Archive for December, 2018

Laire McBaskill, STFU

Filed in National by on December 31, 2018 2 Comments

What Liberals Need To Do Is Shut Up It is not the case that half the country works for the team D and half the country works for team R. We can debate a bit about how much getting team D elected is important relative to other kinds of political activism, but you can’t control […]

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Graham Fancies Himself the Republican Chris Coons

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Graham Fancies Himself the Republican Chris Coons

There is so much delusional garbage spilling out whenever Coons or Graham speak. It must come from so much harkening unto, praying to, and beseeching the holy ghost for guidance. I hear the holy ghost really goes in for a lot of rambling bullshit. [In English if you please!]

Now Graham thinks he has Trump giving ground on Syria and the beautiful slat-wall/fence-thing.

Graham says the question for lawmakers is “can we stop hating each other enough up here to find a way forward that would be a win-win.”

Yeah. That’s always the question if your name is Coons or Graham. For everyone else, the question is, can Trump and the Republicans stop acting like complete assholes for ten minutes?

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Harris End of Year Email Details Progressive Agenda Items

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  Harris is not going to be a “one and done’ candidate    That  is good news for everyone in Delaware who wants to see the progressive flywheel keep turning. —————————————————————- Projects that will continue into 2019: 1. Delaware Statewide Committees: Growing out of the campaign are Delaware statewide committees which will continue to build […]

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Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: The Top 10!!

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on December 31, 2018 10 Comments

But, first, the obligatory catch-up threads for those who like to binge-listen (Whoa! Looks like our ‘new improved’ editing function has kicked in.): Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 50-41 Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 40-31 Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 30-21 Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 20-11 And now, finally, My […]

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Dec. 29 Open Thread: All’s Fair When All’s Foul

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Dec. 29 Open Thread: All’s Fair When All’s Foul

Lots of people don’t get this, but all the lying and cheating Republicans do to gain office isn’t unique to them, and many of the techniques the Russians used on social media are perfectly legal if done by domestic actors. The only problem many Democrats had with the tactic is that Republicans beat them to […]

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Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 20-11

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on December 29, 2018 0 Comments

20. 19. 18. My fave frothy pop song of the year: 17. 16. 15.   14. 13. 12.  Is it the video, or is it the song? Can’t decide. This seems about right:   11.  Highest-ranked Philly-based artist on the list? Maybe yes, maybe no. Find out on New Year’s Eve day. Until then:

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Dec. 28 Open Thread: Revenge of the Moderate

Filed in National, Open Thread by on December 28, 2018 24 Comments

Did you think the progressive takeover of the Democratic Party was going to be easy? No chance, pal. Just take a look at the vitriol being spread by defeated Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill on her way out of Washington. She took her strongest shot at, of all people, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “She’s now talked about a […]

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Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 30-21

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on December 28, 2018 0 Comments

30. 29. 28, 27.  26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 

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Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 40-31

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on December 27, 2018 0 Comments

A little Western-noir to kick things off: 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32.  31.  

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Fox News spent 2018 giving advice directly to Donald Trump

Filed in National by on December 26, 2018 1 Comment

Throughout 2018, right-wing personalities on Fox News and Fox Business regularly gave advice directly to President Donald Trump. Fox hosts and guests looked into the camera and advised the president when not to speak out on certain stories, when to take credit, which investigations not to worry about, what to believe about immigration, and especially […]

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Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2018: #’s 50-41

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on December 26, 2018 1 Comment

My annual Christmas gift to you, whether you want it or not. I guarantee that you will find some songs that you love and some songs that you can’t stand. Let me know which is which. Also, share your faves.  As always, counting down in reverse numerical order: 50. 49. 48. 47. 46.  45. 44. […]

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So, I Saw ‘Vice’ Today…

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on December 25, 2018 5 Comments

Liked it, didn’t love it.  If the trailer makes you think it’s gonna be full of laffs, you’ll be disappointed. If you didn’t know what a monster Cheney was, you will after you’ve seen it. Most of the performances were of the ‘caricature’ variety.  Yes, Christian Bale effectively inhabited Cheney, but Cheney’s emotional range, to […]

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Song of the Day 12/25: John Gorka, “Christmas Bells”

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As John Gorka explains, sort of, to this Dutch audience in 2013, the lyrics to “Christmas Bells” began as a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem written in 1863 — on Christmas Day, in fact, just a month after his son was gravely wounded in the Civil War. His rumination on the existence of a supreme being […]

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