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DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023
Josh Marshall makes the hard-to-argue-with case that the Republican reaction to their politically disastrous SCOTUS victory on abortion proves they don’t give a flying fuck about babies. Like that was ever in doubt. Lauren “36-Year-Old Grandma” Boebert giving a handjob in a theater isn’t the only sign that Republicans are lying about their belief in […]
Last Week’s Poll Results & This Week’s Poll
So what term should MAGATs use to replace the played out and very unpopular “Pro-Life”? I liked “Pro-Freedom Fetus” as the new goto terminology for MAGAT zealots. But this being a democracy, I was outvoted. The very accurate “Pro-Forced Birth” and “Pro-Women who have sex outside of marriage are sluts and deserve a life of […]
DEGOP Comes Out of the Pro-Vladimir Putin, Pro-War Crime Closet
It has been pretty clear that the DEGOP was on the Putin/Trump side when it came to supporting Putin’s war crimes against the people of Ukraine. Now they’ve come out of the closet and are making it official policy. Delaware Republican Party Billions to Ukraine? Millions to Delaware? To add onto the $76 BILLION of […]
Old Time Democrat, Joe Biden, Sides With UAW Strikers Over Profiteers
Coons must be hopping mad about all this “communism” coming from the White House. US President Joe Biden delivered televised remarks on the US auto workers strikes from the White House President Joe Biden sided with striking US auto workers Friday, saying they had not been given a fair cut of record profits at the […]
Trump Happy to Work for Putin & Putin Happy To Have Trump Working for Him
Trump says he’s pleased by Putin’s praise: ‘I like that he said that’ Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said he was “happy” to hear Trump’s promise to “resolve all burning issues within several days” — including the war in Ukraine. Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he appreciated recent praise from Russian leader Vladimir […]
Song of the Day 9/15: Arthur Conley, “Sweet Soul Music”
If you can listen to this song without getting excited, you might want to find a nurse to check you for a pulse. Arthur Conley’s was one of the most enigmatic stories in soul music. He was only 21 in 1967 and had released one single when he was discovered by Otis Redding, who signed […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, September 15, 2023
UAW Goes On Strike Against Detroit’s ‘Big Three’. BTW, ‘Stellantis’ (a combination of ‘Stella!’ and ‘Atlantis’?) is the nom du jour of what used to be Chrysler. How did this fact escape me? The UAW members deserve our support: Never before has the United Auto Workers union carried out a simultaneous work stoppage at all […]
Here is a Highlands Bunker for Democrats Who Think Someone Other Than Biden Should Be the Party’s Nominee
I haven’t listened yet but I will and then I’ll return to the comments to rate it on my patented scale of 1 to 5 Bags of Money from Republican Billionaire Funders. E260 – A Spiritual Statement (w/Marianne Williamson) Listen on Patreon Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson joins Rob in the virtual bunker to […]
DOJ to Hunter Biden: No 2nd amendment rights for you!
Federal prosecutors have indicted Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, on gun charges, court documents show. Biden was indicted Thursday in Delaware federal court on three counts tied to the possession of a gun while using narcotics. Two counts are tied to Biden allegedly completing a form indicating he was not using illegal drugs […]
Democrats must do “X” or else Republicans will get angry
Arguing that the Democrats must do or not do something because the MAGATs will react badly is high level Centrist Dipshitery that is related to this: None of what (Centrist Dipshit) says is surprising because it is the exact same page from the exact same playbook the GOP used against Clinton. Drive the Democratic base […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 14, 2023
The MAGA Doom Loop: Rethugs Double Down On Anti-Democracy, Voters Of All Stripes Rebel. Wash, Rinse, Repeat: For almost three years now, Republicans have defended or embraced Donald Trump’s authoritarianism — from lies about his 2020 loss to inciting an insurrection — which backfired as Americans proved unexpectedly eager to vote in defense of democracy […]
Song of the Day 9/14: Leslie Kritzer, “Creepy Old Guy”
Lauren Boebert, demonstrating the classiness we’ve all become familiar with, was booted from a performance of the musical “Beetlejuice” in Denver the other night after managing a hat trick of obnoxious behavior – vaping, taking video and singing along with the show. Several patrons complained. According to the Denver Post, “I’ve never seen anyone act […]
It seems like Democrats should be able to run on something like this
Every Single Republican Voted Against Lowering Drug Costs for Americans As President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law today, let’s not forget that every single House and Senate Republican voted against lowering prescription drug costs, going after tax cheats, and reducing the federal deficit.You read that right: Every single congressional Republican sided with Big Pharma over the […]
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