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Originally posted by JALLEN:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Worth the read for comedy value, or for truth? The article is on the CNN site.

It reads like they were sailing on the Titanic.

"We went into the night knowing there was a chance our ship could hit an iceburg" PBS "NewsHour" anchor Judy Woodruff said. "But all the smart people said it was not going to happen."
It wasn't just pollsters, pundits and political whizzes who were assuming The Titanic would cruise to victory -- it was the White Star bigwigs and Captain Smith, too.
In the days leading up to April 15, 1912 "I was talking with people on both coasts and I was getting the same prediction from Team White Star that I was getting from Team Harland and Wolff which was that the Titanic would end up with more than a few records in her maidan crossing," CNBC anchor and New York Times columnist John Harwood said."

And we know the rest of the story turned out

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Originally posted by sdy:
This is an article that collects how the journalists reacted throughout election night.

Remember how we were watching the NY Times forecast moving to a Trump win? So were they.


http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/0...l-history/index.html

This is the story of election night 2016 in the words of more than 20 journalists who were in the field, in the newsrooms, at the anchor desks, and in the control rooms. The story of how Donald Trump's stunning win was covered in real time.

worth a read

Interesting read, though it paints journalits as being far less partisan than they are.

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Originally posted by sdy:
This is an article that collects how the journalists reacted throughout election night.

Remember how we were watching the NY Times forecast moving to a Trump win? So were they.


http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/0...l-history/index.html

This is the story of election night 2016 in the words of more than 20 journalists who were in the field, in the newsrooms, at the anchor desks, and in the control rooms. The story of how Donald Trump's stunning win was covered in real time.

worth a read

Interesting that you would post that. I was killing some time yesterday and youtubed the election coverage of abc, nbc, and cbs. At around 1:30am est all "journalists" are trying to cover up ther meltdown modes. You can fast forward from the start of coverage to where they called the race. Funny as hell.

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Originally posted by walkinghorse:
Sharpton Promises ‘Season of Civil Disobedience’ in Response to Sessions Nomination.

So, once again we’re promised more tension, riots, and divisiveness, rather than any effort to improve people’s lives by encouraging them to join with the rest of us to work to improve their lot. Keep it up, fellas, and see how that works here.

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Originally posted by pbslinger:
Chicken Little claims of "Russia Hack!" by John McCain make me wonder if he was as bad/dumb of a pilot as his actions indicate he is a politician, why he didn't get shot down and captured in flight school.

AIR, he crashed several (5?) planes, not counting the one shot down.

His political connections back then seem to have protected him. How many generations of navy flag officers?

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Originally posted by sigfreund:

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Originally posted by walkinghorse:
Sharpton Promises ‘Season of Civil Disobedience’ in Response to Sessions Nomination.

So, once again we’re promised more tension, riots, and divisiveness, rather than any effort to improve people’s lives by encouraging them to join with the rest of us to work to improve their lot. Keep it up, fellas, and see how that works here.

Nah, i think he's hinting that he'll pay his back taxes so as to stay out of jail.

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/j...000-us-jobs-n2268655

FCA, the U.S. automaker of Fiat-Chrysler, announced on Sunday that it would invest a total $1 billion in plants in Michigan and Ohio, and will add 2000 new jobs in the United States.

The move "is a continuation of the efforts already underway to increase production capacity in the U.S. on trucks and SUVs to match demand," the company said, adding that it would help solidify the U.S. as "a global manufacturing hub."

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Originally posted by sigfreund:

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Originally posted by walkinghorse:
Sharpton Promises ‘Season of Civil Disobedience’ in Response to Sessions Nomination.

So, once again we’re promised more tension, riots, and divisiveness, rather than any effort to improve people’s lives by encouraging them to join with the rest of us to work to improve their lot. Keep it up, fellas, and see how that works here.

They are certain to test the waters after Jan 20th, almost certainly only once the weather warms back up though. I would personally like to see that microwave pulse "area denial" weapon put to use to disperse and discourage unruly crowds.

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Originally posted by 83v45magna:

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Originally posted by sigfreund:

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Originally posted by walkinghorse:
Sharpton Promises ‘Season of Civil Disobedience’ in Response to Sessions Nomination.

So, once again we’re promised more tension, riots, and divisiveness, rather than any effort to improve people’s lives by encouraging them to join with the rest of us to work to improve their lot. Keep it up, fellas, and see how that works here.

They are certain to test the waters after Jan 20th, almost certainly only once the weather warms back up though. I would personally like to see that microwave pulse "area denial" weapon put to use to disperse and discourage unruly crowds.

Doesn't Sharpton have a "yuge" unpaid tax bill? Hmmm, I wonder what the new president might have the IRS do if old Al gets to be a nuisance.

McCain was too much of a coward to fight to the death rather than be taken prisoner and put in a situation where he could potentially give away classified information during interrogation (wouldn't surprise me if he sung like a bird the first minute he was questioned).

