delawareliberal--2020-07-17--Song of the Day 7/17:  Hildegard von Blingin’, “Pumped Up Kicks”

Song of the Day 7/17 : Hildegard von Blingin ’ , “ Pumped Up Kicks ” I probably spend too much time on YouTube , which is how I stumbled across music ’ s hottest new trend : Bardcore , in which modern songs are played on flutes , drums and various medieval stringed instruments .
It started in April , when someone going by the name Cornelius Link made a version of a tune called “ Astronomia ” with medieval instruments .
It spread as quickly as the coronavirus , and he soon released “ Pumped Up Kicks ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blingin ’ ( a play on 12th-century German composer and mystic Hildegard von Bingen ) added period lyrics — I had to look up bully-rooks , having forgotten Shakespeare ’ s use of the term for Falstaff — and the trend took off .
The YouTuber creates her covers in a small bedroom studio , using “ a Celtic harp , a handful of recorders and whistles ” and digital medieval instrument samples .
Now you can find scores of similar efforts by various YouTubers , but this one is still the best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the treatment is Dolly Parton ’ s “ Jolene , ” which sounds very close to the original .

I probably spend too much time on YouTube, which is how I stumbled across music’s hottest new trend: Bardcore, in which modern songs are played on flutes, drums and various medieval stringed instruments. It started in April, when someone going by the name Cornelius Link made a version of a tune called “Astronomia” with medieval instruments. It spread as quickly as the coronavirus, and he soon released “Pumped Up Kicks” in an instrumental version. Hildegard von Blingin’ (a play on 12th-century German composer and mystic Hildegard von Bingen) added period lyrics — I had to look up bully-rooks, having forgotten Shakespeare’s use of the term for Falstaff — and the trend took off. The YouTuber creates her covers in a small bedroom studio, using “a Celtic harp, a handful of recorders and whistles” and digital medieval instrument samples.
Now you can find scores of similar efforts by various YouTubers, but this one is still the best.
Another song that lent itself to the treatment is Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” which sounds very close to the original.


delawareliberal--2020-07-17--Trump says Biden wants to “destroy the suburbs”  –  How Biden should respond

Trump says Biden wants to “ destroy the suburbs ” – How Biden should respond When Trump says shit like this ( below ) , it must be tempting for the Biden team to get into the weeds of trying to educate this asshole on the topic of fair housing .
Biden should resist this temptation and just point out what a crazy nutbag Trump is being .
Possible Biden Response : He sounds crazy because he is crazy .
Possible Biden Response : Poor guy .
He is a mess .
Possible Biden Response : He sounds like he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no persuadable voters .
Nobody is going to be moved by a discourse on housing discrimination .
Here is what Trump said : They ’ re absolutely determined to eliminate single family zoning , to destroy the value of houses and communities already built , just as they have in Minneapolis and other locations that you read about today .
Your home will go down in value and crime rates will rapidly rise .
Joe Biden and his bosses from the radical left , want to significantly multiply what they ’ re doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end result is you will totally destroy the beautiful suburbs .
Suburbia will be no longer as we know it .
So they want to defund and abolish your police and law enforcement , while at same time destroying our great suburbs .

When Trump says shit like this (below), it must be tempting for the Biden team to get into the weeds of trying to educate this asshole on the topic of fair housing. Biden should resist this temptation and just point out what a crazy nutbag Trump is being.
Possible Biden Response: He sounds crazy because he is crazy.
Possible Biden Response: Poor guy. He is a mess.
Possible Biden Response: He sounds like he needs serious medical attention.
There are no persuadable voters. Nobody is going to be moved by a discourse on housing discrimination.
Here is what Trump said:


delawareliberal--2020-07-17--DL Open Thread: Friday, July 17, 2020

DL Open Thread: Friday, July 17, 2020

The Disastrous Response To COVID By Delaware Nursing Homes .
Genesis and Manor Care ( Manor Care being Yrene Waldron ’ s previous employer ) are still among the worst offenders , some 20 years after Delaware enacted strong nursing home reforms .
John , are you still satisfied with the performance of your Division Director ?
If so , you ’ re still willing to accept deaths in Delaware nursing facilities .
Hey , I guess Yrene ’ s a ‘ team player ’ .
Amirite , John ?
Supreme Court Approves Florida Voter Suppression .
The same Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ b/c the states allegedly were no longer suppressing the vote .
75,600 New Coronavirus Cases In US Yesterday .
Almost 1000 deaths as well .
On the same day that Georgia ’ s governor went to court to bar Atlanta ’ s mayor from enforcing a mandatory mask requirement .
I think the Republican Party is not only killing people all over the country , the Party is killing the Republican Party .
My kind of political death wish .
Feds Going To War With Peaceful Protesters In Portland .
My daughter has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks now .
Just look at what Trump and his thugs are doing .
Another Trump COVID Denier Learns Truth The Hard Way .
Ex-game show host/shill Chuck Woolery .
We had one at work yesterday .
We ’ ll probably have another one today .
About one a day seems to be our quota of idiots .
Trump Ban Causes Shortage Of Doctors To Treat Virus .
It no longer matters whether this is incompetence or malevolence .
It just is .
A proclamation issued by President Donald Trump on June 22 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on work visas , came right as hospitals were expecting a new class of medical residents .
Hundreds of young doctors were unable to start their residencies on time .
Trump ’ s order included the H1-B visa for highly skilled workers , which is used by some practicing doctors abroad who get U.S. residency slots .
The proclamation stated that doctors “ involved with the provision of medical care to individuals who have contracted COVID-19 and are currently hospitalized ” should be exempt from the ban , but it delegated the issuing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Homeland Security .
That guidance has been slow and inconsistent .
Mike Pompeo Is One Sick Puppy .
He has ‘ sought to redefine the US approach to human rights by giving preference to private property and religious freedom as the foremost “ unalienable rights ” laid down by America ’ s Founding Fathers ’ .
Giant US Corporations Don ’ t Let Impending Bankruptcies Get In The Way Of Doling Out Huge Bonuses To Executives .
Sick , sick , sick : Delaware Rethugs To Hold In-Person Convention Saturday .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bonini won ’ t be there .
In other words , it ’ ll be just like his lack of attendance at Joint Sunset Committee meetings .
Except he won ’ t get mileage this time .
What do you want to talk about ?

The Disastrous Response To COVID By Delaware Nursing Homes. Genesis and Manor Care (Manor Care being Yrene Waldron’s previous employer) are still among the worst offenders, some 20 years after Delaware enacted strong nursing home reforms. John, are you still satisfied with the performance of your Division Director? If so, you’re still willing to accept deaths in Delaware nursing facilities. Hey, I guess Yrene’s a ‘team player’. Amirite, John?
Supreme Court Approves Florida Voter Suppression. The same Supreme Court that gutted the Voting Rights Act b/c the states allegedly were no longer suppressing the vote.
75,600 New Coronavirus Cases In US Yesterday. Almost 1000 deaths as well. On the same day that Georgia’s governor went to court to bar Atlanta’s mayor from enforcing a mandatory mask requirement. I think the Republican Party is not only killing people all over the country, the Party is killing the Republican Party. My kind of political death wish.
Feds Going To War With Peaceful Protesters In Portland. My daughter has been engaged in peaceful protests there for weeks now. Just look at what Trump and his thugs are doing.
Another Trump COVID Denier Learns Truth The Hard Way. Ex-game show host/shill Chuck Woolery. We had one at work yesterday. We’ll probably have another one today. About one a day seems to be our quota of idiots.
Trump Ban Causes Shortage Of Doctors To Treat Virus. It no longer matters whether this is incompetence or malevolence. It just is.
A proclamation issued by President Donald Trump on June 22, barring the entry of most immigrants on work visas, came right as hospitals were expecting a new class of medical residents. Hundreds of young doctors were unable to start their residencies on time. Trump’s order included the H1-B visa for highly skilled workers, which is used by some practicing doctors abroad who get U.S. residency slots. The proclamation stated that doctors “involved with the provision of medical care to individuals who have contracted COVID-19 and are currently hospitalized” should be exempt from the ban, but it delegated the issuing of guidance to the departments of State and Homeland Security. That guidance has been slow and inconsistent.
Mike Pompeo Is One Sick Puppy. He has ‘sought to redefine the US approach to human rights by giving preference to private property and religious freedom as the foremost “unalienable rights” laid down by America’s Founding Fathers’.
Giant US Corporations Don’t Let Impending Bankruptcies Get In The Way Of Doling Out Huge Bonuses To Executives. Sick, sick, sick:
Under a 2005 bankruptcy law, companies are banned, with few exceptions, from paying executives retention bonuses while in bankruptcy. But the firms seized on a loophole by granting payouts before filing.
Delaware Rethugs To Hold In-Person Convention Saturday. I know, it makes no sense. Bonini won’t be there. In other words, it’ll be just like his lack of attendance at Joint Sunset Committee meetings. Except he won’t get mileage this time.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-18--Song of the Day 7/18: MGMT/Earth, Wind & Fire, “Kids/September”

I ’ m rather unforgiving about mash-ups .
I think most of them try too hard at melding disparate songs @ @ @ @ @ or not , because the editing tools people use allow for that .
They only @ @ @ @ @ beats align perfectly , and they do on this one .
It ’ s rather @ @ @ @ @ Kids and the vocals from September are all you get , no cross-pollination — but @ @ @ @ @ groove .
There is a bonus , though — stick around through the break in @ @ @ @ @

I’m rather unforgiving about mash-ups. I think most of them try too hard at melding disparate songs whether they really blend well or not, because the editing tools people use allow for that. They only work for me when the beats align perfectly, and they do on this one. It’s rather crude — the music from Kids and the vocals from September are all you get, no cross-pollination — but it does work as a groove. There is a bonus, though — stick around through the break in the music at 2:49.


delawareliberal--2020-07-18--DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 18, 2020

DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 18, 2020

RIP : John Lewis .
Simply put , one of the greatest Americans to ever walk among us .
From civil rights hero to congressional giant .
Trump , DHS Taking Fascism ‘ National ’ .
If you haven ’ t paid attention to what ’ s going on in Portland , Oregon , you simply must .
Rather than heed calls to withdraw , Ken Cuccinelli , who would never have a job in a legitimate administration , claims that this is just the beginning .
Secret police ?
Unmarked vans ?
Innocent people rounded up ?
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and see if Cuccinelli answers a single question directly–despite being pressed time and time again by the interviewer .
As for Trump ’ s fascist enforcer , here ’ s all you need to know .
Delaware ’ s Most Unethical Manipulate Election Laws For Their Own Benefit .
Dizzying and devoid of any genuine concern for the public interest .
The Potter Posse doing what they do best , trying to game the system for their own gain .
I don ’ t see this working out well for them .
Rysheema @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sleazy game of musical chairs : I am deeply troubled and dismayed by the undemocratic actions taken today by some of our City ’ s so-called leaders abusing a loophole in our law that needs to be closed .
When it became clear what was transpiring , rather than being an unwitting party , I chose to remove my name from consideration for Council President and return to run for my current seat as an At-large member of City Council .
I remain concerned with the direction of city council , but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wilmingtonians ’ best interests at heart… Time to change the law .
BTW , Ken Boulden ’ s hand-picked successor will have a primary challenge for Clerk Of The Peace .
Aja Ajavon flipped from NCC County Council President race to the Clerk of the Peace contest .
Supreme Court Puts Kibosh On Trump Rope-A-Dope .
They ’ re sick of his bullshit , too .
White House : CDC Can ’ t Testify About Safely Reopening Schools .
Can ’ t let science get in the way of Trump ’ s so-called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family are merely collateral damage .
Another Disastrous Day On The COVID Front .
Careful readers will note that the so-called White House Task Force did not release the following ( it was leaked ) : The outbreak is so widespread that 18 states have been placed in a so-called red zone because they have more than 100 new cases per 100,000 people per week , according to an unpublished report distributed this week by the White House coronavirus task force , which urged many states to take stricter steps to contain the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona , Arkansas , California , Florida , Georgia , Idaho , Iowa , Kansas , Louisiana , Mississippi , Nevada , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas and Utah — constitute more than a third of the country .
The report on the red zone was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity , a nonprofit newsroom based in Washington , and was later obtained by The New York Times .
Just a normal day in Bizarro World .
What do you want to talk about @

RIP: John Lewis. Simply put, one of the greatest Americans to ever walk among us. From civil rights hero to congressional giant.
Trump, DHS Taking Fascism ‘National’. If you haven’t paid attention to what’s going on in Portland, Oregon, you simply must. Rather than heed calls to withdraw, Ken Cuccinelli, who would never have a job in a legitimate administration, claims that this is just the beginning. Secret police? Unmarked vans? Innocent people rounded up? This is Fascism. Just read this interview, and see if Cuccinelli answers a single question directly–despite being pressed time and time again by the interviewer. As for Trump’s fascist enforcer, here’s all you need to know.
Delaware’s Most Unethical Manipulate Election Laws For Their Own Benefit. Dizzying and devoid of any genuine concern for the public interest. The Potter Posse doing what they do best, trying to game the system for their own gain. I don’t see this working out well for them. Rysheema Dixon was having no part of this sleazy game of musical chairs:
I am deeply troubled and dismayed by the undemocratic actions taken today by some of our City’s so-called leaders abusing a loophole in our law that needs to be closed. When it became clear what was transpiring, rather than being an unwitting party, I chose to remove my name from consideration for Council President and return to run for my current seat as an At-large member of City Council. I remain concerned with the direction of city council, but the actions taken today were not made with Wilmingtonians’ best interests at heart…
Time to change the law. BTW, Ken Boulden’s hand-picked successor will have a primary challenge for Clerk Of The Peace. Aja Ajavon flipped from NCC County Council President race to the Clerk of the Peace contest.
Supreme Court Puts Kibosh On Trump Rope-A-Dope. They’re sick of his bullshit, too.
White House: CDC Can’t Testify About Safely Reopening Schools. Can’t let science get in the way of Trump’s so-called economic recovery. Kids, teachers and family are merely collateral damage.
Another Disastrous Day On The COVID Front. Careful readers will note that the so-called White House Task Force did not release the following (it was leaked):
The outbreak is so widespread that 18 states have been placed in a so-called red zone because they have more than 100 new cases per 100,000 people per week, according to an unpublished report distributed this week by the White House coronavirus task force, which urged many states to take stricter steps to contain the spread. The states — Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah — constitute more than a third of the country. The report on the red zone was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom based in Washington, and was later obtained by The New York Times.
Just a normal day in Bizarro World. What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-19--DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 19, 2020

DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 19, 2020

Trump Opposes $ $ ’ s For Testing And Contract Testing In New Aid Package .
History will record that Trump ’ s passing the pandemic response off to the states will be among the most disastrous decisions ever made by a President : But their ultimate goal was to shift responsibility for leading the fight against the pandemic from the White House to the states .
They referred to this as “ state authority handoff , ” and it was at the heart of what would become at once a catastrophic policy blunder and an attempt to escape blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country — perhaps one of the greatest failures of presidential leadership in generations .
Over a critical period beginning in mid-April , President Trump and his team convinced themselves that the outbreak was fading , that they had given state governments all the resources they needed to contain its remaining “ embers ” and that it was time to ease up on the lockdown .
Indian Vaccine Maker Fights For Affordable Covid Treatment .
He could be a difference-maker .
Robert Reich : Trump Has United America–Against Trump .
While you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think there ’ s a lot of truth in this .
Read it , you ’ ll feel better .
Julianne Murray Wins Rethug Endorsement For Governor .
Betcha didn ’ t see that coming .
What do you want to talk about ?

Trump Opposes $$’s For Testing And Contract Testing In New Aid Package. History will record that Trump’s passing the pandemic response off to the states will be among the most disastrous decisions ever made by a President:
But their ultimate goal was to shift responsibility for leading the fight against the pandemic from the White House to the states. They referred to this as “state authority handoff,” and it was at the heart of what would become at once a catastrophic policy blunder and an attempt to escape blame for a crisis that had engulfed the country — perhaps one of the greatest failures of presidential leadership in generations. Over a critical period beginning in mid-April, President Trump and his team convinced themselves that the outbreak was fading, that they had given state governments all the resources they needed to contain its remaining “embers” and that it was time to ease up on the lockdown.
Indian Vaccine Maker Fights For Affordable Covid Treatment. He could be a difference-maker.
Robert Reich: Trump Has United America–Against Trump. While you’re never gonna get the dead-enders, I think there’s a lot of truth in this. Read it, you’ll feel better.
Julianne Murray Wins Rethug Endorsement For Governor. Betcha didn’t see that coming.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-19--Trump tells Chris Wallace that he is staying in the White House, even in defeat.  Biden Responds

TRUMP : You don ’ t know until you see .
It depends .
I think mail-in voting is going @ @ @ @ @ I really do .
WALLACE : Are you suggesting that you might not accept the @ @ @ @ @ TRUMP : No .
I have to see .
Look , Hillary Clinton asked me @ @ @ @ @ : No , I asked you the same thing at the debate .
TRUMP : @ @ @ @ @ is that I will tell you at the time .
I ’ ll keep you @ @ @ @ @

TRUMP: You don’t know until you see. It depends. I think mail-in voting is going to rig the election. I really do.
WALLACE: Are you suggesting that you might not accept the results of the election?
TRUMP: No. I have to see. Look, Hillary Clinton asked me the same thing.
WALLACE: No, I asked you the same thing at the debate.
TRUMP: What I’m saying is that I will tell you at the time. I’ll keep you in suspense. OK?


delawareliberal--2020-07-19--Song of the Day 7/19: Ben Folds, “2020”

Song of the Day 7/19: Ben Folds, “2020”

Ben Folds was in the midst of an Australian tour when the coronavirus struck , and he ’ s been @ @ @ @ @ ’ s staying put and is recording his next album .
Last month he released @ @ @ @ @ the year in question is only halfway over .
“ We seem to be currently @ @ @ @ @ of historically tumultuous years into one , ” Folds said in a statement .
“ @ @ @ @ @ all about the 1918 pandemic .
Then we began seeing hints of the Great Depression @ @ @ @ @ to the Civil Rights protests of the Sixties .
Running beneath this is the feeling @ @ @ @ @ the Cold War , while seeing elements that brought us to the Civil War rearing @ @ @ @ @ wonder if we ’ ve learned a damn thing at all.
” So why is @ @ @ @ @ key ?
“ If you set those same words to some really foreboding music , @ @ @ @ @ it would sound like the end of the world .
”

Ben Folds was in the midst of an Australian tour when the coronavirus struck, and he’s been there ever since. He’s staying put and is recording his next album. Last month he released this ballad, even though the year in question is only halfway over.
“We seem to be currently reliving and cramming a number of historically tumultuous years into one,” Folds said in a statement. “For a moment it was all about the 1918 pandemic. Then we began seeing hints of the Great Depression before flipping the calendar forward to the Civil Rights protests of the Sixties. Running beneath this is the feeling that we’re in the Cold War, while seeing elements that brought us to the Civil War rearing their head, making us wonder if we’ve learned a damn thing at all.”
So why is the tune in a major key? “If you set those same words to some really foreboding music,” Folds said, “it would sound like the end of the world.”


delawareliberal--2020-07-20--Song of the Day 7/20: The Box Tops, “Cry Like a Baby”

Song of the Day 7/20 : The Box Tops , “ Cry Like a Baby ” Diaper Donnie was at it again in his bonkers interview with Chris Wallace , whining , complaining and generally acting like the giant baby that ate America .
So here ’ s another one for that ever-growing Trump crybaby play list .
This was the follow-up single to the Box Tops ’ smash No .
1 hit “ The Letter.
” Producer Dan Penn was searching for a suitable song to piggyback on the blue-eyed soul sound , so he asked songwriter and session @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After a long , fruitless night , they went to a diner , where Oldham put his head in his arms on the table and told Penn , “ I could just cry like a baby.
” The song came together in a few hours and was recorded less than three days later .
It reached No .
2 on the charts , kept out of the No .
1 position by Bobby Goldsboro ’ s sickeningly treacly “ Honey.
” That ’ s Oldham on the Hammond organ and session guitarist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was all the rage at that time .

