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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 7, 2020

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Trump Runs For Presidency–Of The Confederacy.  He’s determined to take NASCAR with him.  Backwards reels the mind. The Rogues’ Gallery Of Small Business Loan Recipients.  Fossil Fuel Companies Just Steal Money. As, Of Course, Do Companies With Trump Ties. Here’s The Most Egregious Rethug Recipient. Let’s Not Forget The Dallas Megachurch That Hosted Pence, And […]

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Song of the Day 7/6: Cast of “Hamilton” featuring Phillipa Soo, with Jimmy Fallon and the Roots, “Helpless”

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I don’t know what the weekend was like for the rest of you shut-ins — was it just my neighborhood, or did it sound like the civil war had broken out on the night of July 4? — but at my house we celebrated the Founding Father without a father by watching the filmed version […]

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DL Open Thread: Monday, July 6, 2020

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Border Wall To Keep Americans From Infecting Mexicans?  Finally, a justification for Mexico paying for that wall.  To keep Americans out. The Toxic Swamp Comprised Of Lobbyists And Trump Administration Officials.  Great reporting from the NYTimes. Trump’s Race-Baiting Strategy: Changing The Subject On Steroids.  Having completely defaulted on fighting the coronavirus,  Trump has landed on […]

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Coons has the answer to Coronavirus; tinkering with the Tax Code. I shit you not

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Coons has the answer to Coronavirus; tinkering with the Tax Code. I shit you not

This shows Coons’ the deeply diseased mindset. What the country needs now, above all else, is a bipartisan plan to tinker with the tax code to increase the income tax deduction for charitable giving up to $4,000. So if you donate $4,000 to your Church or some social welfare organization like the NRA, you can knock that $4,000 off the top of your income. Tax Breaks! That’s the bold leadership America is clamoring for.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Coons plan for fighting coronavirus. Un-fucking-believable.

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Should Biden “Debate” Trump?

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Should Biden “Debate” Trump?

There are no persuadable voters. There will be no meaningful unpacking of issues. There will only be Trump putting on his Trump show for his fans. What does Biden get out of being prop in the Trump show? How do you even debate someone makes up “facts” on the spur of the moment? I say Biden should pass on taking part in this sham.

What do you think? Jonathan Russo writing at TPM thinks Trump has set up a losing dynamic for himself.

However, one thing is certain. Trump has painted himself into a deep corner when it comes to the public’s expectations about Biden’s performance.

His mocking descriptions of Biden started months ago with relentless “sleepy Joe” tweets. Then they devolved to, “I honestly don’t think he knows what office he is running for.” Finally, Trump gave some vague warnings that Biden was going to be put in a “home while super left radical crazies run the country.” Trump’s key spokespeople regularly attack Biden’s mental acuity.

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 5, 2020

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Trump’s National Garden Of American Heroes.  Featuring such ‘heroes’ as the Rev. Billy Graham and Antonin Scalia. I think we all see what he’s trying to do here. Militia Groups Descend On Gettysburg To Defend American Flags From Non-Existent Antifa Threat.  Years of consuming nothing but propaganda have completely eliminated any critical thinking skills they […]

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Lefty, Come Home

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Lefty, Come Home

When Lefty says “There isn’t much difference between Democrats and Republicans” and points to cowards and bought and paid for corporate shills like BHL, Coons and Carney as evidenced, he has a point. For “Dems” like BHL, Coons and Carney taxing rich people and corporation is always the problem and austerity is always the solution.

Our party has a history of promoting corporate shills and cowards to leadership positions. We stopped being the people’s party and became the Oligarch’s Party under Bill Clinton. That’s a fact.

But is is also a fact that the party is changing. There is a new generation of leadership on the come up. It is a generation leadership that gets it.

State Party Chair,Erik Raser-Schramm
Executive Director, Jesse Chadderdon
Deputy Executive Director, Travis Williams
National Committeewoman, Evelyn Harris
City of Wilmington Chair, Cassandra Marshall
New Castle County Chair, Dave Woodside

From what I’ve seen, these people get it. And they are working hard to elect people who get it. There may be more that I’m missing.

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AIPAC Spins off PAC for the Explicit Purpose of Supporting Coons

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AIPAC Spins off PAC for the Explicit Purpose of Supporting Coons

Apparently Benjamin Netanyahu is worried about his buddy Coons.

Two former top AIPAC staffers are helming a new political action committee that will steer donations to Chris Coons and a handful of other Likud Party lackeys.

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Song of the Day 7/4: Madisen Hallberg and Emmanuel Henreid, “The Star-Spangled Banner”

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I’m no fan of “The Star-Spangled Banner” — IMHO the national anthem should be “America the Beautiful” as sung by Ray Charles — but this rendition is special. Madisen Hallberg, a graduate student at Portland State University, was recording the song for an online graduation ceremony, when passing professional singer Emmanuel Henreid heard her and […]

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DL Open Thread: July 4, 2020

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Trump Uses Mt. Rushmore To Decry ‘Left-Wing Cultural Revolution’.  He can’t, and won’t change.  Kim Guilfoyle, Trump Jr’s latest paramour, missed the event as she tested positive for the fake virus. Trump’s Switching Convention From Charlotte To Jacksonville Leaves Donors And Party In The Lurch.  Revel in the schadenfreude.  A total clusterbleep. Lawless NYPD Refuses […]

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REV Speaks w/Leo Strine

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REV Speaks w/Leo Strine

4 – Man of the Left (w/Leo Strine) Former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court Leo E Strine Jr joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the history and meaning of Delaware’s Chancery Court, how he would change America’s corporate governance, and how woke talk should be met with woke action. Show […]

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Delaware Political Weekly: June 26-July 2, 2020

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I was gonna wait until after the holiday weekend to write this, but too much stuff happened. Plenty of stuff will happen over the next two weeks as we approach the filing deadline for state and local races.  Meaning, for now, I’m back to doing this weekly. 1.  Colin Bonini Makes It A Five-Way For […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, July 3, 2020

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Supreme Court Backs Restrictions On Voting In Alabama.  A late Thursday night decision before the holiday weekend. 5-4, of course. Trump Campaign Vs. Omarosa.  Rampant harassment backed by an illegal NDA: Government employees can’t be bound by NDA’s. First Amendment, you know. Barr Fires SDNY Head Berman. Successor He Didn’t Want Indicts Ghislaine Maxwell.  We […]

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