Post Archive

2009

From Patrick McHenry’s Facebook page: Yes, I’m doing the good republican thing … and watching Dancing with the Stars. (Can’t believe it!) DeLay’s still got it.

Point for Team Ireland. PS:  We loved Necessary Roughness via DeLay twitter feed.

Raise your hand if you saw this coming from a mile away … Researchers from the University of Maryland who plodded through more than 6,000 Twitter postings by members of Congress have found– surprise! — that politicians spend most of their time on Twitter promoting themselves.  [say it ain’t so] …

Who hasn’t promised their mistress a rooftop wedding in NYC with the Dave Matthews Band playing? New York Times:  For Edwards, Drama Builds Toward a Denouement In the proposal, which The New York Times examined, Mr. Young says that he assisted the affair by setting up private meetings between Mr. …

Lindsey Graham recently said of the President’s aggressive TV schedule, "he’s appeared on every network but the Food Channel."  Good news for Lindsey, that’s about to change. The Associated Press reports today that President Obama will make an appearance on the Food Channel Network show “Throwdown with Bobby Flay” and …

Chase Sapphire [girlofwords ] Spend Little [live well ] Family [good for you ] Skins [upperdeck ] Staycation [Zola ]

He used to be feared on the House Floor, now he hopes to bring the competition to its knees on the dance floor.  It’s the Famous Five with Tom DeLay Are you worried about your level of competitiveness given that you’re the oldest contestant? I didn’t realize until they announced …

Keith Olbermann was recently featured in a political ad.  We tend to think his Boston Market ad was better. "It’s not tricky, eat something." Via Mediaite

It’s a question both the right and left are asking. After GQ magazine ran excerpts of his new book “Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor,” Latimer found himself a target of both the right and the left for telling tales out of school. Among the tidbits that drew attention …

The Redskins Defense came up big and held on for a win [beat Rams] Obama’s media blitz continues tonight on Letterman [Lynn Sweet] Joe Dub had a long drive back from Vicksburg, Va. [Va Tech wins] Michael Crabtree is still unemployed [$66 million] The San Diego Chargers’ kicker Nate Kaeding looks …

Dumbest criminal to ever walk the streets, or just extremely addicted to Facebook updates? The popular online social networking site Facebook helped lead to an alleged burglar’s arrest after he stopped check his account on the victim’s computer, but forgot to log out before leaving the home with two diamond …

Twosome [Snuggie] Tim Tebow [cornhole] Overheard [DC] Butt [chin]

A few of our favorites are below. Note: Not quite sure about that first one.  [David, this isn’t an email to your frat brothers]