Louie CK Brings It on Conan. We Need a Mother

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Wednesday November 02, 2016 · 1:00 AM PDT

2016/11/02 · 01:00

Louis C.K. appeared on The Conan O’Brian show on TBS Tuesday evening and crystalized the needs of the country with his incendiary wit. It’s time for a mom. He is voting for Clinton. Not just a little. He said it was not a decision born out of the finding of the lesser of two evils. Hillary is the best person out there who wants this job.

As I was watching this, I was drawing parallels with George Carlin. It seemed almost historic to watch this through my rose colored glasses. Almost goosebumps. Have a look.

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Hollywoodreporter.com has a great writeup on this:

But the comedian also said that a Donald Trump presidency would mean four years "of a guy who can't be criticized," which he would have a problem with. "What's more important about a President than you can shit all over them? That's what Presidents are for," he said. "That's the point of the President, is to get drunk and blame them for everything.”

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C.K. explained that "if you're a liberal who's not gonna vote, you're a piece of shit," imitating young voters who may not like Clinton's voice, because he doesn't want someone in the White House who's "likeable or cool" anyway. "We need a two-faced, conniving, crazy, just somebody who's got a million schemes."

"We need just a tough bitch mother who nobody likes," he concluded. "If you vote for Hillary, you're a grownup. If you vote for Trump, you're a sucker. If you don't vote for anybody, you're an asshole."

Irish Bookie Already Paying Out Clinton Bets

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Wednesday October 19, 2016 · 4:27 PM PDT

2016/10/19 · 16:27

PUEBLO, CO - OCTOBER 12: Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally on October 12, 2016 in Pueblo, Colorado.This was Clinton's first campaign visit to Colorado since August. (Photo by Theo Stroomer/Getty Images)

This is a story I came across that is actually not from the Onion. Bookmaker Paddy Power of Ireland has been known to do this in the past in order to generate headlines.

A prominent bookmaker on Tuesday declared the U.S. election a foregone conclusion, opting to pay out more than $1 million to gamblers who have bet on victory by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over Republican rival Donald Trump on Nov. 8.

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power said it made the move after odds of a Trump victory all but collapsed.

Current odds at the bookmaker give Trump an 18% chance of winning. Remember, a good bookmaker sets odds in order to have an equal pile of money on both sides of the bet. Not always possible. Somehow, they still allow bets on this.

In my opinion, the reason Paddy Power is paying some bets early is to get money back into the hands of good customers early so they can place bets on other things. They make more juice that way. No reason to tie up bettor’s money for another three weeks. Let it churn. As they say in the gambling industry, it always comes back.

Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City to Close Down After Labor Day

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Wednesday August 03, 2016 · 1:25 PM PDT

2016/08/03 · 13:25

The Trump Taj Mahal will close its doors for good after the Labor Day weekend. 3000 workers will be out of a job joining the 8000 casino workers who lost their jobs in 2014 when four other Atlantic City casinos called it quits.

Tony Rodio, president of Tropicana Entertainment, which runs the Taj Mahal, said management decided Wednesday it can no longer operate a money-losing property in the midst of a strike. On Thursday, the walkout by Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union will reach its 35th day, eclipsing the 34-day walkout the union staged against seven casinos in 2004.

“Currently the Taj is losing multi-millions a month, and now with this strike, we see no path to profitability,” Rodio said. “Our directors cannot just allow the Taj to continue burning through tens of millions of dollars when the union has single handedly blocked any path to profitability. Unfortunately we’ve reached the point where we will have to close the Taj.”

The central issue in the strike is restoration of health insurance and pension benefits that previous owners got a bankruptcy court judge to approve in Oct. 2014. [Carl] Icahn offered to restore health insurance to Taj Mahal workers, but at a level less than what workers at the city’s other seven casinos receive.

To be clear, the only thing Trump has to do with this casino is renting out his name. The casino is owned by Carl Ichan.

