Enjoy Argentina Dr. Fix
July 31, 2008
WOW. The Fix files more stories than anyone, (always first), knows the latest on the WH 08 race, hits every lay-up, and he SINGS!
Will Obama Browbeat His Way To the White House?
July 31, 2008
brow·beat, brow·beat·en, brow·beat·ing, brow·beats: To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully.
Or if you’re Barack Obama – to contemplate a running mate who just so happens to have really creepy eye brows. [Insert Gov. Tim Kaine]
Hyper Hill
July 31, 2008
Broken Windows [theory]
How Dare Them! [luda]
Secret Sessions [whoa]
Welcome Back [PB]
Fire Boxes [art]
H.R. 420: A Dope Bill Sure To Make You Hungry
July 31, 2008
Rep. Barney Frank, known for his eccentric behavior – is at it again – but this time, he’s working on garnering votes, one puff at a time.
Frank wants to give Americans permission to smoke weed.
“The vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government’s business,” Frank said. “I believe that smoking marijuana is an example of this.”
Frates, the Politico reporter who uncovered the cloud of smoke, summed it up well:
It’s a sentiment that no doubt would be cheered by famed stoner duo Cheech and Chong, whose reunion tour announcement on Wednesday came the same day as Frank’s statement. A cosmic coincidence? Ganjic karma? You decide.
Do fellow Democrats laud Frank’s efforts?
At the press conference, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) called the bill “enlightened…”
If Frank gets his way, there will be a lot of “lighten” going on.
Congress Is Leaving…What to Do?
July 31, 2008
Of course, the Running of the Brides
Jeff Clabaugh: Filene’s frenzy set for Friday
Unless you’re looking for a bargain-priced wedding gown, you might want to steer clear of Mazza Gallerie Friday morning. It’s time for Filene’s Basement’s annual “Running of the Brides.”
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Filene’s will open the doors at its Mazza Gallerie store at 8 a.m. Friday for its once-a-year wedding gown sale, which usually turns into a contact sport among bargain hunters.
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Filene’s is expecting no less this year.
Famous 5 Questions: Howard Mortman
July 31, 2008
Lately, our loyal reader base has requested that we do more clever interviews. Naturally, we don’t want to disappoint, so we’ve decided to expand our “Famous 5″ section of the site to also include what we hope will be some not-so-typical interviews.
We shall call it, Famous 5 Questions. Brilliant.
And who better to feature first, than none other than his Extremeness, Howard Mortman- one of the most clever political bloggers we follow.
1. You have some of the most creative blog headlines we ever come across. Where do you get your inspiration?
On good days, Dixie Cups. On bad days, anything that has a hard “K” sound. Like cocoanut. Or Catskills.
2. If you were given the chance to take Barack Obama to dinner, where would you go and why?
I’d take Obama to a steak house. After we agree that he’ll pay, I’ll order much more than I can eat so I can take the food home to feed my family. I’m sure he’ll understand.
3. If you were a cut of meat, which cut would you be?
I’d be a rib-eye. After all, my mother always wanted me to be a rabbi.
4. Is this whole Internet thing here to stay?
Not only is the Internet here to stay, I bet one day it’ll go Internetional!
5. Fill in the blanks: I dig on Famous DC because ___ and because it tastes better than __.
I dig on Famous DC because I love to fill in blanks and because it tastes better than cocoanuts.
Thank you Mr. Extreme for playing along. And if you have a question you’d like to submit – or want us to interview someone intriguing, or otherwise, email us at tips@famousdc.com
McCain’s Daughter Cuts Latest Ad
July 30, 2008
Or so we assume it was her idea. We’ll give Team McCain credit – it’s sure to be the most talked about web ad of the day – perhaps week.
UPDATE: TMZ scoops – and Obama’s camp returns the favor.
Hyper Hill
July 30, 2008
Let Congress Twitter! [ars technica]
iPod shuffle challenge [dancerindc]
President Obama [Milbank]
Good question [insurance]
Scientology at work [Xenu]
Metro Escalatros [ouch!]
