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Twitter Taking Over MSM
Several of our DC newspapers and reporters are firing out tweets (but they’re not all on the GraphicDesignr’s list): Washington Times Politico The Hill Washingtonian FishbowlDC NPR News Houston Chronicle’s Julie Mason CQ’s Eric Pfeiffer The Washington Post has 13 Twitter pages. Here are a few: The Fix The Sleuth …
Antawn Jamison Staying in DC
Now the Wiz-kids need to lock down Agent Zero. Ivan Carter: Jamison Re-Signs for 4 Years, $50M
JoMa’s Quest Continues
The Search for Designer Fast Food Mendelsohn also noted that he had heard the same plea. “‘We need more good food here on the Hill. We need more good food in the city.’” … Amen. … D.C. will never have the offerings of New York and comparisons only set us up …
Hyper Hill
Things I Will Miss About DC [feet on polished floor] Obama Not Recognized at DC Gym [Scott’s Take] Mr. Beckham Goes to Washington [popsugar] NKOTB Not Hot [by the way betch] Tracing an Email Smear [the fix] Taylor Griffin to McCain [JoMa] Thumbs Up [oddly enough] Dear Nissan Pavilion [traffic]
Romney Still Running for President
…on YouTube. Romney’s YouTube page still has him running for President.
Bill, Barack, and Butt
Telegraph: Bill Clinton says Barack Obama must ‘kiss my ass’ for his support
Chris Cillizza Raps
Look out Eminem – The Fix can freestyle. “F to the I to the X to the C to the A to the M.”
Mike Allen Called It
JoMa filed this Drudge-tastic story and Mike Allen said it would be late night fodder. He was right. Playbook: DAVID LETTERMAN, on J-Mart’s scoop about Senator McCain not working weekends: “Here’s what he likes to do on the weekends. He sits on the porch in front of the house, looking …
Hyper Hill
Hot Enough for Ya? [oddly enough] Blog Talk Radio in the $$$ [$4.6M] My kid is cuter [king of the road] Wordless [Rolling Stone] 4th of July Guide [WaPo] Happiness [pedrovera] Blogswag [stimeyland] Expen$ive [gas] Drill [Pelosi]
And the winner is…
Lawmakers in DC, not Big Oil or the War in Iraq, are now the top scapegoats for high prices at the pump. But perhaps the most interesting result from this survey is that a whopping 81% of those who responded want the U.S. government to allow more domestic drilling. Americans are feeling the impact of record gas …
Twitterific Beltway Talking Points
Yep, we gave in. We’re on Twitter. Hop on board — http://twitter.com/famousdc Get your Twitterific beltway talking points delivered to your cell phone, blackberry, or email. Twitter or Die Tryin’
Hyper Hill
How to Welcome Out of Town Guests to DC [pink book] Made for DC [hotchickswithdouchebags] Top 10 Greatest Athletes [WSJ] Multitasking at Work [Gitlin] Shot and a Miss [accuracy] It’s a fly off [zoolander] Tree Hugger [Ariail] 20-6 [ouch]
Save the Crabs
NBC4: Chesapeake Lawmakers Urge Quick Decision On Crab Disaster ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Chesapeake Bay senators are calling for a speedy federal decision on a disaster in the blue crab fishery. Does this mean less traffic on the Bay Bridge for the 4th of July? Probably not.
Organic, Union Made Fanny Packs
The blogosphere was on fire yesterday with the A-1 WSJ article on the Democratic Convention. Wall Street Journal: The Greenest Show on Earth: Democrats Gear Up for Denver The challenge: The host committee for the Democratic National Convention wanted 15,000 fanny packs for volunteers. But they had to be made …
Hyper Hill
Mapping Political Blogosphere [PresidentialWatch08] Obama Cereal [with flip-flopping goodness] Will Reporters Still Yell at Flacks? [PR] Still Using BK Talking Pts [radical] Only in America [naked cowboy] Best Job Title Eva [rainmaker] BLT interview [fishbowlDC] Too Far [Hitchens] Mirage [Ariail]