gmac said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

gmac said:

For the record, if I was in the US I would have also voted Johnson. I'm surprised more didn't. Fiscally conservative, socially liberal. Basically,do what you want, don't expect me to pay for it. That's my "preconceived notion" of how most Americans think. 

He was unfortunately uninformed when it came to matters bigger than small state politics. he could have  cleaned up had he cared enough to read a book or even watch the news. He would have had my vote. But he was really, really bad when allowed to speak in public. 

But does he boil his brisket?

I like to think he does not be he smokes weed like Willie. 

A couple hundred thousand votes across the rust belt go the other way, and the EC result is reversed.  But hey, narratives and such.

JohnInCarolina said:

A couple hundred thousand votes across the rust belt go the other way, and the EC result is reversed.  But hey, narratives and such.

Takeaway California, Chicago, and New York and its not even remotely close.  But hey, if it makes you feel better.

JohnInCarolina said:

bhedges1987 said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

gmac said:

For the record, if I was in the US I would have also voted Johnson. I'm surprised more didn't. Fiscally conservative, socially liberal. Basically,do what you want, don't expect me to pay for it. That's my "preconceived notion" of how most Americans think. 

He was unfortunately uninformed when it came to matters bigger than small state politics. he could have  cleaned up had he cared enough to read a book or even watch the news. He would have had my vote. But he was really, really bad when allowed to speak in public. 

He probably didn't have the questions given to him prior to speaking in public

Read it again. Then produce the email that with the exact wording of the question and what not. This is the argument I would expect from a grade schooler. Good grief! 

To the victor belongs the spoils-and you get to write the final report.  That's how it works-

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

A couple hundred thousand votes across the rust belt go the other way, and the EC result is reversed.  But hey, narratives and such.

Takeaway California, Chicago, and New York and its not even remotely close.  But hey, if it makes you feel better.

Right.  Just take away all the blue areas, and no Democrat ever wins again.  

All I want to know is should I go ahead and buy an XL now before Trump puts his planned 35% tariff on Mexican made goods or should I just wait because like so many of his campaign "promises" it will never happen?

HeavyG said:

All I want to know is should I go ahead and buy an XL now before Trump puts his planned 35% tariff on Mexican made goods or should I just wait because like so many of his campaign "promises" it will never happen?

I guess you should do it now. Based on both of your proposed options you would be spending the same amount. 

Perhaps put that money towards some tissues to wipe up your constant crying the past few days. 

pgprescott said:Least educated doesn't necessarily  = stupid.

most educated doesn't necessarily = not stupid. 

This analysis by you is exactly the attitude that lead to Trumps victory. Btw, I personally find this kind of analysis juvenile. 

Of course less education does not imply greater stupidity. However, less education on average does lead to a decreased tendency to examine issues from more than one's own viewpoint, and a decreased ability to change one's viewpoint. It also associates with a higher tendency to pay attention only to information that confirms what a person already believes to be true. It also tends to associate with linear thinking rather than nonlinear thinking (for example, a linear solution to the immigration problem in the US is to build a wall to keep illegals from getting in; and a linear solution to the hollowing out of the US manufacturing base is to blame it on trade deals).

Third world countries emerge from extreme poverty through two primary mechanisms; education, and some kind of health care safety net. Without these things, even citizens who start to earn and save some money fall back into extreme poverty by events like complications from pregnancy or a long term illness. The US continues to ignore education and affordable health care, seeing any reasonable solution as 'socialism'. 25% of Texans have no health care coverage; and yet one of the most pressing issues according to the incoming government is the need to roll back women's basic human rights by about 50 years.

JohnInCarolina said:

HeavyG said:

All I want to know is should I go ahead and buy an XL now before Trump puts his planned 35% tariff on Mexican made goods or should I just wait because like so many of his campaign "promises" it will never happen?

Lol. Now he's saying well maybe we won't repeal Obamacare after all, just make it great again.

The U-turns and flip-flops were inevitable. Methinks there's going to be a lot of disappointed Trumpists in the coming months. 

I mean, for a guy that was going to "drain the swamp" it's sure looking like he's going to be surrounding himself with insiders. Quelle surprise.

SkySaw said:

pgprescott said:Least educated doesn't necessarily  = stupid.

most educated doesn't necessarily = not stupid. 

This analysis by you is exactly the attitude that lead to Trumps victory. Btw, I personally find this kind of analysis juvenile. 

Of course less education does not imply greater stupidity. However, less education on average does lead to a decreased tendency to examine issues from more than one's own viewpoint, and a decreased ability to change one's viewpoint. It also associates with a higher tendency to pay attention only to information that confirms what a person already believes to be true. It also tends to associate with linear thinking rather than nonlinear thinking (for example, a linear solution to the immigration problem in the US is to build a wall to keep illegals from getting in; and a linear solution to the hollowing out of the US manufacturing base is to blame it on trade deals).

Third world countries emerge from extreme poverty through two primary mechanisms; education, and some kind of health care safety net. Without these things, even citizens who start to earn and save some money fall back into extreme poverty by events like complications from pregnancy or a long term illness. The US continues to ignore education and affordable health care, seeing any reasonable solution as 'socialism'. 25% of Texans have no health care coverage; and yet one of the most pressing issues according to the incoming government is the need to roll back women's basic human rights by about 50 years.

Trump deserves credit for understanding his base, I'll give him credit for that.  This was a "color by numbers" type deal.

DoubleEgger said:

This is how Obama handled the transition. #stayingclassy 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jifjRVLVjzA

Transition?

That appearance was at a campaign rally for Creigh Deeds who was running for Governor of VA in August of 2009 some 8 months after Obama had been inaugurated.

@buff-l-o. End this. 

SkySaw said:

pgprescott said:Least educated doesn't necessarily  = stupid.

most educated doesn't necessarily = not stupid. 

This analysis by you is exactly the attitude that lead to Trumps victory. Btw, I personally find this kind of analysis juvenile. 

Of course less education does not imply greater stupidity. However, less education on average does lead to a decreased tendency to examine issues from more than one's own viewpoint, and a decreased ability to change one's viewpoint. It also associates with a higher tendency to pay attention only to information that confirms what a person already believes to be true. It also tends to associate with linear thinking rather than nonlinear thinking (for example, a linear solution to the immigration problem in the US is to build a wall to keep illegals from getting in; and a linear solution to the hollowing out of the US manufacturing base is to blame it on trade deals).

Third world countries emerge from extreme poverty through two primary mechanisms; education, and some kind of health care safety net. Without these things, even citizens who start to earn and save some money fall back into extreme poverty by events like complications from pregnancy or a long term illness. The US continues to ignore education and affordable health care, seeing any reasonable solution as 'socialism'. 25% of Texans have no health care coverage; and yet one of the most pressing issues according to the incoming government is the need to roll back women's basic human rights by about 50 years.

Utter nonsense! All I can say. 

Pretty neat graph