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The Medicare-for-All Moment
Commented Nov 05, 2009 at 14:10:35 in Politics
“Beautiful. Thinking about this as a basic moral issue, in what world is it a good idea to say who lives and dies based on how much money they can pay or how much their employer can provide?
Oh, that's right-- corporate world. Where the Almighty Dollar rules and everyone bows down before Gordon Gecko.
The other side is the "Medicare for Everyone" is simple and easily recognizable. All this broo-ha-ha over a public option or a trigger or an opt-in or opt-out just creates more playground for the special interests to play in.”
Oh, that's right-- corporate world. Where the Almighty Dollar rules and everyone bows down before Gordon Gecko.
The other side is the "Medicare for Everyone" is simple and easily recognizable. All this broo-ha-ha over a public option or a trigger or an opt-in or opt-out just creates more playground for the special interests to play in.”
Weatherization: Saving Money by Saving Energy
Commented Oct 30, 2009 at 18:23:56 in Green
“HA! This is hilarious! the same claptrap that I've heard around San Antonio for the last two years about them buying into the South Texas Nuclear Project expansion.
And then this week Toshiba, who is building the reactors, lets it slip they will cost $ 4 billion more than expected, putting the price per kwH at 15 - 20 cents-- ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT THEY WOULD BE FOR THE MOST EXPENSIVE SOLAR. http://www
And the City of San Antonio put off voting on the thing until January to get more information. Good call.
Guess your rhetoric doesn't match the real world, does it?”
And then this week Toshiba, who is building the reactors, lets it slip they will cost $ 4 billion more than expected, putting the price per kwH at 15 - 20 cents-- ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT THEY WOULD BE FOR THE MOST EXPENSIVE SOLAR. http://www
And the City of San Antonio put off voting on the thing until January to get more information. Good call.
Guess your rhetoric doesn't match the real world, does it?”
Weatherization: Saving Money by Saving Energy
Commented Oct 30, 2009 at 15:36:52 in Green
“Yup-- it's two (two!) Two treats in one!”
Weatherization: Saving Money by Saving Energy
Commented Oct 30, 2009 at 15:34:11 in Green
“What you are talking about is "decoupling" and is a major issue a lot of people are working on. The real question is "why is your utility charging more if they are burning less coal, less natural gas, and generally spending less on fuel?"
If it's because a company wants to make more profit, maybe we rethink whether utilities should be owned privately or if they should be public? Many municipal utilities simply need to face the idea that they should make less money in order to better serve the public. (A radical idea, I know!) Austin Energy in Texas is a good example of a utility trying to do this.”
If it's because a company wants to make more profit, maybe we rethink whether utilities should be owned privately or if they should be public? Many municipal utilities simply need to face the idea that they should make less money in order to better serve the public. (A radical idea, I know!) Austin Energy in Texas is a good example of a utility trying to do this.”
Weatherization: Saving Money by Saving Energy
Commented Oct 30, 2009 at 14:37:06 in Green
“This is absolutely the best thing we can be putting our money into. Old ideas about electricity are just that-- old. When Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman of FERC, says we probably never need to build another baseload generating powerplant in this country ever again because of the amount of potential from energy efficiency, that says something.
I also like Sec Chu's idea he mentioned on The Daily Show a few months back-- make your roof white! There is a world of energy efficiency out there that we have not even dreamed of.
I'm looking forward to Weatherization 2.0 a few years from now-- where you go into low-income neighborhoods and replace their old roofs, put in solar shields, and replace the old roof tiles with CIGS impregnated thinfilm solar. Woo-hoo! Think about not only how much energy those homes could save, but could they begin to even produce more than they consume and sell energy back to the grid? Think about that as a game-changer: instead of a low-income community breathing disproprotionately dirty air from the power plants, now they ARE the power plants and you can mothball that old, dirty coal smokestack.”
I also like Sec Chu's idea he mentioned on The Daily Show a few months back-- make your roof white! There is a world of energy efficiency out there that we have not even dreamed of.
