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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the chaos surrounding the Trump/Putin summit, the case of Maria Butina, and the reports on the detail given in the January 2017 briefing where Trump was told about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Oh, and before that, just a little about bugs. The flying kind, not the computer kind.
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Recorded 2018-07-19
Length this week – 1:38:19
(0:00:20-0:13:30) But first
(0:15:12-0:51:35) The summit
(0:52:55-1:12:53) Red Sparrow
(1:13:30-1:38:00) What did the president know?
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s topics are the Supreme Court nomination and surrounding issues, Trump’s path of destruction through Europe, and the latest developments in the Trump/Russia scandal, including the new indictments.
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Recorded 2018-07-14
Length this week – 1:59:59
(0:00:20-0:08:39) But First
(0:10:21-0:50:50) SCOTUS
(0:52:10-1:12:10) Trump in Europe
(1:12:55-1:59:38) Trump/Russia
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed joins Sam to discuss North Korea, how SCOTUS deals with precedent, this week’s story about immigrants in the military being discharged, and the latest in the trade wars and the economy. Before all that, they also do a quick update on the situation with the kids who have been separated from their parents at the border, and we find out if Sam’s family made it to the destination of their big road trip.
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Recorded 2018-07-07
Length this week – 1:26:12
(0:00:15-0:07:32) But First
(0:08:12-0:26:52) North Korea
(0:27:29-0:49:42) SCOTUS and Precedent
(0:50:26-1:03:27) Immigrants in the Military
(1:04:47-1:25:52) Trade Wars
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Just a quick note for those of you who have followed my Election Graphs analysis in 2016 (or even 2012 or 2008) and are interested in following that again as I ramp up for 2020.
In each of the previous cycles, I’ve posted my analysis updates on my personal blog which in turn has automatically posted on my personal Facebook page and my personal Twitter and such. For those of you NOT interested in the Election stuff, this was probably most annoying. It was also odd that those posts were on a different site than the actual charts and graphs and such.
So for 2020, I’m putting all of those sorts of analysis posts on Election Graphs proper, and NOT on the personal pages. Well, I may still highlight something every once in awhile, but most of it won’t be there.
So if you are interested in my election stuff and want to follow it, but only follow my personal accounts, you might want to make sure you are following the Election stuff directly. Here is where you will be able to find it:
Election Graphs – The site itself, everything will originate here
Election Graphs Facebook – Links to new analysis posts when they come out. Be sure to set the preference to “see first”, or you may or may not actually see these posts depending on what Facebook is doing with their timeline algorithm that day.
Election Graphs Twitter – Links to new analysis posts when they come out. Probably additional automated tweets when states change status and other things like that once the time comes for that. Maybe other things occasionally. We’ll see.
ElecCollPolls Twitter – Automated tweets when I add new polls to my database of state polls for the general election.
I just posted the first thing on the new blog a few minutes ago. There will be more over the next few months as I ramp things up. My goal is to officially launch the 2020 analysis very soon after the 2018 midterm elections are over. I’ve got a lot to do between now and then. I’ll post updates over at Election Graphs.
See you there!
PS: For those of you annoyed by the weekly Curmudgeon’s Corner posts, I’ll be moving them off to a separate space at some point too. I have the plans for that all mapped out in my head… but there is more time pressure on the Election stuff, so I’m doing that first. :-)
On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are three recent Supreme Court cases, the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the proper place of civility in our public discourse, and the latest developments in the ongoing trade wars. But first, they check in with Sam’s family to get the latest developments on their cross country road trip!
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Recorded 2018-06-30
Length this week – 2:07:05
(0:00:15-0:18:10) Roadtrip
(0:20:08-0:50:20) SCOTUS Rulings
(0:52:03-1:27:51) SCOTUS Opening
(1:29:11-1:48:19) Civility
(1:48:55-2:06:45) Trade Wars
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topic is the big immigration debate that has been dominating the headlines recently. They talk about the family separation policies and the larger debate about immigration, and also what watching this debate playing out tells us about our fellow citizens. Before that though, Sam gives his report from attending the Washington State Democratic Convention, and we hear a little bit about Sam’s family’s upcoming travel plans.
