tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post6769999324051447880..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: PrecisionJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-80439506154085451282019-02-12T13:18:28.225-06:002019-02-12T13:18:28.225-06:00I'm from Canada(just so it's clear I'm...I'm from Canada(just so it's clear I'm a worthless outsider) and agree with everything that's been written herein.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332343647696327121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-56668380873170550702019-02-05T08:42:20.268-06:002019-02-05T08:42:20.268-06:00This Millennial is dismayed at the fact that it...This Millennial is dismayed at the fact that it's only been 5 years since a government shutdown went from "this has never happened before, it's inconceivable, why would anyone do that" to "business as usual for the GOP."<br /><br />When I was a kid they at least bothered to <i>pretend</i> they gave a damn.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057214088045439824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-41828506935507707132019-02-05T08:39:44.525-06:002019-02-05T08:39:44.525-06:00I'm not so sure he even has a concept of what ...I'm not so sure he even has a concept of what "truth" even IS. He strikes me as the kind of huckster who honestly believes that literally <i>everyone</i> is trying to deceive and swindle everybody else, and that the ones we know about were just stupid enough to get caught.<br /><br />It's been painfully clear this whole time that this is how his mind works, and yet people voted for him anyway.<br /><br />What Republicans wanted: A President who runs the government like a business. Efficient, no wasted money, etc.<br />What Republicans got: A President who runs the government the way <b>Donald Trump</b> runs a business. And that's why all of this is so horrifying.<br /><br />Be careful what you wish for, GOP.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057214088045439824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-32577421358331736912019-02-03T21:54:35.008-06:002019-02-03T21:54:35.008-06:00Been working on a way to say this and make it rele...Been working on a way to say this and make it relevant to the essay, and I *think* I've hit on it.<br /><br />The point of that huge, city-wrecking fight scene in Man of Steel *was* the cost. The director as good as said it. All the collateral that had to happen, the sheer horror of that much loss of life, it was meant to be in there. This is reconfirmed in the opening of Batman versus Superman, where the audience has to see that fight scene from the perspective of the poor bastards on the ground.<br /><br />What happened was the audience missed it. Even when BvS highlighted it, everybody missed the point so hard it may as well have not been there at all. Hell, even when the fight itself ended in something that, by the standards of the character, couldn't be called a victory in anything but the barest sense, people still *missed* it.<br /><br />So you could say, in a way, that's the problem. Show people a catastrophe of that scale, and the most they can come up with is a vague feeling of dislike for what they're seeing, coupled with a surety that they somehow have noticed something that the director failed on. When that point was intentionally there all along.J Milnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-29027909209385229052019-02-02T22:59:48.617-06:002019-02-02T22:59:48.617-06:00I posit that the H stick is so crooked it made the...I posit that the H stick is so crooked it made the T stick look straight. Seriously ... Hillary?javanauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082057681989852940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83824386745704219742019-02-02T01:23:19.262-06:002019-02-02T01:23:19.262-06:00If there were illegal aliens voting, which I doubt...If there were illegal aliens voting, which I doubt, of course they would vote Republican. They don't want anyone following them, as one of my legal immigrant friends told me. Olivia LaRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478588278043360157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-45296336633185486582019-02-01T19:34:12.829-06:002019-02-01T19:34:12.829-06:00I'm good with your final analysis
"Trump...I'm good with your final analysis <br />"Trump himself just said that his own electoral victory is a fraud. <br />Yes he did. <br />That is precisely what he just said. And he was quoting the Texas Attorney General, who likewise says his state's election integrity can't be trusted. <br />That's what they said. <br />So, throw out the election and let's start over. <br />I'm hip. Let's take him at his word."<br /><br />If it helps, ON Man Of Steel? Amazon is full of comments where the people are expounding on the exact problem you mention; the many in the city who took the hardest hits. <br /><br />starrduskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349781098084759478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-33032510562858274072019-02-01T02:12:34.414-06:002019-02-01T02:12:34.414-06:00From the Lone Star Project newsletter:
