We actually had 4 churches on the Rez.... American Baptist, Foursquare, Methodist, and Catholic. Each had maybe 20 -30 members show up on any given Sunday. They were missionary churches that did a lot to help with battling the effects that poverty had on the tribe members — food and clothing drives.

The Original Orange One (R-OH)?

Followup on this subject, JFC. The spokesman of the aforementioned "OOO" says Boehner would rather set himself on fire than get involved in the 2020 election. So I guess it's somebody else. Stay tuned. :)

Repeating the lies and misinterpreting things again doesn't make then any more true or relevant than the first time you trolled it.

That repetitive fantasyland false equivalency sanctimonious purity shtick with the invented spew that you keep trolling here isn't the tiniest bit complicated, your website is still multiple years out of date, and anyone who questions you is met with your standard predictable "no answer" denigrating response. Your BS is as relevant today as it was the first time you trolled it here begging to relevant. Nothing but the name of the fantasy has changed.

I think you've identified your problem. Good talk.

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2020/08/17/electoral-math-biden-maintains-lead/

Convention review columns start tomorrow...

-CW

Now, that is a very cool address! :)

Trump’s failure to consider if any of his attempts to help his campaign might have unintended consequences really shines through on this one! A good percentage of the population receive their medications via the Post Office, and their delays are not going to be seen as “acceptable” by even his most rabid supporters!

Two “outside the box” thoughts on how WE, THE PEOPLE could take action to assist the Post Office:

1. Volunteer to assist in anyway that we can. Why can’t citizens volunteer their time to assist the post office like they are able to at hospitals, museums, and other publicly funded organizations? If a sorting machine can allow two workers to sort the number of letters that would normally take 30 workers to sort, then we need to be sending 28 volunteers to Post Offices for every sorting machine removed!

2. Fed-Ex, UPS, and any other delivery company should offer free ballot pick ups to citizens in a show of support for the USPS. This would be a huge PR event that would more than cover the expenses they will incur! The Post Office handles deliveries for these private companies when they have packages outside of their delivery areas, so this would be a way to show their support and gratitude.

[Side story: When I lived on the Crow Reservation in Montana, you got your mail from a PO Box at the Post Office, but when it came to shipping their products, lots of companies required them to be sent to home/business addresses. Only problem was that on the Rez they did not have street numbers or street names for any of the addresses. So you had to be creative. Fed-Ex delivered my packages to:

Turn RT just before Post Office, go 1 mile to the White Church, it’s the 3rd house on LFT (green with front porch); if you pass the Red Church on RT, you went too far

The Rez Post Office building was probably 50+ years old and was so small that they could not add new boxes when all of their boxes had been assigned...you had to be put on a wait list and hoped someone died soon so you could take their PO Box number.]

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If you had made a rational argument instead of posting your usual nonsense and lies then I would refute it if it was wrong or admit that it was right.

Well, we all know that's a lie because you didn't and never have. CW pegged you dead on accurate years ago, and your drivel and spew equating Democrats and Republicans has never varied. If anyone questions anything regarding your repetitive droning and prattling, you just explain how it's their problem... lather, rinse, repeat.

You falsely equate two very different political Parties with your fake labels.

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2020/08/14/friday-talking-points-the-mail-is-in-check/#comment-167673

Saying there is a difference between Deathocrats and RepubliCon Lite is the same as saying there is a difference between six and half a dozen. ~ Don Harris

CW called you on this, I called you on it, and you can deny it all you wish and keep spewing this utter asinine drivel of yours, but you're fooling no one except yourself. This is why your shit has been ignored by CW and should remain thusly so for forever and ever and ever.

You got the response you deserved.

I feel your response from CW is exactly what you deserved too, and I would wager I'm not remotely alone in that assessment. Too bad you're wasting everyone's time. If your advertisements are allowed to go unabated, I'll be happy to flood the zone with mine too.

Light up. Bake up. Eat up.

GET WEED.

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Just more nonsense and lies.

Thank you for not even attempting to refute your invented labels and repetitive false equivalency this time; CW absolutely did peg you dead on accurately and identified your problem with surgical precision.

You wouldn't know reality if it bit you in the face or the ass- which are exactly the same thing.