The 2013 Race Across America is underway

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Wednesday June 12, 2013 · 9:23 AM PDT

2013/06/12 · 09:23

This is nothing like the Tour de France. These bike racers are a different breed of cat. They are ultra marathoners and they are about to undergo 12 days (or less) of hell. On June 11 at noon EDT, the 2013 Race Across America began and several riders took off from the pier at Oceanside, CA and will not stop until they finish in Annapolis MD, 3000 miles away. Last year's winner, Reto Schoch of Switzerland did it in about 8 days, 6 hours. It's basically one long time trial. When they sleep, the clock keeps running. When Jure Robic of Slovenia won in 2004, it is estimated he slept a total of 4 hours during 8 days of racing.

While the race cannot be seen live even on the internet, the thing I check all day long during the race is the racer's listed progress on the leaderboard. All along the course there are timestops where the riders must check in with race officials. As of right this very second, the leaders of the race have passed the 342 mile time stop in Salome, AZ. Currently, the 2011 winner in the male under 50 category, Christoph Strasser of Austria, is leading the 2012 winner (Schoch) by about 42 minutes. In the women's category, six-time winner Seana Hogan is leading the pack even though she competes in the 50-59 category. Maria Parker is in second place even though she rides a recumbent bicycle.

Different breed of cat. They can race in teams and rotate riders or simply race in the solo category. They need to have a chase vehicle and they need to obey the rules of the road like stopping at stop signs. They raise money for charity. They even have their own disease. I'll explain after the squiggle.

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Friday November 09, 2012 · 11:01 PM PST

2012/11/09 · 23:01

Thank you Robot Chicken. Do you have two and a half minutes? Even worth sitting through the intro ad if there is one. This is worth it. I promise.

"I thought my Dark Lord of the Sith could protect a small thermal exhaust port that's only two meters wide."

A Million Square Kilometers of Sea Ice Gone in 9 Days

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Monday July 23, 2012 · 2:24 AM PDT

2012/07/23 · 02:24

Thank Pete for scientists. They keep a pretty good tab on the sea ice up in the Arctic. This is a very bookmarkable link (graphs galore). In the late spring there is as much as 15 million square kilometers of sea ice caused by the annual blackout of the Earth's rotation during the northern hemisphere's winter. By the beginning of Autumn, there can be as little as 3 million square kilometers of sea ice due to the sun's exposure to the tilted Earth. 3 million is now the new normal.

As of July 17, the amount of Arctic Sea Ice is below 5 million square kilometers which is earlier than any time before in recorded history. By way of comparison, years 1979 and 1985 spent 45 days (as opposed to 9 days) going from 6 mil sq. K. down to 5 mil. sq.K.

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Saturday November 12, 2011 · 2:51 PM PST

2011/11/12 · 14:51

Well, the "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1" motion picture is about to be released on DVD. Makes sense. It had a theatrical release in mid April and now is about time a movie like that would go to DVD. After all, it has some money to make before it can be called a success. According to IMDB, "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1" made $4,563,873 in box office revenues after the producers spent about $6.5 million to make the movie. A bit of a box office bomb.

One of the most important aspects of selling a DVD is the box cover. It is what the customer sees before he decides to make the purchase. Well, the producers went ahead and printed them all up before looking at what they were printing. Chris Moody from The Ticket explains it best:

The company behind the film Atlas Shrugged Part 1 is replacing 100,000 title sheets from the film's newly released DVD and Blue Ray versions because the copy writer incorrectly described the late Ayn Rand's 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged, as a story of "self-sacrifice."
Put simply, that's like calling Michael Moore a tea partier.

Rand, who in 1964 published a collection of essays called the The Virtue of Selfishness, renounced self-sacrifice on principle. She famously argued that altruism must be rejected "if any civilization is to survive."

The odd thing here is that they went to print without any system of proofing. As a person who works in the graphic design industry, it seems odd that an important piece of marketing material could get the green-light at the copywriting stage. It typically goes to an editor or product manager before printing. Oh well, just tack the price onto the $6.5 million in production costs.

Support wounded troops: Watch the UFC fight on Saturday

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Wednesday January 19, 2011 · 11:23 PM PST

2011/01/19 · 23:23

The best part: it's free.

If you're into this kind of thing, the UFC is putting on another at Fort Hood in Texas. The last time the UFC did one of these events, it raised $4 million that went to the completion of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence located next to the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md. This facility is one of the most advanced facilities in the world dedicated to research and treatment of nonpenetrating brain injuries.

