delawareliberal--2020-03-01--DL Open Thread: Sun., March 1, 2020

DL Open Thread: Sun., March 1, 2020

Biden Wins South Carolina .
Dominoes Start To Fall .
Steyer ’ s out .
The corporadems , aka the so-called ‘ moderates ’ , will no doubt beg all other so-called moderates to leave the field to Ol ’ Joe .
Because there ’ s nothing more inevitable than a candidate who has finally won one primary in three tries at the Presidency .
I ’ m trying to recall the last time they were right… We Might Already Have A Coronavirus Outbreak In Washington State .
We , of course , don ’ t know because the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s going on .
BTW , I happened upon yesterday ’ s briefing .
Trump ’ s total lack of interest in what ’ s happening here has rarely been so in evidence .
His boredom is not what the country is looking for in a President .
The ‘ Fiasco ’ Of US Coronavirus ( Non- ) Testing .
With new kits on the way , we will soon learn that this virus has been spreading here for over a month with nothing to stop it .
Cronyism On Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mention , only four out of the 17 members have any background in , you know , science .
Gee , I wonder what Larry Kudlow and Steve Mnuchin bring to the table ?
No , I don ’ t .
They ’ re there to heap hosannas on Le Grand Orange while we sink deeper into the medical morass .
A must-read .
What do you want to talk about ?

Biden Wins South Carolina. Dominoes Start To Fall. Steyer’s out. The corporadems, aka the so-called ‘moderates’, will no doubt beg all other so-called moderates to leave the field to Ol’ Joe. Because there’s nothing more inevitable than a candidate who has finally won one primary in three tries at the Presidency. I’m trying to recall the last time they were right…
We Might Already Have A Coronavirus Outbreak In Washington State. We, of course, don’t know because the Trump Administration has no clue as to what’s going on. BTW, I happened upon yesterday’s briefing. Trump’s total lack of interest in what’s happening here has rarely been so in evidence. His boredom is not what the country is looking for in a President.
The ‘Fiasco’ Of US Coronavirus (Non-) Testing. With new kits on the way, we will soon learn that this virus has been spreading here for over a month with nothing to stop it.
Cronyism On Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force. Not to mention, only four out of the 17 members have any background in, you know, science. Gee, I wonder what Larry Kudlow and Steve Mnuchin bring to the table? No, I don’t. They’re there to heap hosannas on Le Grand Orange while we sink deeper into the medical morass. A must-read.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-03-01--Here we go again

Here we go again

Here we go again Looks like the financial sector , Democratic Party bosses and media would rather hand Trump another @ @ @ @ @ the government should maybe work for the people and not the banks .
I ’ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina voters .
They can like whoever they want to like .
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ “ blue collar hero ” garbage spin that will be flowing over us like a @ @ @ @ @ tidal wave .

Looks like the financial sector, Democratic Party bosses and media would rather hand Trump another four years than acknowledge that the government should maybe work for the people and not the banks.
I’m not talking about South Carolina voters. They can like whoever they want to like. I’m talking about the onslaught of “blue collar hero” garbage spin that will be flowing over us like a radioactive, debris filled Fukushima tidal wave.


delawareliberal--2020-02-29--South Carolina Primary Results Open Thread

In 2016 Hillary Clinton beat Bernie Sander ( 73 % to 26 % ) in the South Carolina primary .
@ @ @ @ @ wins by less than 47 percentage point , that means Biden is doing terrible and @ @ @ @ @ a favor and drop out .
See ?
I ’ m a pundit !
!
@ @ @ @ @ SHIT out of that analysis .
My punditry is fucking dope .

In 2016 Hillary Clinton beat Bernie Sander (73% to 26%) in the South Carolina primary. If Joe Biden wins but wins by less than 47 percentage point, that means Biden is doing terrible and Biden should do the country a favor and drop out.
See? I’m a pundit!! I just pundited THE FUCKING SHIT out of that analysis. My punditry is fucking dope.


delawareliberal--2020-02-29--Jess Scarane Online Fundraiser Update

Jess Scarane Online Fundraiser Update

The $ 500.00 donation is off .
Thanks to all .
I got a little side tracked this week with @ @ @ @ @ Coons voted for and is Yale Law & Alfalfa Club buddies with Alex Azar , @ @ @ @ @ charge of gutting the CDC .
So I didn ’ t hit this as hard @ @ @ @ @ to , but it all twines together thought , doesn ’ t it ?
Onward @ @ @ @ @ an election , its a movement .
If you forgot to kick in your $ @ @ @ @ @ $ 2,000 here is your link - > Donate Today

The $500.00 donation is off. Thanks to all. I got a little side tracked this week with making sure everyone knows that Coons voted for and is Yale Law & Alfalfa Club buddies with Alex Azar, Trump’s guy in charge of gutting the CDC. So I didn’t hit this as hard each day as I hoped to, but it all twines together thought, doesn’t it?
Onward. It isn’t an election, its a movement.
If you forgot to kick in your $10, $50, $2,000 here is your link -> Donate Today


delawareliberal--2020-02-29--‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: Feb. 2020

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: Feb. 2020

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delawareliberal--2020-02-29--Song of the Day 2/29: David Seville, “Witch Doctor”

In a DL exclusive , sources tell us this guy was in serious consideration to be appointed Coronavirus Czar in the Trump White House , but aides couldn ’ t convince the president that the “ witch doctor ” and David Seville were the same person .
They also had difficulty getting Trump to accept that “ oo ee oo ah ah ” had no therapeutic effect .
They never even bothered trying to explain that Seville was really Ross Bagdasarian , a cousin of the novelist/playwright William Saroyan whose first success in songwriting was “ Come On-a My House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on an Armenian folk melody .
He spent most of the ’ 50s acting in bit parts in Hollywood , but struck gold when he fooled around with a two-speed tape recorder and wrote this song .
It hit No .
1 and sold 1.5 million singles in 1958 , so Ed Sullivan found a way to get Bagdasarian on stage to pantomime it .
The popularity of “ Witch Doctor ” made a follow-up inevitable , and Bagdasarian timed “ The Christmas Song ( Christmas Don ’ t Be Late ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his “ chipmunk ” voices names , and he didn ’ t look far for inspiration — Alvin Bennett and Simon Warnoker were the the heads of Liberty Records , Ted Keep the recording engineer for the session .
The rest is annoying cartoon history .

In a DL exclusive, sources tell us this guy was in serious consideration to be appointed Coronavirus Czar in the Trump White House, but aides couldn’t convince the president that the “witch doctor” and David Seville were the same person. They also had difficulty getting Trump to accept that “oo ee oo ah ah” had no therapeutic effect. They never even bothered trying to explain that Seville was really Ross Bagdasarian, a cousin of the novelist/playwright William Saroyan whose first success in songwriting was “Come On-a My House,” which he wrote with Saroyan based on an Armenian folk melody. He spent most of the ’50s acting in bit parts in Hollywood, but struck gold when he fooled around with a two-speed tape recorder and wrote this song. It hit No. 1 and sold 1.5 million singles in 1958, so Ed Sullivan found a way to get Bagdasarian on stage to pantomime it.
The popularity of “Witch Doctor” made a follow-up inevitable, and Bagdasarian timed “The Christmas Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” perfectly. He also wisely gave his “chipmunk” voices names, and he didn’t look far for inspiration — Alvin Bennett and Simon Warnoker were the the heads of Liberty Records, Ted Keep the recording engineer for the session. The rest is annoying cartoon history.


delawareliberal--2020-02-29--DL Open Thread: Sat., Feb. 29, 2020

DL Open Thread: Sat., Feb. 29, 2020

Potrumpkin Village Completely Unprepared For Coronavirus .
Blames D ’ s For Criticizing ( something the Rethugs never did during the Ebola scare , which was handled admirably by the Obama Administration ) .
Blames media for inspiring stock market meltdown .
Here ’ s what we know .
Up until yesterday , virtually no significant testing was being done because public health agencies didn ’ t have testing kits .
This phony administration didn ’ t do anything .
Oh , and Trump still doesn ’ t give a shit about any of this except the stock market .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress , refuses to rule out that the coronavirus is a hoax .
The CDC ignores the existing tests and crafts its own , only to watch it crash and burn ( a must-read ) .
And , of course , let ’ s not forget this .
This is a massive fuck-up by a bunch of massive fuck-ups , and I ’ m afraid that the scope of this disaster will unfold swiftly .
BTW , should I copyright ‘ Potrumpkin Village ’ ?
As to the ‘ hoax ’ , here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stoopid Are The MAGAts ?
They are so stoopid that they booed Garth Brooks in Detroit for wearing a Sanders jersey .
Barry Sanders , greatest RB in Detroit Lions history .
Of course , Sanders is a black man , so maybe they were booing that… Court Rules That Presidential Stonewalling Is OK .
Yet another check/balance destroyed .
Chris Matthews Really Is A Sexist Pig .
Some stuff here I hadn ’ t heard before , including a settlement from MSNBC .
No wonder he was so willing to defend fellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assailed Elizabeth Warren .
Biden ’ s Chief Strategist Worked To Undermine Obama Initiatives .
I mean , really worked to undermine those initiatives as a lobbyist for the Forces Of Evil .
What do you want to talk about ?

