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QUOTES of the DAY Kurtz snubs snarky journos "When I look at journalists today some younger journalists using snark or attitude in order to kind of make a name for themsleves, I'm not saying that should be illegal, but in a way David Broder was one of the last of a breed. He wasn't cynical." -- The Daily Beast's Washington Bureau Chief and CNN's Howard Kurtz discussing the late WaPo's David Broder on "Reliable Sources" on Sunday. Oh those snarky journalists -- gasp! -- don't let them get you down Howie! Keller sucks joy out of column "Nothing sucks the joy out of a column like explaining it." -- NYT Executive Editor Bill Keller in the first line of a Sunday post on the brand new NYT Magazine blog, The 6th Floor. He's referring to his aggregation attack against Huffpost Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington. Since we're on the subject of Arianna, he writes, "Also, for the record, I like Arianna Huffington. Sorry to disappoint those folks yearning for a Wrestlemania smackdown, but I think she’s a shrewd entrepreneur and a charming woman." But a sentence later, he insults her, saying, "We won’t dwell on the fact that her new owners at AOL laid off 200 journalists to help pay for the acquisition of The Huffington Post. So, really, I like Arianna." Journo wants death to inspire checkups "Very sad to hear about the passing of Rick Martin may his death inspire more 50+ men to get heart checkups." -- NBC Capitol Hill Correspondent Luke Russert in a weekend tweet regarding a former Buffalo Sabres hockey player. Want to know more on who Martin was? Read here. Is Deepak reading Washington minds? "#EnlightenedLiving Seriousness is a mask for self importance" -- Deepak Chopra in a Sunday tweet. Could he have been thinking Washington D.C.? Shhh...ex-publicist wants a quiet meal "Owner at Belga yelling up a storm at someone "sneaking in." Interesting. I really just wanted a meal in peace." -- Former Publicist for The Hill Tricia Barba in a Sunday tweet. James O'Keefe on the media "The media isn't doing the job and if you're not going to take us seriously we're not going to take you seriously," James O'Keefe on Sunday CNN's "Reliable Sources" program. He calls himself a "citizen journalist," though he's otherwise known as a conservative "activist/provacateur." ..."I think the mainstream media is starting to have a little more respect for us." Journo disses Bret Easton Ellis "Newsweek has Bret Easton Ellis on Charlie Sheen. Because nothing says "fresh cultural perspective" like Bret Easton Ellis." -- Commentary Magazine's John Podhoretz in a weekend tweet (because nothing says fresh cultural perspective like John Podhoretz). Read Ellis' piece here. The story appeared on The Daily Beast and in Newsweek. In Case You Missed It... "What's a party without drag queens? Four of them. Their attendance was inexplicable. Photographers loved them so much that Ommanney eventually took a microphone and said, "Well, excuse me, it's my party…Love you drag queens, but it's my party." That sassy, sassy Brit." -- Our intern Alec Jacobs covered the Real Housewives of D.C. party this weekend. Read here if you missed the Sunday post.

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