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Bytor Peltor 02.27.2020 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ilduclo
DJIA off another 700, tired of winning yet?


Do believe this is the closest anyone here at SYG has come to mentioning the Corona Virus! Short short short was the game, now time to buy buy buy!

......but when?

I’m thinking tomorrow afternoon within the last two hours of the trading day??

Possibly Monday?

If anyone was ever planning on jumping in, this is a opportune time to catch the elevator!


 

The Soup Nazi 02.27.2020 10:54 PM

Speaking of primaries, states, polls, demographics, and of course four more years of the current living hell. From Paste:

Some Democratic Superdelegates Are Pledging to Destroy the Party

Derek 02.28.2020 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
summary on 2. article is based on the premise that when young people think of socialism they think "denmark". and when old people think of socialism they think "soviet union." therefore the sanders candidacy hinges mathematically on getting young people out to vote in massive numbers to overcome boomer bias in turning away from democrats. author says he hasn't seen any huge under-35 mobilization so far. however, i haven't seen from previous results that bernard's candidance is supported by utes only.

I don't think the 'socialist' label will hurt him or help him in any real meaningful way. Of course, the media and people who are really into politics will argue about socialism and what it means until we're all dead from coronavirus but the average voter doesn't think in such rigid ways. Bernie carried moderates and conservatives in Nevada pretty handily and it wasn't because they liked the specific ideology he follows. I mean, I'm further left than Bernie so it does make me laugh when people act like they'd be electing Stalin 2.0. The data also shows that Bernie has the biggest chance of flipping Trump supporters to him, so there is something else in play that cannot be defined in such a binary.

Derek 02.28.2020 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi
Speaking of primaries, states, polls, demographics, and of course four more years of the current living hell. From Paste:

Some Democratic Superdelegates Are Pledging to Destroy the Party

Actually insane to me that the options are nominate Bernie or completely destroy the party. If the superdelegates screw over Bernie, the dems will have such a low turnout regardless of who they run. When establishment dems act like they'd rather have Trump again than Bernie, it really makes me question what it's all about.

Derek 02.28.2020 12:07 PM

Super PAC backing Warren makes $9 million Super Tuesday ad buy

The shadowy group has committed over $14 million to try to buoy Warren’s candidacy.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...sday-ad-118055

Here is Warren flip flopping again, this time on something she's based her campaign on this whole time.



 


Hmm I guess she doesn't have a moral backbone by her own logic. Her website still says she disavows Super PACs so she is now lying technically and accepting donations on false pretenses. Seems like a sign of desperation considering her campaign is not going as well as once thought.

!@#$%! 02.28.2020 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Derek
I don't think the 'socialist' label will hurt him or help him in any real meaningful way. Of course, the media and people who are really into politics will argue about socialism and what it means until we're all dead from coronavirus but the average voter doesn't think in such rigid ways. Bernie carried moderates and conservatives in Nevada pretty handily and it wasn't because they liked the specific ideology he follows. I mean, I'm further left than Bernie so it does make me laugh when people act like they'd be electing Stalin 2.0. The data also shows that Bernie has the biggest chance of flipping Trump supporters to him, so there is something else in play that cannot be defined in such a binary.

it's funny (or horrifying too, if you don't have a cynical sense of humor) how the word "socialist" itself is being exploited, regardless of the actual proposed policies behind it.

sanders is no more a socialist than FDR was, but because he calls himself one... soviet union!!!

pure propaganda.

i'm sympathizing more with him every day because of this, actually. i may not agree with his whole program, i see it as more aspirational than implementable, but bloomberg calling him a communist was eyeroll-inducing.

i'll still support bloomie if he ends up the nominee somehow, but i'll see i'm not as enthusiastic about him as i am now about "the commie." jeezus fucking christ.

anyway, i need my coffee and to get back to work or something.

Derek 02.28.2020 12:14 PM

You're actually starting to make way more sense to me now hahaha. His plans probably are more aspirational than implementable but it's about the fight and continuing the fight beyond just one person. #NotMeUs and all that.

Also I have no issue with someone choosing not to vote if it's Bloomberg vs. Trump. At that point, what's the difference?

Derek 02.28.2020 12:32 PM

 

Looks like Bernie might beat Warren in her home state.

!@#$%! 02.28.2020 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Derek
Also I have no issue with someone choosing not to vote if it's Bloomberg vs. Trump. At that point, what's the difference?

what's the difference between having one eye and having none?

what's the difference between having a stroke in one brain hemisphere and losing the whole brain?

what's the difference?

Derek 02.28.2020 12:42 PM

The Case for Bernie Sanders


Good article on Bernie's electability.

Derek 02.28.2020 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
what's the difference between having one eye and having none?

what's the difference between having a stroke in one brain hemisphere and losing the whole brain?

what's the difference?

I dunno, they both seem pretty shitty

!@#$%! 02.28.2020 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Derek
I dunno, they both seem pretty shitty

how about being shot in the arm vs being shot in the asshole? :D

Bytor Peltor 02.28.2020 04:06 PM

Third time this week......something is definitely wrong!

Joe Biden: “I’m Looking Forward to Appointing the First African-American Woman to the US Senate”


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Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor
Just another slip-of-the-tongue faux pas or a hint that something is wrong:

Joe Biden tells crowd ‘I’m a candidate for the United States Senate’ in confused campaign speech



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Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor


h8kurdt 02.28.2020 04:43 PM

Trump does those every week doesn't he?

!@#$%! 02.28.2020 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by h8kurdt
Trump does those every week doesn't he?

More like every hour.

Derek 02.28.2020 06:19 PM

Give Biden a break, he's senile and should be surrounded by his loved ones living a quiet life instead of driving around the US in a No Malarkey bus with a bunch of yes men.

ilduclo 02.28.2020 07:48 PM

“Party of Health Care” starting to sound pretty good.

The Soup Nazi 02.28.2020 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Derek
Of course, the media and people who are really into politics will argue about socialism and what it means until we're all dead from coronavirus


:D

By the way, from The Washington Post yesterday:

As Pence takes the lead on coronavirus, critics recall his response to Indiana HIV outbreak
As cases spiked in Indiana, where Pence was governor, he reportedly turned to prayer.

So dude, let's just pray: it's free, it doesn't involve big government CDC but imaginary friends, and if people (especially poor people) die is not our fault, it's the infallible will of the LAWD!

!@#$%! 02.28.2020 08:15 PM

is trump a serious candidate?

lol that plague is gonna derail this train too

he ruined rob’s old username (cheeto55) and now this :D

SOUTH CAROLINA TOMORROW

polls show bernie rising across the board

The Soup Nazi 02.28.2020 08:37 PM

From Paste:

Bernie Sanders Thanking Bands for Their Music, Ranked
Bernard Sanders, the current frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, has been known to thank bands for their music. He says it just like that—"Let me thank [band] for their music"—in his notoriously thick Brooklyn accent, and it's the best.

"Soccah Mah-mee." Prettay, prettay, prettay good...

 


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