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Teen Pregnancy and Syphilis Increase Under “Abstinence Only” Bush, Or… Duh

By pandora July 21, 200914 Comments

Like we didn't see this one coming. Teenage pregnancies and syphilis have risen sharply among a generation of American school girls who were urged to avoid sex before marriage under…

Rachel Maddow Corrects Pat Buchanan

By Unstable Isotope July 21, 20093 Comments

Rachel Maddow addresses the errors in Pat Buchanan's remarks on Sotomayor from last week.

Sarah Palin In New Ethics Scandal – I Know You’re Shocked

By Unstable Isotope July 21, 200914 Comments

Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post reports on the newest Sarah Palin ethics scandal. Sarah Palin failed to report donations to a legal defense fund.

Hey Lady in Georgetown, Sit Down and Shut Up

By nemski July 21, 200934 Comments

Obama's birth certificate.

A Musical Salute to the Scopes Monkey Trial

By El Somnambulo July 21, 20096 Comments

On July 21, 1925, the ''monkey trial'' ended in Dayton, Tenn., with John T. Scopes convicted of violating state law for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. The conviction was later…

We’re Back! (All of Delaware Breaths a Sigh of Relief)

By jason330 July 21, 200921 Comments

We'll have to check to see if some wingnuts tried to bring us down or what.

Early Morning Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope July 21, 20092 Comments

Sarah Palin's resignation speech is copy edited by Vanity Fair. Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is arrested for breaking into his own home. Atwater City Councilman Gary Frago (California) sent racist emails about the Obamas to staff and community members. President Obama fights back against Senator DeMint's "waterloo" comment.

News Journal Gets Around to Admitting That The Sainted Mike Castle Got Booed

By jason330 July 21, 20095 Comments

Around 8:00 last night (56 hours after I broke the story here in Delaware) the NJ decided to acknowledge the video clip of Castle getting booed by Republicans and being forced to prove that he knows the "pledge of alliegience."

Another Bloodthirsty Fox Pundit

By Unstable Isotope July 20, 20092 Comments

Fox News Pundit Lt. Col. Ralph Peters hopes that the Taliban will just execute the American soldier they captured to save the U.S. the trouble of putting him on trial.

Georgetown Delaware Wingnut Birther Lady Now Officially Famous

By jason330 July 20, 200964 Comments

Rush Limbaugh (link) used her on his radio show today to illustrate his claim that "there's (birther anger) bubbling up out there." RUSH: State of Delaware, Mike Castle, town meeting,…

What Are Our Favorite Republicans Up To?

By Unstable Isotope July 20, 20093 Comments

Michael Steele doesn't know what an individual mandate is, Mark Sanford is thankful to God for his affair and a former head of the NRCC decides that the Bush doctrine isn't so great after all.

Washington Independent Picks Up Castle v. “Birthers”

By jason330 July 20, 200911 Comments

The clip is viewed as proof that the "birthers" movement will dog Republicans.

Budget Crisis To Lead the Way to Legalizing Marijuana?

By cassandra_m July 19, 200917 Comments

The California Tax Board has told the state that if they legalized marijuana, the state could raise $1.4 billion in revenues. This assessment looks at an actual bill pending before…