(05-27-2016 07:14 AM)Dismal Operator Wrote: It's not just social issues either, look at the way a modern economist talks about 'post-industrialization' and the contempt some of them seem to have for men who work with their hands for a living.
+1
God forbid someone make $30/hr for marrying frames to chassis of cars; let's pay burger flippers $15...
The one I hate most is "post-scarcity," as if a post-scarcity economy is somehow right around the corner. It's like these people have never been outside their mother's womb.
(I'm not talking about discussing a world without scarcity as a theoretical exercise but it's never going to happen globally)
Great new release from Trump team. Would post excerpts, but should be read in entirety. Starts out with energy independence & jobs, transitions to BTFO Hillary.
(05-26-2016 04:47 PM)All or Nothing Wrote: The worst part about competing with women for jobs is that a lot of women are getting jobs because they are women, not because they are the best person for the job.
(05-26-2016 04:47 PM)All or Nothing Wrote: The worst part about competing with women for jobs is that a lot of women are getting jobs because they are women, not because they are the best person for the job.
Quote:Trump Pulls a Reagan=> Eats McDonald’s Hamburger on the Campaign Trail
In October 1984 Ronald Reagan surprised reporters when his motorcade veered into a McDonald’s restaurant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
President Ronald Reagan eats at a McDonald’s restaurant in Northport on Oct. 16, 1984. The president ordered a Big Mac, large fries and a sweet tea. (Tuscaloosa News)
Reagan stood in line and paid for his meal with a 20 dollar bill.
Yesterday after securing the Republican nomination Donald Trump was seen eating a McDonald’s burger and fries.
#BREAKING: "Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher," Donald Trump said in a statement.
I do not understand this reasoning by Trump. He has a lot to win by debating Commie Bernie Bro.
I think it's the right call. Trump doesn't need to debate Sanders because winners don't need to debate losers. Of course Sanders was into it because he's on the way out, he had nothing to lose and possibly everything to gain. Kimmel set up Trump by dropping that question on him the other night and in that situation, Trump couldn't back away from the challenge without coming off as intimidated. He played it perfectly by accepting the offer then and rejecting it now with good reason.
(05-26-2016 07:06 AM)JacksonRev Wrote: Fisto, you're like that NCO that can never just shoot the shit with his guys. Like everyone is just chilling, taking shots at each other, until Joe comes back with a better burn and butt hurt NCO says, "You can't talk to someone of my rank like that!"
You don't actually think about arguments, you look at rep count and who you met, and that's it.
Interesting....
So when I speak to another senior member about a pattern of shitty behavior that's uncalled for because he mischaracterizes the very helpful and deeply insightful posts of another senior member. I'm talking about two personal friends of mine on the receiving end of just plain old shittyness.
That is the same as when an NCO can't shoot the shit with the other guys?
This is about the interactions between guys that have been here for years and only ONE of them has meltdowns every few months and acts upset when he isn't given enough credit.
Where in this scenario am I talking down and pulling rank to a junior member?
If what you say is true and I only care about "rep points" I have the fewest of anyone in this topic of conversation, except now you.
LOZ just perfectly destroyed Samseau's criticisms, as I expected him to.
His reply to Samseau's criticisms are exactly why I disagree with him and think he was out of line to begin with, in other words, I did think about the arguments.
Here's a better use of your references.
You're like the honor grad from basic training private that just showed up to the unit desperate to distinguish himself.
Instead of just observing how things work and staying out of shit that doesn't concern you, you are always there to give your advice and uniformed opinions.
Meanwhile your gear is always fucked up and the NCOs are happy to smoke you and even the other privates stop talking when you enter the room and distance themselves from you because YOU are the one that tries to act like you are superior.
Case in point.
You have the same response to everything. "Do I know this person? What's their rep count?"
That's all you got. Every...single...time.
And LOZ is a great writer, and I repped him because of that. But he's not good at predicting wide scale social situations, or even recoginizing degenerates like Cheatin' Cruz.
