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Obama attempts to rewrite history
Last May Barack Obama addressed the Detroit Economic Club and delivered a “stern” message, described as his “Daniel-in-the-lion’s-den” moment. So stern in fact, he told a crowd last week, upon reflection, that while he delivered his message about fuel efficiency to the group of automakers, “nobody clapped” and that his …
McCain seeks eco-friendly voters with bottomless pockets
Good news … If you’re a rich Republican who pretends to care about trees and you’re looking to toss a few hundred bucks away, we’ve got the perfect website for you. For the rest of the voting public, you’ll have to sell an organ in order to afford John McCain’s …
Sam Graves lets kindergarteners cut his TV ads
Warning: The ad you’re about to watch is awful and the production value, appalling – BUT, the concept is groovy – in a Midwest rave sort of a way. Rep Sam Graves, from the middle of nowhere Missouri, is scared that “Big City” Kay Barnes is gonna knock him out …
Attention DC Cabbies: Drunk people can’t count change
Dear Cabbies, If you’d like to make a few bucks Saturday night – as opposed to driving around, smoking cigarettes, listening to Phil Collins and wondering why nobody needs a ride from Cap Lounge, then take note: Taste of the South, the event in which sobriety is no where to …
Bush discovers the interweb
Republican nerds everywhere are wetting their pants over this.
FDC introduces “Rantworthy”
Here at FamousDC, we not only get tips, story ideas and other inappropriate electronic messages, but sometimes we’re sent very colorful emails from readers who simply want to rant about something that has them all fired up. These rants are often times so inappropriately overboard – we wonder why we …
As FamousDC goes, so goes the NY Times
Last week we featured an interview with the two remaining college superdelegates – Lauren Wolfe, President of the College Democrats and Awais Khaleel, Vice-President. Both are undecided superdelgates, who reached out to folks their age [via YouTube] for advice and guidance as to who they should choose to lead our country. …
Hooked on politics, not so much phonics
Last week, the RNC launch CanWeAsk.com, a website which invites users to ask Barack Obama a question – although, I’m not quite sure he’s worked in time on his calendar to answer any of them. The gimmick has received a lot of press, but unfortunately for the RNC, they forgot …
Tuesday Test in Mississippi
Jackie Kucinich: House GOP Looks for Rebound Week Republicans hope their fortunes will change on Tuesday, when voters in Mississippi go to the polls in a runoff special election to replace Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), who moved to the Senate earlier this year. A Democratic candidate nearly won the seat …
Important: No shirt, no shoes, no story
Jim VandeHei, aka Ralph Lauren, the editor at Politico, sent out an internal memo Friday [obtained by FishbowlDC] … and stated that chest hair and “gangly toe nails” are no longer permissible at the office. ——– Original Message ——– Subject: Important… Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:34:12 -0400 From: Jim VandeHei …
Hyper Hill
Chris Cooley Replithentic Jerseys for Sale [EITM] Go Home and Think About What You Did [Vito] Avoid the Wilson Bridge This Weekend [DCist] Mad DC Cabbie Called It First [in January] DC Metro Fantasy Map [DC Blogs]