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Love the Farron Cathy stuff. He's amusingly bad. Unlike Corbyn who is unamusingly bad.0
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No problems with appointing a social conservative to SCOTUS. Trump campaigned on it. The bathroom bill was just plain silly.nunu said:Michael McDonald @ElectProject 20h20 hours ago
Sanders wins the NH write-ins, with 4,493 votes (0.6%)
Transgender bathroom Gov. guy loses eventhough Trump won easily, should be a warning shot about putting someone who is too socially conservative on the supreme court.
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Wasn't there a famous out down along the lines that it's better to be a has-been than a never-been?Anorak said:
The wheel is round; what goes up... etc, etc.SimonStClare said:Diane Abbott, last year she was a nobody, this year Shadow Home Secretary, next year..?
Is "has been" a step up or down from "nobody"?
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"Kanye West: I would have voted for Donald Trump, if I had voted
Chaos and projectile shoes at concert as rapper gives hour-long pro-Trump speech"
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-vote-donald-trump-speech-concert-san-jose-president-2020-a7424316.html0 -
Maybe someone would like to ask him just how many people his favourite charity will be providing Shelter for, this Christmas?Lucian_Fletcher said:Love the Farron Cathy stuff. He's amusingly bad. Unlike Corbyn who is unamusingly bad.
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There goes his 2020 primary hopes in the Democratic party.AndyJS said:"Kanye West: I would have voted for Donald Trump, if I had voted
Chaos and projectile shoes at concert as rapper gives hour-long pro-Trump speech"
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-vote-donald-trump-speech-concert-san-jose-president-2020-a7424316.html0 -
Good news, California counted 1 million ballots in one week, so they will finish before Christmas:
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Rumor has it a black family is being moved out of their home to make way for an immigrant.....Speedy said:
There goes his 2020 primary hopes in the Democratic party.AndyJS said:"Kanye West: I would have voted for Donald Trump, if I had voted
Chaos and projectile shoes at concert as rapper gives hour-long pro-Trump speech"
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-vote-donald-trump-speech-concert-san-jose-president-2020-a7424316.html
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Well according to the revised exit polls (final estimates will come next year), 1 in 7 african american men voted for Trump.Tim_B said:
Rumor has it a black family is being moved out of their home to make way for an immigrant.....Speedy said:
There goes his 2020 primary hopes in the Democratic party.AndyJS said:"Kanye West: I would have voted for Donald Trump, if I had voted
Chaos and projectile shoes at concert as rapper gives hour-long pro-Trump speech"
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-vote-donald-trump-speech-concert-san-jose-president-2020-a7424316.html
It varies from state to state, but the most impressive number is 42% of Hispanic men in Arizona voted for Trump, a 17 point increase from Romney.
All in all the only group which Trump performed worse than Romney were rich whites, which is also evident in the county map.0 -
What on Earth are they doing in California - do they have only half a dozen people counting the whole damn State? Hurry up Sacramento, some of us are waiting for bets to pay out!!Speedy said:Good news, California counted 1 million ballots in one week, so they will finish before Christmas:
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Perhaps, the most interesting thing is the fact that Remainers are more likely to believe we did the right thing in leaving, then leavers believe we did the wrong thing. Likewise, Remainers seem less certain about the wisdom of their vote - only 87% sure we made a mistake.TheScreamingEagles said:This is going to upset those who thought yesterday YouGov had Leave on 68%
By 46% to 43% those polled by YouGov say it was right to vote to leave the EU
That suggests that events, post referendum, have moved people marginally towards Leave.
On the more mundane leadership issue, it goes without saying that Theresa continues to whup Jezza's backside, but Labour are now:
18 points behind the Tories on Brexit, and third behind UKIP;
22 points behind the Tories on the economy;
22 points behind the Tories on Laura Norder;
13 points behind the Tories on immigration, and third behind UKIP.
Labour aren't even competitive in their weak areas, whereas the Tories have a puncher's chance of the lead on the NHS and Education, supposed Labour strengths.
Two thirds of Labour 2015 voters cannot bring themselves to say that Corbyn would make a better PM than Theresa.
