Archive for December, 2015

Sean Barney is running for Congress

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on December 1, 2015 • 35 Comments

Long rumored as a possible candidate who will have the backing of the VoteVets organization, Sean Barney officially announced his congressional campaign this morning. It appears from his announcement email that Mr. Barney intends to focus most of his campaign on foreign policy and I applaud Mr. Barney for devoting a lot of his announcement for standing up for the Syrian Refugees, joining Bryan Townsend, Lisa Blunt Rochester and Bryon Short in accepting the refugees after they complete the vetting process.

I wonder though, if Mr. Barney intends to focus his campaign entirely on foreign policy. Starting out this way though, is smart, since it is his base of support.

Tuesday Open Thread [12.1.15]

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on December 1, 2015 • 5 Comments

Donald Trump “met privately on Monday with black pastors and religious figures at Trump Tower in Manhattan, trying to confront skepticism about his candidacy and project sensitivity about minority concerns,” the New York Times reports. Said Trump: “There was great love in the room.”

Politico: “Instead of endorsements, many black pastors issued Donald Trump demands for an apology for his treatment of racial minorities at a closed-door meeting at Trump Tower in New York on Monday.”

So demands for apologies equals great love. Personally, I believe these pastors and religious figures were fools to meet with him in the first place. You meet with Trump, you validate Trump, no matter what you say to Trump, because Trump will say you love him. And that is all the media hears.