Archive for April, 2010
Green Coke
Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by fdc.
POLITICO’s Erika Lovley: Green vending machines on the Hill A fleet of 35 climate-friendly vending machines will be unveiled tomorrow throughout House, Senate and Capitol Visitors Center buildings with the help of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), according to the Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard.
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The Timing of Political Points
Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by fdc.
Dueling Web Videos DNC RNC h/t Mike Allen’s Playbook RELATED: Full time line
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Say it Ain’t Joe
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by nolongerfamous.
Vice President Joe Biden appeared at the West Virginia mining funeral the other day, and decided it was appropriate to take shot at departed coach Rich Rodriguez. [around 2:20] At a funeral? h/t Lazy Hazy via Deadspin’s Tommy Craggs UPDATE: We’ll see your Biden video and raise you one. Politico: Biden: ‘Sleeping With a Teacher’ [...]
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Happy Tuesday Afternoon
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by fdc.
This will make you smile. h/t Shira Toeplitz
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Sh*tty Afternoon Post
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by fdc.
Is C-SPAN 3 R-rated? Does Senator Levin need some of this?
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Hyper Hill
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by fdc.
Monopoly game [gone wrong] Donovan McNabb [Redskin] Twilight [CQ - Roll Call] Baby’s first [cubicle] Examiner [disses] Metro [signage]
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A Lesson in Managing Expectations
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by nolongerfamous.
If your kid is destined for middle management, this gift is a great idea. Otherwise, it’s not. [WTF?] It’s all about expectation management, you see. If you make your kid think he can be president, he will grow up disappointed. Tell him he’s headed for a life as an office drone and at least he’ll [...]
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Salahi Free Weekend
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by fdc.
From the front page of today’s The Hill: Emily Goodin: Party-crasher crackdown for this weekend’s correspondents’ gala
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Powerpoint Makes Us Stupid
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by nolongerfamous.
Have you ever met a Powerpoint presentation that didn’t put fire to sleep? Apparently some in the US Military agree with us. [a new kind of bullet point] “PowerPoint makes us stupid,” Gen. James N. Mattis of the Marine Corps, the Joint Forces commander, said this month at a military conference in North Carolina. (He [...]
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If You Are Looking for a Career Move…
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by nolongerfamous.
You better be quick, because we’re sending resumes in 3…2… Employer: World Beer Pong Tour Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Job Type: Communications/P.R. Description: Beer Pong Marketing Reps Needed World Beer Pong Tour is looking for Local marketing reps to promote the 2010 Road To Atlantic City Tour coming to the DC and Maryland area. [...]
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Comandante Chavez to Join Twitter [Unsure About Foursquare]
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by nolongerfamous.
This outta get real stupid, real quick: [can't wait] Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan President, has announced that he will start using Twitter, the microblogging site which will test his ability to deliver a concise message. Concise, huh? Mr Chavez speaks to the nation for hours every Sunday on his radio and television program but on [...]