Diaper Donnie was at it again in his bonkers interview with Chris Wallace, whining, complaining and generally acting like the giant baby that ate America. So here’s another one for that ever-growing Trump crybaby play list.
This was the follow-up single to the Box Tops’ smash No. 1 hit “The Letter.” Producer Dan Penn was searching for a suitable song to piggyback on the blue-eyed soul sound, so he asked songwriter and session man Spooner Oldham to lend a hand. After a long, fruitless night, they went to a diner, where Oldham put his head in his arms on the table and told Penn, “I could just cry like a baby.” The song came together in a few hours and was recorded less than three days later. It reached No. 2 on the charts, kept out of the No. 1 position by Bobby Goldsboro’s sickeningly treacly “Honey.” That’s Oldham on the Hammond organ and session guitarist Reggie Young on the electric sitar, which was all the rage at that time.


delawareliberal--2020-07-20--DL Open Thread: Monday, July 20, 2020

DL Open Thread: Monday, July 20, 2020

Trump , Rethugs Look To Decimate Aid Bill .
Seek to double down on stuff people hate .
Mike Pompeo : Even Sleazier Than We Knew .
No wonder Pompeo fired the IG post-haste .
Trump ’ s Bat-Shit Crazy Interview With Chris Wallace .
The most ridiculous comments .
He .
Is .
Mentally .
Ill : Shortly thereafter , Trump asserted : “ Joe doesn ’ t know he ’ s alive , okay ?
He doesn ’ t know he ’ s alive .
Do the American people want that ?
” Let Biden sit through an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Wallace in the Fox News Sunday interview .
“ He ’ ll be on the ground crying for mommy .
He ’ ll say , ‘ Mommy , mommy , please take me home.
’ ” The sitting president added of Biden : “ He can ’ t do an interview .
He ’ s incompetent.
” Family Of Latina Federal Judge Shot In New Jersey .
An assassin masquerading as a delivery driver .
Big-Time Financial Consultants Reaped About $ 37 Mill In Forgivable Federal Loans .
The cumulative stealing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business getting one red penny of Fed funds is depressing .
Report : Secret Fed Troops In Portland Are Border And Customs Agents .
Protecting the border between Oregon and Washington State , no doubt .
Guess the Columbia River isn ’ t what it once was .
Great journalism from The Nation .
Consider a subscription .
What do you want to talk about ?

Trump, Rethugs Look To Decimate Aid Bill. Seek to double down on stuff people hate.
Mike Pompeo: Even Sleazier Than We Knew. No wonder Pompeo fired the IG post-haste.
Trump’s Bat-Shit Crazy Interview With Chris Wallace. The most ridiculous comments. He. Is. Mentally. Ill:
Shortly thereafter, Trump asserted: “Joe doesn’t know he’s alive, okay? He doesn’t know he’s alive. Do the American people want that?”
Let Biden sit through an interview like this,” Trump said to Wallace in the Fox News Sunday interview. “He’ll be on the ground crying for mommy. He’ll say, ‘Mommy, mommy, please take me home.’” The sitting president added of Biden: “He can’t do an interview. He’s incompetent.”
Family Of Latina Federal Judge Shot In New Jersey. An assassin masquerading as a delivery driver.
Big-Time Financial Consultants Reaped About $37 Mill In Forgivable Federal Loans. The cumulative stealing of these funds by corporations who had no business getting one red penny of Fed funds is depressing.
Report: Secret Fed Troops In Portland Are Border And Customs Agents. Protecting the border between Oregon and Washington State, no doubt. Guess the Columbia River isn’t what it once was. Great journalism from The Nation. Consider a subscription.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-21--Song of the Day 7/21: Squeeze, “Crying in My Sleep”

Song of the Day 7/21 : Squeeze , “ Crying in My Sleep ” Another one for Diaper Donnie ’ @ @ @ @ @ can keep this up until they pry his oval orifice out of the Oval Office @ @ @ @ @ consider Squeeze ’ s masterpiece , the criminally underrated “ Play , ” released in @ @

Another one for Diaper Donnie’s lachrymose playlist. I can keep this up until they pry his oval orifice out of the Oval Office.
From the album I consider Squeeze’s masterpiece, the criminally underrated “Play,” released in 1991.


Post-Filing Ruminations

A couple of random thoughts following last week ’ s madness featuring Bait-And-Switch Friday : 1 .
The Potter Family Is In Checkmate .
A breathless headline on another site proclaims “ The Potter Family Must Be Stopped ” .
Hello , is this mike on ?
The Potter family has already stopped itself .
Velda Potter abandoned her run for reelection as Wilmington ’ s treasurer after Mayor Mike found a heavyweight to challenge her .
She winds up in a three-way primary for mayor with Purzycki and Justen Wright .
You do the math .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teat .
Charles Potter first enters the primary for the House seat he previously held , then abandons that race for a run for Councilman-At-Large in a field that features three incumbents .
After much maneuvering , Potter acolyte Trippi Congo ends up in a one-on-one race with Hanifa Shabazz for Wilmington City Council President .
Rysheema Dixon ’ s abandonment of that race makes Shabazz the likely winner .
I think the Potters are checkmated .
2 .
The Savviest Deadline Move .
I flat-out love this .
You will recall my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ken Boulden at the filing deadline .
A move designed to put his choice in for the cushy position of Clerk Of The Peace with no notice to the electorate .
Not so fast , my friend .
In yet another Friday switcheroo , Aja Ajavon , who likely was going nowhere in her bid for NCC Council President , instead filed for the Clerk of the Peace race , meaning that not only will Boulden ’ s choice have to run , but she has the added disadvantage of having an opponent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her .
I ’ m voting for Ajavon on general principles .
BTW , Boulden running for that state rep seat was merely a fig leaf for the orderly takeover of the Clerk Of The Peace slot .
With that no longer operative , Boulden quietly dropped out of the race for the 8th Rep contest .
3 .
Rethugs Endorse Julianne Murray For Governor .
Lest you think that this is a nod towards sanity , a brief glimpse at her website will disabuse you of that notion .
Her entire campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s freedoms to recklessly endanger and infect others .
4 .
What Happened To That Challenge From An Appo Board Member To Sen. Ennis ?
I know that there is already a three-way , but I thought that Michelle Wall was in .
Anyone know what happened ?

A couple of random thoughts following last week’s madness featuring Bait-And-Switch Friday:
1. The Potter Family Is In Checkmate. A breathless headline on another site proclaims “The Potter Family Must Be Stopped”. Hello, is this mike on? The Potter family has already stopped itself. Velda Potter abandoned her run for reelection as Wilmington’s treasurer after Mayor Mike found a heavyweight to challenge her. She winds up in a three-way primary for mayor with Purzycki and Justen Wright. You do the math. That’s one less Potter leeching off the public teat. Charles Potter first enters the primary for the House seat he previously held, then abandons that race for a run for Councilman-At-Large in a field that features three incumbents. After much maneuvering, Potter acolyte Trippi Congo ends up in a one-on-one race with Hanifa Shabazz for Wilmington City Council President. Rysheema Dixon’s abandonment of that race makes Shabazz the likely winner. I think the Potters are checkmated.
2. The Savviest Deadline Move. I flat-out love this. You will recall my calling-out of the perfidious move made by Ken Boulden at the filing deadline. A move designed to put his choice in for the cushy position of Clerk Of The Peace with no notice to the electorate. Not so fast, my friend. In yet another Friday switcheroo, Aja Ajavon, who likely was going nowhere in her bid for NCC Council President, instead filed for the Clerk of the Peace race, meaning that not only will Boulden’s choice have to run, but she has the added disadvantage of having an opponent who has been campaigning countywide running against her. I’m voting for Ajavon on general principles. BTW, Boulden running for that state rep seat was merely a fig leaf for the orderly takeover of the Clerk Of The Peace slot. With that no longer operative, Boulden quietly dropped out of the race for the 8th Rep contest.
3. Rethugs Endorse Julianne Murray For Governor. Lest you think that this is a nod towards sanity, a brief glimpse at her website will disabuse you of that notion. Her entire campaign is about government control taking away people’s freedoms to recklessly endanger and infect others.
4. What Happened To That Challenge From An Appo Board Member To Sen. Ennis? I know that there is already a three-way, but I thought that Michelle Wall was in. Anyone know what happened?
Whaddayathink?


delawareliberal--2020-07-21--DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 21, 2020

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Portland Is Just The Beginning .
This is Trump ’ s ‘ wag-the-dog ’ .
Declare war on cities run by Democratic mayors .
BTW , there are now more protesters in Portland than ever .
Senior citizens , people in wheelchairs .
Parents of some of the young protesters .
About That Rethug National Convention…Jacksonville ’ s sheriff , a Republican , says it just can ’ t happen .
Biden Warns Russia Against Election Interference .
Maybe this will deter Putin since Biden appears likely to win .
Looks like Sen. Ron Johnson is already disseminating Russian propaganda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this article is a must-read .
You will learn a lot .
Anti-Feminist Lawyer Attacked Judge ’ s Family .
This brought back yet another memory from my Leg Hall days .
Tom Sharp and , I think Bruce Ennis , consistently pushed for Family Court ‘ reforms ’ because men were being ‘ mistreated ’ by the Court .
Yep , they were leaders of the ‘ men ’ s rights ’ movement .
Hey , at least this asshole is dead .
Elsmere Cop Breaks Hand Beating The Shit Out Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Which is throwing raw meat at a starving cop .
Speaking of broken hands , we need to end with this view of Trump ’ s America .
What do you want to talk about ?

Portland Is Just The Beginning. This is Trump’s ‘wag-the-dog’. Declare war on cities run by Democratic mayors. BTW, there are now more protesters in Portland than ever. Senior citizens, people in wheelchairs. Parents of some of the young protesters.
About That Rethug National Convention…Jacksonville’s sheriff, a Republican, says it just can’t happen.
Biden Warns Russia Against Election Interference. Maybe this will deter Putin since Biden appears likely to win. Looks like Sen. Ron Johnson is already disseminating Russian propaganda to go after Biden. BTW, this article is a must-read. You will learn a lot.
Anti-Feminist Lawyer Attacked Judge’s Family. This brought back yet another memory from my Leg Hall days. Tom Sharp and, I think Bruce Ennis, consistently pushed for Family Court ‘reforms’ because men were being ‘mistreated’ by the Court. Yep, they were leaders of the ‘men’s rights’ movement. Hey, at least this asshole is dead.
Elsmere Cop Breaks Hand Beating The Shit Out Of Suspect. Suspect ‘resisted arrest’. Which is throwing raw meat at a starving cop.
Speaking of broken hands, we need to end with this view of Trump’s America.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-22--Delaware Stonewall Corrects 2018’s Colossal Endorsement Fuckups

As you may recall Delaware Stonewall PAC really screwed the pooch with their 2018 endorsements .
That fuckup seems to @ @ @ @ @ ’ s primary race endorsements which include an endorsement of Spiros Mantzavinos over Anthony DelCollo @ @ @ @ @ of Stephanie Barry over execrable Trump loving Mike Ramone .
I guess you can go @ @ @ @ @ Delaware Stonewall PAC if you are into that sort of thing .