Change [Congress]
Bennigans [RIP]
Broun Ballin on a Budget
July 30, 2008
J. Aloysius Hogan (solid name) quit his gig as COS for Rep. Paul Broun because of money issues. Aloysisus (we can’t stop saying it) also blasted around his resume with hopes of landing a new gig.
Jackie Kucinich: Broun’s chief of staff quits amid budgetary debacle
The chief of staff for Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) resigned Monday as sources said the congressman’s office has busted its budget.
Making the best of the captive audience, Aloysius makes his pitch:
In an e-mail sent to some of his colleagues on Tuesday, Hogan wrote that he was leaving Broun’s office but had not yet landed a job: “After a big election victory in our House primary two weeks ago, and having completed a year getting a midterm freshman House member up and running, I am dedicated to moving back to the Senate or to downtown. A one-page version of my résumé is attached. Help from you all would be much appreciated.”
Good luck out there Aloysius!
Breaking Snooze: Mike Allen is Human
July 30, 2008
After writing the Playbook for 454 consecutive days, Mike Allen is taking a day off. Cal Ripken would be proud.
UPDATE: Jonathan Karl, ABC News senior national security correspondent, is today’s GUEST PLAYBOOKER:
Shameless Twitter Post
July 30, 2008
Yes, we understand this is shameless…
Cap Hill Work Flow Grinds to a Halt
July 30, 2008
If train wrecks came in newspaper form, today’s Hill would be the accident scene – and Stevie Wonder would be the conductor.
Today, congressional staff will answer fewer letters… Staff assistants will take longer to transfer calls… And that boring legislative wonk down the hall gets a few extra looks.
Yes, the list we all love to criticize (but can’t look away from) is out today.
Betsy Rothstein and The Hill present….
The 5th Anniversary issue of the 50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill
1. Tulani Elisa
2. Brecke Latham
3. Roy Zimmerman
4. Elizabeth Kucinich
5. Kwame Canty
6. Ivy Larson
7. Mustafa Ali
8. Emily Zammitt
9. Rep. Gresham Barrett
10. Kristina Spiegel
50 Most Beautiful – 40 More
Most Beautiful Office - Rep. Ric Keller
Stay classy!
UPDATE: They said it, we didn’t. [commentary]
Teddy Bailgame
July 29, 2008
Not good news for the Senator from ANWR.
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), a giant of Senate politics and a legend in Alaska, has been indicted on seven criminal charges.
He was not however indicted for wearing ridiculous looking Incredible Hulk ties.
Say “Cheese[y]“
July 29, 2008
Tomorrow the Hill newspaper will release their oh so popular “Hottest on the Hill Top 50.”
Will your very well-kept colleague make the cut?
Check back tomorrow to find out.
If Mother Earth Were A Superhero, Pelosi Would Be Her Sidekick
July 29, 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was recently profiled by Politico, is apparently not only interested in the current energy crisis, but perhaps even more so enamored with the concept of latitude and longitude.
“I have always loved longitude,” Nancy Pelosi says before breaking into laughter. “I love latitude; it’s in the stars. But longitude, it’s about time. … Time and clocks and all the rest of that have always been a fascination for me.”
The Politico was even nice enough to give her a clever new nickname: “Just call her Nancy the Navigator.” We get it.
So where is Nancy going to navigate to next?
Well, while the rest of America searches for the cheapest available gas, Nancy Pelosi is looking to hit the book circuit. On Monday, the Speaker will peddle her latest work, “Know Your Power: A Message to America’s Daughters.”
Unclear as to whether the book circuit will take her to ANWR.
Hyper Hill
July 29, 2008
Secret Service Tots [oddly enough]
Semi-Charmed Wife [famous]
Organ Donors [postsecret]
Mr. Henry’s [good stuff]
Welcome! [Capitol Hill]
Animal Celebrity [knut]
Townhalls? [stall]
Shhh…Don’t Tell His Wife He Was Boozing With Us
July 29, 2008
Sen. John Kerry hit the campaign trail over the weekend. Stops included the trash can punch bowl, beer chest and of course, the shot bar.
