Archive for October 6th, 2010

Wednesday’s Asshat of the Day

Filed in Delaware by on October 6, 2010 5 Comments

Today we go local and give our award to a republican State House candidate. Jim Van Houten is running against Valerie Longhurst in the 15th. He’s been trumpeted by Delusional David over at the wingnut blog as “a tough man for tough times.” Van Houten is the conservative Republican Candidate for the 15th District Representative […]

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Time To Stock Up On Bendy Straws

Filed in Delaware by on October 6, 2010 13 Comments

Tonight Sarah Palin told Sean Hannity that she is going to come to Delaware to campaign for Christine O’Donnell. I’m sure this will really help, since Sarah Palin has a favorable/unfavorable rating of 22/48.

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Carney – Urquhart Debate Open Thread

Filed in Delaware by on October 6, 2010 68 Comments

If you’re watching the debate (C-SPAN) let us know what you think. Should be good since Urquhart just refused to say he was associated with the Tea Party. Hmm… is someone running away from his base and O’Donnell?

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Josh Schoenberg is Raking It In

Filed in Delaware by on October 6, 2010 4 Comments

A month ago, Josh Schoenberg threw his hat in the ring to challenge Republican House incumbent Greg Lavelle.  In that short period of time, Josh has had exactly zero fundraisers.  Instead, he has been calling people and asking for their support by day, and knocking on doors by night.  Today, he posted his 30-Day campaign […]

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Wednesday Open Thread

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The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Two Political Films You Should See at Theatre N

Filed in Delaware by on October 6, 2010 0 Comments

Directly from the Theatre N Program Manager, two really intriguing-looking films playing this month outside of the theater’s usual weekend rotation that ought to appeal to political junkies:

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HUGE Lead for Coons and Carney over the Crazy Teabaggers

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Coons leads 49 to 30, and Carney leads 48 to 31.

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Tornoe’s Toon: Christine O’Donnell Turned Me Into a Newt

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Tornoe’s Toon: Christine O’Donnell Turned Me Into a Newt

For a women to clams to be “witchcraft free,” Christine O’Donnell sure knows how to disappear…

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Joe Biden Is Awesome

Filed in Delaware by on October 6, 2010 3 Comments

Joe Biden ridicules the GOP’s debt obsession, saying they have no credibility.

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Meet the Candidates Tonight at the PDD

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The Progressive Democrats of Delaware are phonebanking for Chris Coons tonight at 6 pm at the Democratic Party HQ in New Castle, and then we are having a reception at 7 pm with our PDD-endorsed candidates. Come out if you can.

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C’Mon Delaware Episode 21

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The bulk of the thing is a discussion of the Eagles/Redskins game. The last third is a case study in Donviti not getting it.

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The Best Team $2.5M Can Buy

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The Best Team $2.5M Can Buy

Christine O’Donnell’s braintrust made news yesterday by throwing Rachel Maddow’s producers out of their campaign headquarters. They also announced that they’re going to keep spending money on the “I’m You” commercial.

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Clips From Last Night’s Rachel Maddow Show

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Clip’s from last night’s Rachel Maddow Show, filmed at the Deer Park Tavern in Newark, Delaware.

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