Archive for March, 2022
The DC Bubble’s Centrist Strategy – Always Winning
Polling USA
Biden Net Approval Among: All: -4%Silent Generation: +5%Boomers: -1%Gen-Z/Millennials: -23%Gen-X: -24%Women: -9%Men: -21%Non-White: -2%White: -21%Marist / March 29, 2022 / n=1170 / MOE 3.7% / Telephone maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/marist-n
Well, I’m sure Coons’ army of sober centrist will ride to the rescue soon enough. Or at least they will show up in time to tell everyone that we aren’t clapping hard enough.
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 31, 2022
I Sure Hope That Madison Cawthorn Is Telling The Truth For Once. He almost certainly isn’t, but still: After Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) went on a podcast and alleged that some of his Republican colleagues in Congress are orgy-frequenting degenerates with a fondness for hard drugs, members of the House GOP had a simple response […]
Song of the Day 3/31: Bruce Willis, “Respect Yourself”
Actor Bruce Willis’ family announced yesterday that he’s retiring from acting due to aphasia, a brain condition that affects language and communication. The 67-year-old Penns Grove, N.J., native rocketed to fame in the mid-’80s in the unconventional TV dramedy “Moonlighting,” where he occasionally burst into snatches of Motown tunes, and turned heads with a rendition […]
BREAKING: Cyndie Romer Announces Candidacy To Succeed John Kowalko
I know two things: (a) she seems like a really good candidate on paper; and (b) Mike Matthews really likes her. Hard to imagine a stronger successor to Kowalko, but it’s still early. The release: Cyndie Romer Launches Campaign for the 25th Representative District (Newark, Delaware) – On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, Newark mom and […]
Song of the Day 3/30: Ray Charles, “What’d I Say”
Joe Biden ad-libbed nine words in his speech in Poland and pundits all weighed in, for or against. I’m only following the story by headlines, but it sounds like Joe didn’t think he’d said anything wrong, and it took a while to convince him to walk it back. So now every pundit is weighing in […]
TRUMP ASKS PUTIN FOR POLITICAL HELP – GOP Members of Congress Silent
Whenever you think Trump get any worse… Former President Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putinto release dirt on President Biden’s son Hunter Biden during an interview published Tuesday. “One thing, while I’m on your show, as long as Putin now is not exactly a fan of our country, let him explain, where did — because Chris Wallacewouldn’t let me ask […]
I’m With Will.
No, this is not a blatantly naked appeal for page views (although if it works I’ll have no objection to it). I mean, of course he shouldn’t have slapped Chris Rock. However. Jada Pinkett Smith has alopecia. She has publicly spoken about the condition since 2018. It is not a joking matter. It is an […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday March 30 2022
The Seven Hour Gap! THE SEVEN HOUR GAP, PEOPLE!! Why is it that the media can only understand a story if it includes an easy to grasp handle? Trump worked for months to overturn the election. There is copious evidence of that. He stood in front of a crowd of loons and declared […]
N’Awlins Star Shamarr Allen Coming To Arden Gild Hall: Friday, May 13
He indeed has earned his monicker of ‘True Orleans’. He’s bringing his band The Underdawgs with him. His brand new single from his brand new album: Here is the 2nd Line he put together for the Quarantine Year: OK, why not? Here he is with the Underdawgs: Fuckin’ A!! Some official bio stuff: “Shamarr Allen […]
Song of the Day 3/29: DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, “I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson”
Rap fans might remember that Will Smith had pugilistic fantasies going back to at least 1989, when this song was released on the duo’s “And in This Corner…” LP. As the album’s lead single, it also got the expensive video treatment, and the sharp-eyed will notice that one of the its guest stars, though not […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, March 29th 2022
Biden is doing too much and also not enough Poll: A majority of Americans believe Biden has not been “tough enough” on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, but are concerned about the U.S. being drawn into an all-out war Fiery pileup kills at least three in Pennsylvania. It you, fellow American, don’t die of […]
Song of the Day 3/28: Taylor Hawkins, “Holy Man”
The headlines said Taylor Hawkins, who died at age 50 Friday in Colombia, was the drummer for the Foo Fighters, but that only captured a portion of his talent. He sang lead and played drums in a number of side projects, including his own band, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, and sang lead on […]
DL Open Thread Monday March 28th 2022
The GOP’s anti-trans one-upmanship festival of hate is unfolding at breakneck speed. Robert Foster, a former GOP house representative in Mississippi and failed gubernatorial candidate there, has a new message he hopes will open doors for him: kill trans people and their supporters. “Some of y’all still want to try and find political compromise with those […]
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