Post Archive
July 2008
Hyper Hill
Blame Matt Damon [break up] The Other N Word [Jackson] Drink the Kool-Aid [twitter] YES [high maintenance] That’s Racist! [noose]
DCCC Message Experts: We Can Hear You, But She Can’t
At first we thought the screen-grab blunder pictured below was the fault of the DCCC web team, but instead, maybe it’s a genius act of subliminal messaging. There is no actual “quote” in the box because this poor child has gone deaf – and who’s to blame? … the Bush …
Famous Five [Reasons to Be Mean to DC Tourists]
The District Chatter recently came up with 5 reasons to be nice to tourists. One of our favorite tipsters took offense to this list and decided to respond to each of them. District Chatter: 5. These people are spending money in our city. Sales tax equals cash flow. Money …
FamousDC Media Ticket [Round Up]
Last week we launched the FamousDC Media Ticket. Several of our favorite Web sites linked to it so we wanted to pay back the favor: FishbowlDC: Lord Save Us: Journos Running The White House?!? … The folks at FamousDC have proven smarter at this whole “start a new blog” thing …
JibJab Has Done It Again
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Hyper Hill
Everyone is FamousDC [Velvet in Dupont] Pudding for the President [oddly enough] Here’s Looking at Hu [Project Beltway] BS Airport [not kidding] Will Ferrell [Top 10] Summer Movie Time
Hotdogs vs. PETA
On the hill today the American Meat Institute is sponsoring the Annual Capitol Hill Hot Dog Lunch. This means Members and staffers can stop by, grab a hot dog, and meet a baseball Hall of Famer. Today is also a favorite day to every male hill staffer aged 22 -82, …
theHotfile Returns
We still don’t know who theHotfile is, but FamousDC’s favorite news producer turned YouTube news host has returned!
What’s Bazaar is the Photoshopped Flag
When not on the House Floor, Speaker Pelosi likes to play dress up (from the latest Harper’s Bazaar). Hat tip – Anne Schroeder Mullins
It’s Safe To Get Online Again
Just when you thought nobody cared that your spam filter was over worked- finally, justice has been served. A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Tuesday for sending spam e-mails to more than 1.2 million subscribers of America Online in a scheme that foiled the Internet …
Hyper Hill
Search Political Videos [Google] Olbermann’s Snow Job [worst] One More [District Chatter] Cap Hill vs. Obama [miffed] News Conference [pants] Seek Counseling [Issues] Too much? [Coldplay] VOTE NO! [goater]
Facebook Update of the Week
Josie Hearn, former Politico reporter, needs someone to watch her VW: Josephine Hearn is looking for a friend or trustworthy acquaintance to take her 14-year-old VW for 9 months while she is in NYC. $63/month pays the insurance.
Famously Quoteworthy
Gotta love the low-level aides who stay off message. “You can get a low level staffer to say almost anything.”–Obama spokesguy Bill Burton on the one and only Bill Press’ Radio show this morning, reacting to Politico’s own Hill Dems are Miffed at Obamastory. (Of course within the story he …
Need a Role Model?
Every now and then something happens in sports that reminds us all that sometimes those Nike and Gatorade commercials can be real. If you didn’t see what Josh Hamilton did last night at the MLB home run derby, you missed out. A former first round draft pick in 1999, Josh …
Come Back, Hotfile
Some of our tipsters have emailed they’re worried about theHotfile. These tipsters want to know if Hotfile is OK, or if FamousDC scared her away. It has been over a week – come back hotfile!