New, Fresh Live Blog up!!
Our friend John DE has a cleaner slate for us.
Live from Washington D.C. the annual droolfest known as the White House Correspondents' Dinner is taking place.
The banquet is being broadcast on MSNBC, C-Span and also online at c-span.org.
So far I have seen Newt, Al Sharpton and Wolf Blitzer on the red carpet. What's not to love?
Wanda Sykes will be the featured entertainer.
Wanda Sykes has been called "one of the funniest stand up comics" by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. Her smart-witted stand up has sent her career in many different areas.
She also has her very own web page, right here.
Info on the White House Correspondents' Association.
The guest list includes:
Bloomberg: Capt. Richard Phillips and wife Andrea Phillips
NY Daily News: Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger
Fortune: George Lucas and Glenn Close
Houston Chronicle: Alberto Gonzales
CNN: Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore
People: Sting and Trudie Styler, Miranda Cosgrove, Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker, Jon Hamm, Eva Longoria Parker
To name a few.
Attention Twitters!
gooderservice delivers the goods
* David Corn, Mother Jones: @davidcorndc
* Rick Klein, ABC: @thenote
* Chris Cillizza, Washington Post: @thefix
* Olivier Knox, AFP: @oknox
* Christina Bellantoni, Washington Times: @cbellantoni
* Patrick Gavin, Politico: @pwgavin
* David Carr, New York Times: @carr2n
* Rachel Sklar, Abrams Research: @rachelsklar
* Glynnis MacNichol, Media Bistro: @mediaite
* Jon Ward, Washington Times: @jonwardeleven
* Michael O’Brien, The Hill: @MPOTheHill
Will update as events warrant.
UPDATE:
* Meghan McCain, McCain: @mccainblogette
* Phil Elliott; AP: @pelliottap
Some guy named Al Rogers (whoever that is) also has a diary up on the dinner here.
(this one seems to be the troll free version though)
Grab your favorite beverage, enjoy and type something.