Archive for August, 2022

Song of the Day 8/25: Billy Joe Royal, “Cherry Hill Park”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, National by on August 25, 2022 0 Comments

This one’s for Gary Busey, who ran into some trouble over there in Cherry Hill, N.J., a couple of weeks ago at a horror film convention. Billy Joe Royal of Valdosta, Ga., is usually described as a “country soul” singer. This wasn’t his biggest hit — that would be his debut single, “Down in the […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 25, 2022

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Student Debt Forgiveness: More Creeping Incrementalism From Biden.  Did you expect anything–more?: The Biden administration has already approved nearly $32 billion in loan forgiveness to 1.6 million people through targeted actions for disabled borrowers and those defrauded by their colleges. But Biden had drawn the ire of activists and some student loan borrowers who were […]

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Objective Journalism

Filed in National by on August 25, 2022 3 Comments

No matter how stupid the GOP’s position is on any issue, our media always gives it equal standing with non-stupid positions.   So “Rapists should have paternal rights.” gets equal time with the position  “Rapists shouldn’t have paternal rights.” “People should own machine guns.” is the instant and somehow relevant response to “People shouldn’t own […]

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“Dirty Money Deb” must to go! Action Items

Filed in National by on August 24, 2022 10 Comments

This has been a very revealing election cycle.  All of the bloated plutocrats and their paid-off lackeys in Leg Hall have been throughly smoked out.  The bought and paid for toadies like “Dirty Money Deb” Heffernan have even brazenly accepted awards for their service to her paymasters over the interest of their constituent. Therefor, each […]

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Deb Heffernan’s Updated Financial Campaign Report Tells You Everything You Need To Know

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on August 24, 2022 4 Comments

This is the update that, had it been up to Deb, and hadn’t been demanded by Nancy Willing, would have remained hidden from the public until 8 days out.  Let’s just see which miscreants ponied up at that fundraiser: Brian DiSabatino: $300 Building & Construction Trades: $600 Delaware Restaurant Association (those folks who really fought […]

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Song of the Day 8/24: The Gap Band, “You Dropped a Bomb on Me”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, International by on August 24, 2022 3 Comments

I’ve been trying to work up some concern that the Moscow car-bombing of Darya Dugina, daughter of “Putin’s Rasputin” Alexander Dugin, will lead to something worse than what’s already happening in Ukraine. Sorry, just can’t see it. Conventional wisdom claims that Putin will react by cracking down harder. Uh, no. You might as well take […]

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Return The Dark Money, Larry!

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on August 24, 2022 16 Comments

Rethuglican Dark Money at that. Kop Kabalist Larry Mitchell, who is in a neck-and-neck primary battle with DeShanna Neal,  just received an influx of dark money from LLC’s that, by definition, can hide behind their corporate status. In this case, the money came from a single ‘address’, 100 Rockland Falls Road, DE 19732. Here are […]

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DL Open Thread Wednesday August 24 2022

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DL Open Thread Wednesday August 24 2022

Only 20 days to go.  Be sure to support your candidates with money and time.  This is a very significant primary.  But the movement is bigger than any single Election Day.

Elections are an important part of a program of sustained activism, not an end in themselves.

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Song of the Day 8/23: Daryl Hall and John Oates, “Sara Smile”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on August 23, 2022 4 Comments

The term blue-eyed soul, despite having been coined by influential Philadelphia DJ Georgie Woods, has become problematic for many people. Among them: A guy whose roots in both white and black music got him tagged as one of the genre’s prime purveyors. “I fucking hate it. It’s a racist term,” Daryl Hall told VH1 in […]

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DL Open Thread Tuesday August 23 2022

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I don’t think anyone here is laboring under the notion that DeSantis would be any better than Trump. But anyway…

Ron DeSantis Is Not Your New Trump, But He Is a…

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Deb Heffernan Touts Polluters’ Endorsements To Claim She Is An…Environmentalist?

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on August 22, 2022 12 Comments
Deb Heffernan Touts Polluters’ Endorsements To Claim She Is An…Environmentalist?

Not just endorsements, but a major award from the polluters.  Very reminiscent of Carney getting that award from the Chamber and carrying their water for eight years.  But, I digress. Let’s first hear from Deb in her own words: “I’m truly honored by the Chemical Industry Council Of Delaware for naming me their first Champion Of […]

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Song of the Day 8/22: The Righteous Brothers, “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, National by on August 22, 2022 2 Comments

People might not realize it today, but radio was once nearly as segregated as schools and swimming pools were. White stations played white musicians for white audiences, black stations did the opposite, and little music crossed over between them. That’s why Pat Boone could sell millions of records making sanitized covers of R&B hits by […]

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DL Open Thread Monday August 22 2022

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22 Days to go. I’m in the 9th where there is no local primary so the only people on the ballot will be York and the convicted state auditor. Based on the vibe in the district I predict the following depressing outcome: Convicted State Auditor: 9 York: 8

That is hyperbole of course, but we’ll have fewer than 300 voters on primary day.

This person’s father is a real old school fascist.

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