Archive for May, 2009

Senator Carper — Stop Voting for Banks

Filed in Delaware by on May 9, 2009 14 Comments

MoveOn.org  produced this ad that calls out Senator Carper’s vote to stop the bill that would allow bankruptcy judges to adjust mortgage interest rates: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnLFW9RoM9s[/youtube] Call Senator Carper’s office at 202-224-2441 and tell him you’re disappointed in his vote against the mortgage modification legislation.  And just so you are clear about this — bankruptcy judges […]

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Open Mouth, Insert 3 Wood

Filed in International by on May 9, 2009 5 Comments
Open Mouth, Insert 3 Wood

So, what is with golf commentators? Yesterday, Delaware Dem posted a story about some idiocy said by David Feherty. This isn’t the first dumb ass comment by a golf announcer and it certainly won’t be the last. It must be something in the country club water. The first that comes to mind is the comment […]

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Houston, We Have a Primary

Filed in National by on May 9, 2009 8 Comments

Call him the Rocket Man. Scott Spencer is launching his campaign for Congress today by launching a 9-foot rocket. The News Journal reports that Spencer says the rocket will blast off Saturday morning a little after 10 A.M. [Between 5,000 and 7,000 feet is] the altitude range of the 9-foot rocket he’ll send up Saturday […]

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DD’s Music For the Masses Saturday.

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Yeah, this ‘Bulo’s gig. But the Beast Who Slumbers is … well… slumbering. 🙂 So here is my idea for today. Check the playcount in your music library on your iPod. What are your most played songs? Don’t be embarrassed. Here are mine: Coldplay- Viva La Vida The Pogues – Fairytales of New York Linkin […]

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Late Night Oddity: Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat

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Embedded video from CNN Video

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Nah nah nah nah. Hey Hey Hey. Goodbye.

Filed in National by on May 8, 2009 17 Comments

From VetVoice: CBS Sports golf analyst David Feherty has gone off the deep end, or at least he thinks American Soldiers have. Check out this quote from Feherty in the April issue of D Magazine: [I]f you gave any U.S. soldier a gun with two bullets in it, and he found himself in an elevator […]

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An Unstable Isotope PSA

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With apologies to Donviti… I’m interrupting your normal blogging to bring you an important message: The new Star Trek movie was Teh Awesome! You must go and see it! What are you waiting for? Also, the guys who played Bones and Nero were hot! You may now resume your normal blogging.

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And The Run on Sports Betting (and Other Gambling) Begins

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Revenues are brutally insufficient everyplace, and multiple other states are taking a hard look at sports betting (via Stateline.org) to add to their coffers without raising taxes too: […]In New Jersey, state Rep. Ray Lesniak (D) is part of a lawsuit seeking to overturn a 1992 federal law that essentially bans sports betting except for […]

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Disillusioned

Filed in Delaware by on May 8, 2009 39 Comments

I recently saw a huge Markell supporter who is also a State employee. I asked him how he was feeling these days. “Disillusioned” was his response. It seemed to me that he wanted to really rip into the Governor, but that he still had residual goodwill from the election that kept him from screaming. I […]

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Maybe A Ouija Board Would Help?

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Mormon’s explain why baptizing the dead is okay. The practice is rooted in the belief that certain sacred sacraments, such as baptism, are required to enter the kingdom of heaven and that a just God will give everyone who ever lived a fair opportunity to receive them, whether in this life or the next. Church […]

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Take a Look at Expensive Photo Ops

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One of the photos from the useless and expensive Presidential photo op. How much was that supposed to have cost?

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Are you sitting down?

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You should, because I’m sure if you read this you’d be shocked! The U.S. government is pouring billions into General Motors in hopes of reviving the domestic economy, but when the automaker completes its restructuring plan, many of the company’s new jobs will be filled by workers overseas. According to an outline the company has […]

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Cape Henlopen School Board Race News Update and Request for Volunteers

Filed in Delaware by on May 8, 2009 24 Comments

The Cape Henlopen School Board election is 5 days away and Meyer Persow is working hard and campaigning like crazy for the At-Large seat. His work has been paying off — he had an impressive performance in this week’s debates; has been out and about meeting voters; he’s been endorsed by the Victory Fund and […]

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