Good for him. It’s all about the youth vote anyway.
h/t TMZ [click for more sweet photos]
Will This Help Shoe Sales?
July 29, 2008
Lebron James supports Obama with $20K
And the most predictable headline award goes to the L.A Times: LeBron James dunks $20G’s in the basket for Barack Obama
Famous RSC
July 29, 2008
Republican Study Committee Executive Director, Russ Vought, recently got a full page Washingtonian shout out and Shenanigans was nice enough to scan in the profile.
Staffer Russ Vought, the exec director of the RSC gets a Washingtonian page shout out.
Congress, Gators, Crocs and the Heisman
July 29, 2008
Yes … having solved the energy crisis, ended the Iraq war, and fixed social security, Congress is now spending today congratulating Florida Gator Tim Tebow (born in 1987) on winning the Heisman Trophy. No really.
H.Res. 901 – Congratulating University of Florida Quarterback Timothy “Tim” Tebow for winning the Heisman Trophy and honoring both his athletic and academic achievements (Rep. Crenshaw –Education and Labor)
This is a big week for the University of Florida. On Monday they were named by Princeton Review the best party school in the country, on Tuesday Congress is congratulating their QB, and every day they have Erin Andrews. Not too shabby.
And yes, this picture below is real.
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July 29, 2008
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Oliver Stone’s Dubya Movie
July 28, 2008
Cooley Beard Winner Announced
July 28, 2008
ChrisCooley47: The beard winner revealed
Jeff, the beard winner came out for practice today. He was nice enough to pose with the ladies and provide quite the interview with Christy. Hope it you had fun. Thanks!
Stop Passing Out
July 28, 2008
Another person passed out during a ride with the Mad D.C. Cabbie. We wonder if these people will ever find their picture online.
Diary of a Mad DC Cabbie: PASSED OUT II
What is this? Pass out in Mad’s cab week? Here is another idiot I picked up at the end of my shift around 5:30 this morning who passed out on me in the middle of telling me a story. I was waiting for the punchline and there was silence all of the sudden, when I turned around my man was gone! Then my camera-phone got busy.
Hilarious pic of the passed out passenger
Redskins QBs Play Dodgeball
July 28, 2008
We don’t understand what is happening here, but please don’t let Jason Campbell screw up his arm.
Mr. Irrelevant: Zorn Breaks Out His Bag of Toys
We first learned of the Zorn Star’s penchant for abnormal QB drills back in early June during the OTAs. Well, this week he broke them back out in force. Here is Colt Brennan and Jason Campbell playing a little dodgeball during practice on Tuesday.
Hyper Hill
July 28, 2008
Obama’s YouTube Numbers Down [Sugar N Spice]
Let the Romance Begin [aisle 9]
Not Giving Up [Denver Group]
Got Unanswered [WaPo]
Good Stuff Eatery [good]
Et Tu Sasha? [Europe]
Batman and Bush [W]
JoMa Jumping in the Shot-Chaser Game
July 28, 2008
French Version (he does pay homage to the Last Call experts: Danielle Jones, Nora McAlvanah, and Mike Memoli)
SHOT: Obama, explaining at a town hall meeting in Georgia on July 8 why children should learn a foreign language:
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“It’s embarrassing when Europeans come over here, they all speak English, they speak French, they speak German. And then we go over to Europe and all we can say is ‘merci beaucoup.’”
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CHASER: Obama, in Paris today:
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“Sarkozy and Obama met for more than hour, including 20 minutes of one-on-one talks, according to an aide to the French president. Upon arriving at the Elysee Palace, Obama greeted a crowd of reporters with a simple, ‘Bonjour!’”
