Archive for February, 2017

Just take a few minutes and watch this….

Filed in National by on February 13, 2017 7 Comments

A chilling, and completely unhinged performance. h/t Bluedelaware

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BREAKING: ‘Team’ Marino In Turmoil!

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on February 13, 2017 57 Comments

Less than two weeks before the SD 10 Special Election, John Marino’s campaign has lost both its campaign manager and volunteer coordinator.  Both quit the campaign, at least one of the two due to the extreme right-wing nature of Marino’s positions. Multiple sources have confirmed the departure of the two aides. Captain Obvious Says: “When […]

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John Carney Wants your thoughts on his imminent budget cuts & Carney Accountability Campaign (CAC) update

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John Carney Wants your thoughts on his imminent budget cuts & Carney Accountability Campaign (CAC) update

Carney has already said that raising taxes on the wealthiest corporations (that have hoarded all the economic gains of the past 25 years) is “off the table” so this listening tour is to get your thoughts on who Delaware should fuck over. Public Schools, teachers, parks, the incarcerated, the elderly, state employees, veterans? Show up at one of these and tell Carney who you think should be screwed.

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February 13, 2017 Open Thread

Filed in Delaware, Open Thread by on February 13, 2017 2 Comments
February 13, 2017 Open Thread

Lt. Steven Floyd, Albert Boscov, Wilmington police, Syrian refugee family, Delaware Route 1, Punkin Chunkin

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Dem Rep Says Rarely Invoked Law Could Make Trump Release Taxes

Filed in National by on February 12, 2017 3 Comments

Some calls and visits to our congressional delegation may be in order to urge them to support Pascrell’s efforts

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Open Thread – where do I sign up for these paid protester gigs?

Filed in National by on February 12, 2017 7 Comments

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said that the thousands of protestors who swarmed his town hall on Thursday night were not actually from his state and were “paid” to protest, the Deseret News reported Friday. In other news…80,000 (paid?) protesters marched in Raleigh North Carolina yesterday for voting rights and basic democracy.

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Open Thread Saturday (outsourced)

Filed in National by on February 11, 2017 11 Comments
Open Thread Saturday (outsourced)

1)Welcome to all the newly minted activist who have come to DL THROUGH the crowdPAC.com campaign to hold Carney accountable. 2) It is a big political weekend so check in below if you are standing up for Planned Parenthood or canvassing in the crucial SD10 special. 3) I don’t have a subscription to the NJ […]

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Tom Carper, Wall Street’s Tom Hagen

Filed in Delaware by on February 10, 2017 1 Comment
Tom Carper, Wall Street’s Tom Hagen

This morning on my Facebook feed had a link for Tell Sen. Tom Carper To Stand with Elizabeth Warren and Consumers, not Donald Trump and Wall Street. This is about changing the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau into a bipartisan commission instead of an independent director lead bureau. It looks like this tactic has been dropped. When bankers met with Democrats, Tom Carper was there with his hand out and his banking mouthpiece running at full steam.

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JFC Looking at Medicaid Options

Filed in Delaware by on February 10, 2017 7 Comments
JFC Looking at Medicaid Options

The Republican congress is scattershot. The Republican president is temperamental. This is what the Joint Finance Committee has to deal with when looking a repeal of the Affordable Care Act and its repercussions in the state.

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Is Tom Carper a Lizard Person?

Filed in Delaware by on February 10, 2017 12 Comments
Is Tom Carper a Lizard Person?

After Tom Carper voted no on confirming the Republican racist Attorney General, Carper rushed up the aisle to hug him. This is not normal. This is what Lizard People do. The only explanation then is that Tom Carper is a lizard person.

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February 10, 2019 Open Thread

Filed in Delaware, Open Thread by on February 10, 2017 39 Comments
February 10, 2019 Open Thread

School Bus Accident, Colonial School District Referendum, Newark, Justice Randy Holland, Delaware Shakespeare Festival,

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Put some heat on John Carney by helping fund this crowdpac.com campaign

Filed in Delaware by on February 9, 2017 30 Comments
Put some heat on John Carney by helping fund this crowdpac.com campaign

Crowdpac.com is awesome. Read all about our efforts to put John Carney’s feet to the primary fire, and make a small pledge to get us started.

Here is what we say at Crowdpac:

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Resist. Persist.

Filed in Delaware, National by on February 9, 2017 6 Comments
Resist. Persist.

“Nevertheless, she persisted.” You’re goddamn right she did, just like countless brave women and men who came before Senator Elizabeth Warren and laid the foundation for the ground she stood on when she took the Senate floor. I’m not sure Senator Mitch McConnell realized that his attempt to silence Senator Warren would speak volumes to […]

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