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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Smells like victory for the unions
With today's landmark agreement with GM, the UAW has now reached tentative agreements with all of the Big Three American automakers – a testament to the power of unions and collective bargaining.
— President Biden (@POTUS) October 30, 2023
Here's my full statement: pic.twitter.com/DcAYqLZjBR
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Documented: Trump can't be trusted with National Security
Former President Trump allegedly shared sensitive information with Mar-a-Lago member Anthony Pratt on calls he had with the leaders of Iraq and Ukraine, according to new audio leaked to Australian media https://t.co/E2DO7qWHLw
— Axios (@axios) October 23, 2023
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Democrats' freedom vs. the GOP's fascism
It used to be Democrats versus Republicans, liberals versus conservatives, left versus right.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 25, 2023
That is over.
It is now democracy versus authoritarianism.
Know the stakes.
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Just another fascist
the leader of the House GOP is anti-democracy, anti-freedom, anti-diversity, anti separation of church and state, anti LGBTQ, anti Roe v. Wade, anti-science, anti gun reform and anti do anything about climate change. The GOP just chose a christian nationalist to lead them.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) October 25, 2023
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Monday, October 30, 2023
Good luck getting the GOP to admit they're dead wrong again
Blockbuster GDP report shows real GDP grew at an annual rate of 4.9% in Q3, blowing even optimistic expectations out of the water.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) October 26, 2023
This economy is going gangbusters, and it's time for the doomers to apologize for being consistently wrong for two years. pic.twitter.com/tUYhjOUoSs
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Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of scumbags
"The National Rifle Association is bleeding money and members, according to a financial audit obtained by CREW." https://t.co/EqvMbsuv1B
— Jill Lawrence (@JillDLawrence) October 26, 2023
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Klanned Karenhood
Fact: Any school board candidate backed by Moms for Liberty hates teachers and public education.
— Jess Piper (@piper4missouri) October 18, 2023
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Their own worst enemy
The GOP:
— Driftglass, Guardian of Inconvenient History (@Mr_Electrico) October 20, 2023
Spent decades sowing the political landscape with mines to make it impossible for Democrats to govern.
Managed to step on every single one of them.
Now blames Democrats for not medivacking them out of the bombed-out political hellscape they created. https://t.co/aP1a2dfFrO
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Sunday, October 29, 2023
Keep your chin up and vote Joe Biden
The +gap which is often emphasized doesn’t really matter. What matters is how close Biden is to 51% because Trump IS going to get 47%. Anything that undermines Biden garnering a majority is how we get 2016 all over again. Also note, polls that aren’t bad for Biden get no press 🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/tOBHHjyy5M
— Cornell Belcher (@cornellbelcher) October 17, 2023
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More GOP racism from Trump
ICYMI: #Trump promises that if elected president again, he will bar Muslim immigrants from entering the #US and send officers to pro-Hamas protests to arrest and deport immigrants who publicly support the #Palestinian militant group.
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) October 17, 2023
Read more: https://t.co/xdp9ttACnH pic.twitter.com/fUphTcPtK3
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Add in entitlements, and we're talking a trifecta for Democratic victories in 2024
A sage Dem texts, basically: Repubs are gonna elevate a speaker who tried to overthrow the election and backs an abortion ban - the two issues we won on in 2022
— Jonathan Martin (@jmart) October 25, 2023
“What are they thinking ?”
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Another MAGA owned by the Russians--the new Speaker of the House
1/ Oh look, Mike Johnson has an interesting connection to Maria Butina. pic.twitter.com/cN2hRomYgC
— Nadja🇪🇺🌊🇺🇦 (@Nadja72638243) October 25, 2023
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Saturday, October 28, 2023
Trump's team is like the Mafia, only incompetent
Once again time to validate my remark from back in 2017 that there is a far higher percentage of criminals in the Trump circle than in any immigrant group!
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) October 24, 2023
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Putin's bitch
Trump is still working for Vladimir Putin.
