September 5, 2012

Convention things and trends you have noticed so far *thread*

One big thing I have noticed so far is that the speakers and videos talk about the candidate MORE and the opposition candidate in smaller amounts. Compare this to the Republican Convention in which they spent most of the time harping on Obama and very little time talking up their candidate and less time talking about their own policies.
This may change as the week goes on but I doubt it's gonna be a "Romney bash" event.

What things have you, fellow DUers, have noticed?

June 11, 2012

Dallas pastor stands up for gays and the President (TP)

This is from Think Progress. It's a little old but recent. If it's a double post I apologize. The pastor gives an impassioned plea to his congregants, telling them that the President is not a pastor and must follow the Constitution, not the Bible.
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April 16, 2012

Let's Play- Outrage Roulette! Round 5!

What do you think the Right Wing machine will be mad about this week? To be considered an "outrage" the issue must result in
1. Conservative media being mad about something
2. Presidential candidates talk about it
3. Democrats must talk about it, debunk it, or laugh at conservatives for bringing the issue up.
4. The media must go bananas over it.
Once again, write down the topic and the number of Crazy Credits or CC for short you want to assign as a bet.
Last week we had the Hillary Rosen issue, the Catholic League issue, and the Oil drilling issue. What will they be mad about this week?

For example: I bet on Bill Maher making a joke about...Catholics... for 10CC. He's been in the news a lot lately and the Repub outrage machine is all over the place these days. I really didn't expect them to go after Trayvon Martin supporters.

Place your bets!

April 3, 2012

New Evidence of Advanced Preparations for DPRK Rocket Launch: 38 North Exclusive

Source: 38 North

Satellite photography of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station (Tongchang-dong Space Launch Center) reveals that North Korea has undertaken more extensive preparations for its planned April rocket launch than previously understood.

38 North has now identified a mobile radar trailer, not previously present, essential for a launch. A March 28 satellite picture of the entire site appears to show a trailer with a dish antenna—probably a radar tracking system—mounted on top of a ridge mid-way between the launch pad and the rocket engine test stand. It is located at the end of a new dirt road that runs generally west from the entrance.

Read more: http://38north.org/2012/04/tongchang0401/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+38North+%2838+North%3A+Informed+Analysis+of+North+Korea%29

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Link contains recent satellite photos of the suspected launch site, with detailed analysis.

It looks like the North doesn't want that food aid after all. They just want to show off and get their pretty missile blown out of the sky by the Japanese military.

They must think President Obama is bluffing.

March 5, 2012

Let's Play- Outrage Roulette! Round 3!

I don't know about you guys, but I didn't think the outrage machine would swing towards Rush Limbaugh of all people.

No direct winners last week, but we do have a side bet winner. BigDemVoter, you win the "red or black" bet since the outrage is mostly related to birth control. That is a 1 to 1 bet, you win 25CC, giving you 50CC.

So, the betting board is clean. Place your bets!
What do you think the Right Wing machine will be mad about this week? To be considered an "outrage" the issue must result in
1. Conservative media being mad about something
2. Presidential candidates talk about it
3. Democrats must talk about it, debunk it, or laugh at conservatives for bringing the issue up.
4. The media must go bananas over it.
Once again, write down the topic and the number of Crazy Credits or CC for short you want to assign as a bet.

For example: I bet on Mexicans for 50CC. It's been a while since they attacked Mexicans.

Place your bets!

February 27, 2012

Let's Play- Outrage Roulette! Round 2

Last week's winner was DCBob, but he forgot to place a bet. (Gas Prices)

So, the betting board is clean. Place your bets!
What do you think the Right Wing machine will be mad about this week? TO be fair, they were mad about a lot. last week.

Once again, write down the topic and the number of Crazy Credits or CC for short you want to assign as a bet.

For example: I bet on Bin Laden's Porn Stash for 30CC.

Place your bets!

February 21, 2012

Let's Play- Outrage Roulette! What will The Rethugs be mad about next?

The current Outrage flavor is Birth Control and Pre-natal care, obviously, and the last Outrage was the Moon and NASA, I think.

So, what will they be mad about next?

To play, write one topic and the number of Crazy Credits (CC) you want to assign as a bet to your topic.

For example:

I bet on Facebook, 10CC

The bets reset whenever the Outrage machine chances targets or in 3 weeks time, whichever comes first.

For my bet, I am betting on... Organic Farmers, 23CC.