Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Chickenhawk Tom Tancredo Gets Served By Markos
Today is video pwnage day at DL. Former Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo appeared on MSNBC to talk about how veterans hate the VA system. Markos then hurt Tancredo’s feelings by pointing out that Tancredo avoided service in Vietnam, a war that Tancredo claimed to support. Tancredo left the set!
Friday Open Thread
It’s Friday! *happy dance* Let’s get your weekend started out right with some sweet pwnage by Shoshana Johnson: Commenter a. price points us to this video of Jon Stewart mocking Glenn Beck. It’s some of Stewart’s best work. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Someone Is Confused
Poor Charlie Crist is under a lot of pressure by the purgers and it’s obviously making him a bit confused: “I didn’t endorse it. I didn’t even have a vote on the darned thing,” Crist told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in an interview Wednesday on The Situation Room. “But I understood that it was going to […]
Health Care Reform News
Yesterday while Michelle Bachmann’s mob gathered at the capital to once again compare health care reform to nazism, the White House announced some key endorsements of the House health care reform bill: the AARP, the American Cancer Society and the AMA. So, will the Blue Dogs listen to these groups that represent millions of Americans […]
Breaking: Shooters On Loose In Ft. Hood, TX
This sounds ominous… At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base’s public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday. The official would not give his name nor additional details. It was unknown whether victims are soldiers or civilians. One gunman was reportedly in custody […]
Thursday Open Thread
It’s Thursday and the open thread is open. What’s on your mind today besides sadness at the Phillies loss? To get you started, here’s some delicious snark from Gail Collins about the lessons of the 2009 election: In Ohio, citizens marched to the polls on Tuesday and voted to allow gambling casinos in the state. […]
Michelle’s Mob
Michelle Bachmann is gathering a mob today to try to intimidate members of Congress in hopes of derailing the health care reform bill. Is it a coincidence that she scheduled this protest on Guy Fawkes Day? Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on the Glenn Beck radio show today to promote her big protest event tomorrow […]
Moderates Need Not Apply
The GOP purity purge is accelerating, despite their loss of NY-23. It’s no wonder the teabaggers feel empowered – they were being interviewed all over the media yesterday. They see the loss of NY-23 as a big win for their movement – the movement to make a smaller, purer GOP. The purgers scored another big […]
Wednesday Open Thread
It’s Wednesday, the day after an election. I know all you political junkies out there needed a little boost before the big election season next year in Delaware, just to make sure you’re not rusty. Here’s a piece of good news – the racist judge who refused to marry an interracial couple in Louisiana has […]
2009 Election Results: Mixed Night For Teabaggers
Here’s yesterday’s election results, as they stand right now: VA-Gov Bob McDonnell (R) 59% Creigh Deeds (D) 41% 99% counted A big win for Republicans in VA-Gov. This result was no surprise, Deeds was a crappy candidate. His problem was that he tried to run against President Obama, at one point even saying he would […]
Election Results Thread
We’ll be watching the results and updating you here. VA polls close at 7 pm, Maine and NJ close at 8 pm and NY polls close at 9 pm. We could actually be in for a long election if the votes are close, because then we’ll have to wait for absentee and provisional ballots to […]
Voter Intimidation In NY-23
Haven’t we seen the rhetoric from the right wing fringe getting more and more violent. I hope violence isn’t inevitable but I’ll bet you’re not surprised to hear that Hoffman supporters have been intimidating voters in NY-23: I just got off the phone with former state Democratic Chairwoman June O’Neill, who informed me the police […]
Tuesday Open Thread
It’s Tuesday! Do you feel the excitement of election day even if you’re not voting? If you do, you might be a political junkie. The Daily Show held an important election: NY vs. Philly for the “douchiest fans.” The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Clash of the Cretins www.thedailyshow.com […]
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