<b>Morning Chatter</b>

Quotes of the Day STEIN's NEW DAWG: "Meet the newest addition to my family." -- HuffPost's Sam Stein, following in the footsteps (we hope) of Fox News' Dana Purina (or Perino) and her beloved Jasper. Romance at the Kucinich household "Mmm. I could get used to this...breakfast in bed served by my perfect husband Dennis Kucinich. Something to be said about our new schedule!" -- Elizabeth Kucinich on her ex-congressman hubby. Paul Wharton drenches himself in cashmere "It's freezing outside... Looks like ill be in cashmere all weekend long and I love it!!!” Hey boo! Sending u love! Bundle up!" -- Real Housewives of DC star Paul Wharton to his boo, food and restaurant blogger BJ Coleman. A backup plan for Chuck Hagel "Howard Kurtz, if Hagel loses he can be the anchor for Gore Jazeera.. perfect fit." -- WaPo's right-wing blogger Jennifer Rubin. President Obama has nominated ex-Sen. Chuck Hagel to be Sec. of Defense. Huh? "Deadly flu season set to be moderate to severe." -- WTOP on the flu season, which is expected to be "deadly" unless it's moderate....or severe. The weekend's most uplifting headline: "Retired firefighter, dog named Pumpkin credited for saving Bowie woman." -- WaPo. Kurt Loder, Patrick Kennedy, and marijuana laws "Oxycontin enthusiast Patrick Kennedy opposes marijuana legalization." -- Ex-MTV VJ Kurt Loder, a columnist for Reason magazine. Is this a prank phone call? "Pizza Hut just called about our order. They're out of pepperoni. Really. Did every single house in Washington order pizza for this game?" -- CNBC's Eamon Javers, who then asked, "Is your refrigerator running?" (Joking...) Sunday complaints "Meet the Press is ideological advocacy journalism. It's fine, do your thing, but be honest about it." -- Seth Michaels, writer for the Working America website. "Any rational person that watches George @GStephanopoulos interview a GOP official and then a Democratic official will see his bias. #phony" -- Ex-Mitt Romney aide Richard Grenell, who does spots on media criticism for Fox News. Radio journalist finds relief from hacking cough and BuzzFeed's Bureau Chief has a stern warning for Washington State lawmakers...On the mend: "Relief: after almost 3 weeks of cold, cough, bronchitis, the moment you realize you haven't hacked in two hours." -- Neal Augenstein, WTOP. The Drama Queen "One more day until our long year without Downton Abbey in the U. S. ends. I can hardly breathe." -- TWT senior opinion editor Emily Miller. Warning Shot: "Politicians from Washington state who have something to hide beware. If my redskins lose I'm gonna be so unhappy." -- BuzzFeed's D.C. Bureau Chief John Stanton. Peter Ogburn contributed to this report.

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