On another note.. I seriously wish the press could move beyond discussion of "Russian Hacking." I've said it and I think others have too, even in the extreme case that Russia directly hacked voting machines and gave Trump the lead in battleground states, I would still not care as the candidate I was backing was the one they put in the white house. Trump looks weak by folding on this issue when he accepted the Intelligence Community's assessment about Russia's involvement in the election. Hopefully this story is false: http://www.reuters.com/article...-cyber-idUSKBN14S0O6

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Originally posted by Carpentermaass84:
McCain was too much of a coward to fight to the death rather than be taken prisoner and put in a situation where he could potentially give away classified information during interrogation (wouldn't surprise me if he sung like a bird the first minute he was questioned).

Oh, please. He could have gotten an IMMEDIATE pardon any time he wanted to, because his father was Commander of the Pacific Fleet (the Navy command involved with Vietnam). He refused, unless they sent home all the POWs that were there before him first. He therefore suffered years of torture when he just had to say the word at any time to get them to quit. Many people would have taken that option, just to escape the constant torture and lack of medical care.

I haven't seen ANYTHING that would tarnish his wartime service (and he wouldn't be the first pilot who cracked up a plane or two - Jimmy Doolittle was an EXCELLENT pilot, and he crashed several times - once while chasing a flock of ducks). McCain is a genuine war hero.

HOWEVER, as a politician, he is a real POS and needs to step down and let a REAL conservative take that seat he's wasting. Just watch - he will run to the press this next 4 years, desperate for them to like him. That's what he did when Bush was president. The msm LOVED mccain; because he wasn't a conservative at all.

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Originally posted by Carpentermaass84:
McCain was too much of a coward to fight to the death rather than be taken prisoner and put in a situation where he could potentially give away classified information during interrogation (wouldn't surprise me if he sung like a bird the first minute he was questioned).

Is your assertion that anyone who gets captured is a coward? You know sometimes people in plane crashes are, you know, hurt.

I advise we just drop this line of inquiry. It'll only serve to divide us. McCain is an idiot who should have retired long ago, however.... There's no value in mocking his years of torture by the VC. Focus on the man's more recent mistakes, you'll have plenty to work with.

Fair enough... It's just my hatred for McCain that makes me see anything he's done past or present in a negative light. I have respect for all other crash survivors except for Gary Powers.

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Originally posted by 83v45magna:
They are certain to test the waters after Jan 20th, almost certainly only once the weather warms back up though. I would personally like to see that microwave pulse "area denial" weapon put to use to disperse and discourage unruly crowds.

There is also a sonic weapon that can be used to target specific individuals or a broader crowd.

flashguy

Some important confirmation hearings in the Senate this week.

Jeff Sessions (AG)
Rex Tillerson (State)
Betsy DeVos (Education)
James Mattis (Defense)
John Kelly (DHS)
Elaine Chao (Transportation)
Mike Pompeo (CIA)
Ben Carson (HUD)
Wilbur Ross (Commerce)


First one is Jeff Sessions tomorrow.

Let's see how far the DEMs push their tired old racist line of crap.

For Tillerson, it will be important how far McCain and Lindsey Graham put on their "Russian" show that they seem to be enjoying so much.



First one is tomorrow for AG.

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Originally posted by sdy:
This is an article that collects how the journalists reacted throughout election night.

Remember how we were watching the NY Times forecast moving to a Trump win? So were they.


http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/0...l-history/index.html

This is the story of election night 2016 in the words of more than 20 journalists who were in the field, in the newsrooms, at the anchor desks, and in the control rooms. The story of how Donald Trump's stunning win was covered in real time.

worth a read

Carolyn Ryan: "Amy Chozick, our Clinton reporter, told me, 'People on the Clinton campaign who don't even smoke are outside smoking. There's this crazy nervousness.'"

Abby D. Phillip, reporting from the Clinton event: "People in the crowd were starting to drink more."

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Let's see how far the DEMs push their tired old racist line of crap.

As far and as long as they can

Sounds like Schumer plans to be as big an ass as Harry Reid was.

Schumer on working w Trump:

"The only way we're going to work with him is if he moves completely in our direction and abandons his Republican colleagues .

Ninety, 95 percent of the time, we'll be holding his feet to the fire and holding him accountable. But we're Democrats. We're not going to just oppose things to oppose them."

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what more do you need to know about DEMs?

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Originally posted by sdy:
Sounds like Schumer plans to be as big an ass as Harry Reid was.

Schumer on working w Trump:

"The only way we're going to work with him is if he moves completely in our direction and abandons his Republican colleagues .

Ninety, 95 percent of the time, we'll be holding his feet to the fire and holding him accountable. But we're Democrats. We're not going to just oppose things to oppose them."

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what more do you need to know about DEMs?

I admire them. They are completely wrong. They are anti American. But they are driven, bold and unified. Those spineless Republicans are worse because their cowardice is equally destructive.