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Quotes of the Day Kurtz has stuff to figure out "Thanks for messages and tweets about new Fox show. Still have lots of details to figure out, but what a challenge." -- CNN but soon-to-be Fox News' Howard Kurtz. Speaking of openings at CNN... "If I hate myself, does that make me a media critic? #IhearThereIsAnOpening?" -- CNN's John Berman. Kurtz' post on "Reliable Sources" will be filled by a rotating cast of hosts that haven't been named yet. Kim/Kanye baby name fallout "Why did Kimye let Sarah Palin name their baby?? #North #wtf#" -- The Times of London' Matt Spence. "I'm not sure I follow the logic of naming a kid after an airline that no longer exists." -- Politico's Ben White. "Are we being pranked? Is this a resurrection of a defunct airline where I still have miles? A DC neighborhood? Apple lkg bttr and better." -- NPR's Kitty Eisele. "This poor child," -- Roll Call's Emily Cahn. "Also, currently arguing with my 13-year-old sister about the name of this Kardashian kid. Good lord." -- WaPo columnist Clinton Yates. "Troll West." -- Reuters' Megan McCarthy. "Seven. Seven Costanza. Now THERE'S a name." -- CNN Contributor Kevin Madden. "If my parents named me North West I'd have to kick my own ass." -- BuzzFeed's Andrew Kaczynski. "That's like me naming my child Seth." -- NYT Communications Associate Jordan Cohen. "Kanye must be trying working some sort of 'Boy Named Sue' angle here." -- Free Beacon's CJ Ciaramella. Politico Playbook Publish Time: 7:52 a.m. AnonymASS and Anonymous Tipsters: 1. "ass holes." 2. "Marty ... need ... more ... Marty" Memo to #1. We love your candor. Don't go changing. However, "ass holes" is actually written "assholes." And #2: Your wish is our command. Never a shortage of material there. Emotional sports watching "To the guy wearing a Golden State jersey at game 7: you are an idiot. Oh, oh oh oh shut up." -- The Hill's Ian Swanson. N-word-using Paula Deen sparks N-word debate "LOL I sound 'old' @bdotm for having zero tolerance against the N-word? Good. I'd rather sound 'old' and be right than 'young" and dumb." -- "Washington Watch's" Roland Martin. Speechwriter trash talk "Lovett with no editor and 20,000 followers should scare people almost as much as his refusal to wear pants to work" -- Jon Favreau, former speechwriter to President Obama. Now a consultant. His message is directed to Jon Lovett, also a former presidential speechwriter who sometimes writes for The Atlantic.

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