I'm looking forward to Weatherization 2.0 a few years from now-- where you go into low-income neighborhoods and replace their old roofs, put in solar shields, and replace the old roof tiles with CIGS impregnated thinfilm solar. Woo-hoo! Think about not only how much energy those homes could save, but could they begin to even produce more than they consume and sell energy back to the grid? Think about that as a game-changer: instead of a low-income community breathing disproprotionately dirty air from the power plants, now they ARE the power plants and you can mothball that old, dirty coal smokestack.”
zjemi replied on Oct 30, 2009 at 20:48:36
“We have a flat roof and it is white. Amazing different in temperature in the summer for a very small cost, plus the roof will last longer than when it was black. We can go sunbathing up there in the hottest weather, while before it would be too hot to touch.
So I looked at our town on Google Earth. Lots of commercial flat roofs and many of them white, but by far the biggest patches of black were the parking lots. I wouldn't know what to do with them--white stripes for crosswalks wear off in a few months. Anyone got any ideas?”
So I looked at our town on Google Earth. Lots of commercial flat roofs and many of them white, but by far the biggest patches of black were the parking lots. I wouldn't know what to do with them--white stripes for crosswalks wear off in a few months. Anyone got any ideas?”
maxwells replied on Oct 30, 2009 at 20:36:39
“I checked into this some years ago. Elastomeric white paint - available at Home Depot. I forget the brand. Stuff has to be somewhat flexible and spreads pretty thick. It's not just regular house paint. $250 of it should cover the average home roof.”
sheila replied on Oct 30, 2009 at 17:04:57
“why limit your "vision" to low income neighborhoods? why doesn't every house with sun on its roof have the opportunity to produce clean power and feed it into the grid, with a 10% ROI like utilities get? this system, called feed in tariffs, already works in 60+ countries, but we are in the stone age with our centralized, wasteful, monopoly owned power infrastructure.
it is unbelievable that this dreadful, unstable, expensive and environmentally destructive industrial development (Big Wind, Big Solar, Big Transmission) is the model ALL our tax and ratepayer dollars, plus millions of acres of our public lands are flowing towards, even in a renewable energy era, where point of use solutions are cheaper, faster, cleaner and fairer.
there is more than enough existing rooftop in the nation to produce 100% of the US' electricity needs from PV, per the DOE. there is no excuse to build out our wilderness areas for Chevron and Goldman Sachs' private Solar boondoggle profits.”
it is unbelievable that this dreadful, unstable, expensive and environmentally destructive industrial development (Big Wind, Big Solar, Big Transmission) is the model ALL our tax and ratepayer dollars, plus millions of acres of our public lands are flowing towards, even in a renewable energy era, where point of use solutions are cheaper, faster, cleaner and fairer.
there is more than enough existing rooftop in the nation to produce 100% of the US' electricity needs from PV, per the DOE. there is no excuse to build out our wilderness areas for Chevron and Goldman Sachs' private Solar boondoggle profits.”
sheila replied on Oct 30, 2009 at 16:37:36
“If the DOE were serious about white roofs, they would provide a neat list of which roofs are eligible for the tax rebate (and would extend the rebate to installation, not just materials). They do this for everything else - washers, A/Cs, windows, doors, etc. Instead, Joe Homeowner is supposed to personally contact every roofing materials company to see if they have a product that would be right for them, then try to find a roofer that can install it, then find out just the materials cost, then get a CERTIFICATE from the materials company, swearing they are eligible for the rebate. To get a 15% tax credit on materials only.
Seriously? I am trying to think of a more onerous, disingenuous way to run an "incentive," and the only thing that comes to mind is the RIPOFF that the CPUC pulled on CA ratepayers recently when they pretended to offer us a feed in tariff (per kWh payment for clean power we feed into the grid), but they set the rates so low (and denied us rebates) that we could never actually break even over the life of the PV system. We in CA are GAGGING to install solar panels but because we cannot get access to AB 811 funds and we are constantly punished for producing and conserving energy, it does pencil out.
Get it together, DOE, and get us REAL loans and REAL feed in tariffs instead of giving all our hard-earned money to Big Energy.”
