Are You Ready For A Labor Day Weekend Foodie Post?

Are You Ready For A Labor Day Weekend Foodie Post?

It's been a while since we had a foodie thread.  As usual, please share your recipes in the comment section. Have you ever made pizza on the grill?  No?  Well, you're missing out.  This pizza is amazing.  Do not be daunted by dough making.  The olive oil in the dough makes for easy kneading - or if you have a KitchenAid mixer with a dough hook even better. Perfecting this pizza took several tries (it was delicious every time) due to the speed at which it cooks.  Below the recipe I'll include some helpful hints!

Weekend Open Thread [8.30.14]

The Audacity of Taupe: President Obama wore a summer tan suit at his press conference on Thursday and I gather that this is not only news, but something of a cause celebre in Tea Party Nation. A Tan Suit, people. If you are a journalist actually paying attention to this, I need you to ask yourself now if you are why Americans seriously distrust their media. But when Eternally Outraged Congressman (ed. Peter King) Not Trying to Be ‘Trivial,’ But Doesn’t Think Obama’s Tan Suit Was Appropriate is making a fuss, I guess knee jerk coverage is in store, laundering this thing into some legitimacy that just looks bad for the liberal media that is actually covering this. (Be sure to click the link to NY Mag to see Peter King rockin' his tan suit next to Gerry Adams. Then tell me who looks statesmanlike there.) And to all of the badly dressed teajhadists who think that a tan suit is a THING:
California’s “Yes Means Yes” Bill

California’s “Yes Means Yes” Bill

The California state senate unanimously approved a bill on Thursday that defines when “yes” means “yes” to sex. Instead of “no means no” – the phrase commonly associated with sexual assault prevention – the law would require “affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement” by each party to engage in sexual activity. If Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs the bill into law – he has until the end of September – colleges and universities would have to adopt the so-called affirmative consent standard to continue receiving state funds for student financial aid. Under the proposed standard, the fact that a person didn’t say “no” is no defense in a campus sexual assault investigation.

Friday Open Thread [8.29.14]

Here are some more polling goodness for this Friday before a long Labor Day Weekend. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. KANSAS--SENATOR--SurveyUSA: Sen. Pat Roberts (R) 37, Chad Taylor (D) 32, Greg Orman (I) 20. PENNSYLVANIA--GOVERNOR--Franklin & Marshall College: Tom Wolf (D) 49, Gov. Tom Corbett (R) 24. MICHIGAN--GOVERNOR--EPIC-MRA: Mark Schauer (D) 45, Gov. Rick Snyder (R) 43. More inside...
Vance Phillips Crashes Gaffney Interview with 5th RD Opponent

Vance Phillips Crashes Gaffney Interview with 5th RD Opponent

OMG - please podcast this...
Radio talk show host Dan Gaffney called a segment of his Aug. 28 morning show “damned odd,” while Republicans locked in a primary battle for the Sussex County 5th District council seat called the show "crazy" and "surreal." Call it what you want – bad timing, miscommunication or a calculated election-year ploy – an exchange on a local radio talk show has ignited swirling controversy. During the segment, the two Republican candidates running for the District 5 seat both used up airtime. According to Gaffney, one of the two – incumbent Vance Phillips of Laurel – was not invited during that time slot. About half way through a scheduled interview and call-in session with Republican challenger Rob Arlett of Frankford, Phillips entered the studio and put on headphones.
Delaware 2014: The House [Pre-Primary]

Delaware 2014: The House [Pre-Primary]

Here is my pre-primary look at the state of play in the State House of Representatives. The Democrats currently hold the majority of 27 to 14. The Republicans are looking to make inroads into that margin, and they will. But do the Dems have pickup opportunities of their own?
It’s Over

It’s Over

Apparently, that 3:45 pm meeting between Elaine Manlove and Treasurer Flowers was quick. Amy Cherry of WDEL is up with the following story that Flowers' withdrawal from the state treasurer's race is effective IMMEDIATELY.
Flowers tells WDEL he spoke to state Elections Commissioner Elaine Manlove and made the the decision final, ending speculation that he might re-enter the race. The announcement comes two weeks after Flowers, through tears, said he would be moving to Massachusetts, and politics would be his past, in the wake of a harassment accusation from ex-deputy treasurer Erika Benner.
Thursday Open Thread [8.28.14]

Thursday Open Thread [8.28.14]

Two conservative groups commissioned a poll and found that women think that the GOP is "intolerant". Ya think? YA THINK???
The report found that women think the GOP is "intolerant" and "stuck in the past," and that women are "barely receptive" to Republican policies. Women think Republicans "fail to speak to women in the different circumstances in which they live." “This lack of understanding and acknowledgment closes many minds to Republican policy solutions,” the report reads, according to Politico.
Rick Jensen’s Critque of Simpler Echoes Teabag Critique of “The Establishment”

Rick Jensen’s Critque of Simpler Echoes Teabag Critique of “The Establishment”

This is from Sher Valenzuela so it may be pure fantasy (like her claims to love smaller government while building a business on government contracts). Anyway... If it is true, it strikes me that Jensen here channels the lizard brain of teabagist everywhere who value robust and angry simplicity over doughy thoughtfulness.
WDEL’s Rick Jensen Rips Simpler Debate Performance: Weak, Awkward and Creepy WDEL political talk show host Rick Jensen has leveled devastating criticism toward Ken Simpler and his performance in the recent WDEL Treasurer debate. Jensen described the performance at times as “weak,” “awkward” and “creepy.” Speaking live last week on his daily radio show, Jensen said Simpler’s opponent, Sher Valenzuela, was “strong, tough and every time Simpler took a swing at her, she blocked it and hit him real hard in the face.” Jensen concluded that he “didn’t think [Simpler] is very good at this debate stuff.”