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Recorded 2018-06-22
Length this week – 1:47:54
(0:00:25-0:18:58) But First
(0:20:58-0:48:34) Convention
(0:49:54-1:47:34) Immigration
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Ed joins Sam on this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner. Ed educates Sam on the new “Right to Try” law. They discuss if Trump actually has malicious motivations or actually believes he is doing positive things, specifically with regard to how he is handling relations with America’s allies. And finally, they talk about how a complicated story like the Trump/Russia investigation just leaves people confused and tired, while constant repetition of “witch hunt!” is a simple clear message that penetrates to those who are inclined to believe it. Yet another full show!
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s three main topics are the USA’s alliances and the strains Trump is putting on them, the upcoming North Korean summit, and a hodgepodge of legal related stuff like last week’s SCOTUS cases, the Obamacare lawsuit, the new Manafort charges, and the Trump legal team’s letter to Mueller. Before all that though, they mark an anniversary, discuss Ivan’s recent trip to China, talk about the destruction of Sam’s son’s iPad, and more!
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Recorded 2018-06-09
Length this week – 1:59:30
(0:01:45-0:37:04) But First
Agenda
Anniversary
Ivan in China
Ivan book: Understanding Air France 447 (2013)
Alex iPad destruction
Macron handshake
(0:37:43-1:01:30) Alliances
Anthony Bourdain suicide
G7 Summit
What is Trump’s plan?
Are Canada and the EU really screwing the US?
Fed up allies, happy Putin
Rules are for suckers
(1:02:15-1:19:19) North Korea
All about the attitude
Giving things for free?
Path to opening?
Predictions
Parkland again
(1:21:01-1:59:09) Legal Stuff
Gay wedding cake case
Abortion case
Obamacare lawsuit
New Manafort charges
Trump letter to Mueller
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, the two big topics are Trump’s pardons and the Economy. Specifically Sam and Ivan talk about the grand plan, or lack thereof, surrounding the pardons and what messages that sends. On the economy, the questions are how much credit Trump should get for good unemployment numbers, does it matter that he tweeted about those results before they came out, and what’s up with the big trade war that seems to be getting started? Along the way, they also cover a health issue in Sam’s family, the Puerto Rican death toll, a little on the Trump/Cohen investigations, and the general trend toward US isolation.
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Recorded 2018-06-02
Length this week – 1:17:12
(0:00:15-0:16:32) Into
Where is Ivan
Agenda
Sam’s Family Medical Issue
Puerto Rican Death Toll
(0:17:11-0:50:30) Pardons and Commutations and Stuff
Answering Machine Messages
Recent and Proposed Pardons
Eating the Pieces
Kardashian Summit
Pardoning Trump cronies?
Rudy’s Strategy
Trump Tapes
Investigation Speed
(0:51:06-1:16:52) Economic Stuff
Where is the Economic Collapse?
Should Trump get credit for good numbers?
Trump unemployment pre-announcement
Trade War!
US becoming isolated
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Abulsme { Yes, this is here. This Halloween is coming quickly! We'll see what things look like this year! } on Halloween 2017 Timelapse at 15 July 2018 21:49:00 UTC
Diane R Minter { Any chance of midterm 2018 graphs?? Or just an informed guess? } on Election Graphs Blog at 5 July 2018 10:16:54 UTC
Ed haines { FB is my best place to find CC. } on Election Graphs Blog at 4 July 2018 21:04:42 UTC
Abulsme { Miley often cuddles with him until he is asleep, then extracts herself and goes to her own place to sleep. :-) } on Miley and her sleeping boy at 24 June 2018 00:38:59 UTC
Abulsme { Yes, when you make a public comment, it is indeed public and everyone can see it. Unless you are really saying something you don't want... } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Toy Swords at 24 June 2018 00:38:00 UTC
Diane Minter { Very sweet. Looks like Miley would like to get up,but Alex has his arm around her. Maya says her kids do that, throw an arm... } on Miley and her sleeping boy at 26 May 2018 18:57:52 UTC
Diane Minter { Hi Sam, Loved the last video of Alex´s Youtube channel but my question is this. I am only subscribed to his channel and another. I... } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Toy Swords at 31 March 2018 15:59:25 UTC
Ruth Brandon { Think you got a bit more than I did - you are nearer mountains and further from Sound I guess but not sure you have... } on Christmas Snow Timelapse at 27 December 2017 07:03:21 UTC
Abulsme { Transcription services seem to cost on the order of at least $2 a minute, perhaps more. So getting a typical one of our shows transcribed... } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Talk Good Enough at 17 December 2017 00:54:30 UTC
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