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Happy Halloween

Rahm Emanuel’s Famous Use Of The Word “F#!@!”

Obama’s expected White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, has quite a way with words.

It Was Only A Matter of Time

The concept is clever, but how do they taste?

What Do You Do After You Measure the Drapes?

Will Speaker Pelosi be overjoyed or torn up over the recent news involving Rep. Rahm?

Barack Obama’s campaign has approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about possibly serving as White House chief of staff, officials said Thursday as the marathon presidential race entered its final, frenzied stretch with a Democratic tilt.  [pick me, pick me!]

Doesn’t the cart go after the horse?

Happy Halloween

Anyone want to make a bet on how many Sarah Palins running down M Street tonight?

The Political Equivalent to Asking “Do I Look Fat In These Jeans?”

Why do conservative and liberal bloggers post politically motivated poll questions on their blog? As if the results aren’t already predetermined before they even pose the question.

For example:

“If every Republican voter was locked in their home by Democratic operatives on Election Day, could McCain still pull off a win?”

Sound like a dumb question? It is. But it’s the type of question that if posed on a right-leaning blog, would get an 85% “yes” response even though there would be no way for McCain to win.

Our point: Political pundit polls have jumped the shark.

Examples of these ridiculous poll questions were most evident following each presidential debate. Every blog with built in political audiences asked the same damn question, “Who do you think won the debate?”

Were any bloggers “shocked” by the answer? No.

Even if Barack Obama answered each debate question by saying, “I am the number one stunna,” liberal audiences would’ve deemed him the winner on the sole basis that he answered each question “honestly.” And the same goes for McCain peeps. If he didn’t answer any of the questions posed by the moderators, rather just stood there and smiled, conservatives would’ve dubbed him the winner by saying, “Well, when you carry a big stick, you can always err on the side of speaking softly.”

Now, we understand the importance of engaging your online community, and by no means feel polls are worthless - but asking red and blue questions on your right or left-leaning blog is the political equivalent to a wife asking her husband, “Do I look fat in these jeans?” Unless you’re mad, drunk or down right stupid, you’re only going to answer one way.

We encourage our politically minded friends to offer more engaging and thought provoking questions, like …

If John McCain were to meet with UN officials for eight consecutive hours, and while meeting drank two gallons of water, yet never excused himself to use the restroom, could we assume that perhaps he does wear diapers?”

We leave you with OUR poll.

Hyper Hill

Mo Money [mo problems]
Ambinder [crushing]
Whoa [nicolasix]
Play on [player]
Sticker [shock]

As Seen on TV: Political Attacks

We’ve all been witness to those classic infomercials that come on late at night after you’ve reluctantly left the bar, only to go home to cook Beefaroni and have a nice little Jack and Coke before bed - when all of a sudden you turn on the television and decide in a drunken stupor that it’s a great idea to buy the 4-CD compilation for three easy payments of $24.95 of “Motown’s Number One Hits.”

Yes, even those same people who would not give you a refund the next day when you sobered up and realized you’re not even into Motown, well they have lobbyists too. Not only do they have lobbyists, they have lobbyists constantly on the look out and ready to rapidly respond to political attacks.

March Ambinder: Infomercial Lobbyists vs. Tucker Bounds

Philadelphia Phans Phlipping Out

And you thought you were having a bad day.

You Know You’re About To Be In A Permanent Majority When…

1) …The media gets in on the drape measuring.

2) …You start fighting amongst yourselves.

3) …Paying $4 million for a video Hallmark card is a drop in the bucket.

FamousDC Question of the Day

Does “good” news like this chap your ass like it does ours?  [surcharges suck]

Monday Night “Political Football”

McCain and Obama will both be on Monday Night Football. But what does this mean for the odss? Will McCain drop Palin and announce Chris Cooley as his new running mate?

Heard on the Hill: He Could … Go … All … The … Way

Happy Thursday

Lots of FamousDC readers are making calls and knocking on doors on the campaign trail, but we still have an update to go with your morning coffee.

