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DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 19, 2023
I think that President Biden’s trip to Israel was inspirational and substantive. He has genuine empathy, and he demonstrated it both on a one-to-one basis, and in his attempts to get the parties to cool down. It looks like he’s had some success–securing an agreement to get supplies to Palestinians through Egypt, and getting Israel […]
Has Your Comment Been Trashed?
I’m seeing several comments in the trash folder that we haven’t deleted. While that usually means that the writer of the comment trashed it, I’m starting to wonder if the ‘algorithm’ has gone wacky. If you’re someone who has not been moderated or blacklisted in the past, please LMK here or on our tipline and […]
The FINAL Delaware Occasional Political Weekly Of The Year!
After this, we go weekly…until we don’t. Meaning, maybe we have a political weekly this Friday, maybe we have one next Friday. Depends on how many stories/rumors we can gather, and how quickly. 1. BHL Opts To Brazen It Out. Her campaign touted two endorsements last week–Lumpy Carson and Kendra Johnson. Gotta love this: Rep. […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 15, 2023
Louisiana Goes Full-On Right-Wing Crazy. Guess I won’t be visiting N’Awlins soon: Jeff Landry, the Louisiana attorney general and a hard-line conservative, trounced a crowded field of candidates on Saturday to become the state’s next governor, cementing Republican control of Louisiana after eight years of divided government. Mr. Landry, a brash conservative who repeatedly fought […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Weisselberg Lied, Under Oath, About Trump’s Penthouse. Too bad there’s incontrovertible proof–from Weisselberg: Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, lied in sworn testimony on Tuesday when questioned about Donald Trump’s penthouse atop Trump Tower. Weisselberg was on the stand as part of a $250 million lawsuit that the New York […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 13, 2023
Scalise Boomlet Crashes. Looks like Jordan is up next. We can only hope that his candidacy suffers the same fate: The fractious Republican conference has rejected a second speaker hopeful in eight days — this time, Kevin McCarthy’s longtime heir apparent, Steve Scalise. While Republicans appear to be turning next to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Best Thing Dubya Ever Said: Word. Just remember this before you demand to know ‘Whose side are you on?’ That kind of intimidation says a lot more about the intimidator than about the intimidated. End of lecture. If there is one redeeming feature about the Israel/Hamas War, it’s that Donald Trump has not been on […]
Karl Baker Breaks The BHL Story Wide Open
Tips of the sombrero to eagle-eyed readers Duarte and BLT who spotted it: https://thenewsarcade.substack.com/p/leading-candidate-for-delaware-governor?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Here’s an excerpt from Karl’s story: In 2018, Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s husband went into business with her office’s chief deputy, forming an LLC that purchased nine row homes in a small Wilmington suburb that had been targeted as an ideal […]
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Legislative Races Of 2024: #2-RD 29
The year was 2018. Incumbent State Rep. Trey Paradee ran for the 17th State Senate seat and won. The D primary to succeed Trey in his Kent Counry 29th RD was won by–wait–there was no D primary for the 29th RD. Making the successor-designee one Bill Bush, who was pushed by the worst of the […]
This Is A Moderated Blog
Seems like we have some newbies who want to fight Israel vs. Hamas on these pages, while figuratively targeting those who don’t leave their brains at the door. Please understand, if your comments cross the line, they will either go into moderation unto perpetuity, or you will be blacklisted. Yes, we’re the sole arbiters, but […]
Yo, Bethany: It’s Time
I’m pretty sure your supporters and/or those who would like to find an alternative if your ‘issues’ are fatal to your campaign are impatient for answers. I don’t know what happened, but it looks like your problems may both be related to campaign finances, and/or questionable business dealings that you and your husband have had […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 8, 2023
Rep. Cole: Deals That McCarthy Cut With RWNJ’s ‘No Longer Operative’. Revenge of the (all things are relative) moderates?: With Kevin McCarthy out as speaker, House Rules Chair Tom Cole says Republicans are free to step back from the deep appropriations cuts dictated by McCarthy’s backroom deal with the far right last June. “This agreement […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 7, 2023
Wag The Dog: Netanyahu Proclaims ‘We Are At War’. Only question is, how many Palestinians will be killed by American weapons?: Israel and Gaza were at war on Saturday after Palestinian militants launched an early morning assault on southern Israel that had few precedents in its complexity and scale, invading several Israeli towns and firing […]
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