Dear campaign press flacks, The last minute Hail Mary you planned to pop on POLITICO to swing the election your way will have to wait a little while. Their email machine is down. Sincerely, FamousDC POLITICO: Trying to reach folks at POLITICO? Our email is down, so be patient. We’ll …

Metro’s chronic escalator outages — including 68 as of this week — has riders up in arms. For anyone familiar with the DC Metro escalators, this comes as no surprise. Matter of fact, we’d be surprised if the damn things worked. According to data from Metro, the problem appears to …

Tea Party organizers were hoping to flood the halls of congress today. Tea Partiers planned to “flood the halls of Congress” to protest health care legislation, a plan that prompted Democratic leaders to instruct their members to respond with politeness and Twinkies.  [300 strong] Unfortunately the flood was more like …

They still don’t get it. It has happened again. A rider photographed a Metro bus driver texting while behind the wheel. The photos first appeared on the website unsuckdcmetro.blogspot.com. Another firing. h/t MH

Some polls are just completely unnecessary: A new poll gave the District’s snow removal efforts a failing grade. According to the poll, most people say D.C.’s mayor Adrian Fenty is to blame. [landslide] Stay tuned for the “Will the Nats win the World Series?” poll. H/T – DCist

Note: When interviewing an Olympic athlete that just won a gold medal, it helps if you know his name, the country he’s from and why he won the medal.  If you don’t know his shoe size, that’s fine.  We’re just looking for the basics… Dutch speedskater Sven Kramer won a …

Congrats to Sharon Bradley for not using one curse word.  [h/t Emily Miller]

Dear Metro – Perhaps the artistic concept of setting the Capitol ablaze with American flag flames should be rethought. Sincerely, FDC

UPDATE: @frankstrategies alerts us that this Twitter account might not be official.  Whew.  We still however think this would be a great idea for a fan give-away. —————————————————- It’s no mystery that the Nats need a little help on the field.  We also know they can’t spell . But now …

…They have us just where they want us. If you’re like us and have no idea what to do with yourself, visit the conversation on Twitter.

Apparently the only thing falling apart faster than heath care is Metro. [typical] “The train control system designed to prevent Metro crashes is malfunctioning across the railroad, suggesting that a technological failure at the heart of last month’s fatal crash may be widespread, according to officials and documents. “At least …

We already tweeted this, but it’s worth repeating. Obama [while on Fox] just wrote off the Washington Nationals.  No worries – their fans did that months ago.  [TWI] If the President gives up on you, there isn’t much "hope" or "change" in your near future. h/t Stet Sports

CNN isn’t the only news station that can’t seem to get it right lately. Fox News Fail – Watch more Funny Videos

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, …

In a recent attempt to entertain 30 or so fans, the Washington Nationals rewarded ticket holders to a fireworks display.  The only problem, the show was cut short when some of the debris landed on top of the fire chief’s head. [unbelievable] According to a sources, Vince Coleman was not …