As you may recall Delaware Stonewall PAC really screwed the pooch with their 2018 endorsements. That fuckup seems to be addressed with this year’s primary race endorsements which include an endorsement of Spiros Mantzavinos over Anthony DelCollo, and a belated endorsement of Stephanie Barry over execrable Trump loving Mike Ramone.
I guess you can go back to giving money to Delaware Stonewall PAC if you are into that sort of thing.


delawareliberal--2020-07-22--MOT Area School Board Election Turnout Bodes Well for Harrington Upset of Hensley in the 9th RD

You can typically win an Appoquinimink School Board seat with 450 votes .
Not this year .
Michelle Wall got @ @ @ @ @ number .
And while schools board elections are not officially partisan , Wayne Meadows ran @ @ @ @ @ so this result is clear evidence that MOT area voters are champing at the bit @ @ @ @ @ the polls .
ODESSA — Michelle Wall , 42 , of Odessa , won re-election @ @ @ @ @ term on the Appoquinimink school board July 21 , defeating political newcomer Wayne Meadows by @ @ @ @ @ 806 in the largest school board election turnout of the past two decades .
Michelle @ @ @ @ @ Board of Education July 21 .
The turnout for the 2020 election was fourfold to @ @ @ @ @ last year compared to 2,176 this year .
The last election to receive nearly 2,000 @ @ @ @ @

You can typically win an Appoquinimink School Board seat with 450 votes. Not this year. Michelle Wall got 3.5 times the usual winning number. And while schools board elections are not officially partisan, Wayne Meadows ran openly as a Trumper, so this result is clear evidence that MOT area voters are champing at the bit to punish Republicans motherfuckers at the polls.
ODESSA — Michelle Wall, 42, of Odessa, won re-election to a second, five-year term on the Appoquinimink school board July 21, defeating political newcomer Wayne Meadows by a vote of 1,370 to 806 in the largest school board election turnout of the past two decades.
Michelle Wall wins re-election to Appoquinimink Board of Education July 21.
The turnout for the 2020 election was fourfold to 2019, with 552 voting last year compared to 2,176 this year. The last election to receive nearly 2,000 voters was in 2000.


delawareliberal--2020-07-22--Song of the Day 7/22: Randy Rainbow, “Gee, Anthony Fauci!”

With apologies to bamboozer , another topical tune , the latest number from Randy Rainbow , this one to the @ @ @ @ @ Officer Krupke ” from “ West Side Story.
” There are lots of people doing @ @ @ @ @ nobody can match the production values the valuable Mr. Rainbow displays ( btw , that @ @ @ @ @ — his father , Gerry , who was in show biz , changed it from @ @ @

With apologies to bamboozer, another topical tune, the latest number from Randy Rainbow, this one to the music of “Gee, Officer Krupke” from “West Side Story.” There are lots of people doing political parody songs, but nobody can match the production values the valuable Mr. Rainbow displays (btw, that’s his real name — his father, Gerry, who was in show biz, changed it from Ribner).


delawareliberal--2020-07-22--Chris Coons Exposes His Brazen Hypocrisy For All To See

Chris Coons Exposes His Brazen Hypocrisy For All To See The great John Lewis died last week .
A man who was beaten by police for the crime of championing voting rights .
A man who rose to Congress and into history for his relentless battle to enable all to vote .
One of America ’ s giants .
The great John Lewis died last week .
US Senator Chris Coons of Delaware had this to say upon his passing : Coons said he had a sleepless night Friday and was “ struggling ” with losing Lewis Saturday .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him and speak to him again , ” Coons said during a phone conversation with The News Journal Saturday afternoon .
“ He ’ s the closest thing to a living saint that I ’ ve ever met .
“ What made him special is he didn ’ t just watch history pass by .
He made history .
He changed the arc of our country.
” Coons went on and on : “ John was clear-eyed , ” Coons said .
“ He saw how wrong and how racist and how unequal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him mad every day .
But he had the kind of heart that could also believe in the possibility of progress when so many others accepted that that ’ s the way things are .
Coons has a lot of distasteful traits .
One of his most distasteful being the way he gives himself the rub by associating himself with great people like John Lewis .
OK , folks , time to reveal the brazen hypocrisy .
The Chris Coons crying crocodile tears over arguably the greatest voting rights advocate we ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who voted against Obama ’ s superb nominee to head the DOJ Civil Rights Division .
Why did he vote against this nominee ?
Because cops of the same ilk of those who beat up John Lewis at the Edmund Pettis Bridge confronted Coons , and Coons bought their argument : U.S. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware joined six other fellow Democrats on Wednesday in blocking President Barack Obama ’ s choice to oversee the Justice Department ’ s Civil Rights office .
Coons said he voted against Debo Adegbile ’ s nomination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his role in the defense of cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal .
“ There is no question that Mr. Adegbile has had a significant and broad career as a leading civil rights advocate , and would be an asset to the Justice Department , ” Coons said in a statement .
“ But at a time when the Civil Rights Division urgently needs better relations with the law enforcement community , I was troubled by the idea of voting for an Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights who would face such visceral opposition from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the job.
” Chris Coons gave cops veto power over who should head up Civil Rights Enforcement in America and who should lead the fight for voting rights .
Because Maureen Faulkner would be sad , and because racist cops wouldn ’ t countenance it .
Oh , and please tell me why the Civil Rights Division ‘ urgently need ( ed ) better relations with the law enforcement community ’ .
Certainly not if law enforcement was part of the problem , which they still are .
It ’ s not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep the police unions happy .
His vote was a ‘ fuck you ’ to the great John Lewis and to disenfranchised minorities all over the country .
All of Coons ’ rhapsodic nostalgia for his alleged schoolboy journeys on behalf of civil rights ( his ‘ Bearded Marxist ’ days ? )
can not hide the fact that he is a bullshit artist who , when John Lewis was depending on him , sputtered “ B-b-but Mumia Abu Jamal ” and abandoned Lewis because a buncha cops said so .
Any Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end needs to vote for someone who not only shares that belief , but has demonstrated that she will fight for those rights .
That person is not Chris Coons .
He ’ s proven it .
That person is Jess Scarane .

The great John Lewis died last week. A man who was beaten by police for the crime of championing voting rights. A man who rose to Congress and into history for his relentless battle to enable all to vote. One of America’s giants.
The great John Lewis died last week. US Senator Chris Coons of Delaware had this to say upon his passing:
Coons said he had a sleepless night Friday and was “struggling” with losing Lewis Saturday. “I thought I would get to see him and speak to him again,” Coons said during a phone conversation with The News Journal Saturday afternoon. “He’s the closest thing to a living saint that I’ve ever met. “What made him special is he didn’t just watch history pass by. He made history. He changed the arc of our country.”
Coons went on and on:
“John was clear-eyed,” Coons said. “He saw how wrong and how racist and how unequal America was and is and it made him mad every day. But he had the kind of heart that could also believe in the possibility of progress when so many others accepted that that’s the way things are.
Coons has a lot of distasteful traits. One of his most distasteful being the way he gives himself the rub by associating himself with great people like John Lewis.
OK, folks, time to reveal the brazen hypocrisy. The Chris Coons crying crocodile tears over arguably the greatest voting rights advocate we’ve had is the exact same Chris Coons who voted against Obama’s superb nominee to head the DOJ Civil Rights Division. Why did he vote against this nominee? Because cops of the same ilk of those who beat up John Lewis at the Edmund Pettis Bridge confronted Coons, and Coons bought their argument:
U.S. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware joined six other fellow Democrats on Wednesday in blocking President Barack Obama’s choice to oversee the Justice Department’s Civil Rights office. Coons said he voted against Debo Adegbile’s nomination moving forward because of law enforcement objections to his role in the defense of cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. “There is no question that Mr. Adegbile has had a significant and broad career as a leading civil rights advocate, and would be an asset to the Justice Department,” Coons said in a statement. “But at a time when the Civil Rights Division urgently needs better relations with the law enforcement community, I was troubled by the idea of voting for an Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights who would face such visceral opposition from law enforcement on his first day on the job.”
Chris Coons gave cops veto power over who should head up Civil Rights Enforcement in America and who should lead the fight for voting rights. Because Maureen Faulkner would be sad, and because racist cops wouldn’t countenance it. Oh, and please tell me why the Civil Rights Division ‘urgently need(ed) better relations with the law enforcement community’. Certainly not if law enforcement was part of the problem, which they still are. It’s not the role of the Civil Rights division to keep the police unions happy.
His vote was a ‘fuck you’ to the great John Lewis and to disenfranchised minorities all over the country. All of Coons’ rhapsodic nostalgia for his alleged schoolboy journeys on behalf of civil rights (his ‘Bearded Marxist’ days?) cannot hide the fact that he is a bullshit artist who, when John Lewis was depending on him, sputtered “B-b-but Mumia Abu Jamal” and abandoned Lewis because a buncha cops said so.
Any Democratic voter who believes that voter suppression must end needs to vote for someone who not only shares that belief, but has demonstrated that she will fight for those rights. That person is not Chris Coons. He’s proven it. That person is Jess Scarane.


delawareliberal--2020-07-22--DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Trump To Pardon Sexual Predator ?
Hey , they all had some good times together in Palm Beach .
If it ’ s in his head , he ’ ll say it .
Ghislaine Maxwell is in his head .
I ’ ll say it : She has more than a little something on him .
Remember , he ’ s a serial sexual predator too .
It ’ d be like pardoning himself .
Trump To His Ambassador To Britain : Get Me The British Open At My Scotland Golf Course .
Yes , it ’ s a blatant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financial gain .
Under any other president…here is a great compendium of his blatant unethical use of the office for his own business gains–it ’ s a long list .
Trump Turns Homeland Security Inward .
He ’ s running against the ’ 60 ’ s and his ads are turning ominous .
What remains of our democracy is at stake .
Here ’ s what the first Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge had to say : “ It was not established to be the president ’ s personal militia , ” Ridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cold day in hell before I would consent to a unilateral , uninvited intervention into one of my cities , ” he added , “ and I wish the president would take a more collaborative approach toward fighting this lawlessness than the unilateral approach he ’ s taken.
” WH , Congressional Rethugs In Disarray Over Stimulus Package .
Gee , they could always pass the Heroes ’ Act , which has been sitting on McConnell ’ s desk for two months .
Massive Ohio Bribery Scheme Ensnares Speaker of the House .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s all about bailing out the owner of two failing nuclear power plants .
Guess Who Got A PPP Bailout–The Church Of Scientology .
And , yes , there are Trump ties to the organization .
Last Gasp To End Florida Disenfranchisement : Pay off ex-felons ’ debts .
Can we once again thank Chris Coons for deep-sixing voter protections because Maureen Faulkner and some fucking cops met with him , and because Chris blew up the nomination of the single person best qualified in the entire country to battle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any D who believes in voting rights should vote for Jess Scarane and against this relentless self-promoter .
Company That Befouled Delaware Communities Seeks Permission To Befoul Even More .
Croda , the company that shut down the Delaware Memorial Bridge and , more importantly , spewed poison into adjacent communities .
This company defines environmental racism at its worst , aided and abetted by Carney and his DNREC milquetoasts .
Because , you know , jobs .
So .
A few hundred people , mostly minorities , get cancer ?
In Delaware @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fuck .
Man , some days , the headlines are more dystopic than others .
This is one of those days .
What do you want to talk about ?