— News Corpse (@NewsCorpse) October 23, 2023
Trump Plots to Pull Out of NATO — If He Doesn’t Get His Wayhttps://t.co/Vj7KpdspXD
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More idiotic horseshit from extremists in the GOP
Speaker Mike Johnson to Hannity on guns: "In Europe, and in other places, they use vehicles to mow down crowds at parades ... it's not the weapon." pic.twitter.com/8sAXuvrd8F
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 27, 2023
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Christian Nationalism personified
Speaker Mike Johnson tonight: “Someone asked me today in the media, ‘People are curious, what does Mike Johnson think about any issue?’ I said, ‘Well, go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it. That’s my worldview.” pic.twitter.com/ylMWX1XVJy
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 27, 2023
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Friday, October 27, 2023
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDLIX--Raspberries: Go All the Way
A week late and a dollar short...or something like that....
For whatever reason, when I do my weekly half-assed research, I always do my readings on the performing artist, the album, and the song itself before I listen to it with the lyric sheet (the last one is usually repeated several times before I write the post). However, this week I listened to the song first (mostly because it had been a while since I heard it) and was only about halfway through it when I realized (better late than never), "Jesus, this song is on a whole nother level." And somewhat to my surprise, my half-assed research found that many others have had that very same thought....
Raspberries formed in 1970 in one of rock and roll's truly great cities, Cleveland (Cleveland rocks!). While the band had a relatively short career disbanding in 1975, they are considered one of the pioneers of Power pop. Their frontman, Eric Carmen, would go on to have quite a solo career, registering three top five singles, and writing hits for several other artists. For their career, Raspberries released four studio albums (with two hitting the top 100 albums) and ten singles (three of which reached the top twenty). They had a quasi-reunion in 1999-2000 (without Eric Carmen), and the original four members reunited in 2004-2005 for a very successful and critically acclaimed tour.
"Go All the Way" was the second single released from their debut album, the rather adventurously entitled Raspberries. The single was the biggest of their career, reaching #5 (with a bullet!) on the Billboard Hot 100 and eventually selling over a million copies. The album peaked at #51 on the Billboard 200.
Fun Fact: When Carmen wrote this week's featured tune, he hoped that by making the female the aggressor in the sexually provocative song it would help with the censors. While the song had few problems in America (though whether Carmen's hopes were realized is debatable), the BBC in the U.K. was having none of it and banned the song from its airwaves.
One can literally listen to the first forty-five seconds of "Go All the Way" and realize that one is hearing a song on "a whole nother level." It opens with a rollicking guitar solo before segueing into a lush melody and Carmen's silky-smooth vocals. The chorus is as sweet as the nectar of the Gods (good things, too, as it makes up most of the song--the stanzas are remarkably short). I would be remiss if I didn't mention the "Come ons" in the bridge --when you hear it you'll know what I mean. If ever there was a song that is the very essence of Power pop, "Go All the Way" is it. A truly stunning accomplishment.
Lyric Sheet: "Please go all the way/Just hold me close/Don't ever let me go..."
Enjoy:
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It's isn't just him--the entire GOP is fucking nuts
Rudy says Biden is an Iranian spy: “He’s on Iran’s side and he’s on Hamas’s side. He is not on our side. He’s got a bunch of spies in his Admin. This guy is working for Iran. Why? Maybe because they’ve infiltrated his Admin the way the communists infiltrated FDR’s Admin.” pic.twitter.com/pBudDVycaM
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 22, 2023
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What religion is that? Dumbfuckism?
Trump says he will prevent immigrants who “don’t like our religion” from entering the United States pic.twitter.com/oYzWgytvN7
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 23, 2023
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Johnson's agenda is to make us a Christian theocracy
"You know, we don't live in a democracy" but a "biblical" republic.
— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) October 26, 2023
That's what Mike Johnson said in a 2016 interview as he explained his views on the U.S. government.
That's what the new Republican House speaker, who tried to overturn the will of the voters in 2020, believes. pic.twitter.com/AEwQXwutpl
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Trump couldn't stand the heat so they took him out of the kitchen
Wow. Trump’s handlers just rushed journalists away after people start chanting “Lock him up” as Trump arrived in New Hampshire. pic.twitter.com/GjSdXdYCVJ
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) October 23, 2023
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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Deflecting on their traitorous ideals
Boos ... “Shut up! Shut up!” ... "Next question" when Rep. Mike Johnson is asked about efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election results ... pic.twitter.com/H1O0drK6SE
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) October 25, 2023
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The new Speaker: Your body, my choice
During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Mike Johnson attacks Roe v. Wade, insisting that if only women were compelled to bring more "able-bodied workers" into the world, Republicans wouldn’t need to slash Social Security and Medicare. pic.twitter.com/RGzg09TYEW
— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) October 25, 2023
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The new Speaker is just another MAGA moron
Rep. Mike Johnson on Nov. 17, 2020: “You know the allegations about these voting machines, some of them being rigged with this software by Dominion, there's a lot of merit to that...They know that in Georgia it really was rigged.” pic.twitter.com/FIeg6BJb3J
— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) October 25, 2023
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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
As chair of the RSC, Johnson spearheaded budgets resolutions that called for ~$2 trillion in cuts to Medicare, $3 trillion in cuts to Medicaid+ACA, & ~$750 billion in cuts to Social Security.
