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Song Of The Day: July 22, 2018
“I went home with the waitress, the way I always do. How was I to know she was with the Russians too?”:
Song Of The Day: July 21, 2018
Maybe you’re cheatin’, maybe you’re lyin’, maybe you have lost your mind…
John Atkins A Laughingstock No More
He is now a serial practitioner of domestic violence. There is nothing funny about that. There is not a single redeeming feature about him. Of course he claims ‘self defense’ when the victim clearly had choke marks on her neck and also had a black eye. It’s time to put his ass in the same […]
Song Of The Day: July 19, 2018
I’d like to dedicate this one to Maria Butina, who would have been right at home in this band:
BREAKING From NYT: Trump Knew Before His Inauguration That Putin Ordered Election Hack
The NY Times is reporting tonight that Trump had been provided with incontrovertible evidence that Vladimir Putin personally ordered the hacking of the of the DNC computers. From the NYT article: “Two weeks before his inauguration, Donald J. Trump was shown highly classified intelligence indicating that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had personally ordered […]
Most Intriguing Primaries: SD 2 And SD 3
I first want to talk about how local Democratic primaries could impact the statewide primary races. For the most part, with just a few exceptions, the local primaries could well drive up progressive participation precisely where such participation could help statewide reform candidates. It’s just the way the primaries worked out geographically and demographically this […]
Open Thread For July 17: Russian Roulette
In this case, Trump is not pointing the barrel at his temple, but at us. He is, indeed, Putin’s lackey. As are virtually all Rethug members of Congress. A couple of lonely R’s do the right thing, and resign. How Sinclair’s hubris pissed off even the Trump-controlled FCC. If it looks and smells like collusion, […]
Song Of The Day: July 16, 2018
What song do you think should be the theme for the Putin-Trump summit? Here is my wife’s pick:
Song Of The Day: July 15, 2018
When you write songs as well as Graham Parker, you can escape the bar scene. Here we catch him and the Rumour just as they were making that transition. As you can see/hear, Graham had great taste in soul covers as well:
Song Of The Day: July 14, 2018
Most bar bands never escape the bar circuit b/c they just don’t have the ‘it’ factor. I never understood how this band made their escape, but they did, and Thorogood is pretty cool, so that’s OK. And, if you’re gonna channel somebody, Hound Dog Taylor ain’t a bad choice:
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