Archive for 2010

Wednesday’s Asshat of the Day

Filed in National by on October 20, 2010 24 Comments

Drunk dialing. It’s what someone does when they’ve had one too many. Most of us have done it at one time in our lives, most likely when we were in college. But in a exercise of extreme chutzpah, Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, decided to call Anita Hill after 19 years […]

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Sierra Club Endorses Melrath; Christine Embraces Cole

Filed in National by on October 20, 2010 7 Comments
Sierra Club Endorses Melrath; Christine Embraces Cole

And now, for a change of pace, we have some breaking news out of one of the Sussex County Council races. In the 4th District, which surrounds the Indian River and Rehoboth Bays, Democrat Russ Melrath, who is challenging decades long incumbent George Cole (R), has been endorsed by the Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club. Given the locale of the district, where environmental issues and over-development are top concerns, this endorsement is important. Meanwhile, George Cole got the endorsement of infamous constitutional expert Christine “really, is that what the First Amendment says?” O’Donnell.

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The Real Enthusiam Gap

Filed in National by on October 20, 2010 3 Comments

Although I am loathe to link to Politico, they got their hands on some hilariously desperate emails from the George Washington University chapter of the College Republicans: We are still DESPERATELY looking for people to sign up for the campaign trip to Delaware this weekend. Please attend! Our candidates in Delaware desperately need help! A […]

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WHYY Debate Live Thread

Filed in Delaware by on October 20, 2010 82 Comments

The WHYY-sponsored Senate debate starts at 7 PM.

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Being a Teapublican necessarily means you are stupid.

Filed in National by on October 20, 2010 9 Comments

In Jon Runyan’s debate last night with freshman Rep. John Adler (D-NJ), he was asked for “an example from the last 10 or 15 years of a Supreme Court decision in which you strongly disagree?” Runyan’s response?

Dred Scott.

Decided in 1857.

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Wednesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on October 20, 2010 31 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Random Political Musings-Oct. 20, 2010

Filed in National by on October 20, 2010 30 Comments

*The quality of the Coons campaign  is so much better than the Carney campaign that it’s shocking. On both sides.  I never dreamed that Coons could run this kind of a grassroots effort. It is reflected in the number of signs, signs on peoples’ lawns, the activity of the candidate and the campaign, the mobilization […]

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Tornoe’s Toon: Christine O’Donnell and Evolution

Filed in Delaware, Science and Health by on October 20, 2010 22 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Christine O’Donnell and Evolution

I don’t know the last time someone had to vote on 2+2, but I’d still like my elected representative to know that the answer was four.

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Another Reason To Vote

Filed in National by on October 20, 2010 24 Comments

As the mother of a teenager daughter I’m always keeping my eye on family planning issues, so Colorado’s Amendment 62 caught my attention. Personhood Colorado’s website acknowledges that Amendment 62 would ban all abortions, without exceptions for rape, incest or to save a mother’s life. It also would ban stem cell research and birth control […]

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O’Donnell’s Other Gaffe

Filed in Delaware by on October 20, 2010 34 Comments

O’Donnell’s 1st amendment gaffe took attention away from another gaffe by O’Donnell – her assertion that “evolution is a theory not a fact” and that local schools could decide to teach intelligent design creationism instead.

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O’Donnel

Filed in National by on October 20, 2010 3 Comments
O’Donnel

If you are going to illegally coordinate your campaign with a PAC, Christine, make sure they spell your name correctly.

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Details Are For Elitists!

Filed in National by on October 19, 2010 7 Comments

This awesome video features the political model (and likely the future fake husband of) Christine O’Donnell. Actually, this is probably the model for all of the crop of teajadis and wannabe teajadis out there:

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Other Stuff Christine O’Donnell Recently Learned

Filed in National by on October 19, 2010 29 Comments

“You’re telling me the earth is more than 10,000 years old?” “You’re telling me “Red Dawn” was a work of fiction?” “You’re telling me they recorded that crappy Bill Maher show?” “You’re telling me people from Delaware are allowed to contribute to my campaign?” “You’re telling me Delaware voters aren’t as stupid as Delaware Republican […]

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