Archive for April, 2008

Last Chance to Support the Autism Society of Delaware

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That little widget on the right has bee staring at you for almost a month now.  You still haven’t clicked it and made a donation…  The walk is this weekend and it will really help a segment of our population that can use all of the help they can get. The Autism Society of Delaware […]

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oh my…another Republican Sex Scandal

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On March 31st, police, investigating the allegation of rape by the 20-year old Marshall McCurdy, obtained a warrant to search Barclay’s home. They didn’t find evidence of rape. But they did find videotapes of hundreds of sexual encounters with men that Barclay had filmed on high-tech surveillance cameras. The cameras were hidden inside AM/FM radios, […]

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Cute photo you don’t see too often these days

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Cute photo you don’t see too often these days

I thought I would share one of those pictures that tugs at your heartstrings. Just look at this Iraqi father as he cradles his daughter.

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Bitter? I can think of a few other words

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I really wish the Clinton campaign would make up its mind. Are words meaningless? Is talk “cheap”? Or are words taken completely out of context the only ones that matter? I’m leaning towards the latter. Obama’s use of the word “bitter” has stirred up a lot of controversy. Why? In my opinion, he hit the […]

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My letter to Frank Rich.

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I love reading Frank Rich on Sunday’s The guy is a great writer. So when he wrote this yesterday: It’s not just torture we want to avoid. Most Americans don’t want to hear, see or feel anything about Iraq, whether they support the war or oppose it. They want to look away, period, and have […]

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Question of the Day

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this is a dead honest question. Why is Ruth Ann such a horrible Governor? ok, 5 answers in and I get no specifics.   What laws have passed?  What things have been created?  What hasn’t been done?  What didn’t pass? Are the school problems her fault?  The highways disrepair?  Overbuilding?  Crime in Wilmington?  What directly leads […]

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Harris McDowell’s “George Wallace Moment”

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Harris McDowell’s “George Wallace Moment”

Harris McDowell is defiant. Like George Wallace befor him, Harris McDowell is making his principled stand. Just as Wallace fought for white power, McDowell is fighting for Delmarva Power. Just like Wallace, McDowell is determined. Unmovable. In tommywonk’s post on McDowell’s doorway stand, you can hear McDowell’s stirring call to arms, “Delmarva Power now, Delmarva […]

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OHHHH, for the freeeaaaking Love of God!!! Now she is Annie Oakley

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OHHHH, for the freeeaaaking Love of God!!! Now she is Annie Oakley

UPDATE:  picture stolen happily from Phillybits  I mean come on now! Clinton touts her experience with guns VALPARAISO, Indiana (CNN) — Hillary Clinton appealed to Second Amendment supporters on Saturday by hinting that she has some experience of her own pulling triggers. “I disagree with Sen. Obama’s assertion that people in our country cling to guns […]

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Adventures in Maverickyness — Does He Know Where He Is? Edition

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Adventures in Maverickyness — Does He Know Where He Is? Edition

John McCain has had some trouble recently in breaking through the news — given the still fiercely pitched Dem primary fight — these days (and the fundraising is pretty anemic — $15M?) too. But there are interesting bits that are being reported here and there that we ought to take a good hard look at […]

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Tyler Nixon is Famous (and funny)

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A woman broke he hip becuase the sidewalks in Wilmington REALLY suck. So she sued and won, and the city changed the rules and said, “You have to fix the sidewalk infront of your house” the Delaware Supreme Court said, “Not so fast.” Then the mayor said, “We’ll have a fund to fix the-worst-of-the-worst.” Then […]

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Question of the Day

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If Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton had authorized American service men torture prisoners of war to death, and declared that the 4th Amendment to the constitution preventing unwarranted searched and seizures was no longer valid, do you think they would have been impeached? Bonus Question: Is the Bush/Castle air war over Iraq intended to reduce […]

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In Other Wind Power News

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First of 54 WIND TURBINES PUT UP OFF LINCOLNSHIRE COAST A giant wind turbine has been installed off the Lincolnshire coast. It is the first stage in the creation of a group of wind farms which could soon power half the homes in Lincolnshire. Energy firm Centrica is building its Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind […]

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Guest Post By Senator Tom Carper

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Jason330, You kill me. Seriously, you amuse me. You make me laugh. You are a clown to me. Let me see? If I keep voting to protect bank profits, a bunch of unwashed-pinko-Grateful-Dead-looking-rejects are going to be sore. Do I have that right? All righty then. TC PS. I’m mad at myself for the five […]

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