If persuadable voters are going to back an octogenarian, they are going to need to see less caution—and more piss and vinegar from Biden to combat Trump's "me strong, you weak" schtick.
I loved Bill Walton. I was too young to have seen his college career or his early professional career but was a big Celtics fan in the 1980’s. My friend Daryl (who I have known since I was 3 years old) was my primary influencer with respect to my basketball fandom when I was a kid. We did not have a basketball team in St. Louis and I followed Daryl’s lead and in Daryl’s house, they loved Larry Bird and the Celtics and Walton was also legend from his time at UCLA and early NBA career. Daryl’s Dad had been at the famous 1973 Finals in St. Louis and had seen Walton in person. So when Big Bill joined Larry Legend in 1986 and won the NBA Championship, it was nirvana.
But I don’t love Walton for his basketball or his basketball commentary after he retired. As a member of the Grateful Dead community, I loved Bill because he was such a beautiful ambassador for the music of the Grateful Dead.
Walton was a (giant) walking embodiment of the spirit sung in Scarlet Begonias, “strangers stopping strangers, just to shake their hand”. I got on the Bus in the late 1980’s when the scene was still one giant Love-In/Fun-In. I have never seen a more loving and welcoming community and sure, the hallucinogens did not hurt the general “vibe” of it all. But the greater purpose was to find greater meaning through music. I loved hearing Walton tell stories about the Dead in no small part because of how enthusiastically he spoke about the music (an enthusiasm I share). More than that though, Walton lived the spirit of the music: Loving. Kind. Generous. Fun. He was a mensch in the truest sense of the word and will be sorely missed.
I know James Carville is a national treasure and beloved by all, but I'm old (and I really want those kids to get off my lawn). I believe that an intelligent, well-educated man who is given a prominent platform should be able to construct sentences that don't contain multiple obscenities, and the fact that he can't detracts from his message.
John McCain's decision to not use Rev. Wright in his campaign was the purest example of putting country before personal ambitions. We can only imagine those videos in MAGA hands.
You could make a case for him as the greatest collegiate player of all time (him or Lew Alcindor). You could also make a case that prior to Jokic he was the greatest passing bigman of all time (Arvydas and Wes Unseld are also there). The PNW was a great NBA area in the 1970s thanks to Bill Walton and others (Jack Sikma, Gus Johnson, etc.).
On reminding the voters about J6, why isn't anyone mentioning informing people about Chavez and his coup? Like many Americans today, many Venezuelans in the 1990s felt left behind. Like Trump today, Chavez in the 1990s gave voice to those who felt left behind.
Instead of spreading the wealth of Venezuela to those who were left behind, he and his successors eviscerated Venezuela's wealth, turning Venezuela into a basket case. In the process, they used the power of state to solidify their position in power. Why should anyone expect Trump to do anything different for America, given the chance?
I lived in Portland when Bill Walton played for the Trailblazers.
I once passed him driving across the Burnside bridge. He was driving a green Volkswagen bug. He'd taken out the driver's seat and was driving from the back seat. 😉 RIP, Bill.💔
Beautiful song to close it out in Bill Walton's memory. As a huge Portland Trail Blazers fan, I'm too young to ever see Walton playing, but he remains an absolute icon who was instrumental in bringing the team their only title. His announcing was very hit and miss for me, but 20% of the time he was on fire and there was certainly nobody like him. Seemed like a great and positive guy, full of life. RIP, "an American original" says it all.
Oh look, Carville is getting in on the misinformation about student loans. Do you know who else has had their loans forgiven? People who went to scam for profit schools. Nary a Harvard grad in the bunch. I also had my student loans forgiven and I am but a state-school educated pleb who can’t even afford a home in my state. Methinks someone else’s messaging is bullshit.
Thank you for this. Don’t know why it’s so hard to take the time to read about what is forgiven and when. My college educated kids get nothing forgiven and they are not alone.
Because everyone is terrified that someone else might get something they aren’t getting. We trained a couple generations of people to feel this way about basically every issue. It must be an incredibly sad and miserable existence, but these people vote (often against their own interests). The power of repeat messaging I guess :/
I loved Bill Walton. I was too young to have seen his college career or his early professional career but was a big Celtics fan in the 1980’s. My friend Daryl (who I have known since I was 3 years old) was my primary influencer with respect to my basketball fandom when I was a kid. We did not have a basketball team in St. Louis and I followed Daryl’s lead and in Daryl’s house, they loved Larry Bird and the Celtics and Walton was also legend from his time at UCLA and early NBA career. Daryl’s Dad had been at the famous 1973 Finals in St. Louis and had seen Walton in person. So when Big Bill joined Larry Legend in 1986 and won the NBA Championship, it was nirvana.
