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Photographic Birthdays
Remember to tell CQ-Roll Call’s Tom Williams happy birthday today.
FamousDC Jim Billimoria
Roll Call’s photographer superstar Tom Williams snapped Jim Billimoria at the top of the Rotunda.
Roll Call Crushing On Patrick O’Connor
Roll Call has the former Hill & Politico reporter – and current Bloomberg News reporter – front and center on RollCall.com
Famous 5: John Stanton
Meet John Stanton: Congressional reporting, fireworks eating, all-American bad ass. Mr. Stanton took a break between covering the SCOTUS madness for Roll Call and brutal Gaelic football practices to answer a few questions for a FamousDC Famous 5 interview. 1. You’ve been on the hill for several years and we …
Famous 5: Shira Toeplitz
Meet Shira Toeplitz. She writes Shop Talk for CQ – Roll Call and heads over to POLITICO in a few weeks. As she’s preparing for the move, Shira spared a few minutes for a FamousDC Famous 5. 1. Today is actually your birthday, what is the best b-day gift you’ve …
Shira Toeplitz to Politico
FamousDC fave Shira Toeplitz is packing up her bags at Roll Call (and throwing away her Big Ben poster) to head over to Politico. We’re told her must-read campaign hire update emails will continue at her new gig. We just hope she can still nail headlines like she did at …
Paul Singer Loses CODEL Privileges
Roll Call’s Paul Singer: Members Fly Free Abroad
Bruce Braley Baseball Haven [Office Space]
CQ – Roll Call’s Ali McSherry has another edition of office space out. This time she’s visiting with Congressman Bruce Braley (D-Iowa)
Famously Quoteworthy: Tickle Monster [UPDATE: Exclusive Video]
We don’t generally comment on tickling, but this is too good: Ex-Rep. Eric Massa: “Now they’re saying I groped a male staffer,” Massa told host Glenn Beck. “I did. I tickled him until he couldn’t breathe.” Could this get any stranger? UPDATE: We snagged the exclusive tickling video: h/t MH …
Famously Quoteworthy: Congressional Cribs
Rep. Paul Broun on the dozens of dead animals in his congressional office: “I’ve eaten everything in this office.” Even better: “If I’m going to shoot it, I’m going to eat it.” This video is part of Roll’s Calls revamped Office Space series. Solid work by the Roll Call team.
Happy Tuesday Morning
Pick your favorite spin: ABC News’ Jake Tapper: Farewell “Saved or Created”: Obama Administration Changes the Counting of Stimulus Jobs* Huffington Post’s Nicholas Wing: CQ: Obama’s Win Streak On Capitol Hill Unprecedented
Not The Onion: Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Weighs the Cost of War in Speech
Roll Call’s Keith Koffler: Obama Weighs War and Peace in Oslo In strikingly tough-minded language, President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday, mixing a call for peace and idealism with a stark reminder that he commands the U.S. military and that war is sometimes necessary.
Famously Quoteworthy: Would You Like Fries With That?
Hysterical. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) released a statement Tuesday backtracking from a quote in Politico that fellow Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) is "one fry short of a Happy Meal." Even better than that, the Roll Call headline: Rep. Weiner Apologizes for Saying Grayson ‘Is One Fry Short of a Happy …
Roll Call Goes Mad [Men]
We couldn’t help but notice how similar Roll Call’s new "Tax and Trade: 10 Staffers to Know" logo looked to that of the popular TV show Mad Men. Is there subliminal messaging going on here? Did Roll Call do this in anticipation of comparing staffers to the characters on the …
Famously Quoteworthy: How About Beer Instead?
Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, who also happens to be a dietitian, recently suggested that the Longworth Cafeteria offer milk as an alternative to soda on the new value meals. CAO Dan Beard responded with this quote. [don’t over think it, Dan] – 3rd story down “Congresswoman Dahlkemper’s request is udder-ly appropriate,” …