Archive for June, 2011

“Wonder why many minorities have problems with GOP?”

Filed in National by on June 20, 2011 17 Comments

Comedian and Obama impersonator Reggie Brown appeared at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference to tell a few crowd-pleasing jokes.

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Jon Stewart Rips Fox News A New One

Filed in National by on June 19, 2011 5 Comments

Jon Stewart gets tough with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday.

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Dan Pfeiffer Gets Grilled At Netroots Nation

Filed in National by on June 19, 2011 4 Comments

Netroots Nation is happening this weekend in Minneapolis, where Dan Pfeiffer came to spend an hour (or so) in front of this audience to answer questions from Kalli Joy Gray. A number of the questions she asked came from online viewers and twitter. A few of the questions are silly, but this is a very […]

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R. I. P. Clarence “Big Man” Clemons

Filed in National by on June 19, 2011 3 Comments

The Boss, the Big Man and the E Street Band have been an integral part of my life since I graduated college. I am just so sad to hear of the passing of the Big Man, Clarence Clemons. Hope this helps us all get through it: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHmWjLBHic&feature=related[/youtube] “Spirit In the Night” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbvB5HSIf4I&feature=related[/youtube] “Raise Your Hand” […]

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Weekend Open Thread

Filed in National by on June 18, 2011 6 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Late Night Video — A Short Film About F**king Bureaucracy

Filed in National by on June 17, 2011 0 Comments

From Roger Ebert’s blog — this great short film that gives the usual travails of dealing with the bureaucracy something of a Tarantino treatment:

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Friday Open Thread

Filed in National by on June 17, 2011 1 Comment

The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up For June 15 & 16

Filed in National by on June 17, 2011 34 Comments

Unless they’re corporate giveaways or tax breaks for the ‘financial services industry’, bills can run into trouble this time of year. Especially if (a) they cause turf wars or alleged turf wars between different state agencies; or if (b) they pose a threat to the Delaware Way. Hence,  HB 75(Schwartzkopf), which would have put an […]

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Frontrunner Romney

Filed in National by on June 17, 2011 10 Comments
Frontrunner Romney

Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive. Offensive is definitely the right word here.

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More Evidence For The GOP Meltdown

Filed in National by on June 17, 2011 0 Comments

In the latest WSJ/NBC poll, the people who say the government should do more relative to people who say the government should do less has reversed from the 2010 election.

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Three Foods You Must Eat in Delaware’s Three Counties

Filed in National by on June 17, 2011 70 Comments

Based on this article about the 100 foods you must eat in North Carolina’s 100 counties, I got to wondering about Delaware’s three most essential foods – grouped by New Castle, Kent and Sussex. Let’s crowd source this mother, but I’ll start. Kent County is hereby represented by the Wagon Wheel restaurant’s muskrat and stewed […]

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More Like This, Please

Filed in National by on June 16, 2011 2 Comments

I want to see this occur 150,000+ more times within the next year. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysKAVyXi0J4&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

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Ron Williams On Double Dippers

Filed in Delaware by on June 16, 2011 16 Comments

Ron Williams writes about an auditor’s report and AG opinion on “double dipping” by state legislators.

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