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UPDATED: While Firms Flee From Blood Soaked Sponsorships – Hall Long Donates NRA Money to Shooting Victims

By jason330 February 24, 201843 Comments

UPDATE: Bethany donated the money she received from the NRA in 2015 to the Stoneman Douglas victims fund yesterday. The radical organization continues to lose corporate sponsorship...

Song Of The Day: Feb. 24, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 24, 2018

That pernicious Russian influence is everywhere. Even...the Song Of The Day? From Russia with love for Elvis:

Dirtbag Dan Short Whines About Carney’s “Knee-Jerk” Reaction

By Alby February 23, 20187 Comments

House Minority Leader Dan Short is the latest Delaware politician to pretend to care about the public while in thrall to the gun lobby. He criticized Gov. Carney's call for…

Carney Runs to Catch Departing Train

By Alby February 23, 20186 Comments

Here's how obvious the changing momentum on guns is: Gov. John Carney heard the "All aboard!" call and is now running to catch the train. He issued a statement today…

Know Your Firearm Fondlers: State Sen. Anthony Delcollo

By Alby February 23, 201812 Comments

Of all the blood-soaked members of the General Assembly's gun caucus, none is more odious that Anthony Delcollo, the little turd who defeated Patty Blevins for the 7th District Senate…

Trey Paradee Shows How It’s Done, Donates Gun Money to Shooting Victims

By Alby February 23, 20186 Comments

State Rep. Trey Paradee, who's running for Brian Bushweller's District 17 Senate seat, took a bold step this morning, as he announced here at Delaware Liberal: "Earlier this morning, I…

Open Thread Feb. 23: Nudists Forced to Run for Cover

By Alby February 23, 201854 Comments

Boy, was I fooled. For a while there I thought Delaware had entered the 21st century -- not on time, mind you, but within the 5-to-10-year lag period it always…

Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 16-22, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 23, 20188 Comments

Man, what a week. 1. Rep. Bryon Short Retires. The Special Election that propelled Short into the General Assembly was a watershed event for the Democratic Party, especially for the…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 23, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 23, 20182 Comments

I know why Alby didn't like yesterday's selection. He's not a fan of any sort of country/rock hybrid. He's a fan of trad country. He's a purist. As in, "Son, there's…

Bethany Hall Long Accepted NRA Blood Money – Yes, it is a big deal

By jason330 February 23, 20187 Comments

Some commenters here have tried to say that it isn't a big deal that Bethany Hall Long and other Democrats accepted NRA blood money. To those commenters let me ask,…

Delaware Lawmakers With NRA and Gun Lobby Blood on Their Hands [Updated]

By Alby February 22, 201893 Comments

I can't swear this list is comprehensive, but I checked out the Department of Elections web site for campaign contributions. Going back to 2015, these are the Delaware politicians who…

You’ve taken money from the NRA? Your political career is over.

By jason330 February 22, 20182 Comments

That's my dream headline. Help make it a reality by joining The Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence. Here is what they are up to right now: This year, we…

This Is What Flailing Looks Like [Updated]

By Alby February 22, 20185 Comments

The NRA wants you to know that mass shootings are "ratings gold" for the media. I made this same point last week. I pointed it out to argue that attention…