Famously Tweeted: Diva Treatment

Safe to say she’s not talking about Rep Patrick McHenry.

@karenhanretty I knew a politician who insisted his staff visit hotels in advance to determine the height of the showerhead. Politicians are divas. Period.

We do the Twitter.  Check us out.

Famously Tweeted: Extreme House Makeover

Straight out of the Ramn Emanuel playbook:

It takes a great man to build a barn. Any jackass can kick it down. Campaign ‘10: You with the builders or the asses?

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) uses Twitter Monday to describe the November midterms.

h/t TwitterRoom

Meg Whitman Keeping Up With the Kardashians

Meg Whitman expands the Republican celebrity base beyond the typical Stephen Baldwin, Brooks and Dunne, and Ben Stein by hanging out with Bruce and Kris Jenner…better known as the heads of E!’s “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” household.

No word if Bruce’s son, Brody, or Kris’ daughter, Kim, made an appearance.

Famously Tweeted: We Love You Too, Jake Tapper

Who’s not guilty of this?

@jaketapper raise your hand if while getting off the phone youve ever accidentally said “love you, bye” to someone you didnt mean to

Classic response:

@jimgeraghty @jaketapper That’s okay, after you hung up, I said, “I love you, too.”

h/t Liz Mair

TMI Tweeting

There’s using Twitter to tell us what you ate for breakfast and then there’s this:

Jason Chaffetz: Clean bill of health. Prep for Colonoscopy is no fun, but the procedure is worthwhile. 5 yrs and do it again

At least he used an emoticon.

h/t Elise

GOP New Media Experts Just Peed Their Pants, Again

According to the latest social media study, [#23,432] it seems that Republicans are more Twitter “genius” than Democrats.

…the study found Republicans have “struck back,” with GOP senators averaging more than 5.5 IQ points higher than their Democratic counterparts. [holy crap]

The top genius? @SenJohnMcCain

John McCain may be in the political battle of his life to save his Senate seat in Arizona — but he’s a Twitter genius, according to a new report released Thursday.

Do Republicans just have more spare time or better new media experts?

How Nancy Pelosi’s Tweet Ruined August Vacation By: @FamousDC and @JESS3

Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives will reconvene because of one single tweet.

This 140 character message, not only ruined thousands of August vacations, but will cost staffers and members thousands of dollars when it’s all said and done.

With the help from FamousDC, the fine folks at JESS3 illustrated how this Tweet rocketed around the Interwebs.

Download the high resolution version.

Famously Tweeted: Cranberry Juice Needed

Tweet of the Day:

@pourmecoffee Burning sensation when I WikiLeak. Worried.

Priceless.

Famously Tweeted: Multitasking

This is how you make the pages of Mike Allen’s Playbook:

@CADelargy (CBS News’ Christine Delargy): “Have finally mastered art of blow drying hair w one hand and reading @mikeallen’s playbook w the other.”

Nicely played.

Dan Gainor vs. Alan Grayson #TwitterViolence

Did a staff member of the Media Research Center offer $100 for someone to punch Congressman Alan Grayson?

Did the Congressman Tweet that he would “punch back?”

Did the Congressman then take to his Diary on Daily Kos to explain his threat?

Yes, all of the above are true.

No, you are not on the playground in 7th grade.

You are in Washington, D.C.

Famously Tweeted: Shakespeare Would Not Be Impressed

Reminder: This is someone who is interested in running for the President of the United States, not President of the PTA.

h/t Smart

Famously Tweeted: Kagan Mania

This is funny:

NorahODonnell I ate spaghetti w a spoon last night to prepare for todays Kagan hearings.

If you’re not, you should be following Norah on Twitter.

Who Doesn’t Call it “Twitters?”

The internet[s] can be confusing at times. [plural]

“vision for modernization in Russia, especially high-tech innovation as a personal passion of the president,” noting that during the Russian leader’s visit to Silicon Valley this week, “he visited the headquarter of Twitters (sic), where he opened his own account.” – Barack Obama

Speaking of adding a random “s” to things, we’re headed outs to go grabs a coffees, we’ll be backs.

Famously Tweeted: John McCain’s Staff Is Clever

“John McCain” recently tweeted this:

@Sn00ki u r right, I would never tax your tanning bed! Pres Obama’s tax/spend policy is quite The Situation. but I do rec wearing sunscreen!

If McCain plans on running again, this will play well in New Jersey.

h/t Wonkette

WARNING: Reading this will make you dumber

Early adopters.

Chairman to justices: ‘Have either of ya’ll ever considering tweeting or twitting?’

h/t JF

Famously Facebooked: Afterbirth

Facebook Status Abuse:

Katie: Right after Jimmy’s birth before the clean up!