On Leave/remain numbers - I reckon the Tories would win a GE by about five to six million votes.0 -
A load of rubbish !Speedy said:
Well according to the revised exit polls (final estimates will come next year), 1 in 7 african american men voted for Trump.Tim_B said:
Rumor has it a black family is being moved out of their home to make way for an immigrant.....Speedy said:
There goes his 2020 primary hopes in the Democratic party.AndyJS said:"Kanye West: I would have voted for Donald Trump, if I had voted
Chaos and projectile shoes at concert as rapper gives hour-long pro-Trump speech"
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-vote-donald-trump-speech-concert-san-jose-president-2020-a7424316.html
It varies from state to state, but the most impressive number is 42% of Hispanic men in Arizona voted for Trump, a 17 point increase from Romney.
All in all the only group which Trump performed worse than Romney were rich whites, which is also evident in the county map.
There was a swing to Clinton compared to Obama in AZ. It wasn't the WWC that was doing it. It was the surge of Hispanics.
2012: R 53.7% D 44.6%
2016: R 49.5% D 45.4%
So, where do you get this guff from ?0 -
Duterte of Philippines fame.0
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Turkey is ordered, booze is bought, party invites are out. But that is as Christmassy as I'm going to get for weeks....Scott_P said:0 -
F1: Ladbrokes has a Max Verstappen Specials market.
I'd steer clear of the multiple title bets because the odds are short and the time frame long.
Interesting that beating Schumacher's win total (ie hitting 92) is 17, but reaching 100 or more is 34.
The only one I'd give serious consideration would be 5 for him to take the title next year. But that is a shot in the dark.0 -
first weekend after Remembrance Sunday. Indeed at my church they serve mince pies and sherry after the Remembrance Service.Scott_P said:0 -
It's been christmas in Costco for a month....Scott_P said:0 -
Sandpit said:
What on Earth are they doing in California - do they have only half a dozen people counting the whole damn State? Hurry up, some of us are waiting for bets to pay out!!Speedy said:Good news, California counted 1 million ballots in one week, so they will finish before Christmas:
https://twitter.com/pbump/status/799313270159147008
Using the Orange County website:
http://www.ocvote.com/stayconnected/news/newsfeeds/
" Post Election Rundown: A 51 hour journey of a single ballot"
(Too long too post here, it's 10 steps long)
So long story short, they count them in a machine, then they count them a 2nd time by hand, then a 3rd time by a machine, then a 4th time by hand, then they move them somewhere else to counted a 5th time by hand, then they scan them all, and then they move all the scans to be counted.
And of course:
"Post Election Rundown: 174 observers, 1 million ballots and provisionals"
"In recent days we have had up to 174 observers on-site at a single time, observing the post election ballot counting and processing."0 -
Heard my first Christmas song on the radio this afternoon. They could at least wait until December.MarqueeMark said:
Turkey is ordered, booze is bought, party invites are out. But that is as Christmassy as I'm going to get for weeks....Scott_P said:0 -
Well it's Stir Sunday this weekend, and the pudding will be made at our house.foxinsoxuk said:
first weekend after Remembrance Sunday. Indeed at my church they serve mince pies and sherry after the Remembrance Service.Scott_P said:0 -
If I was PM I would make it illegal for anything remotely xmasy to be sold or advertised before 1st December. Bah Humbug.Hertsmere_Pubgoer said:
Heard my first Christmas song on the radio this afternoon. They could at least wait until December.MarqueeMark said:
Turkey is ordered, booze is bought, party invites are out. But that is as Christmassy as I'm going to get for weeks....Scott_P said:0 -
Answering the question: Nick Clegg?0
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Makes me wonder though whether Paddy have paid out on a white xmas yet?0
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You've got my vote!rottenborough said:
If I was PM I would make it illegal for anything remotely xmasy to be sold or advertised before 1st December. Bah Humbug.Hertsmere_Pubgoer said:
Heard my first Christmas song on the radio this afternoon. They could at least wait until December.MarqueeMark said:
Turkey is ordered, booze is bought, party invites are out. But that is as Christmassy as I'm going to get for weeks....Scott_P said:0 -
Brexit should be on the list, perhaps the EU too!rcs1000 said:Is there any point putting things no one cares about on the list? Like the LibDems.
