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In an effort to cut down on the pointless, hateful, amoral and game-playing comments that sometimes appear on this blog, Delaware Watch will now use comment moderation. The hope is that what... ...
Delaware Watch - Fri 11:17 p.m. - 4 clicks 
I will be joining Dace Blaskovitz tomorrow on his Money and Politics show on WILM, 1450 on your AM dial . The show runs from every Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00. I'll be on at about 10:30 to give listeners a quick roundup of what's hot in the blogosphere. We'll be talking about the campaigns for president and governor, Delaware's budget problems, the growth of the blogospher and maybe even ...
TommyWonk - Fri 4:03 p.m. - 8 clicks
Having joked less than a year ago about killing Mitt Romney (and his supporters), former Republican candidate for president, Mike Huckabee, has now made light of assassinating Sen. Barack Obama. According to CNN, during his recent speech at the NRA......
FrameShop - Fri 4:03 p.m.
Chris Matthews smacks down Radio Host Kevin James. James, et. al., they just make it up as they go. They just keep blathering. It's a pattern. ...
Delaware Watch - Fri 1:12 p.m.
The campaign had some credits, so if you are a Democrat who lives in Kent County you might hear me on your voicemail when you get home. Hi! This is Jason Scott from the blog Delaware Liberal. I’m calling to remind you to come to Pete Schaeffer’s farm, Pleasanton Abbey, this Sunday from 11am to [...]...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Fri 10:37 a.m. - 7 clicks
Why is the GOP Determined to Go Down With The Ship ? The Republican party is a shinking ship and instead of bailing as George Bush and John McCain happily shoot cannon balls through the decks - many Republicans are resigned to the fact that they are done for. Think about it… Why did Republicans pick McCain, [...]...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Fri 10:37 a.m.
Well it is not a secret really. The African-American vote in the south has doubled since Barack Obama arrived on the scene. That puts eight “red” states into play this fall. ...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Fri 10:37 a.m.
Since it deals with sports betting, I guess it is fitting that “the fix was in” in this thing for some time. The current budget tighntess gave McGlynn just enough cover to get his checkbook enhancement act passed. That’s Delaware for you. If you can enrich a few people through the misery of a great number [...]...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Fri 6:08 a.m. - 8 clicks
A baby falls off a 20 story building, directly underneath that baby is an innocent father of 3 that will definitely be killed when the baby strikes him. To the right of the father is a button that says, “Press Button to vaporize anything above you”… What do you do? ...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Fri 6:08 a.m.
Two years ago James P. Rubin, an adjunct professor at Columbia University's School of International Affairs, interviewed Sen. John McCain in Switzerland about talking to Hamas. John McCain's view... ...
Delaware Watch - Thu 11:48 p.m. - 2 clicks
If you missed Hardball tonight you have got to watch this clip! I have dreamed of this moment. It was so sweet I was actually applauding at the end. ...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Thu 7:24 p.m. - 2 clicks
Joe Biden Defends Obama: “This is bullshit, this is malarkey. This is outrageous, for the president of the United States to go to a foreign country, to sit in the Knesset . . . and make this kind of ridiculous statement.” “He is the guy who has weakened us,” he said. “He has increased the number of [...]...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Thu 1:53 p.m. - 14 clicks
Well, along with return address of an innocent and uninvolved Delaware Republican,” the “hot” photograph of Bill Lee that to my mind is so flattering I believe he should use it on his campaign... ...
Delaware Watch - Thu 1:53 p.m. - 15 clicks
Dave Burris posted the rest of the story on the subpoena to Mike Matthews for the source of the Bill Lee photo. The short answer is that there was a threatening note sent to Bill Lee’s family that photos like this were going to start coming out starting this week. Here’s the quick analysis: There doesn’t [...]...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Thu 10:32 a.m. - 3 clicks
If I raped a woman, no matter how hot I am, should she be forced to have my baby? Legal Disclaimer: The Question of the Day Feature may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds. If The Question of the Day Feature begins to smoke, seek shelter and cover head. The Question of the Day Feature [...]...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Thu 6:09 a.m. - 2 clicks
…you better make it to the coolest 2nd coolest one. mingle with your “Delawareliberal Friends and Family” support Jack Markell Jason Scott and Peter Schaeffer cordially invite you to: The 2nd Annual Markell Pizza Party in honor of Jack Markell Delaware State Treasurer & Candidate for Governor Sunday, May 18th, 2008 11am to 3pm Pleasanton Abbey 1548 Persimmontree Lane...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Thu 6:09 a.m. - 13 clicks
Does Barack Obama have a problem with working class whites? Greg Sargeant of TPM Election Central points out the latest Quinnipiac poll has McCain leading both Obama and Clinton by 7 points among working class whites, meaning non-college educated whites. In this category, McCain leads Obama by 46 to 39 percent and Clinton by 48 to 41 percent. Not surprisingly, the ...
