Post Archive
2009
Postcards from Abroad
A tipster spotted this in a stack of international mail:
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Katharine Weymouth [direction ] At a graduation? [Couric ] Obama [Facebook ] Intern [style ]
Oh, you meant Congress
We thought you meant… um… A good old fashioned headline war is one thing. Completely opposite takes on something as banal as a Congressional agenda are a bit different. Yet that’s what avid hill rag readers got yesterday morning, courtesy of The Hill and CQToday, both of which took a …
Last Call Hilarity
Sometimes Nora and team nail one and then you have to spend the afternoon cleaning up coffee off your keyboard. Yes, we drink coffee through the afternoon. Try it. From yesterday’s Last Call: SWIZZLE STICKS • Sen. Jeff Sessions came out of his office today and predicted that America is …
Headlines You Can’t Make Up
Washington Independent: Tom Tancredo Staffer Pleads Guilty to Karate-Chopping Black Woman We love the legal brief: "…defendant was walking down the street making offensive remarks when he encountered the complaintant…" Really? That casual? Can’t you just visualize it? "I’m just <making offensive remarks> in the rain…just <making offensive remarks> in the rain…"
$25 Billion for Your Thoughts?
Here’s something to think about on this Tuesday afternoon: Deadspin : David Ortiz Is Still Worth More Than General Motors RELATED : Bill Simmons: When great ones go, it might hurt us more than it does them.
Famous Quiz: Goverment Motors Edition
Who am I? I made millions off of General Motors. My kids attend private school. Hollywood loves me. You make the call: Ken Lay Dick Cheney Hillary Clinton Jack Abramoff Michael Moore Alright, we all see where this is going. Michael Moore jump-started his career on the back of GM …
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Loudoun Valley Vikings [Cooley ] Hand holding [where’s my cape? ] Cheating on Blogger [twitter ] Shake Hands [LeBron ] Metro [etiquette ]
Confessions of a Beer Blogger
Every now and then you come across something that makes you thankful that 90% of Washington, D.C. constantly updates their every move on Twitter and the blogosphere. This, our friends, is one of those examples. DC Damsel: Confessions of a Beer Blogger: Random Acts of Selfishness I opted to buy …
Crack Wars (Day 2)
Glenn Thrush is crushing this like P-Diddy in a tribute video. Politico: Rangel sorry for Obama-in-Harlem quip RELATED: FamousDC: Crack Wars Forget 2Pac and Biggie. Glenn Thrush takes us to the front lines of the ongoing Harlem battle. Politico: Bloomberg v. Rangel over Harlem crack
Obama’s Resume Keeps Getting More Impressive
I, for one, welcome our new automaker overlords. (Above picture of Obama discussing GM on C-SPAN was spotted on ABCNews.com yesterday)
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Crocs with crabs [PunditMom ] No POTUS in Harlem [Rangel ] Eastern Market [7th Street ] Bob Marley [SWPL ] Metro [etiquette ]
Summer is Here
The sun is out, the tour buses are rolling in, and cross walk signs are being ignored all over the city. It is officially summer in Washington, D.C. DCist is out with their intern guide and Plight of the Pumpernickel rants about tourists. DCist’s Megan Carpentier: How Not to Be …