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Dear Politicos, Welcome to Miami
Yes, Spring is coming to DC, but we’re inviting you to the endless summer of Miami, Florida on Tuesday March 8th. And let’s be honest… we could all use a tan. One day before the next DNC debate and two days before the RNC debate in Miami, FL, the FamousDC …
Donald Trump is the Kanye West of Politics
Saying the 2016 presidential election is weird would be a gross understatement. It’s the year of socialists, dynasties, crazies, and Donald Trump – a recipe for drama, drama, drama. But within the chaos and utter insanity of this ridiculous political year emerges a striking parallel between 2016’s most famous candidate …
FamousDC Convenes with GOP in Houston
FamousDC traveled down South to convene presidential campaign staff, national media, and major influencers for another exclusive pre-debate event. We’ve been following the debate trail since last summer when America could hardly count all the candidates in the running, and now just five men will stand at tonight’s tenth GOP …
Confessions of a Capitol Hill Staffer: Networking Don’ts
If you work on Capitol Hill you see, hear, and overhear many things that the rest of the mortal world isn’t privy to. These privileged professionals that serve our US government acquire a wealth of knowledge that sometimes is just too good not to share. We’ve provided a platform on …
An Animated Portrait of Obama’s Last Year in Office
It’s no secret – President Obama’s days are numbered… at least in terms of days he has left in the Oval Office. When a successor is named and it is time for Obama to depart, he’ll undoubtedly hope to be remembered by his impressive legacy of accomplishments (and he will happily list all …
FamousDC Well Represented in the McCarthy Office
The political team of House Majority Leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy may have moved offices but the FamousDC sticker stayed. McCarthy’s Political Director, Freddy Barnes gave us a comment but didn’t hesitate to take a jab at good friend and Alabama football foe, Amos Snead, “Put the new FamousDC sticker on office mini-fridge because we love …
Roses Are Red. Violets Are Boring. (Check Out These Valentines Instead)
Valentine’s Day. We either love it or we love to hate it, but one thing we can agree on is that here in D.C., we will definitely politicize it. We’re real suckers for love here at FamousDC and didn’t think that the millions of Valentine’s Day cards out there were enough to …
Yes, You Should Make a Move On Your Office Crush
If you work on Capitol Hill you see, hear, and overhear many things that the rest of the mortal world isn’t privy to. These privileged professionals that serve our US government acquire a wealth of knowledge that sometimes is just too good not to share. We’ve provided a platform on …
‘Socialist Pig’ Campaigns for Sanders
Carrie Giddins Pergram, founder of GiddyUp! Communications and American University Communications Professor, brought a handful of her students to experience the primary election in Manchester, New Hampshire earlier this week. These journalism students must have a good eye because as soon as they spotted Tazzy, the Socialist Pig, they knew they were in …
DC Students Take On New Hampshire
Carrie Giddins Pergram, founder of GiddyUp! Communications and American University Communications Professor, brought a handful of her students to experience the primary election in Manchester, New Hampshire earlier this week. We are used to seeing the political mayhem unfold through the lenses of nationally renowned news outlets like Fox and NBC, but …
DC Goes North – Thank You POLITICO
DC can be a tough town to make friends in but more often than not, the relationship gets its roots in business. At FamousDC, we’ve made it our motto to be “in the friends business”, to give credit where it’s due, and high-five the unexpected people who make DC tick. …
Don’t Google That
Rick Santorum just dropped out of the presidential race. Back in the day, however (when he was still in the running) he showed up to our first pre-debate event in Cleveland, Ohio. Even further back in the day, the name “Santorum” was displaced by a neologism and instead of getting information …
EXCLUSIVE Interview with the Donald
It was really terrific Donald Trump is refusing to attend tonight’s Republican Presidential debate, the last before the Iowa caucuses, because of what he feels was “unfair” treatment by moderator Megyn Kelly back in August 2015. Donald was not too keen on some of the questions he was asked. Lucky …
Top 10 Worst Things About Working In A Congressional Office
If you work on Capitol Hill you see, hear, and overhear many things that the rest of the mortal world isn’t privy to. These privileged professionals that serve our US government acquire a wealth of knowledge that sometimes is just too good not to share. We’ve provided a platform on …
Famous Friday Round Up
FAMOUS FRIDAY ROUND UP #WEEKEND Weather: Clear skies and sunny! Enjoy the weekend weather and make sure your plants have lots of water outside in the sun. Be sure to use a minimum of 30 SPF – this weekend is going to be one of the most gorgeous on record! For additional …