TommyWonk - Thu 6:09 a.m. - 2 clicks
The figure of speech Rep. Tom Davis used was a double entendre: An indirect and subtle implication in an expression in speech or writing, whereby a sentence has a double meaning.(link) This how he... ...
Delaware Watch - Wed 11:21 p.m. - 2 clicks
At our last meeting of the semester, the College Democrats voted on endorsements for Governor and Lt. Governor of Delaware. In order to receive an endorsement, a candidate has to receive a 2/3 majority of the votes. We are pleased to announce our endorsements of Jack Markell and Matt Denn. Jack Markell, who is the current State Treasurer and a candidate for Governor, overwhelmingly received o...
College Democrats at University of Delaware - Wed 9:11 p.m. - 18 clicks
Program Note: Tune into WDEL around 10:00am tomorrow to hear Tyler Nixon discussing McDowell’s latest afront to the public trust with Al Mascitti. Today Harris McDowell III tried to ram through legislation that would direct Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) proceeds from greenhouse gas “cap and trade” to the SEU. Several [...]...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Wed 7:15 p.m. - 2 clicks
I laughed an uncomfortable laugh the other day when Mike Matthews posted the original video of O’Reilly going off. It has now made the rounds with Colbert doing his version last night. Now this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2YDq6FkVE This is NOT safe for work. ...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Wed 4:30 p.m. - 2 clicks
Update: It’s official. Edwards endorses Obama. Can we have this end now? Please? There are rumors swirling indicating that John Edwards is heading to Michigan to endorse Barack Obama at 7PM tonight. I guess this is a good thing, but I really would have preferred him to do this a few weeks ago and save [...]...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Wed 1:25 p.m. - 2 clicks
National Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean just announced the selections for the 'State Blogger Corps' to the Democratic National Convention , and TommyWonk was selected to sit with the Delaware delegation. Apparently the competition was pretty fierce: "Similar to the record-breaking voter turnout our Party has seen during the primary season, the demand for these coveted blogge...
TommyWonk - Wed 1:25 p.m. - 19 clicks
Tommywonk has been announced as the representative of the Delaware Blogosphere to the Democratic National Convention. The rest of us at DelawareLiberal.net will be spending the rest of the day crying in our beers. Editor’s Note: This comment from a kos diarists bears repeating, because it ties Tommywonk’s trip to Denver to Truth Teller’s concern [...]...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Wed 10:08 a.m. - 13 clicks
Republican 527 groups are promising a vicious attack on Barack Obama, and all I can think to say is… How’s that working for ya? The Promise: “We will attack Obama viciously on all fair issues, whether they are national security, whether they are taxes or the economy,” promised Chris LaCivita, one of the Republican strategists behind [...]...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Wed 10:08 a.m. - 2 clicks
On the day that the News Journal announced that Bill Lee had filed his filing fee to run for Governor for the Delaware GOP, one of his primary candidates, Mike Protack, coincidentally upstaged him by... ...
Delaware Watch - Wed 10:08 a.m. - 16 clicks
With your focus on the Democratic presidential race, you may have missed a major development in the field of renewable energy. Global warming was a hot topic before the election season began. Just check out last summer's archives if you were not around to remember........ But if you lived in the second smallest state of Delaware, you would be watching daily for any new development ...
DailyKos (Delaware) - Wed 2:14 a.m. - 16 clicks
This time the special election occurred in Mississippi: Mississippi Democrat Travis Childers won a special election to Congress on Tuesday, helping his party to a third victory in recent months for... ...
Delaware Watch - Tue 11:38 p.m. - 2 clicks
NUGENT THREATENED LIVES OF OBAMA/CLINTON DURING 2007 CONCERT Although mostly hidden by his campaign, on May 16, 2008--four days prior to the Kentucky Primary--Sen. John McCain will participate in the 137th NRA Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky--in the same event......
FrameShop - Tue 2:13 p.m. - 2 clicks
Read about it here. Also read this. Be prepared for severe bellylaughter. IMPORTANT UPDATE In an e-mail sent to Mike Mattews at DownWithAbsolutes, Dave Burris alleged that the so-called subpoena... ...
