Unstable Isotope

Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.

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Christine O’Donnell Promised Access For Favorable Coverage

Filed in National by on October 22, 2010 32 Comments

The News Journal has an editorial today on coverage of the Senate race, particularly the O’Donnell campaign’s treatment of Ginger Gibson.

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Friday Open Thread

Filed in National by on October 22, 2010 15 Comments

The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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California’s Prop 19

Filed in National by on October 22, 2010 9 Comments

California has an intiative on the ballot to decriminalize the use of marijuana. According to the latest polling, it is favored to pass 48% to 44%.

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O’Donnell’s Extremist Ties

Filed in Delaware by on October 22, 2010 2 Comments

The 9/12 Patriots, key backers of Christine O’Donnell, have ties to radical groups detailed in a new report from Think Progress.

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NPR Fires Juan Williams For Anti-Muslim Bigotry

Filed in National by on October 21, 2010 55 Comments

NPR fired long-time correspondent Juan Williams after comments he made on Bill O’Reilly’s show.

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Thursday Open Thread

Filed in National by on October 21, 2010 9 Comments

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Christine O’Donnell Says…

Filed in Delaware by on October 21, 2010 11 Comments

Christine O’Donnell regrets her “I’m Not a Witch” ad and also was shocked to hear she lost the First Amendment debate.

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Shameless Name-Dropping

Filed in Delaware by on October 21, 2010 8 Comments

Chris Coons answers my question about health care reform. What a shameless suck-up! 😉

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Best Description Of Republican Candidates I’ve Read This Cycle

Filed in Delaware by on October 21, 2010 10 Comments

Muqtedar Khan describes Glen Urquhart’s campaign style in a column in the News Journal.

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WHYY Debate Live Thread

Filed in Delaware by on October 20, 2010 82 Comments

The WHYY-sponsored Senate debate starts at 7 PM.

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Wednesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on October 20, 2010 31 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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O’Donnell’s Other Gaffe

Filed in Delaware by on October 20, 2010 34 Comments

O’Donnell’s 1st amendment gaffe took attention away from another gaffe by O’Donnell – her assertion that “evolution is a theory not a fact” and that local schools could decide to teach intelligent design creationism instead.

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Christine O’Donnell’s 1st Amendment Gaffe Goes Viral

Filed in Delaware, National by on October 19, 2010 12 Comments

O’Donnell’s gaffe on the 1st amendment is headline news around the country, and the headlines are not kind.

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