Archive for May 24th, 2012

Breaking: Friends Fire Rule Arson

Filed in Delaware by nemski on May 24, 2012 • 5 Comments

No details yet, but it definitely wasn’t electrical in nature. Sad, sad news.

Thursday Open Thread [5.24.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on May 24, 2012 • 3 Comments

Here are some oldie but goodie negative cartoons about JFK. I love this kind of historical stuff, because it serves to remind us that, despite the popular notion that in the good old days Democrats and Republicans got along and did not hate each other, politics has always been nasty. In the election of 1884, charges of illegitimate children and affairs dogged Grover Cleveland. “Ma Ma Where’s my Pa? Gone to the White House Ha Ha Ha.”

Quote of the Day

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on May 24, 2012 • 22 Comments

“There was a woman in Iowa who shared her story of financial struggles, and [Romney] gave her an answer right out of an economic textbook. He said, “Our productivity equals our income.” And the notion was that somehow the reason people can’t pay their bills is because they’re not working hard enough. If they got more productive, suddenly their incomes would go up. Well, those of us who’ve spent time in the real world — (laughter) — know that the problem isn’t that the American people aren’t productive enough — you’ve been working harder than ever. The challenge we face right now, and the challenge we’ve faced for over a decade, is that harder work has not led to higher incomes, and bigger profits at the top haven’t led to better jobs.”

DL Tracking Poll: Bullock Leads in the NCCo. Council Prez Race.

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on May 24, 2012 • 8 Comments

His campaign website is not up yet (though he has a Twitter account up and running), but he’s got supporters. The Rev. Christopher Bullock of the Canaan Baptish Church in Wilmington leads civic activist Bill Dunn and Renee Taschner, 46% to 31% to 23%, respectively.

Polling Report [5.24.12]

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on May 24, 2012 • 6 Comments

Wisconsin goes back to the blue side. Pennsylvania stays blue. Vermont stays dark dark blue. Arizona stays red, albeit light red.

Another Teachable Sexism Moment

Filed in National by pandora on May 24, 2012 • 34 Comments

This has to stop. More than that, it has to be forcibly denounced by everyone. If you don’t get why this is so very, very wrong, please turn in your Progressive card. This sort of behavior is abhorrent on every level, and my heart breaks for Ms. Cupp. This image exists. It doesn’t matter that it’s PhotoShopped. It exists, and will be sent across the internet. Can you imagine how Ms. Cupp feels (how you would feel) knowing that her friends and family will see such a thing, an image that will never go away? I’m not a lawyer, but I hope she’s able to sue Larry Flynt for every penny he’s worth.

Eric Bodenweiser is back, teabagging Joe Booth.

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on May 24, 2012 • 30 Comments

I apologize for that headline. It is so very wrong. But that is what our St. Pauli Girl is doing, primarying Senator Joe Booth (R) as a Teabagger. This will be a rematch, as Bodenweiser challenged Senator Booth in 2010 in Booth’s first non-special election as an incumbent. Booth won by only 120 votes, or 51% to 49%.