Potrumpkin Village Completely Unprepared For Coronavirus. Blames D’s For Criticizing (something the Rethugs never did during the Ebola scare, which was handled admirably by the Obama Administration). Blames media for inspiring stock market meltdown. Here’s what we know. Up until yesterday, virtually no significant testing was being done because public health agencies didn’t have testing kits. This phony administration didn’t do anything. Oh, and Trump still doesn’t give a shit about any of this except the stock market. Mike Pompeo, ‘testifying’ before Congress, refuses to rule out that the coronavirus is a hoax. The CDC ignores the existing tests and crafts its own, only to watch it crash and burn ( a must-read). And, of course, let’s not forget this. This is a massive fuck-up by a bunch of massive fuck-ups, and I’m afraid that the scope of this disaster will unfold swiftly. BTW, should I copyright ‘Potrumpkin Village’? As to the ‘hoax’, here’s the latest update.
How Stoopid Are The MAGAts? They are so stoopid that they booed Garth Brooks in Detroit for wearing a Sanders jersey. Barry Sanders, greatest RB in Detroit Lions history. Of course, Sanders is a black man, so maybe they were booing that…
Court Rules That Presidential Stonewalling Is OK. Yet another check/balance destroyed.
Chris Matthews Really Is A Sexist Pig. Some stuff here I hadn’t heard before, including a settlement from MSNBC. No wonder he was so willing to defend fellow sexist pig Mike Bloomberg when Mattthews recently assailed Elizabeth Warren.
Biden’s Chief Strategist Worked To Undermine Obama Initiatives. I mean, really worked to undermine those initiatives as a lobbyist for the Forces Of Evil.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-03-01--Buttigieg Calls It Quits

Buttigieg Calls It Quits

It ’ s all for the best .
The longer he stayed in , the more people he would have @ @ @ @ @ school debating tactics : I went from really liking him to not being able to @ @ @ @ @ t think I was the only one .

It’s all for the best. The longer he stayed in, the more people he would have alienated with his smarty-pants high school debating tactics:
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/01/buttigieg-dropping-out-of-presidential-race-118489
I went from really liking him to not being able to tolerate him. Don’t think I was the only one.


delawareliberal--2020-03-03--DL’ers have spoken – Chris Matthews Quits


delawareliberal--2020-03-02--Highlands Bunker – E56 – The Scarane Train & Bonus

“ People get ready , Scarane-rane ‘ s a-coming , You don ’ t need no baggage You just get @ @ @ @ @ is faith To hear the diesels humming Don ’ t need no ticket You just @ @ @ @ @ m playing catch up here , so you may have already listened to the great @ @ @ @ @ so , find the Coby ’ s Birthday Bash episode below .

Ed Note:
“People get ready, Scar-rane ‘s a-coming,
You don’t need no baggage
You just get on board
All you need is faith
To hear the diesels humming
Don’t need no ticket
You just thank the Lord
I’m playing catch up here, so you may have already listened to the great Jess Scarane episode. If so, find the Coby’s Birthday Bash episode below.


delawareliberal--2020-03-02--Photo: Coronavirus task force takes decisive action at White House

That ’ s Alex Azar , Coons ’ Yale Law & Alfalfa club buddy , praying away with his back @ @ @ @ @ gushed about how good his buddy Azar was going to be when he voted in @ @ @ @ @


delawareliberal--2020-03-02--Breaking – Klobs drops to endorse Joe Biden


delawareliberal--2020-03-02--Super Tuesday Morning Line

Super Tuesday Morning Line

The election railbirds have picked a narrative , and that narrative is Joementum .
Because South Carolina ’ s late-deciding voters broke decisively for Biden , he vastly outperformed the final opinion polls .
That ’ s what the political press means by momentum , so Joe has it .
That could all change by Wednesday , because Super Tuesday looks to belong to Bernie Sanders .
Over at 270towin.com they estimated how many delegates each candidate stands to win based on an average of the latest polls in each state .
I added up the numbers so you don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you want to double-check the math , I got the numbers here .
I think some are suspect , but you can dig into the state-by-state numbers at the link .
All of these polls were taken before Buttigieg dropped out .
While he didn ’ t reach the 15 % threshold in any state , he had high single-digit or low double-digit numbers in most , and it ’ s uncertain where his supporters will go .
In previous polls their second choices were mixed , but as Nate Silver suggests , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15 % line , particularly Bloomberg and Warren .
Some states have been polled more extensively than others , and none have been polled at the district level , where some of the delegates are selected based on their performance in the district , meaning that if a candidate doesn ’ t get 15 % statewide but does in a district , she wins that district ’ s delegate .
With no data at hand , the site merely apportioned those delegates according to the statewide percentages .
The tl ; dr version @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they serve as a marker for expectations , so a candidate who outperforms these numbers can attribute it to “ momentum .
”

The election railbirds have picked a narrative, and that narrative is Joementum. Because South Carolina’s late-deciding voters broke decisively for Biden, he vastly outperformed the final opinion polls. That’s what the political press means by momentum, so Joe has it.
That could all change by Wednesday, because Super Tuesday looks to belong to Bernie Sanders. Over at 270towin.com they estimated how many delegates each candidate stands to win based on an average of the latest polls in each state. I added up the numbers so you don’t have to, but if you want to double-check the math, I got the numbers here. I think some are suspect, but you can dig into the state-by-state numbers at the link.
All of these polls were taken before Buttigieg dropped out. While he didn’t reach the 15% threshold in any state, he had high single-digit or low double-digit numbers in most, and it’s uncertain where his supporters will go. In previous polls their second choices were mixed, but as Nate Silver suggests, it will most help candidates near the 15% line, particularly Bloomberg and Warren.
Some states have been polled more extensively than others, and none have been polled at the district level, where some of the delegates are selected based on their performance in the district, meaning that if a candidate doesn’t get 15% statewide but does in a district, she wins that district’s delegate. With no data at hand, the site merely apportioned those delegates according to the statewide percentages.
The tl;dr version: These are slippery numbers. IMO they serve as a marker for expectations, so a candidate who outperforms these numbers can attribute it to “momentum.”
Sanders 609
Biden 305
Warren 175
Bloomberg 126
Klobuchar 42


delawareliberal--2020-03-02--Corona Virus now within a 2 hour drive of Delaware

Corona Virus now within a 2 hour drive of Delaware When it is China , Iran , Italy or even @ @ @ @ @ world away .
Now NYC has a case , so it is probably here as @ @


delawareliberal--2020-03-02--Song of the Day 3/2: “Where Is Love?”

Song of the Day 3/2: “Where Is Love?”

Song of the Day 3/2 : “ Where Is Love ?
” Those kids who ’ ve been separated from their parents and kept in cages at the border haven ’ t gotten much media time lately — the last thing I saw , about a week ago , concerned a study that found family separation affects people the same was torture does .
This barely registered as a blip in the news cycle .
What could convince people to care more about this horror ?
Well , back in Charles Dickens ’ day , a novelist could write “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reveal the horrors of the government ’ s child welfare policies , successfully appealing to the public ’ s conscience .
In the 20th century Lionel Bart could transform that raw material into a musical , giving young orphaned Oliver a heartrending song to express a lonely child ’ s longing for his mother .
In the movie of the musical , the song is credited to Mark Lester , but reportedly was dubbed by Kathe Green , the daughter of the film ’ s conductor and musical arranger , Johnny Green @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American public ’ s indifference to child hostage-taking would be to stage an “ Oliver !
” revival set in a border concentration camp , and wait for “ ¿Dónde Está el Amor ?
” to get them to feel some compassion .
We might have to Latinize the music somewhat , so long as we don ’ t do it like this cover .
Having mononymous pop singer Oliver record the song was perhaps inevitable ; the bossa nova arrangement on his 1969 LP was not .

Those kids who’ve been separated from their parents and kept in cages at the border haven’t gotten much media time lately — the last thing I saw, about a week ago, concerned a study that found family separation affects people the same was torture does. This barely registered as a blip in the news cycle.
What could convince people to care more about this horror? Well, back in Charles Dickens’ day, a novelist could write “Oliver Twist” as a magazine serial to reveal the horrors of the government’s child welfare policies, successfully appealing to the public’s conscience. In the 20th century Lionel Bart could transform that raw material into a musical, giving young orphaned Oliver a heartrending song to express a lonely child’s longing for his mother. In the movie of the musical, the song is credited to Mark Lester, but reportedly was dubbed by Kathe Green, the daughter of the film’s conductor and musical arranger, Johnny Green.
So the obvious solution to the American public’s indifference to child hostage-taking would be to stage an “Oliver!” revival set in a border concentration camp, and wait for “¿Dónde Está el Amor?” to get them to feel some compassion. We might have to Latinize the music somewhat, so long as we don’t do it like this cover. Having mononymous pop singer Oliver record the song was perhaps inevitable; the bossa nova arrangement on his 1969 LP was not.


delawareliberal--2020-03-02--DL Open Thread: Mon., March 2, 2020

DL Open Thread: Mon., March 2, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak In Washington State .
Scientists believe that the virus has been spreading unabated for six weeks , largely thanks to Federal strict testing requirements .
How Delaware Lawmakers Spend Their Community Transportation Funds .
I didn ’ t realize the extent to which legislators ‘ lend ’ money to other legislators with no areas in common .
Worth reading , and I definitely want to spend more time looking at this .
Texas Rethugs Close Polling Places With Latino And Black Voters .
They have to cheat to win , and they have no compunctions about cheating .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Institutions .
A must-read from George Packer and The Atlantic .
Warning : It ’ s profoundly depressing .
The warmth we ’ ve added to the atmosphere—the heat equivalent , each day , of 400,000 Hiroshima-sized bombs—is already producing truly dire effects , decades or even centuries ahead of schedule .
We ’ ve lost more than half the summer sea ice in the Arctic ; coral reefs have begun to collapse , convincing researchers that we ’ re likely to lose virtually all of them by mid-century ; sea-level rise is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydrologic cycle—the way water moves around the planet—has been seriously disrupted .
Warmer air increases evaporation , thus drought in arid areas and as a side effect the fires raging in places like California and Australia .
The air also holds more water vapor , which tends to drop back to earth in wet places , increasing the risk of flooding : America has recently experienced the rainiest twelve months in its recorded history .
In late November a European-led team analyzed what they described as nine major tipping points—involving the Greenland and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and permafrost layer of the north , and the Amazon rainforest and corals of the tropical latitudes .
What they found was that the risk of “ abrupt and irreversible changes ” was much higher than previous researchers had believed , and that exceeding critical points in one system increases the risk of speeding past others—for instance , melting of Arctic sea ice increases the chance of seriously slowing the ocean currents that transport heat north from the equator , which in turn disrupt monsoons .
“ What we ’ re talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Will Steffen , one of the researchers , told reporters .
Earth won ’ t be the same old world “ with just a bit more heat or a bit more rainfall .
It ’ s a cascading process that gets out of control.
” The sorta good news ?
There are solutions and there are even some politicians willing to carry them out .
They ’ ve got ta get elected , though… What do you want to talk about ?