Trump To Pardon Sexual Predator? Hey, they all had some good times together in Palm Beach. If it’s in his head, he’ll say it. Ghislaine Maxwell is in his head. I’ll say it: She has more than a little something on him. Remember, he’s a serial sexual predator too. It’d be like pardoning himself.
Trump To His Ambassador To Britain: Get Me The British Open At My Scotland Golf Course. Yes, it’s a blatant misuse of his office for his own financial gain. Under any other president…here is a great compendium of his blatant unethical use of the office for his own business gains–it’s a long list.
Trump Turns Homeland Security Inward. He’s running against the ’60’s and his ads are turning ominous. What remains of our democracy is at stake. Here’s what the first Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge had to say:
“It was not established to be the president’s personal militia,” Ridge said. “It would be a cold day in hell before I would consent to a unilateral, uninvited intervention into one of my cities,” he added, “and I wish the president would take a more collaborative approach toward fighting this lawlessness than the unilateral approach he’s taken.”
WH, Congressional Rethugs In Disarray Over Stimulus Package. Gee, they could always pass the Heroes’ Act, which has been sitting on McConnell’s desk for two months.
Massive Ohio Bribery Scheme Ensnares Speaker of the House. Yes, he’s a Rethug. It’s all about bailing out the owner of two failing nuclear power plants.
Guess Who Got A PPP Bailout–The Church Of Scientology. And, yes, there are Trump ties to the organization.
ALEC Crafts Bill Protecting Corporations From Liability. ALEC is corporate evil writ large.
Last Gasp To End Florida Disenfranchisement: Pay off ex-felons’ debts. Can we once again thank Chris Coons for deep-sixing voter protections because Maureen Faulkner and some fucking cops met with him, and because Chris blew up the nomination of the single person best qualified in the entire country to battle voter discrimination? For this alone, any D who believes in voting rights should vote for Jess Scarane and against this relentless self-promoter.
Company That Befouled Delaware Communities Seeks Permission To Befoul Even More. Croda, the company that shut down the Delaware Memorial Bridge and, more importantly, spewed poison into adjacent communities. This company defines environmental racism at its worst, aided and abetted by Carney and his DNREC milquetoasts. Because, you know, jobs. So. A few hundred people, mostly minorities, get cancer? In Delaware, the powers-that-be don’t give a fuck.
Man, some days, the headlines are more dystopic than others. This is one of those days.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-23--Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV

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delawareliberal--2020-07-23--Song of the Day 7/23: Graham Parker, “Local Girls”

Graham Parker is nearly forgotten today , but back in the ’ 70s , during British music ’ s transition from pub rock to punk/new wave , Parker was viewed as one of the scene ’ s angry young men , on a par with Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson .
His record company thought this song , from his third LP , “ Squeezing Out Sparks , ” would be the one to break him big in the U.S .
Despite heavy promotion it failed to chart , but it did help make the album the highest-selling of Parker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s still a staple of his live show .
“ The idea for ‘ Local ’ is from remembering what it was like to be a boy at home , looking out the window , seeing a rather toothsome piece stroll by , nose in the air perhaps , down the quiet semi-detached suburban street , and knowing that she probably already ( at 13/14 years of age ) fancies herself as an army wife ( I grew up next door to an army camp and the squaddies were always stealing the girlfolk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your feeble advances with some disdain .
It ’ s a fairly typical the-object-of-ones-desire-is-always-out-of-reach-type song , just about 30 times better and more pregnant with meaning/detail than pretty much anyone else on the planet could even begin to aspire to , is all.
” The video was made before the advent of MTV , so the production values are actually somewhat ahead of their time , even if they seem as dated as a silent film now .
When the time came for a tribute album , the producers put together Pat DiNuzio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Captain Beefheart ’ s band and Frank Black of the Pixies for another go at it .
It ’ s pretty good , but nobody can imitate Parker ’ s ability to sneer out his lyrics .

Graham Parker is nearly forgotten today, but back in the ’70s, during British music’s transition from pub rock to punk/new wave, Parker was viewed as one of the scene’s angry young men, on a par with Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson. His record company thought this song, from his third LP, “Squeezing Out Sparks,” would be the one to break him big in the U.S. Despite heavy promotion it failed to chart, but it did help make the album the highest-selling of Parker’s career, and it’s still a staple of his live show.
On his website, Parker explained,
“The idea for ‘Local’ is from remembering what it was like to be a boy at home, looking out the window, seeing a rather toothsome piece stroll by, nose in the air perhaps, down the quiet semi-detached suburban street, and knowing that she probably already (at 13/14 years of age) fancies herself as an army wife (I grew up next door to an army camp and the squaddies were always stealing the girlfolk) and is going to look upon your feeble advances with some disdain. It’s a fairly typical the-object-of-ones-desire-is-always-out-of-reach-type song, just about 30 times better and more pregnant with meaning/detail than pretty much anyone else on the planet could even begin to aspire to, is all.”
The video was made before the advent of MTV, so the production values are actually somewhat ahead of their time, even if they seem as dated as a silent film now.
When the time came for a tribute album, the producers put together Pat DiNuzio of the Smithereens, Gary Lucas of Captain Beefheart’s band and Frank Black of the Pixies for another go at it. It’s pretty good, but nobody can imitate Parker’s ability to sneer out his lyrics.


delawareliberal--2020-07-23--DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 23, 2020

DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 23, 2020

Feds Tear-Gas Portland Mayor .
Of course , the Portland cops had tear-gassed the protestors for weeks before he finally deigned to show up at a protest .
Here is a lot more on the ‘ secret force ’ occupying Portland .
This is Nixon in 1968 , except the protests have largely been peaceful , and Trump is fomenting violence for his reelection .
( Of course , we now know that Nixon was quietly fomenting violence amid peaceful protests as well . )
Trump is literally destroying the social order to get reelected .
We are living through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American presidency .
NYPD Dumped BLM Peaceful Protestors Into NYC Jails For Days .
Legally .
Time to change the laws .
The NYPD is a public menace .
Where Will Climate Refugees Go ?
Let ’ s face it .
Climate change will cause people to move in order to survive .
Pro Publica and the NYTimes team up to model what may happen .
Essential reporting .
1.4 Million Unemployment Claims Last Week .
Up from previous weeks .
The economy ’ s not coming back stronger than ever .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Delaware Public School Teachers Call For Remote Reopening .
Recognizing the inevitable : Life doesn ’ t return to something approaching normality until there ’ s a vaccine and until people are vaccinated .
Hey , at least traffic won ’ t suck .
What do you want to talk about ?

Feds Tear-Gas Portland Mayor. Of course, the Portland cops had tear-gassed the protestors for weeks before he finally deigned to show up at a protest. Here is a lot more on the ‘secret force’ occupying Portland. This is Nixon in 1968, except the protests have largely been peaceful, and Trump is fomenting violence for his reelection. (Of course, we now know that Nixon was quietly fomenting violence amid peaceful protests as well.) Trump is literally destroying the social order to get reelected. We are living through the darkest days in the history of the American presidency.
NYPD Dumped BLM Peaceful Protestors Into NYC Jails For Days. Legally. Time to change the laws. The NYPD is a public menace.
Where Will Climate Refugees Go? Let’s face it. Climate change will cause people to move in order to survive. Pro Publica and the NYTimes team up to model what may happen. Essential reporting.
1.4 Million Unemployment Claims Last Week. Up from previous weeks. The economy’s not coming back stronger than ever.
UD Plans ‘Virtual’ Semester. Delaware Public School Teachers Call For Remote Reopening. Recognizing the inevitable: Life doesn’t return to something approaching normality until there’s a vaccine and until people are vaccinated. Hey, at least traffic won’t suck.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-24--Song of the Day 7/24: Bryan Ferry, “Positively 4th Street”

Bob Dylan has had some excellent musical interpreters over the years — the Byrds , the Band , early Rod Stewart — but one of the most consistent and surprising is Roxy Music lead singer Bryan Ferry .
Ferry ’ s mannered , louche vocals would seem an odd match for the material , but he has covered Dylan repeatedly since his first solo album in 1974 , when he reworked “ A Hard Rain ’ s a- Gon na Fall ” to polarizing effect .
In 2007 he recorded an LP , “ Dylanesque , ” consisting entirely of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what might be the nastiest fuck-you song of Dylan ’ s entire career , giving it a more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger tone that reveals the hurt beneath the vitriol .
Dylan recorded the song during the sessions for “ Highway 61 Revisited , ” but it was released only as a single , to follow “ Like a Rolling Stone , ” until its release on Dylan ’ s 1967 Greatest Hits LP .
His version features a cheerful melody with organ flourishes by Al Kooper to offset the scabrous lyrics .
Nobody has ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ target , but nearly every folkie from early- ’ 60s Greenwich Village has been named as a suspect .
The song reached No .
7 on the Billboard charts in 1965 .

Bob Dylan has had some excellent musical interpreters over the years — the Byrds, the Band, early Rod Stewart — but one of the most consistent and surprising is Roxy Music lead singer Bryan Ferry. Ferry’s mannered, louche vocals would seem an odd match for the material, but he has covered Dylan repeatedly since his first solo album in 1974, when he reworked “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” to polarizing effect. In 2007 he recorded an LP, “Dylanesque,” consisting entirely of Dylan covers, including this delicate reading of what might be the nastiest fuck-you song of Dylan’s entire career, giving it a more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger tone that reveals the hurt beneath the vitriol.
Dylan recorded the song during the sessions for “Highway 61 Revisited,” but it was released only as a single, to follow “Like a Rolling Stone,” until its release on Dylan’s 1967 Greatest Hits LP. His version features a cheerful melody with organ flourishes by Al Kooper to offset the scabrous lyrics. Nobody has ever determined the identify of Dylan’s target, but nearly every folkie from early-’60s Greenwich Village has been named as a suspect. The song reached No. 7 on the Billboard charts in 1965.


delawareliberal--2020-07-24--DL Open Thread: Friday, July 24, 2020

DL Open Thread: Friday, July 24, 2020

DeMatteis ‘ Manages ’ Prison COVID Outbreak Same Way Yrene Waldron ‘ Manages ’ Covid Outbreaks In Nursing Homes .
If anything , DeMatteis comes across as the more cold-blooded of the two .
She betrays nothing but contempt for her charges .
Carney loves ‘ team players ’ like these two .
Humanity is not a trait he values .
DHS Admits Lying In Order To Bar New York State From ‘ Trusted Traveler ’ Program .
It was retribution , pure and simple .
Speaking of retribution , judge blisters Bureau Of Prisons for sending Michael Cohen back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump Cancels RNC Convention In Jacksonville .
Gee , ya think North Carolina wants ’ em back ?
It ’ s too bad , it was gon na be great : The drawings look absolutely beautiful .
I never thought we could have something look so good , so fast with everything going on .
And everything was going well — a tremendous list of speakers ; thousands of people wanting to be there — and I mean , in some cases , desperately be there .
They wanted to attend .
People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; they wanted to be there .
The pageantry , the signs , the excitement were really , really top of the line .
Don ’ t be disappointed , Trumpsters .
The President promised that R ’ s would ‘ have a very nice something ’ .
Rethug Senators May Screw Unemployed Americans In Order To Get Rid Of Trump .
Gee , I guess they ’ re not worried about consigning their Party to permanent minority status .
We know they ’ re not concerned about the tens of millions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Grandmother Dies Of Covid .
Trump Administration Denies It .
Hey , just thought I ’ d throw this in .
They lie about everything .
Karen Bass This Year ’ s Tim Kaine ?
Well , she ’ s Black and a woman .
But her ‘ rise ’ in the VP sweepstakes seems to be more about the lack of strong antipathy towards her than about what she brings .
Sound familiar ?
I ’ d be disappointed were she the choice .
I expect to be disappointed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will enjoy this narrative of the epic takedown , I guarantee .
What do you want to talk about ?

