Due to strong interest from soccer moms who are hoping Oprah will bestow some of her favorite things on them, which this year, incidentally, included a refrigerator with a built-in LCD TV, the Barack Obama campaign has been forced to move a weekend campaign event featuring the TV talker from an 18,000-seat venue to the University of South Carolina’s 80,000-seat football stadium. Really. And you know she’s obviously getting fat again when she needs a TV attached to the fridge.

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The liberal blogger seems to be phoning it in lately, and many people are asking Big Head DC why. Too little original analysis, they say, and apparently he looks “weird” on BloggingHeads.tv. Please help us figure out just what’s been distracting Matty lately.

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What a way to sell yourself to the American public when you’re running for president!

In a new interview out today with Playboy magazine, Bill Richardson says that he knows he’s fat, but he thinks that makes him more real, in comparison to, say, Mitt Romney.

“I’m overweight; I’m trying to lose weight,” he told the publication. “I don’t mope around at night worrying that I didn’t look good on Jay Leno — though I saw myself, and though I’ve lost 30 pounds, I’ve got to lose more.”

Inquiring minds want to know: Where did he lose 30 pounds?

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Today he asks via a FishbowlDC poll question whether journalists prefer McDonald’s or Burger King. Gross! In light of his desperate desire to find pals who love fast food, we decided Gavin needs a poll of his own:

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The Corrupt 1, a D.C. government whistle blower blog, has some harsh words for City Paper’s Mike DeBonis, saying, “We are beginning to wonder if the Weight Watcher’s poster boy Mike DeBonis has committed some foul to wipe out a competitor.” And they go on:

1. Mike DeBonis is a fat slob who can’t control his eating;

2. Mike DeBonis is a heavy drinker and a bad joke teller; and

3. Mike DeBonis still keeps a picture of Rock Hudson on his night table.

How the blog gets its info is beyond us, but we’re intrigued nonetheless.

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Today in media elite sightings, a tipster says that he or she caught Patrick Gavin, of Fishbowl DC and Examiner fame, huffing and puffing in an apparent attempt to slim down. From the always-anonymous tip box:

I just saw Patrick Gavin jogging through the streets of Glover Park, trying (desperately) to get in shape.

Three observations:

1. Total fashion victim. Who jogs in basketball shorts and a huge headband other than my grandfather??

2. He is VERY overweight. At least 260 pounds. Fat legs and everything.

3. I hope he made it home alive. The way he was sweating and huffing, I got a little scared for him.

Well! At least he’s trying, which is more than we can say for his attempts at gossip blogging most days. Right?

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Britney Spear’s paunch isn’t the only bit of fleshy lard being gossiped about today.

This morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski, apparently fed up with Joe Scarborough’s frequent comments about her appearance, called him “doughy,” bloated,” and “in need of more exercise.”

“Your mother is going to appreciate I brought this up,” Mika said. “She probably feels the same way about your health as I do.”

The former GOP Congressman became obviously defensive, mentioning the dis frequently throughout his 3-hour program — in the midst of taking frequent jabs at Spears, even once calling her a “pork chop.”

There’s only one way to make that kind of talk stop, Joe. Get on the treadmill! Maybe you and Brit can become workout buddies?

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In town to host a party at the Clarendon Ballroom this evening, a muy plumpo Perez Hilton swung by Hot 99.5’s radio station this a.m., then hit a few hot spots in the District. He even said that he and his spies saw Nicole Richie in Georgetown, which would be kind of weird — and Big Head DC’s sources can’t confirm it yet — but whatever. Even if she was there, her whereabouts still was not the most sizzlin’ spot in Washington today. That distinction has got to be reserved for Perez’ sweaty armpits! Peee ewwww.

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Back in May 2006 Jenna Bush was spinning away on - what else? - a spin machine when the instructor of her DC Sports Club class took a few cheap shots about her dad’s “stupidity” and handed out DVDs highlighting a few of the more goofy Bushisms.

The wily instructor Glenn Makl soon claimed not to know that Jenna was in his class and that he was “horrified” to find out what he had done (he’s a lawyer, too, kids).

That was after Jenna’s now-fiance Henry Hager called Makl up and gave him a verbal shake-down. (Remember, Hager once worked for Karl Rove, so he’s probably pretty good at all sorts of shake-downing).

When we talked to Makl recently he said he’d always remember Hager’s call: “The kid was steaming mad,” he told Big Head DC. “He wanted to protect her.”

Ah, how sweet. But the tongue-lashing couldn’t have been too too severe. After all, the controversial spin class instructor returned as a substitute spinner at the club earlier this year.

And Jenna, apparently, hasn’t worked out since.

Related: Do you think the other Bush twin’s boyfriend Jay Blount looks like a fighter, too? 

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