Delaware Watch - Tue 7:29 a.m. - 19 clicks
One crew member of the Research Vessel Russell W. Peterson died yesterday in a storm that generated winds of up to 50 miles per hour. The vessel's two crew members were rescued by the Coast Guard and taken to a hospital, where one was pronounced dead. The boat washed up on the shore south of Rehoboth. The R/V Russell W. Peterson is owned and operated by Aqua Survey, Inc., which uses such vessels...
TommyWonk - Tue 5:47 a.m. - 2 clicks
I sure hope Charlie Copeland didn't own these properties in Long Neck and Christiana: There's no telling who will be suspected of setting them on fire. ...
Delaware Watch - Mon 10:54 a.m. - 2 clicks
Should we give up on the process to bring wind power to Delaware, and start over using New Jersey's plan as a model? The short answer is no. The Senate Energy & Transit Committee, Charlie Copeland and the New Journal editorial board all seem to think that New Jersey's offers a cleaner, neater and easier way to procure offshore wind power. Yesterday's News Journal editorial fits two ...
TommyWonk - Mon 7:49 a.m. - 21 clicks
Imagine a Presidential candidate has a lobbyist on his campaign whose job it was to whitewash one of the most brutal and repressive dictatorships in the world. clipped from www.mydd.comJohn McCain... ...
Delaware Watch - Sun 11:28 p.m. - 2 clicks
John McCain calls himself pro-life, but for many years he has supported cases of rape, incest and the life of a mother as exceptions to his belief that abortions ought to be illegal. In fact, in... ...
Delaware Watch - Sun 12:10 a.m. - 2 clicks
I'm featured on the Great Green Home Show which airs tomorrow, Sunday morning at 9:00 on WILM, 1450 AM on your dial. Hosts Paul Hughes and Doug Hunt put on an informative and entertaining hour on environmental issues. If you miss the show Sunday morning, you can listen online . While I chat with them in the opening segment, we get down to business in segments 3 and 4 with an in-depth di...
TommyWonk - Sat 2:04 p.m. - 4 clicks
This is what Barack Obama said in his defense: "I've said it's a terrorist organization [Hamas] and we should not negotiate with them unless they recognize Israel, renounce violence, and unless... ...
Delaware Watch - May 10 - 3 clicks
The House Energy & Environment Committee yesterday discussed HCR 50, which would recommend that the Public Service Commission deny Delmarva the ability to recoup the cost of fighting the Bluewater Wind agreement. Before it did, the committee first considered a bill that would reduce the the minimum size of lobsters that can be caught by 1/4 inch, and another that would mandate placing hunt...
TommyWonk - May 9 - 3 clicks
There is an important article in todays News Journal about the so-called deal between the Delaware landlords of manufactured housing communities and and their tenants, the homeowners, coming apart. ... ...
Delaware Watch - May 8 - 17 clicks
The News Journal has the story on Delmarva Power's latest announcement on its plan to buy onshore wind power from out of state in an effort to head off signing the agreement with Bluewater wind : Delmarva Power says it hopes to sign long-term contracts with six developers of new land-based wind farms. But Delmarva officials declined to publicly release the bids, citing competitive ...
TommyWonk - May 8 - 2 clicks
Readers can forgive themselves if they read this news with a certain vindictive glee. After suffering for seven plus years under the most unpopular US President in the history of poll taking (and... ...
Delaware Watch - May 7
I'm going on WDEL, 1150 AM , with Allan Loudell at 5:01 this evening to talk about wind power. It's been a busy week. The News Journal reports that Delmarva Power has taken some heat for its PR tactics : On Tuesday, PSC Chairwoman Arnetta McRae cautioned Delmarva about the use of the phrase "Public Notice," which is usually reserved for official PSC rate cases. Delmarva attorney To...
TommyWonk - May 7 - 2 clicks
For weeks, now, Rush Limbaugh has been trying to incite political violence by giving on-air military-sounding orders, effectively 'commanding' his listeners to wage war against the U.S. electoral system. The right-wing pundit's 'orders' to his Republican listeners have been clear:......
FrameShop - May 7 - 2 clicks
False advertising isn't acceptable for the print media: A Delmarva ad circulated throughout Delaware has raised eyebrows at the Public Service Commission and with Bluewater Wind. The first line of... ...
Delaware Watch - May 7 - 17 clicks
Just as soon as we put up radio spots rebutting Delmarva Power's claim that offshore wind energy from Bluewater Wind would raise our electric rates by 30 to 40 percent , the company runs another radio spot saying the additional cost would be $50 million a year. It's actually the same scary number Delmarva Power has been pushing all year: $50 million a year = $22 a month per household = 3...
TommyWonk - May 7 - 2 clicks
In the Pennsylvania primary many Republicans couldn't bring themselves to vote for McCain: [I]t has been more than two months now since McCain became the presumptive GOP candidate, and in each state... ...