Putin and Merkel should stay on, tbough Putins toll army may bias the poll a bit.0 -
The attitude in America is that as soon as the overall winner is known there's no particular hurry to finish counting all the votes. "Why spend money on something that doesn't matter any more?" seems to be their way of looking at it.Sandpit said:
What on Earth are they doing in California - do they have only half a dozen people counting the whole damn State? Hurry up Sacramento, some of us are waiting for bets to pay out!!Speedy said:Good news, California counted 1 million ballots in one week, so they will finish before Christmas:
https://twitter.com/pbump/status/7993132701591470080 -
The Tesco advert is quite clever in that sense, but I think they may end up irritating more people than they bring in.rottenborough said:
If I was PM I would make it illegal for anything remotely xmasy to be sold or advertised before 1st December. Bah Humbug.Hertsmere_Pubgoer said:
Heard my first Christmas song on the radio this afternoon. They could at least wait until December.MarqueeMark said:
Turkey is ordered, booze is bought, party invites are out. But that is as Christmassy as I'm going to get for weeks....Scott_P said:0 -
We have a radio station here that broadcasts nothing but Christmas music from Thanksgiving onwards.rottenborough said:
If I was PM I would make it illegal for anything remotely xmasy to be sold or advertised before 1st December. Bah Humbug.Hertsmere_Pubgoer said:
Heard my first Christmas song on the radio this afternoon. They could at least wait until December.MarqueeMark said:
Turkey is ordered, booze is bought, party invites are out. But that is as Christmassy as I'm going to get for weeks....Scott_P said:0 -
A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.0
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It wasn't Hispanics, it was Wealthy Whites, you can also notice it on the county maps, Trump gained along the US-Mexico border particularly in Texas, it was the cities that moved to Hillary.surbiton said:
A load of rubbish !Speedy said:
Well according to the revised exit polls (final estimates will come next year), 1 in 7 african american men voted for Trump.Tim_B said:
Rumor has it a black family is being moved out of their home to make way for an immigrant.....Speedy said:
There goes his 2020 primary hopes in the Democratic party.AndyJS said:"Kanye West: I would have voted for Donald Trump, if I had voted
Chaos and projectile shoes at concert as rapper gives hour-long pro-Trump speech"
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-vote-donald-trump-speech-concert-san-jose-president-2020-a7424316.html
It varies from state to state, but the most impressive number is 42% of Hispanic men in Arizona voted for Trump, a 17 point increase from Romney.
All in all the only group which Trump performed worse than Romney were rich whites, which is also evident in the county map.
There was a swing to Clinton compared to Obama in AZ. It wasn't the WWC that was doing it. It was the surge of Hispanics.
2012: R 53.7% D 44.6%
2016: R 49.5% D 45.4%
So, where do you get this guff from ?
Here look at it yourself, compare the 2012 Exit Poll with the 2016 Exit Poll:
http://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/results/state/AZ/president/
http://edition.cnn.com/election/results/exit-polls/arizona/president0 -
One good thing about America is that nothing Christmassy appears until Thanksgiving is out of the way.rottenborough said:
If I was PM I would make it illegal for anything remotely xmasy to be sold or advertised before 1st December. Bah Humbug.Hertsmere_Pubgoer said:
Heard my first Christmas song on the radio this afternoon. They could at least wait until December.MarqueeMark said:
Turkey is ordered, booze is bought, party invites are out. But that is as Christmassy as I'm going to get for weeks....Scott_P said:
I always liked Thanksgiving, as a very family oriented and uncommercial festival with a very positive vibe. We continued it in my family for some years after returning from the States.0 -
You make it sound like a suppositoryAlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
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Bootle tantalisingly within Theresa May's grasp.......chestnut said:
Perhaps, the most interesting thing is the fact that Remainers are more likely to believe we did the right thing in leaving, then leavers believe we did the wrong thing. Likewise, Remainers seem less certain about the wisdom of their vote - only 87% sure we made a mistake.TheScreamingEagles said:This is going to upset those who thought yesterday YouGov had Leave on 68%
By 46% to 43% those polled by YouGov say it was right to vote to leave the EU
That suggests that events, post referendum, have moved people marginally towards Leave.
On the more mundane leadership issue, it goes without saying that Theresa continues to whup Jezza's backside, but Labour are now:
18 points behind the Tories on Brexit, and third behind UKIP;
22 points behind the Tories on the economy;
22 points behind the Tories on Laura Norder;
13 points behind the Tories on immigration, and third behind UKIP.
Labour aren't even competitive in their weak areas, whereas the Tories have a puncher's chance of the lead on the NHS and Education, supposed Labour strengths.
