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Famously Facebooked: Put Down the PDA and Kiss Your Bride
Facebook Status Abuse: [this was just sent to us and it would be a hot shame if we didn’t post it immediately.] Big argument w/ fiancé about whether to update Facebook status to “married” after the exchange of rings or as part of the vows. Dear Soon to Be Married …
Closing Bell: No One Does It Quite Like Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan’s 5 Most Insanely Hilarious Talk Show Moments
Which Senator Are You?
There’s a new interactive quiz that helps you determine which U.S. Senator is most like you. [do it] If you were a member of the 111th United States Congress, which member of the Senate would you be? CLEARLY this is a question that has plagued you forever and now it …
Why Bill Clinton is the Black Sheep of the Bush Family
A Bush interviews a Clinton. [Jenna hits up Bill] While former President Bill Clinton has been showing up all over the news this past week to discuss violent rhetoric, most of his time recently has been spent working on his many philanthropic endeavors. Over the past few years, he’s started …
More Cowbell, More Email
If you’re like us and really, really like email, you should consider signing up for Huffington Post’s latest Capitol Hill email list. We have no idea what the benefit in doing so is, but we signed up. If you want even more email, be sure to sign up for FamousDC …
Florida Mayor Wants Employees Who Smoke at Home Fired
This Florida mayor will also have a hard time being re-elected: [smoke ’em if you got ’em] No one denies the fact that smoking is an unhealthy habit. However, Brooksville, Florida Mayor Lara Bradburn also believes that it is the root of all evil. In an effort to enforce her …
Norwegian Government Being Run Via an iPad
Dear Steve Jobs, You might consider using this article for your next iPad ad. Thousands of travelers are stranded throughout Europe as ash continues to rain down from an erupting volcano in Iceland this week. Among them is Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg who, according to his press secretary, is …
Your WTF of the Week: Please Take a Number
Redefining multitasking: Eliot Spitzer was once so voracious for sex that he ordered three different hookers for three separate visits – all in the span of a few hours in one day, an explosive new book claims. [class act] Reminder: He was the Governor of New York at the time.
Apparently the State Department Enjoys the Sauce
Obama has asked federal agencies to cut wasteful spending. They aren’t listening. [Perhaps because they’re drunk.] Months after President Obama urged federal agencies last year to cut wasteful spending, the U.S. Department of State paid $3,814 to fill an order of Jack Daniel’s whiskey for gratuities at one of its …
Famously Quoteworthy: Things Are Getting Assy
We don’t know what this means. “I work every day in this job, as I like to put it, to turn the elephant. Now, I don’t know if you ever had to turn an elephant, but the end you have to start with is not necessarily the best place to …
Famously Quoteworthy: Crist Has Fans
Why are we not surprised by this? According to a local news report, FL Gov. Charlie Crist (R) always travels with his own “fan, just to make sure he doesn’t look sweaty.” As Ben Smith pointed out, “perhaps a reasonable precaution in Florida, where the Senate campaign remains oddly focused …
What Other Demands Does Palin Have?
In case you needed further proof that public trash cans are not good storage facilities for sensitive information: [demands] California State University students found a portion of Sarah Palin’s confidential speaking contract in a dumpster, the AP reports. While Palin will not be paid for her appearance at the university, …
There Was a Special Election in Florida Tonight?
From the DCCC: Van Hollen Congratulates Congressman-Elect Ted Deutch (FL-19) From what we gather, Ted Deutch is a Democrat. Florida’s 19th Congressional District was left vacant when former Congressman Bob Wexler resigned to become President of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace – otherwise known as SDACMEP.
Second Chance For Obama To Make The Right Supreme Court Pick
Mr. Obama, for the second time, a humble request: Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle For Supreme Court In case you missed them the first time, here are our top 10 reasons why you should select Kimberly for the high court: 10) She’s a Fox News host…thereby guaranteeing all Republican Senators will vote …