Archive for January 12th, 2009

WNJ Deathwatch: ContentOne = Skynet is live!

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Oy… At its most innovative, ContentOne will allow us for the first time company wide to view our content as a product, instead of a way to fill our products — newspapers, Websites and TV news broadcasts. We will become content creators for our advertising partners, pricing and selling our content for use by them. […]

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Regrets, He’s Had A Few…But Then Again, Too Few To Mention

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Let me know if you notice something strange. One thing Bush hadn’t shared previously was his thinking about Hurricane Katrina, which up until the financial crisis was seen as his biggest domestic failure. “I’ve thought long and hard about Katrina; you know, could I have done something differently,” he said. Like what? “[L]ike land Air […]

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Crazy Like A Fox

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The Huffington Post is reporting that President-Elect Obama has invited New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, who is openly gay, to give the invocation at his inauguration.  Hmmm… Robinson and Warren.  On stage together. Not on stage together… but linked all the same! Brilliant.  Simply brilliant.

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Uh..yeah…

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Uh..yeah…

Dear Jason, For the last eight years, President Bush has led our country with firm determination and a steady hand in the face of numerous challenges and crises. He restored honor and integrity to the White House and protected America from another terrorist attack. As President and Mrs. Bush prepare to leave Washington in a […]

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QOD II

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What do you think of a nationwide cell phone ban while driving?

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Ask Dr. Liberal – Ruth Ann for Newcomers

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Dear Dr. Liberal:  I have just recently moved to your great state and I am confused about something. Everyone seems to hate Gov. Minner. Why is that? I know she is not a progressive and she is obviously not a Republican. She seems harmless enough to me.  Signed,  Loving the Tax Free Shopping Dear Patriotic […]

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QOD

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Is your house worth less than you paid for it?

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I’m going to miss these press conferences

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they are trying like hell to rewrite history.  Which is interesting, because they feel that history will judge them when we are all dead. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy oh and he admits AGAIN no WMD’s! So SUCK IT!

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

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Over at change.gov, the Obama people posted a video of Robert Gibbs answering Round 2 questions: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrtpMrtnGJU[/youtube] This exchange was really interesting: Thaddeus: Is the new administration going to get rid of the “don’t ask don’t tell” policy? Gibbs: Thaddeus, you don’t hear a politician give a one-word answer much, but it’s yes. There’s no […]

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The Definition of Hypocrisy

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You have to hand it to Republicans, they have no shame. “Congress cannot keep writing checks and simply pass IOUs to our children and grandchildren,” says Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio: “How much debt are we going to pile on future generations?” Are these people for real?  Where was this […]

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Cheney, The George Costanza of VPs

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kavips gives the most compelling reason on why bold action is required to stave off Great Depression II.

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Talking Point Smackdown — Omnibus Lands Bill

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You may have heard that Harry Reid called the Senate to some business on Sunday to vote for cloture on S.22 — an omnibus public lands bill. Reid won this round — the vote was 60 – 12, with 17 repubs AWOL. Why AWOL? Well, it was a Sunday vote and everyone is pretty much […]

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UPDATE II: Delaware Liberal DE Politico’s Futures Market: The Markell Team Edition

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Updated:  With tommywonk’s “buy” recommendation for Velda Jones-Potter, I believe the list is complete.   ——————————————————————————— If you could buy stock shares in the members of Markell’s team, where would the smart money be going? Jack Markell We are entering uncharted economic territory thanks to the incompetence of George Bush and the utter failure of 8 […]

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