Archive for January 18th, 2012

The Day the Internet Went Black

Filed in National by cassandra_m on January 18, 2012 • 6 Comments

DD gave us a heads up yesterday that Wikipedia was going black today. If you’ve been spinning around the Internet today, it is pretty dazzling to see the sites that have joined them:

BREAKING: President Obama to Reject Keystone Pipeline Permit

Filed in National by cassandra_m on January 18, 2012 • 7 Comments

At least, that is what Politico (I know) is reporting.

Mark Your Calendars

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 18, 2012 • 0 Comments

Here is a listing of political events for the next three weeks, courtesy of the Delaware Democratic Party. If you have a political event, meeting or rally you want publicized, post it in the comments below and I will put it on the calendar.

Wednesday Open Thread [1.18.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on January 18, 2012 • 26 Comments

One thing that really stands out in the new PPP poll is the extent to which President Obama has claimed the middle. He’s up 68-27 on Romney with moderates. He also leads by 20 points with voters under 45, a group there’s been some concern about slippage with, and he has a 66-30 advantage with Hispanics. If that’s true, the election will not be close.

Hello Wisconsin

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on January 18, 2012 • 2 Comments

Democrats in Wisconsin dropped off 1.5 tons of signatures at the state Government Accountability Board’s office today. 1.5 tons is apparently what over a million signatures weighs. Yes, nearly as many people that elected Scott Walker in 2010 have now signed on to recall him.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 18, 2012

Filed in National by El Somnambulo on January 18, 2012 • 1 Comment

At LAST. This year’s General Assembly session begins in earnest today. And on a committee day no less. All sorts of compelling action scheduled to take place today.

I support HB 222(Jaques), which would “require(s) that the Department of Labor publish the names of employers who have violated the Workplace Fraud Act, by misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor or otherwise”. This, of course, is just one way that the 1% take advantage of the 99%. For example, did you know that Linda & Vince McMahon’s WWE classifies its wrestlers/performers as independent contractors? Of course, they all have contracts, and the McMahons will take anyone to court for striving to be ‘independent’. Obligatory rasslin’ reference, sorry.

Now, that’s what I call a committee meeting.

Call Governor Markell. Have His Back.

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 18, 2012 • 45 Comments

Evidently Gov. Markell is receiving lots of criticism from blood thirsty conservatives on his brave decision to grant clemency to Robert Gattis.

If you supported and approved his decision, and if you would have criticized him if he did not grant clemency, then you owe it to yourself, to us, and to Governor Markell to take at most five minutes and email him your thanks and support. His email address and phone numbers are inside.