Archive for June 3rd, 2009
R. I. P. Koko Taylor-Queen of the Blues
The unchallenged Queen of the Blues, Koko Taylor, has passed away at the age of 80. A blues shouter, and one of the preeminent Chicago blues greats, Taylor headlined the 2008 Riverfront Blues Fest in Wilmington. Here she is performing her signature song, “Wang Dang Doodle”, which was written by Willie Dixon, who accompanies Koko […]
New Hampshire Becomes 6th State To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Governor John Lynch just signed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in New Hampshire. The bill passed the NH legislature and was signed shortly after. This is actually the second bill, Lynch would not sign the bill unless the bill’s language was made more explicit to allow churches to refuse to marry same-sex couples (this […]
Barack Obama’s Facebook Wall Page
You really have to click through to see the whole thing — from Slate.
DE GOP News – Spot the Typo Edition
I know, I know…I should be the last person to point out someone else’s typo, but I’m a blogger – not the state’s third most important political party. Castle Realized for Efforts in Bringing Teach for America to Delaware Congressman Mike Castle joined with other state and local leaders, as well as Teach for America […]
National Lampoon’s Citizen’s Grand Juries
GTF Outta Here! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mAGfunfpNU[/youtube] I’m going to get a citizen’s grand jury together to investigate the fact that this guy is wearing sneakers with a suit.
Quote of the Day
It’s amazing how much the American Taliban resembles the Islamic one. Their gods have different names, but want the same end goals. — Markos Moulitsas via @markosm
Poll: Have you fist bumped someone today?
Today is the one year anniversary of the day when Michelle and Barack Obama rocked the world with their fist bump. How are you celebrating National Fist Bump Day?
New Jersey GOP Primary Lesson for Delaware Dems
First the facts: The GOP primary was bitterly contested. Conservative Christopher Christie,a former U.S. attorney under former President George W. Bush, bested his ultra-conservative opponent Steven Lonegan, the former mayor of Bogota, by a 55% to 42% margin. I was not paying much attention to this race, so I consider myself a representative electoral sample […]
Food For Thought
Liberals have taken a lot of criticism from conservatives over opposition to some terrorism policies, mainly indefinite detention without trial and torture. Balkinization does a thought experiment: what if we treated domestic terrorists like Roeder the same way we have treated international terrorism? In particular, consider the following questions: (1) Should the United States be […]
Pop Quiz
The chart below shows the demographics of uninsured Americans. Can anyone tell me which age group has the best coverage, and why? Hint: This group also has the most health care needs. (h/t Yglesias) The next chart I want to see is the one that compares Americans to members of Congress.
Cris Barrish’s Story on Lonnie George is Must-Reading
Anyone who truly wants to understand the Delaware Way simply must read Cris Barrish’s superb piece on Orlando J. George, Jr. from Sunday’s News-Journal. Lonnie George is an exceedingly brilliant and accomplished person. That is not the issue. However, like Orson Welles, he is a man of gargantuan appetites, and he has demonstrated his need (and […]
Today in GOP Minority Outreach
Story #1 Manuel Miranda is a former GOP Congressional staffer (who was involved in a scandal stealing information off of computers of the Democratic caucus) who is leading a conservative group pressuring Republican senators to filibuster Sonia Sotomayor. (Yes, this Manuel Miranda.) He spoke in front of the Heritage Foundation and said the following: “Hispanic […]
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