Two thirds of Labour 2015 voters cannot bring themselves to say that Corbyn would make a better PM than Theresa.
On Leave/remain numbers - I reckon the Tories would win a GE by about five to six million votes.0 -
Trump seems to be very focused on appointing racists and white supremacists onto his senior team. The silence from the right about this is deafening. You are one of the very few on here, for example, who has unambiguously condemned it. Previous - and rightful - right-wing outrage over Labour anti-semitism now has a lot more context: it was partisan, nor principled.MaxPB said:Early chatter of a GOP rebellion over the Sessions appointment. Hopefully Trump and his team reconsider, it would be an absolutely terrible idea. Conservative I understand, openly racist against blacks, I don't.
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Mr. Meeks, one trusts you slapped them around the head and neck with a large fish?0
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In political, diplomatic and economic terms the EU is Europe. We will be severing ties with THAT Europe, or possibly trying to work out a new semi-detached relationship with it.jcesmond said:
They voted to leave the EU. The EU isn't Europe.williamglenn said:
That's what people voted for. The government has to deliver it sooner than immediately.TheWhiteRabbit said:We're not going to "sever all ties with Europe! What are we going to do, sail away to Diamantina?
The Nats have the same problem, forever equating the SNP with Scotland.
The SNP/Scotland conflation is a different type of issue. Maybe the equivalent is Brexiteers claiming to speak for Britain.0 -
@Morris_Dancer My thoughts ran more along the lines suggested by @Tim_B but on this occasion discretion was the better part of valour.0
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Mr. Observer, it's disturbing.
Has he nominated a new Supreme Court judge yet?0 -
That is just insane.AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
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Is tbere a market on David Duke for Secretary of State?SouthamObserver said:
Trump seems to be very focused on appointing racists and white supremacists onto his senior team. The silence from the right about this is deafening. You are one of the very few on here, for example, who has unambiguously condemned it. Previous - and rightful - right-wing outrage over Labour anti-semitism now has a lot more context: it was partisan, nor principled.MaxPB said:Early chatter of a GOP rebellion over the Sessions appointment. Hopefully Trump and his team reconsider, it would be an absolutely terrible idea. Conservative I understand, openly racist against blacks, I don't.
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Thanksgiving is a great get together for family and friends, a great tradition. Over the years our family has enjoyed many good memories.foxinsoxuk said:
One good thing about America is that nothing Christmassy appears until Thanksgiving is out of the way.rottenborough said:
If I was PM I would make it illegal for anything remotely xmasy to be sold or advertised before 1st December. Bah Humbug.Hertsmere_Pubgoer said:
Heard my first Christmas song on the radio this afternoon. They could at least wait until December.MarqueeMark said:
Turkey is ordered, booze is bought, party invites are out. But that is as Christmassy as I'm going to get for weeks....Scott_P said:
I always liked Thanksgiving, as a very family oriented and uncommercial festival with a very positive vibe. We continued it in my family for some years after returning from the States.
Another great Thanksgiving tradition - I am reliably told by a fan - is at 4pm, when Dallas always plays at home. (there is also the Detroit home game at 1pm, but who cares about that?)0 -
@Surbiton
Arizona
Whites 2012 (74% of voters)
Romney 66
Obama 32
Whites 2016 (75% of voters)
Trump 54
Hillary 40
Hispanics 2012 (18% of voters)
Romney 25
Obama 74
Hispanics 2016 (15% of voters)
Trump 31
Hillary 61
Party ID 2012
DEM 26
REP 35
IND 39
Party ID 2016
DEM 28
REP 32
IND 40
There is no doubt that the result in Arizona was close because White Democrats surged, but that was countered by Hispanic men going Trump.
In Pennsylvania you also get the same pattern with African American men (14% for Trump vs 1% for A.A. Women).0 -
Wednesday? Why so late? We've had our Christmas reindeer lights in the garden for a week. .AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
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The radio station here that plays only Christmas music after Thanksgiving calls itself 'the fish'. I wish someone would slap it around the head and neck.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Meeks, one trusts you slapped them around the head and neck with a large fish?
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rottenborough said:
That is just insane.AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
No doubt for their New Years celebration, they'll be hunting the Easter Bunny.
