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Twitter = A Gigantic Ego Stroke
We’ve long said Twitter is a bullhorn for all things narcissistic . But rarely does anyone agree with us – until now. Howie Kurtz recently penned [another] a column about Twitter. The article was in reference to how Twitter is used to disseminate news quickly – although not everyone is …
FoxNews Reporters Play Hot Potato
CNN isn’t the only news station that can’t seem to get it right lately. Fox News Fail – Watch more Funny Videos
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Which is Tougher?
Running an NFL franchise or managing an amusement park? DCist: File Under Duh: Six Flags is Bankrupt It’s reported that Snyder and his Redskins buddies who went in on the company lost over $130 million on their initial investment.
Famously Facebooked
We haven’t reported much Facebook status abuse lately, but that will soon change. In the meantime, we’ll give it up for this status update that was sent to us late last night. Thanks for a great season, Orlando Magic. Let’s do this again in 14 years. See, it is possible …
Do We Choose Our Own News?
New York Post’s Kyle Smith: Life Inside the Media Bubbles "In this town," Fox News’ Bill Sammon said yesterday of DC, "everything is political." Town? Try nation.
Famously Headlined: CNN Poops the Nest
Headline of the Day via Gawker: [brilliant] CNN Debates Twitter’s Relevance While Ignoring Important World Events Being Reported On Twitter Over the weekend CNN was blasted for their lack of coverage regarding the Iranian election. And perhaps rightfully so. Over the weekend CNN’s Howard Kurtz asked America the burning question, …
Please Release Me: Granny Panties
Taegan Goddard reminds us of one of the funniest all time press releases: It is dated July 19, 1994, and was issued by then-Senator Howell Heflin’s office. That morning, the Senator had been dining in the Capitol with some Alabama reporters, and suddenly felt a sniffle coming on. The reporters …
FamousDC Public Service Announcement: Save Larry
Larry "Curly" Haubner is a 107 year-old man who’s about to get kicked out of his nursing home [again] because he’s out of money. When the friends of Larry "Curly" Haubner raised $56,000 for him in 2007, they thought the money would allow him to live the rest of his …
Famous Friday [Round Up]
Abby Phillip shot down several hill flacks with her mile-high story, Kim Oates celebrated a birthday, Garrett Graff’s top 50 list hit the intertubes, Shannon Flaherty joined Teresa, Doug, Matt and Taylor, Amanda Carpenter got a Drudge bomb with her union story, John Pappas and his poker players have been …
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Congressman Buyer: “Go Ahead … Smoke Your Lettuce”
This will make Ryan Grim’s day… [wait for the 2:09 mark] From C-SPAN’s coverage of the U.S. House floor this morning, during floor debate on regulating tobacco products. Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN): "Too often we should be careful about being cute here on the House floor. So cute means the …
Only In The Midwest: Needle In A Haystack
Trying to find a willing Democrat to run for Senate in Kansas is apparently like playing "Where’s Waldo" after three glasses of wine. The Lawrence Journal World reported that someone has posted a classified ad on the Internet Web site Craigslist, seeking a Democrat to run for the U.S. Senate …
Pelosi Wine: Tangy, With a Hint Of Elitism and a Smudge of Baltimore
Name ID is always good for business. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her husband, Paul, lost at least $100,000 of their new worth in 2008, but they did manage to increase their liquidity, figuratively speaking, POLITICO’s Kathryn McGarr reports. … In fact, the Pelosi portfolio was buoyed by a …