04:08:21 There is a debate on the importance of deficits. But I agree that regardless of the underlying merits, Dem messagin… https://t.co/X89SFkJKX9
17:25:06 Wow. Don’t know what to believe on this one at this point. This is the kind where you really need an independany in… https://t.co/3B38QNZTXP
01:12:26 Nobody who voted for the tax cuts should be greeted by anything but laughter if they talk about deficits now. https://t.co/w88Y2cQXlv
03:42:12 Summary of thread and article. This budget deal on top of the earlier tax cuts is idiotic due to bad timing and lik… https://t.co/zer1LjM4gN
18:07:57 Yup. The divergence between rhetoric and reality has been there fir decades. They are making it even more clear thi… https://t.co/wNWtfEaiwD
07:50:03 Second state level 2020 general election poll I’ve seen. NC this time. Haven’t had time to do all the ElectionGraph… https://t.co/qA5XLvbl2e
On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan go all “Lightning Round”. They cover a wide variety of topics, including: State polls for 2020, talking policy vs talking scandal, the linked government shutdown and immigration debates, the Space X Falcon Heavy launch, Twitter’s release of Russia data, Ivan’s problems with his door, Rob Porter’s resignation, the aftermath of releasing “the memo”, welcoming a new patron, and much much more.
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Show Details:
Recorded 2018-02-08
Length this week – 2:06:22
(0:00:15-0:40:16) Lightning 1
Sam – Ivan birthday
Ivan – Ivan’s door
Sam – 2020 polls
Ivan – Model 3 Tesla
Sam – Facebook news ranking
Ivan – Falcon Heavy
(0:41:59-1:31:49) Lightning 2
Sam – Twitter Russia release
Ivan – Rob Porter
Sam – Shutdowns and immigration
Ivan – FBI agents affairs on text messages
Sam – New Patron
Ivan – The Memo
(1:32:26-2:06:01) Lightning 3
Sam – Stock Market
Ivan – Polls and Special Elections
Sam – Policies vs Scandals
Ivan – Ben Carson corruption
The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.
03:18:45 Maybe. But the people they wanted to hear the first message got it, and most won’t pay any attention to the walk ba… https://t.co/Gl2B6d5AsK
03:25:07 I’m presuming enough of the R’s in the state House would not go along with this to kill it. But these days I guess… https://t.co/IX3ma0DH5w
06:32:27 Good overview of how much there is here. We hear a lot more about some of these aspects than others. But they are a… https://t.co/PItn9VK6g9
19:56:14 The statistical innumeracy of the general public, while not surprising at all, is deeply depressing. -> News that f… https://t.co/hCvQQKEqtR
20:39:29 Someday to be found by an alien civilization that does not recognize it as fiction, and thus believes it represents… https://t.co/CGcXNkamdR
19:46:34 I made this shift the moment it became clear that Trump would be the Republican nominee and almost all elected Repu… https://t.co/dEMPVBT9iN
00:09:31 Ok. That is interesting. The last bit. Continuing to classify things that have already been reported publicly is ki… https://t.co/rbw9NJhaCk