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kirblar

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Kristoffer said:
ABC was a while ago and also qualifies as an outlier. But if that outlier counts, why doesn't the Rasmussen count? You can't choose your outliers, you have to just accept all of the data and believe in large numbers. Huffpost is recording about +6 right now. I'd put it closer to +4.5. My prediction is about 3-4 point spread after the convention.
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Cause it's Rasmussen. You should know this from prior elections. They specifically provide "Karl Rove Math" polls to the GOP.
 
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bomma_man

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Australia is a mess.

Probably going to have a minority conservative government, with a right faction that want to knife the PM, who probably would've won easily if he was allowed to be as moderate as he actually is.

We elected three white nationalists and a theocrat to the senate, where they'll probably hold the balance of power.

mess
 
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water_wendi

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i thought about making a thread but figured id ask here first. Is there such a thing as left wing talk radio? My area has one person on the radio that is a Democrat and he is the highlight of my week. In southern Nevada there is Doug Basham. This guy has been on an ownage streak of at least 16 years. The callers are almost exclusively hostile as the majority of the programming on the station Basham airs on is very right wing.

ive done some searches online before asking here but whats easily available are things like Youtube channels and podcasts. i understand that lots of left leaning outlets prefer digital but im curious as to whether other "candle in the darkness" style commentary exists in the local radio of the thousands of radio markets out there. Is Doug Basham an anomaly?

For those curious Doug Bashams website is here and yes it looks like hell but just check it out if you want to experience some of the most brutal thrashings of the current Republican party.
 
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Wilsongt

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water_wendi said:
i thought about making a thread but figured id ask here first. Is there such a thing as left wing talk radio? My area has one person on the radio that is a Democrat and he is the highlight of my week. In southern Nevada there is Doug Basham. This guy has been on an ownage streak of at least 16 years. The callers are almost exclusively hostile as the majority of the programming on the station Basham airs on is very right wing.

ive done some searches online before asking here but whats easily available are things like Youtube channels and podcasts. i understand that lots of left leaning outlets prefer digital but im curious as to whether other "candle in the darkness" style commentary exists in the local radio of the thousands of radio markets out there. Is Doug Basham an anomaly?

For those curious Doug Bashams website is here and yes it looks like hell but just check it out if you want to experience some of the most brutal thrashings of the current Republican party.
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NPR is left wing.
 
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User 463088

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water_wendi said:
i thought about making a thread but figured id ask here first. Is there such a thing as left wing talk radio? My area has one person on the radio that is a Democrat and he is the highlight of my week. In southern Nevada there is Doug Basham. This guy has been on an ownage streak of at least 16 years. The callers are almost exclusively hostile as the majority of the programming on the station Basham airs on is very right wing.

ive done some searches online before asking here but whats easily available are things like Youtube channels and podcasts. i understand that lots of left leaning outlets prefer digital but im curious as to whether other "candle in the darkness" style commentary exists in the local radio of the thousands of radio markets out there. Is Doug Basham an anomaly?

For those curious Doug Bashams website is here and yes it looks like hell but just check it out if you want to experience some of the most brutal thrashings of the current Republican party.
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His mustache and hair is glorious. Glorious.

NPR is as close as you're going to get, probably. There's also The Ezra Klein Show . There's a podcast. It's weekly. You may also like Keeping it 1600.
 
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water_wendi

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His mustache and hair is glorious. Glorious.

NPR is as close as you're going to get, probably. There's also The Ezra Klein Show . There's a podcast. It's weekly. You may also like Keeping it 1600.
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im convinced its a disguise because of death threats from the audience. id like to think thats a joke but im not so sure. Its a 2 hour brawl every week for him.
 
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Tubie

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I can't wait for the HAHA Good Man video after the FBI recommends no charges.

I bet he will still find a way to believe Bernie will be the nominee.
 
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Wilsongt

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Geg said:
Who exactly is HA Goodman anyway, is he just a conspiracy theorist or does he actually do things
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He was a relative unknown contributor to HuffPost and all until he become some fanatical, obsessed Bernie fangirl. He appeared on MSNBC and CNN like once when bernie was relevant. Now he's just an internet joke around here and amongsts real journalists.


H. A. Goodman
H. A. Goodman – ‏@HAGOODMANAUTHOR

Hillary Bots reduced to citing sources close to friends who know the DOJ and FBI. They're scared. They know HILLARY CLINTON WILL BE INDICTED
6:07 PM - 2 Jul 2016
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Poodlestrike

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Zona said:
Are you me?

Did you enjoy Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and if so what was your favorite part? For Science.

Correct answer is the footnotes.
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No lies detected. Was a good book, with even better footnotes.

Holmes said:
RNC speaker lineup will be announced Wednesday.
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Most eagerly anticipated event of the summer, other than when the RNC burns down Cleveland.

jack_package_200 said:
Bernie Surrogate Killer Mike seems like a nice guy
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Ye gods and little fishes.

Who even uses that many hashtags?

ItWasMeantToBe19 said:
Glenn Greenwald and Twitter Socialists are terrible people, part 320:

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/749329314571771904
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What even is this? Like seriously.