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Landing lights?weejonnie said:
Wednesday? Why so late? We've had our Christmas reindeer lights in the garden for a week. .AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
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Mr. B, well, that's the price you pay for living in the colonies.
Anyway, I must be off.0 -
Nah - you just have a higher sphincter factorAlastairMeeks said:@Morris_Dancer My thoughts ran more along the lines suggested by @Tim_B but on this occasion discretion was the better part of valour.
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NC governor didn't lose because of the transgender bathrooms bill was considered distasteful. He lost because the transgender bathroom bill caused the state to lose millions in business/sporting events.nunu said:Michael McDonald @ElectProject 20h20 hours ago
Sanders wins the NH write-ins, with 4,493 votes (0.6%)
Transgender bathroom Gov. guy loses eventhough Trump won easily, should be a warning shot about putting someone who is too socially conservative on the supreme court.
Marc E. Elias @marceelias 3h3 hours ago
Big day in North Carolina—Gov. Elect Cooper’s lead jumped to 6,026. I expect this to continue to grow as the canvass continues.
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I've always thought you wereMorris_Dancer said:Mr. B, well, that's the price you pay for living in the colonies.
Anyway, I must be off.
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It actually snowed in some parts of Britain last night, adding to the Christmas feeling.Tim_B said:
Landing lights?weejonnie said:
Wednesday? Why so late? We've had our Christmas reindeer lights in the garden for a week. .AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
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The plaice to be for Christmas....?Tim_B said:
The radio station here that plays only Christmas music after Thanksgiving calls itself 'the fish'. I wish someone would slap it around the head and neck.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Meeks, one trusts you slapped them around the head and neck with a large fish?
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Terrible news Stein is going to beat the 1% figure easily.Speedy said:Good news, California counted 1 million ballots in one week, so they will finish before Christmas:
https://twitter.com/pbump/status/7993132701591470080 -
only if you're hard of herring.MarqueeMark said:
The plaice to be for Christmas....?Tim_B said:
The radio station here that plays only Christmas music after Thanksgiving calls itself 'the fish'. I wish someone would slap it around the head and neck.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Meeks, one trusts you slapped them around the head and neck with a large fish?
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Yes, Meeks used friend in the present tense.rottenborough said:
That is just insane.AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
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I still remember living through the winter of 1964 in Yorkshire as a kid.Speedy said:
It actually snowed in some parts of Britain last night, adding to the Christmas feeling.Tim_B said:
Landing lights?weejonnie said:
Wednesday? Why so late? We've had our Christmas reindeer lights in the garden for a week. .AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
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In Leicester the lights go up at the beginning of October for Diwali, and stay up for Christmas.weejonnie said:
Wednesday? Why so late? We've had our Christmas reindeer lights in the garden for a week. .AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
Happy Winterval :-)0 -
I've just been triggered.foxinsoxuk said:
In Leicester the lights go up at the beginning of October for Diwali, and stay up for Christmas.weejonnie said:
Wednesday? Why so late? We've had our Christmas reindeer lights in the garden for a week. .AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
Happy Winterval :-)0 -
A little early; even a scofflaw like Trump has to be sworn in before he can think about that.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Observer, it's disturbing.
Has he nominated a new Supreme Court judge yet?0 -
They surely have to have the votes certified before the electoral college votes.Alistair said:
Terrible news Stein is going to beat the 1% figure easily.Speedy said:Good news, California counted 1 million ballots in one week, so they will finish before Christmas:
https://twitter.com/pbump/status/7993132701591470080 -
Oh he has thought about itNigelb said:
A little early; even a scofflaw like Trump has to be sworn in before he can think about that.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Observer, it's disturbing.
Has he nominated a new Supreme Court judge yet?
