<b>Morning Chatter</b>

Quotes of the Day How Do I Make it About Me? Man.I had an email exchange with Ed Koch a week ago. — geneweingarten (@geneweingarten) February 1, 2013 (Washington culture at its finest: To make it even more about you, Politico's Mike Allen is calling for readers to share their Koch experiences with him. He writes, HOW'D HE DO? If you had a personal encounter with Mayor Koch that illuminates his life and style, please send it to mallen@politico.com, and we'll share it tomorrow.) Premeditated critique "The Jeff Toobin piece on why sex with underage Dominican prostitutes doesn't matter practically writes itself, no?" -- Daily Caller columnist Mickey Kaus on CNN Legal Analyst Jeffrey Tubin. The Smart Ass "Umm, pretty thoroughly?" -- Politico's John Bresnahan in response to this question from Gerrit Lansing, Digital Director of the NRCC: "How would Politico cover getting hacked by Chinese hackers?" One of life's little f--k you's "You know that thing where you block someone because they're just negative and miserable but they show up in your timeline anyway? That." -- Joy Reid, writer for the Miami Herald, MSNBC Contributor, managing editor for theGrio.com. Birthday wishes for deceased Editor "Happy birthday @AndrewBreitbart. Miss you, buddy." -- Ellen Carmichael, Capitol Hill flack and former campaign spokeswoman for Herman Cain. Politico Playbook publish time: 9:15 a.m. Coincidence? "BuzzFeed starts looking for a business editor, and then [Ben White] @morningmoneyben gets signed to a 2-yr contract at Politico." -- The Guardian's Heidi Moore, who links to this story in Business Insider. Journo contemplates unusual eating binge. See our newly elected FishbowlDC Fan Club Board. Cuisine failure: "I am about to eat my way through this CVS #pharmacywoes" -- Lisa Rowan, vintage clothing blogger. Unnecessary Tweet of the Day "What do you call that 'no traffic, no security line, flight on time' feeling?" -- FNC "The Five's" Dana Perino. FishbowlDC Fan Club Board President: Slate's Dave Weigel VP of impromptu FBDC board meetings: WaPo's Gene Weingarten International tweeting consultant: Politico's Jonathan Martin Nutrition specialist: HuffPost's Jason Linkins Spiritual guidance counselor: Essence and theGrio Columnist Sophia Nelson Velour outerwear advisor: Ex-RHOD stylist Paul Wharton Peter Ogburn and Eddie Scarry contributed to this report.

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