DL Open Thread Wednesday Oct 5 2022

These are John Kowalko's Opening Remarks From Yesterday's RISE Rally

We are gathered here today to raise our collective voices in a resounding NO to privatization of our health care. NO to privatization of Medicare. No to this Governor and his administrators attempts to sellout Delaware retirees benefits to conglomerates such as Highmark so they can profit at the expense of retirees. No to the secret backroom deals that deliberately violate transparency and open government obligations and thereby violate the PUBLIC TRUST. No to the word for word regurgitation of misinformation, false information, and distorted information that the SEBC continues to spread at every public disinformation session they conduct. No to any contract conceived, negotiated and created with no retiree input or knowledge. We are here to reject Secretary DeMatteis’

R. I. P.: Ken Potts

Seeing that he had died took my breath away. Just a wonderful, selfless human being.  A true progressive who dedicated his life to helping others.  Some excerpts from his obituary:…

DL Open Thread Tuesday October 4 2022

Voting Rights…They Were Nice

There was a time in the United States when states could enact barriers to voting. They could make it difficult or even impossible for certain populations to vote.  Then there…

Eagles Pre-Game – Week 4

Eagles vs Jags 1:00pm on CBS. In sports, as in life, when things are going good we sometimes dwell on the how things might eventually fall apart.  Indeed, the entire Fox News media empire is built on keeping the dummies who watch it topped-off to the brim with worries, concerns and portents of looming catastrophe. Last week my nervous-nellyism focused on whether or not Jalen Hurts was going to run the ball too much.  He didn't.  Instead Hurts lit up the Commanders secondary by throwing 35 times for 340 yards. This week I'll be lighting the Santo Toribio Romo candle in order to help the Eagles score in the 4th quarter.  This is the definition of a imaginary problem.  The Eagles 4th quarter scoring "problems" are no doubt related to the fact that they haven't needed to score any points in the 4th quarter. They might not need any 4th quarter points this week, so I'll be either carrying over this concern to next week or I'll have moved on to worrying about that fact that being the last remaining undefeated team is somehow problematic. In related NFL news. The last word on Tua Tagovailoa's concussion comes from the Onion:

NFL Doctors Test Tua Tagovailoa’s Mental Acuity By Seeing If He Can Sign Indemnification Agreement