Archive for April, 2012

Tom Gordon Contemplating Another Run

Filed in National by nemski on April 26, 2012 • 35 Comments

Former New Castle County Executive Tom Gordon is thinking about taking another run at his old office — an office he left in disgrace. Remember how resoundly he got beat last time he ran?

UPDATE: Brandywine School District Bullying Attack

Filed in National by nemski on April 26, 2012 • 5 Comments

The News Journal has a follow-up on the attack by a bully that was caught on videotape on a Brandywine School District bus. The incident wasn’t reported to authorities until Monday and, yes, the bus driver apparently kept on driving even with a fight going on. The incident is being investigated by the State Police […]

Thursday Daily Delawhere [4.26.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on April 26, 2012 • 5 Comments

Late Night Video: The Bangover

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by nemski on April 25, 2012 • 4 Comments

The Daily Show looks at using women as a maturing influence on men.

Obama Threatens CISPA Veto

Filed in National by nemski on April 25, 2012 • 1 Comment

This is great news!

Rolling Stone Interviews President Obama

Filed in National by nemski on April 25, 2012 • 0 Comments

Probably not the best interviewer in the world, but the publisher of Rolling Stone interviewed President Obama on Easter Monday.

Made-Up-Quote of the Day

Filed in International by nemski on April 25, 2012 • 1 Comment

Ruport Murdoch testifying in UK said: “I don’t believe in using hacking, in using private detectives or whatever, that’s a lazy way of reporters not doing their job.”

Wednesday Open Thread [4.25.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on April 25, 2012 • 21 Comments

Dana Milbank: “Aficionados of the Etch a Sketch will recall a certain flaw in the toy: If you use it often, some of the lines drawn no longer disappear when you shake the device, instead leaving an indelible trace of where you have been.”

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 25, 2012

Filed in National by El Somnambulo on April 25, 2012 • 22 Comments

Eeee-haw! It’s Bread & Circuses in today’s committee meetings. While the ‘Circus’ will feature HB 290 in the Center Ring (House Chamber at 3:30), as a Democrat, I’m more concerned with the ‘Bread’. Specifically, today’s the day we find out just how much Democratic legislators act like Democrats. After enduring the longest wait permissible under […]

Hospital Debt Collectors Moving From Back Office to Bedside

Filed in National by nemski on April 25, 2012 • 36 Comments

The New York Times writes, “Hospital patients waiting in an emergency room or convalescing after surgery are being confronted by an unexpected visitor: a debt collector at bedside.”

Early Morning Video: Slow Jammin’ The News

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by nemski on April 25, 2012 • 4 Comments

Last night President Obama was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. You can watch the interview here, but you can start with President Obama Slow Jammin’ The News.

Brandywine School District: Bully Attack Caught on Video

Filed in National by nemski on April 25, 2012 • 61 Comments

A mother of a Forwood Elementary School child complained that her daughter was being bullied and she said nothing happened. And then there is this brutal attack caught on video from Friday.