Whoever it was in 1969 who named the very first Bob Dylan bootleg album “Great White Wonder” may have had a mischievous streak. There are any number of ways you can interpret the title — most boringly, the cover was blank, like the Beatles’ “White Album” — but I like to see a sly allusion to “Moby-Dick.” In the seven years since the release of his first commercial record, Dylan had become the white whale of 20th-century popular song, a wild, unconquerable and often baffling force of musical nature who drove fans and critics Ahab-mad in their efforts to spear him, lash him to the hull and render him merely comprehensible. --- Bruce Handy, NYTimes ____________________________________________ I figured we can start fresh with Bob Dylan. Couldn't resist this photo of him striking a Woody Guthrie pose. Looks like only yesterday. Here is a link to the comments building up to this reading group.
A couple of days ago I had begun to give serious thought to the idea that Romney just might pull out a victory. I am very glad that didn't happen.
ReplyDeleteAlso glad Romney lost but was confident of a win for Obama and for America. That's because of Nate Silver's prediction:
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The man is a genius. In the next election, always follow his column. Nobody knows the subject better than he does. Nobody.
The faces of America. I am so happy this a.m.
ReplyDeleteLike Silver said on Colbert, it was pretty obvious. While all the pundits were babbling about how "razor tight" it was this past month, Obama consistently led in the battleground states. It was a done deal. Even if had Mr. Mitt won Ohio, Florida and Virginia he still would have fell short in the electoral count. Obviously, this is a guy who doesn't know how to do his math. Makes you wonder how he amassed millions.
ReplyDeleteWell I think 1% is razor tight - that can easily be shaved off by turnout. Even the resulting 2% isn't anything to take for granted. Still, a great night. And Montana almost went blue -- or at least bluish. All those phone calls paid off. This year I even canvassed. Couldn't be happier with the results.
DeleteJust visited FOX News.com for the first time in my life. So why did Mitt lose? The mainstream did it. Their coverage was soooo slanted. As if FOX News . . . oh, never mind.
ReplyDeleteI meant mainstream media, but that was probably obvious.
DeleteYep, there's no point responding. The GOP has become the Party of Denial.
ReplyDeleteAnd the party of their own facts and statistics.
ReplyDeleteAnd during the final presidential debate Romney actually had the gall to tell Obama he was entitled to his own opinion but not to his own facts. That guy will say anything to get elected.
DeleteI'm still a bit in shock that this is all behind us, but so glad it is. I'm sure the vitriol won't stop -- Trump was tweeting for a revolution last night -- but at least we have another four years to try to right this leaky ship of state. I know everyone here was confident but I was still terrified at the prospect of a Romney win.
ReplyDelete"Tweeting" -- what a strange way to put it. More like cawing or honking.
ReplyDeleteThis whole "tweeting" thing kills me. Both Trump and Ted Nugent made first class fools of themselves with their tweets, and Rove seemed to lose it completely on Fox. I've also heard some of my conservative friends considering moves to Belize and other cozy hideaways. I'm sure Dinesh will start his 2016 Doomsday countdown.
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