Archive for December, 2011

Sussex County Smackdown – Round Four

Filed in Delaware by on December 16, 2011 5 Comments

It’s official. The AG’s office will not prosecute Vance Phillips for his alleged assault on Sheriff Woody. In a four page letter delivered to Georgetown Police Chief William Topping today, Sussex County Chief Prosecutor Paula Ryan advised that the “Department of Justice [will] forego prosecution of the above referenced matter.” She called into question Christopher’s […]

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Ho Hum…Congressional Democrats played for fools again

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When the Republicans get their tar sand pipeline, I know a lot of my fellows liberals will blame Obama. Sure he’ll be due his share of the blame.

But hasn’t it occurred to anyone that the reason Republicans are constantly able to screw the country is because we have Democrats like John Carney and Tom Carper who are entirely too eager to appear to be “bi-partisan?”

What is the fucking point of being “bi-partisan” when it only means doing everything that Boehner and McConnell tell you to do?

I mean… is it me?

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Better Make Sure There’s a Lock on that Closet

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It’s happened again to another RWNJ rethuglican politician. Greg Davis, the mayor of Southaven, Mississippi, “who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008 on a conservative, family-values platform” according to the Commercial Appeal, has been forced out of the closet over receipts uncovered in a criminal investigation over misused expenses. The receipts included “thousands of dollars […]

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Friday Open Thread [12.16.11]

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Friday Daily Delawhere [12.16.11]

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Friday Daily Delawhere [12.16.11]

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Mike Castle Regards Kovach as “viable” versus Carney

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Roll Call posted Castle’s (not exactly a ringing) endorsement of Kovach.

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DE GOP Goes full on crazy – OR – In a room full of deranged nutbags, could you spot the VERY deranged nutbags?

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Celia Cohen writes…

Newt Gingrich, who has been left for dead in politics enough times to be the envy of Richard Nixon, nevertheless nudged out Mitt Romney in a modest presidential straw poll, taken Wednesday evening by the state Republicans at a Delaware Day dinner.

The tally had Gingrich with 39 votes, Romney with 38 votes, Rick Santorum from neighboring Pennsylvania with six votes, Ron Paul with five votes, and five other candidates splitting another 10 votes, including two write-ins for Sarah Palin.

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Thursday Open Thread [12.15.11]

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Mitt Romney voted on Tuesday in a local race. He left his ballot blank. And that says a lot.

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Another Pat Tillman?

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It appears that we might have another Pat Tillman-like case on our hands. Tillman, you may remember, was an outstanding defensive player for the Arizona Cardinals, who gave up his career and enlisted in the Army after 9/11. He was killed in the line of duty. Only later, after questions from his family, did it […]

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C’Mon Delaware! Season 2 Episode 1 – Time’s Man of the Year

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Liberalgeek and Jason330 coming to you LIVE on tape from Bob Evans in Middletown. Special guest: Time’s Man of the Year!

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Members of the Occupy Delaware movement protest the sheriff’s sale at the City/County building in Wilmington on Tuesday

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Members of the Occupy Delaware movement protest the sheriff’s sale at the City/County building in Wilmington on Tuesday

As the monthly New Castle County Sheriff sale was getting underway, members of Occupy Delaware stood up on cue to send their message loud and clear. “We demand a halt to fore closures, now!,” the group shouted. “Stop foreclosures! People, not profits!” Their signs simply said “STOP.”

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Thursday Daily Delawhere [12.15.11]

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Thursday Daily Delawhere [12.15.11]

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WH Issues Statement Saying It Will Not Veto Defense Bill

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According to a couple reports, the White House has released a statement saying it will not veto a defense spending bill that allows for indefinite military detentions. Our good friend anonone to commence bile spewing in 5, 4, 3,….

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