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Famous Friday [Round Up]
Jenna Bush Hager got a Today show gig, Huffington Post moved next door to the White House, Kate Michael blocks time on her schedule to respond to facebook invitations, The Hill redesigned their Web site, We like you too Politics Magazine, Gov. Rod Blagojevich gave Rahm heartburn, Harry Reid told …
Spokesman War 2009 [NRCC vs. DCCC]
The DCCC recently blasted NRCC spokesman Paul Lindsay. According to the DCCC flack Ryan Rudominer, it seems as if Lindsay is talking out of both ends. [we thought political committees were supposed to attack Members of Congress] The Democratic political committee sent out an In Case You Missed It that …
Presidential Pastime: Blaming the Media
After a whirlwind courtship that landed Barack Obama in the White House, we thought the love between the media and POTUS would last forever. But like all summer flings, the romance is gone. The honeymoon is now officially over. Ben Smith: Blaming the media, again … Greg Sargent: Obama’s Political …
Taking the Health Care Debate to the Woods
Leave it to the geniuses at Funny of Die to capture the moment perfectly. Gus Porter, American Legend with Thomas Haden Church from Thomas Haden Church
Your WTF of the Week: Finger Pointing
This is certainly one way to draw attention to your rally. A 65-year-old man had his finger bitten off Wednesday evening at a health care rally in Thousand Oaks, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. [ouch] And just how did the man with his finger bitten off respond? The …
Auto-Tune the News #8: Joe Biden and Michael Vick
They’ve done it again. The Gregory Brothers were joined in their newsmangling by Chairman Pain of the Federal Commission of T-Pain. No, seriously, T-Pain .
Jesus Delivers Republican Weekly Address
That’s either Jesus or this fella has a light bulb behind his head because he’s full of so many good ideas. [Sen. Enzi]
FamousDC Endorses: FishbookDC’s Summer Superlatives
The money has been counted votes have been tallied; FamousDC is proud to endorse in FishbookDC’s Summer Superlative Contest . We know all nominated are spectacular journos, but we feel the following candidates will stay classy and keep DC Famous for years to come. Most Likely to be a Headline …
FishbowlDC Announces Remaining Candidates
Christine and Matt must be working overtime. FishbowlDC just announced the remaining candidates for their Summer Superlative Contest . We’re still waiting on bribes to announce our endorsements, but we will say that the Biggest Rebel category will be the toughest. Do we go with American Bad Ass John Stanton …
If Michelle Had $508 Dollars …
Mrs. O: Fashion Forward Footwear Mrs. O and family made their way home to the White House yesterday, after a week away on Martha’s Vineyard. Of great interest was Mrs. O’s choice of shoes as she exited Marine One – a pair of asymmetric, toe loop Maison Martin Margiela sandals. Want …
FishbowlDC’s Summer Superlative Candidates: The “Mosts”
Yesterday Matt Dornic and friends revealed the candidates for the FishbowlDC Class of 2009 Summer Superlative Contest We’re still waiting to see who pays us off endorse any candidates, but stay tuned. As Washingtonians, our vote doesn’t count in Congress, so we might as well take advantage of the opportunity …
Twitter Spoils Election Results [What’s Next?]
Some Germans are not pleased with the Twitter bird. German politicians warned of a "damage to democracy" on Monday after exit polls for three state elections were leaked on Twitter, the second time in recent months results have appeared ahead of time. Future headline: Twitter Ruins Christmas. Santa Pissed.
Famously Quoteworthy: Don’t Shoot!
Sen. Jim DeMint on running for President: "I wouldn’t get out of my driveway without my wife shooting me in the back. You’ve got to find somebody who’s smart enough to be a great president but dumb enough to want to be president. Right now, I think I’m still too …
What Do Arlen Specter and Brett Favre Have In Common?
Besides their love of prune juice and early dinners … Non-aficionados of football may not fully appreciate the significance of Favre’s act of betrayal, and the drama it has produced. To put it in political terms, Favre’s going to the Vikings is worse than, say, Arlen Specter becoming a Democrat. …
Famous Friday [Round Up]
Jennifer Crider is taking some time off, Rob Bluey turned 3-0, Katie Harbath is getting her NRSC 2.0 on, Chris Cooley is our life coach – but Tanner Cooley is still playing hard to get, Mark Penn glamped his way into a little Wall Street Journal controversy, Kara Sidone and …