The [righty] blogosphere is not happy that President-elect Obama bought his wife a gift that turns out not to even exist.  Granted, the invisible gift of non-existence would’ve cost more than most Americans spend on a car, but it’s none of our business how Obama chooses to stimulate the economy. …

Move over Nora, you’re no longer the most popular “Last Call” in DC – at least for today. Because so many important and intellectual political conversations happen between 2-5 am, the DC City Council has announced that “last call” during Inauguration week will likely be lifted – allowing party goers …

Last night we experimented with our Twitter friends. We wrote: “Who wants to be FamousDC’s first Twitterer of the Day? Be the first to send us a public reply and we’ll feature you tomorrow.” Within seconds, Lauren Cook responded: “No whammies, No whammies!” Well, she didn’t hit any whammies and …

… Or an even better idea, avoid luxury cruises off the coast of Africa.  [arghhh]

We were very pleased surprised to receive the following invite from the Greater Richmond Technology Council: First Annual Striper Showdown, a GRTC/HRTC joint venture  Leaving nothing up to chance, and hoping a certain word in the title was misspelled, we called to reserve a front row seat.  Unfortunately, their grammar …

Extreme Mortman recently featured his top 10 funniest political quotes of the year.  Below are two of our favorites: John Edwards on cheating on Elizabeth Edwards: “Can I explain to you what happened? First of all it happened during a period after she was in remission from cancer.” Nancy Pelosi …

FamousDC President Pilgrim Mike Allen made an unexpected appearance at the White House Tuesday.  Bush, who was in the middle of pardoning a very thankful turkey, was surprised when Pilgrim Mike showed up with a turkey of his own. According to Allen, he thought the event was a “cookout hosted …

It’s that time of year in which newspapers, magazines, bloggers, cartoonists and anyone else with an opinion, hands out their “person of the year” award. This year, because we figured everyone’s pick will likely be the same, [“the one”] we’re begging folks to feature their #2 pick.  It’ll make the …

But don’t open the top drawer… It’s not hard to believe that there is a website dedicated to helping people rent their homes during Obama’s inauguration.  What is hard to believe, the extra perks each family is offering in order to sweeten the deal. [taking advantage of tourists] For the …

We often like to check out the FamousDC referrals so we can figure out where our visitors are coming from. And while we welcome all walks of life – including ugly people, it’s always a treat to see what kind of key word searches people use when they stumble upon …

Months ago we reported on Obama’s Mustache Mafia.  We pointed out that some of his closest associates were fond of the facial hair.  Now, the Washington Post has picked up on the upper lip phenomenon.  [better late than never] For a quick glimpse of all of the Obama associates who …

How did you celebrate after the Redskins win over Seattle? If your Chris Cooley [47] it went something like this … Before I knew it I was held down on the floor being manhandled and punched in the crotch, oh yea, I got air humped in retaliation while I was …

Christmas is coming a little early for a few lucky Dick Durbin fans this year. A tipster recently shared with us a banner ad that ran adjacent to their email machine.  The ad was so mind blowing – we had to share it with the rest of the FDC readers. …

While some Republicans continue to talk about rebuilding, remixing, redoing, reshuffling and reinventing the wheel – others are making more bold statements. One brave blogger recently claimed: The right doesn’t need to catch up with the left; we need to learn how to work together.  [Is he right?] UPDATE: Republican …

Are You Ready For Some Politics? Country music legend Hank Williams Jr., after consulting with Bill Frist and Sen. Lamar Alexander, has decided he will run for senate in 2012.  [Family tradition] We can only hope this is true.