Coronavirus Outbreak In Washington State. Scientists believe that the virus has been spreading unabated for six weeks, largely thanks to Federal strict testing requirements.
How Delaware Lawmakers Spend Their Community Transportation Funds. I didn’t realize the extent to which legislators ‘lend’ money to other legislators with no areas in common. Worth reading, and I definitely want to spend more time looking at this.
Texas Rethugs Close Polling Places With Latino And Black Voters. They have to cheat to win, and they have no compunctions about cheating.
Trump Is Winning His War On American Institutions. A must-read from George Packer and The Atlantic. Warning: It’s profoundly depressing.
‘A Very Hot Year’. Bill McKibben delivers the bad news straight:
The warmth we’ve added to the atmosphere—the heat equivalent, each day, of 400,000 Hiroshima-sized bombs—is already producing truly dire effects, decades or even centuries ahead of schedule. We’ve lost more than half the summer sea ice in the Arctic; coral reefs have begun to collapse, convincing researchers that we’re likely to lose virtually all of them by mid-century; sea-level rise is accelerating; and the planet’s hydrologic cycle—the way water moves around the planet—has been seriously disrupted. Warmer air increases evaporation, thus drought in arid areas and as a side effect the fires raging in places like California and Australia. The air also holds more water vapor, which tends to drop back to earth in wet places, increasing the risk of flooding: America has recently experienced the rainiest twelve months in its recorded history. In late November a European-led team analyzed what they described as nine major tipping points—involving the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, the boreal forests and permafrost layer of the north, and the Amazon rainforest and corals of the tropical latitudes. What they found was that the risk of “abrupt and irreversible changes” was much higher than previous researchers had believed, and that exceeding critical points in one system increases the risk of speeding past others—for instance, melting of Arctic sea ice increases the chance of seriously slowing the ocean currents that transport heat north from the equator, which in turn disrupt monsoons. “What we’re talking about is a point of no return,” Will Steffen, one of the researchers, told reporters. Earth won’t be the same old world “with just a bit more heat or a bit more rainfall. It’s a cascading process that gets out of control.”
The sorta good news? There are solutions and there are even some politicians willing to carry them out. They’ve gotta get elected, though…
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-03-02--Comment Rescue – Open Letter to Centrists

Left of Center Democrats have been a loyal constituency of the Democratic Party , but we ’ ve been treated with nothing but contempt .
To Democratic centrists : If you want to get back to the center , you have to proceed due left for few cycles .
A four-year jog back to center-right ( Biden ) will only allow the hard right to regroup .
The problem with compromising with the right is they keep moving right .
They have reached the end of right wing and have built cantilevers and catwalks to extend their position out into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remaining link to reason .
Is that really who you want to compromise with ?
If Democratic “ moderates ” are so hungry for compromise , let them start building a compromise platform with their own left wing .
Chris Coons , hang up on Marco Rubio and give AOC a call .
You ’ ll both gain from it .
The Democratic party has always been strongest when it had a strong left wing .
Doesn ’ t matter who I support for President , because I live in Delaware .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m for Warren .

Left of Center Democrats have been a loyal constituency of the Democratic Party, but we’ve been treated with nothing but contempt.
To Democratic centrists: If you want to get back to the center, you have to proceed due left for few cycles. A four-year jog back to center-right (Biden) will only allow the hard right to regroup.
The problem with compromising with the right is they keep moving right. They have reached the end of right wing and have built cantilevers and catwalks to extend their position out into batshit territory, and have severed any remaining link to reason. Is that really who you want to compromise with?
If Democratic “moderates” are so hungry for compromise, let them start building a compromise platform with their own left wing. Chris Coons, hang up on Marco Rubio and give AOC a call. You’ll both gain from it. The Democratic party has always been strongest when it had a strong left wing.
Doesn’t matter who I support for President, because I live in Delaware. If anyone wants to know, I’m for Warren.


delawareliberal--2020-03-03--Super Tuesday Preview Thread

Super Tuesday Preview Thread

Expectations for Biden are sky high after a day of rolling up ( almost ) all of the moderate Republicans running for the Democratic nomination .
It is hard to see how he can beat those expectations , but I ’ m sure MSNBC will come up with some rationale to explain why Biden did spectacularly .
Who knows ?
Maybe he will do spectacularly .
If the Republicans Amy Klobuchar was begging to vote for Biden could vote , he would be sitting pretty .
I ’ ll be interested in the “ Biden + Bloomberg ” vote vs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
California , for example , appears to be rejecting Clintonian Third Way politics outright .
538.com just updated its primary forecast to give Biden a razor thin delegates advantage going into the convention .
Biden : 1,561 .
Sanders : 1,532 According to Nate Silver ’ s reckoning , if all of Bloomberg ’ s predicted delegates go to Biden , and all of Warren ’ s delegates go to Sanders , Biden would win the nomination outright just prior to the convention with 2,123 of 1,990 required delegates .
Why Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bit of a mystery to me .

Expectations for Biden are sky high after a day of rolling up (almost) all of the moderate Republicans running for the Democratic nomination. It is hard to see how he can beat those expectations, but I’m sure MSNBC will come up with some rationale to explain why Biden did spectacularly.
Who knows? Maybe he will do spectacularly. If the Republicans Amy Klobuchar was begging to vote for Biden could vote, he would be sitting pretty.
I’ll be interested in the “Biden + Bloomberg” vote vs the “Sanders + Warren” vote. California, for example, appears to be rejecting Clintonian Third Way politics outright.
538.com just updated its primary forecast to give Biden a razor thin delegates advantage going into the convention. Biden: 1,561. Sanders: 1,532
According to Nate Silver’s reckoning, if all of Bloomberg’s predicted delegates go to Biden, and all of Warren’s delegates go to Sanders, Biden would win the nomination outright just prior to the convention with 2,123 of 1,990 required delegates. Why Bloomberg didn’t endorse Biden today is a bit of a mystery to me.


delawareliberal--2020-03-03--How utterly atrocious was Coons’ vote to confirm Alex Azar?

How utterly atrocious was Coons ’ vote to confirm Alex Azar ?
What do Thomas R. Carper and Coons , Joe Donnelly of Indiana , Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota , Doug Jones of Alabama and Joe Manchin III of West Virginia have in common ?
They were the only Democrats in the Senate to vote for Alex Azar .
They voted for Trump ’ s pick when ALL of these facts were known at the time of the vote : – Alex Azar was an outspoken critic of The Affordable Care Act ” which he said , “ failed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans they liked and the doctors they liked , ” – Alex Azar told Congress that states should be allowed to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries .
– Under Azar ’ s watch , Eli Lilly was one of three companies accused in a class-action lawsuit of exploiting the drug pricing system to increase profits for insulin .
– Alex Azar was also fined in Mexico for colluding on the price of insulin .
– Alex Azar “ doubled the price of Forteo , a Lilly drug used to treat osteoporosis ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the price for “ Humalog , used to treat diabetes ” – Alex Azar during his tenure at Eli Lilly he more than doubled the price for “ Strattera , for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
” – Alex Azar , in fact “ never — not even one time — signed off on a decrease in the price of a medicine.
” – Alex Azar , during his conformation hearing , stated that a woman ’ s employer should be able to decide , based on ideology , whether or not her birth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I look into it the more atrocious Coons ’ vote to confirm Azar become .

What do Thomas R. Carper and Coons, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Doug Jones of Alabama and Joe Manchin III of West Virginia have in common?
They were the only Democrats in the Senate to vote for Alex Azar. They voted for Trump’s pick when ALL of these facts were known at the time of the vote:
– Alex Azar was an outspoken critic of The Affordable Care Act” which he said, “failed millions of Americans who have lost the plans they liked and the doctors they liked,”
– Alex Azar told Congress that states should be allowed to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries.
– Alex Azar tripled the price of Lilly USA’s top-selling insulin drug.
– Under Azar’s watch, Eli Lilly was one of three companies accused in a class-action lawsuit of exploiting the drug pricing system to increase profits for insulin.
– Alex Azar was also fined in Mexico for colluding on the price of insulin.
– Alex Azar “doubled the price of Forteo, a Lilly drug used to treat osteoporosis”.
– Alex Azar more than doubled the price for “Humalog, used to treat diabetes”
– Alex Azar during his tenure at Eli Lilly he more than doubled the price for “Strattera, for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.”
– Alex Azar, in fact “never — not even one time — signed off on a decrease in the price of a medicine.”
– Alex Azar, during his conformation hearing, stated that a woman’s employer should be able to decide, based on ideology, whether or not her birth control should be covered.
The more I look into it the more atrocious Coons’ vote to confirm Azar become.


delawareliberal--2020-03-03--Fox News’ Brit Hume posts website screenshot with “Sexy Vixen Vinyl” in other tab


delawareliberal--2020-03-03--Song of the Day 3/3: Paul Pena, “Jet Airliner”

A song of some personal significance today as I take to the skies in defiance of the coronavirus .
You @ @ @ @ @ before , because Steve Miller had a No .
8 hit with it in 1977 @ @ @ @ @ , recorded by Pena in 1973 for “ New Train , ” an album that @ @ @ @ @ beef with the record label .
The album was finally released in 2000 , long @ @ @ @ @ hit for Miller .
Miller reimagined the tune as straight-ahead guitar rock , changed a @ @ @ @ @ smoothed out the funky beat to create a classic-rock staple .
Released as a single @ @ @ @ @ Dreams ” LP in 1977 , it was Miller ’ s last Top 10 hit @ @ @ @ @ Abracadabra.
” Once “ New Train ” was finally released , Pena briefly toured to @ @ @ @ @ June 2001 appearance on Conan O ’ Brien ’ s show .

