Wednesday, September 28, 2016
What Did You Know and When Did You Know It?
Remember when people thought the FBI was competent?
Or believed it was non-partisan?
What do you think now?
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Who Won the First Debate?
Here are some online polls that are tracking opinions on the winner:
Drudge - at the time of this posting it shows Trump at 81.5% to Clinton's 18.5%
NJ.com - which also offers "neither" and "I don't know" as options. It has Trump at 53.99% and Clinton at 41.31%
Time.com - Trump is currently at 58% and Clinton is at 42%
Fortune.com - they're tied at 50% each over all, Trump at 54% to Clinton's 46% on the economy, his 53% to her 47% on national security, and 50% each on clearest vision for America. Most people who responded (80%) didn't have their minds changed by the debate.
Drudge - at the time of this posting it shows Trump at 81.5% to Clinton's 18.5%
NJ.com - which also offers "neither" and "I don't know" as options. It has Trump at 53.99% and Clinton at 41.31%
Time.com - Trump is currently at 58% and Clinton is at 42%
Fortune.com - they're tied at 50% each over all, Trump at 54% to Clinton's 46% on the economy, his 53% to her 47% on national security, and 50% each on clearest vision for America. Most people who responded (80%) didn't have their minds changed by the debate.
Las Vegas Sun readers think that Trump was the winner.
CNBC - finally there's one with Clinton in the lead 52% to Trump's 48%.
Update: The CNBC has reversed (and then some). Trump is at 56% and Clinton at 44%. He's also pulled ahead in the Fortune.com poll and has increased his lead in the others.
Monday, September 26, 2016
First Presidential Debate 9/26/2016
Watch the debate live on C-SPAN. They're doing a split screen so you can watch both candidates the whole time.
HRC goes first. She says we need jobs. Wants to raise minimum wage and, finally, equal pay for women. Wealthy will pay their fair share.
DJT sounds a little subdued compared to what we're used to. He talks about Ford leaving the U.S. and losing manufacturing/jobs to other countries.
He points out Clinton has been working in government 30 years and still hasn't done anything about improving jobs here.
He describes the disadvantage we have in trade with Mexico since they have a VAT and everything we sell there is automatically taxed. We don't have that tax so they don't have to pay it here.
She accuses him of saying climate change is a hoax, he denies it.
Holt allows HRC to continue to talk even though he said they were taking a break.
Trump says he'll release his taxes as soon as she releases her emails. Someone in the audience cheered. Holt reminds them that they promised to stay silent.
Hillary needs to shut up about her father. I hope none of the debate drinking games have people doing a shot every time she says "my father". They'd be halfway to done in by now.
DJT - under budget, ahead of schedule.
The next section is on race.
HRC wants police to stop killing people unnecessarily like they're doing it for the lulz now.
She talks about systemic racism and how young black men are more likely to be arrested and jailed for the same thing a white man could do. I hope he points out how she called them super-predators.
She wants people on the no-fly list to be prohibited from buying a gun. (Is she against due process?)
He called her on the super-predator thing. Good job.
He's not much for due process before taking gun rights either.
HRC
DJT talks about Sidney Blumenthal being one of the ones that started the thing with asking about Obama's birth certificate. I doubt many listeners know who Blumenthal is.
HRC says cyberwarfare will be one of the biggest challenges. She's deeply concerned about attacks by Russia.
She's the last person I would want to take cybersecurity advice from.
She says "Donald" invited Russians to hack Americans.
He points out that we really don't know who the hackers were but agrees that we need to be concerned about computer security.
Where are the questions about her private server?
They are giving Trump a good chance to counter her claims that he supported the war in Iraq.
Trump throughout calls her "Secretary Clinton", she keeps calling him "Donald".
DJT has attacked her political decisions. She's attacked him personally. Now they're arguing about who has better temperament.
She accused him of not caring if Japan, South Korea or Saudi Arabia get nuclear weapons. Why didn't he bring up the hundreds of millions the Clinton Foundation got from Saudi Arabia? It seems like it would have been a good chance for him to work it in.
He says Hillary has experience, but it's bad experience.
Final question, or it would be but Hillary keeps talking and Holt doesn't stop her.
HRC talks about a female beauty pageant contestant that has become an American citizen and is going to vote this November. It seems glaring that she doesn't say, "is going to vote for me".
Will you support the outcome of the election, regardless of who wins.
Both say yes along with a lot of other blather.
HRC goes first. She says we need jobs. Wants to raise minimum wage and, finally, equal pay for women. Wealthy will pay their fair share.
DJT sounds a little subdued compared to what we're used to. He talks about Ford leaving the U.S. and losing manufacturing/jobs to other countries.
He points out Clinton has been working in government 30 years and still hasn't done anything about improving jobs here.
He describes the disadvantage we have in trade with Mexico since they have a VAT and everything we sell there is automatically taxed. We don't have that tax so they don't have to pay it here.
She accuses him of saying climate change is a hoax, he denies it.
Holt allows HRC to continue to talk even though he said they were taking a break.
Trump says he'll release his taxes as soon as she releases her emails. Someone in the audience cheered. Holt reminds them that they promised to stay silent.