DeMatteis ‘Manages’ Prison COVID Outbreak Same Way Yrene Waldron ‘Manages’ Covid Outbreaks In Nursing Homes. If anything, DeMatteis comes across as the more cold-blooded of the two. She betrays nothing but contempt for her charges. Carney loves ‘team players’ like these two. Humanity is not a trait he values.
DHS Admits Lying In Order To Bar New York State From ‘Trusted Traveler’ Program. It was retribution, pure and simple. Speaking of retribution, judge blisters Bureau Of Prisons for sending Michael Cohen back to jail, orders him freed.
Trump Cancels RNC Convention In Jacksonville. Gee, ya think North Carolina wants ’em back? It’s too bad, it was gonna be great:
The drawings look absolutely beautiful. I never thought we could have something look so good, so fast with everything going on. And everything was going well — a tremendous list of speakers; thousands of people wanting to be there — and I mean, in some cases, desperately be there. They wanted to attend. People making travel arrangements all over the country; they wanted to be there. The pageantry, the signs, the excitement were really, really top of the line.
Don’t be disappointed, Trumpsters. The President promised that R’s would ‘have a very nice something’.
Rethug Senators May Screw Unemployed Americans In Order To Get Rid Of Trump. Gee, I guess they’re not worried about consigning their Party to permanent minority status. We know they’re not concerned about the tens of millions of unemployed Americans. Highly-recommended.
Stephen Miller’s Grandmother Dies Of Covid. Trump Administration Denies It. Hey, just thought I’d throw this in. They lie about everything.
Karen Bass This Year’s Tim Kaine? Well, she’s Black and a woman. But her ‘rise’ in the VP sweepstakes seems to be more about the lack of strong antipathy towards her than about what she brings. Sound familiar? I’d be disappointed were she the choice. I expect to be disappointed.
AOC Schools Congressman/Asshole Ted Yoho. You will enjoy this narrative of the epic takedown, I guarantee.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-27--Noam Chomsky on Trump:  He can’t afford to lose

Like Chomsky , I have zero faith in GOP Reps , Senators or Governors to do the right thing .
NOAM CHOMSKY : Well , there are various maneuvers that theoretically they might undertake .
One might be to try to throw the election to the — to refuse to accept the vote , to make sure that the Republican governors don ’ t authorize their own electors .
This is routine and automatic , but technically they could refuse .
Could throw it into the House , where there ’ s enough Republicans in the House to essentially turn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you find , as I said , in some tin-pot dictatorship .
That ’ s one possibility .
Another possibility is he might just try to call out the military to impose martial law .
And the point is , he can not lose .
First of all , he ’ s psychologically incapable of losing .
Secondly , if he loses , if he leaves the White House , he may be facing serious legal problems .
Now he has immunity , but there ’ s a whole swamp around him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it from being investigated .
He fired all the inspectors general when they were beginning to investigate it .
The federal attorney for the Southern District of New York — that ’ s Wall Street and so on , the most important — started looking into it .
Fired him , replaced him with a flack from the private equity industry .
There ’ s nothing he would not do to try to maintain office , virtually nothing you can think of .
This is a major crisis .
There ’ s been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for 350 years in England , and 250 years here , and nothing like this has happened before .
We ’ re dealing with a figure who ’ s out of the political spectrum for functioning democracies .
And he has a political party behind him which by now has just turned into cowardly sycophants .
They ’ re terrified to cross His Imperial Majesty .
He ’ s got a popular base of heavily armed , angry white supremacist militias .
There ’ s no telling what he would do .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be a different country — and a different world , given U.S. power .

Like Chomsky, I have zero faith in GOP Reps, Senators or Governors to do the right thing.
NOAM CHOMSKY: Well, there are various maneuvers that theoretically they might undertake. One might be to try to throw the election to the — to refuse to accept the vote, to make sure that the Republican governors don’t authorize their own electors. This is routine and automatic, but technically they could refuse. Could throw it into the House, where there’s enough Republicans in the House to essentially turn the election into the kind of farce that you find, as I said, in some tin-pot dictatorship. That’s one possibility. Another possibility is he might just try to call out the military to impose martial law.
And the point is, he cannot lose. First of all, he’s psychologically incapable of losing. Secondly, if he loses, if he leaves the White House, he may be facing serious legal problems. Now he has immunity, but there’s a whole swamp around him. He’s tried to keep it from being investigated. He fired all the inspectors general when they were beginning to investigate it. The federal attorney for the Southern District of New York — that’s Wall Street and so on, the most important — started looking into it. Fired him, replaced him with a flack from the private equity industry. There’s nothing he would not do to try to maintain office, virtually nothing you can think of.
This is a major crisis. There’s been one or other form of parliamentary democracy for 350 years in England, and 250 years here, and nothing like this has happened before. We’re dealing with a figure who’s out of the political spectrum for functioning democracies. And he has a political party behind him which by now has just turned into cowardly sycophants. They’re terrified to cross His Imperial Majesty. He’s got a popular base of heavily armed, angry white supremacist militias. There’s no telling what he would do. I think the country, by November, may be a different country — and a different world, given U.S. power.


delawareliberal--2020-07-27--Jessica Scarane Aims to Unseat Corporate Democrat Chris Coons | The Humanist Report Full Interview


delawareliberal--2020-07-27--Song of the Day 7/27: Asylum Street Spankers, “Leaf Blower”

H/t to El Somnambulo , without whom I would never have heard of this now-defunct Austin collective of actor/musicians , @ @ @ @ @ noise pollution and those who perpetrate it .
They couldn ’ t know that someday @ @ @ @ @ Guthrie ’ s “ This Machine Fights Fascists ” label .

H/t to El Somnambulo, without whom I would never have heard of this now-defunct Austin collective of actor/musicians, let alone their song about noise pollution and those who perpetrate it. They couldn’t know that someday leaf blowers would deserve Woody Guthrie’s “This Machine Fights Fascists” label.


delawareliberal--2020-07-27--DL Open Thread: Monday, July 27, 2020

DL Open Thread: Monday, July 27, 2020

EPA Hid Cancer Risks From Delaware Communities .
The EPA knew about the risks from a chemical at the Croda plant three years ago , but didn ’ t bother to tell the residents .
This is the most blatant sort of environmental racism , and Delaware has to put a stop to it .
Stop putting plants that pollute in Southbridge , along the Rt .
9 corridor , near Minquadale , and strictly enforce environmental laws when companies cavalierly contaminate : The designation was “ probably carcinogenic to humans ” in 2014 , when Delaware ’ s then-Gov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the manufacture of the chemical at Atlas Point .
At the time , Croda International Plc .
called its plan for Delaware a “ significant ” and nationally groundbreaking investment .
It also would reduce Croda ’ s reliance on hazardous petrochemical-based supplies of ethylene oxide , the company said then .
The ‘ Delaware Way ’ has always included a trade-off of killing minorities who live near industrial sites in exchange for ‘ jobsjobsjobs ’ .
This must end .
Who is holding up the loot ?
Jared Kushner .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid Testing Delays Render Tests Almost Useless .
Gee , you ’ d think that Trump would do something to address this .
You would be wrong .
Here ’ s why our test results take so long .
It ’ s a supply-chain problem .
You Want Proof That NYPD Cops Are Out Of Control ?
We ’ ve Got Your Proof Right Here .
Does anybody , anybody , think that a similar release of police discipline records right here in Delaware wouldn ’ t reveal a similar pattern ?
Didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commit violent acts invariably commit multiple violent acts .
So what has Delaware done ?
Put an ex-cop ( Franklin Cooke ) in charge of a panel on police reform .
Speaker Pete has designed this exercise to fail in order to protect his cop buddies .
Inside ‘ Bortac ’ , The Storm Troopers Who Trump Has Sent To Portland .
Iraq .
Afghanistan .
Portland .
Which one of these is not like the other ?
Their track record is…lethal : Tomsheck investigated numerous cases of what he concluded to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needless death during his time at CBP internal affairs from 2006 to 2014 .
“ Time and time again I saw incidents unfold where people – always Latinos , almost always Mexican citizens – lost their lives at the hands of border patrol agents.
” What do you want to talk about ?

