Document the oddities during the CBS debate that got repackaged as a national security debate. Here is the CBS information Time: 9pm to 11pm ET Where to watch/listen: On TV: CBS television affiliates or on CBSN streaming on Apple TV,Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Xbox One Mobile: CBSN streaming on the CBS News …
Election 2016
Public Service Reminder: Democratic Debate Tomorrow Evening, 9pm EST
Just in case anyone needs to adjust their busy weekend schedules. Per Politico: … The debate will last two hours and begin at 9 p.m. Eastern time… CBS News says there will be no opening statements. Candidates will have 60 seconds to respond, 30 seconds for rebuttals and follow-ups, and 60 seconds for closing statements. …
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A tweet and a chart for 2016
Economists see downside risks and recession odds receding in U.S., WSJ survey says https://t.co/HcYfBa0PIy — Nell Henderson (@NHendersonWSJ) November 12, 2015 And from Kevin Drum: That got me curious: have real wages risen over the past couple of years? My preferred measure is production and nonsupervisory wages, and it looks like Lacker is right. Compared …
Panic At The Disco
Speaking of Trump tirades and GRAIN-STORING PYRAMID, it’s time to check in with BuzzFeed writer Ivor Tossell’s “Five Stages Of Trump” tweet once again. 5 stages of Trump thinkpiece: 1. Ha Ha, Trump 2. Why Trump Can’t Win 3. Explaining Trump 4. We Must Respect Real America 5. Oh God, Oh God — Ivor Tossell …
KY and lies
Earlier in the week, the Washington Post highlighted the story of a Kentucky voter who is on expanded Medicaid with a high cost condition and who voted for Matt Bevin who had been running on rolling back Medicaid expansion. Quite a few liberal blogs tsk-tsk poorer Kentucky voters for voting against their direct interest. I …
Friday Morning Open Thread: Let Us Savor
Mitt Romney puts on a full business suit every day lately, just in case. — Bob Schooley (@Rschooley) November 13, 2015 Actually, I think Romney sleeps in a full business suit, because it’s what makes him most comfortable, but let’s just set that aside. Lead story in the Washington Post — “Time for GOP panic? …
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Thursday Evening Open Thread: It’s Satirists All the Way Down
If you can get past your inner copy editor, PFT Commentor at SB*Nation has some of the best takes on the last RNC debate: … Jeb Bush was asked about the New York Times Magazine question that posed “If you could go back and kill Hitler as a baby, would you do it?” His answer …
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