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May 2010

Georgetown [graduation] DC [food trucks] Vacation [now] Blog [victim]

Democrats, who embraced the internet light years before their Republican counterparts, decided to launch their own New Media Caucus. [internets] House leaders are hoping to organize Democrats’ approach to Twitter, YouTube and other new media tools through a New Media Caucus that will serve as a one-stop resource for information …

This is what happens when you’re a talk show host who makes a living bashing the President of the United States: [um, no] According to a new biography out tomorrow, Rush Limbaugh: Army of One, the conservative talk radio host actually proposed a friendly round of golf with President Obama …

Who knew Kermit the Frog had such an ugly brother? The campaign of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has put out a video that features a frog puppet — that looks much like the famous Sesame Street character — to help sell the state’s controversial immigration law. h/t Jordan F …

Who doesn’t want hot sauce that tastes like Barney Frank?

Some people lie about their involvement in history, others just make up their own version. [Encyclopedia Hayworth]

Here’s another guest column by FamousDC Nightlife Correspondent @BlairDC AC Milan rolled into town yesterday and I got a glimpse of the dashing “football” players as they checked into the Hotel Sofitel (see pic below). Much to my delight, I had a chat with both Alessandro Nesta and Ronaldinho! Amazing …

Dear graduates [MBA] No cigars [clients] Worn [extras]

Jerry Brown is running for governor of CA again, which would lead us to believe that records on his previous administration might give voters some insight into how he governs. One problem, the over 2,000 boxes of records are “available to the public only with Brown’s written permission“. Clever move, …

We hope you had a good weekend and didn’t drunk dial David Axelrod.

DCist: Overheard in DC Congressional humor Outside the House side of the Capitol building: Men in suits are walking past the man who dresses like Jesus who is outside the Capitol a lot. Man in a suit: “For what purpose does the gentleman from Nazareth rise? … The gentleman from …

Meet @RollCall reporter John Stanton http://j.mp/dCZs9Q #Famous5 #FDC #DC # Top 5 Rooftop Bars in DC h/t @BlairDC http://j.mp/aQuEWg # @BlairDC is the best. Thanks for hooking us up. Great stuff! http://j.mp/aQuEWg in reply to BlairDC # @cajunjen You only "guess" that you're flattered? 🙂 Great write up… in reply …

Spotted in Charleston, SC. [near The Citadel] The photo was snapped by our friend Allison Cunningham. According to Allison, “It was tough to explain the awesomeness of FDC to someone that walked by when I snapped the pic! “

Early adopters. Chairman to justices: ‘Have either of ya’ll ever considering tweeting or twitting?’ h/t JF