Tuesday Open Thread
The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
Sussex County GOP Meeting – All That Was Missing Was Spit Balls
Anon referenced these two posts over at Delaware Politics in an earlier thread. It truly is popcorn worthy. Let's start with some snippets from Angel's post: For those of you…
Legislative Pre-Game Show, Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends. The 146th Delaware General Assembly convenes today for what will be a challenging session. With the economic recovery going slowly,…
Tea Party Fundraising With Giffords Incident
The Tea Party Express is raising money off the Giffords tragedy.
Katz in Maine Skiing Accident
Katz and his school-age daughters were among eight people injured on Dec. 28 after a ski lift derailed at the Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Resort and they fell 35 feet to the ground. We hope Mr. Katz and his daughters are not too seriously injured, and that they all recover fully.
The Republic shall fall….
Glenn Beck to Sarah Palin: "But please look into protection for your family. An attempt on you could bring the republic down."
Wow.
The mug shot of Jared Lee Loughner has been released. It would appear that, prior to the assassination attempt, he shaved his head. Prior photos showed him with a head of full curly hair, and then a nicely trimmed head of hair. Is he a skinhead? Maybe, given the association of that white supremacist group, but we don't know that for sure yet. To me, the more important aspect of this photo is the eyes and smile. Crazy, evil, or both?
This is what we call an Admission.
"I told all of our guys, shut up, tone it down, make your argument intellectually. You don't have to do it with bombast. I hope the other side does that."…
Priceless.
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Sigh…
Via TPM: "We can confirm that there was a threat against Senator Bennet's office and that the FBI working with the Capitol Police have arrested the individual responsible for the…
Monday Open Thread
The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
Daniel Hernandez is a Real American hero.
Perhaps you have read about the 20 year old congressional intern named Daniel Hernandez. He had been hired as an intern not five days before the horrible shooting. He was…
Overreaction
Should Republicans and conservatives be shamed for their violent rhetoric? Sure. Should Sarah Palin be forever condemned until she, without excuse, apologizes for her hate speech and illustrations? Absolutely. Should it be outlawed? Of course not.