Archive for 2010

Rand Shrugged

Filed in National by on May 22, 2010 26 Comments

Ah, how does the Republican Party find such diamonds in the rough. Do the have some sort of algorithm written by a climate change denier “scientist”? Could it be something in the cocktails served at their country clubs? But the party that has given us Sarah Palin and Michael Steele has now presented us with […]

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No Grecian Formula, Turning Japanese Instead

Filed in National by on May 22, 2010 1 Comment
No Grecian Formula, Turning Japanese Instead

A lot has been said by people regarding the recent Greek collapse and its relationship to the direction the Obama Administration is taking the United States, for instance Red State: Are we watching Americas future being played out in the streets of Athens, Greece? If Barack Obama has his way the troubles that are now […]

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Political Advertising

Filed in Delaware, National by on May 21, 2010 4 Comments

We’re going to be inundated with political ads between now and November. Thanks to some hard work over at the Huffington Post, we can enjoy some of these in this mash-up they put together the other day. Note the prominence of Mike Castle (Confederate-DE At Large).

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Quiz!

Filed in National by on May 21, 2010 9 Comments

I stole this from Ethical Reporters Against FoxFAUX News — if you are on Facebook, you should go add them as your friend immediately.

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Depressing Graphic of the Gulf of Mexico

Filed in National by on May 21, 2010 3 Comments
Depressing Graphic of the Gulf of Mexico

You’ve already seen the satellite images and the oil pumping out of the bottom of the ocean, but this graphic shows the enormity (yes, @HonestHypocrite the enormity) of the problem in the gulf.

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Doodle 4 Google

Filed in Delaware by on May 21, 2010 6 Comments
Doodle 4 Google

Periodically, Google has contests to illustrate the Google banner. The latest contest is for US students. Why am I telling you this? Because as a 9-year-old from Delaware has an entry that you can vote for, http://www.google.com/doodle4google/vote.html#grade-4-6. That is the student’s entry above. h/t Transparent Christina

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That Hypocrisy Show

Filed in Delaware by on May 21, 2010 25 Comments
That Hypocrisy Show

wRong Williams is funny, not in the intentional stand-up comedian way, funny in a Gerry Ford-bumping-his-head-kind-of-way. For years Williams has lamented over the fact that bloggers have a little more leeway than newspapers in reporting rumors and such. He always fails to mention that many times, the blogging of rumors turn out to be truth. […]

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Friday Open Thread

Filed in National by on May 21, 2010 7 Comments

The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Delaware Teacher Layoffs – More Than You Think

Filed in National by on May 21, 2010 21 Comments

As mentioned earlier today, while Gov. Markell is busy stroking business leaders in and outside of Delaware, real education jobs are being lost in Delaware, well over 200.

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Tom Corbett Hates Free Speech

Filed in National by on May 21, 2010 3 Comments

Pennsylvania AG and GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett issued subpoenas to Twitter to find out the identity of critics.

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Markell Expands Corporate Welfare, Says No To Education

Filed in National by on May 21, 2010 47 Comments

If there is one type of welfare the rich love, it is corporate welfare and Gov. Jack Markell is getting ready to dole some money out.  Specifically Markell is asking for a replenishment of the Strategic Fund — which has virtually been wiped out in bringing Fisker Automotive and PBF Energy to Delaware —, an investment […]

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Is Rand Paul Racist?

Filed in National by on May 21, 2010 133 Comments
Is Rand Paul Racist?

Rand Paul believes that the government has no role in enforcing individual civil rights – only the free market can decide. Is this racist or utopian?

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Financial Reform Passes The Senate

Filed in National by on May 20, 2010 5 Comments

President Obama scored another big legislative victory in the Senate tonight. The Senate approved a far-reaching financial regulation bill Thursday evening, paving the way for enactment of the most extensive reworking of financial oversight in generations and a second major legislative victory of the year for President Obama and congressional Democrats. … The Senate voted […]

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