A song of some personal significance today as I take to the skies in defiance of the coronavirus. You’ve heard this tune before, because Steve Miller had a No. 8 hit with it in 1977. This is the original, recorded by Pena in 1973 for “New Train,” an album that went unreleased because of a beef with the record label. The album was finally released in 2000, long after the song became a hit for Miller.
Miller reimagined the tune as straight-ahead guitar rock, changed a few of the lyrics and smoothed out the funky beat to create a classic-rock staple. Released as a single from the “Book of Dreams” LP in 1977, it was Miller’s last Top 10 hit until 1982’s “Abracadabra.”
Once “New Train” was finally released, Pena briefly toured to publicize it, including this June 2001 appearance on Conan O’Brien’s show.


delawareliberal--2020-03-03--DL Open Thread: Tues., March 3, 2020

DL Open Thread: Tues., March 3, 2020

Corporadems Coalesce Around Ol ’ Joe .
I ’ m not generally much of a conspiracy theorist .
But the seemingly spontaneous endorsement orgy has me suspicious .
It ’ s not as if Buttigieg and Klobuchar had to get out before Super Tuesday , and it ’ s not as if the Biden campaign was nimble enough to orchestrate this .
All I can say is , if somehow Ol ’ Joe becomes the presumptive nominee after what we ’ ve seen of him over the course of the past year , the Democratic Party deserves the pasting it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s remember…some of the corporadems who are now rallying for Biden were supportive of Bloomberg only a couple of weeks ago .
We ’ ve seen how Biden can and almost certainly will stumble time and time again .
Yet the Terry McAuliffes of the world are now all in on the guy .
Yikes .
White House Pulls Nomination Of Official Who Had Warned About Withholding Funds From Ukraine .
If you ’ re qualified and have the public interest at heart , you are unqualified to work in Trumpworld .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ A Rethug Running Mate .
Exercises his inner Chris Coons .
Did I mention that he will certainly stumble time and time again ?
But Bernie ’ s the one who is not a ‘ real Democrat ’ .
Nashville Hit By Deadly Tornado .
Deaths and lots of destruction .
East Nashville , which houses some of the best alternative and indy musicians anywhere , was particularly hard hit .
At least seven dead , at least 40 buildings destroyed .
How The Senate Paved The Way For Coronavirus Drug Price-Gouging .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the Senate shot it down .
You know , corporadems .
Is that a failure , or a vision whose time hadn ’ t come ?
Connections Forced Out Of Delaware Prison Health Care .
Yes , they sucked .
I mean , really sucked .
Keep in mind , though , that ‘ for-profit ’ private medical care companies make their $ $ ’ s by providing as little care as they can get away with .
And Centurion has a history of problems , including inadequate care and , yes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A must-read that , at the least , should strike a cautionary note .
What do you want to talk about ?

Corporadems Coalesce Around Ol’ Joe. I’m not generally much of a conspiracy theorist. But the seemingly spontaneous endorsement orgy has me suspicious. It’s not as if Buttigieg and Klobuchar had to get out before Super Tuesday, and it’s not as if the Biden campaign was nimble enough to orchestrate this. All I can say is, if somehow Ol’ Joe becomes the presumptive nominee after what we’ve seen of him over the course of the past year, the Democratic Party deserves the pasting it’s gonna get. Let’s remember…some of the corporadems who are now rallying for Biden were supportive of Bloomberg only a couple of weeks ago. We’ve seen how Biden can and almost certainly will stumble time and time again. Yet the Terry McAuliffes of the world are now all in on the guy. Yikes.
White House Pulls Nomination Of Official Who Had Warned About Withholding Funds From Ukraine. If you’re qualified and have the public interest at heart, you are unqualified to work in Trumpworld.
Biden Says He’s Open To A Rethug Running Mate. Exercises his inner Chris Coons. Did I mention that he will certainly stumble time and time again? But Bernie’s the one who is not a ‘real Democrat’.
Nashville Hit By Deadly Tornado. Deaths and lots of destruction. East Nashville, which houses some of the best alternative and indy musicians anywhere, was particularly hard hit. At least seven dead, at least 40 buildings destroyed.
How The Senate Paved The Way For Coronavirus Drug Price-Gouging. Bernie introduced legislation to prevent it, but the Senate shot it down. You know, corporadems. Is that a failure, or a vision whose time hadn’t come?
Connections Forced Out Of Delaware Prison Health Care. Yes, they sucked. I mean, really sucked. Keep in mind, though, that ‘for-profit’ private medical care companies make their $$’s by providing as little care as they can get away with. And Centurion has a history of problems, including inadequate care and, yes, massive donations to connected politicians. A must-read that, at the least, should strike a cautionary note.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-03-04--No clear winner of Dem nomination prior to convention

No clear winner of Dem nomination prior to convention It is going to be a convention donnybrook .
The only question is , will it be a convention donnybrook that leaves the party in tatters with a nominee hobbled , or will it be a nice , unifying uplifting donnybrook that launches the nominee to victory ?
The way it stands now , on June 6th when United States Virgin Islands holds its caucuses , Biden is projected to be slightly closer to locking up the nomination than Sanders .
Biden : 1,738 of 1,991 needed .
He now has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed .
He now has 382 .
Of course these are dynamic numbers .
Warren has a say , Bloomberg has a say .
Democrats in Idaho , Michigan , Mississippi , Missouri , Washington , North Dakota , Northern Mariana Islands , Arizona , Florida , Illinois , Ohio , Georgia , etc , … have a say .
Biden should have agreed with Sanders that the person with a plurality at the convention should get the nomination .
I wonder if Bernie has a different take on that question now ?

It is going to be a convention donnybrook. The only question is, will it be a convention donnybrook that leaves the party in tatters with a nominee hobbled, or will it be a nice, unifying uplifting donnybrook that launches the nominee to victory?
The way it stands now, on June 6th when United States Virgin Islands holds its caucuses, Biden is projected to be slightly closer to locking up the nomination than Sanders.
Biden: 1,738 of 1,991 needed. He now has 453.
Sanders: 1,363 of 1,991 needed. He now has 382.
Of course these are dynamic numbers. Warren has a say, Bloomberg has a say. Democrats in Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Washington, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, etc,… have a say.
Biden should have agreed with Sanders that the person with a plurality at the convention should get the nomination. I wonder if Bernie has a different take on that question now?


delawareliberal--2020-03-04--Biden is having a good couple of days

Biden is having a good couple of days

Biden is having a good couple of days Bernie is on my TV right now giving a hell of a @ @ @ @ @ a lot of fight in him .
But Biden has had a good couple of @ @ @ @ @ keeps it going and wraps this thing up , who knows ?
Maybe Biden ( @ @ @ @ @ ) can find the grace and common sense to reach out to liberals and progressives @ @ @ @ @ Clinton ’ s aloof , elitist fiasco of a campaign ?
I sure as hell @ @ @ @ @ prayed , I ’ d pray for it .
So it is not over by @ @ @ @ @ matter who wins , liberals are going to continue to be a big , loyal @ @ @ @ @ ’ t think Biden can win if ( like Clinton ) he self-indulgently tries to @ @ @ @ @ than liberal Democratic votes .

Bernie is on my TV right now giving a hell of a speech. He still has a lot of fight in him.
But Biden has had a good couple of days. So if Biden keeps it going and wraps this thing up, who knows?
Maybe Biden (if he wins the nomination) can find the grace and common sense to reach out to liberals and progressives and mange to avoid repeating Clinton’s aloof, elitist fiasco of a campaign?
I sure as hell hope so. If I prayed, I’d pray for it.
So it is not over by a long shot. No matter who wins, liberals are going to continue to be a big, loyal Democratic constituency. I don’t think Biden can win if (like Clinton) he self-indulgently tries to get more moderate Republican votes than liberal Democratic votes.


delawareliberal--2020-03-04--Song of the Day 3/4: The Beatles, “Revolution”

Song of the Day 3/4 : The Beatles , “ Revolution ” Well , Bernie fans , it was fun @ @ @ @ @ version on the White Album , “ Revolution 1 , ” is slower , but @ @ @ @ @ faster tempo of the single .


