Archive for May 14th, 2009
Bontrust Finance: Increase In Currency (Money love)
Very Funny. Very NSFW!!! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBDPkZakPU4[/youtube]
Rush Takes The “Obama Is Deliberately Destroying The Economy” Talking Point To New Lows
Not that he’ll be called out for this by Republicans (Sheesh, except for Smitty): “The [economic] deterioration reflects lower tax revenues and higher costs for bank failures, unemployment benefits and food stamps. But in the Oval Office of the White House none of this is a problem. This is the objective. The objective is unemployment. […]
HB1 Petitioned Out?
Just heard that Sen Karen Petersen got the 11 signatures to bring HB5 1 to the Senate floor. The Senate immediately broke to caucus. That’s all I got and I’m not so sure of that — what have you heard? EDIT: I just heard via email that this is HB1 that got petitioned out — […]
About Saturday
As of this moment, I am still uncertain about for whom I will cast my vote in the Democratic Party Chair election. I have had compelling conversations via email and phone with a number of people, including one of the candidates (and I expect the other to call soon). People that I trust and care […]
Top Ten GOP “Rebranding the Dems” Suggestions Not Used
10. The Democrat Fetus Killing Party 9. The Democrat No Birth Certificate Showing Party 8. The Demoncrat Party 7. The Democrat National Socialist Party 6. The Party Like You Just Don’t Care Party 5. The Democrat Midnight Basketball Party 4. The Democrat Evil Tax Badness Party 3. The Swine Flu Party 2. The Gonna Take […]
OMG! Teabagging 2.0 is Happening Today!
OMG! And we’re missing it! According to Politico, TeaBag Parties 2.0 is on for today via a tele-town hall. They are expecting 30K people at this one, which doesn’t say much about their “grassroots” organizing — this number ought to be bigger than the 200K or so you got on 15 April, guys. Plus what […]
Open Thread
Check out this awesome GOP talking points generator. Or discuss your favorite GOP meltdown story of the week. Was it the FL Senate Charlie Crist announcement being greeted by conservative jeers? Was it the Dick Cheney kicking Powell out of the GOP? How about the “rebranding” of Dems? Maybe there are others […]
School Board Elections By The Numbers
First let’s look at the total number of voters per district. Please keep in mind that some elections featured multiple races, so don’t add the numbers together. For instance, a total of 2,163 people voted in Red Clay. Brandywine: 1,030 Red Clay: District C – 2,163 and District E – 2,163 Appoquinimink: 579 Christina: District […]
Changing the Language
After reading yesterday’s post about how the Republican Party is going to vote on a resolution to rename the Democratic Party to the “Democrat Socialist Party,” I realized how much Republicans have changed our language, just in 8 short years. Did you know that… “spreading democracy” now means invading another country “Clear Skies” means allowing […]
Quote of the Day
Like most Americans, we have not yet seen the images [new torture photos] and don’t know what they’ll portray. But until they’re made public, they seem likely only to inflame the imaginations of America’s friends and enemies. The worst will be assumed. And let’s not forget Obama’s promise, on his second day in office, to […]
Political Reporting for Sale!! Come and Get it!!
HEY Delaware politicos…. Do you want to buy some soft press treatment for yourself or your candidate of choice? Only $5,000 …CHEAP!! Here is what you get: Regular feature pieces also known as “backrubs” !! Softball questions at press conferences!! Hatchet jobs on your political opponents!! The “Gold” listings that lazy readers love!! The veneer […]
“It’s easier to hit somebody than outsmart them.”
This was the response today of the FBI interrogator Ali Soufan to Sen Lindsay Graham’s quip that waterboarding must work since it has been around for hundreds of years. That is what was reported on NPR this evening, but not in any of the reported accounts I’ve looked at yet. But here’s McClatchy on this […]
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