Archive for November, 2023
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 30, 2023
War Criminal Dead. Finally. I mean, who gave a shit about Cambodia and Laos anyway? As was the case with Vietnam, history has judged some of his Cold War realism in a harsher light than it was generally portrayed (weasel words for ‘the media fawned over him’) at the time. With an eye fixed on […]
Song of the Day 11/30: Billy Joel, “Only the Good Die Young”
Henry Kissinger was already 54 years old when Billy Joel, a scamp half his age at the time, released this banger in 1977. The third single from “The Stranger,” his best-selling album, it only reached No. 24 on the Hot 100 but has lived on via classic rock radio. He introduces this live performance on […]
Val Longhurst–Anti-Semitic Legislator AND Scofflaw Violator Of State Law
Both on behalf of Bethany Hall-Long. We’ve already established that Longhurst urged legislators to back BHL because, at least in part, Matt Meyer was part of some ‘Jewish cult’, apparently because Alan Levin is supposedly supporting him. A quick look at any of BHL’s campaign finance reports, original or ‘amended’, reveal plenty of Jewish donors. […]
Song of the Day 11/29: André 3000, “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time”
The music world is still trying to figure out what to make of the new album from André 3000, best known as half of the hip-hop duo Outkast. Though he’s chipped in guest vocals for lots of other artists in the 17 years since the last Outkast LP, André, unlike his former partner Big Boi, […]
RIP: Kathy MacDonough
Many of you knew her on this blog as Scarlet Woman. Without a doubt, one of my favorite commenters ever. Many of us knew her in ‘real life’. In my case, I first met her when she was a young reform-minded Democrat who was very active in ridding the party of Gene Reed, Sr. Since […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023
This isn’t getting the media play it should: Hunter Biden said he’d testify in the House GOP “investigation” of his business dealings, but only if the session were open to the media. The Republican response: They shit themselves with fear and explained that they won’t do that, because they’ve already admitted that the sole purpose […]
Song of the Day 11/28: Spinal Tap, “Warmer Than Hell”
Director Rob Reiner – or was it Marty DiBergi? – confirmed yesterday that filming on a sequel to “This Is Spinal Tap” will begin in February. The new movie reportedly will be patterned on the Band’s farewell concert film “The Last Waltz” and will feature guest spots by Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023
Good things happen when you get people to stop killing each other, even temporarily: The ceasefire in Gaza has been extend to Thursday, with the option open for further extensions. Biden, or more properly his people, helped make this happen, but I’m sure they did it wrong. Ask around. Here’s a story that violates Betteridge’s […]
BREAKING: UD To Go (Semi-) Big Time In Football
From Sports Illustrated: Delaware is preparing to join Conference USA in the 2025–26 academic year, according to multiple reports. With Delaware’s move from the FCS to the FBS, it would become the first program required to pay the $5 million application fee, per Brett McMurphy of Action Network. In October, the NCAA Division I Council raised the […]
Song of the Day 11/27: Hall & Oates, “Possession Obsession”
We now know what Daryl Hall’s lawsuit against John Oates is about: Oates wants to sell his half of their catalog and Hall sued to stop it. A chancery court judge in Nashville put the sale on hold. While some legendary musicians have made headlines by selling their publishing rights for nine-figure sums, Hall and […]
Seeking DL’s MVP’s Of 2023
The floor is officially open for nominations! Who were those who were the most valuable to the progressive cause in Delaware in 2023? They can be people, they can be organizations, they can be movements, however, they can’t be AI constructs. It could be someone who in no way is progressive. Christine O’Donnell won one […]
DL Open Thread Monday, Nov. 27, 2023
There’s a nasty civil war going in in Sudan, where the ethnic Arabs are slaughtering the ethnic Africans in what looks an awful lot like genocide.. Nobody elsewhere seems to be protest marching for or against either side. I’m not sure, but I think there might be a First World bias in our media. There’s […]
Delaware Department Of Elections ‘Ain’t Worth A Bucket Of Warm Spit’
When it comes to investigations, they opt out. They’ve now said so. From a must-read piece by Amanda Fries (h-t to Joe Connor, who apparently doesn’t sleep): Delaware elections officials have the authority to investigate campaign finance violations, but that oversight has never been used. The state Department of Elections said that it has “no […]
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