Seriously? I am trying to think of a more onerous, disingenuous way to run an "incentive," and the only thing that comes to mind is the RIPOFF that the CPUC pulled on CA ratepayers recently when they pretended to offer us a feed in tariff (per kWh payment for clean power we feed into the grid), but they set the rates so low (and denied us rebates) that we could never actually break even over the life of the PV system. We in CA are GAGGING to install solar panels but because we cannot get access to AB 811 funds and we are constantly punished for producing and conserving energy, it does pencil out.
Get it together, DOE, and get us REAL loans and REAL feed in tariffs instead of giving all our hard-earned money to Big Energy.”
Lusitani replied on Oct 30, 2009 at 14:44:05
“I didn't see the Daily Show interview, but I believe the reason why he advocates for white roofs is because of the reflection of the sun's rays, which with the melting of the ice caps the earth has less of. It is a global warming issue, not necessarily anything to do with energy efficiency. If I'm wrong, please let me know.”
Is Russia Iceland's New Best Friend?
Commented Jul 20, 2009 at 17:18:36 in Home
“You just need more exports like Latibær (Lazytown) and The SugarCubes (Bjork) to make the US and Iceland more interdependent. Judging from my kids alone, they can't get enough of Lazytown on Nick Jr. But maybe they're a little more cosmopolitan than your average american kid....
Probably what Russia wants more is diplomatic help and backing of their claims to mineral rights in the North Pole region. Iceland could be helpful in this.
Yspekha! ("Success" in Russian-- also means "good luck")”
Probably what Russia wants more is diplomatic help and backing of their claims to mineral rights in the North Pole region. Iceland could be helpful in this.
Yspekha! ("Success" in Russian-- also means "good luck")”
Break Your Bad Dating Pattern
Commented Jun 30, 2009 at 14:47:37 in Living
“Margaret Ruth-- we miss you on Radio From Hell. Thanks for continuing your work in the blogosphere and hope to hear a return to terrestrial radio at some time in the future.”
President Obama Folding on Promise to Make Corporations Pay to Pollute?
Commented Jun 01, 2009 at 13:40:23 in Green
“100% Spot on. Thank you for bringing this up.”
Looking Back at the Original Star Trek Motion Pictures
Commented May 28, 2009 at 14:36:56 in Entertainment
“Nice to see you quoted Shannon www.geeksh
Whither Watchmen? Is This Big, Dark, Geeky, Lefty Movie The Next Comic Book Blockbuster?
Commented Mar 10, 2009 at 20:59:56 in Entertainment
“A Preacher adapatation? Now THAT is unfilmable. Any story which starts off with an angel and a devil boning is not going to be faithfully adapted. Add in arseface or jesus desade....
getoffthecross replied on Mar 11, 2009 at 11:57:18
“It's supposedly in the works, as either an HBO series or a stand-alone film. It's an ending that could definately be altered for the new medium, though. I poured over those issues every month while that series was in play, and so much of it was brilliant, but the ending was c.r.a.p.”
Whither Watchmen? Is This Big, Dark, Geeky, Lefty Movie The Next Comic Book Blockbuster?
Commented Mar 10, 2009 at 02:52:49 in Entertainment
“I beleive that $55 million is also a record for this weekend ever.
Poorly timed? Maybe.
But opinion on this movie is so polarized: people either love it or hate it.
I think you'd get much more backlash if this had come out Memorial Day weekend and everyone went in expecting a popcorn movie and instead saw a nearly three hour morality play that is as complex as Hamlet and also played out by costumed superheroes.
Right now this movie has a chance to find an audience (the same way Slumdog Milloinaire did) and get the repeat viewings I know all of my friends are going to be giving this film.”
Poorly timed? Maybe.
But opinion on this movie is so polarized: people either love it or hate it.
I think you'd get much more backlash if this had come out Memorial Day weekend and everyone went in expecting a popcorn movie and instead saw a nearly three hour morality play that is as complex as Hamlet and also played out by costumed superheroes.
Right now this movie has a chance to find an audience (the same way Slumdog Milloinaire did) and get the repeat viewings I know all of my friends are going to be giving this film.”
