Archive for July, 2009

Late Nite Oddity

Filed in National by on July 13, 2009 0 Comments
Late Nite Oddity

texting-fail

Continue Reading »

Another Letter To Celia – Less Snarky This Time

Filed in Delaware by on July 13, 2009 26 Comments

Ms. Cohen, As the announcement that Michael Castle will be running for the US Senate draws closer, we, your fellow Delaware Political bloggers, urge you to address some concerns we have regarding the objectivity of your reporting. Specifically, we want you to disclose who is funding your work at www.Delwaregrapvine.com and how much they are […]

Continue Reading »

Late Night Music Video: Throwing Muses – Firepile

Filed in National by on July 13, 2009 2 Comments

This is one of my all time favorite songs. [dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhw0d_throwing-muses-firepile_music[/dailymotion] your baby’s running faster, count the times I left my clothes out, count the tires one more time, count the times I let the air out; that firepile’s your home.

Continue Reading »

Marcy Wheeler Utters Forbidden Word On MSNBC

Filed in National by on July 13, 2009 10 Comments

Marcy Wheeler, one of the blogosphere’s best investigative bloggers, utters the word “blowjob” on MSNBC. Apparently, this is very, very naughty even though we spent almost 2 years discussing it in the late 90s. I guess the whole sordidness of the Clinton impeachment is supposed to go down the memory hole?

Continue Reading »

So, Ya Wanna Date Jessica Simpson?

Filed in National by on July 13, 2009 3 Comments
So, Ya Wanna Date Jessica Simpson?

It’s Heartbreak City for Jessica Simpson. On the day before her 29th birthday, her longtime beau, Tony Romo, broke up with her. As a public service, the Beast Who Slumbers clues all her would-be suitors into what she’s looking for in a mate: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yipg8DIdq8[/youtube]

Continue Reading »

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Filed in National by on July 13, 2009 18 Comments
What’s Wrong With This Picture?

f021water

Continue Reading »

Holy Bleep! Swearing Helps to Reduce Pain

Filed in Science and Health by on July 13, 2009 3 Comments

It’s scientifically proven! Somewhere, right now, Donviti is worshipping at the Altar of Science. Dr. Richard Stephens and his research team at Keele University have discovered that: …volunteers who cursed at will could endure pain nearly 50% longer than civil-tongued peers. They believe swearing helps us downplay being hurt in favour of a more pain-tolerant […]

Continue Reading »

Live Blogging Lt. Gov. Matt Denn

Filed in National by on July 13, 2009 23 Comments

Earlier, Jason reminded everyone that Lt. Gov. Matt Denn will be a guest host today on what is typically Rick Jensen’s show from 1 – 4PM on WDEL.  It is 1150 AM or you can listen on a live stream via your computer. Use this thread to: Discuss the show Create some questions for people […]

Continue Reading »

Racism Run Amok

Filed in National by on July 13, 2009 24 Comments

What beats in the rotting heart of the blog Free Republic: ‘A typical street whore.’ ‘A bunch of ghetto thugs.’ ‘Ghetto street trash.’ ‘Wonder when she will get her first abortion.’ These are a small selection of some of the racially-charged comments posted to the conservative ‘Free Republic’ blog Thursday, aimed at U.S. President Barack […]

Continue Reading »

Mike Castle Takes Credit For Stimulus Project He Voted Against

Filed in Delaware by on July 13, 2009 5 Comments

Crack reporting by WDEL’s Jim Hilgen leaves out the fact that Mike Castle voted against funding the AMTRACK stimulus project that he is so eager to take credit for.

Continue Reading »

When Left Is Right And Right Is Just Lunacy

Filed in National by on July 13, 2009 3 Comments

John McCain on Sarah Palin: “I don’t think she quit.” Um… that’s exactly what she did.

Continue Reading »

Dear Dover

Filed in National by on July 13, 2009 1 Comment

Dear Dover,   I wanted to share with you a few thoughts because I think you have forgotten about me.  Yes, yes you have.  Listen to me.  Shut up for a second and listen.  Don’t flip ahead in your mind and discount these next several sentences.  Don’t jump to conclusions.  Don’t assume this is just […]

Continue Reading »

Update on the Redesign

Filed in National by on July 13, 2009 28 Comments
Update on the Redesign

So, how is everyone doin? A site redesign always takes a while to get used to, if only because we changed a lot of things around. So a lot of the complaints are about that. For example, Nancy Willing wanted the authors of each post added on the front page. Well, they are already there, […]

Continue Reading »