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Pennsylvania: Democratic National Committee

August 5, 2009 - 06:28 am
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The DNC Responds

By dayvoe@gmail.com (Dayvoe)

Via Huffingtonpost:The Democratic National Committee released a notably aggressive web ad on Tuesday evening, accusing the Republican Party of being taken over by an angry mob of "birther" conspiracy theorists and disgruntled partisans. And here's the ad:

From Huffingtonpost:[W]ith boisterous protests routinely interrupting Democratic town hall events and dominating news coverage, one DNC official put it succinctly: "We aren't going to back down from this shit."It's about frickin time.

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June 17, 2009 - 05:39 am
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Obama's extension of same-sex benefits with all the asterisks

By lupinaccim@aol.com (Maria)

Last night David posted about the then breaking news that President Obama will sign an order extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees.

That move comes with asterisks:
According to the New York Times, "While he will announce a list of benefits, officials said, they are not expected to include broad health insurance coverage, which could require legislation to achieve" because of (you-guessed-it) the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Also in that article, "...administration officials said the timing of the announcement was intended to help contain the growing furor among gay rights groups. Several gay donors withdrew their sponsorship of a Democratic National Committee fund-raising event next week, where Vice President Joseph R.

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May 6, 2009 - 02:27 pm
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Governor Casey Sr, James Carville and the 1992 Convention

By dayvoe@gmail.com (Dayvoe)

I heard part of Fred Honsberger's show today.

I am not sure how the discussion started but by the time I turned on the radio, a caller named "Dave" (though it was NOT me - I go by "David" exclusively) was trying to convince my friend Fred that; No, Governor Casey (our current Jr. Senator's father) was NOT denied a slot to speak at the 1992 Democratic Convention on because he was pro-life.

Fred said that Governor Casey himself told him he was in 1992. That part may be true but it's irrelevant. As we'll see considering that an important source of the myth is Governor Casey himself it's hardly surprising that he'd tell Fred that.

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Tue, 08/26/2008 - 18:57

Murtha says Biden would make Ridge pick a wash

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

DENVER – In selecting U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) as his running mate, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has undercut any gains Republican rival John McCain could make in Pennsylvania by picking former Keystone State governor Tom Ridge, U.S. Rep. John Murtha (D-Johnstown) suggested today.

“There’s no question …he’s a good governor and he’s well thought of,” Murtha said in a short interview with PolitickerPA.com, referring to Ridge. “But with Biden on the ticket, he almost offsets that.”

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