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DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023

By Alby October 18, 202322 Comments

The hospital bombing in Gaza has convinced his handlers that Joe Biden won't meet with Arab leaders in Jordan on his Middle East trip today. I'm not sure how yet,…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023

By Alby October 17, 202318 Comments

The media news-scape is cluttered with war porn, but not so much that it pushed the Trump porn out of the picture. Horse-race stories about the House speakership round out…

DL Open Thread Monday, Oct. 16, 2023

By Alby October 16, 20237 Comments

Whatever you think about the latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict, you have to admit that U.S. media picks and chooses its obsessions, and that dwelling on those stories stirs the deranged to…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 15, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 15, 20232 Comments

Louisiana Goes Full-On Right-Wing Crazy. Guess I won't be visiting N'Awlins soon: Jeff Landry, the Louisiana attorney general and a hard-line conservative, trounced a crowded field of candidates on Saturday…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 13, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 13, 20235 Comments

Scalise Boomlet Crashes. Looks like Jordan is up next. We can only hope that his candidacy suffers the same fate: The fractious Republican conference has rejected a second speaker hopeful…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 12, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 12, 202313 Comments

Best Thing Dubya Ever Said: Word. Just remember this before you demand to know 'Whose side are you on?' That kind of intimidation says a lot more about the intimidator…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023

By Alby October 11, 202317 Comments

Whether you're rooting for Israel or Hamas, the media has plenty of atrocity stories to stoke your righteous ire. I'm not linking to any of them because I don't think…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, October 10, 2023

By Alby October 10, 202313 Comments

I'm not following the Hamas-Israeli conflict, but as sportswriter Hugh Keough (not Damon Runyan) observed, “The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but…

DL Open Thread Monday, October 9, 2023

By Alby October 9, 20235 Comments

Do House Republicans hand out Speaker of the House bonus points for being a kiddie diddler? Dennis Hastert, former high school wrestling coach, served in the office. Now America's drooling…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 8, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 8, 20231 Comment

Rep. Cole: Deals That McCarthy Cut With RWNJ's 'No Longer Operative'. Revenge of the (all things are relative) moderates?: With Kevin McCarthy out as speaker, House Rules Chair Tom Cole…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 7, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 7, 202321 Comments

Wag The Dog: Netanyahu Proclaims 'We Are At War'. Only question is, how many Palestinians will be killed by American weapons?: Israel and Gaza were at war on Saturday after…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 6, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 6, 20235 Comments

Almost Penniless Rethugs, Part 1. Mike Lindell: Almost Penniless Rethugs, Part 2. Rudy Giuliani: Sadness. Trump & Jim Jordan: Perfect Together: There was only one way the chaos in the…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 5, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 5, 20235 Comments

Quick tip of the 'Bulo Sombrero to the anonymous tipster who clued me into the Purzycki/Carney hand-off. We can all see how orchestrated this two-step was. By Buccini/Pollin and the…