Breaking: Biden Is Out
Joe Biden announced he's withdrawing from the presidential race. https://news.sky.com/story/joe-biden-pulls-out-of-2024-us-presidential-race-13178802
DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 21, 2024
THE Single Worst Idea For Replacing Biden. Not only does it suck. It wouldn't work: The writing staff would tell me I was about to jump the shark, that this…
Song of the Day 7/20: The Newbeats, “Bread and Butter”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona When the Newbeats sang their new 1964 earworm hit “Bread and Butter” on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand,” teens all over America were surprised to see…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 20, 2024
'Biden And Trump Have Succeeded In Breaking Reality'. If M. Gessen writes it, I read it: (B)oth campaigns are creating a sense of unreality, in presenting politics as formulaic spectacle,…
Song of the Day 7/19: Eddie Vedder, “Save It for Later”
Lots of TV shows lean on pop and rock songs to serve as their soundtracks, some more heavily than others (when medical shows proliferated, putting the word "breathe" in your…
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 19, 2024
Looks like the biggest story from last night was that an untethered Trump is eminently beatable. Didn't watch the speech. Did you?: The new tone lasted 17 minutes. Then, he…
Song of the Day 7/18: Tenacious D, “Tribute”
OK, so now we're all supposed to act shocked and saddened by the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The guy in Tenacious D – not Jack Black, the other guy…
DL Open Thread: Thurs., July 18, 2024
If you're looking for convention coverage or 'Waiting For Biden To Come To His Senses', look elsewhere. I don't get paid enough (aka 'anything') to inflict either on myself. Biden…
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primary Races Of 2024: Novelty Division
Yeahyeah, you'll get yer Top Ten. But I'd be remiss not to mention this race that has some serious comedic possibilities: Colin Bonini vs. Susanne Whitney For Kent County Register…
Song of the Day 7/17: Tom Waits, “Circus”
I haven't tuned in to the Republican National Convention, but I imagine it's very much like Tom Waits described his circus in this cut from 2004's "Real Gone." Waits doesn't…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Joe Biden's handlers don't fill me with confidence, but they've apparently hit upon the bright idea of having him act presidential by throwing a little red meat to Democrats. After…
Song of the Day 7/16: Dexys Midnight Runners, “Come On Eileen”
I'm no lawyer, but I've read enough commentary on Judge Aileen Cannon's dismissal of Trump's stolen document trial to know it's got no basis in American jurisprudence. Will she be…
Presenting: The LEAST Intriguing Delaware Primaries Of 2024
No, I'm not gonna list stuff like row office primaries. Except when I'm snarking them. In some cases, these are primaries that could have been important had at least one…