"Sinc...From the Lone Star Project newsletter:<br /><br />"Since the release of the Secretary of State’s report, local election officials have exposed it as badly flawed and inaccurate. In McClennan County (Waco) the list is 100 percent wrong. All 366 of the names listed as non-citizen voters are citizens and eligible to vote. Yet, the Secretary of State has refused to correct or recall the faulty report, instead letting it circulate and amplify false fears."<br />sf_jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072565215769464363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-42928321994507877032019-01-31T20:34:32.979-06:002019-01-31T20:34:32.979-06:00Dear Jim
I found this link on a Quora post
and I a...Dear Jim<br />I found this link on a Quora post<br />and I am AMAZED<br />this is absolutely brilliant<br />and suffice it to say you have benefited with a new follower<br />and i have benefited from a new source of knowledge<br />thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-34083047784293640912019-01-31T02:32:54.473-06:002019-01-31T02:32:54.473-06:00Maybe Professor Xavier reprogrammed Cerebrospinal ...Maybe Professor Xavier reprogrammed Cerebrospinal to track illegal immigrants these days. It could happen... I saw that technology on the TV somewhere too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053399499876043038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-44342885602035492802019-01-30T20:18:24.773-06:002019-01-30T20:18:24.773-06:00Damn Jim. Here I was wondering when you'd post...Damn Jim. Here I was wondering when you'd post something new (I know I'm a hypocrite about that, but I also don't claim to be a professional writer), and you go and throw up two incredible posts. Inspires me to get back on itWill of The Peoplehttp://www.iamthewill.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-90800587919030389562019-01-29T20:08:14.804-06:002019-01-29T20:08:14.804-06:00The problem is that constitutional amendments requ...The problem is that constitutional amendments require a 2/3 vote in Congress and approval by 3/4 of the states. That's a very high bar to meet. The states with below-average populations are not going to approve of an amendment to reduce their electoral clout.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-26096567614196493242019-01-29T10:46:57.910-06:002019-01-29T10:46:57.910-06:00This is precisely my fear, and I think it will bec...This is precisely my fear, and I think it will become reality when the next election is approaching--the timing of the build-up is rigbt for that. Remember--this man reads Mein Kampf. These are the particulars you keep the opposition reeling from, so the big picture of what you are doing gets missed. Look at the larger pattern, too--we are not out of the woods yet (if we are *lucky* we may be in the Ardennes).<br /><br />Mr Wright, I appreciate your mind, and am glad you read SF too--it makes visualizing sweeping changes in the world more conceivable, which is part of the power of your words. Thank you for your own precision.E Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17450717646058992066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-31857723470835003192019-01-29T04:59:26.091-06:002019-01-29T04:59:26.091-06:00Fair point, well made. In a way, I admire the work...Fair point, well made. In a way, I admire the work of the FSB here. They have effective control over the only real super power without having had to fire a single shot. If those guys are not up for serious bonuses, they should be.Mark Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615759373072682673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-74912517514237898652019-01-29T01:25:27.514-06:002019-01-29T01:25:27.514-06:00Speaking as a Texan, Ken Paxton has a looser relat...Speaking as a Texan, Ken Paxton has a looser relationship with the truth than even Caudillo Trump has. But you can't blame illegal voting for Ken Paxton's victory. The only people there are to blame for that debacle are the dumber than a box of rocks conservative majority of voting Texans. The solution to that problem is to get more smart people to move here. On second thought, the problem may not be fixable.R. Anthony Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360569752081330836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-4910406254615059982019-01-29T00:50:33.119-06:002019-01-29T00:50:33.119-06:00Numbers don't lie; people lie about numbers. A...Numbers don't lie; people lie about numbers. And liars lie about their lying and hire other liars who lie about both their lies. Lying about numbers is basic to the corrupt especially.Rebel Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856052894035989473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27788251390565546442019-01-29T00:45:49.754-06:002019-01-29T00:45:49.754-06:00Trump shouting numbers reminds me of "The Man...Trump shouting numbers reminds me of "The Manchurian Candidate" when Senator Iselin keeps changing the number of communists. He'll change the number next week, and the week after that, and, to alter the words of Mrs. Iselin:<br /><br />"Who are MAGA people writing about all over this country and what are they saying? Are they saying: 'ARE there any illegal voters?' No, of course not, they're saying: 'HOW MANY illegal voters are there?'"