Get Married, Live Longer? It's a Myth
Commented Feb 10, 2009 at 18:34:24 in Living
“You know, my conservative friends keep trying to convince me there's an "assault on marriage" that I did not believe existed... until now. *smirk*
Thanks for standing up for statistics! It's not always sexy, but it's important (kind of like marriage, if you think about it... double smirk)”
Thanks for standing up for statistics! It's not always sexy, but it's important (kind of like marriage, if you think about it... double smirk)”
CNN's Gupta: Not What the Doctor Ordered
Commented Feb 03, 2009 at 12:40:07 in Politics
“I like Sanjay Gupta. A LOT. Is he the right choice for Surgeon General? You've made me rethink this, so thanks for the post.
I think we can agree, though, as much as the debate on thimerosal is over, we should begin instituting the Precautionary Principle when it comes to our food, drug, and consumer product safety procedures. This should mean a pre-emptive pull of all multi-dose vaccines that use thimerosal as a preservative and use the safer alternatives.
VACCINATE YOUR CHILDREN, but insure that vaccines are safely produced.”
I think we can agree, though, as much as the debate on thimerosal is over, we should begin instituting the Precautionary Principle when it comes to our food, drug, and consumer product safety procedures. This should mean a pre-emptive pull of all multi-dose vaccines that use thimerosal as a preservative and use the safer alternatives.
VACCINATE YOUR CHILDREN, but insure that vaccines are safely produced.”
schatsie replied on Feb 03, 2009 at 21:14:11
“The very saddest thing about the thiomersol is that in fact it is not a preservative, the injectables actually deteriorate faster....
Rush: 177, Obama: 0
Commented Jan 29, 2009 at 20:08:48 in Politics
“Good point, Cenk,
But day by day as the House GOP more and more falls in line with the drugs Boehner and Cantor are taking, the more they have to answer to it at the polls. Now, 80% of these guys are in completely safe GOP districts where they wouldn't vote for a Dem even in the GOP candidate was a registered sex offender member of the Klan.
But this is a broader issue-- in the run up to the Iraq War, there was a large contingent of countries that said to wait until August to let Saddam comply with inspections and then if he hadn't they would be part of an invasion force (France chief among them). At the time we just said, "Screw you-- we're going in with our coalition of the willing!" We have seen the consequences of such hubris.
This is a question of how do we choose to wield power. Do we use it unilaterally, because, like the dog with his crotch "because we can"? Or do we use power judiciously?
Obama may be doing the smartest thing ever, as soon House Dems are going to get tired of getting beat up by the GOP and just go it alone. Then Obama looks like Elder Statesman going and conducting business in the Senate and working out compromises-- and bam! He's Reagan. Or LBJ. Or FDR. I don't mind that situation.”
But day by day as the House GOP more and more falls in line with the drugs Boehner and Cantor are taking, the more they have to answer to it at the polls. Now, 80% of these guys are in completely safe GOP districts where they wouldn't vote for a Dem even in the GOP candidate was a registered sex offender member of the Klan.
But this is a broader issue-- in the run up to the Iraq War, there was a large contingent of countries that said to wait until August to let Saddam comply with inspections and then if he hadn't they would be part of an invasion force (France chief among them). At the time we just said, "Screw you-- we're going in with our coalition of the willing!" We have seen the consequences of such hubris.
This is a question of how do we choose to wield power. Do we use it unilaterally, because, like the dog with his crotch "because we can"? Or do we use power judiciously?
Obama may be doing the smartest thing ever, as soon House Dems are going to get tired of getting beat up by the GOP and just go it alone. Then Obama looks like Elder Statesman going and conducting business in the Senate and working out compromises-- and bam! He's Reagan. Or LBJ. Or FDR. I don't mind that situation.”
Big Love Wife Watch!: Round Two (Spoiler Alert!)
Commented Jan 26, 2009 at 19:42:10 in Entertainment
“Agreed, it's still Lois.
I gotta disagree about Margene, though. Being self-effacing and giving Bill what he wants (even if he doesn't always know what's best for him) is the way to the top!!!
