Gossip Roundup: Made-for-TV Bureaucrats
*Reliable Source: Rep.Cynthia McKinney's "original" statement about her run-in with a Capitol Hill officer said, "It is... a shame that while I conduct the country's business, I have to stop and call the police to tell them that I've changed my hairstyle so that I'm not harassed at work."McKinneyhas also noted that white officers are more likely than black officers to ask for her identification: "Some things never change -- that's whatTupacsaid.". . .BushcalledBo Derekin 2000 to say, "Bo, let me just say that you andJosh [Bolten]together are a perfect 15.". . . ABC is shooting a pilot for a show about "young hottie D.C. bureaucrats." [ WP ]
*Inside the Beltway: Mayor of Bay St. Louis, Miss. attends Correspondents' Association Dinner wearing shorts to display solidarity with hurricane victims. . .Donna BrazileasCheneywalks by: "Should I duck?". . .John McLaughlinorders milk at the Morton's bar, but has fruit punch instead. [ WT ]