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Kucinich and LaTourette Bring Funny Back to Congress
Patrick McHenry may think he’s clever by playing Wii with Patrick Gavin , but Reps Kucinich and LaTourette just one-upped him. Congressmen Dennis Kucinich and Steve LaTourette appeared on the "Jay Leno Show" last night in a D.L. Hughley segment about finding common ground. In order to move forward with …
Your WTF of the Week: Seriously, WTF
We want to be them. They look so happy. h/t Car Boy
Famously Quoteworthy: Abs of Steel
Look out Aaron Schock. [abs] “When I saw Paul Ryan — man, he’s gotten in great shape. He doesn’t have a six-pack; he’s got, like, a 12-pack,” Brady, a Texas Republican, says of his fellow GOP-er, who hails from Wisconsin. Something about grown men gawking at each other in the …
This is What Happens When a Member of Congress Decides To Get Dressed in the Dark
The only thing louder than Rep. Grayson — his wardrobe in today’s Science and Tech markup.
Politics Is For College Drop Outs
If you’re in politics and spent four, five or six years of your life graduating from college – you wasted your time. McCain campaign manager Steve Schmidt and David Plouffe, his counterpart on the Obama campaign, are teaming up to develop a political communications center at the University of Delaware. …
Drudge Thinks It Makes Cents
Eamon Javers takes an interesting look at Matt Drudge’s obsession with the US Dollar. On Tuesday, Matt Drudge ran a headline about the weakening U.S. dollar on his website, Drudgereport.com. In and of itself, that would be unremarkable, except that it was the 18th time Drudge had posted a link …
Artist Admits He Used AP Photo For HOPE Poster, But Will AP Admit They Actually Interviewed Brody Jenner?
So, the HOPE poster guy admitted he used an AP image to create his little masterpiece, which means the AP will likely get a nice little paycheck from him sometime soon. And we guess that means they can use that money to fund critical interviews like this one they did …
Famously Quoteworthy: Trigger Happy
Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), in an interview with Politico, on his participation in the Congressional Sportsmen Caucus. "We hunt liberal, tree-hugging Democrats, although it does seem like a waste of good ammunition." What are we thinking, 20 gauge? via Taegan
Metro Art Fail
Dear Metro – Perhaps the artistic concept of setting the Capitol ablaze with American flag flames should be rethought. Sincerely, FDC
Is There an Audio Version?
We’ve got some bad news for Senators who don’t enjoy reading. Senate Finance Committee members have been notified that the committee’s health reform bill was filed today. S. 1796 weighs in at 1,502 pages, according to a Senate Republican leadership source. [speed reading] The takeaway: 1. It’s 1501 pages longer …
Georgetown Sophomore Already Senior Management
At Georgetown University there is a fine line between being spoiled and being resourceful. In what is easily the most absurd job posting ever to be put up on the Student Employment Office website, it appears one Georgetown sophomore is already so busy he feels the need to hire his …
StubHub Attempts to Sell Washington Nationals Playoff Tickets
StubHub is so disappointed the Washington Nationals didn’t make the playoffs, they’re pretending they did. In a move that can only be classified as genius, StubHub has enlisted it’s marketing department to try to get over-paid, gullible lobbyist, who pay no attention to baseball, to buy tickets to something that …
Famously Facebooked: Swine Flu?
Facebook Status Abuse: Jim is sick. Thanks for letting us know, because had you not told us, we would have asked. For now, whip up some chicken noodle soup and tune into the Law & Order marathon on TBS. And for the love of all that’s holy, stay off Facebook …
Huge Sarah Palin News
She joined LinkedIn. Such big news, CNN reported on it. [earth shattering] WASHINGTON (CNN) – Sarah Palin has placed her resume on LinkedIn. We hear Levi Johnston is extremely jealous, but due to the fact that he doesn’t have a resume, is unable to join.