Archive for May 4th, 2009

The National Council for a New America (NCNA) Names Exec Director

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The National Council for a New America (NCNA) Names Exec Director

Pandora introduced us to this group of Republicans determined to save the party of religious nuts and rich white guys. Well, they are not wasting anytime getting organized. The organization established and office in DC and named an executive director yesterday,

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Late Night Oddity: Swine Flu PSAs (1976)

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Late Night Music Video: Andrew Bird – Fitz and the Dizzyspells

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Feminist-Approved Insults

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As we discussed yesterday in my inaugural post, sometimes common expressions grate on feminists the wrong way. The main objection is to describing things that are undesirable in feminine terms, most especially terms for the female anatomy. Listen, I know it’s a hard habit to break because it is so pervasive (that’s the problem!) so […]

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Mike Castle “Celebrates” Project He Voted Against

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Add hypocrite to Castle’s resume. Biden, others tout rails, offshore wind power in Del. By Brittany Talarico INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Vice President Joe Biden returned to his home state of Delaware today to speak about the importance of renewing the nation’s infrastructure through rail transportation and offshore wind power. Beginning his day in Wilmington, Biden […]

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Rethugs Appoint Anti-Civil Rights Activist to Battle Obama’s Court Nominees

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Once again, the new and improved ‘Big Tent’ party shows its true colors (hint, it’s not ‘black’) by appointing Alabama’s William Sessions to be the ranking Rethug on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sessions has one of the most disgusting records on race that one could have. From an excellent 2002 profile  by Sarah Wildman: Sessions […]

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This is not a crusade…it’s only a war…not a crusade, right?

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVGmbzDLq5c&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2009%2F05%2F04%2Fsoldiers-in-afghanistan-g_n_195674.html&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]This isn’t too scary if you think about it…

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Open Thread

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Because we, at DL, aim to please… BTW, any one following Neal Horsley (Republican running for Governor of Georgia) who admitted to having sex with a mule and is now claiming he’d kill his son to get his state to secede from the union? Hmm… who was it who first mentioned something about goats?

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Nate Silver Giving Castle a Shot

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Castle has no shot in hell, but Nate SIlver at Fivethirtyeight.com is a pretty smart cookie and he picked Delaware’s Senate seat as the 8th most likely to flip in 2010. 8. Delaware (D-Open) Last month, we touted Delaware as a sleeper, pointing out that Republican Mike Castle, currently Delaware’s at-large representative to the House, […]

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Happy Star Wars Day

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Happy Star Wars Day

Today is indeed Star Wars Day.  May your hyperdrive never malfuntion.

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Required reading for all especially people looking for Common sense logic

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Not Brian recommended this to read:  Going Dutch For the first few months I was haunted by a number: 52. It reverberated in my head; I felt myself a prisoner trying to escape its bars. For it represents the rate at which the income I earn, as a writer and as the director of an […]

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Who Does Paul Clark Think He’s Kidding?

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NCCo County Council President writes a Letter to the Editor today, objecting to the characterizations of the NCCo Council government as being against Open Government: Council’s vote was solely based upon concerns that the county lacks the equipment to secure audio postings. Because of those who manipulate the facts for self-interest or humor, and then […]

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Let’s Talk Supreme Court

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Any idea who Obama’s going to nominate… and why?

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