delawareliberal--2020-03-04--Dealing with Disappointment from Super Tuesday

Guest post from a young voter going by PK .
Let me start off with this disclaimer : the 2016 election was my first election as I was 18 when it happened .
I went into the presidential race as a neutral , but I pretty quickly started supporting Bernie and throughout the election season I advocated for him .
I voted for him in the primaries and was extremely disappointed ( furious , maybe ) at the result of the DNC handing the nomination to Hillary Clinton .
But , I gritted my teeth and voted for Clinton because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
To say I was disenchanted with the November ’ s result would be an understatement .
At first , I was confused , I asked myself : “ How could this happen ?
Is the United States really this horrible ?
Why has democracy seemingly failed ?
What can I do now ?
” I searched for answers outside of my textbooks and history lessons .
One of the things I learned is that Trump ’ s victory was not an anomaly or a disease , it was a symptom .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ than necessity , when it costs thousands of dollars to get a word in the ear of your congresspeople or millions more to get your candidate elected , the needs of every day working people are ignored .
Every major presidential candidate made a salary that was at least double the national household income , most of the candidates are millionaires , and two are billionaires !
I have more in common with folks depending on the altruism of others outside the BJ ’ s in Newport than I do with any of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidates could actually tell you how much normal daily expenses were ?
Do you think Mike Bloomberg runs to the store to pick up milk ?
Do you think Joe Biden knows much printer ink costs ?
I doubt even Bernie Sanders knows what it like to live paycheck to paycheck .
The results from Super Tuesday were disappointing to me .
I am now someone who has little trust left in the electoral system and the “ system ” as a whole .
Bernie , while also a rather rich and probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was probably the best shot at using the American political system and it ’ s economic power for some good .
If the Democratic Party really insists on nominating Joe Biden to run against Trump , well , just expect a result similar to 2016 .
If the choices are the memory of Obama and four more years of “ it ’ s not that bad , plus it ’ s kind of entertaining ” , I think a lot of apathetic , moderate , and fringe voters will vote for Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : what policies will actually be different between Biden and Trump ?
Will Biden close the concentration camps on our southern border ?
Will Biden come up with a plan to get medical care to all those who need it at an affordable price ?
What are his proposals that would actually make life better for a majority of the population ?
Sure , he would make a lot of symbolic gestures such as rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement , but would he actually move towards more sustainable energy consumption ?
Biden sometimes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubt his ideas , if any , will change anything .
Trump ’ s impeachment , countless scandals , media blunders , appointments , or his few policy changes have pissed off enough people , Biden might be able to win .
But , I seriously doubt any real change for good would come of the election , regardless of the result .
But this election cycle is not as simple as Democrats vs Republicans .
While Trump ’ s election and presidency have not been anomalies , however unorthodox it is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous .
Trump is the physical embodiment of reactionary hate , xenophobia , systematic racism , patriarchy , misogyny , and white nationalism .
His Twitter fingers do more than piss off your liberal family members .
His advocation for white nationalists and their ideas is a gateway to fascism , what else would you call a reactionary political movement blaming their current situation on a small minority , calling back to a mythical history without the ‘ other ’ and taking real steps through military supremacy to remove them .
Trump strengthens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ breaks and weakens the working class with bad trade deals .
Trump has made it okay to say racist things ; he ’ s made it okay to be a sexual predator ; he ’ s made it okay to have fascist political views .
All of this allows white supremacy groups of all variations like the KKK , 3 % ers , Patriot Front , Proud Boys , and their propaganda outlets such as Turning Point USA , Breitbart , and the countless talking heads to flourish .
If you think Delaware @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re wrong .
The largest anti-Muslim and Islamaphobic group in the US , Act for America , has a chapter in Delaware .
The antithesis of Trump is Bernie .
Everything that Bernie has worked for throughout his long career in politics stands in direct opposition to the ignorant hate that spews from Trump ’ s mouth and his brainless army of Red Hats that follow suit .
I will never vote for Joe Biden , the epitome of the white moderate and I hope many of my fellow Delawareans , young and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Martin Luther King Junior wrote a powerful letter from behind the bars of the Birmingham Jail , and I think it applies to this situation .
“ I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate .
I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro ’ s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen ’ s Councilor or the Ku Klux Klanner , but the white moderate , who is more devoted to “ order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice ; who constantly says : “ I agree with you in the goal you seek , but I can not agree with your methods of direct action ” ; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man ’ s freedom ; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a “ more convenient season.
” So after my pessimistic rant , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if voting is not worth it , what can I do ?
” And to that , I would add , everything .
The government does not control the conscience of the people , if anything it should respond to the will and the want of the people it ’ s supposed to be representing .
Organize your communities around you , whether it be political groups , neighborhood wellness programs , volunteering with Wilmington Food Not Bombs or one of the many other non-governmental organizations near you .
There are plenty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those in need .
Or you could form your own group at your workplace , neighborhood , school , your favorite park , or wherever you find your community .
We are all stronger and much more capable of caring for ourselves and our loved ones than the government would have us believe because they need us to need them .
If their elections and representatives that they give you are not to your satisfaction then go do it yourselves .

Guest post from a young voter going by PK.
Let me start off with this disclaimer: the 2016 election was my first election as I was 18 when it happened. I went into the presidential race as a neutral, but I pretty quickly started supporting Bernie and throughout the election season I advocated for him. I voted for him in the primaries and was extremely disappointed (furious, maybe) at the result of the DNC handing the nomination to Hillary Clinton. But, I gritted my teeth and voted for Clinton because she was the lesser evil compared to Trump. To say I was disenchanted with the November’s result would be an understatement.
At first, I was confused, I asked myself: “How could this happen? Is the United States really this horrible? Why has democracy seemingly failed? What can I do now?” I searched for answers outside of my textbooks and history lessons. One of the things I learned is that Trump’s victory was not an anomaly or a disease, it was a symptom.
When elections are influenced more by dollars than necessity, when it costs thousands of dollars to get a word in the ear of your congresspeople or millions more to get your candidate elected, the needs of every day working people are ignored.
Every major presidential candidate made a salary that was at least double the national household income, most of the candidates are millionaires, and two are billionaires! I have more in common with folks depending on the altruism of others outside the BJ’s in Newport than I do with any of the candidates. How many of the candidates could actually tell you how much normal daily expenses were? Do you think Mike Bloomberg runs to the store to pick up milk? Do you think Joe Biden knows much printer ink costs? I doubt even Bernie Sanders knows what it like to live paycheck to paycheck.
The results from Super Tuesday were disappointing to me. I am now someone who has little trust left in the electoral system and the “system” as a whole. Bernie, while also a rather rich and probably disconnected (to some extent) politician, was probably the best shot at using the American political system and it’s economic power for some good.
If the Democratic Party really insists on nominating Joe Biden to run against Trump, well, just expect a result similar to 2016. If the choices are the memory of Obama and four more years of “it’s not that bad, plus it’s kind of entertaining”, I think a lot of apathetic, moderate, and fringe voters will vote for Trump.
I ask the Biden supporters this: what policies will actually be different between Biden and Trump? Will Biden close the concentration camps on our southern border? Will Biden come up with a plan to get medical care to all those who need it at an affordable price? What are his proposals that would actually make life better for a majority of the population? Sure, he would make a lot of symbolic gestures such as rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, but would he actually move towards more sustainable energy consumption? Biden sometimes talks a decent game, but I doubt his ideas, if any, will change anything.
Trump’s impeachment, countless scandals, media blunders, appointments, or his few policy changes have pissed off enough people, Biden might be able to win. But, I seriously doubt any real change for good would come of the election, regardless of the result.
But this election cycle is not as simple as Democrats vs Republicans. While Trump’s election and presidency have not been anomalies, however unorthodox it is, but Trump does represent something much more dangerous. Trump is the physical embodiment of reactionary hate, xenophobia, systematic racism, patriarchy, misogyny, and white nationalism.
His Twitter fingers do more than piss off your liberal family members. His advocation for white nationalists and their ideas is a gateway to fascism, what else would you call a reactionary political movement blaming their current situation on a small minority, calling back to a mythical history without the ‘other’ and taking real steps through military supremacy to remove them. Trump strengthens corporations and the rich with his tax breaks and weakens the working class with bad trade deals.
Trump has made it okay to say racist things; he’s made it okay to be a sexual predator; he’s made it okay to have fascist political views. All of this allows white supremacy groups of all variations like the KKK, 3%ers, Patriot Front, Proud Boys, and their propaganda outlets such as Turning Point USA, Breitbart, and the countless talking heads to flourish. If you think Delaware is safe from this, you’re wrong. The largest anti-Muslim and Islamaphobic group in the US, Act for America, has a chapter in Delaware.
The antithesis of Trump is Bernie. Everything that Bernie has worked for throughout his long career in politics stands in direct opposition to the ignorant hate that spews from Trump’s mouth and his brainless army of Red Hats that follow suit. I will never vote for Joe Biden, the epitome of the white moderate and I hope many of my fellow Delawareans, young and old, will join me in this.
Martin Luther King Junior wrote a powerful letter from behind the bars of the Birmingham Jail, and I think it applies to this situation.
“I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Councilor or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action”; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a “more convenient season.”
So after my pessimistic rant, you may find yourself asking, “well if voting is not worth it, what can I do?” And to that, I would add, everything. The government does not control the conscience of the people, if anything it should respond to the will and the want of the people it’s supposed to be representing. Organize your communities around you, whether it be political groups, neighborhood wellness programs, volunteering with Wilmington Food Not Bombs or one of the many other non-governmental organizations near you.
There are plenty of groups focused on mutual aid and helping those in need. Or you could form your own group at your workplace, neighborhood, school, your favorite park, or wherever you find your community.
We are all stronger and much more capable of caring for ourselves and our loved ones than the government would have us believe because they need us to need them. If their elections and representatives that they give you are not to your satisfaction then go do it yourselves.


delawareliberal--2020-03-04--DL Open Thread: Weds., March 4, 2020

DL Open Thread: Weds., March 4, 2020

Personal to Mark Eichmann : Destroy that tape !
Shortly after Biden announced , WHYY ’ s Eichmann did a radio interview with me where I confidently predicted that Biden would peak upon his entrance into the race and be an afterthought come 2020 .
Well , in fairness , I was almost correct .
He was near-comatose for much of the campaign , only to be rescued in South Carolina .
He then rode that win to a very impressive Super Tuesday performance four days later .
A great four days .
My fear ?
What happens when , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
If he ’ s the nominee , a lot is riding on his Veep pick .
Gim me Stacy Abrams , regardless of who the D presidential nominee is , unless it ’ s Elizabeth Warren .
I ’ ll also settle for Cory Booker .
Mayo Pete ?
Veterans ’ Affairs .
Amy ?
Senator from Minnesota .
It ’ s Official .
Coronavirus Deadlier Than The Flu .
3.4 % mortality rate .
BTW , people in Washington state are really pissed .
As well they should be .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iraqi Christians–Then Deports Iraqi Christians .
Using , of course , diametrically opposite , and mutually-exclusive , arguments .
17 Ways Trump Administration Bungled Coronavirus Outbreak .
You almost have to work at it to be this incompetent .
Bloomberg To ‘ Reassess ’ His Campaign .
Not even Vince McMahon is pissing money away so needlessly ( this time , on his second attempt to make the XFL work ) as Bloomberg .
Oh , well , he ’ ll always have American Samoa .
BTW , did you see how many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Super Tuesday coverage last night ?
How Biden ’ s Victories Belied His Campaign .
The wins came almost in spite of his campaign .
Does that make you feel confident going forward ?
UD Runs Into A Skeptical Joint Finance Committee .
The continuing arrogance by the leaders of the university practically begs for a legislative intervention .
And legislation requiring transparency looks like it ’ s on the way .
What do you want to talk about ?