Kristoffer said:
I like Trevor Noah and think he's funny. You know, Jon hand picked him for a reason.
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He's okay, but I don't think he'll last. Man doesn't have a tenth of John's edge or comedic timing.
 
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Iolo

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Wilsongt said:
I wonder if he will pivot to Trump. There have been a few articles by other journalist written about him saying he comes off less as a Democrat and more as someone who is obsessively anti-Hillary.
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You can just read his own articles. He first supported Rand Paul and then switched to Jim Webb before he figured out Bernie had the best chance against Hillary.
 
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Emarv

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Sam Bee >> John Oliver >>>>>> Noah = Wilmore


Jon Stewart didn't pick Noah. No way he would have. Not sure who he would have picked after Oliver left. Either way, Sam Bee and Oliver is the only ones worth watching. I watch Noah every so often just because he's got more episodes. Also, some of his correspondents are not terrible.
 
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teiresias

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'dat CNN front page . . . thanks alot, Bill, you damn asshole. I blame him and his utter lack of self-awareness for the tightening polls.
 
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Spoiled Milk

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Emarv said:
Sam Bee >> John Oliver >>>>>> Noah = Wilmore


Jon Stewart didn't pick Noah. No way he would have. Not sure who he would have picked after Oliver left. Either way, Sam Bee and Oliver is the only ones worth watching. I watch Noah every so often just because he's got more episodes. Also, some of his correspondents are not terrible.
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But he did! He did pick Noah!

I agree with your rating, though.
 
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B-Dubs

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Sam Bee kills it every Monday night. Better than Oliver. I feel like she should be getting an hour show instead of half an hour.
 
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Poodlestrike

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Emarv said:
Sam Bee >> John Oliver >>>>>> Noah = Wilmore


Jon Stewart didn't pick Noah. No way he would have. Not sure who he would have picked after Oliver left. Either way, Sam Bee and Oliver is the only ones worth watching. I watch Noah every so often just because he's got more episodes. Also, some of his correspondents are not terrible.
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See, I find LWT pretty overrated, though I'd agree Oliver's generally funnier than Noah. It's more of an infotainment thing tbh, a lot of the "jokes" are just saying things in an outraged tone. Not to say there isn't a place for that, mind.

So basically agreed, but take out some of the >'s between Oliver and Noah and stick them between Noah and Wilmore, whose show I just find utterly unfunny, for the most part.
 
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DrForester

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I always wondered why Comedy Central didn't ask Samantha to take over. Her show is excellent.

I'd have a tough time picking between her and Oliver. Both are great, but have different styles. Wilmore is entertaining, and I almost always find his rountable discussions at the end worthwhile. Noah, just isn't that funny.

Oliver = Bee > Wilmore > Noah.
 
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Emarv

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I'll agree that Oliver's comedy writing just gets repetitive. I think Sam Bee's humor is so sharp but sometimes it's just so fast I feel like I have to watch it twice (not that that's a real problem).

Still, the thing about Stewart's Daily Show is that it was basically required watching every night for political fans as well as elites, it seemed. Politicians and media types watched and you could feel the way it helped shape narratives for everyone. Who has that now? Personally, I think Oliver's info-tainment pieces are the closest. Not the best satire, but they feel more "required" than all of the others. Meanwhile, Sam Bee's sharpness is just so strong and great, but no one watches TBS. I bet the average person doesn't even know what channel or time she comes on.

Comedy Central really fucked up letting them go. Imagine if we had Oliver followed by Bee as the successors to Stewart & Colbert. Would have been so strong.
 
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ampere

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Emarv said:
Sam Bee >> John Oliver >>>>>> Noah = Wilmore
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Accurate. I really need to start recording Sam's show so I'm not just getting bits and pieces via Youtube.

I enjoy Last Week Tonight a lot too, but the CC shows are just tepid mehhhh nowadays. No desire to watch them
 
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B-Dubs

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Emarv said:
I'll agree that Oliver's comedy writing just gets repetitive. I think Sam Bee's humor is so sharp but sometimes it's just so fast I feel like I have to watch it twice (not that that's a real problem).

Still, the thing about Stewart's Daily Show is that it was basically required watching every night for political fans as well as elites, it seemed. Politicians and media types watched and you could feel the way it helped shape narratives for everyone. Who has that now? Personally, I think Oliver's info-tainment pieces are the closest. Not the best satire, but they feel more "required" than all of the others. Meanwhile, Sam Bee's sharpness is just so strong and great, but no one watches TBS. I bet the average person doesn't even know what channel or time she comes on.

Comedy Central really fucked up letting them go. Imagine if we had Oliver followed by Bee as the successors to Stewart & Colbert. Would have been so strong.
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Sam Bee feels required for the voters to understand how things have gotten to where they are right now. Her bits on the rise of the religious right have been really fantastic. It feels like her show is trying to figure out exactly how our politics got to where they are today and that's massively important.
 
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Emarv

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B-Dubs said:
Sam Bee feels required for the voters to understand how things have gotten to where they are right now. Her bits on the rise of the religious right have been really fantastic. It feels like her show is trying to figure out exactly how our politics got to where they are today and that's massively important.
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Personally, I totally agree. It's why I rank her number 1. I just think culturally she's not there yet, but she's gaining ground pretty quickly.
 
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