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BREAKING: Mike Allen Spotted Without Blackberry
Politico’s Mike Allen was spotted with C-SPAN’s Howard Mortman — and Mike didn’t have his trusty blackberry in hand. FamousDC was able to secure the only known photograph of The Playbook sans blackberry taken since January 23, 2007. When asked about the beltway brain trust meeting, both parties provided the …
Michael Steele: I was talking. I was grooving. I was having a ball.
As part of C-SPAN’s "Students & Leaders" program showing next week, C-SPAN recently taped RNC chairman Michael Steele talking to students at Woodson Senior High School in DC. During Mr. Steele’s presentation, he tells Woodson students how we got kicked out of Johns Hopkins. He tells the students: "I partied …
Pratt Sets His Sites On NRA
Fresh off his new rap hit , the self proclaimed "White Jay Z " and Hills star, Spencer Pratt, Twitters to the McCains about his desire to be President of the NRA. Spencer Pratt : @McCainBlogette @johnmccain I want to be president of NRA! Spencer Pratt : @SenJohnMcCain where do …
Drunk Man Enters Hart Senate Office Building – Attempts to Bar Hop
From the DCist: Roll Call’s Emily Yehle reports that some drunk guy managed to wander in and out and back in to the Hart Senate Office Building through a parking garage on Monday before finally being stopped by Capitol Police. The incident "appears to be a function of somebody not …
Famous Odds: Waxman’s Climate Bill
Whether it’s your office March Madness pool or a long weekend in a Vegas Sports Book, it’s always good to have the latest betting sheets: [Who loves energy?] E&C Chairman Henry Waxman told Reuters he has the votes to pass this next week. The Associated Press calls this package a …
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Twit of the Day: Claire McCaskill
Senator Claire McCaskill had some unfortunate timing this morning. Via Twitter: Stuck in tram from Capitol to Hart. Broken. Not moving. Lieberman and Alexander in next car. And Voiniitch. Wonder how long we’ll be here? The response of the day goes to Mike Madden: Obviously you would’ve broken out of …
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Time: Behind-the-Scenes-Photos : Obama’s 100 Days h/t – Nieman Lab
California Congressional Cat Fight
Heating up … CQ: Pelosi knew "contents" of Harman wiretap During a roundtable with reporters yesterday, Pelosi said: “All [investigators] said was that [Harman] was wiretapped.” [I]ntelligence officials let Pelosi know about the wiretap and its contents , according to the three former national security officials. "She knew. We made …
Don Henley Would Sue Himself If He Could
Here’s the worst kept secret ever: Don Henley doesn’t care for Republicans. The latest proof: Don Henley is suing a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in California, claiming he has brazenly ripped off two really popular Henley songs to push his campaign to unseat California Senator Barbara Boxer. We …
Don’t Piss Off Ken Wheaton
THE WORD O’ WHEATON: Nation’s First Black President Tells U.N. to Stuff Anti-Racism Conference The United Nations is a joke. The fact that it was George W. Bush saying as much for the last eight years didn’t make it any less a statement of fact. Perhaps one benefit of having …