The Barack Obama special provided inspiration, but everyone wasn’t convinced. 

Oh, and Philly is still being obnoxio.

Enjoy the coffee.

Famously Observed

Cole Hamels has now been on deck for nearly 48 hours.

h/t The FDC reader trolling through Facebook, spending too much time reading status updates.

Fantasy Football Rantworthy - Week 8

Finally, a good fantasy week for me.  I’m not saying I dropped a lot of points and beat my opponents into submission - I’m simply letting you know that they sucked as much as I did this week.

1. Kellen Winslow Jr., Plaxico Burress and Vernon Davis all missed time this past week because their coaches wanted to prove some kind of point about being a “team player.”  I must submit that this is utter bullsh*t.  Let the NBA lead the way in “role models,” I don’t play fantasy basketball.

Coaches should know about the two things that infuriate fantasy football owners.  Obviously the first thing is the “running game by committee.”   The second thing is benching vital players for anything other than sucking ass ON THE FIELD.

2. Keeping with the benching of solid players theme… A guy like Plaxico Burress should get an automatic five points for the game if he unexpectedly sits out the game, or half, because his coach is being a big fat baby.  It’s only fair.   Coughlin, by the way, would be getting a royal ass chewing right now if they had lost with Plaxico spending the first quarter on the bench.

3. Big Ben Rothletsgogetaburger had a rough day. Because our friend Ben sold his soul to the devil and had an amazing rookie season, he’s now slowly having his real rookie season for the rest of his entire career.  I hope you enjoyed Ben’s three point fantasy blowout with a nice warm bowl of Campbell’s Chunky Soup.
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Hyper Hill

You’re doing great work here [millennial]
Prepare to Qualify [pole position]
Bad Fantasy Pick [V. Young]
Mmmmmmmmmmm [drop]
2Pac is pissed [elvis]
Too soon! [liz]

Move Over Joe the Plumber, You’ve Got Some Competition

… And that competition just so happens to carry a name with recent significance. [coincendence?]

Joe the Plumber, meet Mike “the One.”   According to reports, he’s just like Joe, but more “handy.”

Right now it’s unclear as to whether Obama will have him on the campaign trail for the final push.

Who Rules the FEC? The Same Man Who Rules the Les Paul

If you think all politico types are dull, boring and few beers short of a good time, you haven’t met FEC Chairman Don McGahn.

McGahn, who recently took over the election oversight reigns, is likely have more socially networked friends than you do.  And no, it’s not because some staffer trolls around all day trying to make his boss look hip.  It’s because he is hip.

The shaggy-haired McGahn, who’s been electioneering since most staffers were in high school, also moonlights as lead guitarist for one of DC’s most popular cover groups, “Scott’s New Band.”  And they’re good.

In his day job, the 40-year-old lead guitarist for Scott’s New Band serves as chairman of the Federal Election Commission. Trading his Gibson Les Paul guitar for the gavel at the regulatory agency, he is the top cop enforcing the laws for the most expensive campaign in history.  [WSJ’d]

And while most politicians collect indictments these days, McGahn collects guitars.  He has over 30, one for each day of the month.

But that’s not to say his professional career has been dull either.  The FEC’s lead guitarist has worked for Republican legend Tom DeLay, and was the man tasked with filing paperwork for then Governor George Bush, when he decided to run for President.

As for his future.  Well, he’s likely too busy to figure that out, but we can tell you, if you want a sneak peak at perhaps the coolest FEC chairman in a generation, sneak on over to Clarendon Grill on December 19th.

You won’t be disappointed.

Other gigs listed on the Scott’s New Band MySpace page.

FamousDC Question of the Day

With gas prices at an three year low, DCist asks, how long will we have to keep paying the taxicab gas surcharge in DC?

Happy Wednesday Morning

Happy Wednesday morning.

Who broke a heel last night?

Anyone get fired up in Cleveland Park?

Isn’t campaigning for Congress supposed to be tough?

