Archive for July, 2022
This “aridification” is bad. Someone should do something
I seem to remember Democrats running on “doing something” once. That was a long time ago. Now we allow our party to be controlled by its two worst members. If those NASA satellite photos that show how Lake Mead is rapidly becoming the Mead Desert aren’t enough to get you concerned about the extreme drought […]
Common Cause Delaware Urges Georgetown Town Council to Reject Public Funding Request from Private Organization Hosting Confederate Monument and Flag
Georgetown Historical Society, proudly flying the treason/Lynyrd Skynyrd flag, is obviously a bunch of MAGA shitheads and racists. They would like the Georgetown Town Council to declare themselves to be MAGA shitheads and racists as well. Common Cause Delaware would like the Georgetown Town Council to NOT declare themselves to be MAGA shitheads and racists. […]
This Highlands Bunker/WFP Series is Very Good
This series in which REV interviews the WFP endorsed candidates is illuminating and inspiring. I think the Shané Darby ep is still locked, but you can start with this James Taylor episode. JULY 15 AT 8:01 AM E195 – Back to the Community (w/James Taylor) State House candidate James Taylor joins Rob in the virtual bunker to […]
Song of the Day 7/22: Elvis Costello, “Radio, Radio”
WDEL is holding an open house today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate its 100th anniversary, and I’ll be on the air with Rick Jensen at 11 a.m. You better do as you were told: You better listen to the radio. This was the song that got Elvis Costello banned from “Saturday Night […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 22, 2022
What We Learned From Last Night’s Hearing–For Those Who Didn’t Watch. Bottom Line (except for his indictment): In any case, the series of Trump advisers and allies expressing disgust at his actions should convince all but the most delusional cultists that Trump should never be trusted with power again. As Pottinger said, Trump gave America’s […]
Song of the Day 7/21: David Bowie, “I’m Afraid of Americans”
David Bowie included this one, co-written with Brian Eno, on his 1997 album “Earthlings.” As is so often the case, its point has been sharpened in the years since its release. Though the video’s critique of American culture centers on guns, Bowie’s intent was broader. A press release for the LP quoted him: It’s not […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 21, 2022
Trump Hands Maryland Governor’s Office To D’s. His candidate defeated the ‘establishment’ candidate backed by outgoing Governor Larry Hogan: The chief antagonist of Mr. Cox’s campaign was less any future Democratic opponent or even Ms. Schulz than it was Mr. Hogan, who won two terms as governor of an overwhelmingly Democratic state by focusing on […]
Presidents Mitch McConnell & Joe Manchin
Joe Biden would have made a pretty good President 20 years ago. The press would have liked him, and the GOP wasn’t completely bonkers yet. Oh well. Play Offense On Your Home Field (And Act Like It) One can focus too much on “messaging,” especially as there’s not much point in trying to call it […]
Song of the Day 7/20: Little Anthony and the Imperials, “Tears on My Pillow”
In honor of my cat, Little Anthony, who passed on this morning, age 17. Jerome Anthony Gourdine started out as the lead singer for the group that became the Imperials, and that’s how they were billed on the label of this, their first single under that name (leader Clarence Collins first called the group the […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday July 20 2022
Here we are again. You with your morning coffee probably thinking Jason330 is such a snappy writer and has such insightful insights, I’ll bet he has amazing Abs.
And it’s true, I do have amazing pyramidalis, external obliques, internal obliques, and transversus abdominis. To be honest, it is the first thing most people notice about me. But most people are shallow. Not deep thinkers like you and me.
And it is your deep thinking I am depending on. In today’s open thread, instead of a survey of today’s “news” we will be constructing the optimal Democratic candidate from a bunch of spare parts called “One virtue from a Delaware political figure you like, and one virtue from a Delaware political figure you don’t.”
Then we’ll wait for lightning to strike and charge our Franken-candiate via their neck bolts. But mark the rules well – one virtue from a Delaware political figure you like, and one virtue from a Delaware political figure you don’t. Adherence to rules makes the game fun for everyone.
I’ll start and take the lowest of low hanging fruit.
Bethany Hall-Long’s retail politics accumen & John Kowlalko’s passion
I’ll leave it to you to guess which I favor and which I disfavor.
Song of the Day 7/19: War, “Slippin’ Into Darkness”
After two albums with Eric Burdon, who left the band in the middle of a tour, War was on its second LP without him when it scored its first hit in 1971. “Slippin’ Into Darkness” doesn’t really get started until two minutes in, but its funky groove kicked off several years of hits for the […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday July 19 2022
I have mixed feelings about this new political party [Non-Partisan Delaware] forming (congealing?) in Delaware. I might go into why I am thusly mixed in the comments, but I also may not. ITSAFREECOUNTRY! Also see todays graphic (below), and let me know why Democrats can’t beat these idiots. The graphic is campaign lit from Arizona […]
Song of the Day 7/18: Dan Auerbach, “Shine on Me”
As centuries go, this one totally sucks so far, and I can’t see it doing enough in the second half to make up for this shitshow. So I’m going to keep looking for music that lightens the mood, like this tune off Black Key Dan Auerbach’s second solo LP, 2017’s “Waiting on a Song,” recorded […]
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