FBI Investigates Meat-Gazing Ex-Pol

Salty Sea Dog and former congressman Eric Massa (D-Public Showers) is under investigation by the FBI for corruption. Uh oh! His campaign made large, suspicious payments days after he announced that he would not seek reelection.
Media Bubble: Gabriel Snyder to Newsweek Digital
Media news! Former Gawker editor Gabriel Snyder is now the Executive Editor of Newsweek Digital. First they join Tumblr, then they hire a Gawker editor—Newsweek is the hip newsweekly!
DC's Most Influential Reporter Cannot Name a Single Hobby On the Record
There are two ways to tackle the Mark Leibovich profile of his old friend Mike "Morning-Winner" Allen, and the Politico celebrity tabloid that Allen composes a newsletter for: how Politico hurts America and how weird Mike Allen is.
Politico Steals Maggie Haberman From Rupert Murdoch
The same morning the New York Times posts their monster magazine profile of Politico newsletter savant Mike Allen, Politico management announces a high-profile hiring! Crazy! Washington influentials, please enjoy Maggie Haberman. And a VandeHarris memo!
Times Investigation Into Politico To Be Published Tomorrow
Oh boy—Michael Calderone is... teasing the upcoming Mark Leibovich story on the hellish "journalism-alternative" sweatshop that is Politico. On Twitter. The big story is about Mike Allen, as all of these things are.
Cops Close Lafayette Park To Prevent Reporters From Filming Gay Protest
Openly gay Iraq vet and activist Dan Choi chained himself to the White House fence again, and was arrested, again. Police chased away the reporters trying to cover the demonstration, which is, if not unprecedented, at least unusual.
John McCain: Immigrants Are Crashing Cars on Purpose
The new, improved, reasonable Bill O'Reilly interviewed the new, improved, hard-right extremist John McCain, and the Senator had an interesting justification for his support of Arizona's vile new immigration law: undocumented immigrants apparently intentionally cause car accidents.
Cuomo Suit: Terrible State Senator's Nonprofit Bought Him $20,000 Worth of Sushi
Andrew Cuomo, currently running for governor of our hearts (and, unofficially, for governor of the state of New York), has filed suit against New York State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. for being incredibly corrupt.
No Vote For DC This Year
Washington DC will never, ever get a vote in Congress. Their best chance ever just ended ignominiously because Republicans added an amendment gutting DC's gun laws. And Democrats don't actually care enough to push the issue.
Supreme Court Affirms Our Right to Tape Animal Torture
The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law against videos depicting animal cruelty. The justices voted 8-1 to overturn the ban on free speech grounds, with only Samuel Alito dissenting.
Expose: Miley Cyrus 'Brings an Entire Suitcase of San Francisco Values With Her as Baggage'
"Is Miley Cyrus the Next Leftist Trojan Horse Into Country Music?" Yes, says Brian Cherry, freelance writer and contributor to World Poker Tour Magazine, at BigHollywood.com.
California County Separates Old Gay Couple, Sells All Their Stuff
Here is a terrible, tragic story about the separation of an elderly gay couple by Sonoma County, California, the subsequent death of one member of that couple, and the auctioning of their property. A suit has been filed.
Every Single Poll: Tea Partiers Just Cranky Old Republicans
Even the flawed Politico-sponsored "exit poll" after last Tax Day's Tea Party showed that basically all the Tea Partiers voted for Bush and McCain. So let's keep constantly polling them and desperately trying to win their favor, ok, media outlets?
Communist Nation Celebrates Socialist President With New Nightclub
I cannot wait for April 26, when Shanghai's Obama Entertainment Club opens. This is surely why Obama constantly bows to Chinese people. Visit the official website (© 2010 Obarma Club) for some awesome embedded music that you cannot turn off.
Michele Bachmann Convinced Bill Clinton Wants Her Dead
Because Bill Clinton politely asked fringe conservatives to stop encouraging violence against the government on the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, Michele Bachmann has decided that he wants to "take her out." In a killing sense. Not romantically.
Militia Members Bring Guns to Capital-Area Protest to Celebrate Domestic Terror
Because God personally blessed such behavior when he whispered the Constitution into George Washington's ear, "several dozen" "self-proclaimed patriots" will openly carry loaded firearms at a demonstration in a Virginia national park today.
The Week of the Definitive Guide to Steve Jobs iPad Bieber Snooki
This week, Oprah canceled prom because John Cook left. Here are Gawker's scientifically-determined posts of the week, sorted by new visitors in the last hour.
Borderline-Useless Senate Democrat Suddenly Interested in Regulating Wall Street
So, financial regulation. Let's try to talk about it for a second. Blanche Lincoln suddenly wants to ban banks from derivative trading, which is awesome, but who knows how the rest of this thing will shake out.