Show And Tell [Then Show Some More]

This blog entry is not meant to be funny or off-colored.  Our only intention was to report the facts.  [Although if it makes you laugh, you’re not alone.  We tested it on a class full of 4th grade boys, and they all found humor in it.]

Politico is reporting that Boehner is showing off his package - which makes more sense after learning that his communications director, Kevin Smith, is working on a package of his own.

We now know what R-rated means.  *editors note: clearly not the same Kevin Smith.  

Now We Know What a “Metallic Cloque pencil Skirt” Is

J. Crew is cashing in on Obamamania.  Proof is here.

Hyper Hill

Going Out Guide [WaPo]
Pick Up Guide [draper]
Neighbor [benefits]
Sushi [concierge]
Laugh [his story]
Sad [ethics]

Bitter Cold Irony You Can Believe In

“I will only hold up your stupid global warming sign if you give me some hot chocolate after this is over.”

Note the winter gloves and temperature on the right.

What People Do Instead of Early Voting

Why vote when stuff like this is happening?

Thanks to Obama, We’ll Let Vegas “Redistribute the Wealth”

Penn State vs. Texas in the BCS Championship?  Learn Why Obama Had Deemed It So

Why would you take sporting advice from a politician?  Before this year, you probably wouldn’t.  Politicians, love them or hate them, only tell you what you want to hear, and most of the time, never deliver on any promises.

But what if you could take subliminal cues from “The One?”  And what if you were clever enough to read between the sports lines and follow the lead from the political messiah.  Would you?

In case you also hadn’t noticed, the editors here at FDC are pretty big sports fans.  And while we do enjoy dipping the company pen in political ink, our passion is trying to relate everyday life to anything sports related.

Hence our passion for people like former slugger Mark McGwire who recently stumped for Obama.  Or John McCain’s ability to fill up football stadiums on the campaign trail.

But back to our point, and how Barack Obama might help “redistribute the wealth” in Las Vegas.

We all know Sports Illustrated has the “SI cover jinx” and while teams like the Chicago Cubs fans have problems of their own - we decided to try to uncover whether or not there were any sports related implications when it came to politicians openly endorsing or visiting sports programs.

The answer is yes.

And no, we’re not talking about the bad luck with Rudy and his Yankees or Bush with his Rangers.  We’re talking about following the wave of good fortune when it comes to Barack Obama’s Midas touch.

By now you’ve learned that Obama picked both Philadelphia and Tampa Bay to win the World Series. [unfortunately for Obama, the rain won last night] But what about college football?  Can we learn anything from the Democratic Presidential hopeful when it comes to the collegiate pigskin?

After Texas beat Oklahoma, we realized that perhaps that had nothing to do with good play calling, or luck for that matter.  Obama had met with the Longhorns in February, so the outcome had likely already been determined; we just weren’t smart enough to have figured it out yet.

But then, after a quick trip in the way back machine, we realized that the only other college football team he has met with was Penn State.  Another 2008 powerhouse and currently undefeated team, thanks to a huge win over OSU this past weekend.

You catching on here?

It’s with a high level of confidence, [and a strong belief in Midas touch] that we’re now ready to wager our entire bank account on a BCS  match-up between The University of Texas and Penn State. Obama has deemed it so and frankly, when the righteous wind blows, we follow.

Oh, and in case you were itching to wager a bit more money, you can go ahead and put your money on Colt to win the Heisman. We will be, but only because we’re not in the business of denying spiritual implications - he threw Obama a pass in this video.

Pictured below:  Obama appropriately get’s his number one…

Happy Tuesday Morning

Man, it is gross outside. We hope you enjoyed your rainy commute. As a FamousDC tradition, here’s a nice, warm link to go with your morning coffee. (wouldn’t that be nice?)

Drudge Hooked on Phonics

Reads even better if you’re six beers in, says a loyal FDC tipster.

Twitter or Die Tryin’

And this time it’s for real.

