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DL Open Thread Tuesday August 2 2022
We killed an Al-Qaeda guy. Huzzah for us, I suppose. The Jan 6. rioter who carried gun to US Capitol got sentenced to 7 years in prison. Didn’t Trump say he was running on a platform of pardoning all of these guys? (checks notes) Why, yes. He did say that.
Two people were found dead in charred car within California wildfire zone. Sad but I wonder if they “believed” in climate change? I wonder if the 200 missing and dead people in the Kentucky floods believed in climate change? This line of thought is verging on very horrible victim blaming on my part, but someone needs to be blamed at some point and we can’t blame corporations, as that would be like blaming the scorpion for stinging, or the baby chicks for chirping.
Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan, Taiwanese and US officials say.
DL Open Thread Monday August 1 2022
In addition to Julius and Augustus, other Roman Emperors attempted to name months after themselves, but they didn’t stick. August had been Sextilus but 8 BC, it was renamed in honor of Emperor Augustus. Legend has it that August has 31 days because Augustus wanted his month to match the length of Julius Caesar’s July, but […]
Song of the Day 7/30: DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, “Summertime”
Will Smith is back in the news because he released an apology video to Chris Rock on YouTube and Instagram, which seems to me like a PR move more than an apology, but whatever. I always preferred Smith back in his hip-hop days, when he and Jeff Townes put Philly on the rap map with […]
As If on cue, Ladies and Gentlemen….Susan Collins…
Collins has made an entire career out of playing Democrats for suckers. Now she is using the old “Democrats made Republicans angry, so I can’t support a bill I wanted to support” trick. You see? Democrats didn’t game plan out who Republicans would react, that’s the problem. Demos were rash and not bipartisan. It all […]
One Party Will Do Anything to Win, The Other Has Some Limits
I had two sons that were pretty good at little league baseball. They both had one big deficit that held them back though – a Dad who didn’t give a fuck about little league baseball. My kids were afflicted with a Dad (Me) who didn’t push, berate & bribe them to try get better at little league baseball. They had a Dad who didn’t set winning at little league baseball as an important goal.
I looked at these other parents who were obsessed with winning and thought, “Well, in the long run we don’t stand a chance against these guys, so let’s have some fun until we quit.”
The children of those weirdos may have burned out and ended up hating baseball or they may be captains of industry or play for the New York Yankees now. Who the fuck knows? Crazy parents get shit done. Just ask Brian Wilson or Karen Carpenter.
All this to say, I wonder if Democrats will ever win against Republicans who are obsessed with winning to the point that they can lie impunity, and drink in the lies of their comrades like it is mother’s milk:
CALLER: Listen, Sean. I just want some people in the conservative party, Republican Party to fight as hard as me and my platoon did in Afghanistan. That’s all I’m asking for.
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SEAN HANNITY (HOST): I appreciate, first of all, your service. I’m sorry about your injuries, they sound pretty debilitating. I know many people in your position. It alters your life, and your family’s life forever. None of it is fun. And I — I just — we owe you a debt of gratitude. And we can’t forget our vets either.
Listen. I don’t like Jon Stewart, but Jon Stewart is right, on him fighting for these vets the way he has. Now, the very specific issues behind the scenes, a lot of people don’t know. But anyway, there’s a bill. Republicans support the bill, these burn-pit victims.
And the only reason it didn’t pass this week was because the Democrats, what they put in the bill, they moved $400 billion in discretionary spending to mandatory spending and that $400 billion had nothing to do with veterans. And Democrats want to spend another $400 billion on new spending completely unrelated to veterans.
19 Years And Always the Same Dumb Bullshit From Establishment Dems
I’ve been doing this for 19 years now, and the dumbest thing establishments Democrats have always done and continue to do after 19 years is try to game out how Republicans will react to things, and avoid doing things that they think will make Republicans angry, upset or sad.
It is astonishing to me that this is still facet of the Democratic Party’s “strategic” planning. It is so knitted to the Democratic Party’s modus operandi that they are constantly asked about it.
“The indictment of a former president, and perhaps a candidate for president, would arguably tear the country apart,” (Lester) Holt said. “Is that your concern as you make your decision down the road here, do you have to think about things like that?”
Garland replied: “We intend to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for the events surrounding Jan. 6, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another, accountable. That’s what we do. We don’t pay any attention to other issues with respect to that.”
Garland had the right answer, but it is a stupid question. Nobody ever asks Republicans if trying to overturn an election could tear the country apart. Nobody asks if taking away longstanding rights to reproductive healthcare will tear the country apart. Nobody asks if continuing to ignore climate change could tear the country apart. Nobody asks if actively trying to tear the country apart might tear the country apart.
There are actual things tearing the country about that never seem to be noticed for some reason.
DL Open Thread Wednesday July 27 2022
Today’s top story only tangentially involves the convicted state auditor. Last night Lydia York was endorsed by the Democratic State Executive Committee.
Per the Del Dems web site, there are 27 voting members of the State Executive Committee. In addition to the statewide leadership, each subdivision is represented at the State Executive Committee by the subdivision chair, treasurer, and at-large members.
According to sources, there were zero “no”votes, but two people abstained from the vote. I can’t imagine that anyone challenging a statewide incumbent ever got the endorsement of this committee.
“I’m not a witch” – An Enduring Addition to the Cultural Lexicon
Cultural immortality is cultural immortality. Lauren Boebert has an “I’m not a witch” moment, denying lurid rumors about her when no one asked CARLA SINCLAIR 4:22 PM MON JUL 25, 2022 A paranoid Lauren Boebert doesn’t know when to stay silent, insisting that she is not an escort — at least not one for Ted […]
Convicted State Auditor Conduct MUCH WORSE Than What Was Revealed in Court
With his shameful motion to dismiss the conviction of the State Auditor, Woods opened a can of worms. Read the items that were excluded in his favor and see that one of the items was the convicted auditor’s access to emails outside of the “State’s enterprise.”
So who was the subject of this (no doubt illegal) covert surveillance? Who’s email account outside of the “State’s enterprise” was McGuiness keeping tabs on? Now I’m hoping this goes to appeal, because I think we’ve only seen the tip of the shit-berg known as Kathy McGuiness’ term as State Auditor.
REV & Bill Cover The Special Session – People in Log Homes Shouldn’t throw Cans of Kerosene
Pete and his comrades in the GOP have a flimsy argument to make. An argument as likely to fall on their heads as Bonini’s rickety log home.
The Kathy fight moves across the green to Legislative Hall as the State Senate considers a resolution to remove Kathy McGuiness from office. We walk through the play by play before talking about what might be next in the legislative process.
Show Notes:
DL Open Thread Tuesday July 26 2022
Shorter Pete: Kathy is innocent until a guilty verdict has been entered by the Superior Court and she is removed by the Governor.
Also Today:
– White supremacy at the heart of today’s “pro-life” movement.
– Only 49 days until Delaware’s primary. Are you doing enough to help further retire the retired Cops who rule this state?
Vote Blue No Matter Who (?)
Establishment Dems exhort liberals and progressives to “hold their nose” and vote for execrable establishment Dems because otherwise “the bad Republicans will..blah blah blah…” But when someone the sober moderates aren’t crazy about wins a primary, does the establishment hold its collective nose and “vote blue no matter who”? What do you think?
“Oz Cries To Fox News As Fetterman Manhandles Him”
You’ve probably seen stories like this. Fetterman is just clowning the fuck out of Oz and High Dems like Chris Coons think it is unseemly. They think Fetterman should be releasing some white papers on how “complicated income tax rebate schemes” are the heart of the Democratic Party. Well fuck you Coonsie! I love it. […]
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