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Famous Friday Wrap Up [March 20]
Tucker Carlson said Jon Stewart is doing Obama’s bidding by attacking Jim Cramer, Antonia Ferrier found her car, Patrick Gavin and Kevin Madden both agreed the biggest winner of Cramer vs. Stewart was Michael Steele, Hans Nichols got an angry Drudge bomb, John Hawkins decided not to take a ride …
Snowy DC Morning
Good luck getting into the office today. The roads are terrible, plow trucks are slow and DC drivers are still jerks. If you do make it in, grab some coffee and jam to Bob Marley on Pandora and think of warmer times. Just to make us all feel better, here’s …
Happy President’s Day
We hope you enjoy your day out of the office. Be sure to wish Jennifer Crider a happy birthday. See you tomorrow! — FamousDC
Who Did Tracy’s Kids Net?
DCist: Tracy’s Kids Benefit Nets Famous for D.C. We love this game.
What Kind of Person?
Anne Schroeder Mullins: The Schieff, “Being There” “The Week” magazine held one of its “Movie nights” with a famous DC person last night at the Phillips Collection. And as always, any Margaret Carlson event – she is the Editor at Large of the magazine – is a fine one indeed.
Ask Miss A Media Blitz
Ask Miss A has been all over the place lately – from her FamousDC Famous 5 questions to the Washingtonian. Check out her latest interview in On Tap Magazine Quick Takes With Andrea Rodgers … 1. Where’s your favorite place in the area to go and hang out? I don’t …
Save the Environment: One Jet at a Time
You make the calll: 600+ = Number of private jets arriving at Dulles for Barack Obama’s Inauguration 300+ = Number of private jets arriving at Dulles for George W. Bush’s Inauguration Bloomberg News: [Obama] set a record, topping the 300 the airport accommodated for President George W. Bush’s 2004 inaugural, …
Congress Prepares for Massive Veisalgia
Veisalgia: The formal name for a hangover. Veisalgia, from the Norwegian word for “uneasiness following debauchery” (kveis) and the Greek word for “pain” (algia) — an appropriate title considering the uncomfortable symptoms Congress plans on experiencing the day after the inauguration. Matter of fact, hangovers are expected to be so …
Stressed Out About the Inauguration?
Stop by the Grooming Lounge for some R&R. Jade Floyd: Grooming Lounge will offer a new treatment in honor of President Obama During the month of January, the Grooming Lounge will offer a new treatment in honor of President Barack Obama: the Oba-Massage, a stimulating cure for the economic hangover. …
Rahm the Sex Symbol?
NY Daily News: Hotties of the Obama Cabinet 1) Barack Obama 2) Sanjay Gupta 3) Rahm Emanuel (really?) 4) Arne Duncan 5) Timothy Geithner 6) Shaun Donovan 7) Peter Orszag 8) Eric Holder 9) Steve Chu 10) Jon Favreau Sadly, there was no mention of this list in Rahm’s inbox.
Obama Inauguration Speech Leaked
FamousDC has uncovered President-Elect Obama’s “Inauguration Speech” and we wanted to bring it to you first: Mr. President, Vice President Cheney, Vice President Biden, Senator Reid, Speaker Pelosi, Oprah, my fellow citizens. … I must first thank President Bush for his service to his cronies. Remember that your final check …
Fly Congress
We here at FDC are done with this whole “run FamousDC for fun” thing. We’ve decided to run for Congress. You see, we always thought being a Member of Congress involved never ending fund raising, weekly air travel in coach and lots of kissing babies. Instead it looks like you …
Longworth Cafe Protest Gone Too Far?
We knew both sides were getting fired up, but we never knew it would come to this. Roll Call: Police Investigate Longworth Cafeteria Break-In Capitol Police are investigating a break-in Friday night in the Longworth House Office Building. … Police officials declined to release details, citing an ongoing investigation. Just …
Change We Can’t Afford
Suddenly, renting your place for $1,000 per night for the Obama Inauguration doesn’t seem so far-fetched. Heck, that could be a bargain. Pete Yost: Obama committee offers inauguration package at $50,000 The inauguration committee of President-elect Barack Obama, who vowed to change the way business is done in Washington, is …