Archive for July 22nd, 2009

Late Night Video

Filed in National by on July 22, 2009 3 Comments
Late Night Video

Fox News’s Neil Cavuto asks whether highly accomplished Surgeon General nominee Regina Benjamin is too fat to be Surgeon General. Really.

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The Wingnutz Are Coming! The Wingnutz Are Coming!

Filed in National by on July 22, 2009 10 Comments
The Wingnutz Are Coming!  The Wingnutz Are Coming!

Via Wonkette, the wingnutz over at Freeperland are fantasizing about overthrowing the government:

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Live Blog Obama Presser

Filed in National by on July 22, 2009 7 Comments

Chip Reid asking if “it” can be taken out of politcal realm and to panel of experts. at 8:38 pm: Obama states bigPharma ready to put 100 billion dollars on the table to fix meidacre. (They can afford it) Endorsed by AARP. Christy Parsons: Says Obama not being transparent. BHO: Meetings have been on CSPAN. […]

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Polling Shocker: Toomey (R) Would TIE Specter (D) If Election Held Today

Filed in National by on July 22, 2009 14 Comments

This Quinnipaic poll is terrible news for Snarlin’ Arlen Specter. Nate Silver digs into the numbers, but I this is is pretty straightforward. Democrats don;t have any reason to like Specter and Republicans have one big reason to HATE him.

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Irony Watch: Castle Gets Socked While Carper Smirks

Filed in Delaware, National by on July 22, 2009 3 Comments

There is a huge irony to the Georgetown wingnut fuster-cluck that shoved Mike Castle into the national spotlight. Aside from the crazy birther lady, the Delawareans present and booing at Castle (yes I said Delawareans) were booing over his vote to help reduce greenhouse effect producing carbon emissions. That is the surface irony. The global […]

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Deep Health Care Debate Thought

Filed in National by on July 22, 2009 2 Comments

I wonder if President Obama will ever realize that Republicans don’t give a flying fuck about anything other than playing politics?

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I just don’t get why they could ever, ever possibly hate us

Filed in National by on July 22, 2009 7 Comments
I just don’t get why they could ever, ever possibly hate us

Republican Eric Cantor wants a Judeo-Christian foreign policy. He is insane.

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Autotune the News

Filed in National by on July 22, 2009 6 Comments
Autotune the News

Very good! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Psfn6iOfS8[/youtube]

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A Sign Of Who’s Winning The Battle For The Soul Of The Republican Party

Filed in National by on July 22, 2009 8 Comments
A Sign Of Who’s Winning The Battle For The Soul Of The Republican Party

GOP Senate Candidate Charlie Crist, as Governor of a state with many many Hispanics, fears the right wing of his party so much that he announces his opposition to Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination. Thus, the Crazy Right wins control of the Party.

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Hatch and Kyl In a Snit About Sports Betting

Filed in Delaware by on July 22, 2009 8 Comments
Hatch and Kyl In a Snit About Sports Betting

The NJ reports this AM about the efforts of Senators Hatch and Kyl to stop sports betting in Delaware. Gov. Markell’s office speculates that these two are stalking horses for the NFL who are really having issues with this betting idea.

In a letter sent to Attorney General Holder, these two want the AG to tell Delaware to stick to parlay bets only and they also want the AG to vigorously defend against the NJ lawsuit to expand sports betting.

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Deep Thought

Filed in National by on July 22, 2009 3 Comments

If you are going to have CEO’s making 20mm plus, people are going to have to die.

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What kind of a turtle is this?

Filed in Delaware by on July 22, 2009 10 Comments
What kind of a turtle is this?

This morning leaving my home I saw this turtle right by my garage. I’m looking to see what kind of a turtle it is. I live in sort of a wooded area and set him back towards the woods. Now as I try to determine what type he/she is, I’m wondering if it is a […]

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Name that Beer contest for Twin Lakes event on 8/15

Filed in Delaware by on July 22, 2009 3 Comments

We have our Charity, Miles for Melanoma of De many thanks go to Joanne Christian

We have our Band: James Day and the Fish Fry Tons of thanks to El Somonobulowhateverhisnameis for reaching out to James and getting him to come out for the cause.

So now, we need to just finish up with naming the beer (again).

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