<em>The Daily Caller</em> or Hedonism III? You Decide

At The Daily Caller, life is loose. And actions do speak louder than words. On Wednesday night editorial staff and friends of The Daily Caller partied it up with their brand new Keg-O-rater sponsored by Pilsner Urquell. The office has a coffee machine, too. But as Spokeswoman Becca Glover put it, "We don't have rules. Tucker is 100 percent about freedom. If you can drink and do your job, that's your decision. It's all about freedom." Being responsible is a plus, but it isn't mandatory. What some may not know is this isn't the first time The Daily Caller has employed unorthodox hedonism when it comes to their reporters. Back at their launch party held at the home of lobbyist Juleanna Glover, party organizers purchased six cartons of Marlboro Reds and by the night's end, partygoers and DC staff had smoked through all the cartons. As first reported by Politico, Editor-in-Chief Tucker Carlson was a no-show to the party. He was tending to journalism business - he was in Manhattan to appear on FNC's "Hannity" Wednesday night and on ABC's GMA the following morning. Publisher Neil Patel was on hand. So were a slew of Daily Caller reporters, such as Alex Pappas, Jonathan Strong (and his wife, Anna Beth), Chris Moody, Caroline May, and Deputy Editor Jamie Weinstein with his girlfriend, Lonnie. Daily Caller's V.P. of Sales Alex Treadway was there and in charge of dealing with pouring beer and dealing with the Keg-O-rater (not a hard job, but an important one). Others in attendance included Politico's Kiki Ryan and Politico Click's newest hires Karin Tanabe and Natasha Lennard. Fox News booker Lauren Torlone was there. So were The Weekly Standard's Mike McCormack and Mary Katherine Ham. Some building party moochers (they claimed they were verbally invited to the party - and okay, we believe them) were Gordon Zweig, Jose Biaou and Eric Hynek. They all work at a commercial real estate firm and were enjoying the beer. A slightly amusing moment occurred when... Cato Institute's Director of Media Relations Chris Kennedy greeted Strong rather boldly, saying, in a voluminous party voice, "I don't know if we met before or after the stripper story!" (The "stripper story" was, as many recall, the GOP's Michael Steele paying for nights out at an LA lesbian bondage club). Strong didn't know the answer to that one either. Politico's Karin Tanabe, Natasha Lennard and Kiki Ryan. Neil Patel, Jamie Weinstock and Lonnie. In back, Jonathan Strong and wife, Anna Beth. Building party friends Gordon Zweig, Eriic Hynek and Jose Biaou.

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