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I see the EPL has signed a contract with a Chinese entity for 'up to' $700 million for online streaming of games in China for 3 years. By NFL standards the amount is fairly miniscule but props to the EPL for starting to bid up TV contracts.0
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Further proof that minorities swung to Trump:
https://twitter.com/PatrickRuffini/status/7994527601942937600 -
And a warm welcome to the utterly charming new director of the CIA (who bears a passing resemblance to the late James Ganolfini:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pompeo0 -
I would have thought the Leicester City soccer team would have been lit upfoxinsoxuk said:
In Leicester the lights go up at the beginning of October for Diwali, and stay up for Christmas.weejonnie said:
Wednesday? Why so late? We've had our Christmas reindeer lights in the garden for a week. .AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
Happy Winterval :-)0 -
At their pace I think they are going to make it by Dec. 13th in the nick of time.RobD said:
They surely have to have the votes certified before the electoral college votes.Alistair said:
Terrible news Stein is going to beat the 1% figure easily.Speedy said:Good news, California counted 1 million ballots in one week, so they will finish before Christmas:
https://twitter.com/pbump/status/7993132701591470080 -
Can you win 0 votes - or do you lose 0 votes? How does that work? Ah - you just receive 0 votes.Speedy said:Further proof that minorities swung to Trump:
https://twitter.com/PatrickRuffini/status/7994527601942937600 -
Like a team winning no matches last season.Tim_B said:
Can you win 0 votes - or do you lose 0 votes? How does that work? Ah - you just receive 0 votes.Speedy said:Further proof that minorities swung to Trump:
https://twitter.com/PatrickRuffini/status/7994527601942937600 -
The evidence suggests not; there seems to be no cutout between his thought and speech processes...RobD said:
Oh he has thought about itNigelb said:
A little early; even a scofflaw like Trump has to be sworn in before he can think about that.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Observer, it's disturbing.
Has he nominated a new Supreme Court judge yet?
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A picture I do not expect President Trump to recreate...
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/11/the-obama-years-through-the-lens-of-white-house-photographer-pete-souza/508052/#img010 -
From that article:Nigelb said:And a warm welcome to the utterly charming new director of the CIA (who bears a passing resemblance to the late James Ganolfini:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pompeo
Pompeo supported the federal Government shutdown of 2013, blaming President Obama while acknowledging that the Republican Party could take a hit from the shutdown. He stated that he believed the shutdown was necessary to avoid a predicted "American financial collapse 10 years from now.
I wonder what Pompeo and like-minded Republicans feel about the fiscal deterioration predicted for the Trump regime, compared with the Obama situation he was striking against.0 -
He's already discussed who he may nominate. I recall there being a long list of potential candidates?Nigelb said:
The evidence suggests not; there seems to be no cutout between his thought and speech processes...RobD said:
Oh he has thought about itNigelb said:
A little early; even a scofflaw like Trump has to be sworn in before he can think about that.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Observer, it's disturbing.
Has he nominated a new Supreme Court judge yet?0 -
The Tim Farron Christmas mask isn't available.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Jeremy-Corbyn-Mask-Santa/dp/B01M672YOD/ref=sr_1_1?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1479493520&sr=1-1&keywords=corbyn+santa+claus+mask
Have to make do with Santa Jeremy.0 -
Every visit to a German Bierkeller is going to bring back painful memories for you from now on.Alistair said:Terrible news Stein is going to beat the 1% figure easily.
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Good grief! If you have a stinking cold a pizza will not do you any good. What you need is a damn hot curry; whisky with lemon juice, honey and glycerine topped up with hot water (lots of those drinks) and an extra blanket on the bed.Mortimer said:
Chorizo, Rosemary and Potato pizza in the fridge for this evening. Given I'm moping around with a stinking cold I've been looking forward to it all day.AlastairMeeks said:@TSE Where do you stand on potato on pizza?
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Try the hottest tom yum kung soup you can find. It always seems to work wonders when I'm starting to get a cold.HurstLlama said:
Good grief! If you have a stinking cold a pizza will not do you any good. What you need is a damn hot curry; whisky with lemon juice, honey and glycerine topped up with hot water (lots of those drinks) and an extra blanket on the bed.Mortimer said:
Chorizo, Rosemary and Potato pizza in the fridge for this evening. Given I'm moping around with a stinking cold I've been looking forward to it all day.AlastairMeeks said:@TSE Where do you stand on potato on pizza?
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PC Gamers: Hitman, the entire first season, is under £20 on Steam right now.0
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The final 2016 swing map per county (pending final California results):
https://twitter.com/chrisapplegate/status/799314954323169280
Southern California, Southern Arizona, Mormons, and most City centres swung Hillary, the rest swung Trump.0 -
These are from a poll. Do you still believe in polls or only when it suits you ? So the White vote went to Clinton - only in AZ and the Hispanic vote went to Trump - only in AZ ?Speedy said:@Surbiton
Arizona
Whites 2012 (74% of voters)
Romney 66
Obama 32
Whites 2016 (75% of voters)
Trump 54
Hillary 40
Hispanics 2012 (18% of voters)
Romney 25
Obama 74
Hispanics 2016 (15% of voters)
Trump 31
Hillary 61
Party ID 2012
DEM 26
REP 35
IND 39
Party ID 2016
DEM 28
REP 32
IND 40
There is no doubt that the result in Arizona was close because White Democrats surged, but that was countered by Hispanic men going Trump.
