Archive for August, 2011

She’s just not that into you.

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“I am disappointed that she has not taken an active role in fixing the party. You can’t go in and screw it all up and walk away,” said Steve Grossman, of Dover, who was O’Donnell’s Kent County campaign coordinator. Looks like the conservative hayseeds downstate are finally starting to realize that Christine O’Donnell, like Sarah Palin, is all about herself.

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Ken Grant, I’m calling you out

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You, Dave Crossan and Priscilla Rakestraw were more than happy to have Christine O’Donnell whipping up the hayseeds and fetus fetishists on her way to a 17% spoiler share of the 2006 Senate primary. Now you have regrets. I get that, but don’t try to rewrite history.

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It’s the anniversary of his death, Michelle. Not the same thing as his birthday.

Filed in National by on August 16, 2011 18 Comments

Michele Bachmann opened her event in Spartansburg, South Carolina today by wishing Elvis Presley a Happy Birthday. The problem is, well there are multiple problems…

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Christine O’Donnell: Just Give It Up and Go Away.

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Christine O’Donnell: Just Give It Up and Go Away.

It is in my best interests, and in the best interests of the Democratic Party, to keep Christine O’Donnell as the face and leader of the Delaware Republican Party. But it is to the point now where it is just embarrassing. I doubt I will ever feel sorry for her, but come on, Christine… enough! Every time you open your mouth or put pen to paper, a lie is born.

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Tuesday Open Thread

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Tuesdays are like the red headed step child of the week. Not as bad as Monday, but still too far from the weekend to be any good. Plus, September 11th happened on a Tuesday, and Tuesday has never once said it was sorry…

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What the General Assembly Should Do Post-Tigani

Filed in Delaware by on August 16, 2011 37 Comments

The Delaware Way has been exposed in all its inglorious penny-ante glory, thanks to the even-by-Delaware standards excesses of Chris Tigani.

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When your own mother….

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On her victory lap of Iowa yesterday, Straw Poll winner Rep. Michele Bachmann paid repeated tribute to her local roots, and repeatedly mentioned her family reunion that day, citing it as an excuse for her late arrival at a local party event in Waterloo. But her own mother says Michelle wasn’t there. Ooops.

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Looks like Markell has landed another company…

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…as DEDO is looking for a large piece of land to hold a million square foot “employment center.” Meanwhile, in a possibly related story, Southwest Windpower, a manufacturer of small windpower, is moving to Delaware.

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Yaz (or Yazoo if you are British)

Filed in National by on August 15, 2011 0 Comments

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9DOmlfICGw&feature=related[/youtube] Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke. It must be limey night, because here is some Bill Bragg [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4xFSkPCUm8&feature=related[/youtube] It’s bad timing and me We find a lot of things out this way And there’s you A little black cloud in a dress The temptation To take the precious things we have apart To see how […]

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Yeah, this picture happened II

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Yeah, this picture happened II

Beyond the picture, there is so much wrong with Perry that it is going to be tough for the Democrat to combat the wave of crazy that is going to break in this race. For example, Perry thinks that corporate anarchy would be good for the economy: We’re calling today on the president of the […]

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Delaware Park Poker Room Attempts To Set Guinness World Record for Longest Continuous Poker Tournament

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Delaware Park’s Ironman Poker Tournament, sponsored by Red Bull, WIP Sports Radio and Mobius New Media, will begin August 20 at noon and is expected to run continuously for over 36 hours straight. Delaware Park will be attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the “Longest Continuous Poker Tournament.”

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Monday Open Thread

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I hate Mondays. Discuss.

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As an economic strategy, austerity blows. But as a political strategy, it also blows

Filed in National by on August 15, 2011 8 Comments

Sometimes big national spending, similar to this little Delaware spending, is clearly what the times call for. No matter… our county is being held hostage by nihilistic teabag economists, and dim wits who think that we need to starve ourselves back to health.

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