Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

“Why isn’t this Snickers bar only a nickel?”

This must be what justice looks like, not vengeful, just peaceful exuberance.

If you’re looking for someone who’s young and athletic, go watch a fucking movie.

The jury literally has a bell they can ring to force Trump to show up on command. Greatest thing ever!

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

There’s always a light at the end of the frog.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

“But what about the lurkers?”

It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

When we show up, we win.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

So many bastards, so little time.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

“In the future, this lab will be a museum. don’t touch it.”

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

We need to vote them all out and restore sane Democratic government.

Israel is using food as a weapon of war. Unforgivable.

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

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  1. 1.

    dr. luba

    Why not both?

    Also, too, are there any sweeter words in the English language than “NY Yankees Eliminated”?

  9. 9.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @befuggled:

    Despite having lived in Michigan for more years than I care to remember, I was never much of a Tigers fan. But I sure am today!

  10. 10.

    MoZeu

    Perfect timing for this thread. I am soliciting input for the best country influenced Nick Lowe album for my spouse’s birthday. His discography is immense and I am having a hard time deciding based on Amazon samples.

  11. 11.

    arguingwithsignposts

    In other news, the NYT takes to the fainting couch over an Onion headline:

    The satirical newspaper The Onion underscored this point nicely in its news story on Mr. Jobs’s death. The headline, modified here to replace an expletive, said: “Last American Who Knew What the Heck He Was Doing Dies.”

  12. 12.

    MattF

    I think Cash’s peaks are about as high as you can get. On the other hand, Cash is one of the few performers whose songs I’ve mostly ‘unchecked’ in my music library. I was happy that he found a good producer for his last album, wish he’d done that sooner.

  13. 13.

    Chinn Romney

    In other news, the NYT takes to the fainting couch over an Onion headline:

    Sounds like you didn’t actually read the editorial.

  14. 14.

    piratedan

    ty mistermix! any thread with a bit of Nick Lowe in it is always welcomed! Talk about a guy who has made all the stops on the career train and is still able to impress, my man Nick is the one!

  15. 15.

    arguingwithsignposts

    @Chinn Romney:

    Sounds like you didn’t actually read the editorial.

    How so? It’s the second to last paragraph of the entire article.

    ETA: To clarify, they could have used the old standby F–k instead of replacing the word.

  17. 17.

    piratedan

    @MoZeu: I’d vote for The Convincer but ymmv because his earlier works were more my speed, but I’m still not sure that there are many out there that have his gift for lyric.

  18. 18.

    dr. luba

    @MattF: Cash had Rick Rubin produce his entire series of albums on the American label. All 5 (?6–I lose track) are very good. And the Unearthed box set is great to–the outtakes that didn’t make the albums for whtever reasons.

  22. 22.

    McWaffle

    @master c: Saw him with Wilco just this last Wednesday in Madison, WI. An awesome show overall. Whole Love is a good album, and they played a good deal of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot to boot.

  23. 23.

    kindness

    The Obama Administration is about to close down the Medical Marijuana outlets in California. Press announcement later today.

    I know I shouldn’t approach any one issue as a deciding factor in supporting a politician. I know not supporting Obama in the 2012 election will be equivalent to biting off my nose to spite my face.

    But….this is one issue that could cause me to ‘break the camels back’.

    Throughout this Administration we’ve seen compromises so that the policies enacted were half measures at best in order to placate the opposition. A Stimulus Bill that was way too small, throwing Single Payer overboard immediately, budget/debt debates using Republican talking points and then being surprised that the framing of the issue completely ignores a more progressive result.

    This Administration has gone after it’s own liberal base more than it has it’s Republican opponents. Yea, they are trying to be ‘adults’. They are trying to appease ‘independents’. I can’t understand that they don’t see these ‘independents’ aren’t independents at all. They are Republicans who for what ever reasons don’t want to call themselves Republicans. These folk will NEVER vote for Obama. Never. So once again we have an issue where a Democratic Administration is going after their own base to be ‘adults’.

    Will this killing Medical Marijuana by Obama’s DOJ get those ‘Independent’ voters to vote for him in 2012? No, not only will it not get their votes but I can promise you it will lose mine, and my face be damned.

  24. 24.

    Cacti

    I noticed the RW blogs are freaking out for Lawrence O’Donnell asking Herman Cain why he sat out the civil rights movement while he was a college student in Atlanta.

    You could tell it incensed Cain. I’m guessing some of the “brainwashed” and “plantation” African Americans of his generation have probably suggested he was a coward on more than one occasion.

  25. 25.

    trollhattan

    I love Nick Lowe–as a performer, songwriter and producer. His musical contributions can’t be overstated.

    Have only seen him once–with Rockpile–in a small club. Would love to catch up.

    Also, too, I presume y’all know he was once married to Carlene Carter, hence, a ferealz Cash connection.

  27. 27.

    Tom Hilton

    Main reason I didn’t bother with HSB this year is that Nick Lowe and Dave Alvin weren’t there. (The Mekons did play, but I would have had to play hooky on an insanely busy work day to see them.)

  28. 28.

    Chris

    Hey, I ran into Nick Lowe in my local supermarket in London ( he’s in the neighborhood along with Robyn Hitchcock) and had a nice chat with him. All I could think to talk about is that we both knew this awesome tele player from DC called Bill Kirchen, I still find myself wanting to tell him that not only are his tunes great but his production work (i.e.Elvis Costello Blood and Chocolate) is aging really well. I just saw him film a BBC gig here, and he was on great form.

    I wont go into the time when I met Jimmy Page on the street, that almost made my mind melt into its primal 12 year old state.

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