Andrew Brietbart was Killed for This?

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The video inside shows Barack Obama in a 1990 video at Harvard protests in favor of the cause of Professor Derek Bell and the hiring of more minority faculty members. Isn't it amazing that Obama sounds and looks exactly the same (sans afro today). Obviously Obama has a time machine.

Is There A Tipping Point When It Comes To Charter Schools?

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Charter schools have moved front and center in the education debate, mainly due to the announcements over the past month. First, there was the donated BofA building slated to house charter schools. This school would hold approximately 2,000 students. Then there was the expansion of Newark Charter School. Once fully operational, this school would hold an estimated 2,300 students. Odyssey Charter moved into the spotlight with its expansion plan. Projected enrollment: 1,716. That's a lot of charter. The question is... Is there a tipping point when it comes to Charter Schools and how they impact traditional Public Schools?

Delaware Liberal Tracking Poll Results — Vincent White

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Officially, the only two filed candidates in the Democratic Primary for the Insurance Commissioner's Race are incumbent incompetent Karen Weldin Stewart, Mitch Crane, and in Kent County, this Gallagher fella. Where is Vince White? Who is Vince White? You can find out here. Whomever he is and wherever he is, he has a 44% disapproval rating, and another 33% who don't know who is or don't care. He has only a 24% approval rating.

Wednesday Open Thread [3.7.12]

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So Mitt Romney won Ohio barely, and only at the last second. Not a compelling narrative for his candidacy. He also ended up winning Virginia (where only Ron Paul was his competition), Vermont (neighboring state to his home state), Massachusetts (where he was Governor), Idaho (where there are Mormons) and Alaska. Santorum won Oklahoma, North Dakota and Tennessee. Gingrich won Georgia. So what's next?

Delaware Liberal Tracking Poll Results: Mitch Crane

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This is no surprise: Mitch Crane is overwhelmingly popular in a DL poll. He gets a 71% approval rating, with only 23% disapproving. His only obstacle to defeating Karen Weldin Stewart is too many other opponents. Because if the race was just Mitch v. Karen, Mitch would destroy her in a Markellian landslide. But if you divide the anti-Karen vote between Vincent White, some Gallagher candidate, Dennis Spivack (what?), and Mitch Crane, then Karen wins with her measly 30% of the vote. So the question must be posed to Mr. White, Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Spivack: When did McDowell pay you and how much was the check?

City of Wilmington Trying to Shut Down Your Freedom to Assemble

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On March 7, 2012, there will be a meeting of the City's L&I Committee that will take up changes to City Ordinance 12-010 that look specifically targeted at the Occupy Delaware folks and will generally restrict the freedom of Wilmington residents to assemble, unless the government pre-approves your assembly. It also lets them pre-approve the time, the place, the duration, the financial capability of the group (in getting the insurance), and other factors that might restrict your ability to protest or even to petition the government for redress.

Public Hearing For Newark Charter School Moved To Larger Venue

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he Public Hearing for Newark Charter School has been moved from the Townsend Building to a larger venue to accommodate greater public participation. The new location is the Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC) Auditorium. It is within walking distance from the DDOE (approximately a ¼ mile). Attached are the directions and revised public notice. We will have signage posted at DDOE and staff available to redirect constituents and give them directions to the new building. Please share this update with your constituents. We will start the hearing 15 minutes later to allow for the transition.

Tuesday Open Thread [3.6.12]

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Does the Republican primary end today? If Romney wins Ohio and Tennessee, and Santorum only wins Oklahoma and Gingrich only wins Georgia, then I think yes, it is over. If Santorum wins Tennessee, the race will limp along with Romney again the frontrunner who has trouble down south. If Santorum wins Ohio and Tennessee, then Romney is back in trouble again.

PDD to host panel on State Budget Process

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Tomorrow, at their monthly meeting, the Progressive Democrats for Delaware will be hosting a panel on the state budget process. The guests expected on the panel will be: State Representative Dennis P. Williams, State Representative James "JJ" Johnson, Office of Management and Budget Director Anne Visalli, and DEFAC member Bob Byrd.