[insert picture]

Seriously? We love miracles as much as the next person, but posting pictures this early in the morning is a crime.

Hugo Chavez Hires 200 People to Manage His Tweets

Last month we wrote this about Hugo Chavez joining Twitter:

This outta get real stupid, real quick.

Apparently it has. [seriously?]

Chavez says, he has been overwhelmed by nearly 54,000 messages from supporters, critics and people writing to ask for help with a problem or lodge a complaint. On Thursday, he announced that a new team of 200 aides would help him manage the stream.

200 aides.  If you’re counting at home, that’s more people than characters to tweet with.

h/t Fabian

Comandante Chavez to Join Twitter [Unsure About Foursquare]

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 Twitter he will be limited to much shorter messages of just 140 characters each time.

Like 40 pounds of sh*t in a 20 pound bag.

Bring Your Kids to Work Day on the Hill

Speaker Nancy likely wasn’t expecting this question:

“Why are there so many probs with the govt?”

@brikeilarcnn Bring your kids to work day on the Hill. Spkr Pelosi takes questions.

House GOP Unveils ‘New Media Challenge’

March Madness might be over for the NCAA, but it’s just getting started if you’re a Republican House member.  Yesterday, the House Republican Conference announced their “New Media Challenge.” The challenge is a six-week contest modeled after the NCAA’s March Madness basketball tournament. [sound familiar?]

Led by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), vice chair of the group, the competition calls on select members to expand their presence on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube ahead of this year’s tough 2010 midterm elections

The contest’s goal is to encourage members to engage their constituents, while demonstrating that the GOP is “ahead of the majority” on the Internet, McMorris Rodgers’ office told Hillicon Valley on Tuesday.

The list of tournament participants can be found here.

We look forward to some eye-popping tweets that are sure to come out of this tournament.

You Down with the LOC?

Library of Congress Press Release: Twitter Donates Entire Tweet Archive to Library of Congress

Twitter is donating its digital archive of public tweets to the Library of Congress. Twitter is a leading social networking service that enables users to send and receive tweets, which consist of web messages of up to 140 characters.

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Twitter processes more than 50 million tweets per day from people around the world. The Library will receive all public tweets-which number in the billions-from the 2006 inception of the service to the present.

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You said it, man. Nobody F’s with the Weiner

The Hill’s Jordan Fabian

Congressman Anthony Weiner: ‘I follow Twitter for the Tea Party and just show up to f*** with them’

Jesus offered no comment:

We’re All Gonna Be Famous

Ars Technica’s Nate Anderson: Library of Congress: We’re archiving every tweet ever made

Get ready for fame, tweeters of the world: the Library of Congress is archiving for posterity every public tweet made since the service went live back in 2006. Every. Single. Tweet.

So in the future you may want to think twice about posting an update after happy hour [TWI]

You can follow the Library of Congress on Twitter here.

Ride Facebook to Congress

Hillicon Valley’s Kim Hart: Google, Facebook prepare for political ad bonanza in midterm elections

Happy Monday Morning

We hope you … had a good Easter, enjoyed the Cherry Blossoms, watched Rick Klein and Jake Tapper live-tweeting This Week, caught WALE opening up the season for DC United, and didn’t have to take the Metro over the weekend.

Congratulations are in order for Ed Patru and Katie Strand.

Enjoy tonight’s Shining Moment: Butler vs. Duke

And be sure to tell Andrew Noyes, Shea Snider and Mary Katharine Ham happy birthday today.

Here’s a quote to go along with your morning coffee:

“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.”

- Bill Bradley

Famously Tweeted: Were You Looking for Mary Katherine Ham Yesterday?

Mary Katherine Ham reveals why she was MIA yesterday:

MKHammer: So, I’ve been at Voyeur all day. What’d I miss?

Well played.

Noah Shachtman on Andrew Breitbart

Did you know that Andrew Breitbart ran The Drudge Report, helped start The Huffington Post and used to regularly IM with elite members of the Democrat media complex?

Wired Magazine: How Andrew Breitbart Hacks the Media

Marion Barry Google Alert Overload

Amy Argetsinger:

Marion Barry says he can’t talk about the Marion Barry Show, starring Marion Barry. http://bit.ly/90A0F6

Three Marion Barry mentions in one Twitter alert? This could be a new world record.

“The Twitter machine set me up!”

