Archive for 2010

Thursday’s Asshat of the Day

Filed in National by on October 21, 2010 2 Comments

Ah, another day, another teabagger being named Asshat of the Day. Today, we bring you Keith Rothfus, who’s running for Congress against Democratic incumbent Jason Altmire in Pennsylvania’s 4th District. Rothfus has a solution to deal with Supreme Court decisions he doesn’t like. If elected, he’ll defund the Court. However, Rothfus took his defund-mantra a […]

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The DE House [2010]–2 weeks out.

Filed in National by on October 21, 2010 22 Comments
The DE House [2010]–2 weeks out.

The Republicans will pick up 4 seats, and the Democrats will pick up 3 seats, for a net gain of 1 seat for the GOP. Which seats are they? Check inside…..

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I Am Sick To Death Of Christine O’Donnell

Filed in Delaware by on October 21, 2010 14 Comments

Sorry, I just had to get that off my chest. Please continue with your regularly scheduled blogging.

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NPR Fires Juan Williams For Anti-Muslim Bigotry

Filed in National by on October 21, 2010 55 Comments

NPR fired long-time correspondent Juan Williams after comments he made on Bill O’Reilly’s show.

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El Somnambulo Predicts ‘Em All For You*

Filed in National by on October 21, 2010 32 Comments

*Well, almost all. I have no clue about most down-ballot county-wide races in Kent or Sussex, so I’ll stay away. Still, there should be more than enough controversy to allow you to chew on my not-insubstantial hide and spit it out. U. S. Senate: Coons 62-38. Maybe big enough for a coattail effect. Don’t worry, […]

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Sarah Palin Disses Christine O’Donnell

Filed in National by on October 21, 2010 15 Comments

Delaware U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell (R), now running way behind in the polls in her race with Chris Coons (D), told ABC News she is still waiting on a promised campaign visit from Sarah Palin.

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Tea Party Founder: The Tea Party is a Joke.

Filed in National by on October 21, 2010 4 Comments

Karl Denninger is a financial blogger who founded the group FedUpUSA in early 2008, and is recognized as one of the original “founders” of the Teabagger movement. But he now he says what we have all said long ago, that whatever geniune small government libertarian protest that existed at the beginning of the movement have long been coopted by the very Republican Party Denninger and others were protesting, and now the movement is only the radical social conservative bigoted base of the Republican base with a new name.

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Thursday Open Thread

Filed in National by on October 21, 2010 9 Comments

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Christine O’Donnell Says…

Filed in Delaware by on October 21, 2010 11 Comments

Christine O’Donnell regrets her “I’m Not a Witch” ad and also was shocked to hear she lost the First Amendment debate.

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Shameless Name-Dropping

Filed in Delaware by on October 21, 2010 8 Comments

Chris Coons answers my question about health care reform. What a shameless suck-up! 😉

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Best Description Of Republican Candidates I’ve Read This Cycle

Filed in Delaware by on October 21, 2010 10 Comments

Muqtedar Khan describes Glen Urquhart’s campaign style in a column in the News Journal.

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This is My Favorite Political Candidate this Year

Filed in National by on October 21, 2010 6 Comments

Jimmy McMillan of the Rent is Too Damn High Party is running for Governor in New York. I wish we had a candidate like him in Delaware. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpu82Vato54[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz7yXjMmLhM&feature=related[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U-yW5eP8m0[/youtube] Maybe we can convince someone to start a Delaware chapter of this party. Because we all know, the rent is too damn high!

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Your WTF? Moment

Filed in National by on October 20, 2010 6 Comments

This O’Donnell race has been full of WFT? moments. Even so, this video stands out for its oddness.
It is feaky.

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