Archive for August 12th, 2008

Dollars…wow…

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Markell raises $1.1 million; Carney at $420,000; Lee gets $300,000; Protack nets $26,670

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It is Time to Put IPOD out of its Misery.

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here are many reasons. First, the Independent Party of Delaware’s executive committee holds a secret meeting at a Grotto Pizza in Millsboro to name Mike Protack its gubernatorial nominee without notifying the rest of the party’s members. Second, activist and party member, Liz Allen, who also comments here and elsewhere in the Delaware blogosphere, files […]

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Dem Primary for Congress Prediction Thread

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Karen Hartley-Nagle has the inside track. She has lined up the Democratic Party (more or less) and been recognized by some unions. She has been keeping an awfully low profile though and may (or may not) have fundraising problems. KHN: 44% Jerry Northington has been raising some money online due to his longstanding connection to […]

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Ladies and gentleman the US Attorney General…

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Light Applause sign…. “not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime….” Illuminate Boo Sign

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Guess what country this happened?

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“I was walking through and 10 minutes after I was there, the security guard approached me, asked me to step aside, made me completely do a turn around while he stared me up and down and then asked me to leave because my outfit was too provocative and people’s husbands was (sic) looking at me,” […]

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Analogy of the Day

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spoon is to bazooka as….

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So glad she didn’t win…

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When you surround yourself with people like Hillary did you don’t deserve to be the decider. You get to be bitter though I guess and complain every step of the way. You get to stand in front of your pathetic supporters that can’t let go and get over it. Like the girl (or guy) that […]

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Del Dems Outspend Carney on Carney Ads

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Drew Voltura once again bests the NJ’s Beth Miller with his AdGate coverage. I can’t link to it, but I love this part: “(Carney campaign manager David Hamrick) said (The Markell campaign) is at­tempting to use money to buy the election instead of engaging in a positive discussion of the issues,” he said. Hilarious, because […]

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FYI: We could all learn from this one..

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it’s a good one h/t suburban guerrilla

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Comment Rescue: A Classic Example of Zombie Republicanism

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Duffy asks… Please explain how you will tax corporations and not have them pass that cost on to consumers. Easy. They might not make $11 billion dollars in profit one quarter. I can’t get over what a bunch of empty headed zombies these Republicans have been turned into. There was a time in this country […]

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WHAT???? You mean? Are you telling me? What you are saying is?

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That corporations don’t pay taxes? NO WAY! And most foreign companies that do business in the United States aren’t paying corporate taxes. The study says about two-thirds of American corporations paid zero income taxes to Uncle Sam between 1998 and 2005. Democracy American style baby. Socializing loss Privatizing gain.

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Georgia to US: Airlift Our Troops From Iraq

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I guess being a toady enabler of George Bush is not what it is cracked up to be. ABC news… strong>Georgian troops have been serving as part of the “coalition of the willing” The Georgian government has requested the U.S. government airlift roughly 2,000 Georgian soldiers out of Iraq and back to defend their homeland, […]

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One Year Ago Today…

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I forced Mike Castle into and early retirment with nothing more at my disposal than the truth. We Only Send One

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