DL Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024
Ugh. I can't explain it, other than I guess people enjoy a shit show. Well, they're gonna get one. The floor's yours.
DL National Elections Results Thread: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
OK, guys, this is the big one. The night always starts off bad as Kentucky and Indiana report first. But we might at least get a sense as to the…
DL Delaware Election Results Thread: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
OK, guys, this thread is for the Delaware results only. I can certainly understand that, as the national results come in and some of you perhaps indulge a bit too…
Song of the Day 11/5: Counting Crows, “Omaha”
The odds are against it, but thanks to the quirks of the Electoral College, if all the toss-up states break just the right way, the presidential race could come down…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024
I don't know who first said this or where it originally appeared, but I've seen it referenced a couple of times in recent days, and I think it comes closer…
Song of the Day 11/4: Huffamoose, “Wait”
WXPN's David Dye is so impatient for the election to be over he devoted an entire show yesterday to songs about waiting. I had completely forgotten about this one, which…
DL Open Thread Monday, Nov. 4, 2024
See what happens when you don't pay the paperboy? There's not much point in linking to news stories this late in the day. Use the space to make your predictions,…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 3, 2024
Looks Like The Harris Surge Is--Real. The NYTimes/Siena Poll, which has shown weaker numbers for Harris than comparable polls in the past, now shows a significant surge for Harris. I…
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Two Monica Beard mailers landed in my mailbox yesterday. At first glance they seemed like duplicates, because both showed her against a pink background on the front, with a list…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 2, 2024
Does Trump WANT To Lose? I'm starting to think so. Because he'd rather have to reprise the 'election was stolen' meme from 2020 than to actually have to do the…
Song of the Day 11/1: The Temptations, “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)”
Another song that sadly hasn't lost any relevance over the past 54 years. In early 1970 Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong took a hard look at the wreckage of the…
DL Open Thread: Friday, November 1, 2024
Trump Fantasizes About Liz Cheney...With Guns Trained On Her: During an onstage conversation with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in Glendale, Ariz., Trump launched into a meandering diatribe against Cheney, who…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: October 2024
A surprisingly superb selection this month. 'Surprising' in that I have a rule. It's a stupid rule, but a rule nonetheless: If a song comes out, but is on an…