Posts Tagged ‘nbc washington’
Our Morning Roundup: “NBC Moodswing” Edition
*Checked out NBC Washington's new "Moods"/Washington Is... section? I hadn't! (Sorry, vacay.) Definitely interactive. Also, leads to hilarious/tacky catchphrases at the top of the homepage (see above). My problem with this is the same problem I have with "viewers' choice awards" on reality TV shows. (Full disclosure: don't watch many reality TV shows.) The whole "America has spoken" thing smacks of a.) Regis Philbin and b.) hypergeneralization. Still, Washington has spoken...and NBC's new site, moodswings and all? Pretty baller! Or maybe not.
*WUSA-9 reports that four teenagers are being charged by Prince William County police for white supremacist-style vandalism:
Pat Collins: Citizens React to Obama’s D.C. Snow Jab
As Loose Lips pointed out earlier, President Obama's jab at D.C. over school closings inspired a veritable roundup of press commentary. Our own web servers groaned under the load of a 1000-2000% increase in snow-related blog comments (compared to our seasonal average).
In the video after the jump, NBC's Pat Collins heads to the one street in D.C. where "flinty Chicago toughness" flows like frozen water.
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On a Snow Day, Obama Disses D.C., Recommends “Flinty Chicago Toughness”
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...HERE'S THE VIDEO!
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After Sidwell Friends canceled school yesterday, President Barack Obama had some harsh words for D.C.
"Can I make a comment that is unrelated to the economy very quickly?" Obama asked at a morning economic briefing. "It has to do with Washington. My children's school was canceled today. Because of what—some ice? As my children pointed out, in Chicago, school is never canceled."
Obama went on to suggest that D.C. would do well to emulate "flinty Chicago toughness."
"I'm saying when it comes to the weather, folks in Washington don't seem to be able to handle things," he concluded.
That's right: Our new president considers capital-dwellers a bunch of pansy-asses who can't deal with a little dusting of snow.
Sad part is, he's probably right.
Video after the jump, courtesy of NBC Washington.
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