Archive for July, 2020
Song of the Day 7/31: Emitt Rhodes, “Fresh as a Daisy”
Sunshine pop lost a legendary cult figure two weeks ago with the death of Emitt Rhodes, once touted as the “one-man Beatles.” When he released his eponymous debut LP in 1970 it sounded as if Paul McCartney was working under an alias. No song on the album, which reached No. 29 on the Billboard chart, […]
Obama calls for end of ‘Jim Crow relic’ filibuster – While Coons vows to join with GOP Buddies to preserve the filibuster
Obama yesterday:
Former President Barack Obama on Thursday called for the elimination of the Senate’s filibuster rule if it is used to block sweeping voting reforms, labeling the chamber’s long-held 60-vote threshold a “Jim Crow relic.”
Delivering a eulogy at the funeral of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), Obama implored politicians to go beyond paying lip service to the civil rights icon and urged leaders to continue Lewis’ life‘s work by pushing for reforms. The best way to honor Lewis, the former president said, would be to pass the recently introduced voting rights act named in his honor.
Meanwhile, Coons joins with white supremacists buddies in the GOP and vows to keep the filibuster:
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 31, 2020
Brandywine School District Board Member To Teachers: Don’t Want To Get Sick? Get Out Of Teaching. Ralph Ackerman. Idiot. Never been a teacher. He had been on the board from 1993 to 2003. Now he’s back on the board. He shouldn’t be. Trump Isn’t Even Fighting For Relief Package. Why? There’s likely a compromise to […]
Hopelessly Naive Dems
Trump said that the election in November will be the most “fraudulent election in history.” He has also recently said that he will not accept results of the election if he finds them to be fraudulent. So, there is that.
Trump has been steadily stirring up his peeps, and readying the gloriously patriotic 35% to take part in operation Banana Republic should Biden’s cheating prevail. Very transparent.
And yet we have some hopelessly naive Dems, like DelawareDem for example, who think “norms” and/or the constitution, and/or laws or some dumb old-timey bullshit will restrain Trump even thought he has treated norms, laws and the constitution with nothing but contempt.
Song of the Day 7/30: Woody Guthrie, “All You Fascists Bound to Lose”
Woody Guthrie is famous for championing the common people in the United States, but when fascism rose to power in the 1930s and World War II broke out, he extended his vision overseas. He condemned fascism not just because it was authoritarian but because it was “a highly illegitimate criminal endeavor intended to exploit the […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 30, 2020
Trump Promises Suburban Moms They Won’t Have To Worry About Blacks Any More. It’s more than possible that he really THINKS this is 1968. All-in on flat-out racism. It’s clear that Nixon’s 1968 campaign (‘the silent majority’) is his blueprint. Rethugs Give Up (Almost) On Coronavirus Relief. There is, of course, a bill that has […]
Song of the Day 7/29: Johnny Cash, “Cry, Cry, Cry”
This was Johnny Cash’s first hit for Sun Records in 1955, when it was the B-side to “Hey, Porter,” the first composition he took to the studio. Unimpressed executives told him to come back with a song that Sun owner Sam Phillips would be able to sell. Cash wrote “Cry! Cry! Cry!” overnight and played […]
BREAKING: Yrene Waldron OUT As Nursing Homes Chief!
Matt Bittle has the scoop: Corinna Getchell, who has been director of the Office of Health Facilities Licensing and Certification in the Division of Health Care Quality, will be appointed division head. Director Yrene Waldron is returning to retirement to spend time with her family. It remains to be seen how effective Getchell will be. […]
DL Exclusive: Dave McBride Hasn’t Lived In His District For At Least 10 Years.
Politicians lie. Some lie about where they live. Dave McBride and Cathy Cloutier are two of them. As Democratic State Chair Erik Raser-Schramm has made clear, it is unethical to run for a seat when you don’t live in the district. He said that about a Democrat, Melanie George Smith. Dave McBride isn’t only running […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 29, 2020
‘Umbrella Man’ A White Supremacist Who Sought To Place Blame On Protesters In Minneapolis. In other words, he’s carrying out Trump/Barr policy, presumably off the payroll, but we can’t be sure. Trump Cornered On Russian Bounties In This Interview. You simply must watch this. Jonathan Swan was prepared for this, and Trump’s only choice was […]
Song of the Day 7/28: Nick Lowe, “Nutted By Reality”
“He had been living in a different world, then he was nutted by reality,” sounds like a perfect description of Donald Trump’s 2020. It’s also appropriate for Trump since the first two verses were stolen reapportioned from the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back.” The track appears on Lowe’s 1978 “Jesus of Cool” LP (“Pure […]
Coons’ Heroic GOP Ass Kissing Campaign Comes up Short Once Again
Coons’ heroic GOP Ass kissing campaign continues in spite of never having swayed a single Republican vote in the Senate. Senate Republicans’ coronavirus relief package, released Monday evening, sets up new battles over health care funding as the coronavirus continues to overwhelm the country. From a smaller hospital bailout to stiffing strained Medicaid programs, the […]
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