Archive for August, 2012

Friday Daily Delawhere [8.10.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on August 10, 2012 • 6 Comments

Comment Rescue: Delaware Department of Education Public Meetings

Filed in Delaware by pandora on August 9, 2012 • 1 Comment

Mike O., over at The Seventh Type Blog, brings these meetings to our attention: Teachers and parents: The Delaware Department of Education is holding the first of three public meetings tonight asking the question: Do you have specific ideas about regulations that should be modified or eliminated? If so, we want to hear from you. […]

Thursday Open Thread [8.9.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on August 9, 2012 • 15 Comments

So Mitt Romney has decided to go all Culture War on the President, issuing outrageous and racist lies about the President and welfare, and now issuing ads about a “War on Religion.”

Do you know what that means?

It means Romney has lost the election. Already. On August 9, 2012.

POTUS As Press Critic

Filed in National by cassandra_m on August 9, 2012 • 3 Comments

This is an article close to my news junkie heart: President Obama is an Avid Reader, and Critic, of the News. This is worth reading for the whole (short) thing, but I was intrigued that he read his news mostly via iPad (where you really could read all of the newspapers — take that Sarah Palin!) and that he watches very little TV news. And I admit intrigued because this is largely how I get my news — I can wade through the information, get a sense of the narratives out there without having to sit through the dumbed down shoutfests. But that’s just me. And the President.

Thursday Daily Delawhere [8.9.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on August 9, 2012 • 6 Comments

What The Felon Said The Felon Said

Filed in National by nemski on August 8, 2012 • 5 Comments

A new book is out where former mayor of Chicago ex-Governor of Illinois and convicted felon Rod Blagojevich said that he heard that Tony Rezko channeled $25,000 to Obama’s 2004 Senatorial campaign. Geez. In the same conversations of Blagojevich that the FBI recorded, the ex-Mayor said he thought of giving Obama’s vacated Senate seat to […]

Big Idea Wednesday: Monster Mile Per Gallon

Filed in Delaware by liberalgeek on August 8, 2012 • 23 Comments

Twice a year, Dover Downs is the home of NASCAR races. As a guy that owns two hybrids and tries to be a good environmental citizen, I am appalled by the senseless waste of tires, oil, gas that goes on through the various qualifiers and races that go on throughout the weekend. But I get […]

The Politicizing of Pizza

Filed in National by nemski on August 8, 2012 • 26 Comments

I’ve never liked Papa John’s pizza, it always tasted like tomato sauce and cardboard to me. So the fact that I won’t be ordering from Papa John’s in the foreseeable future should not really affect their bottom line. However, some of you out there, might be ordering this crappy pizza and you might want to […]

The Romney Campaign Goes Old School — Here Come the Welfare Queens!

Filed in National by cassandra_m on August 8, 2012 • 12 Comments

One of the signature dishonest (of many) tales told by Ronald Reagan was one of some Chicago woman who was able to put together enough fraudulent participation in enough government programs to net more than $100K per year. Even as Reagan never named this woman and no one could find a public record of anyone who was that productive in getting government assistance. Certainly no one who was caught and tried for the fraud that this would have represented. This exaggerated tale was often repeated, never substantiated but it did its job — tap into existing resentments and stereotypes of welfare cheats — even though the typical welfare recipient never looked the way the stereotype had it. It was more dogwhistle politics from the ultimate dogwhistler — one who kicked off his campaign at the Neshoba County State Fair (county where Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman were murdered), calling for a reinstatement of “state’s rights”. This was,of course, a coded message promising these folks to roll back the rights the Feds were giving to minorities. And now that he is cornered on the issue of his tax releases, Mitt Romney has decided that the Gipper’s dogwhistles can work for him too.

Girls Just Wanna… Play Ball

Filed in International, Sports by pandora on August 8, 2012 • 6 Comments

First, the Pandora household has now taken to watching the Olympics On-Demand. NBC’s coverage has driven all of us away. What has also bothered us, mainly my daughter, is how the commentary surrounding female athletes has been dominated by their hairstyles, emotional moments, and uniform colors and bikini styles. So when my Cross-Country and Track […]

Wednesday Open Thread [8.8.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on August 8, 2012 • 20 Comments

Politico has a story on how some in the GOP are now panicking that Romney might choose Paul Ryan. Meanwhile, Claire McCaskill gets the Teabagger nutjob she wanted to face off with. She just might be reelected now.

The Myth And Politics Behind School Vouchers

Filed in National by pandora on August 8, 2012 • 3 Comments

Whenever the subject of school vouchers pops up I am always amazed at the pro-voucher contingent’s disconnect from reality. Their vision of a voucher system is so far from the truth that I have trouble not laughing. But… it isn’t funny. What it is is another attempt to destroy public education by pulling money out […]