Delaware Watch - May 7
John McCain, age 72, hasn't heard that "Czechoslovakia" no longer exists: McCain just said the United States should set up a missle defense system in Czechoslovakia. Should we assume he meant the... ...
Delaware Watch - May 6
I call it a Holocaust through neglect. clipped from ap.google.comMore than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from... ...
Delaware Watch - May 6 - 2 clicks
I didn't know that Bill Lee pulled a Mike Protack in 2000: he primaried the GOP state- convention endorsed candidate, John Burris. Those who see his tentative response as puzzling or an indication... ...
Delaware Watch - May 6
The Delaware General Assembly resumes its session today. The Senate has five items on the agenda : 1 SB 178 Bunting AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BEACH PRESERVATION ACT. 2 SB 222 Blevins AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 3 HB 231 B...
TommyWonk - May 6 - 23 clicks
Truly amazing. Only an utterly incompetent administration could achieve this outcome: The number of suicides among veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may exceed the combat death toll because... ...
Delaware Watch - May 6 - 2 clicks
Those who are tired of Delmarva Power's endless ad campaign will be interested in this release which was circulated today: For immediate release May 5, 2008 Contact: Nick DiPasquale, Conservation Chair, Delaware Audubon Tom Noyes Citizens Release Radio Ads Supporting Wind Power A group of citizen activists is running radio ads challenging Delmarva Power’s assertion that offshore wind...
TommyWonk - May 5 - 25 clicks
It must be tough being a Republican these days. The party of George Bush , the most unpopular President in US history since polls have been taken, is taking it on the chin in special elections. ... ...
Delaware Watch - May 4
I don't think Harris McDowell ever expected the Sustainable Energy Utility to draw this much scrutiny. The SEU was created to provide funding for small scale energy conservation and generation projects. Most of his colleagues gave it little thought when they voted it into existence last year. But as Aaron Nathans writes in today's News Journal , McDowell seems bewildered by the attenti...
TommyWonk - May 4
I confess I’m surprised, delightfully surprised. Friday night’s attendees turned down Terry Strine’s bid to become the next national committeeman: Friday night had its own historic moment, as... ...
Delaware Watch - May 3 - 22 clicks
In Part 1 of this 3-part series, I described a Delaware Republican Party teetering on the brink of political irrelevance in the First State and flying by the seat of its pants by improvising the... ...
Delaware Watch - May 3 - 23 clicks
As usual, Ann Coulter's newest round of pundit appearances included going on CNN to call millions of Americans "traitors" (treason is a crime punishable by the death penalty) and suggest that Sen. Barack Obama is a covert terrorist assassin. What......
FrameShop - May 2 - 3 clicks
Senators Hillary Clinton and John McCain have both come out in favor of a "gas tax holiday" for the summer. Senator Obama has chosen to not join them. It may be good politics to offer a temporary gas tax cut during vacation (and campaign) season, but is it good economics? According to the Washington Post , economists say that consumers probably won't see all of the 18.4 cent tax break :...
TommyWonk - May 2 - 3 clicks
Five years ago today, our commander-in-chief spoke from the deck of the aircraft carrier, the Abraham Lincoln : THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. Admiral Kelly, Captain Card, officers and sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln, my fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed. And now our coa...
TommyWonk - May 1 - 2 clicks
Today is the big day! My new book Outright Barbarous launches today, May 1. Rather than just have it appear on Amazon with an imperceptible "blip," we are having an online book launch party over at Facebook. The "party" will......
FrameShop - May 1 - 3 clicks
Internet users who ask the burning question, "Is Obama a vegetarian?" will find TommyWonk at the top of the search results . The post from November refers to a Tom Toles cartoon depicting the absurdity of the rumors and innuendo surrounding Obama. Aside from the amusement involved in pondering the mysteries of the Google algorithm, it is a reminder that the rumors and nasty st...
TommyWonk - Apr 30 - 2 clicks
(Outright Barbarous arrives May 1! Please stop by my online book launch "party"--help send it to number 1 on Amazon.com!!) --- Remember this? On April 5, 2007, FOX personality Bill O'Reilly unleashed a violent rant about Latino immigrants on live......
FrameShop - Apr 30 - 4 clicks
After 30 years on the UD campus, the College Democrats have finally gained full funding from the University. This is huge ! Until last week, the allotment of funds to partisan groups was half that of other groups in an attempt to keep the University from favoritism. However, in a joint effort with the College Republicans and College Libertarians over the past semester, we have finally proven o...
