Archive for July, 2023
Song of the Day 7/31: The Marvellettes, “The Hunter Gets Captured By the Game”
A nod to the Republican Party’s big new obsession, which is the same as its big old obsession. In 1967 the Marvellettes were still enjoying their comeback when this Smokey Robinson composition became their penultimate Top 40 hit. It reached No. 13 on the Hot 100, and No. 2 on the R&B chart. Grace Jones […]
Last Week’s Poll Results and this Week’s Poll
The most one sided poll result ever. DL readers and lurkers are not optimistic about the prospects for Israel. And for good reason: JERUSALEM, July 24 (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament on Monday ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease […]
DE’s Most Intriguing Legislative Races Of 2024: #11–RD 34
‘Potential races’ is more accurate. I see 11 House races as possibly being both competitive and important. Progressive gains in these seats could well move the House in a more visionary direction and put an end to the obstructionism of the current leadership and their mindless minions. Some of these races already have challengers. Some […]
Chris Coons Piles on Hunter Biden – Suggests code of ethics for presidential family members that will somehow only ever apply to Democrats
Fucking Coons. So Bi-Partisan!! Always taking the GOP talking points and running with them. Always. Biden campaign co-chair says it ‘may be worth looking at’ disclosures for president’s family members Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., was asked whether the sons and daughters of sitting presidents should have their own code of conduct in an interview on […]
DL Open Thread July 31 2023
Pretend tough guy, Kevin McCarthy, slinked away like a…I don’t know. I guess you could say, like a pussy “You. Are. A. Pussy” “McCarthy said, ‘If you ever say something like that to me again, I’m gonna kick the shit out of you,’” a member claimed to The Daily Beast. Another member who witnessed the […]
Song of the Day 7/30: Merle Haggard, “Life in Prison”
Just something for Donald Trump to think about as he stews in his fetid juices over the wrongs he’s done. “Life in Prison” appeared on Merle Haggard’s third album, 1967’s “I’m a Lonesome Fugitive.” The title track was the first of his 38 No. 1 country hits. Haggard’s stretch at San Quentin was far from […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 30, 2023
How Congress Armed The NRA–And America. Worst offender? John Dingell. Investigative reporting at its best: Long before the National Rifle Association tightened its grip on Congress, won over the Supreme Court and prescribed more guns as a solution to gun violence — before all that, Representative John D. Dingell Jr. had a plan. First jotted […]
Trump says Ukraine aid should be paused & deposited in his campaign account for safekeeping until the Lappy! ™ matter is resolved
All LAPPY!(tm) all the time between now and the election. And why not? The media allowed them to chant “Benghazi!” 24/7/365 and it worked. Former President Trump called for a pause on all aid to Ukraine until several federal agencies provide “every scrap” of evidence they have on alleged “corrupt business dealings” from President Biden and his son, Hunter […]
Is Lappy™ a Clone?
According to Rudy Giuliani’s henchman, Lev Parnas, the answer is “Yes.” Parnas, who’s finishing up his sentence of house arrest for campaign finance violations, sent a letter to James Comer (R-Stumpjump) telling a story he got from a guy who was there that Hunter Biden “became incapacitated” during a meeting with some minister in Kazakhstan […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 29, 2023
Trump Support Softening. I’m not much of a believer in polls, especially this far out from the election. But I think this one’s worth watching: Republicans and Republican-leaning independents saying they believe Trump has done “nothing wrong” dropped 9 points in the last month, from 50% to 41%. Trump also dropped 6 points in support […]
Lurking Legislators, Please Read This
Connecticut Has Done Something Remarkable With Crime – The state cut incarceration in half, while crime plummeted. BY WAYNE D’ORIO In 1999 Connecticut had so many people in prison that it paid to send 500 of them to be incarcerated in Virginia. Nearly 25 years later, the state has not only sliced its number of imprisoned […]
Wait…Avelo doesn’t suck?
I flew out of New Castle on Frontier once, and it was horrible. Now this… Andrew C says: July 28, 2023 at 3:08 pm Greetings from Myrtle Beach! I’m staying with my parents again for a week down in Trump Country in their Never Trump home. Happy to report that I flew out of Wilmington […]
The Press Breathlessly Reports the Most Recent Trump Indictment
Trump directly directed an employee to destroy evidence of his crimes, which is a crime. GASP!!! Shocking!! By my count this is the 48th time the press has reported THE BIG ONE, that will change everything. The New Evidence Against Donald Trump In The MAL Case Is BRUTAL Surprise! With reporters clustered at the DC federal courthouse […]
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