Roundup: Frankly, I Think It's Shocking and Atrocious Edition
• Reliable Source:WSJ's Dorothy Rabinowitz emails op-ed editor to not publish submission from Kristen Breitweiser, 9/11 widow: "[W]omen clearly in the grip of the delusion that they know something, have some policy, and wisdom not given to the rest of us to know." Breitweiser: "This woman, I don't know why she hates me so much.". . . Olbermann replies to Fox flak: "My soul stopped being tortured the day I stopped working for those soul-less clowns at Fox." [WP]
• Under the Dome: "The Bachelor" wants to be president, uses presidential yacht. . . Bush web site short-changes Kerry-supporting firefighters. . . David Broder to teach course in China. [The Hill]
• Heard on the Hill: Anti-smoking activist testifying yesterday: "If you say �f---� in a sexual context even once, you get an R-rating. I don'�t see why you think that'�s more serious than promoting smoking.". . . Surprising love-fest between Sen. Stevens (R-Alaska) and Josh Bolten. . . On NPR's "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me," Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-Ohio) said Sammy Davis Jr. sang blue suede shoes. "Geez, he coulda said Bjork," one reacted. [Roll Call]
• Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: After sending the email, Rabinowitz tried to recall it. Breitweiser: "Frankly, I think it's shocking and atrocious. What kind of operation are they running over at The Wall Street Journal?" [NYDN]
• Page Six:Barry Diller, Bloomberg, Kissinger, Candice Bergen, Henry Kravis, Edgar Bronfman Jr., Steven Ratner, Brokaw, Lauer, Brill, Auletta, Michael Wolff, Alter, Joe Klein and Kurt Andersen group hug McCain in the Four Seasons' Grill Room. . . Clinton, at the Apollo: "Finishing the book was like a long prison sentence, and I feel like I just got out tonight. I had to finish my book - I need my life back." Rosie Perez, Mellencamp, Wyclef, Savion Glover, Bernhard, Willem Dafoe, Moby, Buscemi, and Falco were in attendence. [NYP and NYP]
• Cindy Adams:Powell shopping for a new job. [NYP]