— Bobby Kogan (@BBKogan) October 25, 2023
Relevant to Collins on Approps, he called to immediately cut NDD ~50%. Unfathomable. https://t.co/cCWF1L2Y2I
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
The GOP is an eternal embarrassment
McCarthy: This is embarrassing for the Republican Party. It's embarrassing for the nation pic.twitter.com/Mv8fc4PvoR
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 22, 2023
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This cannot be stated enough
No one has ever put America's security in danger like Donald J. Trump.
— Mayo 🌻 (@MayoIsSpicyy) October 23, 2023
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Unlike Ukrainians, the GOP is happy to sell out its country
Putin has discovered that taking control of Ukraine isn’t as easy as it was to take control of the Republican party.
— Jack Hopkins (@thejackhopkins) October 22, 2023
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MAGA = Morons
Imagine watching this Biden’s oval address and thinking ‘naa, i rather have the illiterate buffoon from the apprentice’.
— Tzippy Shmilovitz (@Tzipshmil) October 20, 2023
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Pathetic misogynists
Republicans have gone after Bette Midler. Republicans have gone after Taylor Swift. Republicans are now going after Cher. At some point these pathetic misogynists need to get a life and leave women alone.
— Brown Eyed Susan🟧🟦 (@smc429) October 19, 2023
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On a hot tin roof
'A nervous person': Ex-GOP strategist says Trump is rattled by new plea deals https://t.co/qm7LyyVn7m
— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 22, 2023
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Unfit for the American people
Republicans are going home for the weekend. Yes, after plunging the House into chaos and putting the American people through utter insanity, they’ve now dumped their candidate for Speaker and are going home for a rest. This is what Republicans do. They are unable to lead.
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) October 20, 2023
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The difference between a leader and a doofus
Now is a good time to have a level-headed President with foreign policy experience who is well-informed and has empathy, not the previous sociopathic narcissist who expressed himself like a petulant eight-year-old. pic.twitter.com/hPXNXSUI5E
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) October 20, 2023
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Monday, October 23, 2023
Sharing is caring
📸 President Biden has the White House lit up pink tonight in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) October 19, 2023
♥ pic.twitter.com/V0M2EUaaRr
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AKA, the GOP is full of talentless twits
Like Mar-A-Lago and My Kevin before him, Jim Jordan turns out to be just another overvalued Trump property.
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) October 19, 2023
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The GOP in complete and utter disarray
The president tonight said "we are the essential nation."
— HawaiiDelilah™ #MauiStrong (@HawaiiDelilah) October 20, 2023
Meanwhile, the GOP in the House dithers. And in so doing, they demonstrate that they are non-essential to the nation, and in fact, obstructionists standing in the way of good governance.
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Countless trillions wasted in the name of vengeance
I think Joe Biden's advice to Israel "Don't make the same mistakes we made after 9/11" is the most honest, helpful advice ever offered in diplomatic history.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) October 20, 2023
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Sunday, October 22, 2023
Maybe after four years of Trump they've forgotten what real leadership looks like
"Biden takes risks in walking UAw picket line"
— Greg Dworkin (@DemFromCT) October 17, 2023
"Biden takes risks with Ukraine"
"Biden takes risks with Israel"
"Biden takes risks with [fill in blank]"
How about "for better or worse, Biden leads"?
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And some of the biggest dumb fucks in the history of America
Biden deserves a lot of credit. It’s not easy running a country when 40% of the people are dumb fucks.
— Captain Obvious™️ (@TheFungi669) October 18, 2023
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Sure should be
The next round of voting for Jim Jordan should be a grand jury
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) October 20, 2023
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Also known as the GOP
I am so tired of people running around with a mouthful of scripture and a heart full of hate.
— Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) October 16, 2023
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Saturday, October 21, 2023
The BLUE sky is the limit
How many times will @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris deliver for the American people?
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) October 4, 2023
The limit does not exist. pic.twitter.com/bZKDKsBmBY
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Homemakers for Hitler
Moms for Liberty was created to destroy the public school system and funnel the money to all these tax-free fascist evangelical megachurches
— Liam Nissan™ (@theliamnissan) October 18, 2023
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Not as dumb as Donald, apparently
Donald Trump just called America's top military officials "some of the dumbest people I've ever met in my life."
— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) October 16, 2023
And his supporters cheered and applauded.
Un-patriotic, un-American, and unfit to be anywhere near power ever again.
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Keep in mind that Trump's shenanigans keep us from fixing this, too
This is how our government has been corrupted:
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 17, 2023
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
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Friday, October 20, 2023
A good man in the White House
Biden: It's also a priority for me to urgently address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza… We can't lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians had nothing to do with Hamas and the appalling attacks pic.twitter.com/oHybsZBvC7
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 13, 2023
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The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward crushing fascism
Did you see what happened in Poland? 73% of Polish voters came out and crushed the rise of right-wing fascism.
— Jane of the North (@JaneotN) October 16, 2023
Tick tock, MAGA.
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Their bible is bullshit
Conservative Christians are such sticklers about gender being binary, and yet they claim that *both* Adam and Eve were created in God's image? 🤔
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) October 16, 2023
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Tick fucking tock, Donnie, tick fucking tock
Sidney Powell, leader of the Krakens, pleading guilty to crimes in Georgia is very bad news for criminal defendant Donald Trump. Those of us in the reality-based community knew this for years, but for Powell to join and to commit to testifying truthfully, is devastating for Trump https://t.co/erxx8jC0OH
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) October 19, 2023
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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Keep ridin' with Biden for four more years
Under President Biden, unemployment has been under 4% for 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗦 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.
— Leia🌻 (@TheSWPrincess) September 1, 2023
The US has the lowest inflation rate & best economic recovery from the pandemic of all G7 nations.
The economy is DEFINITELY better with Biden! pic.twitter.com/NtQh0JOcsu
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The ads for 2024 are literally writing themselves
here's Tom Cole lauding Jordan for wanting to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid pic.twitter.com/jr5uzYT0gn
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 18, 2023
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Time will tell
It seems entirely possible, if not probable, that not one person in the House Republican Conference can win the speakership with GOP votes only.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 13, 2023
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There aren't five good, decent, patriotic republicans in all of America
Are there not just five good, decent, patriotic Republicans in the House who could join with Democrats to elect a speaker who believes in democracy? Who would put country over party? Time for them to step up. We can’t have a lunatic insurrectionist 3rd in line to the presidency. https://t.co/8wP8oDdmgx
— Al From (@alfromDLC) October 14, 2023
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Democrats voted unanimously for their choice for Speaker
Democrats are united, while Republicans are in complete disarray. https://t.co/ZLRJf8wavh
— Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) October 17, 2023
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Flat out fucking fascism from fat Hitler
Trump on deportations: If you’re a communist, Marxist, or fascist.. other than people who are already here of which many are in the Biden Administration, you’re disqualified. We’d like to get them out too. Maybe we’re work on that next pic.twitter.com/w5LbxkFy4T
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 16, 2023
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Democrats. Fucking. Govern.
I fucking love my party. https://t.co/jhbDAML5Za
— Mueller, She Wrote 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@MuellerSheWrote) October 17, 2023
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Short term pain, long term gain...for Democrats
Top House Democrats on Jim Jordan:
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 14, 2023
Jeffries: "The chairman of the chaos caucus … and an extremist extraordinaire."
Aguilar: "A threat to our democracy."
Clark: "Every Republican who cast their vote for him is siding with an insurrectionist against our democracy."
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDLVIII--Peter and Gordon: A World Without Love
Every now and again, I can't recall what made a song stand out for me and become an all-time favorite, and this week's tune is that now and again. Tried to think if it was a movie or a top songs list, but nothing came to me. In the end, I decided I'm at an age where it's entirely possible that I heard it on the radio a few years removed from when it was a hit--and just carried it with me to this day....
