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Post by Anders on Oct 16, 2008 21:41:15 GMT -8
Posting the story at all would run counter to their best interests. My point exactly. I tend to give such anonymous hearsay more credit when it's offered as testimony by a witness who's speaking against his own interests by submitting it. My point, badly expressed, was that if they have decided to publish it they must figure it's in their interest to do so. If it's in their interest to publish the story then they could as well have made it up themselves.
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Post by Anders on Oct 16, 2008 11:33:29 GMT -8
Irresistably funny pic:
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Post by Anders on Oct 16, 2008 8:19:15 GMT -8
I never, ever trust stories based on e-mails from non-named sources. Fair point, but this was a story posted by a conservative-leaning blogger on a conservative-leaning site, which means that making up such a story would run counter to the best interests of his side. Posting the story at all would run counter to their best interests.
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Post by Anders on Oct 15, 2008 19:58:04 GMT -8
I never, ever trust stories based on e-mails from non-named sources.
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Post by Anders on Oct 15, 2008 8:30:56 GMT -8
I thought the October Surprise was a name given to something unveiled by one of the campaigns, not events outside their control?
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Post by Anders on Oct 15, 2008 7:51:23 GMT -8
Then I stand happily corrected.
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Post by Anders on Oct 14, 2008 21:44:02 GMT -8
Why does it matter why she was chosen? All they will care about is whether she can win, and right now, she's popular. If the can keep that or recapture it in 2012, why not put her up there?
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Post by Anders on Oct 14, 2008 9:27:00 GMT -8
I'm afraid I don't believe the talk about the GOP breaking up. It won't happen as long as one part of the coalition can make it without another, and that's not likely to happen anytime soon.
As long as the US stays an effective two-party state neither group has better allies, and separately they're screwed.
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Post by Anders on Oct 14, 2008 7:40:55 GMT -8
I think they're far more likely to blame McCain than Palin. I suspect they're not very enthusiastic to vote for him, and a lot more of them would stay home if it wasn't for the very real chance that he'll die in office.
As to the vetting, going through a presidential campaign is about the toughest vetting you can get and despite all the crazy in her background she's still popular. Secessionist husband, pregnant unwed teenage daughter, attempted book banning, petty powerplays against anyone who's crossed her, lying about the Bridge to Nowhere - despite all that, they still like her.
It's possible they'll want to push her into Congress in the midterms (if that's possible), partly for the reasons Jesse states but also to give her at least the appearance of some real government experience. Two years won't be enough that she can't still claim to be an outsider, and if her battles in Congress are picked well she could gain a lot of popularity.
She may not be the automatic pick in 2012, but I definitely think she'll be in the running.
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Post by Anders on Oct 13, 2008 21:22:34 GMT -8
On the other hand, the reiligioright also needs an electable presidential candidate they can feel good about and those don't grow on trees.
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Post by Anders on Oct 12, 2008 8:34:02 GMT -8
Yeah, that became apparent after the next episode. There was just a weird clash between the horror/drama of the first part of the first episode and the comedy that followed. But it's not bad for amateurs.
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Post by Anders on Oct 12, 2008 7:38:06 GMT -8
I watched the trailer and the first episode, and though I'm really confused about what tone they're going for I'll watch at least one more.
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Post by Anders on Oct 8, 2008 8:04:17 GMT -8
Someone here might enjoy this. I know I did.
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Post by Anders on Oct 7, 2008 10:50:11 GMT -8
I heard a review on the radio that said it wasn't a movie, it was a trailer for a video game.
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Post by Anders on Oct 7, 2008 7:12:35 GMT -8
The funniest bit is when he curses in Swedish.
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