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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Go to the UD Sustainable Coastal Community Initiative Meeting in Lewes

Filed in Delaware by on September 26, 2012 5 Comments

The Sustainable Coastal Community Initiative is meant to be a project where the University of Delaware offers its expertise to help the state’s coastal region to identify its long-term challenges and to work with those communities to develop preferred solutions. The website link here will give you lots more information. There was a community meeting on this project in late August where the 9-12 Patriots unsheathed their tin foil to disrupt this meeting. There is another meeting tonight, and another expectation that these people will show up to disrupt it again.

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WHYY/WDEL Debates for Governor, House, Senate Races Set

Filed in National by on September 25, 2012 8 Comments

Mark your calendars! The local General Election debate season is upon us and this notice is of a series of three debates being sponsored/presented by WHYY and WDEL for the Governor’s race, the House Representative race and the Senate race. The (edited) press release with the details follows:

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Late Night Video — Jimmy Fallon Does Rmoney

Filed in National by on September 23, 2012 1 Comment

This laugh just slays me:

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Sunday Open Thread [9.23.12]

Filed in Open Thread by on September 23, 2012 1 Comment

Sorry this is late! Lots of cooking is going on at my house — roasted tomato and basil soup and a dark chocolate cake. Let the cooking season begin!

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Saturday Open Thread [9.22.12]

Filed in Open Thread by on September 22, 2012 6 Comments

The first day of Fall! The local primaries are done, but there is still campaigning going on. The Democratic Coordinated Campaign is walking neighborhoods for candidates this weekend. Are you out working for any candidates this weekend?

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Yo RMoney! I Got Your Context Right Here….

Filed in National by on September 20, 2012 1 Comment

The Obama Campaign Team gives me the impression that not only are they the hardest working team in the business, but that they are also having a damned good time while they are at it. This new video used Mitt Romney’s words to show the importance of “context”.

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Monday Open Thread [9.17.12]

Filed in Open Thread by on September 17, 2012 6 Comments

Today is Constitution Day, celebrating the 225th anniversary of this glorious document. Here are some items to prompt some thinking about the Constitution.

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Christine O’Donnell Is Thinking of Dabbling in the 2014 Senate Race

Filed in National by on September 17, 2012 28 Comments

Can the local GOP get any more fun? On Sunday, the NJ wrote a story surveying the state of the local Tea Party (giving them alot of column inches even though they only pulled off one primary win and continue to be more like a reality TV show than a political force) and spoke to the leader of the Not A Witch faction of the Tea Party:

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Sunday Open Thread [9.16.12]

Filed in Open Thread by on September 16, 2012 9 Comments

Vanity Fair has published a must read article on 6 months in the life of President Barack Obama. Written by Michael Lewis (author of Moneyball and Liar’s Poker), this is a pretty compelling look at how the President approaches his job. Obama’s Way

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Late Night Video — Campaignful!

Filed in National by on September 13, 2012 0 Comments

This looks like a great series (Campaignful — what a great word for the campaign bullsh*t)and this one (Episode 2 — That DNC is So Stupid) is especially funny:

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Nancy Pelosi Welcomes Paul Ryan Back to Congress

Filed in National by on September 13, 2012 2 Comments

Very clever video and reminds me that I should be paying more attention to Leader Pelosi as this election cycle heats up:

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Reconnecting DE Voters to the Democratic Brand

Filed in Delaware by on September 13, 2012 39 Comments

In yesterday’s Post Mortem thread, heragain made an interesting point that lead to some discussion of Party endorsements and Party future:

The Delaware Democratic party is now the victim of its own success. Anyone who wants to win runs as a D, so we have a slate full of people who have NO relationship with the party or its platform going into the general carrying our standard. [more]

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Campaign Finance Reports — 8 Day Primary Edition

Filed in National by on September 7, 2012 68 Comments

The 8 Day Campaign Finance reports were due in to the Department of Elections on 5 September, covering the period from 8/13 through 9/3 for all candidates. Want to take a look? Following the money is always fun and sometimes instructive. We posted up a thread for folks taking a look at the 30 day reports, and here is your chance to post up what you find for candidates AND their PACs.

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