Just for fun: Mercy Buckets
Cardboard Tube Fighting on the Mall
July 28, 2008
You can’t make this up folks. There is a Cardboard Tube Fighting League and the Washington War Dance took first place this Saturday on the National Mall. Wow
We particularly like the father who awkwardly proudly stood by with his camera and bluetooth earpiece. Photos of this “event” will surely haunt each one of these cardboard crusaders in years to come.
More pictures found here in the album entitled: “I should kick my own ass for doing this.”
Dave Chappelle Said This Was Coming
July 28, 2008
Yes … having solved the energy crisis, ended the Iraq war, and fixed social security, Congress is now working on an apology for slavery and racial segregation
The Crypt: House to take up apology for slavery and racial segregation next week
The House is scheduled to take up a resolution (H.Res.194) next week “apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.”
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The non-binding resolution was introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.), a white Democrat who represents a majority African-American district in Memphis. Early in 2007, Cohen expressed interest in joiing the Congressional Black Caucus but later backed away from that idea. The CBC’s PAC has actually donated money to an African-American Democrat challenging Cohen, but he has received re-election backing from Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and some other prominent black lawmakers.
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You may notice this is the same Cohen the CBC is trying to oust by funding his Democratic opponent.
Roll Call: CBC PAC Aids Cohen Foe
As early primary voting got under way last week across Tennessee, Rep. Steve Cohen held a nearly 3-1 cash-on-hand advantage over his top opponent in the crowded 9th district Democratic primary.
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But this highly charged intraparty battle taking place in Memphis might be one of those cases where the names on the donation checks are just as important as the numbers in the campaign account.
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Cohen’s top primary challenger, attorney Nikki Tinker, who is black, picked up support from the political action committee of the Congressional Black Caucus in the form of a $5,000 check late last month.
And yes, Dave Chappelle called this.
Beltway Buzz: McCain VP Pick Today?
July 28, 2008
Noam Scheiber: McCain VP Announcement Tomorrow? Plus Bonus Pawlenty
Take this for what it’s worth–and it may not be much–but a source well-connected in Minnesota politics (and in a position to know) is pretty sure Tim Pawlenty has pulled out of one or two events scheduled there for tomorrow. Assuming that’s right, I guess it could mean any number of things: 1.) There was some random, non-veepstakes-related conflict that forced the change of schedule. 2.) McCain or his vetters intend to meet with Pawlenty tomorrow, possibly somewhere outside Minnesota. 3.) McCain intends to announce his veep pick tomorrow and has asked several short-listers to clear their schedules. 4.) McCain intends to announce Pawlenty as his running mate tomorrow.
Marc Ambinder: Veepstakes Rumor Du Jour
I don’t usually use the blog to pass along rumors, but this one is relatively harmless and it is making the rounds of the highest levels of both presidential campaigns.
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On Sunday, McCain hosts a group of political allies and major fundraisers at his ranch in Sedona, AZ. That’s a fact. The rumor is that he’s going to use the event to introduce his vice presidential choice to his inner circle, and then, on Monday, introduce the choice to the world.
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If this rumor were on the market, I wouldn’t buy too many shares.
Thank You, Randy Pausch
July 25, 2008
As FamousDC readers have probably realized, we don’t post much on the weekend.
However, Mr. Pausch gets the only post of this weekend. Thank you.
This video is an hour long. Try this if you want a two-minute overview.
Hyper Hill
July 25, 2008
Don’t Ride with Taco Bell This Weekend [50 cent]
Summer Restaurant Week [metrocurean]
Not What You Think [HireMyMom]
A Goal You Can’t Refuse [mafia]
Enjoy the Weekend [exclusive]
SW DC Waterfront [big plans]
DC Shorts 2008 [September]
Enjoy the Ride [Blonder]
Chris Cooley Beard Contest Ends Today
July 25, 2008
Alright ZZ Top wanna-bes, the contest ends at noon today. Get your pictures over to Captain Chaos.
