Archive for August, 2010

Former RNC Chair Ken Mehlman Comes Out

Filed in National by on August 26, 2010 2 Comments

Former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman has come out as gay and is supporting the fight for marriage equality.

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Wednesday’s Asshat of the Day

Filed in National by on August 25, 2010 3 Comments

It seems that a day doesn’t go by when some politician somewhere compares a foe to either a communist or Hitler. Today’s asshat, Carl Paladino, who is running for the Republican nomination for Governor in New York, doesn’t like Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.  He considers Silver to be “the most corrupt and incompetent human being […]

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More Signs O’ the Times

Filed in Delaware by on August 25, 2010 2 Comments
More Signs O’ the Times

There is a message in this someplace, I’m certain of it. This sign is up at 4th and Adams St (the I-95 RoW) and has been laughing at me all week. Some weisenheimer put this sign up at this intersection late last week — before all of the other signs got up: It was the […]

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Wednesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on August 25, 2010 48 Comments
Wednesday Open Thread

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Tornoe’s Toons: The Rollins and Urquhart Tea Fest

Filed in National by on August 25, 2010 13 Comments
Tornoe’s Toons: The Rollins and Urquhart Tea Fest

For those of you who missed Monday night’s debate between Republican Congressional candidates Michele Rollins and Glen Urquhart, which took place in a tea cup in Hockessin, let me summarize…

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“What Could Go Wrong?”

Filed in National by on August 25, 2010 43 Comments

Talk about looking for trouble. An armed Christian organization, Right Wing Extreme, will protect a church that is planning to host an “International Burn a Quran Day” on September 11, the church’s pastor said Tuesday. …Dove World Outreach Center Pastor Terry Jones has accepted the support of Right Wing Extreme, which he said offered to […]

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Castle Hypocrisy Watch: Hit Him Where It Hurts

Filed in Delaware by on August 25, 2010 2 Comments

Chris Coons pummels Castle in a fundraising email as “reckless.”

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Grizzly Power in Alaska

Filed in National by on August 25, 2010 9 Comments

There’s an upset in the making in Alaska, Palin-endorsed challenger Joe Miller leads sitting Senator Lisa Murkowski 51-49.

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Tuesday’s Asshats of the Day

Filed in Delaware by on August 24, 2010 12 Comments

Another day, another group award.  It seems as though the Urquhart and O’Donnell camps have a plan for illegals.  Both campaigns decided to show their lily-white faces at a Hispanic festival this past weekend down here.  Good for them – seems they were seeking votes outside of their usual supporters.  But appearances can, and were, […]

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Tuesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on August 24, 2010 30 Comments

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs

Filed in Delaware by on August 24, 2010 15 Comments

The News Journal is obsessed with campaign signs.

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The DC Safe Zone

Filed in National by on August 24, 2010 20 Comments

The teabagger’s guide to avoiding scary people in Washington, D.C.

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Monday’s Asshats of the Day

Filed in National by on August 23, 2010 11 Comments

Without a doubt, today’s co-winners are doing everything they can to stoke the misinformation about President Obama’s religion. Franklin Graham and Mitch McConnell do themselves or our country any great service by questioning the President’s religion.  They only add fuel to the fire of the anti-Islamic movement that seems to be growing in this country.  […]

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