April 2010 – Page 7 – Delaware Liberal

Dirty Tricks In The Treasurer Race?

By Unstable Isotope April 20, 201057 Comments

I received an email from the Flowers for Treasurer campaign about some possible dirty tricks. The Flowers campaign was getting word from voters that they were receiving late night, early…

Another Loss for the Civil Rights Community

By MJ April 20, 20101 Comment

Another leader in the fight for equality, Dr. Dorothy Height, died this morning. Dr. Height was a towering figure in the fight for civil rights. She not only led the…

Is Karl Rove Setting Up a “Shadow RNC”?

By Scott P April 19, 20105 Comments

This story has apparently been bouncing around for a few weeks, but has just recently come to my attention. It's no secret that many old guard, big money Republicans have…

Chris Coons’ Senate Announcement Events — Live Reports

By cassandra_m April 19, 201036 Comments

So today is the day and Chris is making the traditional 3 county announcement today, ending up at a celebration event in Wilmington. Have you been to any events? If…

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope April 19, 201022 Comments

Welcome to your Monday open thread. Are you ready for the week to start? My weekend, once again, felt extremely short. Has someone been messing with my clock? Editing fail!…

Volunteers Needed This Weekend

By liberalgeek April 19, 2010

As you may have heard, this week has been declared a week of service here in Delaware and it is National Volunteerism Week. In that spirit, Delaware Liberal has volunteered…

Why Are We Talking About Tiger Woods But Not Ben Roethlisberger?

By Unstable Isotope April 19, 201023 Comments

After looking at the release of the police report, I don't understand why Ben Roethlisberger was not charged with rape. In one of two handwritten police statements, the woman recalled…

Republicans’ False Populism

By Unstable Isotope April 19, 20107 Comments

Republicans have been pretty shameless in their attempts to exploit the financial crisis for electoral gain. Even though the bailouts were done under Bush, they've managed to pretend it was…

Chris Coons Kicks Off His Campaign

By cassandra_m April 18, 201028 Comments

After spending the first two months since his announcement proving that he can certainly raise money, Chris Coons is officially ready to click off his campaign this Monday 19 April…

Too Good for Their Own Taxes

By cassandra_m April 18, 201017 Comments

That could be the alternate title of Celia Cohen's latest soft shoe -- this time around Senator Colin Bonini's past tax issues with the IRS. His tax issues resulted in a lien on his house for a short time.

City of Wilmington to Live Stream City Council Meetings

By cassandra_m April 18, 20107 Comments

I was at City Council last Thursday where Bud Freel brought up an ordnance (pdf) that would allow the City to sign a contract with a firm that would take he video recorded by WITN of Council Meetings and live stream them over the internet.

Gandhi Tea Party Quote Campaign FAIL

By Rob Tornoe April 17, 201013 Comments

Teabaggers claim that Gandhi said, "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." Too bad he never did. It was actually said by a progressive rep of a labor union fighting for "social unionism."

Weekend Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope April 17, 201020 Comments

I hope everyone is having a beautiful spring weekend! You shouldn't be inside looking at your computer, but if you are here's an open thread to play in. Hooray for…