Chris Cooley:Beard contest phase 1 ends Friday
Everyone who wants to be included in the beard contest please make sure to get your beard pictures in by July 25th before noon. We will be posting the winner of the training camp passes tomorrow along with how to claim your prize. Remember, this phase was for the overall best beard, not the most growth. ZZTop could be a winner here.Phase 2 is for the preseason tickets and parking to the Bills game. That winner will be chosen on overall growth since the contest started. More details on that later. Thanks and good luck!
Move Over “Hills” Here Comes “DC Prep”
July 25, 2008
We ask – is this for real? We hope so.
Don’t Pass Out in Cab This Weekend
July 25, 2008
Diary of a Mad D.C. Cabbie: Passed Out
I was rolling down Wisconsin avenue near the National Cathedral when some chics driving beside me honked and pulled me over. I thought they wanted directions but what they wanted was to dump their toasted friend in my back seat and move on to the next party.
…She wanted to be dropped off at her apartment on 5th and Massachusetts ave, It was a real struggle for her because she had to think for a minute to figure out where she lives. She passed out soon after and I was really worried that she may throw up, I unsuccessfully tried to wake her up so I just continued to drive nervously.
…It took me about couple of minutes of yelling and shaking to wake her up when we got to her place. I thought she was dead or something but good thing she started to whisper “Please let me sleep! Leave me alone!” and that’s when I took this poor quality cell-phone snap shot.
…After she paid the fare she asked me from where she was picked from, and when I bull-shitted that I picked her up from a DC jail, she got out the cab and started throwing up all over the driveway and sprinted towards the lobby.
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(Great pic when you check out the link)
“Change” We Can Believe In
July 25, 2008
The staffers have spoken, and Longworth’s beloved Doris is back on the job. After rumors flew yesterday about Doris being a few dollars short on her register, it appears that cooler heads have prevailed. Now that’s “change” we can believe in.
If only the actual Congress folk in charge on Capitol Hill could work so efficiently, we might not be witnessing record low approval ratings.
Cap Hill Staffers Out To “Save Doris”
July 24, 2008
This email is going around like wild fire on Capitol Hill. If it’s true – it’s a damn bit ridiculous. We’ll continue to check snopes.com and keep you posted.
TUESDAY LONGWORTH CAFETERIA BOYCOTT
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Many of you likely know “little” Doris, who has been a cashier in the Longworth Cafeteria for decades. Wednesday morning Doris was suspended without pay (or fired by some accounts) for being $9 short at her register. This has outraged many of us who have seen her virtually every day for years. She is certainly one of the most beloved cafeteria workers and her dedication to customer service is exceptional. On Tuesday, we hope to join in a show of support for Doris by boycotting the cafeterias. Since all the cafeterias are owned by the Restaurant Associates we ask that you avoid all of them that day, but we realize that’s difficult during a day we’re in session. Please, if nothing else avoid Longworth.
If we can’t get our gas prices reduced, we might as well take up arms for Doris, right?
UPDATE: Roll Call is now reporting on Longworth Cafeteria’s newest celebrity.
UPDATE: Damn those kids on Capitol Hill work fast. They already have a petition up to save Doris.
Hyper Hill
July 24, 2008
Are You Ready to Get Pumped? [ninjas]
Freebird Has That Power [virginity]
Jason Taylor [making friends]
15% of Fortune 500 [blogging]
Childress to Greece [new low]
Shark Week [step brothers]
Welcome Back [good luck]
Post Carefully [court]
Can Someone Please Get McCain A Toothpick?
July 24, 2008
He’s on CNN right now, following a lunch at a German restaurant [note: Obama just gave a speech in Germany - coincidence?], and he’s literally picking lunch out of his teeth. I’m sure his staff is thrilled that he didn’t use a toothpick right before he went on camera.
Congressional Baby on the Way
July 24, 2008
Politico: Rep. Herseth Sandlin Is Pregnant
In late March of 2007 Stephanie Herseth married former Rep. Max Sandlin and now they’ve announced their good news - she’s due in December.
