Archive for July, 2011

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Domestic “Conservative Christian” Terrorists Target America’s Economy

Self described “Consevative Christian” Anders Behring Breivik used guns and bombs to inflict terror on a massive scale in Norway.
Are our self-described “Conservative Christians” in Congress less fanatical ?
On dkos, Nicholas Kristof accurately identifies the greatest threat currently facing America.
IF China or Iran threatened our national credit rating and [...]

24Jul2011 | jason330 | 22 comments | Continued
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Tough DCCC Script a Good Sign

It is conforting to see that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is going on the offensive by launching robocall attacks on 60 Republicans across the country.
“Hi, this is Travis calling on behalf of the DCCC. Congressman Tom Latham and Speaker Boehner would rather our economy default just to protect tax breaks for [...]

23Jul2011 | jason330 | 3 comments | Continued
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Weekend Open Thread

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

23Jul2011 | Unstable Isotope | 21 comments | Continued
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Does This Wifebeater Make Me Look Fat?

Yesterday we covered the despicable email Rep. Allen West (Tejadi – FL) sent to Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Well, our resident teabagging radio talking head, Bill Colley (aka Curley, aka The Fat Man) decided to go one step further. During yesterday afternoon’s show, he said regarding the response to West’s email “If he went and [...]

22Jul2011 | MJ | 52 comments | Continued
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President Obama on Boehner Leaving Debt Talks

Here is the video of his press conference this evening:

22Jul2011 | cassandra_m | 8 comments | Continued
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Drinking with Liberals (and a few sane Conservatives)

Just a reminder that we will be drinking liberally next Thursday, July 28, 7:00 PM at the Biergarten at the Purple Parrot, 134 Rehoboth Avenue, in downtown Rehoboth Beach. Hope to see you there.

22Jul2011 | MJ | 4 comments | Continued
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Friday Open Thread

The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

22Jul2011 | Unstable Isotope | 17 comments | Continued
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Progressive Happy Hour Next Wednesday

President Obama seems to be on the cusp of a grand triangulating victory. While the details are sketchy on how Progressives will be screwed royally by their supposed champion in the oval office, one thing is clear: Progressives will be screwed. Not to mention the middle class and the poor, and [...]

22Jul2011 | Delaware Dem | 2 comments | Continued
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Huge Explosion In Oslo, Norway

Reports are coming that there was a huge explosion in a government building in Oslo. It is a building used by the Prime Minister but he is o.k.
Update: It was the PM’s residence. Eight people are reported injured. The PM was slightly injured.

22Jul2011 | Unstable Isotope | 18 comments | Continued
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God Vulnerable To Election Challenge

PPP Polls finds that God has a 52% approval rating, with 9% disapproval. Those are so-so numbers for a long time incumbent.

22Jul2011 | Unstable Isotope | 2 comments | Continued
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Bucket List

At my age, I’m at the point of realizing that there are some bucket list items that I’m probably never going to get done. Dating Phoebe Cates for example. I’m not sad about it, I’m just resigned to the fact that it probably isn’t going to happen. I don’t walk around with my head down just because I’ll probably never…

22Jul2011 | jason330 | 8 comments | Continued
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Happy DADT Repeal Day!

The repeal of the discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law will be officially certified today.

22Jul2011 | Unstable Isotope | 6 comments | Continued
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All Hail President Norquist

Grover Norquist has given permission to let the Bush tax cuts expire.

22Jul2011 | Unstable Isotope | 37 comments | Continued
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EMO dEm Posting Stuff

Bass, Obama, …what next? Must be this…

I’m looking for small office space to rent in the Newark area but my web searches are leaving in me uninspired.

21Jul2011 | jason330 | 6 comments | Continued
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Grand Bargain Close

Obama gives Republicans most of what they want on the condition that they take the rest of what they want at some later date.
I’m not kidding
“All cuts,” the aide said. “Maybe revenues some time in the future.”

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21Jul2011 | jason330 | 5 comments | Continued
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Hey you, put down that Seabass!

I know it is delicious, but both farm raised and trawled seabass are under pressure. “What? Farm raised?” you say. Yes. Farming seabass is associated with pollution and the spread of disease to wild fish. Seabass are carnivorous and have to be fed on wild-caught fish. The food supply [...]

21Jul2011 | jason330 | 13 comments | Continued
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Thursday Open Thread

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

21Jul2011 | Unstable Isotope | 6 comments | Continued
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Markell Has Signed SB 146. Quietly. Very Quietly.

Virtually every day, we get at least one, and sometimes more, press releases from the Governor’s office, touting the signing of one piece of ‘landmark’ legislation after another.
Jack Markell is not the first governor to do this, it’s a time-honored tradition of giving oneself ‘the rub’ (wrestling term for putting someone over) and giving legislators [...]

21Jul2011 | El Somnambulo | 14 comments | Continued
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What Is The Future For Republicans?

The Republicans are on the edge of the cliff regarding the debt ceiling. Will they all jump like lemmings or will some of them push the Tea Party off?

21Jul2011 | Unstable Isotope | 2 comments | Continued
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Late Night Video — The Standup Economist

Via Calculated Risk, here is a funny routine from the Stand Up Economist, who does a hysterical run down on the budget mess and other political controversy:

20Jul2011 | cassandra_m | 1 comment | Continued
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Chad Livengood Falls Victim To Dread Disease

Normally excellent reporter Chad Livengood falls victim to the dread disease of fairnbalanced-itis. Send him healing thoughts.

20Jul2011 | Unstable Isotope | 6 comments | Continued
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“This is the way ‘we’ debate.” Part II

I’d like to direct this to the empty-headed nit wits who use the News Journal’s editorial page to promote the lie that Republicans and Democrats in Congress are all alike.  

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said the following about a Republican colleague…

20Jul2011 | jason330 | 3 comments | Continued
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Wednesday Open Thread

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

20Jul2011 | Unstable Isotope | 16 comments | Continued
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Heritage: The Poor Have It Too Damned Good

The conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation has a new report on poverty in America arguing that cheap electronics mean the poor aren’t poor.

20Jul2011 | Unstable Isotope | 10 comments | Continued
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Harry Shearer and The Big Uneasy Tonight

A reminder that this movie is being screened complete with a Q&A by Harry Shearer tonite at Theater N in Wilmington. There are less than 50 tickets left for this (as of Tuesday afternoon), so if you are planning to go, get your tickets on line and in advance here.

20Jul2011 | cassandra_m | 4 comments | Continued

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