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How to Get On-Air
FamousDC readers know we’re big fans of Patrick Gavin and Nora McAlvanah. You can imagine our surprise to read an article that has advice from both of them. Luckily for all of us….they nailed it (with an Extreme quote). Campaigns and Elections: How to get on the air – all …
Do His Thumbs Hurt?
From today’s Playbook Mike Allen: Playbook yesterday sent our 100,000th e-mail since Politico launched 18 months ago. Which intern has to count those?
No Wonder Obama Likes Wes Clark
General Wesley Clark might need his talking points revamped, but as this video proves, he’s a pioneer when it comes to the terrorist fist bump.
Yup, Wes Clark Just Went There
While appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation yesterday, General Wesley Clark said of Sen. John McCain: “I don’t think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president.” [Wowsers] As if that wasn’t enough, he went on to say that McCain had never held “executive …
Romney Still Running for President
…on YouTube. Romney’s YouTube page still has him running for President.
Bill, Barack, and Butt
Telegraph: Bill Clinton says Barack Obama must ‘kiss my ass’ for his support
Chris Cillizza Raps
Look out Eminem – The Fix can freestyle. “F to the I to the X to the C to the A to the M.”
Mike Allen Called It
JoMa filed this Drudge-tastic story and Mike Allen said it would be late night fodder. He was right. Playbook: DAVID LETTERMAN, on J-Mart’s scoop about Senator McCain not working weekends: “Here’s what he likes to do on the weekends. He sits on the porch in front of the house, looking …
And the winner is…
Lawmakers in DC, not Big Oil or the War in Iraq, are now the top scapegoats for high prices at the pump. But perhaps the most interesting result from this survey is that a whopping 81% of those who responded want the U.S. government to allow more domestic drilling. Americans are feeling the impact of record gas …
Breaking Snooze: WaPo Late to the Dance, Again
It doesn’t take a nuclear physicist to figure out that Barack Obama is beating John McCain online. But, don’t tell that to the crew over at the WaPo Style section – because do they have a timely story for you… DEPT. OF FISH IN A BARREL – The WashPost Style …
Organic, Union Made Fanny Packs
The blogosphere was on fire yesterday with the A-1 WSJ article on the Democratic Convention. Wall Street Journal: The Greenest Show on Earth: Democrats Gear Up for Denver The challenge: The host committee for the Democratic National Convention wanted 15,000 fanny packs for volunteers. But they had to be made …
Obama Leans on “Star Wars” Voters
George Lucas knows what Star Wars character Barack Obama would play – do you? Spotted over in Mortman’s neighborhood.
Congressman Agrees to be VP – Only Problem, He Wasn’t Asked
We assume this is how things are taken care of in Texas – you say yes before being asked, only to make the entire process run smoother, or perhaps less awkwardly. Chet Edwards Would Take VP Post If Obama Offered. … The Hill (6/25, Soraghan) reports Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Texas), …
Congressman Turns the Tables on TMZ
If you’re a constituent from Houston, TX, you’d be happy to know that you got a two for one special when you elected Rep. John Culberson. On one hand he’s a legislator who serves the needs of his constituents back home [when he’s not breaking house rules by Twittering]- and …
…From A Mile Away
You didn’t have to be from Detroit to see this one coming. Perhaps the best campaign ad this cycle. If you have any doubts about whether or not to watch this ad, don’t, it ends like this: “Sorry, congresswoman, but we deserve much better than ‘yaw’s boy.”‘