And you seem like a stand up guy in fight. You definitely have the back of guys you know.
But your shit talking and arguing suck. You have one line of attack, and you just go at it the same way over and over again.
Anyways, long live Trump, and y'all can still make bank at Betfair and Predicit.
Maybe you have a reading comprehension problem, but I just pointed out how your critique of my addressing samseau isn't applicable to me and how your NCO analogy isn't representative of the situation.
You're the one who brought up rep points, not me.
But if you're saying I don't care much about your opinion, then yes I'm guilty.
Edit - If you want to discuss something further you can PM me.
Something I just realized for anyone betting on Trump
I got in on trump when he was at +700 and placed a 1k bet on him. I just realized that if I bet another 1k on hillary who is at -200 and $100 on bernie who is at +2200, that who ever wins this general election I'm going to be making my money back at a minimum plus 1k and a maximum of my money back and roughly 5k. Nearly ZERO risk whatsoever unless by some crazy chance someone other than one of those 3 win.
Right now I'm leaning on just staying with trump though for the 7k.
(05-27-2016 05:24 PM)CaptainChardonnay Wrote: Something I just realized for anyone betting on Trump
I got in on trump when he was at +700 and placed a 1k bet on him. I just realized that if I bet another 1k on hillary who is at -200 and $100 on bernie who is at +2200, that who ever wins this general election I'm going to be making my money back at a minimum plus 1k and a maximum of my money back and roughly 5k. Nearly ZERO risk whatsoever unless by some crazy chance someone other than one of those 3 win.
Right now I'm leaning on just staying with trump though for the 7k.
I have a very similar situation due to my wagers in August.
If you are going to arbitrage, then you should wait until after the June convention so that it is confirmed to be Trump vs Hillary. Strange as it may seem, there is a small but non zero chance that neither candidate wins their nomination, with Bernie not being the nominee either.
It's a very unlikely scenario that Trump get thrown out (though possible, depending on last minute shenanigans by someone like Tom Donohue), but it is slightly less likely that Hillary wins and then gives her nomination to someone like Biden depending on how badly the IG report hurts her. Biden would also be much more formidable than Hillary.
Quote:DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT ON DEBATING BERNIE SANDERS
Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher. Likewise, the networks want to make a killing on these events and are not proving to be too generous to charitable causes, in this case, women’s health issues. Therefore, as much as I want to debate Bernie Sanders - and it would be an easy payday - I will wait to debate the first place finisher in the Democratic Party, probably Crooked Hillary Clinton, or whoever it may be.
Ha ha, this is the best press release ever. No decorum at all! I bet he is just waiting for a big network to cave. Art of the deal!
(05-27-2016 05:24 PM)CaptainChardonnay Wrote: Something I just realized for anyone betting on Trump
I got in on trump when he was at +700 and placed a 1k bet on him. I just realized that if I bet another 1k on hillary who is at -200 and $100 on bernie who is at +2200, that who ever wins this general election I'm going to be making my money back at a minimum plus 1k and a maximum of my money back and roughly 5k. Nearly ZERO risk whatsoever unless by some crazy chance someone other than one of those 3 win.
Right now I'm leaning on just staying with trump though for the 7k.
I have a very similar situation due to my wagers in August.
If you are going to arbitrage, then you should wait until after the June convention so that it is confirmed to be Trump vs Hillary. Strange as it may seem, there is a small but non zero chance that neither candidate wins their nomination, with Bernie not being the nominee either.
It's a very unlikely scenario that Trump get thrown out (though possible, depending on last minute shenanigans by someone like Tom Donohue), but it is slightly less likely that Hillary wins and then gives her nomination to someone like Biden depending on how badly the IG report hurts her. Biden would also be much more formidable than Hillary.
I personally will ride Trump all the way and not arb.
I think i saw that biden was at +23000 or something last time I checked. if I threw 100 on that just like how i was gonna put 100 on bernie just for kicks and he makes it that would be insane