cassandra_m
"You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas." -Shirley Chisholm
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Progress on Delaware’s National Park?
That is what I thought I was going to get in this USN&WR blog post. But basically this tells us that Senator Tom Carper is now leading the charge on this thing now that Biden is VP. And that the stars seem to be aligned for us to finally get this park:
A New Mike Castle Decision Window –UPDATE
Allan Loudell spoke to Mike Castle on WDEL news today about a number of subjects, and Castle indicated to Allan that he would be making a decision re: his electoral future in the “next month or so”.
Newport Folk Festival
It is their 50th anniversary AND it’s Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday. And the whole thing is being streamed via NPR of all places. I had no idea until just now, but Pete Seeger is up at 6PM, and other sets from earlier in the weekend are being archived here.
The C Street “Family” or, How To Understand Right Wing Hypocrisy
Jeff Sharlet wrote a book called The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, which expands on an article he wrote for Harpers called Jesus Plus Nothing. Sharlet actually had a chance to live with these guys for awhile and has an amazing (and chilling) story to tell about this group that is apparently Ground Zero for Christianists in power or who want to be in power.
When You Mess with the Delaware Majority Leader, You Get the Horns
I wish I had thought of that title first, but it is the title of a blog post over at The Sporting Blog, part of The Sporting News. But Rep. Pete Schwarzkopf is shaping up to be something of a hero among some sports blogs.
Late Night Video — Banned Commercials
These are from Ikea. Not sure if they were banned here or elsewhere….some portions of these 3 commercials may be NSFW
Right Wing Townhall Harassment Strategy
So I guess given the persistent ratcheting up up the paranoid, hateful and just plain fact-challenged rhetoric of the wingnuts this can’t be a surprise — one of the teabagging organizers is providing detailed directions on how to disrupt townhalls held by Democratic congresspeople this August
Brandywine Valley Drive of a Lifetime
The National Geographic Traveler magazine has a feature called Drive of a Lifetime, and the Brandywine Valley makes this list in this month’s issue.
CRI An Honest Broker? — Part 3
Here we take a look at the connection of CRI to the llarge and highly networked institutional apparatus that is the conservative think tank business.
UPDATED: Of Cops and Recovery Funds
Yesterday, VP Joe Biden traveled to Philly to announce the awardees of grants from the Recovery bill designed to bolster funding for law enforcement in states, counties and cities. These funds, as I understand it, are meant to be a backstop for governments facing cuts in law enforcement due to budget shortfalls. Delaware was awarded $5M in these grants yesterday. UPDATED with info from a Community Advisory from the mayor’s office.
At Least We’re Not the Only Ones
Surprise! Another bit of GOP hypocrisy on the Recovery Act funds. […]
Top 10 Things Overheard at Sarah Palin’s Farewell Party
David Letterman says goodbye in the best way he knows how to our pagent walkin’ Sarah.
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