<b>Morning Chatter</b>

Quotes of the Day Whoa! Yglesias does what?! "Additionally, he enjoys eating his own waste products and is said to have lost his virginity to his own father." -- Slate's Matt Yglesias tweets the sentence and provides a link to his Wikipedia page in what has been immense blowback to his gloating of Andrew Breitbart's death. Travel woes "Early morning flight to NYC meant 2 things. Exhaustion and stuck on the shuttle runway for 45 mins behind a big Trump airplane. #letsGo" -- CNN Commentator and SKDKnickerbocker's Hilary Rosen. Are you there PETA? It's me, Stossel "I was awakened this morning by my cat when she threw up a hairball ON MY FACE. Someone get PETA over here before I do something I regret." -- Scott Stossel, Dep. Managing Editor, Atlantic Magazine, in a relatively recent tweet. NPR journos weigh in on good writing Michele Norris: "A well-written sentence has a certain cadence much like a tight musical score." Southern U.S. Bureau Chief Russell Lewis: "Once you finish your story, read it out loud." Rep. Frank gets busted for breaking House Floor rules "Rep. Frank (D-MA) had words taken down. Comments will be stricken from Congressional Record; can't speak for remainder of day." -- Ric Anderson, U.S. House Press Gallery staffer. He explains that Frank "characterized Rep. Hensarling’s statements as 'the most hypocritical and dishonest statement I have heard in this House.'" Follower insults TWT reporter "@KerryPicket sucks to be a biotch and work for WTimes. #OldSchool" -- #pUNkBoyInSF to TWT's Kerry Picket, who retweeted the news. This comes on the heels of actor Alec Baldwin, who remarked on his hatred for TWT on Super Tuesday. Editor notices disturbing bumper sticker "Just saw an awesome bumper sticker, 'I'll pay for your contraception if you pay for my ammo.' Deal?" -- Townhall.com News Editor and writer Katie Pavlich. Meanwhile, a Convo Between Two Journos Today's conversation is between ABC Entertainment Reporter Sheila Marikar and ABC News Political Director Amy Walter. Marikar: "How do y'all feel about 'meanwhile' as a transition?” Walter: "It's a crutch that I lean on A LOT."

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