“Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make six.”
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What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
"I loved you then, and I love you now, Reuben James".
Are you channelling the original Kingston Trio?
No, CHB. The Sinking of the Reuben James is Woody Guthrie. Duke is citing Kenny Rogers.
Kingston Trio, however, did do a cover of the Guthrie anti-fascist classic.
Correct.
The two are unrelated, AFAIK.
The song was written by Alex Harvey and Barry Etris about a poor black farmer. Don't know how they came up with the name.
You guys know that song's been stuck in my head all day now, right?
Well…me, too. The K.Rogers one. I don't know the Woodie Guthrie tune. I will look it up.
I used to perform, with the Troy Douglas Band, a Woody Guthrie classic called "Refugee". It's a great song.
Here you go, Duke. Links to the lyrics and Guthrie's recording: http://www.ciscohouston.com/lyrics/reuben_james.shtml
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICy5P1pKy5A
Thanks, skinny!!
I love it when you guys geek out over music trivia. Probably lifetime musicians all.
Duke is still a musician. CHB is a former DJ.
I just like to listen and write music parodies, like Trump Stink for Wild Thing.
Even in the valley of the shadow of death, Boebert will contend that it’s 1776.
She, too, has violated the 14th Amendment. She should be disqualified from running for re-election.
Then stand trial for sedition.
Anyone know how to prove Rep. Bimboebert fits into the terms? Pretty clear she took the oath on January 3 and was allowed to be a member of Congress. So, how does someone go about showing she "shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."?
I should think the twitterings ought to suffice.
Anyone heard from Diogenes ?
Seconding that…been awhile, hasn't it?
Josh Marshall’s good take on “The Elon Musk Razzmatazz“
👍👍
Yes! It's the populist utopia free speech town square! (albeit now privately controlled by the whims of one person)
Never tweeted…now it looks like I never will…😁
I've never tweeted, either. However, Twitter is an essential tool for journalists in keeping up with events. I follow several twitter users on the Ukrainian conflict, and that is the only way to follow things. You do have to curate to who is knowledgable and who is smoking crack. Having responses to your BS is helpful.
I initially thought about Twitter like Maureen Dowd: "I would rather be tied up to stakes in the Kalahari Desert, have honey poured over me and red ants eat out my eyes than open a Twitter account."
But after a while, I found it almost essential if you want to follow fast-moving events, or find out what's trending early in the game. A lot of it is shallow, surface-level, even dumb, but done right you can find important stuff and dig deeper if need be. I will be bummed, though not terminally, if Elon screws it up.
Step aside Marjorie Taylor Green and Lauren Bimbobert, and make way for John Bennett …
Republican Oklahoma candidate says ‘we should try Anthony Fauci and put him in front of a firing squad’ | The Hill
Hmmm. What if he's innocent? It sounds like John Bennett want's to execute him with or without a guilty verdict.
With apologies to Lewis Carroll, "Verdict first, then the trial."
This will make some of our polsters tingle in their naughty places (and a reminder of why separation of Church and State is a good idea)
"Bless these heinous instruments of death..may they kill thousands of innocent Ukranian families and children in this totally unjustified, purely evil invasion designed to gratify the post-soviet expansionist fantasies of a dictatorial madman"
Or something like that…
He is returning the favor for Putin making his cameo appearance at Russian Orthodox Easter midnight mass.
Reminds me of the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
Once again, our side takes the principled, high ground while the other side plays effectively …
New York’s top court throws out district lines and delays primary – POLITICO
The New York Court of Appeals has 7 Democrats on it, yet it issued a 4 to 3 decision. I wonder if the DeSantis-appointed Florida Supreme Court will do the same thing as New York court did? I tend to doubt it.