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The Best News Jonathan Martin Will Hear All Week @jmartpolitico
JoMa loves the designer fast food. DCist’s Aaron Morrissey: D.C. Chick-fil-A Reportedly in the Works The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Chick-fil-A has plans to open an urban “in-line” store in Washington, part of a strategy to grab a bigger slice of the urban fast-food market. As part of the strategy, …
You are a superhot Republican and I am a volunteer – w4m (NOVA)
Virginia Campaign Crush on Craigslist I know you are way busy turning VA red – and that makes you even hotter by the way – but if you manage to get a few free minutes at like 2 am once the campaign work is done, I will totally come by …
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 …
JoMa 1, Libit 1
From Saturday’s Playbook : JMART, CAB THIEF — Politico’s Daniel Libit reports: “So I ordered a cab to take me from office to airport. When I get outside, I see it’s about to pull away with another person, so I tap on the glass. And who is the taxi bandit? …
Famous Line of the Week: Sanford Soap Opera
The Famous line of the week in a political story award goes to Jonathan Martin for this forbidden gem. JoMa: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair turns political The intra-party machinations highlight a part of the Sanford soap opera that goes past the governor’s lust for forbidden flesh.
Famous Friday [Round-Up]
Chris Bowlin is setting up shop in the Senate, Playboy stepped in it with their hate f*** list (big time), Jennifer Crider is now part-time political director and part time hedge-clipper, Jordan Stoick is now a daddy, La Loma had a huge tree fall in front of the restaurant — …
We’re Just Asking
Does the White House press corp clap every time Obama does a briefing? Was this a tradition they cared on while GW was in office? Are they the Fourth Estate or sports fans? We bet JoMa didn’t clap…
JoMa = Next David Gregory
During President Obama’s first visit to hang with the White House press corps it was all smiles and handshakes, except for one reporter. Yes, one reporter remembered his job responsibilities as a member of the Fourth Estate. That reporter, a FamousDC Secretary of Education, is JoMa. We’re sure JoMa is …
Sad Leg Kicks
FamousDC Secretary of Education closes down his blog. JoMa: I won’t bury the lede: After nearly two years, the curtain is coming down on this blog. We’ll see ya round JoMa. Have fun at 1600!
Correction: We Got It Wrong. He Likes Designer Fast Food
FamousDC recently speculated on what would happen to a few of our favorite political reporters now that the election is over. One of our predictions had Capitol Hill heartthrob Jonathan Martin leaving the Politico to pursue employment at his favorite fast food restaurant. After a handful of emails to our …
FamousDC Conventional Wisdom
OK, so August is still here. If we aren’t on a CODEL, leading energy revolutions on the House floor, or back tracking on drilling proposals, what should we do with all of our free time? We’ve decided to take this moment to investigate where DC get its daily conventional wisdom. …
JoMa Jumping in the Shot-Chaser Game
French Version (he does pay homage to the Last Call experts: Danielle Jones, Nora McAlvanah, and Mike Memoli) SHOT: Obama, explaining at a town hall meeting in Georgia on July 8 why children should learn a foreign language: … “It’s embarrassing when Europeans come over here, they all speak English, …
Hard Hitting News from JoMa and Frates
Politico: Novak cited after hitting pedestrian Check out Chris Frates getting in on the action – (nice suit!): Just asking – how many people aren’t going jogging tonight for fear of Bob Novak’s Corvette?