College Democrats at University of Delaware - Apr 29 - 3 clicks
I've heard so many radio spots from Delmarva Power and Bluewater Wind that I've mostly stopped listening. But yesterday, as I was barely paying attention, the startling claim that the Bluewater offshore wind farm would cost me 30 percent more on my electric bill caught my attention. 30 percent! Who would want to pay that? I listened more closely to try to find the basis for this assertion. But...
TommyWonk - Apr 29 - 2 clicks
This weekend, FOX News and John McCain tried to convince voters that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) was "endorsed" by Hamas--a lie created by FOX News. Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist militant organization and political party listed by the U.S.......
FrameShop - Apr 28 - 3 clicks
Appalachia is just a few hundred miles from Delaware, but in some respects it seems like another world. Mary Ann Hitt of the advocacy organization Appalachian Voices described the scourge of mountaintop removal mining to a gathering of the Delaware Sierra Club on Saturday. That's an aerial photo of what used to be a mountain behind her. The large scale destruction of mountains takes p...
TommyWonk - Apr 28 - 21 clicks
ABC has become the first major network to be duped into treating a right-wing smear of Sen. Barack Obama as a non-political news story. Despite his own prior reporting in an Aug 2000 Salon.com piece--in which he deftly exposed the......
FrameShop - Apr 25 - 3 clicks
The Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club has invited a leading Appalachian environmentalist to speak to its annual membership meeting tomorrow: Mary Anne Hitt is the executive director of Appalachian Voices, a nonprofit organization that brings people together to solve the environmental problems having the greatest impact on the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. The organization works w...
TommyWonk - Apr 25 - 23 clicks
Although Ann Coulter originally achieved fame as a right-wing pundit by talking about President Clinton's penis on national TV, since 9/11 she has turned most of her attention to framing Democrats as terrorists. During one TV spot in 2003, Coulter......
FrameShop - Apr 24 - 3 clicks
The Senate Energy & Transit Committee released its report on the Bluewater Wind proposal yesterday. It's not much improved from the draft that was leaked . Here's the conclusion, with some commentary: (1) The Senate should instruct the Controller General to give great weight to this report when considering all long-term contracts currently proposed under HB-6. Harris McDowell...
TommyWonk - Apr 24 - 3 clicks
Obviously, this blog has been somewhat abandoned since spring break. Please accept our most sincere apologies, as we suspect the multitudes of readers out there have really been lost without it... Also, look forward to this Pennsylvania voter's reaction to last night's election in the days to come! Tonight we are hosting a big event - a panel discussion called Confronting America's Health C...
College Democrats at University of Delaware - Apr 23 - 3 clicks
Yesterday I wrote that growing crops for fuels was contributing to the world food crisis, and quoted Lester Brown's warnings on the subject. It turns out that yesterday he had written an opinion piece (with Jonathan Lewis) on the dangers of biofuels in the Washington Post : Most troubling, though, is that the higher food prices caused in large part by food-to-fuel mandates create incentives f...
TommyWonk - Apr 23 - 4 clicks
Yet Another Right-Wing Violent Frame Launched in Effort To Stop Obama The Republican marketing man behind the "Willie Horton" television ad that helped to end the presidential bid of Michael Dukakis has resurfaced in a new ad that uses World......
FrameShop - Apr 22 - 3 clicks
On this Earth Day, we are just waking up to a new global food crisis, starkly described by The Economist : “World agriculture has entered a new, unsustainable and politically risky period,” says Joachim von Braun, the head of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, DC. To prove it, food riots have erupted in countries all along the equator. In Haiti, protes...
TommyWonk - Apr 22 - 3 clicks
Via BoingBoing , I found this transcript from Obsidian Wings of the Lincoln-Douglas debates if ABC News had been moderating : LINCOLN: In my opinion, slavery will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. STEPHANOPOULOS: Excu...
TommyWonk - Apr 20
Delmarva Power has been spending millions on lawyers, lobbyists, PR and radio advertising to try to kill offshore wind power in Delaware. Some legislators don't want the company's customers to foot the bill for defying the Public Service Commission and blocking the implementation of HB 6. SPONSOR: Rep. Kowalko & Rep. Schwartzkopf Reps. Johnson, Keeley, Mitchell, Mulrooney...
TommyWonk - Apr 19 - 24 clicks
Allan Loudell has invited me back on WDEL, 1150 AM at 12:38 to discuss the latest news on wind power. Despite another ominous headline in the News Journal, the Energy & Transit Committee report was defanged yesterday before winning committee approval. The report no longer contains a sentence that would kill the deal. I'm told that Harris McDowell intended to bring the report to...
TommyWonk - Apr 18 - 3 clicks