Archive for the ‘All Politics is Local’ Category
The Joke Is On Congress As Stephen Colbert Testifies In Congress
courtesy of CSPAN
Like many DCers, I’ve watched a Congressional hearing or two either for work or… well, for work. I mean, who watches hearings for fun? When I heard that Stephen Colbert would be coming to Washington (ahead of his March to Keep Fear Alive) to testify in character before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, [...]
Here Comes The Bag Monster
‘an entity’
courtesy of ‘romana klee’
Andy Keller, known to many as the “Bag Monster” is bringing his 500 – 700 plastic bag suit and plastic bag display to DC today. If you caught Andy when he visited DC on September 6th, then you already know that Keller’s suit represents the amount of plastic bags the average [...]
Dude! Where’s My Ginseng?!!
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courtesy of ‘Chloester’
NBCWashington reports that two local area men have been found guilty of harvesting and hunting for wild herb ginseng at Savage River State Forest. Wild ginseng touted for its anti-tumor, anti-viral, antioxidant, and metabolic effects can potentially sell for $300 per pound.
According to the Western Maryland Research & Education Center, Ginseng grows “in [...]
Happy Birthday Star Spangled Banner!
‘The Glory That Is Old’
courtesy of ‘ojbyrne’
On this day, 196 years ago, young lawyer Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that would eventually become “The Star Spangled Banner.” Mr. Key who has been sent to negotiate the release of Dr. Beanes, an American taken hostage by the British, witnessed the Battle of Fort McHenry from [...]
Primary Day is here
‘Campaign signs’courtesy of ‘tbridge’
The polls open this morning at 7am, with multiple city-wide offices hotly contested, including the office of Mayor of the District of Columbia. Whether you back Fenty, Gray, Alexander or even Faith, today’s your day to vote. If you have questions concerning where to vote, whether you’re registered, or how to register [...]
Campaign Notebook: September 13, 2010 – This is it
‘H Street NE DC Flag’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
OK folks, we’re here. Primary Day is tomorrow, and soon the votes will be counted and this will all be over. It has been a pleasure covering these races, and trying to give readers the best information possible about the candidates. This final Campaign Notebook will [...]
Tea Party and Black Family Reunion to co-occupy Mall Saturday
‘Sittin’ on the John’courtesy of ‘Rolenz’
If you aren’t attending a rally, maybe you just want to avoid the Mall entirely this weekend. The Black Family Reunion will be held on the Mall between 7th and 14th all day on Saturday, and Unite in Action will be holding a March on DC that day as well from [...]
Campaign Notebook: September 2, 2010
‘Polling Place Sign’
courtesy of ‘moonShadows7′
Well, we’re down to the wire here. Early voting has started. Also, this is the first week where there has been a significant change in outlook, and that’s a bad thing for the guy on the wrong end. There are only eleven days left until the primary, and Mayor Adrian Fenty [...]
Restoring Truthiness
‘Stephen’
courtesy of ‘BrianMKA’
There is a movement afoot to bring a demonstration to DC that will actually be awesome. A movement determined to bring Stephen Colbert to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to call America back to it’s core values, namely truthiness. This movement is gaining traction but is still in its infancy. But I’m [...]
Michelle Rhee On “This Week”
‘Michelle Rhee’
courtesy of ‘angela n.’
Yesterday morning, DC’s chancellor of Public Schools, appeared on ABC’s “This Week” to weigh in on the current state of America’s public education system. During the round table discussion with Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, President of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, and host Christiane Amanpour, Rhee (who joined [...]
Campaign Notebook: August 27, 2010
‘DC Flag’
courtesy of ‘kevnkovl’
OK folks, we’re now less than three weeks out from primary day. Eighteen days. What in the world will us journobloggers do once this is all over? These things are getting a bit longer as we get closer to the election, so let’s get started.
The Big Race
We’re getting down to the wire, [...]
And For Mayor, We Endorse…
‘Mayoralty elections (LOC)’
courtesy of ‘The Library of Congress’
As the countdown to voting day continues, many have asked us here at WeLoveDC just who we’re going to endorse for Mayor of the District. We’ve had a long and exhausting debate on our author email list, and quite frankly, we couldn’t come up with a unanimous choice, [...]
What would happen if Michael D. Brown wins the primary?
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
When the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics released the final candidate list, I noticed a familiar name. Michael Brown. Even as someone who follows District politics compulsively, at first I was confused why a sitting at-Large Councilmember would be turning in a ballot petition. I realized it must be a different [...]
Campaign Notebook: August 20, 2010
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
We’re nearing the home stretch here, with only 25 days to go until the primary. Expect to see campaigns across the city heat up in the final weeks, as candidates make their final pleas for votes, and take their final swipes at their opponents. The mayoral race is at once coming into [...]
City Paper imagines a world with honest political ads
The City Paper asks, “What if Vince Gray and Adrian Fenty were honest in their advertising?” and has produced a couple of hypothetical spots to explore the question. And they are brilliant.
But the CP staff is sure (and so are we) there there is more brilliance out there. So make your own honest mayoral race [...]
New poll shows Gray with razor thin lead over Fenty
‘vince gray blogger roundtable’
courtesy of ‘Dave Stroup’
The web is buzzing with the results of a new independent poll of the race for mayor. The poll, conducted independently by Clarus Research Group, has challenger Vincent Gray with a slim 3-point lead over incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty. In a sampling of 501 registered Democrats, Gray comes away [...]
“Threatening display of magazines” at Vince Gray’s home
‘Architecte’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
Just when I thought any mention of Ron Moten, Peaceoholics, and the DC mayoral race couldn’t get any weirder or more childish comes this report in the Examiner that on Thursday night, Vince Gray arrived home to find four copies of the Peaceoholics’ magazine on his storm door in the shape of [...]
Campaign Notebook: August 13, 2010
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By Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie
Welcome back for another issue of Campaign Notebook. There are just 32 days until the Primary. In little over a month, the hard decisions related to a lot of the city offices that are up for election in November will be completed, and we’ll have a mayor- and council chair-apparent. [...]
