Archive for 2010

Heathcare Warrior, Arm Thyself

Filed in National by on October 16, 2010 11 Comments

Do you remember all of the breathless claims of Republicans and Tea Partiers talking about their “Canadian friend” that hates the Canadian healthcare system and came to the US for a really important surgery?  Yeah, as you may have guessed, it is probably bogus.  Last week, I heard a radio interview with the author of […]

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Weekend Open Thread

Filed in National by on October 16, 2010 30 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Christine O’Donnell, Now 98.7% Delaware-Free

Filed in National by on October 16, 2010 34 Comments

Christine O’Donnell raised $3.8M in September. Only $47K came from individual donors and only 1.3% of those donors were from Delaware.

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C’Mon Delaware Episode 23

Filed in National by on October 16, 2010 7 Comments

If I was going to pass on listening to an episode, I’d pass on this one. It is a little more rambling than usual, owing to the fact that one of us had a few beers in him at the time of the taping. Higgins and Donvit discuss Mad Men, Iron Man 2, Boardwalk Empire, […]

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Christine O’Donnell Claims She Hasn’t Done Negative Ads

Filed in National by on October 16, 2010 14 Comments

At the Rotary Club debate Thursday, Christine O’Donnell claims she hasn’t run a negative ad and Chris Coons gives a zinger.

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Someone at the NRCC Didn’t Do Their Job

Filed in National by on October 16, 2010 22 Comments

It seems like everyday, we’re getting a new bunch of teabagging rethuglican Congressional candidates who are not what the NRCC thought they were. Last week, we blogged about Richard Iott, who likes to re-enact being a member of the SS. And now we have Blake Farenthold, who likes duckie pajamas and pole dancers. Well, maybe […]

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Friday’s Asshat of the Day

Filed in National by on October 15, 2010 1 Comment

Today’s award doesn’t go to an individual, but to a Federal government agency and one of it’s contractors. Today we honor the US Office of Personnel Management and Aetna Insurance. Aetna is one of the companies that provide health benefits through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). And as Think Progress points out today, […]

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Urquhart Image Search

Filed in National by on October 15, 2010 8 Comments
Urquhart Image Search

Check out what comes up if you search for images of Urquhart. No big whoop. It just cracks me up is all.

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Rasmussen Has Coons Up By 11%

Filed in Delaware by on October 15, 2010 26 Comments

The latest Rasmussen poll has Chris Coons up by 11%, 51% to 40%. This is an improvement for Coons since the last Rasmussen poll, which had his lead at 9% – 49% to 40%.

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Friday Open Thread

Filed in National by on October 15, 2010 19 Comments

The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Remember When O’Donnell Threw Jesus Under the Bus ?

Filed in National by on October 15, 2010 7 Comments

There was some clear testimony during the Coons/O’Donnell debate. Only it wasn’t the kind of testimony Christine’s evangelical base was expecting.

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About That “Nice” Christine O’Donnell

Filed in Delaware by on October 15, 2010 14 Comments

Christine O’Donnell’s new commercial uses the theme from a viral internet video of a man who stopped his sister’s rape.

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Glen Urquhart: Cluster Fucky

Filed in National by on October 15, 2010 9 Comments

If you can’t figure out how get to a job interview on time, you don’t get the job.

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