EPA Hid Cancer Risks From Delaware Communities. The EPA knew about the risks from a chemical at the Croda plant three years ago, but didn’t bother to tell the residents. This is the most blatant sort of environmental racism, and Delaware has to put a stop to it. Stop putting plants that pollute in Southbridge, along the Rt. 9 corridor, near Minquadale, and strictly enforce environmental laws when companies cavalierly contaminate:
The designation was “probably carcinogenic to humans” in 2014, when Delaware’s then-Gov. Jack Markell welcomed plans to allow for the manufacture of the chemical at Atlas Point. At the time, Croda International Plc. called its plan for Delaware a “significant” and nationally groundbreaking investment. It also would reduce Croda’s reliance on hazardous petrochemical-based supplies of ethylene oxide, the company said then.
The ‘Delaware Way’ has always included a trade-off of killing minorities who live near industrial sites in exchange for ‘jobsjobsjobs’. This must end.
Trump To House Rethugs: “No Money For You”:
In fact, the DCCC’s 42 most-vulnerable front-line members have an average 5-to-1 cash advantage over their GOP opponents. Additionally, 30 Democratic challengers outraised their Republican foes in the second quarter of 2020, putting the party in a prime position to grow their ranks in the House.
Who is holding up the loot? Jared Kushner. He’s in charge of everything.
Covid Testing Delays Render Tests Almost Useless. Gee, you’d think that Trump would do something to address this. You would be wrong. Here’s why our test results take so long. It’s a supply-chain problem.
You Want Proof That NYPD Cops Are Out Of Control? We’ve Got Your Proof Right Here. Does anybody, anybody, think that a similar release of police discipline records right here in Delaware wouldn’t reveal a similar pattern? Didn’t think so. Cops who commit violent acts invariably commit multiple violent acts. So what has Delaware done? Put an ex-cop (Franklin Cooke) in charge of a panel on police reform. Speaker Pete has designed this exercise to fail in order to protect his cop buddies.
Inside ‘Bortac’, The Storm Troopers Who Trump Has Sent To Portland. Iraq. Afghanistan. Portland. Which one of these is not like the other? Their track record is…lethal:
Tomsheck investigated numerous cases of what he concluded to be inappropriate use of lethal force resulting in needless death during his time at CBP internal affairs from 2006 to 2014. “Time and time again I saw incidents unfold where people – always Latinos, almost always Mexican citizens – lost their lives at the hands of border patrol agents.”
A must-read.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-26--Song of the Day 7/26: Fleetwood Mac feat. Peter Green, “Black Magic Woman”

To most Americans , Fleetwood Mac is a Los Angeles-based pop-rock group .
To most Brits , it was among the best bands of the late- ’ 60s electric blues explosion behind its singer and guitarist , Peter Green .
That version of the band didn ’ t sell many records in the U.S. , where Eric Clapton , Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page satisfied the heavy-blues market , but in Britain Green ranks right up there with them .
After replacing Clapton in John Mayall ’ s Bluesbreakers , Green , who died last week at age 73 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fronted the band from 1967 until 1970 , when his drug use caused a mental breakdown .
The band ’ s manager at the time , Clifford Davis , said , “ The truth about Peter Green and how he ended up how he did is very simple .
We were touring Europe in late 1969 .
When we were in Germany , Peter told me he had been invited to a party .
I knew there were going to be a lot of drugs around and I suggested that he didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyway and I understand from him that he took what turned out to be very bad , impure LSD .
He was never the same again.
” Green spent most of the 1970s being treated for what was eventually termed schizophrenia , and while he contributed to various projects over the years , he never found — or even sought — commercial success again .
The Green-led Fleetwood Mac had several chart hits in the UK , but his best-known composition in America is “ Black Magic Woman ” — not his own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Oh Well ” was a highlight of the band ’ s blues repertoire , and it stayed in concert set lists until the 1990s .
The band ’ s last Green-penned chart hit in the UK was 1970 ’ s “ The Green Manalishi ( With the Two-Prong Crown ) , ” written after his mental problems had begun .

To most Americans, Fleetwood Mac is a Los Angeles-based pop-rock group. To most Brits, it was among the best bands of the late-’60s electric blues explosion behind its singer and guitarist, Peter Green. That version of the band didn’t sell many records in the U.S., where Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page satisfied the heavy-blues market, but in Britain Green ranks right up there with them.
After replacing Clapton in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Green, who died last week at age 73, founded Fleetwood Mac with drummer Mick Fleetwood and fronted the band from 1967 until 1970, when his drug use caused a mental breakdown. The band’s manager at the time, Clifford Davis, said,
“The truth about Peter Green and how he ended up how he did is very simple. We were touring Europe in late 1969. When we were in Germany, Peter told me he had been invited to a party. I knew there were going to be a lot of drugs around and I suggested that he didn’t go. But he went anyway and I understand from him that he took what turned out to be very bad, impure LSD. He was never the same again.”
Green spent most of the 1970s being treated for what was eventually termed schizophrenia, and while he contributed to various projects over the years, he never found — or even sought — commercial success again.
The Green-led Fleetwood Mac had several chart hits in the UK, but his best-known composition in America is “Black Magic Woman” — not his own version but Carlos Santana’s.
“Oh Well” was a highlight of the band’s blues repertoire, and it stayed in concert set lists until the 1990s.
The band’s last Green-penned chart hit in the UK was 1970’s “The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Prong Crown),” written after his mental problems had begun.


delawareliberal--2020-07-26--DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 26, 2020

DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 26, 2020

The Real Deal On Portland .
Kristof spends a lot of time there .
He spoke at my youngest daughter ’ s graduation .
His parents are both professors at Portland State .
This is accurate .
Trump wants a conflagration , maybe multiple conflagrations , to scare the shit out of suburban Americans .
He may be getting his wish .
He will stop at nothing .
Who will stop him ?
Now .
Not in November .
When You ’ ve Lost Ronald Reagan…hey , grifters got ta grift .
Gold coins , extremely limited production .
Seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before .
Usually on late-night TV .
Too much for the Reagan Foundation .
McConnell : Relief Bill In ‘ Two To Three Weeks ’ .
In that time , people will be evicted and people will lose their unemployment benefits .
Political suicide .
Rethugs have chosen destroying peoples ’ lives over getting reelected .
Zuckerberg And Trump : Together Again ?
He might want to consider what happens when Trump loses… Lebron James Is My Hero .
He ’ s created an organization to pay off the debts of Florida ex-felons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Michael Jordan is playing golf .
Though not with Trump .
That ’ s what Brett Favre did .
What do you want to talk about ?

The Real Deal On Portland. Kristof spends a lot of time there. He spoke at my youngest daughter’s graduation. His parents are both professors at Portland State. This is accurate. Trump wants a conflagration, maybe multiple conflagrations, to scare the shit out of suburban Americans. He may be getting his wish. He will stop at nothing. Who will stop him? Now. Not in November.
When You’ve Lost Ronald Reagan…hey, grifters gotta grift. Gold coins, extremely limited production. Seems like I’ve heard this scam before. Usually on late-night TV. Too much for the Reagan Foundation.
McConnell: Relief Bill In ‘Two To Three Weeks’. In that time, people will be evicted and people will lose their unemployment benefits. Political suicide. Rethugs have chosen destroying peoples’ lives over getting reelected.
Zuckerberg And Trump: Together Again? He might want to consider what happens when Trump loses…
Lebron James Is My Hero. He’s created an organization to pay off the debts of Florida ex-felons to restore their voting rights. Somewhere, Michael Jordan is playing golf. Though not with Trump. That’s what Brett Favre did.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-25--Song of the Day 7/25: The Rolling Stones, “Street Fighting Man”

Song of the Day 7/25 : The Rolling Stones , “ Street Fighting Man ” If I had any skillz @ @ @ @ @ to video of Portland dudes deploying leaf blowers against the federal fascists who tear-gas them @ @ @ @ @ since the ’ 60s .
“ Street Fighting Man ” was the lead single from @ @ @ @ @ ” in 1968 , but it only reached No .
41 when some radio stations @ @ @ @ @ subversive ” lyrics .
The sound quality is lo-fi even by the standards of the @ @ @ @ @ recorded on a cassette device purposely overloaded to achieve distortion .
Jagger said he wrote @ @ @ @ @ the protests going on in Paris and the U.S. , as reflection on the contrasting @ @ @ @ @ preferred Rod Stewart ’ s version even in 1969 .
Rod liked it so much @ @ @ @ @ song on his first LP ( “ The Rod Stewart Album ” in the US @ @ @ @ @ Won ’ t Ever Let You Down ” in the UK ) .

If I had any skillz I’d set this to video of Portland dudes deploying leaf blowers against the federal fascists who tear-gas them. Protests sure have changed since the ’60s.
“Street Fighting Man” was the lead single from “Beggar’s Banquet” in 1968, but it only reached No. 41 when some radio stations refused to play its “subversive” lyrics. The sound quality is lo-fi even by the standards of the day, thanks to being recorded on a cassette device purposely overloaded to achieve distortion. Jagger said he wrote the lyrics in response to the protests going on in Paris and the U.S., as reflection on the contrasting quiet of London.
I preferred Rod Stewart’s version even in 1969. Rod liked it so much he made it the leadoff song on his first LP (“The Rod Stewart Album” in the US, “An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down” in the UK).


delawareliberal--2020-07-25--DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 25, 2020

DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 25, 2020

Company Insiders Cash In On Vaccine Press Releases .
More proof the system , whatever the system is , is rigged .
Rethugs To Unemployed : “ Drop Dead ” .
Moscow Mitch is in no hurry .
Politics trumps helping people .
Something tells me the politics ain ’ t gon na look so good for the R ’ s come November , because this is what ’ s likely to happen .
Chances of defeating Putin ’ s favorite turtle are likely to increase , perhaps exponentially .
Small Businesses Bought Trump ’ s Con In 2016 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ More .
The only way Trump can win is with massive fraud and voter suppression .
Which reminds me , people are asking the wrong question .
It ’ s not what Trump will do if he loses , it ’ s what Biden will do if yet another election is stolen .
Historic Political Tsunami Warning .
It might not happen , but , hey , it ’ s the weekend .
Savor the possibility .
Eviction Tsunami Could Hit Next Week .
What happens to all of those who could lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own ?
Anyone have any plans ?
Trump Seeks Conflagration In Portland .
It ’ s no longer about ‘ defending ’ monuments and public buildings .
Trump wants to recreate 1968 so that he can run a vintage Nixonian 1968 campaign .
‘ Made For TV Fascism ’ indeed .
Thing is , all this is happening on Trump ’ s watch .
The most evil man in American history .
And he ’ s President .
Don ’ t be misled : The Portland police are co-conspirators , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a different group of storm troopers now .
R Mizzou Governor In Crosshairs Of Medical Marijuana Scandal .
His D opponent ’ s mantra : “ Where there ’ s smoke , there ’ s fire.
” Betcha his handling of Covid isn ’ t helping , either .
In a political tsunami , this is the kind of incumbent who often gets swept from office .
What do you want to talk about ?

