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Mother’s Day Open Thread [5.13.12]

13May2012 | Delaware Dem | 3 comments | Continued

Romney Preaches to the Choir

Yesterday, Mitt Romney passed his first audition with evangelicals as he gave the commencement speech at Liberty University, a private Christian university founded by Jerry Falwell, who infamously blamed gays, lesbians, feminists, the ACLU and others for the attacks on 9/11.

13May2012 | nemski | 20 comments | Continued

It’s Not a Flip-Flop If You Get It Right

What is the definition of a flip-flopper?

It’s interesting to explore the origin of the term. Famed New York Times columnist William Safire wrote about a U.S. politician in the late 19th century who was refereed to as “the Florida flopper” by an opponent. Safire noted that the “fl” sound appearing twice [...]

12May2012 | Rob Tornoe | 3 comments | Continued

The Education of Mitt Romney

A life of privilege does not always give one a realistic outlook on the world. Sometimes it’s a hindrance.

11May2012 | nemski | 1 comment | Continued

Friday Polling Report [5.11.12]

Now, normally, we focus on polling of races that will occur this year. But today we have some polls of races far into the future. Let’s just say that if Hillary wants it, it is hers.

11May2012 | Delaware Dem | 3 comments | Continued

Mitt Romney’s Pattern of Homophobia

There’s been lots of debate over whether Mitt Romney’s teenager years as a bully are fair game, but what I find interesting is that it shows a pattern of homophobia over many years.

11May2012 | nemski | 37 comments | Continued

Romney was a psychotic bully in High School

The Washington Post reports on how Mitt Romney, when he was a young adult at 18 years of age, was a homophobic bully who beat up and assaulted people he thought were different that he was.

10May2012 | Delaware Dem | 59 comments | Continued

Continued Reaction

I have been busy this morning reading through all of the reactions from readers of TPM and Andrew Sullivan that were posted by each blog, as well as the reactions of others columnists and bloggers and opinion makers, etc. Here are a few that stood out to me.

10May2012 | Delaware Dem | 12 comments | Continued

Thursday Polling Report [5.10.12]

So how does a President’s embrace of same sex marriage play in our polling world? The real answer to the question is no one knows because it has never happened before. Will Obama lose states because of his support of same sex marriage? Maybe. North Carolina probably got a little harder to win, since the CW is “well they just banned gay marriage by 20 points, that must mean Obama will lose North Carolina by 20 points now, right?”

Nope.

10May2012 | Delaware Dem | 5 comments | Continued

The Day After

While the newspapers, websites, and cable news channels are filled with chatter and some analysis about President Obama’s support of gay marriage, there is still a long way to go.

10May2012 | nemski | 5 comments | Continued

How Much Don’t West Virginians Like Obama?

West Virginians don’t like President Obama so much 41% of them voted for a felon with a mullet.

10May2012 | nemski | 8 comments | Continued

The Obama Special Report Open Thread

ABC News is breaking into live programing at 3 pm. It is expected that he will announced the end of his evolution and that he supports same sex marriage.

9May2012 | Delaware Dem | 96 comments | Continued

Patience

President Obama, “who is under mounting pressure to clarify his thinking on same-sex marriage after top aides publicly embraced it in recent days, will sit down for an interview with ABC News on Wednesday during which he is likely to discuss his ‘evolving’ views on the issue,” the New York Times reports. I find it hard to imagine that he will endorse gay marriage in this interview and at this time, but I could be wrong.

9May2012 | Delaware Dem | 52 comments | Continued

Wednesday Polling Report [5.9.12]

Finally, new state polls. We have good news in Iowa and Ohio, requiring a change of color in both states on our map.

9May2012 | Delaware Dem | 19 comments | Continued

That Sound You Hear is the Scream of the Swiss Nation as One

Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann is now, officially, a citizen of Switzerland.

9May2012 | Delaware Dem | 13 comments | Continued

Congress’ No Can Do List

Yesterday, President Obama presented a to-do list for Congress now that they’ve returned from recess.

9May2012 | nemski | Comments Off | Continued

F*ck North Carolina

Time for the Democrats to find a new place to hold their convention. The pig fuckers of NC have legalized discrimination.

8May2012 | MJ | 12 comments | Continued

Lugar Got O’Donnell-ed.

Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) lost his bid to stay in office for a 7th term to Richard Mourdock (R). With 45% reporting, Mourdock is leading with 60% of the vote. This makes the Indiana Senate race a more competitive one in the fall, and gives Democrat Joe Donnelly a good chance to pick up this seat against the teabagger Mourdock. His name sounds an awful lot like Mordor. Fitting, I think.

8May2012 | Delaware Dem | 4 comments | Continued

Adolescent

Yesterday, I came across this piece by Jo McGowan when reading the President’s favorite blogger, Andrew Sullivan, and I think it hits the nail squarely on the head: that the views of certain vocal Catholic priests, and to a large extent all socially conservative Republicans who criticized the President during the Contraception debate earlier this year, are adolescent.

8May2012 | Delaware Dem | 4 comments | Continued