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DL Open Thread Wednesday April 13 2022
Listen Up everyone. Seriously. Settle down.
As you know, the most important thing in this office is CONFIDENTIALITY. Also, LOYALTY. They are both number one. They are co-equal for me doing my best auditing. Right? because when I win, we all win, right? Only metaphorically speaking, because…you know…you get to continue working here, and that is winning.
Anyway…Also, PUBLIC RELATIONS! It is very very important. Also number 1 in importance. Edith, please stop looking at me like that. We can too have three number ones. Just like the Romans. Jeez…learn some history.
Anyway, before I was so rudely interrupted by Miss Bitchface, I was going to say that during these trying times we must project a calm image of normalcy. So when I say PUBLIC, You say RELAY-SHUNS. Let me hear you. PUBLIC! …..
*crickets chirp in the distance*
Well, we don’t really have time for that, but we’re all on the same page, right? Ok. Good.
Now I’m taking my daughter..uh, I mean my assistant to lunch. Where did I put that office credit card?
Song of the Day 4/12: Stan Freberg, “C’est Si Bon”
Today was beautiful in Paris, sunny and 22°, so nobody seems worried about Marine Le Pen. As the song says, “It’s so good!” My friend Geo. Stewart featured this version of an Yves Montand standard on a recent episode of Crazy College, his show dedicated to odd, silly and forgotten music that airs Sundays at […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Anyone who thinks that the Ft. DuPont Cash Cow Bill is dead just because it wasn’t worked on Thursday, guess again. Word on the street is that Our PAL Val was perhaps only a vote short. Her equally corrupt legislative colleague Stephanie Bolden was not present (BTW, Bolden’s term is starting to look like Hazel […]
“Left” Parties in France Poll above 54.4%
My tabulation of “left” and “right” may grossly oversimplify where these party’s line up. But it looks like the “left” has more voters in the aggregate. Emmanuel Macron LREM (LEFT) 27.8% 9,784,985 Marine Le Pen RN (RIGHT) 23.1% 8,135,456 Jean-Luc Mélenchon LFI (LEFT) 22% 7,714,574 Éric Zemmour Reconquête (RIGHT) 7.1% 2,485,757 Valérie Pécresse LR (RIGHT) […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday April 12 2022
Nothing goes on Russian state media with Putin’s approval. So this is basically Putin saying that he is planning on rat-fucking our elections and going all out to return Trump to the White House. Russian State Media Airs Its Ultimate ‘Revenge Plan’ for 2024 US Presidential Elections Fuck this guy. Former Virginia police officer who […]
Song of the Day 4/10: Holly and the Italians, “Tell That Girl to Shut Up”
This song goes through my head every time I see another Marjorie Taylor Greene/Lauren Boebert clickbait headline. In an alternate universe, Holly Beth Vincent had a career like Chrissie Hynde’s. Like the Ohio-born Hynde, Vincent, a Chicago native, got her big break after moving to the UK. In 1979, the same year the Pretenders released […]
DL Open Thread Monday April 11 2022
Note: This isn’t an open thread so much as an open letter to Steve Newton. He is (was?) a libertarian and in the early days of blogging I was very dismissive of Libertarianism in general and him in particular. I’m still dismissive of libertarianism, but I’ve learned that Steve is a thoughtful historian and social scientist who cares about ideas and about America. That sounds awfully corny, but there you have it.
How will historians decide when one of Americans two major party’s lost its mind? With Republicans attempting to one-up each other in mean-spirited craziness on a daily basis, I suppose it is easy for us to…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, April 10, 2022
Putin Names General Responsible For Syrian Atrocities To Head Invasion Of Ukraine. There must be a way to take Putin out. Meet The New Murdoch, As Despicable As The Old Murdoch. Lest you had thought that anyone in that family was capable of introspection: In a speech in Sydney celebrating a new initiative at a […]
Song of the Day 4/9: Randy Rainbow, “Gay”
Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law was just made for lampooning by Randy Rainbow, who, it turns out — you never would have guessed — is gay.
DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 9, 2022
Michigan Conspirators Skate On Plans To Kidnap Michigan Governor. In case you missed it, justice isn’t blind. Never was. Wow–Federal Funds Being Used For Something Other Than Tax Rebates: The better side of Michiganders’ nature: LANSING, Mich. — In an underserved neighborhood of Michigan’s capital city, a health clinic is being built with nearly $900,000 […]
Delaware Political Weekly: April 1-7, 2022
1. This Is Not An Endorsement. However–I came across the name of a D candidate who had just filed for the 14th Senate District seat currently held by the retiring Sen. Bruce Ennis. Based on the candidate’s background, I asked my wife about this candidate w/o mentioning his name. You see, my wife’s a pharmacist, […]
Song of the Day 4/8: Pink Floyd and Andriy Khlyvnyuk, “Hey Hey Rise Up”
Russia’s unprovoked assault on Ukraine has brought about many unexpected changes. This one is minor, but it made news in the music media: It prompted Pink Floyd to record its first new song in 28 years. Well, not all of Pink Floyd — Richard Wright is dead, and Roger Waters is still, well, Roger Waters,* […]
DL Open Thread: Friday April 8, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Black Woman To Be Confirmed To Supreme Court: The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, felling one of the most significant remaining racial barriers in American government and sending the first Democratic nominee to the high court in 12 years. Jackson, a daughter […]
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