Archive for June, 2012

BREAKING: Sandusky Jury Reaches Verdict

Filed in National by El Somnambulo on June 22, 2012 • 12 Comments

Accused of 48 counts. I think he’s gonna be found guilty of the vast majority of them. Especially since his own defense attorney said he’d be ‘shocked’ and would ‘probably die of a heart attack’ if Sandusky wasn’t convicted on a preponderance of the charges. I’ll let you know as soon as the verdicts are […]

Late Night Video — Jay Smooth Asks Guys to Call Out Sexism on the Internet

Filed in National by cassandra_m on June 22, 2012 • 2 Comments

This guy is just all that:

Friday Open Thread [6.22.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on June 22, 2012 • 34 Comments

As if you would need a reason to not read Politico, here is another one: a Politico reporter gets canned for telling someone on MSNBC that Mitt Romney is more comfortable around white people. How do you get fired for making an observation that pretty much everybody will make:

Williams noted that Romney’s preference for Fox & Friends, and similarly partisan settings, was interesting because it was “unscripted and it’s the only time they let Mitt off the leash.”He made the point that for Romeny to be successful he needs to broaden the range of people with whom he interacts.

Williams: Romney is very, very comfortable, it seems, with people who are like him. That’s one of the reasons why he seems so stiff and awkward in some town hall settings, why he can’t relate to people other than that. But when he comes on Fox and Friends, they’re like him, they’re white folks who are very much relaxed in their own company.

Forgot. It is a firing offense for political reporters to tell the truth about conservatives.

Delaware Political Weekly: June 16-22, 2012

Filed in National by El Somnambulo on June 22, 2012 • 18 Comments

Incumbent John Atkins, who is equally adept at burning tires and burning bridges, has an opponent. No, DL loyalists, this isn’t a cause for Bacchanalian revelry (something else with which John Atkins is reportedly not unfamiliar). His opponent is Richard G. Collins, Executive Director of the so-called ‘Positive Growth Alliance’, which of course, is dedicated to “Improving the Quality of Life Through Free Enterprise”. Feel free to read the empty rhetoric. It’s just a downstate spew of what Charles ‘Bouvier de Flandres’ Copeland puts forward upstate. In other words, dog whistles. With multimillionaire bucks behind them.

Friday Daily Delawhere [6.22.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on June 22, 2012 • 3 Comments

UPDATED: Haters gotta hate, and crazy people gotta act crazy

Filed in National by jason330 on June 21, 2012 • 17 Comments

I have to say, my recent experiences with DMV have all been very good. …

Hoyer: Republicans Will Sink America To Drown Obama

Filed in National by jason330 on June 21, 2012 • 10 Comments

Delaware’s MLR Facts

Filed in National by jason330 on June 21, 2012 • 13 Comments

Facts are so passe. The right wing noise machine is so effective nowadays that even Allan Loudell will probably have someone from the CRI on this afternoon to “balance” these findings.

Health care law saves Delaware consumers $1.8 million
Health care law provides rebates to 5,600 Delawareans

Thursday Open Thread [6.21.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on June 21, 2012 • 200 Comments

The Lies of the Lying Liar, Willard Mittens Romney, Pathological Liar Extraordinaire.

“We remember the president’s own party had a super majority in both houses for his first two years.”

A number of the more purist liberals also believe this. A super majority is Constitutionally defined as two thirds, or 67%. The truth is the Democrats never enjoyed a super majority in the House of Representatives nor in the Senate.

DIY Post-Game/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 21, 2012

Filed in National by El Somnambulo on June 21, 2012 • 6 Comments

Been a tough couple of days. Unnecessary drama (with more than a touch of farce), next-to-no sleep, and a summer cold. Plus, I’ve got obligations and then work today.

So, I’m gonna give you the raw materials, you can write today’s Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show. Hey one of you could emerge as the next Lou Gehrig to my Wally Pipp. Which is likely the last baseball reference you’ll see here for a long time.

This is going to be fun….

Filed in Delaware, National by Delaware Dem on June 21, 2012 • 7 Comments

Vice President Joe Biden at his campaign best. And if this campaign is all about Romney for the rich and Obama for the middle class, then guess what, we win.

NCCo Dem Executive Committee Endorses Clark-Taschner

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on June 21, 2012 • 22 Comments

Last night, the New Castle County Democratic Executive Committee endorsed Paul Clark for Executive and Renee Taschner for County Council President. The endorsement of Paul Clark is not a surprise. It would have been a surprise is they endorsed any one else. But I think the endorsement of Taschner is. Perhaps not over Bill Dunn, who is probably seen as an agitator by the Committee, though a damn smart and knowledgeable one. But over Chris Bullock? That is interesting.