Personal to Mark Eichmann: Destroy that tape! Shortly after Biden announced, WHYY’s Eichmann did a radio interview with me where I confidently predicted that Biden would peak upon his entrance into the race and be an afterthought come 2020. Well, in fairness, I was almost correct. He was near-comatose for much of the campaign, only to be rescued in South Carolina. He then rode that win to a very impressive Super Tuesday performance four days later. A great four days. My fear? What happens when, not if, that near-comatose Joe resurfaces? If he’s the nominee, a lot is riding on his Veep pick. Gimme Stacy Abrams, regardless of who the D presidential nominee is, unless it’s Elizabeth Warren. I’ll also settle for Cory Booker. Mayo Pete? Veterans’ Affairs. Amy? Senator from Minnesota.
It’s Official. Coronavirus Deadlier Than The Flu. 3.4% mortality rate. BTW, people in Washington state are really pissed. As well they should be.
Trump Administration Claims That Iraq Is Dangerous For Iraqi Christians–Then Deports Iraqi Christians. Using, of course, diametrically opposite, and mutually-exclusive, arguments.
17 Ways Trump Administration Bungled Coronavirus Outbreak. You almost have to work at it to be this incompetent.
Bloomberg To ‘Reassess’ His Campaign. Not even Vince McMahon is pissing money away so needlessly (this time, on his second attempt to make the XFL work) as Bloomberg. Oh, well, he’ll always have American Samoa. BTW, did you see how many of his bleeping commercials ran during the Super Tuesday coverage last night?
How Biden’s Victories Belied His Campaign. The wins came almost in spite of his campaign. Does that make you feel confident going forward?
UD Runs Into A Skeptical Joint Finance Committee. The continuing arrogance by the leaders of the university practically begs for a legislative intervention. And legislation requiring transparency looks like it’s on the way.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-03-04--The Dem Primaries are proportional – The Convention should be too

The Dem Primaries are proportional – The Convention should be too Our Democratic primaries are democratic in that they are @ @ @ @ @ ” but delegates are awarded in proportion to the vote .
Unfortunately , the proportionality @ @ @ @ @ and a “ winner takes all ” convention produces a candidate .
If that candidate @ @ @ @ @ Clinton for example , that “ winner take all ” system emboldens the candidate to @ @ @ @ @ the second place finisher and that candidates supporters .
That is not a recipe for @ @ @ @ @ there are no rules governing what happens after the nomination is won , it falls @ @ @ @ @ how ever remaining primaries and caucuses play out , Bernie or Joe will need to @ @ @ @ @ victory .
A proportionate vision that goes far beyond Clinton ’ s “ fuck you @ @ @ @ @ dismissiveness .
It is that , or Trump .

Our Democratic primaries are democratic in that they are not “winner take all” but delegates are awarded in proportion to the vote. Unfortunately, the proportionality ends at the last primary and a “winner takes all” convention produces a candidate.
If that candidate is terrible, like Hillary Clinton for example, that “winner take all” system emboldens the candidate to bully, berate and abuse the second place finisher and that candidates supporters.
That is not a recipe for general election success. Since there are no rules governing what happens after the nomination is won, it falls to the candidate. So how ever remaining primaries and caucuses play out, Bernie or Joe will need to devise a new response to victory. A proportionate vision that goes far beyond Clinton’s “fuck you, get in line” dismissiveness.
It is that, or Trump.


delawareliberal--2020-03-05--When Coons joined Republicans to criticize Obama’s Syria policy & joined with the GOP to tank an Oba

When Coons joined Republicans to criticize Obama’s Syria policy & joined with the GOP to tank an Obama  Justice Department Appointment

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delawareliberal--2020-03-05--TPM on why Alex Azar must be fired

TPM on why Alex Azar must be fired

That Coons voted for Azar because they were friends at Yale Law is merely despicable .
That Coons continues to @ @ @ @ @ scandal .
Wars , natural disasters , public health crises – these are the moments @ @ @ @ @ able to trust that their government is working well , working for them , and @ @ @ @ @ But as the American people prepare for the threat of a coronavirus pandemic , the @ @ @ @ @ trust on a number of fronts .
One immediate step that President Trump must take @ @ @ @ @ is to fire Health and Human Services ( HHS ) Secretary Alex Azar and replace @ @ @ @ @ expert that the American people can have faith in .
Here is why this is @ @ @ @ @ : with Secretary Azar , we never know if he is working in the best @ @ @ @ @ health , or if he ’ s focused on the needs , interests and profits @ @ @ @ @

That Coons voted for Azar because they were friends at Yale Law is merely despicable. That Coons continues to defend Azar is an outright scandal.
Wars, natural disasters, public health crises – these are the moments when people need to be able to trust that their government is working well, working for them, and telling them the truth. But as the American people prepare for the threat of a coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration has challenged that trust on a number of fronts.
One immediate step that President Trump must take to restore that sacred trust is to fire Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and replace him with a public health expert that the American people can have faith in.


delawareliberal--2020-03-05--Scarane Slams Coons for Trumpist Warmongering AIPAC comments

If you ever need proof that Coons has the same fucked up worldview as Trump , just wait five minutes @ @ @ @ @ Trumpist sounding doozies on ‘ Morning Joe ’ , at a Notre Dame Law School @ @ @ @ @ instance speaking at AIPAC .
@ JessforDelaware This is @ ChrisCoons at # AIPAC saying @ @ @ @ @ assassination of Qasem Soleimani was “ a good step forward for peace.
” Trump and @ @ @ @ @ exact kind of dangerous , warmongering foreign policy we are trying to replace .
Coons @ @ @ @ @ work .
He doesn ’ t talk about Soleimani until he end , but if @ @ @ @ @ minutes of Coons kissing the Likud Party ’ s ass you will want to watch @ @ @ @

If you ever need proof that Coons has the same fucked up worldview as Trump, just wait five minutes. Coons will unleash some Trumpist sounding doozies on ‘Morning Joe’, at a Notre Dame Law School panel, or in this instance speaking at AIPAC.
@JessforDelaware
This is @ChrisCoons at #AIPAC saying that Trump’s reckless assassination of Qasem Soleimani was “a good step forward for peace.” Trump and Chris Coons are pushing the exact kind of dangerous, warmongering foreign policy we are trying to replace.
Coons really is a piece of work. He doesn’t talk about Soleimani until he end, but if you want to watch 12 minutes of Coons kissing the Likud Party’s ass you will want to watch the entire thing.


delawareliberal--2020-03-05--Shouldn’t “the market” take care of this?

My Lands !
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Evil socialism comes to rural Delaware !
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Brian Pettyjohn is a socialist , probably with @ @ @ @ @ Del .
– In Delaware , every resident will soon have access to high speed @ @ @ @ @ been years in the making and on Thursday a plan is officially in place to @ @ @ @ @ and Sussex County .
“ This is a significant step forward in Delaware in terms @ @ @ @ @ it out there to the masses , ” explains Kent County Administrator Michael Petit de @ @ @ @ @ haven ’ t had the access or means to pay for it , will be @ @ @ @ @ their homes .
… Sen. Brian Pettyjohn explains , “ We need to make sure @ @ @ @ @ just available to the higher tier incomes of families , it was something that should @ @ @ @ @ and all households .
”

My Lands!! Evil socialism comes to rural Delaware!! Brian Pettyjohn is a socialist, probably with communist tendencies.
DOVER, Del. – In Delaware, every resident will soon have access to high speed internet. It’s been years in the making and on Thursday a plan is officially in place to bring broadband services throughout Kent and Sussex County.
“This is a significant step forward in Delaware in terms of broadband technology and getting it out there to the masses,” explains Kent County Administrator Michael Petit de Mange.
Finally residents that haven’t had the access or means to pay for it, will be able to get it in their homes. …
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn explains, “We need to make sure that it wasn’t just available to the higher tier incomes of families, it was something that should be available to all families and all households.”


delawareliberal--2020-03-05--Song of the Day 3/5: Richie Havens, “Won’t Get Fooled Again”

Song of the Day 3/5 : Richie Havens , “ Won ’ t Get Fooled Again ” With all due respect to Pete Townshend , I ’ ve seen enough in my time to know that we will get fooled again — over and over and over again .
That ’ s why I like this Richie Havens version — he sings it not with defiance but with the resignation of a man who knows the title is aspirational , not predictive .
The inspiration for Havens ’ cover might well have been the acoustic version Townshend himself started playing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ performs in solo concerts .
Any fan of the Who knows that “ Won ’ t Get Fooled Again ” was written for the band ’ s Lifehouse project and repurposed to close the “ Who ’ s Next ” LP that was salvaged from the Lifehouse wreckage .
The band first attempted to record the song in New York in 1971 , and it included Leslie West of Mountain on guitar .
And here , in Keith Moon ’ s final performance , is the Who performing the song in 1978 for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kids Are Alright .
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With all due respect to Pete Townshend, I’ve seen enough in my time to know that we will get fooled again — over and over and over again. That’s why I like this Richie Havens version — he sings it not with defiance but with the resignation of a man who knows the title is aspirational, not predictive.
The inspiration for Havens’ cover might well have been the acoustic version Townshend himself started playing back in the ’70s and still performs in solo concerts.
Any fan of the Who knows that “Won’t Get Fooled Again” was written for the band’s Lifehouse project and repurposed to close the “Who’s Next” LP that was salvaged from the Lifehouse wreckage. The band first attempted to record the song in New York in 1971, and it included Leslie West of Mountain on guitar.
And here, in Keith Moon’s final performance, is the Who performing the song in 1978 for the finale of the film “The Kids Are Alright.”


