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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, first Ed joins Sam for a lightning round. They of course cover the latest Mueller developments, but also tax refunds, Venezuela, some books Ed read, and more. Then for the last part of the show, Sam is joined by his wife Brandy, who is attending the Power Rising conference and talks about her experiences there, including hearing from Stacey Abrams and Kamala Harris.
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Recorded 2019-02-22 Length this week – 1:48:15
(0:00:20-1:13:12) Lightning Round
Ed: Thwaites Glacier
Sam: Tax Refunds
Ed: Venezuela
Sam: Mueller Time
Ed: Books: Life on the Edge (2015) / Biocentrism (2009)
Sam: Foiled attack on politicians and journalists
(1:13:56-1:47:46) Power Rising
What is Power Rising about?
Movie: Amazing Grace (2018)
What is it like?
Stacey Abrams
Kamala Harris
Memorable highlights
New Orleans
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner… lightning rounds! Sam and Ivan talk about a total of 17 different topics this time around. These include… the snow in Seattle, Roger Stone, the Green New Deal, Paul Manafort, a correction to something Sam said last week, food delivery, translating Trump into other languages, the National Emergency, an upcoming Seattle Curmudgeon’s Corner meetup, and of course eight other things too. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2019-02-16 Length this week – 2:40:00
(0:00:20-0:28:09) But First
Trump translations
Agenda
Curmudgeon’s Corner Seattle meetup
Correction about Tucson
Seattle snow
Food delivery
(0:29:53-1:10:31) Lightning Round I
Ivan: Glenn Greenwald
Sam: Book: The Zimmerman Telegram (1985)
Ivan: Movie: Geostorm (2017)
Sam: Green New Deal
(1:12:32-2:04:20) Lightning Round II
Ivan: Paper Bank Statements
Sam: Doing a “Clinton Email”
Ivan: Manafort
Sam: Stone
(2:05:29-2:39:42) Lightning Round III
Ivan: National Emergency
Sam: Bill Weld 2020
Ivan: McCabe and the 25th
Sam: Democratic debate rules
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do an all lightning round show. Twelve separate exciting subjects. These include… the newest Brexit developments, the Trump vs Acosta ruckus, the resistance to Pelosi as speaker, Trump’s eventful visit to Europe, a book review by Sam, the Lion Air crash… and six more things. You didn’t think they would all be in the summary did you? But they are all exciting. Really.
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Recorded 2018-11-17
Length this week – 2:02:38
(0:00:20-0:40:40) Lightning #1
Ivan: Border Troops
Sam: Book: Hands-On Data Science and Python Machine Learning (2017)
Ivan: Trump in Europe
Sam: Heading to DC
(0:42:40-1:19:55) Lightning #2
Ivan: Assange
Sam: Puppy?
Ivan: Lion Air
Sam: Pelosi
(1:20:30-2:02:18) Lightning #3
Ivan: Brexit
Sam: Brazil
Ivan: Acosta
Sam: Avenatti
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ivan and Sam’s two big topics are the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh including all the surrounding issues relating to the climate that leads to such things, and their final pre-election thoughts on the 2018 midterms. But as usual, there are smaller topics to round things out, including thoughts on a movie, a book, a new iPhone, the economy, and even Gary Hart. Also, after you listen… go vote!
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Recorded 2018-11-03
Length this week – 2:06:38
(0:01:38-0:32:18) But First
Agenda
Local candidates, amendments and initiatives
Sam Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (2017)
Sam Book: Arrow of God (1964)
Mistake from last year
Sam’s new iPhone XS Max
(0:34:18-1:04:24) Pittsburgh and Trump
Sam and Ivan Pittsburgh connections
Long term trends
Synagogue security
anti-Semitic motives
Presidential responsibility and response?
Trump and racists
(1:05:09-1:45:53) Election 2018
Current Numbers
Early voting
Polling errors
Reactions if the Democrats win
Reactions if the Republicans win
Go vote… Democrat please.
(1:47:09-2:06:17) Mini Lightning Round
Ivan: Economy update
Sam: Gary Hart’s Monkey Business
Go vote. Really.
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk MAGAbomber, the caravan, and Election 2018. But not before some shorter notes on credit cards, books, and movies. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2018-10-27
Length this week – 2:00:06
(0:00:30-0:31:19) But First
Agenda
Cutting Cards
Sam Book: A Study in Scarlet (1887)
Sam Movie: North by Northwest (1959)
Ivan Movie: Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
Correction
(0:31:55-0:54:15) MAGAbomber
Background
False flag?
Intent to murder? Or just scare?
Equivalencies and responses
Motivations and responsibility
Stupid bomber
(0:54:54-1:27:16) Caravan
Paid for by Dems?
Fear and Lies vs reality
Racism against immigrants
Melting pot
Port-truth persuasion
Root causes
(1:28:32-1:59:45) Election 2018
Odds summary
Prognostications
Turnout and enthusiasm
Lies as campaign strategy
Dem strategy
Normalization
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed joins Sam to talk about the many forms of disinformation, a congressional debate Ed attended, and they revisit the healthcare debate. Before that though, a welcome to a new patron, a movie review, a couple book reviews, and more!
