<b>Morning Chatter</b>

Quotes of the Day GREAT EXPECTATIONS: "It's just too easy for the NY Post headline writers." -- HuffPost's Sam Stein. Speaking of Weiner... "We really need to get moving on a conservative PAC to support Anthony Weiner getting back into politics. Who's with me?" -- Jazz Shaw, weekend editor at Hot Air. Publisher wants beach body "My current body-type is 'zeppelin.' So not ready for summer." -- Metro Weekly Co-Publisher Sean Bugg. A publicist says no to pantyhose "If you're wearing pantyhose with sandals you and I have a serious problem." -- Courtney Cohen, a publicist and former producer for ABC's "This Week." Politico scribe to Hollywood "I'm in Hollywood to cover the RNC Spring mtg. Invocation ahead of possibly-contentious, 5-hr Rules mtg asks God to give everyone patience." Politico's James Hohmann. What he won't be attending: "Dick Cheney will address the RNC at a closed-press lunch tomorrow afternoon here in Hollywood." Roll Call's Jonathan Strong had a suggestion for Hohmann, saying, "You should go to Voyeur with some RNC people." Hohmann replied, "I would NOT get reimbursed for that." Halperin's Words of Wisdom "Dear colleagues: sometimes elected officials try to pass laws b/c they think those laws are right, not to gain electoral or political edge." -- TIME's Mark Halperin. Politico Playbook Publish Time: 6:43 a.m. When lateness pays off "Got off jury duty by showing up late. Weird incentive there." -- BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith. From the Dept. of Bragiculture... "Getting so many emails the little transparent Outlook notice in the corner of my computer just isn't turning off anymore." -- Politico's Alex Guillen, who deserves a hearty congratulations for getting a lot of emails. MSNBC journo has fun facts on cicadas and a style writer braces herself for a lot of face time at the salon... Cicadas, etc..."Worst part about cicadas isn't the sound or the cicadas themselves. It's their natural predator. Deadly two-inch long wasps." -- MSNBC's Domenico Montanaro. Gruesome headline of day: "Man's Body Found In Tidal Basin" -- WUSA9 The Observer "I'll never understand people who post with hash tags like "#shorthair #dontcare" on Instagram. Obviously you DO care enough to post the pic." -- Julia Ryan, assistant web producer at USA Today. Writer is off to the beauty parlor "A week that includes being in a wedding, a meeting in NYC, and a beach vacation means a week full of a LOT of beauty appointments." -- Style writer Samantha Sault.

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