Best commentary on tonight's caucuses

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Best commentary on tonight's caucuses
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brenda	Feb 2 2016, 11:15 AM Post #51
.............. Posts: 37,054 Group: Members Member #721 Joined: August 28, 2008	George K Feb 2 2016, 09:28 AM If I were Bernie, I'd ask to see the coins: 6 coin tosses - 6 wins for Hillary. Heads I win, tails you lose!
	“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne


George K	Feb 2 2016, 11:27 AM Post #52
Finally Posts: 89,012 Group: Members Member #249 Joined: August 4, 2005	brenda Feb 2 2016, 11:15 AM George K Feb 2 2016, 09:28 AM If I were Bernie, I'd ask to see the coins: 6 coin tosses - 6 wins for Hillary. Heads I win, tails you lose! With that kind of luck, she should invest in cattle futures.
	A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18


Copper	Feb 2 2016, 12:11 PM Post #53
Shortstop Posts: 29,907 Group: Members Member #426 Joined: February 14, 2007	Who do we know that is good at deleting stuff?
	The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy


George K	Feb 3 2016, 05:43 AM Post #54
Finally Posts: 89,012 Group: Members Member #249 Joined: August 4, 2005	"Congratulations, Iowa. Now you can go back to not being noticed by anyone for 3.5 years."
	A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18


The Donald	Feb 3 2016, 06:08 AM Post #55
Junior Carp Posts: 200 Group: Members Member #1,392 Joined: March 18, 2015
	Sit down.


jon-nyc	Feb 3 2016, 06:15 AM Post #56
Cheers Posts: 54,428 Group: Moderators Member #119 Joined: April 22, 2005	George K Feb 2 2016, 09:28 AM If I were Bernie, I'd ask to see the coins: 6 coin tosses - 6 wins for Hillary. I doubt he'd get worked up about it, it isn't material. Though he might be able to use it for propaganda value.
	In my defense, I was left unsupervised.


George K	Feb 3 2016, 06:20 AM Post #57
Finally Posts: 89,012 Group: Members Member #249 Joined: August 4, 2005	Again, probably not material, but here's how they count votes in the Democratic caucuses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNz-dtnQ1Ys From reddit politics: Quote: So basically in the caucus they have to hand count everyone depending on what side they're sitting on. Well when it came time to do the second count the numbers were off. The first vote breakdown was like this FIRST VOTE: 215 Sanders 210 Clinton 26 O'Malley 8 Undecided 459 TOTAL And this is the SECOND Vote: 232 Clinton 224 Sanders 456 Total So somehow they lost 3 people but Clinton's vote went up by 14. So basically what had happened was Hillary's team didn't take the time to do a full recount instead she just added the new people who joined the second vote. Which clearly wasn't an accurate count.
	A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18


jon-nyc	Feb 3 2016, 06:46 AM Post #58
Cheers Posts: 54,428 Group: Moderators Member #119 Joined: April 22, 2005	Mark Steyn on Ted Cruz's victory speech: "It was the kind of ruthless Canadian triumphalism older Americans haven't seen since the War of 1812, which, like Cruz's speech, went on into the following year. If he wins again next Tuesday, let's hope he cuts to the chase and burns down the White House."
	In my defense, I was left unsupervised.


George K	Feb 4 2016, 02:00 PM Post #59
Finally Posts: 89,012 Group: Members Member #249 Joined: August 4, 2005	Des Moines Register calls for an audit: Quote: In a strongly worded editorial on Thursday, The Des Moines Register called on the Iowa Democratic Party to move quickly to prove that Monday's results are correct. The piece titled “Editorial: Something smells in the Democratic Party,” starts out: “Once again the world is laughing at Iowa.” It gets sharper from there. “What happened Monday night at the Democratic caucuses was a debacle, period. Democracy, particularly at the local party level, can be slow, messy and obscure. But the refusal to undergo scrutiny or allow for an appeal reeks of autocracy,” the DMR reads. “The Iowa Democratic Party must act quickly to assure the accuracy of the caucus results, beyond a shadow of a doubt.” The editorial cites Clinton’s razor-thin victory as too close “not to do a complete audit of results.” The newspaper editorial also said there were too many opportunities for error to arise. “Too many accounts have arisen of inconsistent counts, untrained and overwhelmed volunteers, confused voters, cramped precinct locations, a lack of voter registration forms and other problems,” the editorial reads. “Too many of us, including members of the Register editorial board who were observing caucuses, saw opportunities for error amid Monday night’s chaos.” The editorial ends by calling on the state's Democratic Party to “work with all the campaigns to audit results. Break silly party tradition and release the raw vote totals. Provide a list of each precinct coin flip and its outcome, as well as other information sought by the Register. Be transparent.”
	A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18


Axtremus	Feb 4 2016, 04:52 PM Post #60
HOLY CARP!!! Posts: 35,700 Group: Members Member #15 Joined: April 18, 2005	With results that close, auditing is a good idea.



Improviso	Feb 4 2016, 05:00 PM Post #61
HOLY CARP!!! Posts: 10,401 Group: Members Member #12 Joined: April 18, 2005	Luke's Dad Feb 2 2016, 07:37 AM Donald loves Donald and puts Donald first. Donald loves Money and puts Money second. Donald loves Fame and puts Fame third. Donald loves Power and puts Power fourth. I'm pretty sure that America falls somewhere around 73rd on Donald's list. Hey... look on the bright side. At least we're on his list. An improvement over the current "Apologist in Chief".
	Identifying narcissists isn't difficult. Just look for the person who is constantly fishing for compliments and admiration while breaking down over even the slightest bit of criticism. We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.


Larry	Feb 4 2016, 05:15 PM Post #62
Mmmmmmm, pie! Posts: 47,996 Group: Members Member #113 Joined: April 22, 2005	My retarded cousin would be an improvement over the moron we have right now....
	Of the Pokatwat Tribe


Axtremus	Feb 5 2016, 06:22 AM Post #63
HOLY CARP!!! Posts: 35,700 Group: Members Member #15 Joined: April 18, 2005	Colbert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyo7sqYBR2M Wait 'til you get to the "New York value" comment.


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