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DL Open Thread: Sunday, September 25, 2022
Russians Stage Sham Votes The GOP Might Soon Emulate: Ukrainians who are in contact with friends and relatives in the occupied territories describe groups of men armed with Kalashnikov rifles, accompanied by a person with a portable ballot box, going door-to-door in apartment buildings and houses. “The referendum is taking place in the occupied city […]
Eagles Pre-Game – Week 3
Eagles v Washington Commanders – Away 1:00 PM FOX The birds have a legit top tier quarterback in Jalen Hurts and that quarterback has many offensive weapons. Including a weapon the birds coaches go to much too often – Jalen’s legs. Hurts runs too much and takes too many late hits. The Eagles have a […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 24, 2022
How Hospitals Pressured Those Entitled To Free Care To Pay. Utterly despicable, utterly predictable: “Ask every patient, every time,” the materials said. Instead of using “weak” phrases — like “Would you mind paying?” — employees were told to ask how patients wanted to pay. Soliciting money “is part of your role. It’s not an option.” […]
Micheal Smith (22nd RD) is NOT a Dangerous MAGA Extremist
All the same caveats that apply to Hensley and Ramone apply to Smith. These responses (see below) don’t mean that Smith isn’t terrible person. His party affiliation means that he probably is pretty horrible. And yet, these responses do mean that he is a Republican legislator who is willing to go on the record holding some […]
Song of the Day 9/23: Modern English, “I Melt With You”
Vladimir Putin is threatening to use nuclear weapons to bail himself out of the war he needlessly started. That strikes me as similar to a man who’s freezing to death deciding to set himself on fire, but it has frightened a lot people. We’ll have to see if the sentiment adds to the stockpile of […]
This Saturday – Door Knock with Frank Burns
Come help get out the vote for Burns!
This is a big pickup opportunity for Dems as Burns is running against republican in a heavily democratic district.
Burns is a Pro- Choice, Pro-Worker, Pro-Future Democrat.
Here is what El Som had to say about Burns:
Frank Burns. Perhaps the least likely, and most intriguing, D challenger to a vulnerable R incumbent I’ve seen in some time. Yes, he’s overqualified, something nobody would ever say about smarmy incumbent Michael Ramone. Can you imagine someone with this resume in Dover? He is now running against the post-Roe repeal Mike Ramone. Ramone is so vulnerable on that and so many other issues that Burns could score a victory in what again should be a blue year in Delaware. He is a Bernie supporter and a dyed-in-the-wool progressive. No weasel words in his responses. Here’s his answer to what he’s passionate about:
- I am Pro-Choice. I believe ownership of one’s own body is the most fundamental right.
- I am Pro-Worker. I believe that a living wage and corresponding benefits are the right of every full time worker. I support strong unions as a primary means of strengthening the middle class and achieving a fairer distribution of wealth in our societ
- I am Pro-future. We need to look beyond our immediate horizon. Everything from climate change to emerging diseases presents us with challenges and opportunities. We need to be drivers, not road kill, on the road to the future.
DL Open Thread: Friday, September 23, 2022
Jury Finds Project Veritas To Be–Not Truthful: WASHINGTON — A jury in a federal civil case on Thursday found that Project Veritas, a conservative group known for its deceptive tactics, had violated wiretapping laws and fraudulently misrepresented itself as part of a lengthy sting operation against Democratic political consultants. The jury awarded the consulting firm, […]
Highlands Bunker – Probably the best one so far
I loved the conversation about how the establishment party is going to try and contend with the progressive wave that is kicking their asses all over the state.
Jason330, Jordyn Pusey, and Tye Grier join Rob and Karl in the virtual bunker to talk about the results of the 2022 state primaries. What were the results, what do they mean, and what happens next?
Show Notes:
Rich Collins (41st RD) IS a Dangerous MAGA Extremist
Nobody likes this series except me. Anyway, Onward.
Collins replied but couldn’t say whether or not the Jan 6th rioters committed any crimes. Nor could he think of anything witty to say in lieu of giving a simple yes or no. (See his email to me below). I thought of all the dangerous MAGA Extremist in LEG Hall, Collins might have the balls to admit that he is a proud MAGA republican. Turns out – nope.
So if you live in the dreadful 41st RD you are represented by a cowardly dummy who is also a dangerous MAGA extremist. Which is probably no surprise to you.
Ramone Rethugs Scale Great Heights, Reach New Lows
Mike Ramone may not be a MAGAt, but he is a Nixonian Rethug, someone who deals in dirty tricks and character assassination. It’s not gonna be easy to besmirch Frank Burns, so his Rethug minions have taken to…completely obliterating a Frank Burns billboard. I mean, it takes a lot of work and chutzpah to destroy […]
Shit that happened (will happen) on October 19th
202 BC – Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage. 439 – The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa. 1216 – King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry. 1386 – The Universität Heidelberg holds its first lecture, making it […]
Obama
It would be cool if Obama trolled Trump by saying that he used his magical ex-president telepathy powers to release Trumps income taxes.
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