delawareliberal--2020-03-05--DL Open Thread: Thurs., March 5, 2020

DL Open Thread: Thurs., March 5, 2020

Rethugs Make It Harder For College Students To Vote .
Without voter suppression , they ’ d literally have no chance .
Voter suppression is built into every strategy they employ .
Steve Bullock To Run For US Senate From Montana ?
If so , that seat is in play .
Like , really in play .
$ 8.3 Billion For Coronavirus Relief .
More than 4 times what Trump requested .
As to Trump , he says it ’ s OK to go to work with coronavirus and you ’ ll get better .
Trump-Biden debates ?
The mind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to go for development of coronavirus vaccines .
Uh , can we make sure that no big pharma company makes a killing on this ?
What Happened To Warren ?
Five Theories .
I kinda go mostly with # 5 .
How someone could consistently draw such enthusiastic crowds , and doesn ’ t have that covered by the media , is beyond me .
BTW , can someone please banish James Carville from punditry ?
He ’ s part of that steady stream of corporatists that makes MSNBC unwatchable .
Ditto @ @ @ @ @ @ @ progressive pundits ?
Teen Shot By Police Should Have Been Released Months Ago .
Cops are above the law , thanks to the so-called Law Enforcement Officers ’ Bill Of Rights .
Just check this out : Yet , Wilmington police did not voluntarily share this information with the justice department — an unnamed source did .
Wilmington Police have repeatedly declined to comment on the matter and have not responded to requests to interview Police Chief Robert Tracy .
Instead , the department has cited the Law Enforcement Officers ’ Bill of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not disclose further information .
Fortunately , the AG ’ s Office is challenging this : That so-called bill of rights enables police to break the law with impunity .
Let ’ s hope that some of the new legislators revisit this .
In fact , I want to see candidates pledge to do this .
What do you want to talk about ?

Rethugs Make It Harder For College Students To Vote. Without voter suppression, they’d literally have no chance. Voter suppression is built into every strategy they employ.
Steve Bullock To Run For US Senate From Montana? If so, that seat is in play. Like, really in play.
$8.3 Billion For Coronavirus Relief. More than 4 times what Trump requested. As to Trump, he says it’s OK to go to work with coronavirus and you’ll get better. Trump-Biden debates? The mind reels. BTW, $3 billion is to go for development of coronavirus vaccines. Uh, can we make sure that no big pharma company makes a killing on this?
What Happened To Warren? Five Theories. I kinda go mostly with #5. How someone could consistently draw such enthusiastic crowds, and doesn’t have that covered by the media, is beyond me. BTW, can someone please banish James Carville from punditry? He’s part of that steady stream of corporatists that makes MSNBC unwatchable. Ditto for Claire McCaskill. Where are the progressive pundits?
Teen Shot By Police Should Have Been Released Months Ago. Cops are above the law, thanks to the so-called Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill Of Rights. Just check this out:
Yet, Wilmington police did not voluntarily share this information with the justice department — an unnamed source did. Wilmington Police have repeatedly declined to comment on the matter and have not responded to requests to interview Police Chief Robert Tracy. Instead, the department has cited the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights as a reason why it would not disclose further information.
Fortunately, the AG’s Office is challenging this:
The Department of Justice said in its court filing that it has a “Constitutional obligation to disclose exculpatory and impeachable statements” to the court and added that “those duties trump the statutory confidentiality rights of internal investigations” — a reference to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, which would otherwise protect MacColl’s statements.
That so-called bill of rights enables police to break the law with impunity. Let’s hope that some of the new legislators revisit this. In fact, I want to see candidates pledge to do this.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-03-06--How to Catch Flies

How to Catch Flies

Came across this in a Daily Kos diary , and it echoes what I ’ ve heard both IRL and online .
There is a silent majority of American voters who are DONE with the whole “ burn it to the ground ” attitude .
Done .
These are people of all stripes , all incomes , all races , all genders , who want to return to a functional government with a sane human in the driver ’ s seat .
These are people who are sick and tired of being talked down to because they aren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of one that has never been attempted on this size and scale in America .
These are people who , when they simply ask how we would get that kind of moonshot up and running , are accused of being a part of “ the establishment.
” Or worse , sometimes much , much worse .
So it turns out that when you shit all over people , you create a desire for vengeance .
And because you need those people to join you to achieve your goal , their vengeance takes the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hate rather than the candidate you support .
Is it logical for them to do that ?
No , because it ’ s self-defeating .
But was it logical to shit all over them in the first place ?
Again , no , because it ’ s self-defeating .
But it ’ s understandable , because they are fighting with emotion , not logic , and that ’ s the ground Sanders supporters chose for the battle .
Instead of explaining that the Sanders revolution was the next logical step in progressivism , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ author expressed , the Sanders campaign and many of his supporters shit all over them some more .
So let ’ s examine this by the metric that matters most : Did it work ?
Emphatically , no .
This turns out to have been an extremely expensive life lesson .
Given the cost , it would be foolish not to learn something from it .

Came across this in a Daily Kos diary, and it echoes what I’ve heard both IRL and online.
There is a silent majority of American voters who are DONE with the whole “burn it to the ground” attitude. Done. These are people of all stripes, all incomes, all races, all genders, who want to return to a functional government with a sane human in the driver’s seat. These are people who are sick and tired of being talked down to because they aren’t comfortable demolishing our healthcare system in favor of one that has never been attempted on this size and scale in America. These are people who, when they simply ask how we would get that kind of moonshot up and running, are accused of being a part of “the establishment.” Or worse, sometimes much, much worse.
So it turns out that when you shit all over people, you create a desire for vengeance. And because you need those people to join you to achieve your goal, their vengeance takes the form of voting for the candidate you hate rather than the candidate you support. Is it logical for them to do that? No, because it’s self-defeating.
But was it logical to shit all over them in the first place? Again, no, because it’s self-defeating. But it’s understandable, because they are fighting with emotion, not logic, and that’s the ground Sanders supporters chose for the battle. Instead of explaining that the Sanders revolution was the next logical step in progressivism, instead of lessening the fears this DK author expressed, the Sanders campaign and many of his supporters shit all over them some more.
So let’s examine this by the metric that matters most: Did it work? Emphatically, no.
This turns out to have been an extremely expensive life lesson. Given the cost, it would be foolish not to learn something from it.


delawareliberal--2020-03-06--3 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Montgomery County MD

Alex Azar isn ’ t reporting real case numbers for fear of angering Trump , but Johns Hopkins has an @ @ @ @ @ Hopkins is grossly under-reporting cases as Chris Coons ’ buddy continues to cover up our @ @ @ @ @ .
Coons has stated that if rich white men are left alone , they can @ @ @ @ @ if this is the best Yale Law , and the Alfalfa Club can produce , @ @ @ @ @ start looking elsewhere for leadership ?

Alex Azar isn’t reporting real case numbers for fear of angering Trump, but Johns Hopkins has an interactive map..
But even Johns Hopkins is grossly under-reporting cases as Chris Coons’ buddy continues to cover up our appalling lack of testing kits.
Coons has stated that if rich white men are left alone, they can solve big problems. But if this is the best Yale Law, and the Alfalfa Club can produce, maybe it is time we start looking elsewhere for leadership?


delawareliberal--2020-03-06--24/7 Dem bashing will level the playing field & make this a close race when it shouldn’t be

24/7 Dem bashing will level the playing field & make this a close race when it shouldn ’ t be @ @ @ @ @ , but everyone lives in an America where 24/7 bashing of Dems by Fox News @ @ @ @ @ .
To some extent , it really doesn ’ t matter who wins the Dem @ @ @ @ @ will be vilified and hated by at least 49 % of Americans by the time @ @ @ @ @ ( That 49 % includes your nice but dumb in-laws who really have no critical @ @ @ @ @ . )
This should come as no big to surprise to anyone .
It is @ @ @ @

Not everyone watches Fox News, but everyone lives in an America where 24/7 bashing of Dems by Fox News invades into the cultural zeitgeist. To some extent, it really doesn’t matter who wins the Dem nomination – the Dem nominee will be vilified and hated by at least 49% of Americans by the time the election gets here. (That 49% includes your nice but dumb in-laws who really have no critical thinking skills to speak of.)
This should come as no big to surprise to anyone. It is what they do.


delawareliberal--2020-03-06--Coons signs onto letter to Alex Azar expressing “serious concerns”.

In a belated attempt to distance himself from his Azar confirmation vote , Coons has signed onto letter to Alex @ @ @ @ @ ” .
This is a lame attempt to try and bury the fact that he @ @ @ @ @ man who : – has said that health sector profits must be protected during this @ @ @ @ @ the ACA , – has defunded the CDC , and – who now admits that @ @ @ @ @ decisions framed by fear of how Trump will react .
Coons ’ letter is a @ @ @ @ @ t read his letters .
Look at his votes .

