<b>Morning Chatter</b>

Quotes of the Day Newt gives Chris Matthews a compliment (of sorts) On MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning, former GOP hopeful Newt Gingrich called Chris Matthews "slightly whacked" and says that's why he's kept his show for so long. Ingraham dings Deutsch and Dr. Oz "OMG--Donny Deutsch & Dr Oz talking G Spots on CNN now. Get a room!" -- Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham. MSNBC Contributor Donny Deutsch filled in for CNN's Piers Morgan last night. They also discussed healthy versus unhealthy livers. Politico Playbook Weirdness See what happens when Politico's Mike Allen takes several days off? "Did anyone else get a May 17 version of Playbook delivered this morning?" -- PBS Newshour's Christina Bellantoni. WCP's Managing Editor Mike Madden quickly replied, "Haven't gotten it yet at all today. Been pretty screwy for few weeks. I signed up for official version instead of Mikey's send." Bird commits attempted thievery against journo "Bird just scared the sh*t out of me as it tried to steal my muffin. #AttackCafe" -- FBDC and The Blaze's Eddie Scarry in an early morning tweet. Eddie later told me, "Seriously, it was like that movie 'The Birds.' They're the tiny harmless ones but I was honestly afraid because they travel in flocks." He added, "One bird flew onto my muffin (that sounds dirty) and picked at it before I shooed it away. But then several came to gang up on it." Be safe, Eddie. From the Peanut Gallery..."Today's Style section has got to be the dullest the Washington Post has ever produced!!!!" -- DCRTV's Dave Hughes, who is really like family to FBDC. Guardian features condom q "@guardianstyle wear a condom or use a condom?" -- Jessica Lake. In response, Guardian Style replied,"That's a very personal question for a grammar microblog, Jessica." Journo questions Tina's news judgement "Why does Tina Brown think Americans care about the #british royal family as much as she does?" -- Barbara Slavin, Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor.com. And now, a semi-polite request from The Daily Beast columnist and MSNBC Contributor Meghan McCain: "If you are going to excerpt my book without permission - please don't bastardize the context of my statements. The book is meant to be read." Her new book: America, You Sexy Bitch. Highly Unnecessary Tweet of the Day "Perfect park slope lunch: salami, mozzarella, eggplant and peppers sandwich from the pork store and granita from what used to be ozzies." -- The Nation's Ben Adler, who spent the bulk of Wednesday pouting about this item on The Nation's illustrious Editor-at-Large and MSNBC Host Chris Hayes. The only contender for this feature came from conservative blogger Robert Stacy McCain: "Just woke up from a LONG nap." Thanks for sharing Stacy!

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