September 2009 – Page 17 – Delaware Liberal

Afternoon Open Thread

By cassandra_m September 7, 20092 Comments

David Neiwert is the author of The Eliminationists -- How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right, a book I'm currently reading. If you've followed any of Neiwert's work at Orcinus or at Crooks and Liars, you know that his longtime project is reporting on the fringe right and increasingly he has been reporting on how the ideas and speech of these fringe groups gets mainstreamed.

For Crying Out Loud, Read The Speech!

By pandora September 7, 200939 Comments

Here is a copy of President Obama's speech for Tuesday. Scary stuff, I can see what all the outrage is about. Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School…

Let’s Just Say What This Is

By pandora September 7, 200927 Comments

All the hysteria about Tuesday's speech isn't about the content of the speech, or one line from the suggested lesson plan, or the loss of class time. It's about Obama.…

Around the Horn Labor Day

By Delaware Dem September 7, 200927 Comments

Around the Horn will be back to its regular schedule next week as summer has finally come to a close. I have taken the last two weekends off for vacation.…

Another Deadline Whizzes By

By Unstable Isotope September 7, 200948 Comments

So, does everyone remember back in June when Mike Castle said he would make a decision on his future by August 30? So far, no announcements yet. I think the…

Brandywine School District Will Show The President’s Speech

By Unstable Isotope September 6, 200923 Comments

Breaking now on the intertubes, Brandywine School District says it will show the president's speech. Interim Superintendent Dr. Dane Brandenberger said there was a mixed message sent about Brandywine not…

Original Lesson Plan

By nemski September 6, 200987 Comments

Can any of the haters out there post a link to the original lesson plan for K-6 which y'all are upset about. I don't want a quote extracted, I would…

Read All About It in the Sunday Papers-Labor Day Weekend Edition

By El Somnambulo September 6, 200910 Comments

LEAD STORY-The (UK) Observer: Former Brazilian PM Urges End to 'Disaster', AKA "The War On Drugs" Seriously, does ANYone ANYwhere on the political spectrum agree that this unmitigated disaster makes…

Origins Of The Latest Rightwing Freakout

By Unstable Isotope September 6, 200927 Comments

I find the crazification of the Republican Party both depressing and sad. The latest rightwing freakout about President Obama speaking to schools started with Jim Greer, the chair of the…

Words Fail

By pandora September 6, 20093 Comments

At first I thought this was a joke, but it seems not. Book Description from Amazon: It happens to all of us: You're minding your own business, when some idiot…

Something’s Changed at Brandywine School District

By nemski September 5, 200941 Comments

Yesterday when I found out that the Brandywine School District was not going to be showing the President of the United States' speech to our children on Tuesday, I went…

Even Later Night Video: The Gonzales Cantata

By Unstable Isotope September 5, 2009

If you're looking for something to do tomorrow, you could go to Philadelphia's Fringe Festival. One of the more interesting offerings is called The Alberto Gonzales Cantata. There's one more…

Late Nite Video — Golf Club Fail Edition

By cassandra_m September 5, 20093 Comments

So -- I presume you don't golf with this thing, after you've, you know, used it. Check out this video.