In your haste to insult, you are again proving CW's point about your false equivalency in which the author of the blog makes his dead on balls accurate assessment regarding your repetitive drivel and spew. Thank you ever so much for the assist; it wasn't necessary, though. Your modus operandi is quite well known to the author and the commenters of this blog and has been for years and years and exactly why no one need ever take your prattling seriously. Russ nails you quite perfectly too in his assessment at [42].

So to recap: The author pegged you perfectly. Thank you so much for the unnecessary assist; your standard little elementary school level shtick is in no way whatsoever complicated in the least and varies rarely. :) #SSDD

The Original Orange One (R-OH)?

Oh, I like the way you think, JFC. I think you might be onto something there. We better not mention children or kids, though, wouldn't want to see him cry... again. I hear he is into weed these days. Speaking of:

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Where is my damn article promoting "my idea"?

Saying there is a difference between Deathocrats and RepubliCon Lite is the same as saying there is a difference between six and half a dozen.

Making up fake labels and claiming things are exactly alike is your game, Don. It's disingenuous, lazy, and incredibly nonsensical. When confronted with this fact, you whine and complain that you never said they are alike. This is exactly why no one need ever take you seriously and why CW has told you he doesn't. Don't believe me? Let's review:

[8] Chris Weigant wrote:

Don Harris -

You're really getting more than a little tedious, my friend. I mean, this isn't exactly the way to convince me your crusade has merit.

You're "Dems are just as bad as GOPers" and "there's no difference between the parties" refrain continues to ignore relevant facts.

How many Democrats -- even the "big money Dems" you love to decry -- voted for this bill? Hmmm? If you're right, then a whole bunch of them must have done so, to repay their fatcat donors. I mean, it's your own logic I'm using, here.

What's that? NONE of them voted for it? Not a one?

I judge politicians on their records. Talk is cheap, but votes in Congress show their real priorities. Which is why, every Friday, I castigate Dems who stray from the straight and narrow.

For you, on the other hand, a purity so virgin and crystal-clear that even Saint Francis of Assissi would have been impressed by it is required before you even allow them to assume the mantle of "Democrat."

Seriously? Please name ONE such Democrat, in real life. Just one. Pure enough for you, in other words, untainted and like unto the driven snow.

My blog is dedicated to "reality-based politics," not Utopia or some fantasyland where unicorns fart rainbows and the pixies frolic in the meadow. And I believe in both hitting politicians when they err as well as praising them when they do the right thing. For whatever motive, a vote is a vote in Congress. And yet NONE of their votes added to this swamp monster. But that's somehow not remotely good enough for you? Wow.

Sure, money in politics is a problem. Sure, things could be better. There are indeed ideas for how to achieve these things (many of them, in fact, some more achievable than others). But only the most naive would call for all other politics to essentially come to a grinding halt until such perfection is achieved. You advocate not just a litmus test, but sanctification, it seems.

Yes, there are differences between Democrats and Republicans. Sure, Democrats don't always walk the walk as well as we'd all like to see. Sure, the Clintons' DLC ruined the party for over a decade, in a lot of ways. But they're struggling to find their way back these days.

But when they take steps towards that goal, in my opinion, they deserve more than just another heaping helping of scorn. At least, in the real world.

NO Democrat voted for this swamp monster. So please tell me, how does that fit into your sweeping condemnation of them all? Why, if they truly are bought and paid for, lock, stock, and barrel, did not ONE of them vote to please their Big Money masters?

Hmmmm?

-CW

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/12/20/gops-swamp-creature-of-a-tax-bill/

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When confronted with this fact, you claim you don't do that. Follow the link, read down the page. You claimed:

That would be a valid point if I had ever made those claims. But I didn't. ~ Don Harris

It is a valid point because you do and always have. Same shit, different day... lather, rinse, repeat. You've made zero progress in your "fantasyland" drivel and spew. You still equate Democrats and Republicans as "six and half a dozen" -- your words -- despite all evidence to the contrary.

So I'll just save some time and refer you to that.

Comment 42 was pure nonsense and lies.

Your invented labels are pure nonsense, and your exercises in false equivalency are lies. Russ's opinion is dead on accurate.

You won't take what I seriously because if you did you would have to admit that your nonsensical drivel has nothing to do with reality.

Nice bit of projection you got there, Don; Chris is dead on accurate in his assessment of why he doesn't take you too seriously and he perfectly nails it down why no one else should either. :)

The Original Orange One (R-OH)?

Can we please refrain from mentioning the Clintons?

