Song of the Day 10/29: Frank Sinatra, “High Hopes”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona “High Hopes” is best known around here as a tune associated with two great singers -- Frank Sinatra and Harry Kalas. OK, one great singer.…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 29, 2022
How To Leave Twitter And Protect Your Personal Information. A (I think) useful How-To. For me, Delaware Liberal is the closest I get to social media. Sometimes it pays to…
Song of the Day 10/28: Cliff Nobles, “The Horse”
A lot of people ignore the lyrics in popular music, and there's good evidence they're onto something -- some songs do better with the vocals removed. That's what happened to…
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 28, 2022
Elon Musk And Twitter Get Married. Step-kids (workers) likely to be disowned. Conspiracy theorists rejoice. Is Trump back on there yet?: The closing of the deal, which followed months of…
Mike Pence is a History Doofus
Mike Pence wants America to be a Christian country. He doesn't appear to know that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States both products of the…
Song of the Day 10/27: Jerry Lee Lewis, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”
Jerry Lee Lewis has become Schrödinger's Rock Star -- TMZ didn't know if he was alive or dead until somebody checked. The tabloid-on-a-computer site apologized yesterday for taking the word…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 27, 2022
Mega-Donors Roll Call. Whose billions are driving the election? What Happens When Conspiracy Theorists Force A Hand Count Of Ballots. We're talkin' Nye County, NV: Volunteers in a rural Nevada…
Hunter Biden’s lap top “Lappy!” ™ is going to be a major figure in Biden’s Q-peachment
Gosh darn it, Lappy! What in blazes did you do this time?!?
The Atlantic - Via Boing Boing
It seems likely that the MAGA party will take control of the house, thanks to a combination of voter intimidation and blaming Biden for global inflation. After they kill the J6 investigation, they'll tackle two other jobs: impeaching Biden and installing a MAGA president. This article in The Atlantic lays out the roadmap for impeachment, which includes linking Hunter Biden to his father.
Song of the Day 10/26: The Beatles, “Yellow Submarine (Songwriting Work Tape / Part 1)”
The Beatles recorded output apparently will be mined for sales until the last Boomer is buried, if not beyond. Recent years have seen the serial remastering of the band's catalog,…
Burns v. Ramone
Incumbents are tough to beat but Burns has a shot in the 21st. This is probably the most competitive race in the state.
We are now 12 days out, so if you can't help canvas or phone bank, you should all probably donate ($50, $100, $200) to Burns at this point.
DL Open Thread Wednesday October 26 2022
I'm a poor excuse for political blogger. I didn't watch the Fetterman/Ox debate. I wonder if the last remaining "undecided" voter on PA finally decided? Trump and Obama both won…
Me and Coons in the Bagel Shop
Yesterday, I had a bit of a conversation with Senator Coons about how working with Republicans, seeking “common ground” with the people out to end democracy, is not what the…
Song of the Day 10/25: Ernie K-Doe, “Mother In Law”
Talk about being cancelled -- when's the last time you heard a mother-in-law joke? The meddling mother-in-law is a trope as old as comedy, and back when more risqué topics…