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And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again? Archilochus

Thursday, January 16, 2025

On the Origins of America's "Culture Wars"

Dylan went Electric... and the Red Diaper (Pete Segar [folk music] / Communist) Babies donned the Pink [Pop/ Rock music] ones of the New Left... and Cultural Capitalism was born (ala- Mods vs. Rockers)!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

To HELL with Biden's stupid speech, this makes better news.
Nancy Pelosi was seen as a driving force behind the Democratic push for Biden to step aside, or to put it the way it really was, To Throw Him Under The Bus!
After Vice President Kamala Harris lost to President-elect Trump, Pelosi expressed regret that Biden hadn’t dropped out earlier.

Back in June, speculation swirled about Biden stepping down after the debate. Despite his insistence that he wouldn’t, reports suggested Democratic leaders like former President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Pelosi urged him to reconsider. They feared he wouldn’t beat Trump
Here’s the rewritten article with short, bursty sentences and the original number of paragraphs:
“It’s been on my mind a lot lately, and—” Jill Biden said. “We were friends for 50 years. It was disappointing,” she told the Post in a Wednesday piece.

Pelosi had joined “Morning Joe” in July, shortly after President Biden’s shaky debate performance. On the show, Pelosi said, “It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run,” even though Biden had repeatedly assured he would stay in the race
Here’s the rewritten article with short, bursty sentences and the original number of paragraphs:

As she prepares to leave the White House, First Lady Jill Biden shared her thoughts in an interview with The Washington Post. She opened up about her disappointment in former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who played a role in President Biden stepping out of the 2024 race.

“It’s been on my mind a lot lately, and—” Jill Biden said. “We were friends for 50 years. It was disappointing,” she told the Post in a Wednesday piece.

Pelosi had joined “Morning Joe” in July, shortly after President Biden’s shaky debate performance. On the show, Pelosi said, “It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run,” even though Biden had repeatedly assured he would stay in the race
Last week, President Biden shared a different perspective with USA Today. “Who the hell knows? So far, so good. But who knows what I’m going to be when I’m 86 years old?” he admitted.

Jill Biden also reflected on the president’s choice to pardon their son, Hunter. “Joe really wrestled with that decision,” she said. “I mean, we started— he started at the point where he said he wasn’t going to pardon Hunter. But then I think things changed. Circumstances changed, and it became quite apparent and obvious that the Republicans weren’t going to stop.
This became a Hollywood Soap Opera, and it still is as far as Jill Biden is concerned

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

I wonder when Nancy will recover from her broken hip. My guess is that she won't be back.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

...especially after the LA fire debacle.

zwaremetalen-239 said...

I LOVE Joan Baez1 And no, I was never a card-carrying hippy, I swear Sir!

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Yes, she was very big in the fold-scene. She's always been my model for Josephine of the Kafka Mouse-folk scene. ;)

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Art for art's sake.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

On Josephine.

Anonymous said...

Always better to control all from shadows.;-p

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

It prevents Saul Alinsky's radicals from implementing Rule #13... "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it."

You can't do that if the target is invisible and wearing the Ring of Gyges.