Archive for June, 2010
Tuesday Open Thread
The Tuesday version of your semi-daily open thread.
22Jun2010 | Unstable Isotope | 21 comments | Continued
General McChrystal’s PR Offensive Failure — Update
This morning’s news has been full of reactions and some deconstructions of the upcoming Rolling Stone article that profiles the top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan, but apparently ends up dissing President Obama, VP Biden, the WH National Security Team and the State Department along the way. I haven’t been able to find the article to read (there was a pdf at Politico that I can’t find), but what I do read makes me wonder what the General was thinking wen he agreed to this.
22Jun2010 | cassandra_m | 26 comments | Continued
Poor Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen is running for reelection as a Tennessee Representative, in Harold Ford’s old seat. He won in 2008, in part due to the endorsement of Barack Obama. Race is an issue in this district, and Cohen is facing an African-American former Memphis mayor. In this painful video, some of his supporters have composed a [...]
22Jun2010 | liberalgeek | 1 comment | Continued
Texas GOP: Keep the Supreme Court away from the Bill of Rights!
The Republican Party is crazy. But no one, and I mean no one, out-crazies Texas. The new platform of the Texas Republican Party is so full of crazy it should have its own entry in the DSM, but this part takes the cake for me:
Further, we urge Congress to withhold Supreme Court jurisdiction in cases [...]
General Assembly Post-Game Show/Pre-Game Report: Tues., June 22, 2010
Only six or seven days left in this session of the Delaware General Assembly, and bills are still being introduced in large numbers. Why? Because there are many reasons to introduce legislation. Here are some: (a) To pass something the legislator deems worthwhile; (b) to pass something sought by the Governor or other State agency; [...]
22Jun2010 | El Somnambulo | 5 comments | Continued
Mark Kirk Sets New Land Speed Record
Illinois GOP Senate candidate Mark Kirk sprinted out of an appearance at a hotel rather than face questions from the media.
22Jun2010 | Unstable Isotope | 2 comments | Continued
Wilmington City Council Meetings (and Other Programming) Is Now Online
The effort to bring the viewing and documentation of City Council proceedings into the 21st century is finally live and running here:
22Jun2010 | cassandra_m | Comments Off | Continued
Senator Al Franken Calls Out the Rot that is the Conservative Judiciary
This is an extraordinary address that Senator Franken made to the American Constitution Society this week. Choice bits:
22Jun2010 | cassandra_m | 19 comments | Continued
Monday Open Thread
The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
21Jun2010 | Unstable Isotope | 26 comments | Continued
Crist Pulls Ahead In The Polls
I’ve been watching Florida very closely mainly because it’s one of the most prominent tests the Tea Party will face. And while a lot can happen until the election this can’t be good news for the “purge the moderates” group.
Gov. Charlie Crist has a large lead in the three-way race to the be the next [...]
Rahm Emmanuel Is Leaving The White House
There are reports that Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel is leaving the White House after the midterm elections.
21Jun2010 | Unstable Isotope | 10 comments | Continued
“Professional” Journalists Could Learn A Lot From This High School Reporter
This kid is prepared, smart, informed and persistent. The Candidate for State Superintendent of Arizona, however, is none of those things.
Watch the video to the end. Priceless and typical.
20Jun2010 | pandora | 7 comments | Continued
VP Biden Breaks Down the Cluelessness of the Barton Apology
VP Joe Biden responds to the Barton apology –this seems to be a more complete (and more compelling) clip than the ones I’ve heard to date.
20Jun2010 | cassandra_m | 6 comments | Continued
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day to all of the Dads out there. I’ve posted President Obama’s Father’s Day Proclamation this year, which salutes dads and all of the men doing the work of dads.
20Jun2010 | cassandra_m | 6 comments | Continued
C’Mon Delaware Looks at JesusBall
This is what everyone be talking about this week – Delaware’s Wingnut Football Factory Exposed!
20Jun2010 | jason330 | 11 comments | Continued
Where the Oil Spill Made Landfall
The NYT provides a great article on BP’s extraction and refining safety history, but even better is the interactive graphic that they developed to detail various aspects of this story:
20Jun2010 | cassandra_m | 4 comments | Continued
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is Not M*%#*@F*%^$#! Apologizing to M*%#*@F*%^$#! BP
….or to any other oil company, or to any other big business for that matter. Note to Congress — this is how it’s done, people:
19Jun2010 | cassandra_m | 14 comments | Continued(T)his American Government of ours should never be on its knees before corporate power, no matter how strong. It should never be in the thrall of corporate wealth, no matter how vast.
Weekend Open Thread
The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.
19Jun2010 | Unstable Isotope | 5 comments | Continued
When Is It Considered Pathological?
Illinois Senate candidate Mark Kirk, if that’s really his name, has been caught in another lie. That’s 11, for those keeping count.
19Jun2010 | Unstable Isotope | 16 comments | Continued
That’s Gonna Leave a Mark
Especially if this is the first in a series, if rumors are true:
18Jun2010 | cassandra_m | 20 comments | Continued
FYI
Adding another child to your life is NOT the same as adding a cat. Just sayin’.
18Jun2010 | pandora | 34 comments | Continued
Friday Open Thread
The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
18Jun2010 | Unstable Isotope | 2 comments | Continued
Visualizing the Problem
Visualizing the problem of cleaning up the oil in the Gulf:
18Jun2010 | cassandra_m | 1 comment | Continued
When In The Presence Of The Queen…
Queen of the Teabaggers, Sharron Angle, does not like being asked uncomfortable questions. This is Harry Reid’s fault.
18Jun2010 | Unstable Isotope | 3 comments | Continued
Reminder: Vote for Chris Coons on Stonewall Democrats Poll!
UI posted this some days back, but want to remind people of this opportunity since Friday 18 June is the voting deadline. They have launched an ElectEquality program, where they plan to help 10 specific candidates for Federal office this year. Chris Coons is one of the candidates here. From the notice:
17Jun2010 | cassandra_m | 1 comment | ContinuedSocial Media