It's like when Nicky was visiting her mom in the van, she said the way to the top was to make her husband happy. Maybe Margene intuitively understands what Nicky is unwilling to want..... If there does end up being a 4th wife and Margene can get out of the "baby" role where she is always trying to prove herself, then maybe she has a chance to move. For now, she's playing it cool, which may be the smartest move of all.
CAN'T WAIT FOR RHONDA TO BE BACK!!! SHE WILL BE TOPS FROM HERE ON OUT!!!!”
I gotta disagree about Margene, though. Being self-effacing and giving Bill what he wants (even if he doesn't always know what's best for him) is the way to the top!!!
It's like when Nicky was visiting her mom in the van, she said the way to the top was to make her husband happy. Maybe Margene intuitively understands what Nicky is unwilling to want..... If there does end up being a 4th wife and Margene can get out of the "baby" role where she is always trying to prove herself, then maybe she has a chance to move. For now, she's playing it cool, which may be the smartest move of all.
CAN'T WAIT FOR RHONDA TO BE BACK!!! SHE WILL BE TOPS FROM HERE ON OUT!!!!”
hp blogger Mark Blankenship replied on Jan 27, 2009 at 00:42:38
“Ooh, a fascinating argument, Whillice! Could Margene just be scheming quietly? I'm totally willing to accept that it could happen.
And yes... bring on Rhonda!”
And yes... bring on Rhonda!”
Early Look: Spider-Man Meets Obama
Commented Jan 08, 2009 at 15:42:04 in Entertainment
“Thanks, Swankmotron.
Post BND I had given up on Spidey in the normal 616 universe (only reading the Bendis Ultimate stuff). I'm putting my hold back on!!
Good to hear you on geekshowpo
Post BND I had given up on Spidey in the normal 616 universe (only reading the Bendis Ultimate stuff). I'm putting my hold back on!!
Good to hear you on geekshowpo
The Center-Right Myth
Commented Nov 17, 2008 at 11:08:26 in Politics
“Whenever a Republican says that "We are a center-right nation," I ask them "What specifically in the Democratic agenda that people were voting for is center-right?"
FACT: Registered Democrats outnumber Registered Republicans in the country for the first time in decades.
FACT: When you look at opinion surveys asking about issues like health care, foreign policy, and the economy, the majority of independents tend to favor the same actions as Democrats. Operationally, they are center-left, not right.
And when you one week assail Obama's tax cut policy as "socialism", "spreading the wealth," and "class warfare," you can't the next week say that he won because he favored tax cuts the same as Republicans!!!!
One more, a package of lies from Republicans and conservatives. If anything, we are a center-left country, and, as you were so fond of telling us for the past 8 years, "Elections have consequenc
FACT: Registered Democrats outnumber Registered Republicans in the country for the first time in decades.
FACT: When you look at opinion surveys asking about issues like health care, foreign policy, and the economy, the majority of independents tend to favor the same actions as Democrats. Operationally, they are center-left, not right.
And when you one week assail Obama's tax cut policy as "socialism", "spreading the wealth," and "class warfare," you can't the next week say that he won because he favored tax cuts the same as Republicans!!!!
One more, a package of lies from Republicans and conservatives. If anything, we are a center-left country, and, as you were so fond of telling us for the past 8 years, "Elections have consequenc
Connolly1916 replied on Nov 17, 2008 at 13:14:54
“Likewise, neither can right wingers assail higher taxes for the rich as "class warfare" when long time GOP policies WIDEN the gap between the wealthy and the rest of us. Their cherished tax policies are indeed a kind of class warfare; just because the mainstream media never frames it in those terms doesn't mean it's not true!”
The Passage of Prop 8: Do The Math
Commented Nov 11, 2008 at 12:23:55 in Politics
“I tried to make a joke putting in "fake" html tags that signaled when I was being sarcastic and when I wasn't, so take my other comment with a grain of salt because there were several places I was being completely ironic in my statements.”
The Passage of Prop 8: Do The Math
Commented Nov 11, 2008 at 12:21:56 in Politics
“What you should be doing is blaming the Mormons. They're the easier scapegoat.