Top 10 Reasons Why We’re Not Doing a #FDC Twitter Bracket Challenge

1. Gagnon dropped the ball on organizing. As outgoing champ, it was his job. We just forgot to tell him.
2. We came in an inch of our lives last year because some folks didn’t like the results.
3. We think people should spend more time with their families instead of on Twitter.
4. We’re still pissed about Foursquare and can’t concentrate.
5. Like Rangel, we’re really busy these days.
6. We all know Matt Lira would win.
7. If something is a huge success, shouldn’t you just can it?
8. We had Notre Dame going to the Final Four.
9. We’re in secret negotiations to sell FamousDC.  Highest bidder: this guy.
10. Blizzards this winter slowed down our productivity.

DC Dept of Transportation on Twitter @DDOTDC

Did you know that you can report a pothole via Twitter?

Yes, the DC Department of Transportation is on Twitter and wants to “hear your concerns, questions and service requests.”

www.Twitter.com/DDOTDC

DDOT DC: Pothole report of the day: RT @TallPaulDC 300 block of 6th Street SE is pocked with more potholes than a teenager with acne.

Stay classy DC Department of Transportation.

Did You Miss #SXSW?

Luckily for all of us, The Washingtonian’s Garrett Graff is there and live-tweeting.

Spend a few minutes and check-out his feed: #annoyingthingsoverheardatsxsw

vermontgmg “It’s sustainable but also kind of Third World sad,” overheard at Moonshine patio’s. #annoyingthingsoverheardatsxsw

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vermontgmg “I’ve got the ideas in my head, the challenge is making them into a business, revenue, and all that.” #annoyingthingsoverheardatsxsw

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vermontgmg “Don’t just think outside the box, throw the box out the window,” panelist. #annoyingthingsoverheardatsxsw

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vermontgmg Woman in audience next to me: “I’m just going to tweet everything for now, then I’ll blog later.” #annoyingthingsoverheardatsxsw

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vermontgmg At Miller Lite pitch: Q: How would people hear about your film? “We’d use the Tweeter feeds.” #cluelessthingsoverheardatsxsw

Massa and Rahm in a Capitol Hill Shower [Shamrock Fest]

Matthew Gagnon has won another FamousDC contest.

His picture of Rahm and Massa in a legit Capitol Hill shower wins two VIP tickets to Shamrock Fest tomorrow at RFK.

Congrats Mr. Gagnon!

Twitter Contest [VIP Tickets to Shamrock Fest]

Even though SXSW is slowing down the contest, we still got a few solid entries.

The polls (?) close at 4 pm today and we’re giving away two VIP tickets (free beer!) to Shamrock Fest at RFK tomorrow.

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PREVIOUS: 48 Hour Twitter Contest [VIP Tickets to Shamrock Fest]

Famously Tweeted: The Sarah Killen Experiment

Brilliant move by Conan:

@ConanOBrien I’ve decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change.

Her followers were at 15 when we posted this.

Her response: @lovelybutton Having a lame ass day, Russell Bigos is an idiot. And Conan O’Brien is THE SH*T.

UPDATE: From 15 followers to…
301
1520
1638
2502
2617
4010

@FamousDC Twitter

Hey, there is a new messaging platform thingy out there called Twitter.

Are you following us?

Come on in, the water’s fine.

Follow FamousDC on Twitter –> www.twitter.com/FamousDC

Famously Tweeted: Tempers Rising

The Health Care Summit is heating up:

@WestWingReport: Obama: “We’re not campaigning, John. The campaign’s over.” McCain: “I’m reminded of that every day.”

Zingers.

Famously Tweeted: Damp Pants

Depends on who you ask…

@anamariecox: Surprise appearance by Dick Cheney at CPAC has attendees waterboarding their pants.

h/t drjjoyner

Ben Smith’s Comment Section Hijacked

It looks like Ben Smith’s comment section has been hijacked by fans of the movie Airplane.

Can you fly this plane and land it?
Posted By: Dr. Rumack | February 16, 2010 at 09:37

Surely you can’t be serious.
Posted By: Ted Striker | February 16, 2010 at 09:37

I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.
Posted By: Dr. Rumack | February 16, 2010 at 09:38 PM

h/t marydeering

Famously Tweeted: Who Rang His Bell?

Former Congressman Bob Ney is fired up about the Chinese:

@bobney: Chinese Commie Lunatics need to kiss our American Rearends-Pres. Obama-do not cancel the Dalai Lama meeting. To hell with the Commies

h/t Roll Call

What the Hell is Foursquare?

Besides being an enabler for pub crawls, Foursquare technology seems to serve little purpose.

If you’d like to make a case for the application, please email us at FamousDC@gmail.com and let us know why we shouldn’t poop on it.

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