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Redneck Genius
Ed Schultz vs. Jonathan Martin
Ed Schultz [who invented talk radio] is none too pleased with Politico reporter Jonathan Martin. According to Politico’s Mike Calderone, Martin unknowingly asked Schultz if his front row seat at Monday night’s Obama presser was an assigned seat. Schultz, who’s apparently a big deal, was reportedly not too happy with …
Hyper Hill
Loose Twits Sink Ships [GOP mistweets, again] The USPS hates us all [get your forever stamps] A-Rod to Cap Hill? [who’s juiced now?]
Would You Like Fries With That Bailout?
Move over Joe the Plumber. Say hello to Julio the Fry Guy. We demand that Julio be given his own reality TV show.
Famously Facebooked
Facebook status abuse #1: Kelly is buying a burberry purse! I REALLY need to save my money for my ticket and reinstating my license… But I’d rather have the purse than my license. 🙂 Kelly, reread your Facebook update and then email us later if you think it made a …
Secretary Sludge
It might be a little-noticed appointment, but it’s now generating a lot of buzz. [Miss Dirt Digger] Her sole experience has been as an opposition researcher for Democratic political campaigns: She helped dig up dirt on rivals, or on her own nominee to prepare for attacks. And just who is …
Congrats to Potomac Flacks
Potomac Flacks, originally founded by Adam Kovacevich, is celebrating a pretty impressive milestone: We here at Potomac Flacks greatly appreciate you reading our free blog, which is dedicated to chronicling the highs and lows and the comings and goings of Washington, D.C. communicators. Since the blog was launched on September …
Dear Judith Warner, Thanks For Over-Sharing
If you occasionally dream about having sex with the President, you’re not alone. Matter of fact, if you are, NY Times columnist Judith Warner would probably love to hear from you. From her latest column: Many women — not too surprisingly — were dreaming about sex with the president. In …
Buy Now Price
How much will this gubernatorial race cost? [what’s your bid?] Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, announced Monday she’s interested in running for governor of California, setting up what’s likely to be among the most hotly contested gubernatorial races in 2010. Noteworthy: We were also “interested in running”, but …
Famously Facebooked
Facebook Status Abuse: Joe is eating meals with two gorgeous DG girls today, and is therefore the luckiest guy on earth!! We have no comment. In related news: We would like to take a moment and thank the fan that sent us hate mail this weekend. It was awesome. We …
DCCC Comes Out Dialing
If you were under the impression that the 2010 election cycle was not yet under way, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee would like you to know that it is. [busy signal] The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will launch a second round of automated phone calls targeting Republicans who opposed the …
Twit of the Day
Rep. Pete Hoekstra learned a valuable lesson today: Because a “Twitterberry” is not a heavy duty assault rifle, there’s zero reason why it should be brought into a war zone. [now we know]
Hyper Hill
We prefer the flash dance [FB’d] Who doesn’t enjoy a little R and R? [camp David] Memo to Apple [Why.I.Hate.DC] What not to do on a snowy day
FamousDC Site of the Day
If Perez isn’t doing it for you today, take a few minutes and check out this website. Hint: Search Robert Byrd and then click on the first item that pops up. You won’t be disappointed.