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Better Than We Could Do
We should note, while the editors of FDC aren’t necessarily wordsmiths, several of our loyal readers are. This is a comment that was posted a few days ago and we thought it deserved a little front page action. We hope you enjoy PhoenixSunsPhan’s post from election night: Famous DC gurus …
House Republican Lose Members
Forced to cut words. This doesn’t happen often, but Boehner’s entire quote Thursday was almost shorter than the release’s title. TITLE: Boehner Statement on President-Elect Obama’s Selection of Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff … QUOTE: “This is an ironic choice for a President-elect who has promised …
Hyper Hill
Great question [sports change] Enjoy the Weekend [billing] Nats Sell Out [April 13] GOTV calls [luminizer] Twitter [Socialfishing] blogs r dead [boutin]
Fantasy Football Rantworthy – Week 9
No intro this week. This is serious. 1. I bet you started Larry Johnson again this week instead of dropping his duck footed ass for Ray Rice-and beans of the Baltimore Ravens. Mr. Rice-and beans scooted himself to 17 fantasy points without scoring a touchdown. Get yourself a nice flour …
Change, Unity, and Dinosaurs
Who doesn’t love politics? Nancy Pelosi doesn’t like John Dingell because of his stance on CAFE, so she supports his primary opponent. ENEMIES Nancy Pelosi becomes the first Speaker of the House and who swears her into office? The Dean of the House, John Dingell. FRIENDS Fellow Californian Henry …
FamousDC Fantasy Football Reminder
Public Service Announcement: NFL Thursday games are back. You have two hours to set your line-ups ready. The Weekly Fantasy Football Rant from Brad Kanus will return tomorrow.
Bush White House Attacks MSM
Barney, President Bush’s dog, was fed up with the treatment his daddy (W) has been receiving from the mainstream media and finally took matters into his own paws [actually, mouth] today. He bit a Reuters reporter. Barney quietly walked away, but was very open with the media when later asked …
What Happens to Political Reporters Post Election?
We’ve received a few emails this morning asking about the post-election journo shuffle that’s going to take place in the coming weeks – and while we were ready to roll it out today, we’re still waiting to hear back from a few important sources [translation: we’re lazy] and have decided …
Hyper Hill
Dead Blog Walking? [dcprosportsreport] Open House [urban turf] That was fast [sallying] New Dubya [askmissA] Captain Chaos [votes] Hyundai [virginity] Round 1 [E&C]
Red State Update Moves to Canada
Our friends Jackie and Dunlap, who recently stopped by FamousDC for an interview, decided to pick up and move North following an Obama victory. Fed up over Obama’s victory, the desperate Jackie and Dunlap head to the Great White North. There’s only one person persuasive enough to lure them back …
Which GOP Staffers Have Trouble Sealing Their Lips?
RNC Break Make Out Sessions This email rolled into the FDC inbox late last night. Despite a rather somber mood on election night, not all was drab over at the RNC. At around 8:45, two (assumed) hill-staffers were caught making out in a car parked in Cannon’s lot 1 (parked …
Fair and Balanced Cartoons
Gary Trudeau was so outraged that McCain had lobbyists advising him that he decided to run a cartoon per day naming each of the now famous K-streeters. Now, while his cartoon was happy to nail the GOPers, he’s not doing the same for Obama. Where are the Doonesbury cartoons now? …
Spinning the Wealth
How much will Jim Billimoria’s [Communications Director/Committee on Ways & Means] father get taxed if he wins money tonight on Wheel of Fortune? Tune in to find out. h/t Facebook
Ever Heard of Nate Silver?
If you haven’t, you’re likely not a baseball stats freak. If you have, you’re likely not surprised that he nearly nailed the electoral numbers last night. [and it had nothing to do with luck] How close was he? Scary close. But it comes as no surprise that the nation’s most …
Obama Babies
If you’re unclear as to what an “Obama baby” is, check back in late July – or click here for context clues.