In a belated attempt to distance himself from his Azar confirmation vote, Coons has signed onto letter to Alex Azar expressing “serious concerns”.
This is a lame attempt to try and bury the fact that he helped the GOP install a man who:
– has said that health sector profits must be protected during this crisis,
– has attacked the ACA,
– has defunded the CDC, and
– who now admits that he makes national health policy decisions framed by fear of how Trump will react.
Coons’ letter is a fucking joke. Don’t read his letters. Look at his votes.


delawareliberal--2020-03-06--Song of the Day 3/6: Genesis, “Turn It On Again”

Song of the Day 3/6 : Genesis , “ Turn It On Again ” I missed this news earlier this week .
Genesis — the three-man version of Phil Collins , Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford — is getting back together for a tour .
So far it ’ s only in the UK , but they ’ re already adding more shows .
As a prog-rock fan I loved the original lineup , before Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett left , but the the trio carried on the prog tradition quite well , at least at first .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1980 LP “ Duke , ” alternates time signatures between 13/4 and 9/4 .
“ You can ’ t dance or clap along to it because of that time signature , ” Banks says .
“ When we play it live , you can always see the audience getting caught out.
” The tune was released as a single .
It reached the top 10 single in the UK but didn ’ t chart in the US — maybe that ’ s why the band got more commercial with each album after this @

I missed this news earlier this week. Genesis — the three-man version of Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford — is getting back together for a tour. So far it’s only in the UK, but they’re already adding more shows. As a prog-rock fan I loved the original lineup, before Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett left, but the the trio carried on the prog tradition quite well, at least at first. For example, this song, from the 1980 LP “Duke,” alternates time signatures between 13/4 and 9/4. “You can’t dance or clap along to it because of that time signature,” Banks says. “When we play it live, you can always see the audience getting caught out.”
The tune was released as a single. It reached the top 10 single in the UK but didn’t chart in the US — maybe that’s why the band got more commercial with each album after this.


delawareliberal--2020-03-06--DL Open Thread: Fri., March 6, 2020

DL Open Thread: Fri., March 6, 2020

Judge Calls Barr Handling Of Mueller Report ‘ Distorted ’ And ‘ Misleading ’ .
The result could ultimately be the release of the report in unredacted form .
The judge , BTW , was appointed by Dubya .
Why The Coronavirus Could Threaten US Economy More Than China ’ s .
When people-to-people interaction diminishes , so does economic activity .
How The Trump Administration ‘ Brain Drain ’ Impedes Coronavirus Efforts .
His attempts to somehow blame this on the Obama Administration are doomed to failure .
As does , it appears , his response to this crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ?
Possibly .
I ’ m still trying to wrap my head around two old guys with dementia being their respective Parties ’ presidential nominees .
Especially after having seen Elizabeth Warren ’ s wonderful interview with Rachel Maddow last night .
Warren was the president we needed but , sadly , not the one we deserved .
Bibi ’ s Victory That Wasn ’ t .
On Monday , he was toasting victory .
Today , he ’ s on the verge of political extinction .
It ain ’ t over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passes for his heart , but this development is…heartening .
Think of the poor AIPAC bullies and their simpering supporters like , well , you know .
This is a big story that has flown under the radar .
How Catholic Church Outsourced American Pedophile Priests To Countries All Over The World .
These aren ’ t aberrations , these reflect a Church with no moral compass .
More brilliant reporting from Pro Publica , this time in concert with the Houston Chronicle .
What do you want to talk about ?

Judge Calls Barr Handling Of Mueller Report ‘Distorted’ And ‘Misleading’. The result could ultimately be the release of the report in unredacted form. The judge, BTW, was appointed by Dubya.
Why The Coronavirus Could Threaten US Economy More Than China’s. When people-to-people interaction diminishes, so does economic activity.
How The Trump Administration ‘Brain Drain’ Impedes Coronavirus Efforts. His attempts to somehow blame this on the Obama Administration are doomed to failure. As does, it appears, his response to this crisis.
Romney To Block Probe Into Hunter Biden? Possibly. I’m still trying to wrap my head around two old guys with dementia being their respective Parties’ presidential nominees. Especially after having seen Elizabeth Warren’s wonderful interview with Rachel Maddow last night. Warren was the president we needed but, sadly, not the one we deserved.
Bibi’s Victory That Wasn’t. On Monday, he was toasting victory. Today, he’s on the verge of political extinction. It ain’t over until that stake is drive thru what passes for his heart, but this development is…heartening. Think of the poor AIPAC bullies and their simpering supporters like, well, you know. This is a big story that has flown under the radar.
How Catholic Church Outsourced American Pedophile Priests To Countries All Over The World. These aren’t aberrations, these reflect a Church with no moral compass. More brilliant reporting from Pro Publica, this time in concert with the Houston Chronicle.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-03-07--Song of the Day 3/7: McCoy Tyner, “Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit”

Jazz giant McCoy Tyner died Friday , age 81 , at his New Jersey home .
He was only 22 @ @ @ @ @ ’ s quartet , and in the first half of the 1960s he could be @ @ @ @ @ scores of LPs on Blue Note , often uncredited because his own trio was signed @ @ @ @ @ Coltrane in 1965 after more percussionists and horn players were added , explaining , “ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of noise .
I didn ’ t have any feeling for the music @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have feelings , I don ’ t play.
” It took nearly a @ @ @ @ @ to achieve the prominence he had with Coltrane , but his influence on pianists who @ @ @ @ @ “ Walk Spirit , Talk Spirit ” is the closing track on his 1973 LP @ @ @ @ @ debuts the song at the 1973 Montreaux Jazz Festival , with then-20-year-old Azar Lawrence on @ @ @

Jazz giant McCoy Tyner died Friday, age 81, at his New Jersey home. He was only 22 when he joined John Coltrane’s quartet, and in the first half of the 1960s he could be heard as a sideman on scores of LPs on Blue Note, often uncredited because his own trio was signed to Impulse. He left Coltrane in 1965 after more percussionists and horn players were added, explaining, “All I could hear was a lot of noise. I didn’t have any feeling for the music, and when I don’t have feelings, I don’t play.” It took nearly a decade for his own group to achieve the prominence he had with Coltrane, but his influence on pianists who followed him is incalculable.
“Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit” is the closing track on his 1973 LP “Enlightenment.” Here he debuts the song at the 1973 Montreaux Jazz Festival, with then-20-year-old Azar Lawrence on tenor sax.


delawareliberal--2020-03-07--DL Open Thread: Sat., March 7, 2020

DL Open Thread: Sat., March 7, 2020

SXSW Canceled .
This is just one event among many events that are being canceled .
The economic impact is huge .
$ 356 mill for the City of Austin alone .
Something like 400,000 visitors .
I fear we ’ re already in a recession that will only grow exponentially until this event is behind us .
An Upside To The Coronavirus ?
The air is cleaner and pollution is down .
Significantly .
Especially in China .
For now .
How The Trump Administration Totally Screwed Up The Testing Protocols .
Today ’ s Must-Read .
All that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon millions of test kits .
The most accurate number as to how many people have been tested ?
1895 .
What a fucking disaster .
BTW , in Europe the number of infections doubled in just three days .
Can you imagine what will happen here when people are finally tested ?
Yikes .
Here is your daily rundown from the NYTimes .
BTW , two deaths in Florida ?
What will Vince McMahon do if they ask him to cancel Wrestlemania ?
Mulvaney Out , Meadows In .
Not sure why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday news dump .
But ‘ Mick ’ Mulvaney is , wait for it , headed to an ambassadorship to Northern Ireland , and conservative firebrand Rep. Mark Meadows is in as the new Chief of Staff .
DOJ Simply Not Prosecuting White Collar Crime .
Cases at an all-time low under Trump/Barr .
Dog bites man .
Bill Could Provide Paid Sick Leave .
Since we are one of the few countries that don ’ t provide this , we are especially at risk for ( a ) economic chaos for those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) illnesses caused b/c workers come to work when they shouldn ’ t .
I wonder whether the coronavirus will prompt the Rethugs to act .
Actually , no , I don ’ t .
BTW , if you ’ re a gig economy worker , you ’ re still screwed .
Bill Clinton Still Sleazy After All These Years .
Says that his affair with Monica Lewinsky was to help him , I ’ m not making this up , ‘ to manage his anxieties ’ .
I wish both the Clintons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Are Wilmington Cops Telling The Truth About Latest Police Shooting ?
They could be , after all , there ’ s a first time for everything .
But they ’ ve been caught lying quite a bit recently .
This is what the so-called police ‘ Bill of Rights ’ hath wrought–the assumption that cops aren ’ t telling the truth b/c the law says they don ’ t have to .
What do you want to talk about ?

SXSW Canceled. This is just one event among many events that are being canceled. The economic impact is huge. $356 mill for the City of Austin alone. Something like 400,000 visitors. I fear we’re already in a recession that will only grow exponentially until this event is behind us.
An Upside To The Coronavirus? The air is cleaner and pollution is down. Significantly. Especially in China. For now.
How The Trump Administration Totally Screwed Up The Testing Protocols. Today’s Must-Read. All that Trump and Pence Happy Talk about millions upon millions of test kits. The most accurate number as to how many people have been tested? 1895. What a fucking disaster. BTW, in Europe the number of infections doubled in just three days. Can you imagine what will happen here when people are finally tested? Yikes. Here is your daily rundown from the NYTimes. BTW, two deaths in Florida? What will Vince McMahon do if they ask him to cancel Wrestlemania?
Mulvaney Out, Meadows In. Not sure why Le Grand Orange relegated this to the Friday news dump. But ‘Mick’ Mulvaney is, wait for it, headed to an ambassadorship to Northern Ireland, and conservative firebrand Rep. Mark Meadows is in as the new Chief of Staff.
DOJ Simply Not Prosecuting White Collar Crime. Cases at an all-time low under Trump/Barr. Dog bites man.
Bill Could Provide Paid Sick Leave. Since we are one of the few countries that don’t provide this, we are especially at risk for (a) economic chaos for those who get sick, and (b) illnesses caused b/c workers come to work when they shouldn’t. I wonder whether the coronavirus will prompt the Rethugs to act. Actually, no, I don’t. BTW, if you’re a gig economy worker, you’re still screwed.
Bill Clinton Still Sleazy After All These Years. Says that his affair with Monica Lewinsky was to help him, I’m not making this up, ‘to manage his anxieties’. I wish both the Clintons would just STFU. Amoral and unlikeable.
Are Wilmington Cops Telling The Truth About Latest Police Shooting? They could be, after all, there’s a first time for everything. But they’ve been caught lying quite a bit recently. This is what the so-called police ‘Bill of Rights’ hath wrought–the assumption that cops aren’t telling the truth b/c the law says they don’t have to.
What do you want to talk about?