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August 2008

The Eric Cantor for VP train is gaining momentum. And proof of that is in the fact that RedState, a neighborhood for conservative junkies, recently endorsed Cantor. And with less than 24 hours until an announcement is made, the question remains, will their bid yield influence? According to the Politico, …

To: FDC My morning… So because it was drizzling this morning, I caught the shuttle bus from the Ford building over to Longworth on my walk into work. The nice bus driver lady had on Majic 102.3 (no, not kidding, ‘Majic’ with a ‘J”) and the Tom Joyner Morning Show …

You could see it coming from miles away, but it has been made official- Jim Slattery’s campaign apologized to Sen. Roberts for calling him an a-hole. Democrat Jim Slattery’s campaign has apologized for an e-mail sent to thousands of people that contained a crude word to describe Republican Sen. Pat …

Someone please give the NPR Politics team a Congressional directory or at least send them a link for google or wikipedia. Twitter/NPR Politics James Clyburne of North Carolina is talking about the Greatest Generation and America’s perseverance. /andy That would be Jim Clyburn, House Majority Whip, from South Carolina.  

So to prove they’re still bored relevant, they arrested an ABC News reporter for doing their job.  Cuffs and everything. h/t RedState UPDATE: FishbowlDC has much more – including pictures.  Cuz they’re that good.

how to talk your way into a convention party 101 — tell them you’re with the press and dont have credentials yet…works every time # Name Calling is the Most Sincere Form of Slattery http://tinyurl.com/5pmj9u # just met Criag from Craigslist and # just met Craig from Craigslist….he said he’s …

Legendary rapper Puff Daddy has had about enough of these high gas prices.  They’re so high, he’s been forced to travel on a commercial airliner. [like the rest of us] His only, very simple request, “Whoever the next president is, please lower the gas prices.” Vote or Fly! Note:  Every …

Follow us on the ole Twitter machine [Tweets] Terrible sitcom [re-runs] Ace all stoked about the Alaska primaries [bastards]

Below is an email buzzing around the Senate office buildings re; tv outages and channel changes.  For those Senate staffers playing at home, yes, this is the 11th notice you’ve received. According to a FDC tipster, they’ve changed all of the television channels so many times,  “I barely watch TV …

And so the jockeying and speculation as to who McCain will should pick as a running mate continues… Robert Bluey is all in for Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor – and is reporting that his name was somehow dropped from the RNC speaking roster – perhaps lending clues as to whether …

If you’re not on our Twitter page, then you haven’t heard what Craig from Craigslist said about Jon Stewart’s search history … join in

fugees on stage….fraz….no lauryn hill….talking about skid row in los angeles # praz wants to close the gap….”something is happening…” # more security than delegates…. # can we go to another brunch? YES WE CAN # is every street in denver shut down? # too much change, not enough AC. …

Here’s a quick lesson in campaigning … don’t give interns administrator privileges – ever, or let them drink on the job. The below email [believe it or not] was sent out by Jim Slattery’s campaign earlier today.  Jim Slattery, [sweet name] is the brave individual who was tricked by his …

This is a must see clip – so let us set the stage… Sherrod Brown is a Senator from Ohio. He’s also notorious for his over-the-top delivery and has, on several occasions, been compared to Billy Mays. But never like this. Thank you YouTube. Don’t know who Billy Mays is? …

GOP web pioneer Michael Turk is at it again – and by “it”, we mean he’s again going after Democratic rival and good “friend” Matt Stoller. This dust up is over Stoller’s admission that McCain is hiding cancer. It is very likely that McCain has cancer or some other serious …