Archive for September 12th, 2009

The Fundamental Problem for the Teabaggers

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… and why they will never be taken seriously. Andrew Sullivan: Here’s a test: when you see as many posters lambasting Bush and Cheney and the GOP for getting us into this crisis in the first place, I will take these people seriously as genuine small government non-partisan conservatives and independents. In so far as […]

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Comment Rescue: Jason330 On The Radio

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I figured I’d better repost this, since Jason330 put this on the “Delete A Comment” thread. He’s such a tease. Comment by jason330 on 12 September 2009 at 8:47 pm: McNubins is a no heart chump. and I;m going to be on the radio. http://delawarelibertarian.blogspot.com/ So, listen to the Rick Jensen *gag* (sorry, momentary gag […]

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RD 37 Special Election Results Thread

Filed in Delaware by on September 12, 2009 27 Comments

We forgot to put up a thread this morning reminding people of the 37th Representative district to vote today. The special election for replace Joe Booth featured 37 year-old public defender Rob Robinson and 50-something lobbyist and realtor Ruth Briggs King. We’ll post results as we see them. Department of Elections on-line results. Update 1: […]

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Deep Thought

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Do you remember how you felt on 9/12? I remember thinking “I hope we NEVER have health care for every American!” h/t Oliver Willis

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These are the Patriots.

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These are the Patriots.

Some pictures of the 9/12 protestors and their signs. Yeah, not racist or violent at all.

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Delete A Comment

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Let’s play a game. You post a comment and see how fast I can delete it. I’ll keep track of the commenter and length of time it stayed up in the original post. Deleted Posts Commenter / Length of Time a price 4h 58 min Can anyone break a price’s time?

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9/12

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The teabaggers, birthers, deathers, and bloodthirsty neotheocons are gathering today to recapture how they supposedly felt on 9/12/01. I suppose they felt good, for why would you want to recapture a moment in your life, in all of our lives, really, that was mindblowingly devastating and horrible. But since Glenn Beck and his deluded minions […]

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Glenn Beck’s Million Moron March Today

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Glenn Beck’s Million Moron March Today

I’ll let Bob Cesca speak for me: As Glenn Beck’s pasty white zombies descend on Washington for the 9/12 Rally, I can’t help but the recall these words: You know, it took me about a year to start hating the 9/11 victims’ families. It took me about a year. Um, and I had such compassion […]

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In Which The News Journal Phones It In Again

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…and shows themselves to not be paying attention to one of the biggest legislative efforts of a lifetime.

Today The Editors (a term probably more symbolic than a reflection of the actual work being done) published an editorial in which they intone with all seriousness — Health plan will cost money: It’s time Washington admits it.

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‘Bulo’s Music for the Masses-Brill Building Edition

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Editor’s Note: El Somnambulo had already prepared this piece last week before he accepted Nemski’s challenge to post his 10 ‘Desert Island’ songs. He did this in memory of  Ellie Greenwich, one of the great Brill Building songwriters. As ‘bulo’s return draws near, he wants to share this with you: While the Brill Building itself […]

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