Yet More Suckitude From John Carney

Yet More Suckitude From John Carney

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He is terrible. Today, our 'Honorable' voted with the Rethugs and 35 other phony D's to "exempt many private equity fund advisers from a provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform law which required advisers with more than $150 million in assets under management to register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission." What earthly public purpose could be served by such an exemption? None, none at least that makes sense from a progressive perspective.
WDEL Feed A Friend Campaign

WDEL Feed A Friend Campaign

Every year, WDEL devotes a day of programming (at least from 9 til 4 or so) to raising funds for a number of great institutions who are trying to help feed Delawareans in need -- the Newark Area Welfare Committee, the Sunday Breakfast Mission, the Emmanuel Dining Room, YWCA Delaware and the St. Paul’s Church Outreach Center. And it is a great deal too -- every $11.50 pledge buys a case of food to help feed some of our neighbors in need. Tomorrow -- Thursday 5 December -- is this year's Feed A Friend Day and we encourage all DL readers and commenters to call WDEL during Al Mascitti's show from 9 til 12 to pledge what you can to this worthy cause. Why Al Mascitti's show? Because Al has a goal of raising $10,000 tomorrow AM (he's going to do a 10% match up to $1000.00); because his show is the only local one working at deconstructing right-wing memes; and because he takes El Som off of our hands for a few hours during the week. :lol: We'll post the phone number to call in the morning, and remind you to call and pledge in multiples of $11.50. (They'll take credit cards.) After you pledge, it would be really fantastic if you'd go to your Facebook page and ask your friends to call in to pledge too.
Wilmington Breaks Its Shootings Record

Wilmington Breaks Its Shootings Record

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Over the past several days, Wilmington lived through another rash of shootings resulting in a new shootings record: 147, surpassing the 2010 record of 142. On Monday, I returned home from seeing The Godfather on the big screen at Penn Cinema to multiple flashing red lights at 6th and Madison Sts -- 2 women had been shot sitting on their porch earlier that evening. Earlier on Monday, the WPD reported arresting a man carrying an illegal gun not far from this spot -- on the 500 block of W 5th -- and credited the community with reporting this guy. On Friday, a man was shot in the 600 blk of W 6th St. Other shootings up on Lea Blvd AND at the Riverfront made this a heartbreaker of a Thanksgiving weekend for Wilmington.
Now Accepting 2013 MVP Nominees!

Now Accepting 2013 MVP Nominees!

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Yes, the 2013 MVP (Most Valuable to the Progressive Cause in Delaware) list is coming soon. As soon as I write it, in fact. This Top Ten list reflects those Delawareans who most contributed to the advancement of progressive causes in the year-gone-by. Those on the list don't even have to be progressives (Tony DeLuca and John Sigler have made it, and that doesn't even include the 2010 winner...) , but they have to have made at least one signature contribution to the cause. Once again, I seek your nominees. Several of your suggestions have made it onto previous lists.
Time To Level With Us, Beau

Time To Level With Us, Beau

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Beau Biden apparently wants to have it both ways. According to this article at WDEL.com,   Biden states that he plans to run for reelection in 2014, but refuses to give any update on his health. Although the '...long, curving scar stretching from his left ear to the top of his head' provides a clue. However, Biden "is still refusing to discuss details about a recent health scare that sent him to a Texas cancer center." This in the same interview where he says he'll run for reelection.