Archive for May, 2009

Read All About It in the Sunday Papers-May 10th

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LEAD ARTICLE: Washington Post- Smithfield vs. Mexico…The Dark Side of Agribusiness Come to think of it, is there a bright side to agribusiness? While there may not be a proven link between Smithfield and the swine flu outbreak, Steve Fanairu paints an excellent portrait of how Smithfield runs roughshod over scores of people and endangers […]

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Have a Peaceful Mothers Day

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This video was sent along to us by one of our faithful readers.  I had no idea how Mothers Day started, but now that I know, I’m sure Hube’s head will explode. Peace. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG73A1SkU1c[/youtube]

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Happy Mothers’ Day

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Happy Mothers’ Day out there to all our mothers, our readers who are mothers and readers who will someday become mothers. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFAMtCWFZdg[/youtube]

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Deep Media Thought

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Today, while you listen to everyone say that Presdient Obama did a great job last night (and he did) , please recall that they all thought Bush’s “there must be some WMD’s around here somewhere” routine was hilarious. The Washington press corps is a bunch of idiots.

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Late Night Oddity: Bert and Ernie Are On a Boat

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This is NSFW and probably Not Safe for Home either. Watch Bert and Ernie on a Boat (SNL Parody) and more funny videos on CollegeHumor

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The Governor Responds to the Kowalko/Geek Plan (sort of)

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We got this email from Joe Rogalsky on Friday in response to our letter to them: My apologies for the delayed response, things have been a little hectic down here today. You’re right, the Governor always welcomes suggestions about ways Delaware can meet the historic challenges facing us. There are many parts of his proposal […]

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Tornoe Cartoon on Carper

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Tornoe Cartoon on Carper

Or is it directed at us?  Either way, me likey. If you like this cartoon, make sure to shoot an email to the editors at Community Publishing (editor@communitypub.com) and tell them that Rob Tornoe rocks.  Thanks for letting us publish the cartoon, Rob.

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New Rules!

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Good stuff from Bill Maher last night: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyW19sgGn6A[/youtube]

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Beautiful Day

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I went bike riding this morning, then went to see Star Trek, and now I am sitting on my deck as we speak enjoying the sun and breeze with a cold beer. Now this is a Saturday. And if you haven’t seen Star Trek, you must see it immediately. Excellent movie. Funny. Action packed. The […]

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More Wanking — Patriot Act Edition

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If you’ve made your way around the blogosphere this week, you’ve seen some of the tale of the 16-year old who has been nabbed from his mother’s house by jack-booted Feds, sent off to another state, and otherwise mistreated as a result of the Patriot Act.  It is enough to make you take up your […]

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Red Clay School Board Candidate Eric Randolph Replies To My Questions

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Mr. Randolph is the first of four candidates to reply.  I have received an email from a second candidate promising an answer shortly.  I have no reply from the remaining two candidates. Eric Randolph’s answers: 1) Why are you running for school board, and what are the top three things you’d like to accomplish during […]

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Christina School Board Election Candidate: John Marshall Young

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Next in our series of posts on our school board candidates is John Marshall Young, a candidate for the Christina School Board. I want to first point out an introductory paragraph from his website (link below). I have decided to answer the call from our President to strive for “what free men and women can […]

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Michael Steele, Super Genius

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Michael Steele stepped in it again. This one is just incomprehensible, but he seems to be saying he doesn’t like empathy (we can tell by the rest of your party, thanks): [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFXO0cPENVY[/youtube] Transcript: STEELE: Good morning y’all, we’re back in the house. We’re talking a little bit of Constitution and a little bit Supreme Court. […]

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