Song of the Day 8/16: Phish, “Moma Dance”
WXPN in Philadelphia has been doing its Funky Friday for more than 30 years now, long enough that I automatically associate Fridays with soul and funk. One band I never…
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 16, 2024
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Kamala's Populist Agenda: Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled an aggressively populist economic agenda, providing the most detailed vision yet of her governing priorities since becoming the Democratic Party’s…
Who Do I Vote For When All the Candidates Suck?
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That's the situation confronting voters in the gubernatorial primary. They might suck to different extents and in different ways, but they all have significant drawbacks. Bethany Hall-Long's are obvious. Even…
Song of the Day 8/15: Phish, “You Enjoy Myself”
The pandemic has killed off Dover's Firefly music festival, but this year The Woodlands found a replacement: Phish's four-day Mondegreen festival. There's a big difference, though. Where Firefly hosted dozens…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 15, 2024
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State Auditor Sets Up Opioid Slush Fund Tracker. Great work that would be absolutely unnecessary if BHL had not used it as her personal slush fund to benefit her political…
BREAKING: BHL, Staff, Did Campaign Work On State’s Time
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From Randall Chase of the Associated Press: Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s office staff was in regular communication last year with her husband and other people involved in her campaign for…
Song of the Day 8/14: R.E.M., “Orange Crush”
OK, so the election isn't being held today and a lot can change in (checks watch) 82 days. But right now the Harris/Walz ticket looks poised to crush a certain…
Collin O’Mara Can Still Win IF…
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Guest Post by the MoMo: "It's not too late" - me, an undecided voter. This is a message to O'Mara, the candidate with the most to gain. Summer sucks the lifeblood…
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries: #6–Democratic Lieutenant Governor
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I think this primary becomes less intriguing with each passing day. The three candidates are State Senator Kyle Evans Gay, State Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, and Dr. Debbie Harrington. I'm…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024
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For months, the war in Ukraine has been pushed to the media back burner, where slow Russians gains provided grist for the "Surrender Dorothy Ukraine" crowd's ever-grinding mill. Millions of…
Song of the Day 8/13: Veruca Salt, “So Weird”
If whoever programmed "My Heart Will Go On" for the Trump rally is looking for more troll bait, might I suggest this as a theme song? It dates from 2006,…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024
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The Harris campaign has shown a talent for reducing Donald Trump to a sputtering fountain of rage, and never more so than when mocking him over crowd sizes – hers…
Song of the Day 8/12: The Staple Singers, “I’ll Take You There”
The Staple Singers' first No. 1 hit, and the song they're best remembered for, didn't really have much to do with the group. Mavis Staples is the only one who…