In Pennsylvania you also get the same pattern with African American men (14% for Trump vs 1% for A.A. Women).
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They often are.Tim_B said:
I would have thought the Leicester City soccer team would have been lit upfoxinsoxuk said:
In Leicester the lights go up at the beginning of October for Diwali, and stay up for Christmas.weejonnie said:
Wednesday? Why so late? We've had our Christmas reindeer lights in the garden for a week. .AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
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Plato is probably clapping somewhere.SouthamObserver said:
Trump seems to be very focused on appointing racists and white supremacists onto his senior team. The silence from the right about this is deafening. You are one of the very few on here, for example, who has unambiguously condemned it. Previous - and rightful - right-wing outrage over Labour anti-semitism now has a lot more context: it was partisan, nor principled.MaxPB said:Early chatter of a GOP rebellion over the Sessions appointment. Hopefully Trump and his team reconsider, it would be an absolutely terrible idea. Conservative I understand, openly racist against blacks, I don't.
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Isn't that from the exit poll? Those tend to be better than normal polls.surbiton said:
These are from a poll. Do you still believe in polls or only when it suits you ? So the White vote went to Clinton - only in AZ and the Hispanic vote went to Trump - only in AZ ?Speedy said:@Surbiton
Arizona
Whites 2012 (74% of voters)
Romney 66
Obama 32
Whites 2016 (75% of voters)
Trump 54
Hillary 40
Hispanics 2012 (18% of voters)
Romney 25
Obama 74
Hispanics 2016 (15% of voters)
Trump 31
Hillary 61
Party ID 2012
DEM 26
REP 35
IND 39
Party ID 2016
DEM 28
REP 32
IND 40
There is no doubt that the result in Arizona was close because White Democrats surged, but that was countered by Hispanic men going Trump.
In Pennsylvania you also get the same pattern with African American men (14% for Trump vs 1% for A.A. Women).
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So much wrong in this story:
A bill which would allow men accused of raping underage girls to be cleared if they marry the girl has been preliminarily backed by Turkish MPs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38030182
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I also believe in Results.surbiton said:
These are from a poll. Do you still believe in polls or only when it suits you ? So the White vote went to Clinton - only in AZ and the Hispanic vote went to Trump - only in AZ ?Speedy said:@Surbiton
Arizona
Whites 2012 (74% of voters)
Romney 66
Obama 32
Whites 2016 (75% of voters)
Trump 54
Hillary 40
Hispanics 2012 (18% of voters)
Romney 25
Obama 74
Hispanics 2016 (15% of voters)
Trump 31
Hillary 61
Party ID 2012
DEM 26
REP 35
IND 39
Party ID 2016
DEM 28
REP 32
IND 40
There is no doubt that the result in Arizona was close because White Democrats surged, but that was countered by Hispanic men going Trump.
In Pennsylvania you also get the same pattern with African American men (14% for Trump vs 1% for A.A. Women).
Do you still believe in Santa Claus ?
And the results say that outside of Southern California, Trump indeed got more votes from minorities than Romney.
Hillary only recorded a swing in her favour among wealthy urban whites (the Micheal Bloomberg vote).
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Each to their own, Mr. Glenn. I prefer the Indian to the fully oriental but I think the principle is the same.williamglenn said:
Try the hottest tom yum kung soup you can find. It always seems to work wonders when I'm starting to get a cold.HurstLlama said:
Good grief! If you have a stinking cold a pizza will not do you any good. What you need is a damn hot curry; whisky with lemon juice, honey and glycerine topped up with hot water (lots of those drinks) and an extra blanket on the bed.Mortimer said:
Chorizo, Rosemary and Potato pizza in the fridge for this evening. Given I'm moping around with a stinking cold I've been looking forward to it all day.AlastairMeeks said:@TSE Where do you stand on potato on pizza?
