Swammerdami
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Many of the liberals here like to ridicule Donald Trump's intellect, but he is actually quite a history buff. Listen to him explain some of the finer points of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Copernicus
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That's the point. Subsequent generations wish to avoid being perceived as old fogeys, even if it means using more letters.
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Eh. Abbreviations are a young man's game. I just sort of fart at the screen and then vote a local conservative onto the School Board.
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thebeave
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Nobody drops the f-bomb in the video though, AFAICT (that means As Far As I Can Tell, for Elixir and other geezers).
I'm thinking maybe what she's cooking is a traditional African American chicken recipe, but she added some Indian spice like turmeric thus proving that she doesn't know if she's black or Indian.
Harry Bosch
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So funny! Trump makes George Bush seem like an academic.
southernhybrid
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I got a text yesterday from "Trump for traditional wives" and I'm still trying to decide if it was sarcasm. It did make me laugh my ass off because I wondered how many women would be impressed by this; Here goes: Of course, I texted stop to end. Do y'all think this was sarcasm or what?
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Satire. At least I hope so.
Elixir
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How the hell did he ever get elevated to “a stupid man’s idea of a smart man”?
Most stupid people I know, don’t think he’s real smart.
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Kamala can pretend she's an accomplished cook, but it will blow up in her face when DJT releases his dinner video of Uber Eats with a Double Bacon Cheese Quarter Pounder, the biggest goddamn slice of chocolate cake you ever saw in your life, and, to keep things trim 'n' healthy, a 40 oz. Diet Coke. Who wouldya rather eat with, America?
thebeave
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Uh...I think I'll plead the fifth amendment regarding those meal choices.
Elixir
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What can y’all glean from this?
It costs $.46 to bet Republicans win the Presidency, but $.47 to bet on Trump.
(All bets pay $1.00 if you win)
At the same time, it costs a penny more to bet Kami wins the Presidency than to bet she’ll be #47. At least it is possible; if Joe croaks or quits before the next inauguration, she can be #47 without winning the election. But that bet should be MORE expensive rather than less.
The killer for me … who is thinking that it’s a better deal to bet on Trump at $.47 than $.46 on any Republican (a category that fucking INCLUDES Trump)?
Reading through the comments, there are a few true blowhard trumpsuckers, so I put it down to their stupidity.
It costs $.46 to bet Republicans win the Presidency, but $.47 to bet on Trump.
(All bets pay $1.00 if you win)
At the same time, it costs a penny more to bet Kami wins the Presidency than to bet she’ll be #47. At least it is possible; if Joe croaks or quits before the next inauguration, she can be #47 without winning the election. But that bet should be MORE expensive rather than less.
The killer for me … who is thinking that it’s a better deal to bet on Trump at $.47 than $.46 on any Republican (a category that fucking INCLUDES Trump)?
Reading through the comments, there are a few true blowhard trumpsuckers, so I put it down to their stupidity.
unapologetic
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It depends on how the question is phrased. Are bettors even thinking about the possibility of Joe dyeing? My first thought was that all three questions were the same. The bettors themselves don't set the prices. The price is just a function of the % of people who decide to bet. Do they bet on all three? There is no reason the results should be equal. 1c difference is meaningless.
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Elixir
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From the comments they’re thinking Joe will resign. That way Kami can send Seal Team 6 to visit The Felon, and/or attack dog Walz can refuse to certify a Trump win.
It doesn’t fluctuate a lot. It has consistently cost more to bet on Trump than on “a Republican”. It SHOULD self-correct if betters were rational.
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A couple of points:
1) Bettors are no better at reasoning than anyone else, so expecting rationality is unwarranted
2) The volume for the bet on "2024 presidential election winner?" is about five times as large as the volume bet on "Harris the 47th US president?", and about ten times the volume on "Which party wins the presidency in 2024?". That strongly suggests that many bettors are only paying attention to the first question, and may not even notice that they could get better odds backing a party than they can get backing an individual candidate.
I didn't get where I am today by fawning over my bettors.
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If that is a pun, it’s a damned good one, and well played.
(And if you, Bilby, are engaged in an endeavor which places you in the eye of the oddsmakers, well, I wouldn’t bet against you.) heh
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Jason Harvestdancer
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Ha! Perfect!
I accuse Trump of a serious crime, one that I say should have him jailed. Yet this is a crime that would also describe actions of Biden, Obama, and Bush Jr. Therefore nobody acknowledges the crime I accuse Trump of and accuse me of supporting him.
I accuse Trump of a serious crime, one that I say should have him jailed. Yet this is a crime that would also describe actions of Biden, Obama, and Bush Jr. Therefore nobody acknowledges the crime I accuse Trump of and accuse me of supporting him.
Copernicus
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When you are done pretending to be ignored, which of Donald's Trump's indictments do you classify as "lawfare"? Are any of them frivolous and without merit? If you expect to be acknowledged, then you should at least try to acknowledge others. If you want to say that you don't support Trump, that's fine. But it seems reasonable to wonder why heap so much criticism on Democrats and so little on Trump and the party that is the Republican frontrunner.
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Fragilego Mussolini has no business criticizing Joe for taking a much-deserved vacation, considering that when he was in the White House, Trump spent more time on the links than he did in intelligence briefings. Oh, and you aren't even safe at your own goddamned rallies, you ignorant fuckstick. One of your followers got murdered right in front of you, and your response was to wear a tampon on your ear and play victim. Shut the fuck up, Donnie.