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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan note a couple of significant passings, they answer some listener questions, and then they get into the latest Trump shenanigans, and finally the Democratic nomination race. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-02-22 Length this week – 1:58:58
(0:01:20-0:58:49) P’s and Q’s
(1:00:33-1:31:30 ) Trump Misbehaving
(1:32:39-1:58:35) Election 2020
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner… what else? Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump. After a short bit on Hurricane Matthew, we dive into Trump’s taxes, then the Veep debate. We had originally ended the show there, but after the big Trump news Friday, we came back and recorded a bonus segment on the 2005 tape and the beginnings of the aftermath. The situation is still unfolding, but we had to stop and actually get the show out!
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Recorded 2016-10-07
Length this week – 2:06:16
(0:01:26-0:21:11) But First
Agenda
Curmudgeon’s Corner Mug
Hurricane Matthew
(0:22:15-0:54:38) Trump Taxes
Background
How did he lose the billion?
Lying Trump
Political impact
Sam’s polling frustrations
Polling update
Undecided and 3P votes
(0:55:42-1:24:36) Veep Debate and More
The debate was boring
Kaine’s annoying interruptions
Pence pretends Trump doesn’t exist
Pence 2020?
Hidden voters?
Impact of the VP debate
The next debate
Bringing up Bill?
False Goodbye
(1:24:50-2:06:16) Bonus Segment!
Trump tape
Who is surprised?
Crude comments
Juana scolds Ivan
How much does this hurt Trump?
Clinton speech transcripts
Trump meltdown coming?
Republican damage control
Straight party ticket
3rd party voters
Defections begin
Too late to dump Trump?
Long term damage from 2016
False goodbye 2
Final update
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner: Of course Sam and Ivan talk about the first Clinton vs Trump debate and its aftermath as it played out during the week. That’s most of the show this week, but they also touch on Ivan’s recent trip, altitude sickness, and some questions and comments from listeners.
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Recorded 2016-10-01
Length this week – 1:39:51
(0:00:10-0:09:34) But First
Ivan at altitude
Agenda
Computer voices
Sickness
(0:10:18-0:40:53) Debate!
Debate expectations
Trump deterioration
Trump preparation
Clinton letting Trump talk
Trump sniffles
Trump on Iraq
The post-truth world
(0:41:32-1:19:56) The Aftermath
Hillary’s Trap
Trump attacks Machado
Trump on sexual morality
Trump must dominate!
So Trump won, right?
Trump the bullshitter
Post-debate polling
(1:20:44-1:39:31) Mailbag
Question from Marc on police violence
Comment from Marc on Trump
Christine on why she supports Trump
Topics we missed
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan submit to the slow holiday week and meander over a few different topics. Of course we talk about Election 2016, including an argument about just what you can and can’t get out of the polls at this stage. In addition, we touch on wireless networking again, Scalia on affirmative action, the encryption debate, Sam reports on the 1980’s Star Wars Droids cartoon series, and more!
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Recorded 2015-12-24
Length this week – 1:14:34
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about the Fed raising interest rates, and of course we spend a long time on the Presidential race. To round it out we briefly touch on wifi networking, dedicated cameras vs smartphone cameras, Star Wars, the Shkeli arrest, hoverboards, self-driving cars, and more. Oh, and 6 year old Alex joins us to talk about the exciting events of Minecraft Storymode Episode 4.
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Recorded 2015-12-18
Length this week – 1:37:29
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This week on the Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast Sam and Ivan’s big topics are the Presidential race, the 2015 off-year elections, and the Sinai plane crash. In the Lightning Round we also touch on Bitcoin’s surge, Mythbusters, Twitter’s stars and hearts, and more! We start off though with Ivan on team building exercises, and Sam on locking himself out of his car in college. All the usual fun and excitement!
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Recorded 2015-11-05
Length this week – 1:43:46
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On the Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast this week, Ivan struggles to stay awake while he and Sam record their commentary track for the first Democratic debate. Listen to our thoughts on Clinton, Sanders, O’Malley, Webb and Chafee’s performances as they answer questions on the issues of the day. And listen to Ivan doze off and snore! Several times! Ah yes, this debate was obviously the most exciting and engaging yet!
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Recorded 2015-10-14
Length this week – 2:21:53
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, Sam and Ivan do it again, laying down a commentary track for the second Republican debate. Yes, the whole thing. All three hours of it. We kibitz as Trump and Carson and Bush and Cruz and Rubio and all the rest argue about the issues of the day. Oh, and of course, Fiorina. Ivan’s nemesis Fiorina. Ivan always has nice things to say about her. You’ve probably seen the debate, now listen to our take!
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Recorded 2015-09-18
Length this week – 3:13:32
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(0:00:10-1:01:04) Debate Segment I
Intro from Sam and Ivan
Candidate Self-Introductions
Trust Trump with Red Button?
Outsiders vs Insiders
Russia / Iran / China / Syria
Should Kim Davis follow the law?
Planned Parenthood and Government Shutdowns
Fiorina’s Face
(1:02:20-1:42:06) Debate Segment II
Immigration
Fiorina/Trump Business Records
Tax Plans and Budgets
Minimum Wage
Political Styles
(1:43:13-2:16:07) Debate Segment III
Trump knowing Foreign Policy
Would Jeb be a repeat of 41 and 43 on Foreign Policy?
Iraq / Syria / Afghanistan
Supreme Court / Abortion
(2:16:46-2:42:24) Debate Segment IV
Marijuana
Guns
Social Security
Climate Change
Vaccines and Autism
(2:43:02-3:03:32) Debate Segment V
Woman on the $10 bill
Secret Service Codenames
How will the world be different after your presidency?
Ivan and Sam travel to the same room in the same city to do this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, joined this week by their college buddy Chad. Along with some stories of college hijinks, the main topics were the aftermath of the first Republican debates, a discussion on Clinton’s weakening position and if it is enough for Biden to jump in, and the continuing impact of Clinton’s email issues. In the lightning round we cover a houseplant that tells you when it is thirsty, the toxic sludge spill, problems with the Olympics, Google Alphabet, and a lot more!
Recorded 2015-08-13
Length this week – 1:27:35
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I got stuck in twitter jail about 20 minutes before the end of the debate, and was frustrated by being blocked from more live commentary. Sigh. Oh well.
So a quick bottom line here.
The first half was pretty even, but for the second half Obama won every exchange and got stronger and stronger as the night progressed. Meanwhile, Romney didn’t respond to attacks. He just let them stick and looked upset.
I think on balance Obama won, and by the end was winning pretty strongly, but it wasn’t a blowout like Romney had in the first debate.
In the end though, I’m not sure it will make a huge difference.
Thing is though, Romney needed it to make a difference. The race is very close right now, but Obama is still slightly ahead. Romney needed a big win tonight. Big enough to move polls in his direction. I don’t think he got it. This will either be neutral, or be a positive for Obama.
Perhaps I’m wrong. I was wrong when I said Romney had peaked at the beginning of September, what with not having anticipated a wholesale Obama melt down at the first debate. So we’ll just have to wait and see how things move as we start getting post-debate state polls.
The first general election polls close 14 days, 19 hours and 55 minutes from now.
That will go by really fast…
Oh, final note. I like how unlike the other two debates both candidates and their families hung out on the stage and mingled and talked to other for several minutes after the debate. Romney introducing Obama to his grandkids and such was just cute.
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