I must start with an apology to all of you who flipped out last week thinking your playoffs had started.  I was focusing on one of my leagues with a more extensive than usual playoff period.  For those of you who read my rant, cut all of your players to …

The media guide to protestors, Don Seymour is mostly happy he has a lawn, Emily Miller dubbed Twitter King by TBD, GoRemy is back, Mindy Finn declared she’s not with a horse, Rick Klein is BFF’s with Dale Murphy, Jen Crider hearts Cutler, DC top 5 wine bars, The demand …

Jim B rocked his new monogrammed shirt, Erick Erickson appreciated the sh*tty headline, GOP buzz grows for Chris Christie, big ups to the American Beverage Association for donating $50,000 to help students in Ward 8 play soccer and learn poetry via DC Scores, Obama held a townhall at LinkedIn, finding …

A little DC bureau news for the almost famous… Capitol Hill producer (and softball player, karaoke singer) Shawna Thomas (@ShawnaNBCNews) is taking her talents to the White House. FamousDC scooped the announcement from Antoine Sanfuentes, NBC News VP and Washington Bureau Chief: It is my pleasure to announce that Shawna …

Tucker Blair blowing up on Gilt Group, Erin McPike, Cathy Rought & Emily Spain celebrated birthdays, the Tune Inn is coming back!, the fish fry in Georgetown got out of control, meet Teresa Tomassoni, David Drucker is on the road in South Carolina, no drowning, we imagine that this didn’t …

Congratulations to @PounderFile on the RNC Research Director gig, Mullen and Williams had to bail on sky-diving last weekend, no more tailgating at Jiffy Lube concert center, Tina Korbe moved to Hot Air, don’t forget to vote in the Taste of America contest, how to navigate Capitol Hill, tell Ashley …

Another big get: James Richardson has will be advising former Ambassador and Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Rick Klein wants the Yankees to retire No. 51, Congrats to Lauren and Jonathan Grella on the birth of Baker Logan Grella, photos of Michele Bachmann’s running mate surfaced, tell Elliot Kort congrats on …

From the desk of Reid Wilson: With the White House Correspondents Association dinner just around the corner, I’m happy to invite you to kick off prom weekend with The Hotline’s Third Annual Political Pursuit, the original epic night of trivia featuring members of Congress, top party strategists and the brightest …

Nick Schaper is heading to the Chamber of Commerce, President Obama got locked out of the White House, leave @ChuckGrassley alone!, Jennifer Crider was on her A-game, Elephants marched all over Washington, who will play Steve Schmidt?,who keeps Secretary Sebelius waiting at PJ Clarke’s?, Jam for Japan on Saturday, blossom …

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Brad Kanus presents … Fantasy Football Rant – Week 7 I hate professional basketball. I hate the fact that every year at this time a year our focus is blurred by this stupid league. I can not stand to see football coverage, both professional and collegiate, be interrupted to discuss …

Week one of fantasy football is behind us… And he’s taking his pants off.   Be very afraid. Things didn’t go well for a lot of you.  Things were so bad for Patrick Swayze that he decided to die rather than try to rebuild his shitty team from the waiver …

By: Brad Kanus There’s nothing better than fantasy football to get your mind off the rapidly collapsing social foundation of our nation. I’m still not able to keep solid food down since seeing a CNN report featuring my uncle Fred and my grandmother at a rally where the anchor accused …

FamousDC Year in Review: As of today we’ve completed our first year here at FamousDC and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for coming along for the ride. Here’s a look back on the first year of staying classy and keeping DC famous: December 27, 2007 – …

Please accept my sincerest apologies for not producing a fantasy football rant during the week of thanksgiving.  I was busy organizing the Matt Cassel fan club in Boston. Obviously this was before he turned into the Britney Spears of NFL quarterbacks on Sunday. … This has been the most inconsistent …