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2009

DC 101’s Elliott called it this morning [Fawcett ] Here’s Looking at You [NoVa ] Most Interesting [Academy ] President [Beyonce ] Wizards [trade ] Green [litter ]

Interns — you can go work for a member of Congress – who might or might not disappoint you, or you can bench press your brain and do something fun. A tipster tells us New Media Strategies is hiring interns. More info here .  Do it.

We guess marriage is between a man, woman and somebody from Argentina … From Mark Sanford’s Inaugural Speech: [click] "In not my, but our collective hands, is held the promise of change." From Mark Sanford’s emails to his Argentian girlfriend: [click] "The erotic beauty of you holding yourself (or two …

This feels like having a senior thesis proven 100% right . FisbowlDC: Tweet du Jour: Ana Marie Cox is Not Famous. Okay, Maybe Just a Little… Yesterday on Twitter, Air America’s Ana Marie Cox defined her celebrity via "tweet" for a new follower. @chiras56 asks: @anamariecox are you someone famous?? …

Yesterday, a creative bunch of folks got together for what they called a "flash mob" protest.  We don’t quite remember what they were protesting, but at the time we wrote the post, we predicted that about five people would show up.  We were wrong. There was 6 or 7 — …

Ever fired off an email and then regretted it a day later?  What about a blog post? As much as having a virtual bullhorn at your finger tips is nice, it can also be a pain in the ass. Case in point: Mark McKinnon’s blog [driving traffic] 6/23/09 | Sanford …

Gov. Mark Sanford just spent 30 minutes apologizing to everyone he has ever met, ate breakfast with or sat next to in church –  before admitting to having an affair. [with a female] The only person happy about this news — Sen. John Ensign.

Dear Governor Sanford, When Senator John Ensign confessed to an affair with a former staffer, we were amused but not necessarily impressed . Then you came along with your unplanned vacation to South America. Your staff thought you were hiking in the woods – but not you, you wanted something …

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It looks like Roy Blunt might have himself a pretty formidable opponent in his bid to capture a Missouri Senate seat. Transgender political activist Midge Potts says she’ll attempt to run for U.S. Senate under the Progressive Party banner. Potts, who ran against Roy Blunt in the GOP 7th District …

Fred Barnes leaving Starbucks on Route One near Old Town, VA.

Move over Heidi and Spencer — you two aren’t the only ones who decided to get away from it all in order to hang out in the wilderness. Ben Smith: Sanford was in Argentina [why would anyone want to go there?] Before everyone starts giving him a hard time about …

Does this justify every MSM’er argument against giving Bloggers press credentials and media access on the Capitol grounds? Huffington Post and Obama White House coordinate on Iran question Michael Calderone: Obama calls on HuffPost for Iran question In what appeared to be a coordinated exchange, President Obama called on the …

On our way to pick up a spinach and feta pizza at Whole Foods (don’t judge), we passed an Iranian peace protest marching towards Embassy Row. We snapped a quick photo as they were walking in front of the Vice President’s Residence: It is pretty dang cool to live in …

Things got a little testy today between President Barack Obama and McClatchy’s Margaret Talev. It sounds like it might be time to get POTUS back on the wagon – although he claims he’s "95%" cured.