<b>Afternoon Chatter</b>

Quotes of the Day Dear Fishbowlers: Various things stole our attention this morning, so just for today we're offering an afternoon version of Morning Chatter. Won't be a habit. The "sexy-ass" Michael Tomasky "@bpshow always good 2 get up early in san fran 2 see the sexy-ass Michael Tomasky on the tube. Bill, have him on more often!!" -- Rhonda. Tomasky is a special correspondent for Newsweek/The Daily Beast. Spotted in D.C.... BuzzFeed publicist Ashley McCollum, who was visited from Manhattan, drinking Jasmine-flavored tea last night at a mysterious tea house off Dupont Circle. We hear she later dined with BuzzFeed's Zeke Miller and Slate's Dave Weigel. A word of advice to D.C. flacks "Tip of day for DC flacks: If subj line of your email simply reads 'Press Release,' there is zero chance I am looking at it." -- The Hill's Managing Editor Bob Cusack. Um, he's has what? "Hint: He's white and has a penis." -- Metro Weekly political reporter, Justin Snow, reaction to a tweet from National Journal that asks, "Who will replace Jack Lew as Chief of Staff?" Reporter gets yogurt news from Sen. Chuck Schumer "Inbox: 'SCHUMER REVEALS FAGE YOGURT TO BE SERVED AT THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES PRESIDENT WILL GET A TASTE OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY' -- Roll Call's Meredith Shiner. Important Q's to Ponder: "Do I go to the gym four nights in a row? Am I that serious about losing weight?" -- Randy Shulman, co-publisher of Metro Weekly. A typical Washington scene setter, complete with doughy men who haven't seen a gym in awhile...Also: see who's now on the FishbowlDC Fan Club Board... Only in Washington: "Also have solo lobbyists here, comb overs and doughie physiques hunched over gimlets and scotches before heading to fairfax and the wife." -- BuzzFeed D.C. Bureau Chief John Stanton. The Media Critic "Barney Frank's constant lip-smacking is driving me insane." -- Newsbusters' Ken Shepherd. FishbowlDC Fan Club Board President: WaPo's Gene Weingarten Twitter Tutor: Politico's Jonathan Martin (hope 2 c u soon JMART!) Photoshop Consultant: Publicist Wendy Gordon (in a champagne flute) All-out genius: New York mag's Gabriel Sherman Self-promotion Dept.: Queen Levine (i.e. Mark Levine, radio correspondent) Peter Ogburn contributed to this report.

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Afternoon Chatter

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