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Still can't believe there are 17 Delawareans elected to the House that voted FOR discrimination. Each one of them must be shamed and then defeated. Kudos to Sarah McBride, who…

Late Night Video — Labor Pains for Dads

This is a great Father's Day Video (even though it was made for Mother's Day) -- where two Dads take the challenge of experiencing simulated labor pains. A doctor rigged up electrodes that she strapped to the abdomens of these guys and then started the simulation. Love that their wives stroll into this thing, drinking coffee and being utterly nonchalant. Then the wives drop right into birth coaching mode. Hilarious! (Approx. 3 and a half minutes long.) More boys need to try this out.

On opting out of the news

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When my Mom describes the late 1960's and early 70's she doesn't talk about freedom riders, Kent State, the heart breaking assassinations, the wars, the protest, the deaths, trials or…
Joe “No Bullsh*t” Biden All But Declares Bush An Illegitimate President

Joe “No Bullsh*t” Biden All But Declares Bush An Illegitimate President

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It is all true, so I'm just going to post this whole Dartagnan diary.
The Biden, unleashed:
In remarks made on Tuesday night at a fundraiser for Massachusetts Senate candidate Ed Markey in front of an audience of donating (doting?) Democrats, Biden went for the jugular.In a reference to Al Gore, who introduced Biden at the Washington, D.C., event, Biden said, "This man was elected president of the United States of America,"according to the pool report. "But for the good of the nation, when the bad decision, in my view, was made, he did the right thing for the nation," Biden continued.
Biden was just getting warmed up....
Friday Open Thread [6.7.13]

Friday Open Thread [6.7.13]

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Did you know it is OK to shoot escorts who won't have sex with you in Texas? A Texas jury acquitted a man who shot an escort he contacted via Craig's List. She's dead, but:
During closing arguments Tuesday, Gilbert's defense team conceded the shooting did occur but said the intent wasn't to kill. Gilbert's actions were justified, they argued, because he was trying to retrieve stolen property: the $150 he paid Frago. It became theft when she refused to have sex with him or give the money back, they said.
Time to give Texas back to Mexico, I'm thinking.

When Delaware Democrats Vote to Cut Food Stamps

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The Farm Bill (S. 954) was being worked by the Senate the last few weeks, in an effort to get a bill done and voted on before the recess. This bill looks much like last year's bill (but adding some additional support for Southern crops such as rice, cotton and peanuts). As this bill came out of the Agricultural Committee, it had cut $4.5 BILLION from the food stamp program over the next 10 years. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand offered an amendment (#931) to restore those cuts: