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DL Open Thread: Monday, June 22, 2020
NASCAR Can’t Escape Its Racist Fans. Noose found in garage of NASCAR’s only black driver. This organization celebrated the Confederacy…until last week. Its remaining fans aren’t taking kindly to this culture shock. A sport that deserves to die. What Happened To The MAGAts? Yeah yeah, I know, we need to remain diligent, but I hereby […]
Song of the Day 6/21: Broadway cast of Hamilton, “The Room Where It Happens”
The title John Bolton chose for his White House tell-all turns out to be ironic. Bolton won a Pyrrhic victory Saturday when a court ruled “The Room Where It Happened” could be released over White House objections, mainly because it was already out there. His problem is that he has no supporters to buy it; […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 21, 2020
“MAGA Less MEGA”: That was the Drudge Report headline on Trump’s flop of a rally. According to the NYTimes report to which I linked, Trump spent close to 15 minutes talking about his slow walk down that ramp, decried the removal of confederate monuments, and referred to the pandemic as the ‘Kung Fu Flu’. That’ll […]
On this day in DL History: Blevins Pulls a Sneaky Pete – June 21st 2016
On this day in 2016 El Som documented how Patti Blevins killed a bill that would have tried to stop the practice of civil forfeiture in Delaware. The cops, being a co-equal branch of government according to Schwartzkopf, prevailed but Blevins went on to lose her next election. So at least there is that.
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Welcome to a Very Special Primal Scream Edition of the Pre-Game Show. Time to cue my best Howard Beale/Howard Dean:
1. General Assembly Refusing to Stop Cops from Just Stealing Stuff.
This is on Patti Blevins and the Senate leadership. I don’t give a bleep what you or they think about Colin Bonini. We all know he’s unfit to be Governor (although, come to think of it, how much worse could he be than John Carney?). HowEVER, that’s a pathetic excuse to keep SB 222 buried in the Public Safety Committee. Blevins has pulled a ‘Schwartzkopf’ here by putting the bill in an inhospitable committee. Besides, the bill’s other two prime sponsors are D’s (Townsend and Baumbach). I mean, check out the sponsors on the bill. As bipartisan as it gets. There is only one reason why this bill has been buried: The cops who have been doing the stealing don’t want it. Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself. Here is the bill’s synopsis:
Civil forfeiture laws represent one of the most serious assaults on private property rights in the nation today. Under civil forfeiture, police and prosecutors can seize your car or other property, sell it and use the proceeds to fund agency budgets—often without so much as charging you with a crime. This Act protects individual liberty and property rights by standardizing forfeitures across all crimes, simplifying procedures, and addressing counterproductive incentives in the law that distort policing priorities. Importantly, this Act does not change the authority of law enforcement to seize property suspected of being associated with crime or limit in any way prosecutors’ ability to charge and prosecute suspected criminals. Moreover, it ensures that those individuals proven guilty of a crime do not keep the fruits of their crime. In doing so, it strikes the right balance between the individual property rights and public safety.
Committee Chair Bob Marshall must bring this bill up in committee. He seems to be reverting to Tom Sharp circa 1988, which is an especially bad role model. There appear to be enough votes to release it if Marshall and Sen. McBride vote for it, especially since Townsend and Lawson (!) are on the bill as co-sponsors. That’s 4 out of 6. It’s time to chip away at the police state that Delaware has become. As for John Carney, maybe he could exercise some leadership and come out in favor of this bill–except (a) he’s still not an official candidate and (b) you can bet that this empty suit is sure to be in mindless (redundant, I know) thrall to law enforcement. Failure to work this bill is a fucking disgrace.
Trump Isn’t Funny
I watched that Tulsa shitshow. As much as I could stomach, anyway. It is tough not to laugh at that dummy. His fucking crazy orange spray tan. His nonsensical, rambling stories. It is comical on some level.
But I need to guard against laughing. He isn’t funny. He is a despicable sociopath actively undermining our democracy with every breath.
And when I call them animals, I said they’re animals and Nancy Pelosi, they cut up a young woman. They cut up a young woman and her friend cut him up with a knife because it was more painful. They cut him up with a knife because it’s more painful, takes longer than shooting a gun. They cut him up. I said these are animals and Nancy Pelosi said these are human beings are not animals.
If I lose an election over that you know what this country’s in big trouble, big trouble. They want to disarm law abiding citizens and dismantle our police forces while freeing vicious MS 13 gang members in Joe Biden’s America, rioters, looters and criminal aliens have more rights than law abiding citizen.
Song of the Day 6/20: Eric Clapton, “Tulsa Time”
Donald Trump, flailing about for a way to stop his losing streak, takes his circus to Tulsa tonight, and I swear the press hasn’t slavered for blood this intently since Evel Knievel’s attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon. Let’s hope tonight is just as big a dud (if you’re too young to remember it, […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 20, 2020
BREAKING!: Barr Fires US Attorney For Southern District Of New York. The US Attorney Says He’s Not Leaving. The story of the firing first broke in the 9 pm hour last night. Here are the pertinent facts: Mr. Berman, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, and his team have been […]
On This Day in Delawareliberal History – June 20, 2016
Clinton was “the presumptive nominee”. Bernie was preparing to bring his many delegates to the convention. Peter Bloom at Common Dreams wrote, “…is there an alternative option beyond the opposing poles of unity or bust? Is there a way for progressives to find a compromise with the Democratic Party without becoming compromised? The answer may […]
Song of the Day 6/19: Aretha Franklin, “Never Gonna Break My Faith”
This song, originally performed with Mary J. Blige, won Aretha Franklin the last of her 18 Grammy Awards in 2006. To celebrate Juneteenth this year, Sony released a version of Aretha singing the whole song solo, with a bit of backup by the Boys Choir of Harlem. The song was co-written by Bryan Adams — […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 19, 2020
Top State Department Official–An African-American–Resigns Due To Trump’s Ongoing Racism. A Trump appointee who previously worked for Moscow Mitch. Here’s what she said in her resignation letter: “Moments of upheaval can change you, shift the trajectory of your life, and mold your character. The President’s comments and actions surrounding racial injustice and Black Americans cut […]
Delaware Political Occasionally: Mid-June Edition
1. It’s Official: Scarane Vs. Coons. Scarane has a puncher’s chance. I think she needs to get the insurgent protest movement to coalesce around her candidacy. They are motivated, and if they vote, she could win. She’s doing her part, although her campaign would do well to not alienate prospective supporters. Chris Coons became an […]
Song of the Day 6/18: The Persuasions, “Electric Aunt Jemima”
Unless you’re a right-winger, you probably haven’t thought about Aunt Jemima in years, given that she’s not a real person and all. But when Quaker Oats announced they were retiring the minstrel-show-based mascot after more than 130 years, conservatives suddenly had a black person they cared about. Kill black guys for falling asleep in the […]
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