For the past few years I have been cold free and I put this down to taking the medicine on a precautionary principle. Once I have had my flu jab in October I switch over to at least one good hot curry a week and a whisky, lemon, glycerine and hot water drink after my morning walk every day. If I feel a sniffle coming on then its straight to the curry house and double down on the medicinal drink, seems to work very well.0 -
It is significant in the sense that it's overseas TV rights. The EPL must make far, far more from overseas TV rights than the NFL does.Tim_B said:I see the EPL has signed a contract with a Chinese entity for 'up to' $700 million for online streaming of games in China for 3 years. By NFL standards the amount is fairly miniscule but props to the EPL for starting to bid up TV contracts.
Indeed how much does the NFL make from overseas TV rights? I think the amounts are so small that nothing has ever been reported.
eg NBC pays $1bn for 6 years of US rights to the EPL
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Overseas rights are heading towards £3bnMikeL said:
It is significant in the sense that it's overseas TV rights. The EPL must make far, far more from overseas TV rights than the NFL does.Tim_B said:I see the EPL has signed a contract with a Chinese entity for 'up to' $700 million for online streaming of games in China for 3 years. By NFL standards the amount is fairly miniscule but props to the EPL for starting to bid up TV contracts.
Indeed how much does the NFL make from overseas TV rights? I think the amounts are so small that nothing has ever been reported.
eg NBC pays $1bn for 6 years of US rights to the EPL
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Really? They weren't obvious last weekend. As an aside, Newport were awful.foxinsoxuk said:
In Leicester the lights go up at the beginning of October for Diwali, and stay up for Christmas.weejonnie said:
Wednesday? Why so late? We've had our Christmas reindeer lights in the garden for a week. .AlastairMeeks said:A friend came round to our flat on Wednesday and cheerily announced that they had put up their Christmas tree that morning.
Happy Winterval :-)
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The middle of the road has shifted fast:
https://twitter.com/SamHarrisOrg/status/799661413706788868
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Indeed - that's the PL's overseas rights for 2016-19 - marginally over £1bn per year.chestnut said:
Overseas rights are heading towards £3bnMikeL said:
It is significant in the sense that it's overseas TV rights. The EPL must make far, far more from overseas TV rights than the NFL does.Tim_B said:I see the EPL has signed a contract with a Chinese entity for 'up to' $700 million for online streaming of games in China for 3 years. By NFL standards the amount is fairly miniscule but props to the EPL for starting to bid up TV contracts.
Indeed how much does the NFL make from overseas TV rights? I think the amounts are so small that nothing has ever been reported.
eg NBC pays $1bn for 6 years of US rights to the EPL
Whereas Sky pays peanuts for UK rights to the NFL
The Chinese deal referred to in the earlier post isn't even in that number - because it runs from 2019 to 2022. The current Chinese deal for 2016 to 2019 is trivial in comparison.0 -
Manuka honey.HurstLlama said:
Each to their own, Mr. Glenn. I prefer the Indian to the fully oriental but I think the principle is the same.williamglenn said:
Try the hottest tom yum kung soup you can find. It always seems to work wonders when I'm starting to get a cold.HurstLlama said:
Good grief! If you have a stinking cold a pizza will not do you any good. What you need is a damn hot curry; whisky with lemon juice, honey and glycerine topped up with hot water (lots of those drinks) and an extra blanket on the bed.Mortimer said:
Chorizo, Rosemary and Potato pizza in the fridge for this evening. Given I'm moping around with a stinking cold I've been looking forward to it all day.AlastairMeeks said:@TSE Where do you stand on potato on pizza?
For the past few years I have been cold free and I put this down to taking the medicine on a precautionary principle. Once I have had my flu jab in October I switch over to at least one good hot curry a week and a whisky, lemon, glycerine and hot water drink after my morning walk every day. If I feel a sniffle coming on then its straight to the curry house and double down on the medicinal drink, seems to work very well.
Although most of it is supposedly of doubtful origin.
Still you could add it to your hot lemon drinks.
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Merkel's expected to officially announce her candidature for a 4th term on Sunday.0
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Re the previous thread.
On what do the LibDems want to hold a second EU referendum ?
If the government's negotiations were voted down in a referendum then the default is hard and probably disorderly Brexit.
Or do the LibDems think that the UK would be magically transported onto the EverCloserUnion train ?
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