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Famously Tweeted: The Sarah Killen Experiment
Brilliant move by Conan: @ConanOBrien I’ve decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change. Her followers were at 15 when we posted this. Her response: @lovelybutton Having a lame ass day, Russell Bigos is an idiot. And …
Jay-Z in the White House Situation Room
The Weekly Standard: Rapper Jay-Z in the Situation Room MJ at summer jam, Obama on the text. Y’all should be afraid of what I’m gonna do next.
We Loved Him in “Money Train”
Wesley Snipes has aged. h/t next round PS: Lovin’ the bow tie, Wes.
WaPo Columnists Steel Cage Match
We can’t quit Rahm either. Howard Kurtz: Dueling Post columns on Rahm Emanuel
They Don’t Have the White House, Senate or House, But They Do Have Twitter
According to the Christian Science Monitor: Republicans Rule Twitter Not to worry though, Democrats came in second. But more GOP than Democratic lawmakers use Twitter to communicate with constituents and the news media, according to a new Congressional Research Service study. Get your hands on the hot little report here.
Famously Quoteworthy: DCCC Tees Off on Rep. Sessions [Insert Tiger Woods Quote]
From a DCCC press release: [the golf gloves are off] “Pete Sessions talking about ethics in Congress is like Tiger Woods talking about fidelity,” said Jesse Ferguson, Southern Regional Press Secretary for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The only reason we saw this is because we have a Google alert …
Closing Bell: Damn It Washington Professional Sports
Deadspin’s Dashiell Bennett: Wizards Tickets Less Valuable Than a Cup of Coffee
@FamousDC Twitter
Hey, there is a new messaging platform thingy out there called Twitter. Are you following us? Come on in, the water’s fine. Follow FamousDC on Twitter –> www.twitter.com/FamousDC
Hova in the Oval Office
And why not… During the final moments of his performance at Verizon Center Wednesday night, Jay-Z casually dropped a gigantic boast: “I just came from the White House.” Get your Jay-Z fix here.
Hyper Hill
Strange light [Project Beltway] Maryland fans [riot] Towers [exposed] Squirrels [gone] Dimes [metro]
Not Your Normal Hockey Game [Lawmakers vs. Lobbyists]
The upcoming “Congressional Hockey Challenge” isn’t so abnormal that they’re letting Sen. Robert Byrd skate, but a few other lawmakers have decided to risk their pretty faces. On March 9, 2010, ice hockey-playing Members of Congress, and similarly-talented Senate and House staff, will challenge some of K Street’s finest in …
Jim Bunning [Deadspin]
Deadspin’s Tommy Craggs: Marvin Miller Remembers The Pre-Crazy Jim Bunning, Labor Revolutionary