May 2010 – Page 7 – Delaware Liberal

Teacher Uses Assassination To Explain Geometry

By pandora May 18, 20105 Comments

Crazy stuff. (via TPM) The Secret Service investigated an Alabama high school teacher for using the example of shooting President Obama while teaching a geometry lesson. [...] A student in…

Tuesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope May 18, 20107 Comments

The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Another “Family Values” Republican Fails To Practice What He Preaches

By pandora May 18, 201020 Comments

Typical. Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN), a champion of abstinence education and traditional family values, will resign effective Friday after an affair with a female staffer in his district office, he…

The Oceans Will Run Out Of Fish In 40 Years

By xstryker May 18, 201016 Comments

The greed of the developed world will be the tombstone of the planet. From AFP: The world faces the nightmare possibility of fishless oceans by 2050 unless fishing fleets are…

Conservatives Freak Out Over Unimportant Competition

By Unstable Isotope May 18, 20107 Comments

An Arab-American Muslim woman won the Miss USA title and wingnuts went crazy.

Bye Bye Blumenthal?

By Unstable Isotope May 17, 201015 Comments

Connecticut Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal got caught in a big lie. He claims to have served in Vietnam, but he got 5 deferments. There was one problem: Mr. Blumenthal,…

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope May 17, 201034 Comments

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Oilpocalypse Update

By Unstable Isotope May 17, 20105 Comments

Oilpocalypse updates: both good news and bad news. Giant plumes of oil have been observed under the water. However, the tube insertion appears to have been successful. Extra special bonus - Palin speaks!

Late Night Video: RIP Ronnie James Dio

By Unstable Isotope May 16, 20102 Comments

The death of heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio was announced today. He was 67 years old. Here is one of my favorite Dio tunes "Holy Diver."

Weekend Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope May 15, 20109 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Republican Convention Today

By liberalgeek May 15, 201017 Comments

You are to be forgiven if you have no idea that the Republicans are meeting today to give out party endorsements. I have only really seen it discussed on the…

A Morning Chuckle

By pandora May 15, 201024 Comments

Funny... in a creepy sort of way.

Atlantis

By nemski May 14, 20108 Comments

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL — There are times in my life that can be pointed to as special moments, good or bad, pleasant or heart-wrenching: the birth of a my son,…