What people don't want to realize about the Prop 8 vote is while you can scapegoat blacks, you can scapegoat Catholics, Evangelicals and Mormons, but the real story is one of age, income, and education. (look at the exit polls) Older, middle-income voters who have less than a college degree were the prime demographic for prop 8. Unfortunately, that's a big demographic to nail down.
Please stop scapegoating. The problem isn't with one section of Californians, it's with ALL Californians (or at least the majority of them). You don't like what that says about your state? Then move someplace more progressive and gay-friend
What people don't want to realize about the Prop 8 vote is while you can scapegoat blacks, you can scapegoat Catholics, Evangelicals and Mormons, but the real story is one of age, income, and education. (look at the exit polls) Older, middle-income voters who have less than a college degree were the prime demographic for prop 8. Unfortunately, that's a big demographic to nail down.
Please stop scapegoating. The problem isn't with one section of Californians, it's with ALL Californians (or at least the majority of them). You don't like what that says about your state? Then move someplace more progressive and gay-friend
Gays Hit Back at Mormons
Commented Nov 07, 2008 at 00:36:49 in Politics
“Good luck.
The LDS Church has been rearing for this very fight-- they repeatedly have made the claim that their rights, even as a non-profit, extend to being able to participate in public discourse. And since the church itself did not actually spend their own money on the campaign (rather, they got their membership to donate), they will make the argument that their rights are protected by the 1st amendment (the speech part, not the free exercise of religion part). Also, with as conservative a supreme court as we have, they might argue that under Buckley v. Valeo (money = speech), that the 501(c)(3) statue is unconstitutional because a non-profit should have unlimited rights to free speech and therefore to have express advocacy using money. In a double-whammy decision, the Supreme Court might just agree to this and uphold the right of churches to be involved in politics.
And also, don't punish the ski resorts in Utah for their population's stupidity. Just go to the liberally owned ones, like Robert Redford's Sundance.”
The LDS Church has been rearing for this very fight-- they repeatedly have made the claim that their rights, even as a non-profit, extend to being able to participate in public discourse. And since the church itself did not actually spend their own money on the campaign (rather, they got their membership to donate), they will make the argument that their rights are protected by the 1st amendment (the speech part, not the free exercise of religion part). Also, with as conservative a supreme court as we have, they might argue that under Buckley v. Valeo (money = speech), that the 501(c)(3) statue is unconstitutional because a non-profit should have unlimited rights to free speech and therefore to have express advocacy using money. In a double-whammy decision, the Supreme Court might just agree to this and uphold the right of churches to be involved in politics.
And also, don't punish the ski resorts in Utah for their population's stupidity. Just go to the liberally owned ones, like Robert Redford's Sundance.”
mm78 replied on Nov 07, 2008 at 22:06:52
“Please do go to Sundance--it's the crappiest resort in the state. If all the crappy out of state skiers concentrate there, that's good news for lift-lines elsewhere.
Colorado snow sucks.
Alta is for skiers.”
Colorado snow sucks.
Alta is for skiers.”
Can 23% of Texas Really Be That Stupid?
Commented Nov 04, 2008 at 18:04:36 in Media
“I first saw this last week when it was reported in the Austin American Statesman. http://www
Don’t trust these results. They are internet-based and as much as Pollimetrix stands by them they are NOT a scientific poll.
Why do I say this? Because AAPOR (American Association of Public Opinion Researchers- a professional organization like the Bar Association or AMA, but for pollsters) specifically has stated that there is no such thing as a “scientific online poll” http://www
They have attempted to alleviate this bias and have probably done so to a certain extent, but that can’t make up for the fact that you’re starting with a bad sample. The headline should NOT be “Poll finds nearly one in four Texans thinks Obama is a Muslim” but instead “One in Four Self-selected group of Texans on the internet are ignorant.”
The real story here is that the Obama-Muslim rumor tends to be strongest amongst low-information voters, and people who use the internet (especially to take a poll) tend to be more involved and have more information than their offline peers. So, really, it’s not one in four Texans who think Obama is a Muslim, it’s probably somewhere between 30-40%.”
