Archive for 2010

Christine O’Donnell Is Me!

Filed in National by on October 4, 2010 46 Comments

The best commercial that $2M can buy. I’m shaking in my boots.

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Bozogate

Filed in Delaware by on October 4, 2010 10 Comments

Bozo the Clown experts claim that Christine O’Donnell’s father did not play Bozo and his name doesn’t appear on any official lists. The NYT investigates.

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The News Journal Admits to Deficient Political Coverage

Filed in Delaware by on October 4, 2010 15 Comments

Yesterday, John Sweeney took to the pages of the NJ OpEd page to tell us what we already know — that the media isn’t doing an especially good job at getting political candidates to discuss in detail their approach to issues of concern to voters:

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Christine O’Donnell: China Planning On Taking Over U.S.

Filed in Delaware by on October 4, 2010 27 Comments
Christine O’Donnell: China Planning On Taking Over U.S.

Thanks, AQC,  for the tip. Via The News Journal: Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell said in a 2006 debate that China was plotting to take over America and claimed to have classified information about the country that she couldn’t divulge. O’Donnell’s comments came as she and two other Republican candidates debated U.S. policy on China […]

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Monday Open Thread

Filed in National by on October 4, 2010 14 Comments
Monday Open Thread

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Frank Rich On Christine O’Donnell – “Useful Idiot”

Filed in Delaware, National by on October 4, 2010 9 Comments

Frank Rich has a smart column on Christine O’Donnell and her importance to the GOP.

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Ron Williams Is Concerned

Filed in Delaware by on October 4, 2010 12 Comments

Ron Williams is concerned. Isn’t he always?

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Delaware Vets Speak Out Against O’Donnell’s Privatization of Vet Benefits Scheme

Filed in National by on October 3, 2010 9 Comments

Her off hand remarks are so screwy that we tend to forget that her politics are freaking insane. “The idea of privatizing veterans’ health care is simply wrong,” said Col. Richard L. Klass, USAF (retired), president of VETPAC. “It would threaten the ground breaking research being done in the Department of Veterans Affairs on a […]

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Tornoe’s Toon: Michael Vick of Nazareth

Filed in National by on October 3, 2010 2 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Michael Vick of Nazareth

You know what will make people forget about running an illegal dog fighting ring where you abused, tortured and executed under-performing dogs? Winning football games!

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Nice House You Have There, Shame If Anything Happened To It

Filed in National by on October 3, 2010 37 Comments

Via WPSD Local 6: A local neighborhood is furious after firefighters watched as an Obion County, Tennessee, home burned to the ground. The homeowner, Gene Cranick, said he offered to pay whatever it would take for firefighters to put out the flames, but was told it was too late.  They wouldn’t do anything to stop […]

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Today’s Barrish Postmortem of DEGOP Death – Not Horrible

Filed in National by on October 3, 2010 24 Comments

The late (not so) great DE GOP is laid to rest by Cris Barrish in Today’s News Journal. While Barrish includes the obligatory few “They might come back..” sentiments in his obituary, that bit seems tacked by Vance Phillips who wants to be seen as everyone’s pal. In the end, the plain facts of the […]

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GET THEE TO MIDDLETOWN

Filed in National by on October 3, 2010 5 Comments

The 9th District Democratic committee is sponsoring an event on Sunday, October 3rd starting at noon at 200 Cleaver Farm Rd. There will be a small rally to give everyone a chance to see the Democratic candidates all the way up and down the ticket.

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Christine O’Donnell’s grassroots supporters in her own words

Filed in National by on October 2, 2010 17 Comments

O’Donnell: We have letters that I’d love to share with you, from people saying, you know, “A couple of years ago I could have afforded to give $10,000, but I can only give $5,000 and I’m embarrassed by that.” These letters, I carry around with me to remind me of who is funding our operation.

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