Hillary needs to shut up about her father. I hope none of the debate drinking games have people doing a shot every time she says "my father". They'd be halfway to done in by now.
DJT - under budget, ahead of schedule.
The next section is on race.
HRC wants police to stop killing people unnecessarily like they're doing it for the lulz now.
We have to restore trust between communities and police. We have to make sure police are using the best techniques and training, and are well-prepared to use force only when necessary.Holt intervenes to "correct" Trump. Trump responds that Holt is mischaracterizing the "stop and frisk" decision.
She talks about systemic racism and how young black men are more likely to be arrested and jailed for the same thing a white man could do. I hope he points out how she called them super-predators.
She wants people on the no-fly list to be prohibited from buying a gun. (Is she against due process?)
He called her on the super-predator thing. Good job.
He's not much for due process before taking gun rights either.
HRC
I think Donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate... and yes, I did.He did?
DJT talks about Sidney Blumenthal being one of the ones that started the thing with asking about Obama's birth certificate. I doubt many listeners know who Blumenthal is.
HRC says cyberwarfare will be one of the biggest challenges. She's deeply concerned about attacks by Russia.
She's the last person I would want to take cybersecurity advice from.
She says "Donald" invited Russians to hack Americans.
He points out that we really don't know who the hackers were but agrees that we need to be concerned about computer security.
The tops of their heads are even but compare their shoulder height. Would they have zoomed in more on a man to make him look equally tall they way they've done for Clinton?
Where are the questions about her private server?
They are giving Trump a good chance to counter her claims that he supported the war in Iraq.
Trump throughout calls her "Secretary Clinton", she keeps calling him "Donald".
DJT has attacked her political decisions. She's attacked him personally. Now they're arguing about who has better temperament.
She accused him of not caring if Japan, South Korea or Saudi Arabia get nuclear weapons. Why didn't he bring up the hundreds of millions the Clinton Foundation got from Saudi Arabia? It seems like it would have been a good chance for him to work it in.
He says Hillary has experience, but it's bad experience.
Final question, or it would be but Hillary keeps talking and Holt doesn't stop her.
HRC talks about a female beauty pageant contestant that has become an American citizen and is going to vote this November. It seems glaring that she doesn't say, "is going to vote for me".
Will you support the outcome of the election, regardless of who wins.
Both say yes along with a lot of other blather.
First Presidential Debate 9/26/2016
Watch the debate live on C-SPAN. They're doing a split screen so you can watch both candidates the whole time.
HRC goes first. She says we need jobs. Wants to raise minimum wage and, finally, equal pay for women. Wealthy will pay their fair share.
DJT sounds a little subdued compared to what we're used to. He talks about Ford leaving the U.S. and losing manufacturing/jobs to other countries.
He points out Clinton has been working in government 30 years and still hasn't done anything about improving jobs here.
He describes the disadvantage we have in trade with Mexico since they have a VAT and everything we sell there is automatically taxed. We don't have that tax so they don't have to pay it here.
She accuses him of saying climate change is a hoax, he denies it.
Holt allows HRC to continue to talk even though he said they were taking a break.
Trump says he'll release his taxes as soon as she releases her emails. Someone in the audience cheered. Holt reminds them that they promised to stay silent.
HRC hypothesizes why DJT won't release his taxes. He's not as rich as he says, not as charitable as he says, that he has debt to foreign banks, or that he doesn't pay federal taxes.
Someone cheered a comment by Clinton. Let's see if Holt admonishes them too.
HRC goes first. She says we need jobs. Wants to raise minimum wage and, finally, equal pay for women. Wealthy will pay their fair share.
DJT sounds a little subdued compared to what we're used to. He talks about Ford leaving the U.S. and losing manufacturing/jobs to other countries.
He points out Clinton has been working in government 30 years and still hasn't done anything about improving jobs here.
He describes the disadvantage we have in trade with Mexico since they have a VAT and everything we sell there is automatically taxed. We don't have that tax so they don't have to pay it here.
She accuses him of saying climate change is a hoax, he denies it.
Holt allows HRC to continue to talk even though he said they were taking a break.
Trump says he'll release his taxes as soon as she releases her emails. Someone in the audience cheered. Holt reminds them that they promised to stay silent.
HRC hypothesizes why DJT won't release his taxes. He's not as rich as he says, not as charitable as he says, that he has debt to foreign banks, or that he doesn't pay federal taxes.
Someone cheered a comment by Clinton. Let's see if Holt admonishes them too.
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Front Row
Hillary Clinton invited Mark Cuban to sit in the first row at Monday's debate.
Invite Monica too...
"Just got a front row seat to watch @HillaryClinton overwhelm @realDonaldTrump at the "Humbling at Hofstra" on Monday," Cuban tweeted. "It Is On!"
Cuban has tried to publicly shame Trump throughout the 2016 campaign, regularly slamming the Republican nominee for not releasing his taxes. The attacks have been particularly effective, given Cuban's status as a fellow billionaire and his public persona as a similarly brash businessman.If the goal was to make Trump uncomfortable with some trolling by Cuban, they didn't think this out very well. Now, as a response, Trump has invited Gennifer Flowers to attend the debate. Who will make whom more uncomfortable?
Invite Monica too...
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