Archive for August, 2010
Carper Tries a Campaign Combover…Er, Makeover
The Red Phone must’ve rung in the stately Carper manse, meaning that Ed Freel was likely on the line. The conversation could well have gone like this:
Freel: “Boss, we’re not going to be able to get away with this feel good moderation we’ve been peddling for over two decades now. People have figured out that [...]
Monday Open Thread
The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
9Aug2010 | Unstable Isotope | 28 comments | Continued
Prop 8: Ted Olson Destroys Chris Wallace
Ted Olson demolishes Chris Wallace’s right wing talking points about same sex marriage on Fox News.
9Aug2010 | Unstable Isotope | 60 comments | Continued
“Pushing Your Produce Cart To Market Down Rutted Dirt Roads”
The headline above refers to the economic future that I’ve argued Republicans are pushing for with their cynical “all taxes are evil” schtick.
As it turns out, I was not indulging in hyperbole.
8Aug2010 | jason330 | 15 comments | Continued
“Wedge” Salad Sunday Part II: Republican War on Moderate Islam Goes National
Feeling that they’ve latched onto a winning issue, conservative Republican teabaggers across the country have moved from protesting a “mosque” planned for “sacred ground zero” to protesting EVERY Mosque project currently underway across the country.
8Aug2010 | jason330 | 11 comments | Continued
Who is Contacting Me? Climate Change Denying Crackpots, That’s Who.
If the medium is the message, this “First State Patriots” meeting on debunking climate change and shitting on Castle for voting for “Cap and Trade!” is going to be a nutbag fest.
8Aug2010 | jason330 | 23 comments | Continued
Gays Graduate from “Wedge” Status – GOP Now Regards Mexicans as the Source of All Evil (..and votes)
I love it when the GOP is candid about its assholery.
8Aug2010 | jason330 | 9 comments | Continued
Weekend Open Thread
The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.
7Aug2010 | Unstable Isotope | 14 comments | Continued
‘Non-Partisan’ CRI Reveals Its True Agenda
Any lazy members of the media who still consider the Caesar Rodney Institute non-partisan ‘go-to’ guys will want to reconsider after they’ve read this post. Either that, or admit that they’re in the tank for the Rethuglican agenda.
You see, the non-partisan think tank has just sent out a solicitation packet to businesses and, likely, individuals [...]
Internal Poll Has Disasterous News [For Mike Castle]
Now, I preface this post with the fact that this is a story heard from someone who heard it from someone. But I like this story so I am running with it. So a Republican Minority Leader (either Boehner or McConnell) was in Delaware in the last two weeks do some quiet fund raising for Mike Castle among the rich Chateau crowd. The Minority Leader’s sales pitch: there is an internal RNC or RSCC polling for this race has Coons within 7 points of Castle.
7Aug2010 | Delaware Dem | 15 comments | Continued
Asshat of the Day
Today’s award goes to Lt. Colonel Terrence Lakin, also known as the birther soldier. Lakin has dishonored the uniform he wears and every man and woman who has ever served in the Armed Forces by claiming that President Obama was not born in the US and therefore is ineligible to be Commander in Chief. He [...]
6Aug2010 | MJ | 28 comments | Continued
Happy Jamaican Independence Day, Michele!
“We hope Michele Rollins is enjoying Jamaican Independence Day, a day that serves as a reminder that she’s more committed to off-shore interests in Jamaica than she is the people of Delaware,” said Shripal Shah, Regional Press Secretary for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
6Aug2010 | Delaware Dem | 3 comments | Continued
Rasmussen: Castle 49, Coons 37
Grain of salt, given Rasmussen’s history, but here are their latest numbers of the Delaware Senate race.
Castle 49 (+2 from last month)
Coons 37 (+1)
Coons 46 (+5)
O’Donnell 36 (-3)
Friday Open Thread
The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
6Aug2010 | Unstable Isotope | 7 comments | Continued
Please Make This Happen
Rumors have surfaced that the Treasury Department is going to announce a plan that will let some homeowners reduce their principal.
6Aug2010 | Unstable Isotope | 18 comments | Continued
Breitbart’s Defense
Learn more about superhero Dr. Kevin Pezzi.
6Aug2010 | Unstable Isotope | 19 comments | Continued
The Hill Blog Ponders DE Special if Castle Wins Senate
Q. What’s the best thing about this post ?
A. The wingnut comment, naturally.
Asshat of the Day
UI had one great submission, but after listening to C-SPAN this afternoon, our Asshat of the Day winner is Sen. John McCain (Teabag/Confederate – AZ). A simple motion to bring up the Defense Department Authorization Bill was met with an objection by McCain because it has the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell contained [...]
5Aug2010 | MJ | 9 comments | Continued
Welcome Associate Justice Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan has been confirmed as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court by a vote of 63 to 37.
5Aug2010 | Unstable Isotope | 9 comments | Continued
What Goes Around Comes Around [The DE GOP Civil War]
Burris is complaining about the “attack the messenger” politics of Christine O’Donnell. The problem is Burris has practiced this exact kind of politics for years. It is the kind of politics that defines both the Delaware and national Republican Parties. So what goes around, goes around.
5Aug2010 | Delaware Dem | 12 comments | Continued
Mike Castle In Trouble Is Going Mainstream
Fox News writes about the Coons-Castle match-up in Delaware and declares it a sleeper race.
5Aug2010 | Unstable Isotope | 4 comments | Continued
Asshat of the Day (For Wednesday)
It’s a day late because I and many others were celebrating the overturning of Proposition 8 in California.
Without a doubt, yesterday’s winner is Dan Maes (Teabag – Colorado) for all of his talk about the evils of bike riding. Seems that a program to get people out of their cars and on [...]
Thursday Open Thread
The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
5Aug2010 | Unstable Isotope | 12 comments | ContinuedSocial Media
