Vaccine polls update 3/5/21

More people are willing to get the vaccine. Republicans are still lagging but Trump could have done something to help if he had gotten his vaccination publicly. Republicans are a real obstacle to ending the pandemic – they oppose funding and many won’t take the vaccine.

Where Biden needs to be on TV

President Biden needs to be on Fox News. That’s the only way he will reach the Trump cult. Viewers will see that he is not the doddering old fool that his opponents have portrayed him to be. It will also give him an opportunity to explain his ideas and swat down lies that the Trump cult has spread about it. Most Republicans do not believe he was elected legitimately. This may help change their minds.

The media can’t kick their Trump addiction.

He’s crack from them. By comparison, Biden is boring. The media should cover Trump a lot less now since he is no longer president. Coverage of the 2024 election should begin in 2023. They helped him in 2016 with excessive coverage and it seems like they haven’t learned anything.

Covers: Rag Mop

I remember “Rag Mop” from my childhood. It was originally recorded by Western swing artist Johnnie Lee Wills and his band in 1949. It was based on a 1946 record by Henry “Red” Allen, “Get the Mop”. I like the Joe Liggins 1950 version which is a stop on the way from jazz and big band to the beginnings of R&B. It has even been covered by the Muppets, Beany and Cecil and the Wiggles!

Widespread support for Biden’s American Rescue Plan

Once again, Republicans are voting strictly on party lines to hurt Biden instead of doing something even the majority of their voters want.

Great thread on classical music in cartoons

In addition to these, I remember old black and white cartoons on TV that had no dialogue but had classical musical as the audio part. They must have been silent films.

Baltimore Salt Boxes update 3/3/21