Archive for February, 2011

Wingnut Fundraising Email Sounds Too Much Like Parody of Wingnut Fundraising Email

Filed in National by on February 25, 2011 18 Comments

I had to read the whole thing to figure out if this was real:

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Ya Think?

Filed in National by on February 25, 2011 26 Comments

The Madison Chief of Police told local reporters that he was disturbed that Governor Scott Walker considered disrupting peaceful protests with agitators. Ya think?

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Some Revisionist Pseudo-History From Tom Carper

Filed in National by on February 25, 2011 17 Comments

I simply could not let this piece of self-aggrandizement from Tom Carper pass following the death of Russell W. Peterson.  The News-Journal article noting Peterson’s passing and his many accomplishments featured this quote from Carper: “Just after his 75th birthday, Gov. Peterson came to see me in the governor’s office and said, ‘We ought to […]

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ARGLEBARGLE!!!!

Filed in National by on February 25, 2011 14 Comments

The NJ falls into one of the laziest and dishonest talking points about global climate change – snow means no global warming. In reality, global warming means more snow, stronger storms and flooding.

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Shame! Shame! Shame!

Filed in National by on February 25, 2011 11 Comments
Shame! Shame! Shame!

Last night the Wisconsin Assembly passed Scott Walker’s union-busting budget bill with a 15 second vote. The place erupted in chants of “Shame!”

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Liberal Things To Do

Filed in Delaware by on February 24, 2011 12 Comments

If you have an open evening on Saturday, you may consider heading over to Theatre N for a screening of Inside Job at 8:30, followed by a Q&A session about the current state of Financial Regulation. One of the people that will participate in the discussion is Greg Wilson, Communications Director with the Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council. Greg is a great resource for all things FinReg. If you can’t make Saturday night, there are other showings throughout the weekend, but the discussion after the Saturday showing promises to be interesting and enlightening.

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Thursday Open Thread

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The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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The Further Misadventures of Tiny Tony DeLuca

Filed in National by on February 24, 2011 34 Comments

In Which the Napoleonic Martinet Tries to Explain  Away the Unexplainable…Not to Mention the Inexplicable. Which He Doesn’t. Let’s all first get on the same page.  Please read the Alice in Wonderland News-Journal article which details just how the ever-shrinking Senate Majority Leader had a job created just for him and doubled his salary, courtesy […]

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Public Enemy #1 – Women

Filed in National by on February 24, 2011 18 Comments

A Georgia legislator proposes a law to require women to prove that all miscarriages are not caused by human means. Which is pretty tough, considering women are human.

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Obama Declares DOMA Unconstitutional

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The Obama administration announced that it would no longer appeal to uphold DOMA Section 3 (which defines marriage as between a man and a woman) and declared that the law was unconstitutional.

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Hey Wingnuts, Suck on Honest Abe’s Teabags

Filed in National by on February 23, 2011 12 Comments
Hey Wingnuts, Suck on Honest Abe’s Teabags

Lincoln is about as Republican as Noam Chomsky. Maybe less. Here are some of his lesser known teabag smackdowns.

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Wednesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on February 23, 2011 14 Comments
Wednesday Open Thread

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Fake David Koch Punks Scott Walker

Filed in National by on February 23, 2011 31 Comments

A columnist from the Buffalo Beast gets through to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and they discuss their plans to kill the unions.

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