Archive for July, 2010

Brotherly Love

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Brotherly Love

Republican teabagger Eric Bodenweiser is running for the Republican nomination in the 19th Senate District, against incumbent Senator Joe Booth. His estranged brother, Paul Bodenweiser, has something to say about that, and he has an embarrassing picture to pass along.

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Weekend Open Thread

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The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Kowalko Addresses Toxic Chemical Reform

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If you didn’t get a chance to read the Jeff Montgomery articles on tainted groundwater, put down that glass of water and read it now.  Seriously, put down the water.  You come away from that series feeling like a passenger that has no knowledge of boats, but just found out that your ship is sinking […]

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No one is safe. [Land Sharks]

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No one is safe.  [Land Sharks]

This is clearly an invasion. The sharks seek nothing less than total domination of both the oceans and the land. We must stop them. Therefore, President Obama has called on all teabaggers to gather at the nearest port and take to the sea to defeat these ancient enemies on their ground so that we don’t have to fight them here.

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The Weekly Addresses

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President Obama touts the success of the auto bailout (yes, it did work, GM has repaid its loan) and continues after the horrid nest of snakes that comprises the modern day Republican Party for their obstruction. Governor Markell, for his part, keeps it light this week by discussing the Delaware State Fair in Harrington.

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Matlock!

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I am now convinced that everything you need to know about life (and politics) can be found in a Simpsons episode. I have been searching the internets all morning for a clip of this scene from the Simpsons where Mayor Quimby names a new expressway in Springfield after Matlock to appease senior citizens in the community. Well, with some polls showing that the lies of that Queen of Jerry Springerian White Trash, Sarah Palin, about death panels and Medicare cuts, had taken hold in a large segment of our seniors, to whom did President Obama turn?

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Words Are Made to Bend

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Words Are Made to Bend

When the Overton Window turns into the Overton Wall

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Hell, Yeah!

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Hell, Yeah!

Representative Anthony Weiner calls out Republican cowards as the GOP denies health coverage to American heroes.

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Christine O’Donnell: Jersey Girl?

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Christine O’Donnell: Jersey Girl?

Christine O’Donnell has many problems, though we never thought living in Jersey would be one of them.

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The Taraz Ten

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I wanted to pass along and highlight a horrible story concerning a friend of mine that was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday. Jeremy Meyer and his wife Becky Compton are one of eight families who have spent the better part of the last year held hostage in Taraz, Kazakhstan while waiting to adopt their children. Indeed, Becky is still there.

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C’Mon Delaware Episode 14: An Interview With Liberal Geek

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C’Mon Delaware Episode 14: An Interview With Liberal Geek

In this short 5 minute episode Liberal Geek plays Mr. Miyagi to my Daniel San and tutors me on the practical value of using twitter in political campaigns.

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Friday Open Thread

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The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Top 5 Social Security Myths

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MoveOn compiles the top 5 myths about Social Security. Hint: It’s not going broke and it’s not full of IOUs.

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