Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Physicians Overwhelmingly Support The Public Option
As Obama pointed out in his speech last week, the U.S. has been attempting to reform its health care for many years. In years past, the opposition of physicians has been partially responsible for failure of reform. If these new poll results are any indication, this year may finally be the year that we get […]
The Dumbing Of America Continues
It’s the new political correctness – science is now considered too controversial for America. A movie about the most important scientist of the 19th century and one of the most important scientists ever has failed to find a U.S. distributor. The film has sparked fierce debate on US Christian websites, with a typical comment dismissing […]
RIP, Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze has died. He was 57 years old and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. I think everyone around my age has seen Dirty Dancing many, many times. Link to Time of My Life, from the movie Dirty Dancing.
Monday Open Thread
I’m super busy this morning, but use this thread to chat away. Remember, nothing is off-topic in an open thread!
Your Pop Culture Minute
Kanye West, the guy who said “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” interrupted an award speech by very young country/pop star Taylor Swift because he didn’t think she deserved to win the award over Beyonce. Later in the awards show, Beyonce won for “Video of the Year” and she brought Taylor Swift on stage […]
Tina Fey As Sarah Palin Wins An Emmy
Tina Fey’s hilarious and scarily accurate depiction of Sarah Palin has won an Emmy. Congratulations, Tina Fey, this award is well-deserved. Tina Fey picked up the sixth Emmy of her career Saturday night with her win as guest actress in a comedy series for her portrayal of GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on” Saturday […]
ABC News To Teabaggers: YOU LIE!
There’s lots of numbers floating around about the attendance for yesterday’s Million Thousand Moron March. One that has been widely reported on conservative blogs is 2 million (ironically or perhaps not the estimated number that attended Obama’s inauguration). Michelle Malkin’s site, linked to by many other conservative sites, used ABC News as the source for […]
Another Clown Enters the Clown Car
A crowded field for 2012 may get even more crowded. Everyone’s favorite crazy ex-Senator is thinking of running for president. Yes, it’s Rick Santorum! They were not, however, ended permanently. Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum is apparently taking the possibility of a presidential campaign seriously. Speaking to a room full of prominent US Catholic leaders […]
Comment Rescue: Jason330 On The Radio
I figured I’d better repost this, since Jason330 put this on the “Delete A Comment” thread. He’s such a tease. Comment by jason330 on 12 September 2009 at 8:47 pm: McNubins is a no heart chump. and I;m going to be on the radio. http://delawarelibertarian.blogspot.com/ So, listen to the Rick Jensen *gag* (sorry, momentary gag […]
RD 37 Special Election Results Thread
We forgot to put up a thread this morning reminding people of the 37th Representative district to vote today. The special election for replace Joe Booth featured 37 year-old public defender Rob Robinson and 50-something lobbyist and realtor Ruth Briggs King. We’ll post results as we see them. Department of Elections on-line results. Update 1: […]
Glenn Beck’s Million Moron March Today
I’ll let Bob Cesca speak for me: As Glenn Beck’s pasty white zombies descend on Washington for the 9/12 Rally, I can’t help but the recall these words: You know, it took me about a year to start hating the 9/11 victims’ families. It took me about a year. Um, and I had such compassion […]
The Speech Was A Game-Changer
Some survey data after Obama’s primetime address to Congress on health care reform shows big jumps in popularity for President Obama and for health care reform. First the Daily Kos/Research 2000 tracking poll: President Obama’s Net Favorability Rating–Cumulative Results After Each Day (Fav/Unfav rating after each day in parentheses) MONDAY: +9 (52/43) TUESDAY: +10 (52/42) […]
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