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Recorded 2018-10-20
Length this week – 2:07:05
(0:00:20-0:42:39) But First
Agenda
New patron
New review
Sam Movie: A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Sam Book: The Brethren (1979)
Ed Book: One Person, No Vote (2018)
(0:43:55-1:13:41) Disinformation
The new election meddling arrest
Trump strategy of provocation
Everybody doing it
Saudi Arabia and Turkey
Different types of attacks
Example WaPo error
Careful vs sloppy vs intention deceit
(1:18:45-1:45:44) A Congressional Debate
Pennsylvania District 1 profile
The candidates in PA-1
In person experience
Local vs national issues
Trump influence on debate?
Wallace energy plan
Nothing on voting rights
(1:46:24-2:06:44) Healthcare
Costs for Medicare for All
Gradualism
Impact on individuals
Types of costs and savings
Other countries
Mitch McConnell
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topic is of course the Kavanaugh hearings. They cover the new allegations and other developments that came up before the hearings, Dr. Ford’s testimony, Judge Kavanaugh’s testimony, and Senator Flake blowing everything up to end the week. Before all that though, they talk about Sam’s phone usage, Sam reviews a couple movies, and Ivan read a book!
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Recorded 2018-09-29
Length this week – 2:09:27
(0:02:41-0:37:47) But First
Yawning again
Agenda
Sam’s Screen Time
Spanish Ninjago
Ivan Book: Twelve Years of Turbulence (2018)
Sam Movie: The Sandlot (1993)
Sam Movie: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
(0:38:23-1:00:53) Before the Hearings
New allegations
Judge and other witnesses
The “mistaken identity” accusation
The calendar
Hearing negotiations
The Fox interview
(1:01:37-1:16:03) Dr. Ford’s Testimony
The opening statement
Mitchell’s questioning
Reactions at midday
Was Mitchell a mistake?
(1:17:18-1:39:44) Judge Kavanaugh’s Testimony
The opening statement
Mitchell’s questioning
Ranting Republicans
Democratic focus on FBI Investigation
Unnecessary lies
At the end of the day
(1:40:24-2:09:06) Flakey Friday
The elevator
The Senator Coons connection
The Flake delay
FBI Investigation
What else happens in a week?
Flake saving the Republicans from themselves?
More to the deal?
Do they have the votes?
Who do we believe?
What does Avenatti have?
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topic is of course Judge Kavanaugh vs Dr. Ford and everything surrounding that controversy. In addition to that though, they cover new Apple stuff, a flashback to TV preacher scandals of the 80’s, thoughts on the 1961 movie West Side Story, the 2013 book The End of the Suburbs, and more…
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Recorded 2018-09-21
Length this week – 1:42:23
(0:02:17-0:32:14) But First
No yawns
Jones, Swaggart, and Roberts
Agenda
Movie: West Side Story (1961)
Book: The End of the Suburbs (2013)
(0:35:13-1:19:23) Kavanaugh and Ford
Allegations
The “if he did, so what?” defense
The “why did she wait so long?” defense
Other examples
Time pressure
The politics
Predictions
(1:20:43-1:42:03) Mini Lightning
Ivan: Trump declassifications
Sam: New Apple Stuff
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are Election 2018, Alex Jones getting kicked off various platforms, and all the corruption in and surrounding the Trump administration. Before all that, a few bits on kid accounts for online services, a book and a movie Sam watched, and some adventures with cars.
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Recorded 2018-08-09
Length this week – 2:00:40
(0:00:15-0:31:02) But First
Agenda
The real Importance of the Corn Palace
Kid accounts for online services
Book: The Eyre Affair (2001)
Movie: Space Jam (1996)
Ivan’s car alarm rescue
Leaving keys in the car
(0:32:17-1:05:47) Election 2018
OH-12 Special Election
People mad at Greens
Primary results
Democratic wave?
State races
Trump effect
Sam votes
(1:06:56-1:30:02) Jones Removals
Platform or media?
Does presence of alternatives matter?
Private company rights
Human judgement and standards
Slippery slopes
Governmental vs corporate censorship
(1:30:46-2:00:20) Corruption
Wilber Ross grifting
VA run out of Mar-a-Lago
Trump Cabinet
Trump and family
Grassroots grifting
Manafort
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So what to do for 2020? – Election Graphs { […] the 2016 post mortem here is a list of where a bunch of the election tracking sites ended […] } on Electoral College: Post Mortem at 1 February 2019 00:04:01 UTC
Predicting 2016 by Cheating – Election Graphs { […] does this compare to where other folks were at the end of 2016? I looked at this in my last regular update prior to... } on Electoral College: Trump makes it tight again at 30 January 2019 00:01:22 UTC
Clearing things out for 2020 – Election Graphs { […] Election 2016 Post Mortem […] } on Electoral College: Post Mortem at 28 January 2019 07:59:19 UTC
Polling Averages vs Reality – Election Graphs { […] one of the key elements I called out in my 2016 Port Mortem was the need to “trust the uncertainty” and look at the range... } on Electoral College: Post Mortem at 27 January 2019 00:01:04 UTC
Ruth B { hmm! These prognosticators are right less than two-thirds of the time - but at least they are having a good time doing it! Go guys! } on Curmudgeon's Corner: 2018 Predictions Review at 7 January 2019 05:18:11 UTC
Abulsme.com: 2018 Reading List { […] a quarter of the way through 2018, I lamented that I wasn’t reading enough books, and made a resolution to do better. My goal... } on I'm not reading enough. I blame Trump. And Twitter. at 3 January 2019 04:18:43 UTC
Ed Haines { Re Roger stones: If I believed in corporal punishment, I would buy one to use at his stoning. PS, I still would oppose capital punishment. } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Dotted Lines at 23 December 2018 16:22:19 UTC
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