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Conservatives Now Calling Chrissie-Pooh Out

Filed in Delaware, National by on August 19, 2011 10 Comments

Brent Bozell has come out to say that conservatives shouldn’t be wasting their time defending COD. Bozell, who is president of the Media Research Center, a conservative media watchdog organization, said in a column on CNN.com that COD’s reaction to the questions posed by Piers Morgan was “downright bizarre.”

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What the General Assembly Should Do Post-Tigani

Filed in Delaware by on August 16, 2011 37 Comments

The Delaware Way has been exposed in all its inglorious penny-ante glory, thanks to the even-by-Delaware standards excesses of Chris Tigani.

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Dramatic Reading of the Drama Queen

Filed in Delaware, National by on August 12, 2011 13 Comments
Dramatic Reading of the Drama Queen

On Tuesday, Christine O’Donnell’s new book will be on sale to peddle her lies and mis-characterizations. Among the reported lies in the book, Christine claims:

  • Mike Castle and Joe Biden conspired to bring down her campaign
  • She never approved the infamous “I am not a witch” ad
  • She was a serious candidate

So Ken Grant has decided to ask the reality-based community to get together at the BBC Tavern on Tuesday evening for a happy hour and selected dramatic readings of Ms. O’Donnell’s …ummm… works.

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Tea Leaf Alert: Christine O’Donnell

Filed in Delaware by on August 3, 2011 9 Comments
Tea Leaf Alert: Christine O’Donnell

The tea leaves think that Christine O’Donnell isn’t running for Senate.

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Legislative Perks That I Have Known

Filed in Delaware by on August 2, 2011 15 Comments

I am struck with the genuine surprise that many WDEL listeners felt when reading the News-Journal’s articles on Tigani and his (wait for it) ilk, and were especially surprised at the, let’s say, easy relationships between lobbyists and legislators (and, yes, legislative staff) and governors (and, yes gubernatorial staff). So, in the interest of full disclosure, I’m going to lay out as many of the legislative perks that I can recall. This will not be an all-inclusive list, so I intend to add to it as my memories come back. I would invite any and all anonymous current or former legislative staffers to add to the list.

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Death and Taxes (without the Death)

Filed in Delaware, National by on July 31, 2011 1 Comment

h/t to Joanne Cabry for this. If you’re a conservative who hates taxes, please do the following. 1. Do not use Medicare. 2. Do not use Social Security 3. Do not become a member of the US military, who are paid with tax dollars. 4. Do not ask the National Guard to help you after […]

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Kavips Spells Out How We Got To The Brink Of Disaster

Filed in Delaware by on July 29, 2011 1 Comment

Our one and only Kavips has a diary entitled You Just Don’t Get It… moving up the Daily Kos rec list.  So… go read and rec! Here’s a taste: And so they upped the ante… They said there should be a shift of $4 trillion to take care of the long term debt problem. When […]

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Drinking with Liberals

Filed in Delaware by on July 28, 2011 0 Comments

Just a reminder that we will be drinking liberally at the Biergarten at the Purple Parrot, 134 Rehoboth Avenue, tonight starting at 7:00 PM. Bring your national debt so we can raise the roof.

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Does This Wifebeater Make Me Look Fat?

Filed in Delaware by on July 22, 2011 52 Comments

Yesterday we covered the despicable email Rep. Allen West (Tejadi – FL) sent to Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Well, our resident teabagging radio talking head, Bill Colley (aka Curley, aka The Fat Man) decided to go one step further. During yesterday afternoon’s show, he said regarding the response to West’s email “If he went and […]

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Markell Has Signed SB 146. Quietly. Very Quietly.

Filed in Delaware by on July 21, 2011 14 Comments

Virtually every day, we get at least one, and sometimes more, press releases from the Governor’s office, touting the signing of one piece of ‘landmark’ legislation after another. Jack Markell is not the first governor to do this, it’s a time-honored tradition of giving oneself ‘the rub’ (wrestling term for putting someone over) and giving […]

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Chad Livengood Falls Victim To Dread Disease

Filed in Delaware by on July 20, 2011 6 Comments

Normally excellent reporter Chad Livengood falls victim to the dread disease of fairnbalanced-itis. Send him healing thoughts.

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Harry Shearer and The Big Uneasy Tonight

Filed in Delaware by on July 20, 2011 4 Comments

A reminder that this movie is being screened complete with a Q&A by Harry Shearer tonite at Theater N in Wilmington. There are less than 50 tickets left for this (as of Tuesday afternoon), so if you are planning to go, get your tickets on line and in advance here.

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Delaware GOP Presidential Straw Poll

Filed in Delaware by on July 20, 2011 5 Comments

The Delaware GOP is having a straw poll for GOP presidential primary during the state fair. It’s open!

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