Don’t trust these results. They are internet-based and as much as Pollimetrix stands by them they are NOT a scientific poll.
Why do I say this? Because AAPOR (American Association of Public Opinion Researchers- a professional organization like the Bar Association or AMA, but for pollsters) specifically has stated that there is no such thing as a “scientific online poll” http://www
They have attempted to alleviate this bias and have probably done so to a certain extent, but that can’t make up for the fact that you’re starting with a bad sample. The headline should NOT be “Poll finds nearly one in four Texans thinks Obama is a Muslim” but instead “One in Four Self-selected group of Texans on the internet are ignorant.”
The real story here is that the Obama-Muslim rumor tends to be strongest amongst low-information voters, and people who use the internet (especially to take a poll) tend to be more involved and have more information than their offline peers. So, really, it’s not one in four Texans who think Obama is a Muslim, it’s probably somewhere between 30-40%.”
RoxieinTexas replied on Nov 05, 2008 at 21:28:03
“I think the people who believe the Obama Muslim rumour are FOX viewers. Period. End of Discussion.
They will not be swayed unless Hannity tells them differently. Stupid is as stupid does.”
They will not be swayed unless Hannity tells them differently. Stupid is as stupid does.”
At FOX News: If Your Guy Doesn't Win, Cook The Numbers!
Commented Oct 10, 2008 at 01:02:27 in Home
“Don't forget that this is the same Frank Luntz who is the ONLY member of the AAPOR leadership (the professional organization for pollsters-- like the AMA but more boring) who was ever FORCIBLY REMOVED from the body because HE MADE UP POLL NUMBERS AND PUBLISHED THEM. For more info on his other problems with the truth, see the source of all knowledge: http://en.
Honesty is not a big priority for this guy. Never has been. Never will.”
Honesty is not a big priority for this guy. Never has been. Never will.”
SNL's Neocon Inside Job
Commented Oct 07, 2008 at 13:56:54 in Media
“When I saw the sketch I thought to myself, "They're joking, right?"
YES, the problem was giving loans to people who obviously couldn't repay them. But if you watched the 60 minutes piece the next night, you saw that Wall St. could've absorbed those losses. When they got put into securities and Ponzii-ed around, that's when they became dangerous.
Also, I didn't think the sketch was very funny. I would've preferred Sudekis and Wiig doing "Two A**holes try to get a subprime mortgage."”
YES, the problem was giving loans to people who obviously couldn't repay them. But if you watched the 60 minutes piece the next night, you saw that Wall St. could've absorbed those losses. When they got put into securities and Ponzii-ed around, that's when they became dangerous.
Also, I didn't think the sketch was very funny. I would've preferred Sudekis and Wiig doing "Two A**holes try to get a subprime mortgage."”
franklin opt replied on Oct 07, 2008 at 18:29:38
“More than one economist/financial expert has said, "It's the derivatives, stu.pid!"”
Live from L.A. -- It's Tina Fey!
Commented Oct 07, 2008 at 11:21:24 in Entertainment
“Does that mean that Alec Baldwin will be Prez, then? Or just his alter-ego Jack Donaghy?”
Lessons of the Fall:
Ike's In, Reagan's Out
Commented Sep 25, 2008 at 16:15:35 in Politics
“Thank you.
I loved "Why We Fight" and admire Eisenhower for his courage and his convictions.
It's funny to think that anyone running on Eisenhower's platform today would probably be a Blue Dog Democrat.”
I loved "Why We Fight" and admire Eisenhower for his courage and his convictions.
It's funny to think that anyone running on Eisenhower's platform today would probably be a Blue Dog Democrat.”
ottoandgus replied on Sep 25, 2008 at 16:43:38
“This is one the most clear headed and objective perspectives of our current mess that I have read. After listening to the accolades heaped upon Ronald Reagan over the past 28 years while trying to obfuscations and Republican "Doublespeak designed to mask the results of the "Reagan Philosophy" (i.e.relig
Thank you for writing a sober yet uplifting examination of the present state of The United States of America.”
Thank you for writing a sober yet uplifting examination of the present state of The United States of America.”
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