Archive for July, 2011

BREAKING: Obama To Make Statement On Debt Ceiling At 10:20

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This should be very interesting. Use this thread to help live blog the speech.  Thanks!

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Christine O’Donnell Smites Her Enemies, Part 2

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Once again it’s Christine O’Donnell versus the Establishment. This time it’s John McCain who has earned her wrath.

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Kavips Spells Out How We Got To The Brink Of Disaster

Filed in Delaware by on July 29, 2011 1 Comment

Our one and only Kavips has a diary entitled You Just Don’t Get It… moving up the Daily Kos rec list.  So… go read and rec! Here’s a taste: And so they upped the ante… They said there should be a shift of $4 trillion to take care of the long term debt problem. When […]

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BREAKING: No Vote On Boehner Bill Tonight

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it was just announced that there will be no vote on the Boehner bill tonight.

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Happy to Be Serfs

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I was wondering what the vibe would be like at this October’s “VICMEAD 2011 Fuck YEAH!” the annual DEGOP cocktail party/Cotillion/”Doesn’t Pete DuPont look amazing for 105 years old?” What with all the teabags crashing the party and acting like Avery Scheiber at the Opera. I was picturing Copeland’s monocle falling into his chapagne cocktail. […]

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Really DE GOP? This is it? Really?

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Really DE GOP?   This is it?  Really?

This chap, Kevin Wade, is running against Tom Carper.
Apparently he was a guest on some wingnut talk show talking about “the fair tax.”

I could not bring myself to listen but if someone has a laptop that they use exclusively for porn and listening to wingnut circle jerks, have at it.

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Does Boehner Have The Votes?

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Think Progress tallies the numbers and it appears (at this moment) that Boehner is one R vote short. So… will he manage to twist some Tea Party arms and avoid public humiliation, or will the one vote grow into more nays?  Not sure, but if he doesn’t have the votes heading into this why would […]

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Beware Of Murdoch Employees Bearing Gifts

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Murdoch and Company are completely disgusting. In July 2000, eight-year-old Sarah Payne was abducted and murdered by a man named Roy Whiting. Her mother, Sara, considered News of the World “a friend and ally” during the investigation, and had an especially close relationship with Brooks, then the paper’s editor-in-chief. In fact, it was so close […]

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Thursday Open Thread

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The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Tea Party Logic: Winning Is Losing And Losing Is Winning

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Every time I read, or listen to, Republicans discuss the Debt Limit I immediately think of Alice In Wonderland. “I think I should understand that better, if I had it written down: but I can’t quite follow it as you say it.” Here’s an example of the Tea Party’s “Losing is Winning” logic:  Christine O’Donnell. […]

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He’s Back! Ralph Nader Is Here To Save The Day

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Ralph Nader is back to find a primary opponent for President Obama. He’s so helpful.

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Is The Wingularity Nigh?

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Are we entering the wingnut end times where the pure and perfect wingnut emerges?

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Drinking with Liberals

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Just a reminder that we will be drinking liberally at the Biergarten at the Purple Parrot, 134 Rehoboth Avenue, tonight starting at 7:00 PM. Bring your national debt so we can raise the roof.

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