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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Late Night Video — Welfare Queens

Filed in National by on July 23, 2012 2 Comments

Stop making sure that poor people can eat so that welfare can be properly distributed to corporations!

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Breaking: NCAA Announces PSU’s Punishment

Filed in National by on July 23, 2012 18 Comments

They announced these sanctions live this morning, from USA Today:

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Late Night Video — A Retroactive Apology

Filed in National by on July 22, 2012 1 Comment

Or maybe not. More funny business from Second City:

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Sunday Open Thread [7.22.12]

Filed in Open Thread by on July 22, 2012 2 Comments

A gorgeous Sunday and it seems to be pretty quiet everywhere — much of the political world is still wrapped up in the Aurora murders.

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Late Night Video — Sheikh-Fil-A

Filed in National by on July 21, 2012 21 Comments

Fundamentalists unite.

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Saturday Open Thread [7.21.12]

Filed in National by on July 21, 2012 14 Comments

The weekend! What is catching your attention this weekend?

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Jeff and Sher Campaigning in Philadelphia?

Filed in Delaware by on July 20, 2012 40 Comments

Really. And the local GOP wonders why we think of them as the Gang Who Can’t Shoot Straight. Memo to Jeff and Sher: You are running for statewide office in Delaware — Pennsylvanians won’t save you from the craziness that is the Delaware GOP.

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Friday Open Thread [7.20.12]

Filed in Open Thread by on July 20, 2012 25 Comments
Friday Open Thread [7.20.12]

Friday! Yay! And there’s rain! Personally, I’m ready for this week to be done. How about you?

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QOTD — Would You Register to Vote via Facebook?

Filed in National by on July 19, 2012 17 Comments

In the next week or so, voters in the State of Washington will be able to register to vote via Facebook. How does it work?

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Wilmington Mayor Debate — Sponsored by Delaware Agents for Change

Filed in National by on July 19, 2012 3 Comments

There is a Mayoral Debate tonite, sponsored by the Delaware Agents for Change at Elizon Fair Baptist Church. This is the first debate with the final field of candidates. Details below. Date and Time: Thurs., 19 July 2012, 6:00 to 8:30 pm Location: Ezion Fair Baptist Church 1400 B St, Wilmington, DE 19801 Doors open […]

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Taking the Mittens Off

Filed in National by on July 19, 2012 22 Comments

We’ve all been pointing and laughing at the Romney campaign as they find it simply impossible to defend not releasing his tax returns. Between throwing up a shiny bit of news bait of Condi as VP, stupid allegations of cronyism (from a guy who won’t tell who funds him or who bundles contributions) and even the desperation of taking the President’s words out of context — they can’t find their footing. Jonathan Chait writes in NY Magazine that Mitt Romney Gets Angry. And in getting angry, they aren’t going to get smarter, they are going to morph into the comments section of (insert rightwing blog site here) . So that John Sununu trying to tell people that President Obama is not American is not a mistake of the news day — it is the signal that more is coming.

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One Battle Won In the GOP War on Women

Filed in National by on July 18, 2012 2 Comments

A federal judge in Nebraska dismissed one of the lawsuits brought over the ACA’s requirement that all employers offer their female employees birth control.

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Late Night Video — Sununu as a Limbaugh Puppet

Filed in National by on July 18, 2012 1 Comment

John Sununu has been a prominent surrogate for Mitt Romney (one who left the Bush 1 White House in utter disgrace), and got sent out to attack the President with the usual pathetic socialist, marxist, lazy negro dog whistles. Charles Blow and Joy Reid talked with Lawrence O’Donnell about this last night. See for yourself (approx 9 quick minutes):

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