<b>Morning Chatter</b>

Quotes of the Day Overheard at the airport... "Heard at DCA 'will the owner of a loose chihuahua please return to the security checkpoint.'" -- VP, Bureau Chief, NBC News Washington Bureau Antoine Sanfuentes. We can only hope the pooch was wearing this getup. A writer and porn "I bet porn consumption drops a lot during the #superbowl" -- Washington freelancer and resident National Press Club troublemaker and crusader Sam Husseini (Husseini, who works for the Institute for Public Accuracy and blogs for washingtonstakeout.com, was briefly suspended from the club late last year for posing questions perceived to be inappropriate at a presser.) Twitter Shame "There needs to be a word for when you tweet something you think is really hilarious and nobody retweets it." -- CNN's Lizzie O'Leary. Roger gets racy regarding Newt "Does Newt know how to give good press or what?" -- Politico's Roger Simon. Editor makes predictions on Madonna's nipples "SuperBowl prediction. Madonna shows both nipples. She's too competitive too let Janet Jackson beat her at her own game." -- Washington Life Exec. Editor Michael Clements. The Media Critic "CNN has is now broadcasting a live count of votes. It's as exciting as it sounds." -- Reason Mag and TWT movie reviewer Peter Suderman. Journos give Newt crap for a change "Topics Newt needs to avoid to preserve the sanity illusion: himself, mitt, janitors, the moon, 'historian'" -- WaPo's "Right Turn" blogger Jennifer Rubin. An observation on Newt..."Anyone else notice how much time Newt seems to have to read the papers?" -- PBS's Gwen Ifill. A warning from The Guardian's Ana Marie Cox: "I better warn folks that I may not be able to experience this event ironically. Large groups of people sincerely singing can get to me." (She attended a Rick Santorum campaign event in which attendees were saving seats with Bibles. Note her accompanying photograph.) Journo Love "[Bret Baier] does a great job responding to his Twitter critics, even gave them a voice on the air. Bet a lotta anchors blow 'em off." -- Politico's Dave Catanese. Unnecessary Tweet of the Day "Passionate reactions to Komen segment on Reliable. Regardless of your view, of course the underlying issue in the flap is abortion." -- The Daily Beast's Washington Bureau Chief and CNN "Reliable Sources" host Howard Kurtz. Really. The underlying flap is abortion? Unnecessary Tweet of the Day II "LOL and ZOMG are the only two expressions you need to know to report or understand campaign coverage." -- TPM's Brian Beutler in an observation that could truly, easily be ignored.

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