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DL Flashback: ” Q: Is Cathy Cloutier Pro-Choice Or Anti-Choice? A: BOTH!”

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on September 19, 2020 1 Comment

I first posted this in October of 2012. In the wake of RBG’s death, the post’s point is even more salient today:  Cathy Cloutier will say anything to win the support of certain groups of voters.  Even when they are on diametric opposite sides of the same issue: Some things I simply cannot make up. […]

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Our RBG Has Died

Filed in Featured, National, Open Thread by on September 19, 2020 28 Comments

She tried so hard to make it through to the end of the Trump years.  Some of the most salient writing on her passing: Justice Ginsberg’s History Of Striking Dissents. RBG’s Thwarted Vision For America. The Stakes For America. Dems’ Choice: Go Nuclear.  Yes. This. Rethugs: It’s All About The Supreme Court Now.  Yep, get […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, September 18, 2020

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on September 18, 2020 24 Comments

Trump Thugs Literally Rewrote CDC Covid Guidelines.  Then dropped it onto the CDC website. One more independent government agency destroyed. NJ To Approve ‘Millionaire’s Tax’.  If they did, we should be able to.  The impediment, I suspect?: John Carney, although he might be more receptive to it than Markell was.  But I think the new […]

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Daily Kos Gives Delaware Progressives The Election Day Love

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on September 17, 2020 5 Comments

With a link to my Dave McBride whipping post story.  Who knows, maybe that story made a difference in the outcome.  Time to revel, kids, we went national!: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/9/17/1977969/-Morning-Digest-Progressives-once-again-oust-a-bunch-of-incumbent-lawmakers-this-time-in-Delaware

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Cathy Cloutier’s First Lit Piece Is…Strange

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on September 17, 2020 10 Comments

Got her first mailer today. Oversized postcard.   She’s taken some new pictures. The front of the mailer has this picture and a similar color combination as you see here: https://www.cathycloutier.com/ There’s a banner that says: Connect With Me Today/Vote November 3.  At the bottom, it reads: Effective. Resilient. Balanced. Balanced?  What does that mean? Nobody […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on September 17, 2020 1 Comment

Barr Remains Utterly Lawless.  Pushes For Sedition Charges Against Protestors.  Says He Can Be As Political As He Wants.  Feds Stockpiled Munitions To Attack Peaceful DC Protestors.  The Trump Administration is a full-blown criminal enterprise.  If Biden wins, they should all be RICO’d. Even By ‘Christian’ Conservative Standards, What This Minister Wrote Is Sickening. Genetic […]

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DL Open Thread: Weds., September 16, 2020

Filed in Featured, National, Open Thread by on September 16, 2020 6 Comments

Rethugs Recruit Youth For ‘Troll Farm’ Operation.  This Charlie Kirk is a threat to democracy.  As is Facebook. Alaska Rethugs Pull Last-Minute Dirty Trick As Ballots Go Out.  They’re feeling the heat, even in Alaska. Well. That Trump ABC Town Hall Went Well.  Allegedly before a crowd of ‘undecided’ voters.  Wonder if herd mentality took […]

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Now THAT Was A Primary Night!

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on September 16, 2020 40 Comments

I’m writing this on very little sleep. My mind churning all night.  Here are the results of those mind-churns: Jess Scarane deserves a lot of credit, not just for her run, but for using her campaign as a platform to feature many of the candidates who won last night as she had them join her […]

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DL Primary Night Open Thread

Filed in Coons, Delaware, Featured, Open Thread by on September 15, 2020 47 Comments

If past is prologue, we can look for the first results around 8:30.  Of course, with the new voting machines, that may not be the case.  We’ll post results here as they come in, and we encourage your feedback.  Of all of my dubious predictions, I’m becoming more convinced that Scott Walker will win that […]

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DL Open Thread: Monday, Sept. 14, 2020

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on September 14, 2020 3 Comments

Yo, Biden And Harris: Get Your Asses Out To the Pacific Northwest.  Have the governors of Cali, Oregon and Washington there.  Draw a line in the sand and say that these fires demonstrate that global warming is real, that this is the most urgent problem facing us, that you will reverse every one of Trump’s […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, September 13, 2020

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on September 13, 2020 5 Comments

Sanders Raises Concerns About Biden Campaign.  He’s right, of course.  Could the Biden campaign at least demonstrate that they’re not taking progressive voters for granted?  I have visions of Goldman Sachs execs polishing up their resumes. Bloomberg To Dump $100 Mill In Florida For Biden.  Mostly in digital ads in Spanish and English.  Wouldn’t hurt […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on September 12, 2020 3 Comments

Trump Silent On Wildfire Disasters.  Hey, Cali, Oregon and Washington don’t matter to Trump. Some good news: there’s been a wind shift in Oregon as the rainy season approaches.  BTW, the Dems are no better.  Can’t someone, you know, fly out there? US Court Of Appeals Rules Felons Must Pay Fines Before They Can Vote.  […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, September 11, 2020

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on September 11, 2020 14 Comments

Trump Cuts Back On TV Ads–Rethugs Worry. Y’know, if Trump were to throw in some of his fictitious billions, they’d have no problem. California Fires Reflect Immediate Need To Address Climate Change.  BTW, has anybody seen any sign of the Federal government helping out? I haven’t. 10% of Oregon residents must evacuate. Court Blocks Trump […]

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