That might be a more apt comparison, sure.
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One of the worst: huffpo actually had the odds of Clinton winning at 98%
I don’t mean to sound like a Nate Silver stan, but he was less wrong than most other pollsters. iirc the day before the election fivethirtyeight.com gave Trump a 20% chance of winning, and as Silver himself would tell you, that just means that Clinton was 4 times as likely to win as Trump was, but sometimes the “long…
It’s true, Ike’s abuse of Tina Turner was essential to her identity. But you know what I mean: massively popular and beloved, and dominant in her field.
Pop music isn’t really my bag, so I don’t feel qualified to make a call like that, but I wonder if Bey is kind of this generation’s Tina Turner.
i don’t think there was anything wrong w/ what you said, i think maybe i was just feeling a little argumentative or contrarian. but yeah, they certainly are staging a “hostile corporate takeover of the US government”
idk, i like to think that even the best of us occasionally have our basic moments. yes, even Beyoncé; she may figuratively be a goddess, but in real life she may only be a demigoddess.
The GOP then arranged for a nice, juicy rib-eye steak to interview a hungry lion.
you can’t measure improving the lives of citizens in dollars
If the NYT wants to “protect the integrity and credibility of Times journalism,” maybe it should prioritize stories that actually fucking matter over ones that primarily serve to distract and confuse the public:
idk, actually i think it would be cool to just press one button that did something cool, instead of dialing a number. but i would find something a lot cooler than getting coke delivered - shit, THAT’S WHAT VENDING MACHINES ARE FOR. TAKE THE HUMAN BEING(S) OUT OF THE EQUATION. maybe i’d have a button that sets off…
That’s a fair point. I guess I was thinking
Obviously the only roles Trump plays in this scenario are 1) telling someone - probably a staffer, but possibly someone in Congress or a member of his cabinet - what he wants (bonus points if he can humiliate them in the process, esp. if it’s Chris Christie) and 2) eating the shit once it’s delivered to him.
Yeah, he really shit the bed with this decision, but I can’t fault him for discussing the Middle East with “random acquaintances.” He should consult with as many people he can. Every time he goes to KFC (ok obviously he doesn’t go himself, he sends a gofer to pick it up, but indulge me) he should ask the cashiers,…
The travel ban: ok fine. The ghoulish tax plan: it’s not law yet. Sure, the smart money seems to be behind the House approving it, but a) they haven’t yet, b) it’s extremely unpopular, including in some competitive districts, so Republicans will at least have to consider what voting for it would do for their chances…
This is a great cause. Of all the terrible things anyone ever suffers through, this has to be at or near the top of the list. I don’t think I’d wish it on anyone; not even Donnie Oligarch-o (my contribution to the canon) and his cronies. Prison? The guillotine? Absolutely. But not rape - that’s a bridge too far.
On this issue (and several others, I’m sure): FUCK CHUCK.