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Song of the Day 8/24: Old 97s, “Turn Off the TV”
I consider this timely advice for Americans who prefer to avoid the Republican Trump National Convention and its most common side effect, an overproduction of bile. This cut comes from the new album by Old 97s, one of the few surviving bands from the alt-country boom in the mid-’90s. The video features YouTube star Puddles […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, August 24, 2020
Kellyanne And George Conway Depart The Political Scene. Apparently their kids, most of them anyway, need them. One of the kids has been on Twitter criticizing both of her parents. Wants AOC to adopt her. Trump: God Killed 160,000 To Test Me: We achieved together and what we’re doing together is nothing short of an […]
Annotated RNC Speakers List – Day 1
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Your Republican Party!
RNC DAY 1 Speakers
Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) – The GOP’s last remaining African American will be on hand to talk about how he is living proof that the GOP isn’t a white supremacist organization.
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (La.) – Addressed an anti-Semitic, white supremacist group run by none other than David Duke, a former grand wizard of the Klu Klux Klan. Now he is going to address this white supremacist group, no doubt to inform them that, having been shot by a left wing radical, radical left-wing violence is a thing everyone should be utterly terrified of.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.) – Too many scandals to list. Here is one: Gaetz invited alt-right Holocaust denier[98] Charles C. “Chuck” Johnson to attend President Donald Trump‘s State of the Union address. He is addressing the RNC to expand on his remarks that were removed from twitter: “Now that we clearly see antifa as terrorists, can we hunt them down like we do those in the Middle East?”
Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio) – Knew but did not act during his time as an assistant coach, standing silent as a OSU team doctor molested hundreds. Because it is impossible for Republicans to feel shame, and in keeping with the “up is down” theme, Jordan is on hand to tell everyone that Joe Biden will molest your wresting team.
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley – Resigned one day after an ethics watchdog requested an investigation into her acceptance of free flights on private jets. The last remaining shreds of Haley’s reputation will be collected in a coffee can and burned.
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel – Any Republicans worried that that ethical rot hasn’t penetrated into the bones of the GOP will be put at ease by McDaniel’s address which will highlight stories like the time Trump nominated San Diego billionaire/campaign donor, Doug Manchester to be the ambassador to the Bahamas but the appointment was held up in the GOP run Senate until McDaniel sent Manchester an email setting up a corrupt quid pro quo: “Would you consider putting together $500,000 worth of contributions from your family to ensure we hit our ambitious fundraising goal?” McDaniel wrote.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey – St. Louis gun waving guns a-holes.
Donald Trump Jr. – A chip off the old block, lowlife piece of shit.
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk – Just read this
DL Open Thread: Sunday, August 23, 2020
Trump, Mnuchin, DeJoy Conspired To Weaken Post Office. How they did it, particularly DeJoy, the ‘bull in a china shop’. House passes postal service relief package. 26 R’s vote yes, the consistently strange Tulsi Gabbard goes ‘not voting’. Trump’s Sister: Trump Has ‘No Principles And ‘You Can’t Trust Him’. Here most notable quotes about him. […]
Song of the Day 8/22: Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Long As I Can See the Light”
Like many CCR songs, this one was part of a double A-side single in 1970 with “Lookin’ Out My Back Door,” one the band’s six singles to reach No. 2 (famously, CCR never had a No. 1). John Fogerty is nearly a one-man band on the track — that’s him on both the electric piano […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 22, 2020
How Biden Could Still Lose. Opinion from an anti-Trump Republican. How Trump And Sonny Perdue Screwed Georgia Farmers. I almost feel sorry for them. But they voted for him. Probably will again. We Hardly Knew ‘Ye. Kanye West bounced from Wisconsin and Ohio ballots. Bannon And His Billionaire Chinese Yacht Pal Apparently Tried To Create […]
Trump’s Shadow Chief of Staff
> Fox News personalities constantly spout off some crazy shit to keep their lunatic audience engaged.
> Trump listens to the crazy shit 24/7 and creates US policy on the fly while in front of his TV.
> We all kinda know this but nobody in the real media has really watched enough Fox News to fully document the depth of the cause & effect relationship.
Here is a good podcast to listen to
When I say something trenchant in this I’m probably quoting Rob Burns without attribution.
. Also watch the movie ‘Children of Men’.
Canio and Jason from Delaware Liberal join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the Biden/Harris fanfare in Delaware, whether or not it’s important to vote for Biden here in Delaware, and what the implications are of a Biden presidency.
Show Notes:
Song of the Day 8/21: Harry Chapin, “30,000 Pounds of Bananas”
We’re going to hear a lot about Scranton, Pa., in coming weeks, as Delaware’s Joe Biden portrays himself as a son of coal country and Trump counters by holding rallies there. Most Americans know Scranton, if they know it at all, as the setting for “The Office,” but anyone who remembers this 1974 story song […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 21, 2020
‘An Ally Of The Light, Not The Darkness’. That’s sure a more compelling theme than ‘America is great, we can make it even greater’. It’s also the stark choice we face. Trump’s base is the darkness. Which we’ll see next week. Biden’s best speech. Dare I say it, a great speech. The night’s other hero? […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 20, 2020
Obama Lays It On The Line–Our Democracy Is At Stake. “Do not let them take away your power,” Obama said. “Don’t let them take away your democracy.” Pundits’ Punditry. I’m more interested in your thoughts. I really wonder what the Rethugs’ prospective hate-fest will accomplish. Gotta say, knowing in advance that they were going virtual […]
Today: Trump Urges his army of fuckwits to boycott Ohio-based Goodyear tires
Tomorrow: I never said that.
The Media: We may never know the truth.
Song of the Day 8/19: Phil Collins, “In the Air Tonight”
There are many examples of old hit songs re-entering the charts after being featured on soundtracks or in commercials, but we have entered a new age — one in which songs become hits again after being used in viral videos. That’s the case for this classic rock staple, which hit No. 2 on the iTunes […]
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