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Famous Friday [Round Up]
It must be fall because Adam Sharp broke out the tweed, Chris Cillizza changed his Jim Zorn forecast to cloudy, Markos Moulitsas lectured on being patriotic, Ken Spain and Emily Kryder are getting their bipartisan marriage on this weekend, Kathie Legg apparently doesn’t like Novocaine, Jessica Boulanger was pleased to see …
Nichole Remmert Is After Our Heart
The Hill Is Home: Beer on the Hill When I was in first grade, I wanted to be a cocktail waitress when I grew up. I was five years old and had just been shoved into some gifted program at my school, but for open house we had to draw …
Dear Autotune: We Can’t Quit You
The Gregory Brothers are blowing up. Jimmy Kimmel Live — T Pain remixes President Obama’s health care plan with a little help from The Gregory Brothers and the infamous autotune
Half Hug Heard Round the Hill
Only in Washington can a half hug turn into front page news. POLITICO: Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid at odds over war You can watch the video here.
Playing Hard to Get: Pelosi & Reid’s Half Hug
Glenn Thrush: Pelosi’s Epic Eye Roll
Charlie Rangel Day in the House
Looking for something to do while the 2,100 word GOP Rangel Resolution is on the floor today? FamousDC is here to help: Deadspin – sports after a pitcher of beer at the Capitol Lounge … Fark – news stories with hilarious headlines … FishbowlDC – all the latest and greatest …
Haven’t We Seen This Story Before?
Jake Sherman takes a look at a story that creeps up about once a year: how many days does the House of Representatives actually work? Give the story a read before you hear about it all day on talk radio and cable news. Jake Sherman: House: Working hard or hardly …
There’s No Crying in Health Care Reform
Patrick O’Connor: House feels left out on health care
Beltway Talking Point: Frank Rich vs. K Street
Mr. Rich spends 1,500 words to speak of American excess and how it relates to K Street today. Give this a quick read so you’ll be armed and ready for this week’s cocktail circuit. Frank Rich (NY Times Op-Ed Columnist): The Rabbit Ragu Democrats
FamousDC Fact Check: Nerdy Is Not The New Hot
We love The Washington Post’s “Scene In” video series, but felt it necessary to do a little fact check on this week’s entry, considering it featured a legislative assistant … and Politifact didn’t beat us to it. About a minute into this video we are introduced to our legislative assistant, who …
Famous Friday [Round Up]
POLITICO picked up Jonathan Allen off waivers, Rep. Alan Grayson became the best thing since Rep. Joe Wilson, Perry Bacon is only 29?, Daniel Indiviglio called for more Washington regulation , Kate Ackley promoted at Roll Call, Chris Cillizza wasn’t impressed by Meg Whitman ‘s press conference, the cast of Big Love was …
Pet Night On Capitol Hill
Our tip box received a press release regarding Pet Night on the Hill, so we clicked through. And found this gem: … From the web site: Thank you to everyone who helped make Celebrity Pet Night on Capitol Hill a huge success! Several Members of Congress, their staffs, and leaders …
Patrick Gavin < Patrick McHenry
Patrick Gavin could be a genius. He gets paid by POLITICO to play Members of Congress in Connect Four and Wii. The Patricks battle it out in the Click’s latest video: Game Changer (Wii edition).
Did T-Paw Just Kick Off the 2012 Race?
JoMa: Pawlenty preps 2012 campaign team And behind the scenes, he’s engaged in a far more subtle campaign against another possible presidential rival. … Pawlenty has been phoning aides and advisers to Romney’s 2008 campaign, ostensibly to introduce himself and solicit their advice. … One midlevel Romney aide who got …
FamousDC – October
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