Archive for August 8th, 2009

Late Night Oddity: Invasion

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I’m not sure how many of you read PZ Myers on Pharyngula, but PZ and a band of atheists just completed a field trip to the Creation Museum in Kentucky. Here’s a taste: No, the part that I found most amusing is the date. This is a Jurassic ceratosaur, so it says that this is […]

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Robinson Is The Democratic Candidate For RD-37

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According to the News Journal, the Democratic party has selected Rob Robinson, Jr. as the candidate for the seat being vacated by Joe Booth. Georgetown public defender Rob Robinson Jr. has been tapped as the Democratic candidate for the 37th House District seat vacated by state Sen. Joe Booth. Advertisement Robinson, a first-time candidate, was […]

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QOTE

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Is using the word “retard” in a derogatory sense as bad as saying “nigger”? If so, when did this happen?

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Now This is How It’s Done

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has an interview with CNN where she is asked about the idiot John Bolton — and she just laughs: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Uk8mUW7_8[/youtube] When they bring up their usual go-to pundits who are peddling the usual crazy and bamboozlement — you laugh at them. Treating them seriously just gets them more airtime. ps. […]

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Bob Herbert’s Column Today Is A Must Read

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We haven’t talked on Delaware Liberal about George Sodini, the right-wing misogynist who killed three women at a fitness club in Pittsburgh. He wrote some very disturbing things on his blog about race and women. Sodini was obsessed with women and sex and how he wasn’t getting his fair share (according to him). Hint: it […]

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‘Bulo’s Music for the Masses-Healthcare Reform Edition

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‘Bulo must genuflect at the feet of JMY. Brilliant choices, completely on topic, exactly what you’d expect from someone who always colors within the lines. The Beast Who Slumbers has never colored within the lines (he’s tried, but…). Accordingly, while his choices are informed by the topic, they tend to drift from it. Sometimes far […]

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JMY’s Music for the Masses-Healthcare Reform Edition

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A medley dedicated to the dream of universal healthcare for all: Jill Sobule covers the master:  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1SvHwzl3x4[/youtube] Anyone need a Doctor?  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnymKLIopw0[/youtube] Definitely NSFW but a classic treatise on aging and doctors:  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHDdqubE7zQ[/youtube] The lyrics on this 80s track sure seem to apply to Washington DC as it struggles to afford us a basic human […]

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Sarah Palin – She’s Back With 200% More Lies

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After a couple weeks of silence, Sarah Palin is back. She put a posting on her Facebook page about health care reform, and it’s a doozy. In a new posting on her Facebook account, former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) made a dire statement about health care reform — that it could result in an Obama-created […]

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