Peter and Gordon (Peter Asher and Gordon Waller) formed in the U.K. in 1962, were a part of the British Invasion, released fourteen albums in six years, and had four hits that sold over a million copies before going their separate ways in 1968. Peter Asher went on to be a record producer extraordinaire, producing records for thirty-seven different artists (most notably James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt--he also managed Ronstadt), won three production Grammys, and spent some time in the executive suites at various record labels. Waller dabbled in musical theater, released a few solo albums, and worked as a salesman. They reunited in 2005 and performed off and on together until 2009 when, sadly, Waller died of a massive heart attack. Asher continues to perform, wrote a book about his time with the Beatles (Paul McCartney dated Asher's sister, Jane, and lived with her family, sharing a room with Peter in the Beatles very early days), and produced a record for Susanna Hoffs of Bangles fame just this year.
"A World Without Love" was the first single ever released by Peter and Gordon, from their ever so cleverly named debut album, Peter and Gordon. The single would reach #1 (with a bullet!) in both the U.K. and the United States, as well as Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. It is also included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The album peaked at #18 in Great Britain, and #21 here in America.
Fun Fact #1: Paul McCartney wrote this week's tune when he was sixteen (why he's one of the all-time greats, indeed), held onto it for a few years, and never felt it was good enough for the Beatles. When Peter and Gordon got their recording contract, Asher asked McCartney if they could have it. McCartney gave it to them, and the rest as they say, is history.
Fun Fact #2: This week's tune is one of two Lennon and McCartney songs (every song released during their time together as Beatles was a Lennon/McCartney tune, regardless of who wrote it or when) not recorded by the Beatles to hit #1. The other? A cover of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by Sir Elton John.
If an alien came down to earth, and somewhat oddly (I'd think) asked one of us to name a song that epitomizes sixties pop, one couldn't really go wrong with "A World Without Love." Lush harmonies, a smooth and creamy melody, and a bass drum that serves as the heartbeat (literally--listen closely) of the song make for a song that sounds every bit as shiny and new as it did fifty years ago when it was first released. Throw in a theme of waiting for the love of your life and knowing she'll be there someday and you have one of pop music's most magical moments ever.
Lyric Sheet: "Please lock me away/And don't allow the day/Here inside/Where I hide/With my loneliness..."
Enjoy:
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Keep calm and vote for Joe Biden
Democrats, stop hand wringing! Joe Biden has had the most successful Presidency in the last 60 years. And Donald Trump is a career Criminal.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) September 18, 2023
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Pence will be forever synonymous with gutlessness
Pence: Jim Jordan would be an outstanding speaker
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 14, 2023
Collins: It's interesting to hear you say that given he was someone who sent a text to the chief of staff on January 5th that outlined for you to violate the constitution pic.twitter.com/tuDo3GuNsh
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The GOP is completely fucking worthless
What’s happening in the House has exposed what the Republicans are: selfish, chaotic, stupid, unable to count and totally uninterested in helping members of the general public who haven’t sent them money recently.
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) October 13, 2023
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Representation without a clue
The House Republican Conference is a mess. Complete and utter mess. They are no closer to picking a speaker. They are a month away from a shutdown. Israel is asking for aid, which needs to pass in the next few weeks.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 12, 2023
They are completely lost. And have no idea how they will get…
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Monday, October 16, 2023
Everything you need to know about who to vote for in 2024
Split screen: Biden dealin’ with high-stakes international crisis while Trump complains about the undervaluation of his country club.
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) October 10, 2023
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The right strategy for attacking Trump
Desantis today says Trump is in mental decline. Says he “isn’t the same guy” he was in 2016, and “it’s sad” to see. Says Trump can’t function without a teleprompter anymore and every time he speaks without one he says crazy shit, and he can’t handle a debate. pic.twitter.com/D3NvnFgc4u
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 14, 2023
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If it looks like a traitor and sounds like a traitor, it's a traitor
152 Republican Members of Congress voted for an insurrectionist to be Second in Line from the Presidency. https://t.co/idZKfdxsYk
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) October 13, 2023
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If the GOP doesn't give a fuck about America, they certainly don't give a fuck about Israel
Until Republicans staff our military, allow an Ambassador to Israel to be appointed and elect a Speaker no one should listen to a single thing they say about the attack on Israel. https://t.co/StkZTesdiH
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) October 8, 2023
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Sunday, October 15, 2023
Democratic class vs. GOP cruelty
When I came down with cancer, my Caucus colleagues rallied around to support me as Ranking Dem on Oversight. I’m dumbfounded that GOP Members (& Trump!) used Steve Scalise’s cancer as a reason to abandon him on the House floor—after nominating him for the job!
