<b>Morning Chatter</b>

Quotes of the Day: The Moon Edition To the Moon, Newt "THEY ARE STILL DEBATING GOING TO THE MOON." -- The New Yorker's Washington writer Ryan Lizza. "This portion of the debate is about colonizing the Moon. Just wanted to point that out." -- Reuters' Sam Youngman. He added, "I've been saying for years that the way POTUS is neglecting the Moon is shameful." "Shocking amount of #mooncolony talk tonight." -- NBC TODAY Show's Savannah Guthrie. Praise for Wolf Blitzer "That's right Wolf, get in Newt's ass. I love this. Wolf is soooooo much better than Jon King." -- NYT's Charles Blow. He added, "I knew that I shouldn't have had that 3rd drink before watching these debates." And a critic..."This wife stuff is embarrassing. #cnndebate" -- Actress Mia Farrow. A breath of fresh air: Ron Paul "Ron Paul is like a palet-clearing sorbet between six courses of mud." -- The Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove. Meanwhile...WaPo Express Editor discusses sex act While most Washington reporters were fixated on last night's debate, WaPo Express's Clinton Yates was out on the town talking dirty. "At dinner with the gf, her friend and other friends of friends. One is certifiable. What a nightmare," he wrote. "We're at a Mexican restaurant btw. Arriba! This woman is trying to impress us with her knowledge. Next term: fisting! She's so hip." Hair and Makeup "I think each candidate should be given an electric razor and be allowed to cut one opponent's hair anyway he wants." -- National Review Online's Jonah Goldberg. "Does Callista's hair ever move?" -- WaPo's Right Turn blogger Jennifer Rubin. Chicago Book Editor Beth Renaldi remarked, "Callista Gingrich's hair never moves. #cnndebate." "Callista's makeup is looking a little more natural tonight. #CNNdebate Kurtz" -- The Hill's Howeesha Kurtz (a.k.a. Judy Kurtz). Really Howie? "Wolf: Why would your wife make the best first lady? All eyes will be on Newt for his Callista answer." -- The Daily Beast/Newsweek's Howie Kurtz in the most painfully obvious observation of the night. Birthweek: Maureen Orth "Missing the #FLDebate for @LukeRsmom birthday dinner. The only disagreement here is what flavor ice cream to get." -- NBC Congressional Correspondent Luke Russert referring to his mom, VF's Maureen Orth. (h/t Luke Russert, h/t Mike Allen for h/t) A special Happy Birthday to C-SPAN's Communications Director Howard Mortman. From his colleague Steve Scully: "Howard is an incredibly hard worker...in the league of Chuck Todd and Mike Allen. As he gets another year older...he also looks much older than Todd or Allen. But we still love him. In fact I remember him when he was 'Extreme' Mortman. Those were the days. :)"

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