Ridiculous. That attitude lost Al Gore the election, and your icon is wise enough to know how to strategically use his resources. :)

Obama, The Clintons, Pelosi, Schumer....just to name a few.

Obviously, everyone you listed belongs to the Democratic Party, and this crap right here is why no one need ever take your drivel and spew seriously.

Russ is absolutely correct in his assessment of you at [42]. Thank you for revealing yourself.

And, where the heck were YOU last night? I posted a LC song, just for you ...

No, not him ... where's Arnold when you really need him!

Problematic lyrics? Yeah, I'll probably run into a few of them over the next year and a half. Hehehehehehehe.

And, if they actually come, then they better play the worst of them and I'm not talking about some virtual concert in a museum, either!

Stones' Brown Sugar ... can't imagine that song being written today, much less sung out loud.

You must be joking. They always play it. It's a big stadium audience participation number. To say the least, they have some problematic lyrics. Have you heard Some Girls? That's why I joked about them getting cancelled. It might be too late.

And, before I go, here's Leonard singing Hallelujah, himself, live in London ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q

Thanks for all the music, LC, it lives on and on in our hearts ...

I was being the bartender and taking one down... that's all. You know what happens when the bartender takes one down, don't you?

77 DAYS * 00 HOURS * 00 MINUTES

^^^^^ That right there! ^^^^^

That wasn't a political comment there, Kick, was it?

Nah. Just a bunch of numbers. :)

Now, I have one too. Liz played it already, but this version of it was played at an inauguration ball:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USlHqwTQVrU&list=PLaUInJleewPqPncrA3m0gcVqh-OyCwTeM&index=10

"Democracy" sung by Don Henley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOxHPsz_2o8

https://youtu.be/8M5Q5q71T24

a little?

https://youtu.be/guIS8GQuATI

"En Viena hay cuatro espejos
donde juegan tu boca y los ecos.
Hay una muerte para piano
que pinta de azul a los muchachos.
Hay mendigos por los tejados,
hay frescas guirnaldas de llanto.
¡Ay, ay, ay, ay!
Toma este vals que se muere en mis brazos.

~F.Lorca

The Future is a little prophetic, eh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_MjCqQoLLA

https://youtu.be/D97OxHZzBeQ

nonetheless, it's a damn fine song.

You don't know me from the wind
You never will, you never did
I'm the little Jew
Who wrote the Bible
I've seen the nations rise and fall
I've heard their stories, heard them all
But love's the only engine of survival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGErfToOamY&list=RDzSUHkWd44vU&index=3

Here is Leonard on the far edge.

Tower of Song,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nceRfJJZcP4&list=RDzSUHkWd44vU&index=2

I think I may have to put a little focus on KD next Sunday night ...

This one is for you! One of my favourite Leonard Cohen tunes ... uncovered, if you will. :)

Dance Me To the End Of Love ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGorjBVag0I

Another great one.

I love that song. Makes me think about Shrek, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kl1QXNpz30

Best cartoon version. ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7yXLnHCmrU

Oh, Russ... that is definitely the best version. Love that one. :)

Well, I don't remember posting anything about Paul Simon but, I am sure glad you posted 'The Late Great Johnny Ace'

That's a new one for me and a very good one, indeed!

That was sweet. :)

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Leonard+Cohen+Suzanne&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dleonard%2bcohen%2bsuzanne%2blyrics%26cvid%3dde46ecb0689743a8b1832f3bcd86c554%26pglt%3d43%26FORM%3dANNTA1%26PC%3dU531&view=detail&mid=F8072A13BF8CE6D60936F8072A13BF8CE6D60936&rvsmid=A76C81379601C74174FDA76C81379601C74174FD&FORM=VDQVAP

And, Don, this one is for you, my friend, listen carefully to the intro. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6zMPLcXZ8

... could this be the theme song for the Biden/Harris presidential campaign? I'm sure getting permission won't be a problem. :)

Democracy is comin' ... to the U-S-A!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHI9BTpGkp8#:~:text=Leonard%20Cohen%20performs%20%22Democracy%22%20in%20the%20new%20PBS,career%20spans%20four%20decades%2C%20embarked%20on%20his%20

Time for a little prince ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHRyPjXeKZ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa0eBa6wifo

Madonna's Into the Groove ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52iW3lcpK5M

Hoping you have time to hang around tonight!

