Archive for January, 2008

No longer screaming into the void

Filed in National by on January 23, 2008 2 Comments

This Eric Boehlert column at Media Matters covers the “tweety effect” blogswarm. It is fascinating reading.

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Thompson is Out

Filed in National by on January 22, 2008 7 Comments

Let’s be honest. He was never really in.

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Hey Ladies…

Filed in National by on January 22, 2008 0 Comments

It is nice to see the Obama staff getting stuff done. Kent County Women for Obama Host Meet and Greet The Kent County Women for Obama will be holding a meet and greet/organizational meeting this Thursday, January 24, 6:30 p.m., at the Lobby House in Dover. The organizers will discuss upcoming canvass, phone banking, and […]

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Smart, tough, thoughtful leadership

Filed in National by on January 22, 2008 5 Comments

The one thing I think most DL readers agree on, Republican and Democrat, liberal OR conservative is that this state has been “committee and blue ribbon commissioned” to death by this Roof Ann/John Carney administration.   That why I get so giddy when I find things like this in my inbox:   MEDIA ADVISORY   […]

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awful…

Filed in National by on January 22, 2008 4 Comments

I was really, really depressed last night so I called a Lifeline and I got a call center in Pakistan. I told them I was suicidal.

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How are our best students doing?

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It is a question worth asking. Down W/ Absoultes

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Mike Castle Favored Putting Social Security Money in the Stock Market

Filed in National by on January 22, 2008 6 Comments

I’m sure glad that didn’t work out. As you may recall, back in the day Castle was pretty much down with any bullshit scheme Tom Delay and Chimpy cooked up. – including “privatizing” social security. According to Congressman “go along to get along” we needed to rush social security funds into the open market because […]

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The Surge Worked. The War is over. We won. Get Over it.

Filed in National by on January 22, 2008 11 Comments

That is pretty much the Republican party line these days. And there are not using the words “won” and “over” metaphorically. They really think we won. So it makes me wonder how candidates like Mike Castle (who try to portray themselves as being somewhat in touch with reality) are going to contend with that? I […]

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Correction: Bullock Acknowledges

Filed in National by on January 22, 2008 9 Comments

Chris Bullock, the pastor of Canaan Baptist Church declared acknowledged his candidacy at The Martin Luther King breakfast in Wilmington yesterday. Celia Reports: “I’m motivated by my friend Barack Obama, whom I’ve talked with. It feels right. Nothing personal against our current congressman, but it’s time for a change,” Bullock said in a short interview. […]

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Live Blogging The Dem Debate

Filed in National by on January 21, 2008

Join us in the comment section. The tea leaves say that this is going to get rough.

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“Nobody could have predicted ____________” (fill in the blank with something easily predicted)

Filed in National by on January 21, 2008 6 Comments

Press memes are funny. They are so predicable and inane that you can’t parody them. Check out the last sentence of this lead. Experts Warn of Stock Market Hysteria By Anselm Waldermann Markets crashed all across Europe Monday, with Germany’s DAX losing 7 percent of its value. But analysts advise against panic — in fact, […]

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Obama Campaign Opens Delaware Office

Filed in National by on January 21, 2008 18 Comments
Obama Campaign Opens Delaware Office

From The Obama Capaign’s blog: On Saturday the Obama campaign officially opened its headquarters office in Wilmington. The office is at 1201 N. Orange Street, Suite 900. Among the 70 supporters at the office opening were: Wilmington Mayor James Baker; Lieutenant Governor John Carney; Insurance Commissioner Matthew Denn; State Rep. Val Longhurst; and Wilmington City […]

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Why are the Japanese kicking the American auto industry asses again?

Filed in National by on January 21, 2008 4 Comments

WINNIPEG — Ford Canada has pulled an ad from newspapers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba after concerns it may promote vehicle thefts. The full-page ad in a Winnipeg newspaper displays the rear bumper of a vehicle which appears to sport a sticker that reads “Drive it like you stole it,” and underneath “Built for life in […]

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