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Sept. 18 Open Thread: Trump Fans So Sure of ‘Red Wave’ They See No Reason to Vote
How dumb are they? This dumb: An internal RNC poll shows a majority of Trump supporters believe his talk of a “red wave,” so they think they don’t have to bother voting in the mid-terms. This is not wishful thinking — this is their own internal polling. Gotta love those poorly educated. Trump, desperately grasping […]
Song of the Day 9/18: The Bottle Rockets, “Get Down River”
I could do a whole week of flood songs in honor of Florence, but this live performance of “Get Down River” by alt-country rockers the Bottle Rockets seems to capture the mood best. I saw this band, led by Brian Henneman, opening for and backing up Marshall Crenshaw, some years ago at the Queen on […]
Sept. 17 Open Thread: Kavanaugh Confirmation Cock-Blocked
The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh when both were in high school has come forward, setting up a Showdown in #Metoo Corral if Democrats can get a vote delayed. It appears they will: Republican member Jeff Flake says the committee should hold off on voting until it hears from the […]
Song of the Day 9/17: OK Go, “Obsession”
Music videos seem like artifacts of the past, but bands still release them, only with smaller budgets. One thing has improved — back in the ’80s you had to wait for MTV to play the video you wanted to see. Today you can go to YouTube and watch the video to “Obsession” over and over […]
Song of the Day 9/16: Willie Nelson, “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)”
I was going to go with something a little more spiritual for Sunday, but when I heard about this cover of Ned Sublette’s “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other),” it seemed like breaking news. You’ve probably heard that Willie Nelson is headlining a benefit for Beto O’Rourke in Austin later this month, news […]
Sept. 15 Open Thread: Fat Donnie Never Saw It Coming
If you ever wondered why people hired Paul Manafort in the first place, now you know — he’s a terrific liar, much more convincing than Donald Trump. He proved it by whacking the Orange Bambino at the precise moment Trump thought Manafort was in his pocket, and that his deal with Mueller wouldn’t include cooperation […]
Song of the Day 9/15: Albert Brooks, “The Englishman-German-Jew Blues”
Saturday is the only night of the week I like the true blues, the sad, soulful kind sung in pain. But Saturday is also the night I’m most in the mood for some laughs. If I can’t make up my mind, I can always play “The Englishman-German-Jew Blues,” a slow jam pairing comedian Albert Brooks […]
CentristMart, Where Delaware Democrats Shop
So far it exists only in Brian McFadden’s latest editorial cartoon, but I think there’s a market for it in Dover. Plus we can get Jason a CentristMart gift card for Christmas.
Boola Boola, Sons of Eli: Coons Hasn’t Renounced Fellow Yalie Kavanaugh Yet
If Chris Coons’ bipartisanship was supposed to buy him a hearing with Republicans, now would be an excellent the time for him to speak out publicly against Brett Kavanaugh (Yale Law ’87). As the folks at Daily Kos remind me daily, Coons (Yale Law ’92) is among the few Democrats who has not yet done […]
Sept. 14 Open Thread: Nixon’s Not the One
Cynthia Nixon couldn’t overcome that surname. Andrew Cuomo trounced her by 30 points, about the same margin by which Tom Carper defeated Kerri Harris. But her campaign’s effect on the two-term incumbent was the same as Harris’ on Carper: [I]n losing, Ms. Nixon arguably made as much of a policy impact on New York as […]
Song of the Day 9/14: Thin Lizzy, “Cowboy Song”
I guess El Som didn’t want to break the news that it was only me playing guest DJ for his week off. I’ll warn you now that I have ridiculously catholic tastes, but I’ll try to stick to stuff you maybe haven’t heard for a while, or ever. When Friday rolls around I crave the […]
Sept. 13 Open Thread: Thin Blue Line? More Like Thick Blue Wall
America’s latest police atrocity is playing out in Dallas, where a cop named Amber Guyger returned from her shift and entered the apartment directly above hers — supposedly thinking it was her own — and shot its occupant, Botham Jean, to death. Guyger’s shifting stories about events show something is hinky here, but despite the […]
Things I Learned About the New Tom Carper
Know what I learned about Tom Carper in this election? He supports a $15 an hour minimum wage. I didn’t know that about him before. For the simple reason that he didn’t before, and he came out against Bernie Sanders’ bill to raise it in 2017. He changed only because he was challenged by a […]
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