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Penn State and UD Have Something in Common-And It’s Not Good

Filed in National by on November 10, 2011 29 Comments

Penn State is not officially a state institution per se, but a “state-related institution. As such, it now belongs to the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, and is not part of the fully public Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.”

Among other things, this means that, in addition to the university collecting millions upon millions of dollars from the State of Pennsylvania, the Board of Trustees is not obligated, nor do they, make any proceedings/minutes of Board meetings public. That includes to state officials. I wonder if the Board is going to battle FOIA demands from the Feds once that investigation is under way. It wouldn’t surprise me if it does.

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Greg Lavelle: His (Ass) Holiness of the Year

Filed in Delaware, National by on November 6, 2011 5 Comments

Monsignor (and Representative) Greg Lavelle, tireless defender of pedophile priests and the dioceses that protect them, has worked his law ‘n order Jones into a Santorum-like creamy froth over the greatest danger to America today. Yep, the Occupy Delaware protestors. Let’s just enjoy this Rethug Attack Dog waxing rabid over this issue. Click through.

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John Carney Capitulates On His Democratic Principles, If He Ever Had Any

Filed in Delaware, National by on November 4, 2011 32 Comments

John Carney, ladies and gentlemen, YOUR Democratic Congressman. You know what John Carney did yesterday? He literally signed away the principles upon which the Democratic Party has been built. Principles that have served working families, the poor, the elderly, and the middle class for over 80 years.

How did he do this? He signed a letter along with 60 Democrats and 40 Republicans to the so-called bipartisan ‘Super Committee’.

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Why Beau Biden Had to File Suit Against MERS and the Crooks Behind MERS…

Filed in Delaware, National by on October 31, 2011 21 Comments

…Because the Feds and state attorneys-general drafting this deal have come up with terms so pitifully weak that these negotiators make Nevil Chamberlain look like Scott Boras by comparison. That’s why.

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BREAKING: AG Biden Suing Keepers of Mortgage Data Base, News-Journal Reports

Filed in National by on October 27, 2011 18 Comments

Good for him. The News-Journal is reporting that Delaware is filing suit against MERS (Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems).

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‘Bulo On Al’s Show-Wednesday, Oct. 26

Filed in Delaware by on October 26, 2011 0 Comments

We’ll be talking Occupy Delaware, the latest Wilmington mayoral developments, Nancy Cook, Michele Rollins and much more. The Al Mascitti Show airs every week day on WDEL-1150 AM from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. I’ll be on at 10. I do believe that the masked sleepwalker may also make an appearance as well.

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Perfect ‘Autumn Song'(s) from Van the Man

Filed in National by on October 22, 2011 1 Comment

Open the windows, relax, savor the season, and let this waft over you:

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Yet More Music That I Like: Part of a Continuing Series

Filed in National by on October 11, 2011 16 Comments

Discoveries, new and old. Plus new music that SOUNDS old. I just LOVE doing these infrequent posts, hope you like ‘em as well. Click through for the whole selection.

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A Legislative Reform Package for 2012

Filed in Delaware by on October 3, 2011 11 Comments

I have written a lot about the questionable and, let’s face it, downright unethical and, in some cases, corrupt practices that enable legislators to place their personal and financial fortunes ahead of the public interest. It is hard to deny that the Delaware General Assembly is overrun by institutional corruption. Let me make clear what […]

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El Somnambulo on Al’s Show Today

Filed in Delaware by on September 29, 2011 8 Comments

Thursday, Sept. 29 at 10 am. We will talk about the latest state legislative rip-offs of the public, and I will share sort-of a first conceptual draft of a ‘Legislative Reform’ agenda, an agenda that I hope many will consider, support, and lobby their legislators on behalf of. We’ll have more on that on DL […]

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More Thievery From the Delaware General Assembly–At Your Expense

Filed in Delaware by on September 25, 2011 24 Comments

Lest anyone still doubt that the Delaware General Assembly is THE Poster Child for the Delaware Way, Chad Livengood’s article in today’s News-Journal should disabuse you of that notion.

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News-Journal Exposes General Assembly Pension Scam…More To Follow

Filed in National by on September 23, 2011 11 Comments

Every couple of years, retired state employees get something like a 2% pension increase. If they’re lucky. If there’s money for it. If the legislators are in a giving mood. However, for a not-particularly small, but select, group of state legislators, a pension windfall is realized whenever certain veteran legislators retire or, in the case of the ethically-compromised Terry Spence, are defeated.

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El Somnambulo On Al’s Show, Thursday, Sept. 22

Filed in National by on September 21, 2011 11 Comments

Yes, I’m back after a brief summer sabbatical, and ready to talk about all things political and governmental. No doubt we’ll talk some Karen Weldin Stewart, some IC politics, some Rockwood (I wanna hear from all you hatahs out there),  some more reasons why Ruth Ann Minner and her cronies should face criminal charges, Crazy […]

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