<br /><br />I keep wondering who Trump's "Mrs. Iselin" is.James Mendurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01826225269754674252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-42386052337370837882019-01-28T17:35:51.337-06:002019-01-28T17:35:51.337-06:00I've grown so numb, that I don't even hear...I've grown so numb, that I don't even hear the idiocy of his statements. Speaking of statistics, The Washington Post has his lies at 8,158.Poltrack Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816547964472411885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-59947397821635459562019-01-28T15:46:02.267-06:002019-01-28T15:46:02.267-06:00"Okay. Sure. Fair enough. I'm willing to ..."Okay. Sure. Fair enough. I'm willing to be persuaded. Show me the evidence. Show me 1) proof that illegal immigrants vote, 2) in significant numbers, and 3) that they vote all vote democrat."<br /><br />Just out of curiosity, why would an illegal alien ever vote Republican? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-61874388447390293912019-01-28T15:38:31.044-06:002019-01-28T15:38:31.044-06:00So far, Trump has lied, bigly -- 9,391 times since...So far, Trump has lied, bigly -- 9,391 times since September 2013. Liars love numbers. <br />Thanks again, Jim.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035607197750245695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-70488675982371031742019-01-28T15:23:14.572-06:002019-01-28T15:23:14.572-06:00Not surprising considering the near identity of th...Not surprising considering the near identity of the union with the intersection of the two sets.Nogberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667733321001919940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-57050958743189515212019-01-28T15:14:56.190-06:002019-01-28T15:14:56.190-06:00So now it makes some sense. A Tweet from Yuma Cou...So now it makes some sense. A Tweet from Yuma County Sheriff's Office made the news in the Friday cycle here about the cost of illegal immigrants in Yuma County this past year. <br /><br />Part of the data gathering is my guess. I'll post a link if you'd like...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101462965326065579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-82866903756994292132019-01-28T15:14:07.798-06:002019-01-28T15:14:07.798-06:00So, here's what fascinated me the most about t...So, here's what fascinated me the most about the precision of the numbers. How did he know that Friday was so much cheaper than the rest of the days so far this year? WHAT DID WE DO on Friday to save us $102,674,907???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771179840784474425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-37491871754167447912019-01-28T14:44:32.013-06:002019-01-28T14:44:32.013-06:00Yup, Trump lying again. I'm a PhD psychologis...Yup, Trump lying again. I'm a PhD psychologist, and have been trained in the scientific method and scientific research involving human behavior. I've done such research. And all my training and experience says that such precision as he declares in the areas of voter fraud, numbers and costs of illegal immigrants, etc, is a giant red flag. It is clear indication that those numbers are not believable, not reliable, not accurate -- they could easily be made up out of thin (hot) air. Or, similarly, they can be "garbage in, garbage out" numbers. In any case, Trump is speaking/ writing without any regard for truth, as usual for him. He is communicating misinformation for effect -- propaganda.DrDorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605363359813734181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-61444440303566866312019-01-28T14:40:49.787-06:002019-01-28T14:40:49.787-06:00And, as if that weren't questionable enough, t...And, as if that weren't questionable enough, there's this (from the article): "However, in an advisory to election administrators and voter registrars on Friday, the secretary of state's director of elections said that 95,000 non-citizens with matching voter registrations should be considered "WEAK" matches. The advisory used all capital letters." The AGs office is also refusing to disclose their methodology. Which is usually a bad sign.Chuck Lavazzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648785168147837794noreply@blogger.com