What are your thoughts about the Stones' Brown Sugar ... can't imagine that song being written today, much less sung out loud. Heh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmfi3UbDPnQ

Just listened to Jeff Buckley singing Hallelujah ... very, very nice. I had fun trying to harmonize with him. :)

I wonder if those reviewers of Buckley's Hallelujah have ever listened to KD's cover ... I think they both belong at the top of anyone's list.

Hallelujah has been chosen as the greatest Canadian song of all time.

In any event, a wonderful tribute to Leonard.

Another wonderful Canadian artist.

Before dinner, I'll just post my favourite cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and after I eat I'll listen to yours ... this is from the tribute to Leonard in Montreal, Tower of Song, a year after his death.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NpxTWbovE

Looks like the CW Sunday Night Music Festival and Dance Party is well underway!

I just have to grab a bite to eat after a long day at work and, be right back ... :)

Yup, she and Medley did (I've Had) The Time Of My Life for Dirty Dancing and yup, she has a clean, pure, beautiful voice. Her other big film duet was Up Where We Belong with Joe Cocker for An Officer and a Gentleman.

The Buckley Hallelujah is haunting. Raw emotion.

Warnes did the Dirty Dancing song with Bill Medley, correct? If I am thinking of the right singer, she has an incredible voice. I’ll have to check out Raincoat...always love finding new sources of good music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4

Jeff Buckley (from Wiki)

In 2004, Buckley's version was ranked number 259 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The same year Time called Buckley's version "exquisitely sung," observing "Cohen murmured the original like a dirge, but ... Buckley treated the ... song like a tiny capsule of humanity, using his voice to careen between glory and sadness, beauty and pain ... It's one of the great songs."

In September 2007, a poll of fifty songwriters conducted by the magazine Q listed "Hallelujah" among the all-time "Top 10 Greatest Tracks" with John Legend calling Buckley's version "as near perfect as you can get. The lyrics to 'Hallelujah' are just incredible and the melody's gorgeous and then there's Jeff's interpretation of it. It's one of the most beautiful pieces of recorded music I've ever heard." In July 2009, the Buckley track was ranked number three on the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, a listener poll held every decade by the Australian radio station Triple J. In 2017, The International Observer named Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" the greatest song of all time.

On 2 April 2014, it was announced that Buckley's version of the song will be inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry.

But, so much Leonard Cohen, so little time.

Do you have a link for that performance?

Bring it tonight.

Hook me up!

And every drink we drank was to the Late great Johnny Ace (yeah, yeah yeah)

And I would recommend the entirety of Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs of Leonard Cohen album.

I happen to have both the original and the 20th anniversary discs. Tomorrow, if I'm around, I'll try listening to both all the way through and see what I want to recommend. Turns out the anniversary edition includes four tracks not on the original.

On a cold December evening
I was walking through the Christmastime
When a Stranger came up and asked me,
Had I heard John Lennon died?...

C'mon Elizabeth! I'ma waiting on Vous!

See y'all on the morrow

Resistance is futile.

It speaks volumes to me, Elizabeth,that you mentioned Paul Simon among your list of American Pop-music Giants. I like Tupac/Eminem/Immortal Technique at times and other times Jazz and always and forever Paul Simon.

It's ALL good, ya see)

So...hook me up, Gurl!

Just how do your Repugs run on their record?

This sort of thing tends to make one think that the Repugs are "throw whatever against the wall as see if it sticks" DESPARATE. I mean, how does a 2020 Republican run on their record?

Once again, hats off to my Weigantian Family! Y'all connect me, yessiree.

Please select your tunes appropriately and, verily, h-h-h-hit me with your best shot -- woot!

Don Harris wrote:

The childish trolling is the real problem here and it and other nonsense should be able to be referred to as bullshit as that is what it is. Nonsense just doesn't measure up in effectiveness.

Haha and tell us all about how effective your OD campaign has been. I'll wait patiently.

You could play the theme song for One Demand! Just remember, no political commentary but the tunes may be as political as you wish. :)

LizM [8],

C'mon. AOC has proven to be especially sharp on numerous occasions. The Democratic gerontocracy really should take her more seriously. I think the ten foot pole treatment makes her stronger and, in my opinion, that's ultimately a good thing. I don't know, maybe they can't assimilate her into the Borg, but you'd think they'd try a little harder.