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) October 13, 2023
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Demented and sad
Trump thinks Obama is still President, and it's not the first time either. We've all watched Trump's mental decline for years. It's time for Fox News to tell the truth: he's too old to run for President.pic.twitter.com/lz0PJ9ZMcf https://t.co/w1Rzxcuz3O
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) October 12, 2023
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Anti-American
With this, and Ronna Romney McDaniel declaring the attacks a “great opportunity”—and really everything since Benghazi—it could not be clearer that the GOP salivates for barbarism and human calamity when the president is a Democrat. Utterly ghoulish party. https://t.co/HS5MB1FtvZ
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) October 10, 2023
Republicans = Nazis
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emaycee
Extremism in extremis
Since Middle East, Gaza, Israel, Hamas and Iran are all trending...
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) October 7, 2023
...it's a good time to remind everyone that putting extreme religious conservatives in power always leads to the opposites of what their religions teach.
Republicans = Nazis
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emaycee
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Because Democrats have accountability
Here’s what I want to know: Why did Al Franken and Katie Hill have to resign but Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan are still in Congress?
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) October 4, 2023
Republicans = Nazis
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The. GOP. Cannot. Govern.
Until Republicans staff our military, allow an Ambassador to Israel to be appointed and elect a Speaker no one should listen to a single thing they say about the attack on Israel. https://t.co/StkZTesdiH
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) October 8, 2023
Republicans = Nazis
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If it's not the 2nd Amendment, the GOP couldn't care less about the Constitution
.@Liz_Cheney: “If the Republicans decide that Jim Jordan should be the Speaker of the House...There would no longer be any possible way to argue that a group of elected Republicans could be counted on to defend the Constitution.” pic.twitter.com/Li4BeDgKes
— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) October 5, 2023
Republicans = Nazis
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Holy shit moment is right
Just had one of those holy shit moments where you step back and look at it all: Santos is under indictment, the GOP can’t keep a speaker, their leader has 91 felony counts and told people our nuke sub capabilities - and the media still treats this like a horse race.
— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) October 5, 2023
Republicans = Nazis
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emaycee
Friday, October 13, 2023
The GOP is following the Nazi Germany playbook step by fucking step
Republicans = Nazis
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emaycee
GOP economics for the rich
Bailouts for banks? Fine!
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 5, 2023
Tax cuts for the rich? Sure thing!
$800B for the military? No problem!
Student debt relief for middle-class and working Americans? But... but... how will we ever pay for it?
Republicans = Nazis
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Nothing but the best for the GOP
So, let me get this straight. The two top contenders for McCarthy’s spot are either 1) the guy who covered up cases of molestation while an assistant wrestling coach or 2) the guy who said he is David Duke of the KKK but without the baggage? Got it.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 5, 2023
Republicans = Nazis
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One has to wonder how many secrets Trump sold
On Nov 9th, 2022, U.S. Navy nuclear engineer Jonathan Toebbe and his wife, Dianna, were sentenced to 18 and 21 years in prison—respectively—for merely *attempting* to *sell* classified information about nuclear submarines to a foreign country. Trump blurted it out for free.
— Andrew—Author of America Rises On Substack—Wortman (@AmoneyResists) October 6, 2023
Republicans = Nazis
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The GOP is irreparably broken
if "American politics" were broken, we'd have seen things like this happen when Democrats controlled the House
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 3, 2023
but we didn't
what's broken, very specifically, is the Republican Party
Republicans = Nazis
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Thursday, October 12, 2023
When considering his likely opponent is a sociopath, Biden's age doesn't much matter
These constant random acts of kindness and decency from @JoeBiden is why I don’t give a damn, he’s 80 years old. https://t.co/Bwe5weT6oW
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) October 2, 2023
Republicans = Nazis
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Hot in herre
Surprising. Astounding. Staggering. Unnerving. Bewildering. Flabbergasting. Disquieting. Gobsmacking. Shocking. Mind boggling. pic.twitter.com/hNtARXD20F
— Ed Hawkins (@ed_hawkins) October 5, 2023
Republicans = Nazis
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Democrats deliver, republicans decompose
Just a reminder that with the *exact same margin* that Republicans currently have, Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act, American Rescue Plan, Infrastructure package, gun safety law, PACT Act, CHIPS Act, and reauthorized VAWA.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) October 3, 2023
Republicans can't even choose a Speaker.