According to the Department of Defense, Traumatic Brain Injury has affected more than 115,000 service personnel since the year 2000. The real number of troops affected is likely much higher. Former troops that spent time in combat suffer from 20% unemployment rates, mental illness and uncommonly high rates of suicide. While TBI has been around ever since war was invented, the study of this affliction has only been taken seriously in the last five to 10 years.

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Friday March 20, 2009 · 3:44 PM PDT

2009/03/20 · 15:44

The New York Observer reports that MSNBC and progressive syndicated liberal radio talk show host Ed Schultz are in discussions for Schultz to possibly host a TV show.

The Observer has learned that MSNBC president Phil Griffin is in discussions with syndicated talk radio host Ed Schultz about possibly joining the network on a full-time basis. It is unclear what exactly the job would entail should Mr. Schultz and MSNBC come to an agreement.

On March 10, Mr. Schultz, who bills himself as the "most listened-to progressive radio talk show host in America," guest-hosted on MSNBC’s 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. As The Observer reported at the time, the appearance touched off a wave of rumors among MSNBC staffers that Mr. Schultz was being groomed to join the network as an anchor.

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One network source told The Observer that an offer has already been extended to Mr. Schultz. A network spokesperson denied that any offer has been made.

When reached by phone on Friday morning, Mr. Schultz also denied that Mr. Griffin had made him an offer.

Apparently Phil Griffin is looking to make something out of the 10 pm slot at MSNBC.

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"Foreclosure" Phil Gramm Screwed Up Our Economy

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Thursday July 10, 2008 · 12:51 PM PDT

2008/07/10 · 12:51

And now he wants us to quit "whining" about his blunder.

There is a laundry list of things wrong with our economy right now: Weak dollar, high energy prices, inflation, housing crisis, failing investment banks, rising unemployment, increasing wealth disparity, etc. Phil Gramm and his decades long push for deregulation stand at the heart of it. I will lay out the big three moves that Gramm has made while in office that directly contributed to the mess we are in... after the flip...

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Tuesday May 06, 2008 · 6:06 PM PDT

2008/05/06 · 18:06

Gotta love those Friday news dumps. Lurita Doan managed to be found in violation of the Hatch Act and still manage to hold onto her job for 11 months. Then suddenly late last week, she tendered her resignation as head of the General Services Administration effective virtually immediately. Don't they usually come out with a statement saying that they will leave their jobs in a couple of weeks to spend more time with their ~~families~~ defense attorneys? It begged the question, "when will the other shoe drop?" Correct me if I'm wrong bet it seems the shoe dropped today.

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Thursday October 25, 2007 · 6:07 PM PDT

2007/10/25 · 18:07

Do you want the terrorists to win? What do you think has prevented another American soil terrorist attack? Obviously it was the NSA wiretapping. To go back to the quaint Bill of Rights only plays into the Islamofacists hands. To think wiretapping should be illegal would be an example of pre-9/11 thinking. We live in a new world (cough).

Besides, the telecommunications corporations say they have nothing to hide. They haven't done anything illegal. Of course, to prove this, they will have to endure several unfounded frivolous lawsuits. The mere allegation and bad press that they will have to go through will sour their stock price and interfere with the all-mighty free market. Any good American would want to protect their balanced 401k mutual fund as well as prevent another terrorist attack.

The average American thinks that the domestic wiretapping controversy only popped up after the feds started spying after 9/11, right? So how's about it Dodd, Obama and Feingold? Will you release the FISA hold if it only pertained to post 9/11 spying?

(the flip is different, I promise)

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Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City to Close Down After Labor Day

The 2013 Race Across America is underway

Rove's phonecall to Sheldon Adelson

A Million Square Kilometers of Sea Ice Gone in 9 Days

Schadenfreude: "Atlas Shrugged" DVD jackets have to be re-printed

Support wounded troops: Watch the UFC fight on Saturday

MSNBC considering Ed Schultz to host a show

"Foreclosure" Phil Gramm Screwed Up Our Economy

Another Confluence of Corruption in White House

Call their bluff. Give the telcos post 9/11 immunity