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Romney staffers party among penguins

BY: JENNY ROGERS AUGUST 30, 2012 | 4:06 PM | MODIFIED: AUGUST 30, 2012 AT 4:10 PM
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Photo - Penguins at the BuzzFeed party in Tampa (Jenny Rogers/Examiner photo)
Penguins at the BuzzFeed party in Tampa (Jenny Rogers/Examiner photo)

BuzzFeed played host to several hundred media and political types at the Florida Aquarium Wednesday night. Among those sampling the mashed potato bar and staring at the shark tank were a handful of Romney and GOP staffers: Speaker John Boehner spokesperson Michael Steel; Romney spokespersons Andrea Saul and Amanda Henneberg; and Romney body man Garrett Jackson.

They were joined by Chuck Todd, Maureen Dowd, Jill Abramson, and half the Washington press corps - plus "Sex and the City" actor Evan Handler, who left midway through the party to film a segment with MSNBC before returning.

All the bold-faced names, though, were overshadowed by the party's most anticipated guest: two penguins, carted through the aquarium on a wagon. Guests shamelessly gaped and photographed the little guys, who seemed unperturbed by the attention.

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Jenny Rogers

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