Do you think Texas should be in the National Championship? Are you a sitting Member of Congress? If you’ve answered yes to both of these questions, FamousDC salutes you. Congressman Joe Barton (R-Texas) /good luck on your finals BC!

Apparently it does take a rocket scientist to be Energy Secretary.  [smarty pants]

Have you ever wondered what Rahm Emanuel’s inbox looked like? Probably not, but in case you had … wonder no more. Click on the picture in order to increase the size. Thanks goes to the geniuses at HolyTaco.com for the inspiration.  And please note, this is a spoof and not …

  FamousDC readers have been emailing about the media band, Suspicious Package, so we reached out to them for a Famous 5 interview. Luckily for all of us, they decided to play along. Do you know anyone FamousDC should ask 5 questions? Let us know — [email protected] 1) If Suspicious …

Mike Madden is bringing the hilarity today on his Twitter page as he covers the auto bailout hearings. UPDATE 1: An hour into hearing, the Big Three CEOs are still sitting patiently waiting to begin their testimony. I will be here all day. … UPDATE 2: Chris Dodd has taken …

War Child the movie debuts in DC this Friday at the E Street Cinema. War Child is the directorial debut of 30 year old Washingtonian C. Karim Chrobog.  It chronicles the life of Emmanuel Jal – Sudanese child soldier turned international hip hop star (he was just up for an …

Yesterday we posted about the DC City Council’s reported willingness to let bars stay open until 5am during inauguration week.  We gathered our research from both the Washington Post, DCist roundup and the man who lurks in the shadows, Mike Panetta, who happens to be a D.C. Shadow Representative [how …

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 …

Scott Nance Jonathan Grella Donny Williams Brian Schubert Shira Toeplitz Cheryl Parker Rose Kim Oates S.A. Miller Molly Gannon Andrea Rogers

Michelle Rhee turns DC fame into national fame. She’s been on quite a media tear with a Washingtonian profile, an Atlantic Monthly profile and now the cover of Time Magazine. DCist‘s Kriston Capps tiptoes around calling DC’s Education Czar Michelle Rhee FamousDC: This cover illustrates a couple of interesting phenomenons: …

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 …

What other “cute” sites does P-Giddy have on his Google News Reader? November 22, 2008 Cute Overload: Michael Phelps, your Wheaties sponsorship is ooooooooooverrrrrrr! [singsong] November 24, 2008 FishbowlDC: Happy Hour

A press release issued by House Republican Leader John Boehner regarding Rahm Emanuel ends up in a Saturday Night Live Skit. It is F*&%$%!&*G awesome. SNL: A Message from The White House Chief of Staff Designate h/t AMC

FamousDC Secretary of Education closes down his blog. JoMa: I won’t bury the lede: After nearly two years, the curtain is coming down on this blog. We’ll see ya round JoMa. Have fun at 1600!

Has anyone seen Bloomberg News reporter Nicholas Johnston lately? If not, you should call him. We’re pretty sure he kicked off for the Chargers last night.