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Song of the Day 3/3: Paul Pena, “Jet Airliner”
A song of some personal significance today as I take to the skies in defiance of the coronavirus. You’ve heard this tune before, because Steve Miller had a No. 8 hit with it in 1977. This is the original, recorded by Pena in 1973 for “New Train,” an album that went unreleased because of a […]
Super Tuesday Morning Line
The election railbirds have picked a narrative, and that narrative is Joementum. Because South Carolina’s late-deciding voters broke decisively for Biden, he vastly outperformed the final opinion polls. That’s what the political press means by momentum, so Joe has it. That could all change by Wednesday, because Super Tuesday looks to belong to Bernie Sanders. […]
Song of the Day 3/2: “Where Is Love?”
Those kids who’ve been separated from their parents and kept in cages at the border haven’t gotten much media time lately — the last thing I saw, about a week ago, concerned a study that found family separation affects people the same was torture does. This barely registered as a blip in the news cycle. […]
Some Post-South Carolina Primary Thoughts
1) Demographics show South Carolina’s Democratic Party is no more representative than those in Iowa or New Hampshire. It’s an open primary, so some Republicans dilute the voting pool, but only 7% of white South Carolinians are Democrats. So it appears that moderate white Democrats and moderate black Democrats are the ones who can’t agree […]
Song of the Day 2/29: David Seville, “Witch Doctor”
In a DL exclusive, sources tell us this guy was in serious consideration to be appointed Coronavirus Czar in the Trump White House, but aides couldn’t convince the president that the “witch doctor” and David Seville were the same person. They also had difficulty getting Trump to accept that “oo ee oo ah ah” had […]
Song of the Day 2/28: Steely Dan, “Black Friday”
The coronavirus has infected one prominent American, a certain Mr. Wallingford “Wall” Street of New York City. His case has been marked by large, red, inky blotches and panic attacks. The Trump administration is doing everything it knows how to do for Mr. Street, including prayers and expressions of concern, but he showed no sign […]
Song of the Day 2/27: Little Willie John, “Fever”
This winter was the last time we’ll ever live through cold and flu season — from now on, it will be known as cold, flu and coronavirus season, because if the only thing standing between Earth and a pandemic is the Trump administration, dude, we’re getting a pandemic. Eventually we’ll all have the fever. Of […]
This Is Why Police Don’t Want Body Cams
It’s because of videos like this one, showing a police officer in Florida arresting and handcuffing a 6-year-old girl after she threw a tantrum in school. The officer was later fired, but it demonstrates the folly of stationing police officers in schools so that every disruption can be criminalized. It’s also because of videos like […]
Song of the Day 2/26: The Lovin’ Spoonful, “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?”
Well, you have to make up your mind now. Are you going to get on board with Bernie, or are you going to play the punditry game and wring your hands over socialism? This was one of several hits the Lovin’ Spoonful had during their heyday from 1965 to 1967, reaching No. 2 in 1966. […]
The Pragmatic Reason to Vote for Jess Scarane
It’s a common challenge posed as a question: “How can Bernie Sanders get his plans through Congress?” Jess Scarane is part of the answer. The “revolution” Bernie invokes hinges on cashing in corporate careerists like Chris Coons for lawmakers who are advocates for the people. Doing this is easier than establishment Democrats want you to […]
Song of the Day 2/25: Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Give It Away”
Theme song for the Delaware Cash Handout Council, or whatever they’re now calling the governmental agency that gives away your tax dollars to undeserving corporations. This was RHCP’s first No. 1 hit and won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock with vocal. The video also won awards from MTV. And if you want to feel […]
Amazon Just Got $4.5 Million of Your Tax Dollars
As if there were any doubt, the Delaware Council on Development Finance today approved a $4.5 million corporate welfare handout to struggling internet economy disruptor Amazon. Amazon, infamous for the wretched working conditions in its “fulfillment centers” warehouses, promised to invest $250 million and bring 1,000 new jobs to the area.
Song of the Day 2/24: The Replacements, “Unsatisfied”
This should be the theme song for the Democratic electorate, or at least the MSNBC portion of it. Paul Westerberg’s masterpiece from the 1984 “Let It Be” album is delivered with an intensity that sounds like anguish, though he attributed his shredded vocal years later to “the drugs wearing off.” The band played the song […]
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