Republicans = Nazis
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Moscow-a-Lago
Maybe Donald overvalues his Florida properties because he got used to Vladimir Putin (via oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev) buying them at twice their market value in order to launder money through American banks. #TrumpIsATraitor https://t.co/sPSEK8e9ZD
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) October 6, 2023
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
This is not a test
Republicans have abandoned any pretense of embracing democracy. They’re now calling for a “Red Caesar” to save their party and flip America into pure fascism…https://t.co/NzUnwDlw18
— Thom Hartmann (@Thom_Hartmann) October 3, 2023
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Be careful what you wish for...
Yes, it would be awful for Democrats if the extremism of the House Republicans took center stage and the face of the party became an angry little man who turned a blind eye to sexual assault, supported the 1/6 coup and defied congressional subpoenas. https://t.co/oufApr1Aep
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 6, 2023
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What are they hiding?
One thing Kevin McCarthy and Jim Jordan have in common— both had calls with Donald Trump during the most violent moments of the January 6th attack, and both refused to tell the American people or investigators what Trump said on those calls to the point of defying subpoenas https://t.co/3KXb4SHj96
— Aaron Fritschner (@Fritschner) October 5, 2023
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An apt description of the GOP shitshow
Fetterman on House speaker drama:
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) October 4, 2023
“Replacing one dick with a different kind of dick isn’t going to change anything in the House. We’re one DNA test from the Jerry Springer show.”
Republicans = Nazis
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emaycee
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDLVII--Paul Young: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
In which emaycee loses what little credibility he has to write about music by admitting that he likes the Paul Young version of this week's tune better than Jimmy Ruffin's original Motown version. The horror!
Paul Young had a brief mention just a few months ago in Friday Night Jukebox (Vol. CDXLII) for his cover version of Hall and Oates' blue-eyed soul classic "Everytime You Go Away." Young was born in 1956 in Luton, England and began performing in bands while still in school. He performed as a bass guitarist with three bands (Kat Kool and the Kool Kats, Streetband, with whom he had a minor hit in the U.K., and Q-Tips) before starting a solo career in 1982. Relying on a knack for recording catchy versions of old soul hits, his first two solo albums went to number one in the U.K., and his next two reached number four. Young's solo commercial success slowed considerably after that, but by then he'd had enough hits to stay on oldies tours forever. For his career, Young has released ten studio albums, fifteen compilations, four box sets, and thirty-seven singles. Young formed a Tex-Mex band called Los Pacaminos in 1992 that released two albums and released his tenth solo studio album just this year.
Fun Fact: Young sang the opening lines of Band Aid's single for Ethiopian famine relief "Do They Know It's Christmas?" because David Bowie was unable to participate. Talk about big shoes to fill! Bowie would later sing the lines at Live Aid.
Paul Young's version of "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" was originally released on the soundtrack to the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. The single would reach #22 (with a bullet!) on the Billboard Hot 100; the album did not chart. Needless to say, the song does show up on a number of Young's compilation packages.
As my regular readers know (all three of you), emaycee is a big fan of blue-eyed soul which would seem to make Paul Young a natural for me. Alas, no--many of Young's songs waste his wonderful voice with over production, especially on his soul cover versions (with the notable exception of "Everytime You Go Away"). But for whatever reason (his getting older? the eighties being over?), "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" doesn't suffer from the usual fate (too much), and Young delivers an impassioned plea for all of those who are unlucky in love. His vocals pretty much carry the day--there's a nice sax solo, but it's mostly Young's velvety voice that captures the pain of a lost love and the hope for another. His impromptu vocal riffs on the lyrics at the end brings it home. God knows there have been plenty of songs about broken hearts--with this one, Young adds a good one to their pantheon. And for those wondering just what does become of the broken hearted? Why they carry one looking for a new love, of course....
Lyric Sheet: "I'll be searching everywhere/Just to find someone who cares/I'll be looking every day/I know I'm gonna find a way..."
Enjoy:
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