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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The Geoengineering of Hurricane Sandy
So has anyone heard this story? This seems to be another giant bit of tinfoil hat being spread around the wingnut universe — namely that President Obama is somehow responsible for the geoengineering of Hurricane Sandy. In order to disrupt election coverage, to interfere with voting, to skew the polls. I’ve only been able to manage bits and pieces of this lunacy, but somehow chemtrails are involved. Chemtrails!
Sunday Storm Thread
Use this thread for updates on the storm, your cooking adventures, status of the alcohol consumption, looter sightings, next-door neighbor lunacies and anything else storm-related. I am posting some images sent to me throughout the day — if you have any good ones, post them here or send them to one of the Editors to post.
Sunday Open Thread [10.28.12]
![Sunday Open Thread [10.28.12]](http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/electoral_precedent.png "Sunday Open Thread [10.28.12]")
Everyone ready for the storm? It is Sunday and the pundits are loose — and getting more dangerously silly as we approach election day. Here is a good summary of the Greatest Hits of the Pundit Business by Randall Monroe of xkcd fame:
State of Emergency in City of Wilmington
Mayor Baker declared a State of Emergency in the city starting at 3pm TODAY. Folks in the Southbridge area have a MANDATORY evacuation order starting on SUNDAY 28 October beginning at noon:
Saturday Open Thread [10.27.12]
It’s Batten Down the Hatches Saturday! What are you doing to avoid the panic and get ready for the storm?
Late Night Video — Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Visits the Post Debate Spin Room So You Don’t Have To
Put down all liquids before you watch this. I was mentioning the other day that it looked like Triumph had been locked out of the debates this year, and, like magic!, Triumph was at the Lynn University spin room. John McCain’s face after he hears (it looks like) Triumph is priceless.
Late Night Video — President Obama Tells You Why Trump is Mad at Him
Awesome sauce and hysterical. One of the things that I like about President Obama is that when he is ready to own somebody, he knows how to do it without breaking the china. Trump is probably losing sleep over the fact that this Kenyan dissed him so publically. AGAIN.
RIP George McGovern
Senator George McGovern died today at the age of 90 in South Dakota. I was too young to vote for McGovern when he ran in 1972, but was not too young to help the grownups around me do the lit drops, sign placements and the other volunteer work you do to get a candidate elected. I wasn’t too young to be opposed to the Vietnam War and I wasn’t too young to recognize and admire this politician who seemed to maintain his basic decency and honesty while articulating principled positions on the issues of the day.
Lincoln Willis Walks Out
That is the title of this riveting footage of Trey Paradee explaining to an audience how Rep. Willis just walks out on their interests in Leg Hall in order to further far right agendas:
There’s Another Debate Tonite, Too
Rep. John Carney and Tom Kovach are having a debate tonite at the University of Delaware. No 3rd party candidates are present. You can watch it live here.
Late Night Video — Behind The Scenes At the Paul Ryan Photo Shoot
The first Bro President, indeed. Ouch!
Paul Ryan Using the Poor as a Prop
It never ceases to amaze me that these people just don’t get it. In an effort to humanize Ryan, the Romney campaign had Ryan and his family stop at a soup kitchen in Youngstown, Ohio last week. There was no advance notice to the venue ( Mahoning County St. Vincent De Paul Society), no asking of permission, no coordination of schedules — Ryan and his family and entourage just showed up
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