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DL Open Thread Monday June 5 2023
Two people Trump nearly killed last time, Mike Pence (hanging) and Chris Christie (c0vid) are planning to enter the race for the GOP presidential nomination this week. Christie says he is entering to “…do to Trump what I did to little Marco” which is the most homoerotic reason given for running for president since Martin […]
Last Week’s Poll Results and this Week’s Poll
Q: What office should Eugene Young run for? A: Governor of Delaware (53%) Vox populi, the people have spoken. There is one other open seat statewide and it isn’t getting too much attention. That office is Lt Governor. So…Who would you like to see doing this… The lieutenant governor serves as the President of the Delaware […]
Song of the Day 6/4: Guster, “Demons”
In the modern Republican Party, the measure of success is the ability to attract media attention, which is why Lauren Witzke is the leader of Delaware’s cackle of hyenas. She landed a mention in the Philadelphia Inquirer last week by tweeting out a graphic that shows the term “pride month” morphing into just its middle […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 4, 2023
The False Equivalency Between ‘Hard Right And Hard Left’ In Debt Ceiling Debate. Meant to write about this when I saw the WaPo headline about this. It’s lazy journalism and lazy editing, and it perpetuates a lie: Here’s how, in its lead story Thursday, the New York Times described the House’s vote to resolve Republicans’ […]
Song of the Day 6/3: Rufus Thomas, “Do the Funky Chicken”
Being a Republican must be exhausting. You have to be on high alert at all times, sensitive to every threat to Our American Way of Life, plus you have to keep an updated list of who’s on your team and who’s working for its triple enemies Satan, socialism and Soros. It’s not easy keeping track […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 3, 2023
If You’re Not Already Watching CNN, You Almost Certainly Won’t Watch After Reading This. One of the best long-form pieces of journalism on, um, journalism and journalists I’ve ever read. What ever possessed CNN’s honcho Chris Licht to illuminate the behind-the-scenes machinations there eludes me: “How are we gonna cover Trump? That’s not something I […]
Song of the Day 6/2: Oasis, “Falling Down”
Joe Biden tripped and fell on stage at the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony yesterday, thereby demonstrating, according to the wingnutosphere, his absolute unfitness for the office of the presidency. This has proved particularly vexing to some in the GOP, who claim they were bamboozled in debt-ceiling negotiations by a guy they simultaneously claim can’t […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 2, 2023
Phoenix Turning Into Ashes? Lack Of Water Will Do That: Arizona has determined that there is not enough groundwater for all of the housing construction that has already been approved in the Phoenix area, and will stop developers from building some new subdivisions, a sign of looming trouble in the West and other places where […]
Song of the Day 6/1: The Police, “Wrapped Around Your Finger”
Remember those Danish documentarians who followed Roger Stone just before and after the 2020 election? They’ve released their film, “A Storm Foretold,” in Denmark, and it’s got some bombshell moments — including one where Stone explains how he’s been manipulating Trump for decades. “He resents any implication that he is handled or managed or directed. […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 1, 2023
Just a quick TV critique: It was a shame that both Succession and Barry aired their final episodes on the same night. While both, in critical terms, ‘stuck the landing’, I thought Barry’s was the more creative. Especially the ending after the ending. If you haven’t yet watched the series, please do. Bill Hader is […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May, 2023
Yeahyeahyeah, I know, lots more singer/songwriter, less diversity, than usual. Hey, I can only work with what comes my way. Besides, these are good singer/songwriters, and I’ve unearthed a RIGHTEOUS Curtis Mayfield cover. Plus I’ve now introduced you to AJJ, Nourished By Time, and Summer Salt. So stop yer complainin’! While I have no idea […]
Song of the Day 5/31: Little Feat, “Fat Man in the Bathtub”
With Donald Trump in legal quagmire and Ron DeSantis flailing, the GOP’s scrubs see opportunity. Only Mike Pompeo has figured out that he has no constituency. The rest — Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, maybe Rick Perry — have donned track shoes for the presidential primary race. Come next Tuesday they’ll all have to move over. […]
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