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Who Wants to be a $100,000-aire? [JournoPissed]
Andrew Breitbart wants access to what he’s calling “a portal into the dark world of hardcore liberal bias in the media.” The price for an E-Ticket? $100,000. Mr. B. is offering plenty of scratch (and source protection) to any Journolist member willing to provide the listserv’s full archive and membership …
Free Ketel One at Old Glory
Our friends over at What’s the Deal are giving away free Ketel One Vodka this Thursday at Old Glory. Now, the last time we posted about Old Glory we caused a little bit of ruckus, so we’re treading carefully this time around. Cruise on over to What’s the Deal and …
Dear DNC: Your Horse is Here…You Know, the High One
Remember when the Democratic National Committee and the White House pitched a fit after two top communications aides were caught whooping it up in Georgetown and a Member of Congress got physical with student camera operator? Remember how they were all complainy about guerrilla tactics and privacy and all that? …
Separated at Birth: Elena Kagan & Debbie Downer
We tried to stay on the sidelines, but we can’t. FamousDC presents … Separated at Birth: Elena Kagan & Debbie Downer We would normally stop here, but we’ve had too much coffee this morning. FamousDC presents … The Top 10 List of Things Going Through Elena Kagan’s Head During Her …
If You Love Traffic, Then You’ll LOVE This Post
In addition to Mayor Fenty killing two lanes of traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue to create 8 hours of gridlock per day to appease the 12 bikers and Segways that use the bike lanes, Metro is now hiking fares. It is cheaper (and likely safer) to drive inside-the-beltway. Washingtonian’s Rodger Nayak: …
JoMa Knows College Football #Texas
FamousDC lives for the intersection of sports and politics. And Jonathan Martin lands those stories on the front page of POLITICO. JoMa: The politics of college football Oil is still gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the economy is wheezing along at 10 percent unemployment and the longest war in …
Separated At Birth: Dave Weigel And Bud Fox
FishbowlDC has been refereeing the madness of Dave Weigel’s exit from the Washington Post and the end of JournoList. FamousDC’s silence on the topic has led a few people to wonder if Mr. Weigel should be on Chris Paulitz’s list. So, we’re jumping in. FamousDC presents … Separated at Birth: …
Happy Monday Morning
Photo by: Christopher Gindlesperger, aka NotNotGindy It is hot in Washington, D.C. Damn hot. Even the occasional breeze is on strike and not showing up. Do you know what goes well with sweltering heat? American Flag Apparel. The 4th of July tourists are ironing their favorite red, white, and blue …
Famous Friday [Round Up]
Bara Tunde is nerdy DC Famous, Rick Klein admitted that Ana Marie Cox could take him in arm-wrestling, McChrystal spent some time with Rolling Stone, don’t call me Liz!, it’s good to be the @HuffPostHill intern, hello John Wall, Abramoff delivers in 30 minutes or less, Go USA, we love …
FamousDC Welcomes John Wall
We, for one, welcome our new Wildcat point guard overlord. WaPo’s Michael Lee: Washington Wizards select John Wall in NBA draft In a dramatic, franchise-altering shift, the Washington Wizards have gone from “Pick 1” to the No. 1 pick, moving away from the misery of a horrific campaign into the …
Abramoff Delivers [30 minutes or less]
Think about it. You’ve just gotten out of prison. Hollywood made a crappy movie about you. You have a restaurant hobby. You’re Jewish. You need a job to help make ends meet. But so many jobs are closed off to you (craps dealer, fedora manufacturer, talking to people on behalf of other people, etc.). Your …
Amy Walter Hearts Twitter @HotlineEditor
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Twitter So Twitter Isn’t The Death Of Journalism In Fact, It Might Be A Help By: Amy Walter This was supposed to be a column about how much I detested Twitter. How it’s responsible for the death of …
If It Was My Home #OilSpill
Amazing. The oil spill would stretch from Richmond, through D.C., Baltimore and almost up to NYC.
McChrystal’s Woodshed #RollingStone
Not going anywhere for a while? Who thought this was a good idea? [consultant resigns] Marc Ambinder has the highlights. The Atlantic: The Rolling Stone Article’s Juiciest Bits Who’s he going to dinner with?” I ask one of his aides. “Some French minister,” the aide tells me. “It’s f***ing gay.” UPDATE: Marc Ambinder …
A Large Multinational Corporation is a Convenient Presidential Punching Bag
The Atlantic’s Steven E. Schier: Why Has Obama’s Approval Held Steady Despite the Oil Spill? A recent batch of polls reveal that President Obama’s job approval has remained steady over the last two months despite his presiding over the biggest environmental catastrophe in our nation’s history. Why might that be?