Company Insiders Cash In On Vaccine Press Releases. More proof the system, whatever the system is, is rigged.
Rethugs To Unemployed: “Drop Dead”. Moscow Mitch is in no hurry. Politics trumps helping people. Something tells me the politics ain’t gonna look so good for the R’s come November, because this is what’s likely to happen. Chances of defeating Putin’s favorite turtle are likely to increase, perhaps exponentially.
Small Businesses Bought Trump’s Con In 2016. They’re Not Buying It Any More. The only way Trump can win is with massive fraud and voter suppression. Which reminds me, people are asking the wrong question. It’s not what Trump will do if he loses, it’s what Biden will do if yet another election is stolen.
Historic Political Tsunami Warning. It might not happen, but, hey, it’s the weekend. Savor the possibility.
Eviction Tsunami Could Hit Next Week. What happens to all of those who could lose their housing through no fault of their own? Anyone have any plans?
Trump Seeks Conflagration In Portland. It’s no longer about ‘defending’ monuments and public buildings. Trump wants to recreate 1968 so that he can run a vintage Nixonian 1968 campaign. ‘Made For TV Fascism’ indeed. Thing is, all this is happening on Trump’s watch. The most evil man in American history. And he’s President. Don’t be misled: The Portland police are co-conspirators, it’s just that the tear gas is coming from a different group of storm troopers now.
R Mizzou Governor In Crosshairs Of Medical Marijuana Scandal. His D opponent’s mantra: “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” Betcha his handling of Covid isn’t helping, either. In a political tsunami, this is the kind of incumbent who often gets swept from office.
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-25--Rob talks about the Green New Deal for Delaware w/Madinah Wilson-Anton & Victor Perez)

Rob talks about the Green New Deal for Delaware w/Madinah Wilson-Anton & Victor Perez ) I haven ’ t heard @ @ @ @ @ but if the concept of intersectionality bothers you , or if you think we have @ @ @ @ @ ” for “ the economy ” – this podcast probably is not for you .
@ @ @ @ @ a little behind posting these and maybe missed a few .
So don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ go to Patreon .
Subscribe and support .
Local independent media is more important than @ @

I haven’t heard the whole thing yet, but if the concept of intersectionality bothers you, or if you think we have to sacrifice “the environment” for “the economy” – this podcast probably is not for you. PS – I’m a little behind posting these and maybe missed a few. So don’t depend on me. Just go to Patreon. Subscribe and support. Local independent media is more important than ever.


delawareliberal--2020-07-25--Fuck the Fucking New York Times

Fuck the Fucking New York Times

I ’ m just dropping this entire Eschaton post here because it really gets to the heart of the problem with America ’ s “ liberal ” media .
WASHINGTON — Ever since Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came to Congress as the youngest woman elected to the House , she has upended traditions , harnessing the power of social media and challenging leaders , including President Trump , who are 50 years her senior .
On Thursday , she had her most norm-shattering moment yet when she took to the House floor to read into the Congressional Record a sexist vulgarity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican , had used to refer to her .
“ In front of reporters , Representative Yoho called me , and I quote : ‘ A fucking bitch , ’ ” she said , punching each syllable in the vulgarity .
“ These are the words Representative Yoho levied against a congresswoman.
” Then Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , who excels at using her detractors to amplify her own political brand , invited a group of Democratic women in the House to come forward to express solidarity with her .
One by one , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mistreatment by men , including in Congress .
More even than the profanity uttered on the House floor , where language is carefully regulated , what unfolded over the next hour was a remarkable moment of cultural upheaval on Capitol Hill .
The people who work at the New York Times are deeply broken people Sure she was called a fucking bitch , but she used it to tik-tok her way into the hearts of the snapchat generation by elevating her brand !
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As for “ fucking bitch , ” here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her that .
They didn ’ t even quote Yoho using the naughty words , but they quoted AOC quoting him using the naughty words , because it UPENDED TRADITIONS , and was NORM-SHATTERING .
You might say , UPPITY !

I’m just dropping this entire Eschaton post here because it really gets to the heart of the problem with America’s “liberal” media.
WASHINGTON — Ever since Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came to Congress as the youngest woman elected to the House, she has upended traditions, harnessing the power of social media and challenging leaders, including President Trump, who are 50 years her senior.
On Thursday, she had her most norm-shattering moment yet when she took to the House floor to read into the Congressional Record a sexist vulgarity that Representative Ted Yoho, a Florida Republican, had used to refer to her.
“In front of reporters, Representative Yoho called me, and I quote: ‘A fucking bitch,’” she said, punching each syllable in the vulgarity. “These are the words Representative Yoho levied against a congresswoman.”
Then Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who excels at using her detractors to amplify her own political brand, invited a group of Democratic women in the House to come forward to express solidarity with her. One by one, they shared their own stories of harassment and mistreatment by men, including in Congress. More even than the profanity uttered on the House floor, where language is carefully regulated, what unfolded over the next hour was a remarkable moment of cultural upheaval on Capitol Hill.
The people who work at the New York Times are deeply broken people
Sure she was called a fucking bitch, but she used it to tik-tok her way into the hearts of the snapchat generation by elevating her brand!!!
As for “fucking bitch,” here’s the article about Yoho calling her that.
After a brief and tense exchange, the newspaper said, Mr. Yoho walked away from Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, uttering a pair of expletives.
They didn’t even quote Yoho using the naughty words, but they quoted AOC quoting him using the naughty words, because it UPENDED TRADITIONS, and was NORM-SHATTERING. You might say, UPPITY!
These fucking people.


delawareliberal--2020-07-25--Two Years Ago Coons Bragged About Funding Trump’s Goon Squads

WASHINGTON – U.S .
Senator Chris Coons ( D-Del . )
, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee , @ @ @ @ @ Management Agency ( FEMA ) , the nation ’ s fire services , and the @ @ @ @ @ Homeland Security appropriations bill , which passed the Senate Appropriations Committee today with bipartisan support @ @ @ @ @ s borders and keeping our communities safe is a never-ending task , ” said Senator @ @ @ @ @ particularly proud to have secured critical funding for Fire and SAFER grants as well as @ @ @ @ @ this legislation .
Congress must ensure that the Department of Homeland Security has the tools @ @ @ @ @ the evolving threats , and this bipartisan bill does just that.
” Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ suddenly appear as if by magic .
They couldn ’ t exist without Coons ’ @ @ @ @ @

Senate oversight, Coons-style.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured funding for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the nation’s fire services, and the U.S. Coast Guard in the Homeland Security appropriations bill, which passed the Senate Appropriations Committee today with bipartisan support.
“Securing America’s borders and keeping our communities safe is a never-ending task,” said Senator Coons.“I’m particularly proud to have secured critical funding for Fire and SAFER grants as well as the U.S. Coast Guard in this legislation. Congress must ensure that the Department of Homeland Security has the tools it needs to respond to the evolving threats, and this bipartisan bill does just that.”
Trump’s Goon Squads didn’t suddenly appear as if by magic. They couldn’t exist without Coons’ incurious, obsequious bipartisanship.


delawareliberal--2020-07-28--DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 28, 2020

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Trump Installs Pal As Postmaster-General .
Seeks To Sabotage US Postal Service .
Gee , ya think snail-like delivery of absentee ballots could impel Trump to rile up his mouthbreathers with ‘ massive voter fraud ’ charges ?
Everything he does is criminal .
Can someone wake up Tom Carper ?
Isn ’ t he a big post office guy ?
Has anyone even SEEN Carper since the 2018 election ?
Which Reminds Me–Trump Plays Rope-A-Dope On His Finances .
This will never end .
Trump Is ‘ Woke ’ Over Covid Because It ’ s Now Killing ‘ Our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ OK when it is largely killing minorities .
But when it comes for his mask-dissing idiots….BTW , looky who just got sick .
‘ We knew what we were getting into , but JEE-zus ’ .
National Guardsman And Combat Veteran To Testify About Excessive Force Used On Peaceful DC Protestors .
I am encouraged by the response of many in the military to the misuse of federal power .
..as Trump doubles down on Portland .
He is a fascist and he is pushing our country towards fascism in plain sight .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ clearly true in Delaware , where a series of Chamber-influenced Democratic governors enable it to happen .
Any candidate for legislative office in communities who are impacted by this blatant truth must promise to fight this injustice if elected .
Is Covid Killing The Age Of Oil ?
This could be that rare desirable by-product of the pandemic .
Delaware Rethug Party Endorsement Rundown .
What a poorly-written and poorly-researched article .
Couldn ’ t the reporter have at least , you know , talked to all the candidates ?
Shoddy journalism makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And since I take one a week whether I need it or not , please excuse me… What do you want to talk about ?

Trump Installs Pal As Postmaster-General. Seeks To Sabotage US Postal Service. Gee, ya think snail-like delivery of absentee ballots could impel Trump to rile up his mouthbreathers with ‘massive voter fraud’ charges? Everything he does is criminal. Can someone wake up Tom Carper? Isn’t he a big post office guy? Has anyone even SEEN Carper since the 2018 election?
Which Reminds Me–Trump Plays Rope-A-Dope On His Finances. This will never end.
Trump Is ‘Woke’ Over Covid Because It’s Now Killing ‘Our People’. Hey genocide’s OK when it is largely killing minorities. But when it comes for his mask-dissing idiots….BTW, looky who just got sick. ‘We knew what we were getting into, but JEE-zus’.
National Guardsman And Combat Veteran To Testify About Excessive Force Used On Peaceful DC Protestors. I am encouraged by the response of many in the military to the misuse of federal power. ..as Trump doubles down on Portland. He is a fascist and he is pushing our country towards fascism in plain sight.
Environmental Racism Killing Minorities. This is clearly true in Delaware, where a series of Chamber-influenced Democratic governors enable it to happen. Any candidate for legislative office in communities who are impacted by this blatant truth must promise to fight this injustice if elected.
Is Covid Killing The Age Of Oil? This could be that rare desirable by-product of the pandemic.
Delaware Rethug Party Endorsement Rundown. What a poorly-written and poorly-researched article. Couldn’t the reporter have at least, you know, talked to all the candidates? Shoddy journalism makes me want to take a shower. And since I take one a week whether I need it or not, please excuse me…
What do you want to talk about?


delawareliberal--2020-07-28--Song of the Day 7/28: Nick Lowe, “Nutted By Reality”

Song of the Day 7/28 : Nick Lowe , “ Nutted By Reality ” “ He had been living in @ @ @ @ @ he was nutted by reality , ” sounds like a perfect description of Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ ’ s also appropriate for Trump since the first two verses were reapportioned from the @ @ @ @ @ I Want You Back.
” The track appears on Lowe ’ s 1978 “ Jesus @ @ @ @ @ “ Pure Pop for Now People ” in the US ) , his first “ @ @ @ @ @ pub rockers Brinsley Schwarz to hook up with Dave Edmunds .
Their band was called @ @ @ @ @ Edmunds were on different record labels , so their albums were credited to one or @ @ @ @ @ official Rockpile album was released while the band was together .

“He had been living in a different world, then he was nutted by reality,” sounds like a perfect description of Donald Trump’s 2020. It’s also appropriate for Trump since the first two verses were stolen reapportioned from the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back.”
The track appears on Lowe’s 1978 “Jesus of Cool” LP (“Pure Pop for Now People” in the US), his first “solo” album after leaving pub rockers Brinsley Schwarz to hook up with Dave Edmunds. Their band was called Rockpile, but Lowe and Edmunds were on different record labels, so their albums were credited to one or the other; only one official Rockpile album was released while the band was together.