Archive for January, 2010
The Media Gets A Clue
NBC’s Chuck Todd notices that the Tea Party movement isn’t a “grassroots” movement like it’s been portrayed by the media:
Chuck Todd actually gets this right on Meet The Press. Gregory played a clip of Dick Armey trying to say that the teabaggers represent the “center” of American politics as bizarre as that may sound and [...]
25Jan2010 | Unstable Isotope | 6 comments | Continued
Late Night Music Video: Henrietta, by the Fratellis
Glaswegian Rawk.
give us a kiss and maybe we can go out,
it’s hard to miss you when you follow us abou-ou-ou-out
The GOP Braintrust Has Been Busy
The Haiti earthquake has really brought the GOP braintrust out in full force. Pat Robertson, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Mark Krikorian have all embarrassed themselves lately. The latest member to speak is South Carolina’s Lt. Governor Andre Bauer. In his case he wasn’t talking about Haiti in particular, just poor people [...]
24Jan2010 | Unstable Isotope | 2 comments | Continued
David Plouffe To The Rescue
Yesterday the White House announced that David Plouffe, Obama’s campaign manager, would take an expanded role. Today an op-ed by Plouffe appeared in the Washington Post called “November doesn’t need to be a nightmare for Democrats.” I hope Democrats are listening to him:
We still have much to do before November, and time is [...]
Beau Biden Doesn’t Want to Run for Senate? — UPDATED x2
That is the teaser headline in an article in today’s NJ — VP Biden: Beau doesn’t want to run.
Vice President Biden sat down for an interview with Harry Themal and at then end, Themal reports this exchange:
24Jan2010 | cassandra_m | 61 comments | Continued
Late Night Music Video: This Too Shall Pass, by OK Go
Featuring the Notre Dame marching band.
let it gothis too shall pass
Weekend Open Thread
Hooray for the weekend! I’ve had a busy weekend so far because I just got back from the pancake breakfast fundraiser. I’m ready for a nap! Anyway, let’s go with this open thread.
The “urban heat island” effect does not explain away global warming:
Many skeptics for years have sought to explain away decades [...]
Another Dispatch From The GOP Braintrust
It’s been a pretty depressing week for Democrats, watching their supposed leaders turn into lumps of useless jelly because they are actually supposed to do something instead of just talking about doing something. Then along comes NRO’s Mark Krikorian to remind us that, yes, Republicans are worse.
Today, Krikorian is arguing against the U.S. taking [...]
Wilmington City Council Approves Protester Buffer Zone for Health Facilities
John Manifold noted this in the Open Thread yesterday, but it is worth its own post.
And this is good news too — the ordinance that the Wilmington City Council approved would require protesters within 100 feet of health care facilities to stay at least 8 feet away from people coming and going into the facility. [...]
Pop Friday Music Video: Hollywood, by Marina and the Diamonds
Conservatives hate things that are unpatriotic, except that they also hate our president and want America to fail. This is what happens when your entire political philosophy is purely emotional rather than rational.
i’m obsessed with the mess that’s America
Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Ambitious Party Appetizers Edition!
So everyone is working on plans for football parties and today we have two interesting ideas. First up, Bacon Chicken Narwhal. What’s that, you ask? Take a look
22Jan2010 | cassandra_m | 1 comment | Continued
Hungry?
Do you like pancakes? Do you have free time tomorrow?
If you do, come out to the UAW 1183 Hall located on 698 Old Baltimore Pike tomorrow for a pancake breakfast. The 24th Representative District Democratic Committee is teaming up with the UAW 1183 Emergency Food Closet to hold a pancake breakfast. Seatings [...]
Friday Open Thread
It’s your TGIF version of your open thread. Let’s roll.
I obviously picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue:
During an interview with Mike Huckabee last night on Fox News, host Greta Van Susteren said that Republican Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts’ U.S. Senate special election this week “has awakened people there might be some [...]
Governor Markell’s State of the State Address
First, I should apologize to readers for not getting something up on this earlier — I’ve been completely slammed by work this week and missed alot of news and activity here as a result.
Governor Markell gave his State of the State address yesterday. Just from reading this, the Governor still sees plenty of fiscal [...]
“When Democrats Retreat, You Better Watch Out Or You Will Get Run Over”
Those are John Cole’s words, which go a long way in describing my feelings about the chances of HCR getting better and not worse. Yesterday, in one of John’s typically snarky posts he asked: My only question- which house blue dog will be the first to introduce a bill extend the Bush tax cuts to [...]
22Jan2010 | pandora | 19 comments | Continued
Krugman: Pass The Bill Already
Congressional Democrats, please listen to this man:
A message to House Democrats: This is your moment of truth. You can do the right thing and pass the Senate health care bill. Or you can look for an easy way out, make excuses and fail the test of history.
A message to House Democrats: This is your moment [...]
How Low Can He Go?
Rush Limbaugh, commenting on Obama’s plan for regulating banks:
On Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh accused Barack Obama of waging an anti-Semitic campaign against Jewish people. Limbaugh’s logic?
There are a lot of people, when you say banker, people think Jewish. … People who have a little prejudice about them. … To some people, banker is a code word [...]
Late Night Music Video: De-Luxe, by Lush
Yes, I discovered this song on Rock Band 2.
drink in your eyes, drink in your sighs
grass in my thighs, my aching legs
Thursday Open Thread
It’s Thursday open thread time. Today’s open thread has a theme: racism. The floor is yours.
Oh, what is this world coming to when you can’t make a good racist joke among friends?
Bill O’Reilly is very very sad that you can’t make “Arab jokes” anymore:
O’REILLY: So 48 years ago — 48 years ago in [...]
It’s Worse Than That, It’s Dead Jim
Well Nancy Pelosi has just come out to say that there aren’t enough votes for the Senate bill in the House. So the Kill the Bill people have won. I am sure that Jane Hamsher is sitting on a barstool next to Jim DeMint slapping each other on the back about how much they just [...]
21Jan2010 | liberalgeek | 187 comments | Continued
Breaking: Supreme Court Opens The Floodgates
Instead of fighting amongst ourselves, perhaps we might want to keep our eye on the ball.
The long-awaited 5-4 ruling, in the Citizens United v. FEC case, presents advocates of regulation with a major challenge in limiting the flow of corporate money into campaigns, and potentially opens the door for unrestricted amounts of corporate money to [...]
Legislative Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show-Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010
Post-Game Wrap-Up
I interrupt this report to start out today with a raging screed. To the surprise of absolutely nobody.
Yesterday, the Delaware State Senate unanimously approved the nomination of Diane Clarke Streett to become a judge on Superior Court. I know this because the Governor’s office sent out a congratulatory release about this. However, not a [...]
Obama To Deal With “Too Big Too Fail”
This is a good move. I feel a lot of resentment against these banks that put our economy on the brink of collapse and then reward their executives for getting taxpayer money.
The president, for the first time, will throw his weight behind an approach long championed by Paul A. Volcker, former chairman of the [...]
Do Delaware Democrats Have A Plan B?
We are now more than halfway through the month of January and there is still no announced Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ted Kaufman. How much longer do we have to wait? If Beau Biden isn’t planning to run he’s really putting the Democratic candidate at a disadvantage, [...]
21Jan2010 | Unstable Isotope | 41 comments | Continued
Glenn Beck Is A Douchenozzle
Glenn Beck, on his radio show:
Of note:
“You don’t know the psychosis that is chickdom”
“Women are psychos”
Here’s a tip, Glenn. If women don’t want to sleep with you, it means they’re sane.
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