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Quotes of the Day Congratulations to...MSNBC's Willie Geist for being hired for the 9 a.m. hour of The TODAY Show. He will no longer do the Way Too Early program but will continue to have a presence on Morning Joe. The NYT broke the news. Did the Holocaust happen? "Well, the historical reality of the Holocaust is a complicated subject. If you're a lunatic." -- The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg on CNN Piers Morgan's interview with Iranian President Ahmadinejad in which Piers questions the foreign leader about the Holocaust. Ahmadienjad quickly grows annoyed by the premise of the question. And an interview tip for Piers... "Would be hilarious if Piers asked Ahmadinejad a true odd ball, like: 'Don't B.S. me here, what was your favorite season of Real Housewives?'" -- HuffPost's Sam Stein. Convo Between Two Media Types CNN Contributor Ari Fleischer: "In DC, he doesn't call congressmen. In NY, he doesn't meet w many foreign leaders. What DOES President Obama do??" WaPo's The Right Turn blogger Jennifer Rubin: "Golf, golf, the View, golf." Important Q to Ponder: "What do you call a Full House reunion without the Olsen twins? (Whatev it's called, John Stamos still looks hot it it!)" -- Cheryl Thompson, Social Media Editor for NBC Washington. Ouch! Journo insults senator "How is it possible that Harry Reid can be such a fierce flamethrower and still be so boring?" -- BuzzFeed's McKay Coppins. From the Trail... "Just pulled into the Cincinnatian Hotel. Wonder what city we're in?" -- NYT's Mark Leibovich, who was obviously in Tallahassee on Monday. Girl Power on Campaign Trail "Of the nine print reporters on the road covering Mitt Romney today, only one, Zeke Miller, is a guy." -- Politico's Ginger Gibson. And right on cue, speak of the devil... "THERE AREN'T ENOUGH WOMEN IN POLITICS!" -- MSNBC Contributor and The Daily Beast Columnist Meghan McCain. The Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn asks, "Hmm. What wld happ if the State dept guy who wrote this F-U memo to a reporter was a woman?" Unfortunately she doesn't go on to tell us more and instead gives a basic aggregate. Come on Lauren, write the story! News of the absurd. "Overheard on sidewalk, from elderly woman with British accent: 'What does "DC" stand for?' #almostasbadasaskingwhatUKstandsfor" -- Ariana Pekary, radio producer for The Bob Edwards Show.

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