Attention nerds who think Twitter is a priceless resource.  Apparently the terrorists agree.

A draft US Army intelligence report has identified the popular micro-blogging service Twitter, Global Positioning System maps and voice-changing software as potential terrorist tools. [shat]

What’s next?  Google is going to take over the world?  Oh wait…

FamousDC Gets Fishbowled

Our friend Pat G over at FishbowlDC was kind enough to interview FamousDC last Friday.

We think it’s definitely worth checking out. 

Hyper Hill

Buying Drinks [Pumpernickel]
Need Inspiration? [powerful]
Target Demographic [gilahi]
Philly [mad dc cabbie]
Playaz Ball [wow]
Save Cash [mil]

GREAT Question

Kriston Capps asks the question the DC media has neglected to ask for years:

Do press secretaries need press secretaries?

Politics Schmolitics

Congress is out of town, the campaign trail is hot, and the elections are right around the corner.

But, if you’re still looking for something to do, luckily DailyMotion.com has got you covered.

DailyMotion is hosting Politics Schmolitics this week (10/28, 10/29).
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Today and Wednesday the DailyMotion staff is giving equal time to Obama and McCain videos on the homepage. So they are looking for outstanding bloggers to suggest or submit videos for homepage.

More below the jump…

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Marine Corps Marathon Recap

Congratulations to everyone who ran the Marine Corps Marathon in DC yesterday.

The Washington Post is offering video of the Marine Corps Marathon finish line.

Runners can jump to their finish time in 10-minute increments. All runners who completed the marathon in under five hours can watch themselves cross the finish line on video. CLICK HERE (thanks Molly!)

Big ups to SG and FM.

You Can Vote However You Like

Monday Morning Rant - Game 4 Edition

Happy Monday Morning. We’re sure you are all rested up and ready to start the week because there was no late NFL game because of the World Series.

Who made this call? Who thought this was a good idea? The NFL is playing nice with MLB and we all have to suffer? Where are the campaigns on this? How would President McCain handle this type of national crisis? Where would President Obama be?

We know Obama can’t pick one of the two teams to root for in the World Series, but does he favor baseball over football?

So many questions, so little time.

While we’re ranting … why didn’t we pull a homer and draft Jason Campbell on our fantasy football team? The Skins are looking great and Campbell is blowing up.

FamousDC Weekend Review

Here’s a quick and dirty weekend review to enjoy with your Monday morning coffee:

Lots of heroes around town as the Marine Corps Marathon was Sunday
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Santana Moss erupted and the Skins won again
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Campaign attacks becoming more frequent
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Jennifer Crider convinced her GOP mom to vote Democratic
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Ron Bonjean has a mighty op-ed pen
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John McCain guaranteed victory
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Rogue Palin impersonator spotted
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Fallout 3 set in D.C.

Go wish Michael Calderone a happy birthday and grab your second cup of coffee.

Did You Have a Hard Time Getting Out of Bed Today?

We did.

Then we watched this video, and it made us feel ever worse about ourselves.  [assist from Instapundit]

Extreme Poll Tracking

Thank you Mr. Mortman, you’re too kind…

FamousDC: Up 12 Points In All The Latest Tracking Polls

Some Students Drink Beer, Others Drink It For Good Reason

Dear Professor Smith,

I’m sorry that I didn’t show up for class on Thursday.  I was hungover - but for good reason.

A few of my buddies and I are developing a beer that can fight cancer.  No, seriously, we are.  The easy part is drinking it - as proved last night.  The hard part is the genetic engineering that goes into developing such an important beer.  I’m sure you can appreciate that, seeing as you’re an engineer.  When it’s done, it’ll contain resveratrol, the same compound that is said to give red wine its health benefits.

So if you can’t tell, I’m about to be a pretty big deal.  And while I understand being hungover is generally no excuse for missing your really important class, this time it should be - for the sake of research.

Oh, and if you don’t believe me, you can read about me here on Fox News.

Cheers,

Your least favorite student who’s about to be far more famous than you are

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