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My Valentine’s Day Gift To You – When Trolls Are Awesome!

By pandora February 14, 20133 Comments

After some Reddit/4chan MRA babies tried to make #INeedMasculismBecause happen on Twitter today (co-opting the popular feminist meme, because EYEROLL), it blew up in their faces bigtime. The hashtag was gleefully hijacked by the normal, thinking humans of Twitter, who are currently churning out hundreds of tweets lampooning Men's Rights talking points.

The Kinder Morgan Presentation

By cassandra_m February 14, 201320 Comments

Kinder Morgan had their public presentation on Monday accompanied with the requisite PowerPoint deck to highlight main points. I've embedded a copy of that presentation below -- it is a black and white copy, so some of the graphics are hard to read. I hope you'll take a look at these slides (some of them you might need to print) and let us know what you think of this deal so far. But here are some of my thoughts on what is here:

Valentine’s Day Open Thread [2.14.13]

By Delaware Dem February 14, 201317 Comments

Chuck Hagel's confirmation as Secretary of Defense is now in serious jeopardy because the traitorous Senate Republicans have decided to filibuster a confirmation vote for the first time in the history of the United States. It would appear that while Hagel would be confirmed if a majority vote was held, it would appear that the chickenshit coward Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who refused to reform the filibuster when he had the chance, lacks the 60 votes to break the unprecedented and McCarthyite filibuster by the traitorous Republicans. I have no sympathy for Harry Reid and Senate Democrats. They are the perpetual Charlie Brown and the conniving Repubicans are the Lucy and the football. Maybe one day they will get the spine and do something real to break the Republican Party's traitorous obstruction, but until then we are now left with no Secretary of Defense, and a broken government.

Way to keep it classy Republicans

By jason330 February 14, 201325 Comments

According to a report published by Mother Jones' David Corn, the GOP affiliated group, FreedomWorks, recorded a promotional video that featured a fake panda performing oral sex on a woman impersonating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Two female interns were chosen to participate in the video, according to the report, one wearing the panda suit and the other dressed as Clinton. The video was created ahead of the group's FreePAC conference, which was held in late July 2012, and it was intended to be shown at the event.

Family values...?

Wayne LaPierre Doubles Down On His Paranoid Fantasies

By pandora February 14, 201336 Comments

If you ever wondered what drove Adam Lanza's mother to build a personal arsenal this might be the answer.

Following President Obama’s call for a vote on proposed gun safety legislation in his State of the Union speech, Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, on Wednesday issued a call-to-action for gun owners to prepare for post-apocolyptic-style scenarios and rally against the gun control movement. In an op-ed published by the Daily Caller, LaPierre outlined a three-step plan of action to preserve gun rights against an administration that he argues poses a serious threat to the Second Amendment.

Go read LaPierre's manifesto and then explain to me how this man is in charge of anything. Here are some choice bits:

Valentine’s Day Daily Delawhere [2.14.13]

By Delaware Dem February 14, 2013

The town hall for the city of New Castle, on a snowy night. It reminds me of Headhouse Square in Olde City Philadelphia.

They Deserve A Vote

By cassandra_m February 13, 201335 Comments

President Obama ended his SOTU speech last night by calling on Congress to at least vote on the proposals made to try to rein in some of this country's gun violence. It was, in my opinion, perhaps the finest moment of this speech -- reminding us of the price of a violent society, honoring recent victims of gun violence and making the GOP actually participate in a standing ovation for gun control. One article I read today noted that the repetition of "They deserve a vote" wasn't in the prepared remarks -- prepared or no, President Obama delivered a little bit of church yesterday and walked away with a great rallying cry:

I John Sigler, being a clown and having no irony sensors….

By jason330 February 13, 20133 Comments

The least serious person in Delaware politics, a guy who couldn't sign up one single decent statewide candidate, projects his unseriousness on the President.

"It's that time of the year again -- when President Obama pretends he's concerned about the weak economy and the soaring national debt. But the citizens of Delaware have heard enough State of the Union addresses from President Obama to know the truth: he's not serious. He's not serious about creating jobs. He's not serious about deficit reduction. He's not serious about spending reform.

The doofus tumbles ass backwards into a truth here. He, John Sigler, is sick of hearing the President. He has heard enough. But he is antsy because he knows that he is going to hear a lot more. Mainly because his party is full of nut bags who think sobbing is a legitimate argument, and stamping their feet is evidence. He hasn't quite made the connection between the GOP's lack of seriousness and their electoral misfortunes, but you can tell he is groping his way toward the truth.

Customers With More Money = Good For Business

By jason330 February 13, 201313 Comments

The Chamber of Commerce, and most elected officials from either party don't get it. Raising the minimum wage makes good economic sense, and it makes good political sense. No matter. "OMGZ! Think of the billionaires!! Won't anyone think of the billionaires!!?!?!" You can almost see the wheels turning in John Boehner's head.

SOTU Reaction Open Thread [2.13.14]

By Delaware Dem February 13, 201312 Comments

Here's one from Booman, whom I agree with almost completely:

Obama's vision isn't binary. Our government is made up of citizens. Our citizens form governments, large and small, to get things done for each other. If our governments can't help us, then we cannot help ourselves. Obama's vision is diametrically opposed to Reaganism precisely because it isn't binary.