But I don’t love Walton for his basketball or his basketball commentary after he retired. As a member of the Grateful Dead community, I loved Bill because he was such a beautiful ambassador for the music of the Grateful Dead.
Walton was a (giant) walking embodiment of the spirit sung in Scarlet Begonias, “strangers stopping strangers, just to shake their hand”. I got on the Bus in the late 1980’s when the scene was still one giant Love-In/Fun-In. I have never seen a more loving and welcoming community and sure, the hallucinogens did not hurt the general “vibe” of it all. But the greater purpose was to find greater meaning through music. I loved hearing Walton tell stories about the Dead in no small part because of how enthusiastically he spoke about the music (an enthusiasm I share). More than that though, Walton lived the spirit of the music: Loving. Kind. Generous. Fun. He was a mensch in the truest sense of the word and will be sorely missed.
Love is real, not fade away.
I know James Carville is a national treasure and beloved by all, but I'm old (and I really want those kids to get off my lawn). I believe that an intelligent, well-educated man who is given a prominent platform should be able to construct sentences that don't contain multiple obscenities, and the fact that he can't detracts from his message.
John McCain's decision to not use Rev. Wright in his campaign was the purest example of putting country before personal ambitions. We can only imagine those videos in MAGA hands.
RIP Bill Walton! Legend.
You could make a case for him as the greatest collegiate player of all time (him or Lew Alcindor). You could also make a case that prior to Jokic he was the greatest passing bigman of all time (Arvydas and Wes Unseld are also there). The PNW was a great NBA area in the 1970s thanks to Bill Walton and others (Jack Sikma, Gus Johnson, etc.).
I love that Don from Queens referred to himself as a ‘lippatarian’.
On reminding the voters about J6, why isn't anyone mentioning informing people about Chavez and his coup? Like many Americans today, many Venezuelans in the 1990s felt left behind. Like Trump today, Chavez in the 1990s gave voice to those who felt left behind.
Instead of spreading the wealth of Venezuela to those who were left behind, he and his successors eviscerated Venezuela's wealth, turning Venezuela into a basket case. In the process, they used the power of state to solidify their position in power. Why should anyone expect Trump to do anything different for America, given the chance?
Trump thinks his bullshit is gold. But it's just bullshit.
Carville is a misogynist and a tired grumpy old coot who deliberately spreads misinformation about student loans.
Thanks for the J Carville clips—tears in my eyes :)
I agree with Heileman, I'd like to see more temper from Biden like he showed at the SOTU speech.
Re: the sex offender/trump/maga alterts, I'd prefer one of those Elven daggers from Lord of the Rings, like Sting, that glows when orcs are around.
or Anduril; flame of the west, sword of Aragorn.
Tears for Bill Walton 😭 Such sweet tributes and song selection 😘👌
RIP. NFA.
Vale, Bill Walton.
We will not see your like again.
I lived in Portland when Bill Walton played for the Trailblazers.
I once passed him driving across the Burnside bridge. He was driving a green Volkswagen bug. He'd taken out the driver's seat and was driving from the back seat. 😉 RIP, Bill.💔
Beautiful song to close it out in Bill Walton's memory. As a huge Portland Trail Blazers fan, I'm too young to ever see Walton playing, but he remains an absolute icon who was instrumental in bringing the team their only title. His announcing was very hit and miss for me, but 20% of the time he was on fire and there was certainly nobody like him. Seemed like a great and positive guy, full of life. RIP, "an American original" says it all.
Oh look, Carville is getting in on the misinformation about student loans. Do you know who else has had their loans forgiven? People who went to scam for profit schools. Nary a Harvard grad in the bunch. I also had my student loans forgiven and I am but a state-school educated pleb who can’t even afford a home in my state. Methinks someone else’s messaging is bullshit.
Misinformation? Student loan forgiveness is a regressive redistribution policy. It's a pig, no matter how much lipstick you put on it.
The university racket abuses its students, to be sure, but Democrats have no interest in actually reforming the corrupt system.
Thank you for this. Don’t know why it’s so hard to take the time to read about what is forgiven and when. My college educated kids get nothing forgiven and they are not alone.
Because everyone is terrified that someone else might get something they aren’t getting. We trained a couple generations of people to feel this way about basically every issue. It must be an incredibly sad and miserable existence, but these people vote (often against their own interests). The power of repeat messaging I guess :/