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Pelosi and Schumer need to go?
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Unforgiven's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Agreed. It’s one of the reasons we have to sit through the exchange between the congressperson and ICE director above. They spend long days batting around issues like national security and never really getting anything accomplished. Its not an R thing or a D thing, it’s a ‘power corrupts’ thing. -
Defund the police !!! er wait
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Unforgiven's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Hold on Back, I agreed with you, I even mentioned the shared mutual respect of all stakeholders! It's fairly obvious that nothing at all is going on, it's just a blip on the radar. A riot blip if you will. The devoted servants to the public now being tied to this mythical 'defund the police' conspiracy theory are the true victims here. You're probably correct on letting go the officers currently on the force--trying times call for bold action. -
Defund the police !!! er wait
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Unforgiven's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Agreed. I think the most important thing here was that in spite of some tough negotiations, all stakeholders felt validated and respected. I also think the story unfairly paints these two noble civil servants as advocates of defunding the police simply because they espoused sentiments like “Defund the police!”. Plus, there were riots, and crimes committed during the riots are unfairly glomped in with crime statistics. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Sure, he's been kept in a sensory deprivation tank since March. I'm surprised anyone even knows his name. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Based on what we have been told, it's not that the protests 'contributed', it's that they would have served as giant incubators of the disease--a rolling, roiling boiling mass of COVID. Again, I understand your desire for data based on your background, but I'm a simple humble businessman wondering where the %$#@ Tony Faucci was on this issue. The way I see it, this issue is as much a failure of science and media complicity as anything else. https://abcnews.go.com/US/dr-fauci-voices-concerns-coronavirus-spreading-amid-nationwide/story?id=71171103 Here's the guy and the write up from ABC news. Just offering my opinion, I read this and think "What kind of bull#### is this?". The way I see it: We're all going to die if we don't stay home; If we can't stay home, we're all going to die if we don't wear masks, social distance, and stay out of church; Yet, massive gatherings of tens of thousands present from across the fruited plains: "When you get congregations like we saw with the demonstrations," he continued, "that's taking a risk." What the heck is this? I take a risk standing in line at the Bills home opener. Where the %$#^ is this: "Listen, people will become infected, and people will die from events like this, it's inevitable. STAY THE %$## AWAY!".; In this article, the reporter seems to want to bend over backwards to minimize the risk. Why? Political gain; Anyways, my point is simple--if you want skeptics to take you seriously, be bold and be serious. He was serious, but tepid and impotent. As for Trump, I understand your perspective and certainly he shares blame for messaging. However, had he been screaming from the top of his lungs for a lockdown, and then I witnessed the lack of any serious response to massive protests, I'd have same concerns about bullshyt that I have today. You're a data guy, I'm an observer of human behavior. The messaging we're getting is all over the page, and while Trump was vocal about opening the economy, others were sounding alarms about what I might do while encouraging and supporting behavior that went against the grain. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
One issue that some folks here refuse to engage in is the hyperfixation on 'political rallies' v large scale protests and mass gatherings in support of political causes. In spite of my disagreements with @oldmanfan, I think he's a good dude and a genuine rock star contributor here. I read what he says, I assume he's a legit science PhDude. Still, when we discussed these gatherings, his fall back is 'data'. I get that, I really do, but it defies any logic at all that large scale gatherings that violate every recommendation to prevents the spread would not contribute to the spread of the virus on a massive level. People comingling and not adhering to social distancing recommendations; Generally speaking, these are events predicated on emotional responses to injustice and social issues, by definition people are animated and engaged; Folks from all walks of life come together in large numbers, from cool zones, hot zones and everywhere inbetween; People do not spontaneously appear at these events, they all come from somewhere, and all come bring the shared commonalities of life--they enagage with others. Yet--silence, or better yet..."it's hard to say without the data about those specific events'. If we take that to the extreme, there has not been one study done that correlates the activity at my specific local church with super spreader events. Not one. No data exists, thus, it's impossible to say what might happen if I attend midnight mass in a week or two. Same with my local hotspot and watering hole--not one data set from that locale. It's one of the great mysteries of the pandemic. To be completely honest, I wonder if the reason there was very little pushback on those sorts of mass gatherings, why Dr. Faucci was not railing against these massive super-spreader events was to encourage transmission of the virus. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
You take that back, you sick rat bastard! -
Cuomo Sex Harrassment Accusations
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to LikeIGiveADarn's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Are you suggesting that language offended Billy Bush? Or, are you implying consensual activity between two adults (a grabber and a grabbee) is similar to a VP making women very uncomfortable by his ***** hugs? It’s not a question of intellect, it’s a matter of power. In fact, that’s the old adage used to excuse behavior— I’m the _______ of NY, why would I be so stupid as to harrass anyone??? -
Cuomo Sex Harrassment Accusations
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to LikeIGiveADarn's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
I think the point is that power corrupts, and powerful people crush the powerless. That’s just people. In this case, it may well be that So decided to label the victim as a liar without thinking it all the way through. -
Cuomo Sex Harrassment Accusations
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to LikeIGiveADarn's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Agreed. Textbook. -
Cuomo Sex Harrassment Accusations
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to LikeIGiveADarn's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
I see that potential, but burying the story based on anonymous sources and selective leaks doesn’t seem like a good resolution at all. In fact, it’s exactly how the powerful would bury a story. -
Master of your Domain is awesome, and the Kramer scene exceptional. I liked Bookman as well, and just saw the Maestro the other night so it was too of mind. The look on his face when Elaine called him “Bob” was priceless. I think on the Dr issue, you’re pretty reasonable for an egghead (apologies to my friend @I am the egg man).
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Cuomo Sex Harrassment Accusations
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to LikeIGiveADarn's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
No, I don’t think a reporter would necessarily want to break this story. Timing is everything, and positioning important to people in that field. I mentioned a while back that I heard a local reporter (Times Union, again as I recall) talking on a local radio show. It was after Scheidernan resigned in disgrace. The reporter shared how it was common knowledge in circle that the former AG had serious cocaine problem. To me, just an average citizen, that’s a huge story for a number of reasons. I think some reporters would love to break the story, others would use it for leverage, others still to pursue a political agenda one way or the other. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
It was my privilege to provide clarity for you today. -
Cuomo Sex Harrassment Accusations
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to LikeIGiveADarn's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Both stories received widespread and breathless coverage at times, and of course the msm seemed to miss most of the key elements of Steele for 4 years despite highly placed and anonymous sources. Today’s Albany Times Union covered the Govs denial of sexual harassment——said gov a potential candidate for Attorney General—on page 2, down near the bottom next to the ad for a 3/36 lease on a dodge caravan. I’d suggest it would be a vast improvement to even see a commitment of 5%of the coverage that Steele received. Or, they can continue to send the message to victims that it’s best to sit the &$@& down and shut the $&@& up. -
I shall forever refer to you as Dr. OldManFan. Personally, in an academic/clinical setting I would refer to you as Dr. OMF. I agree you earned it, I certainly acknowledge the commitment it took to achieve your goal, but it really just boils down to courtesy and the psychology behind it all. To be completely honest, if you're engaging me in a clinical setting, the Dr. moniker is important to me. I don't want "Rick, the guy from Elmira" treating or advising me, I want good old Dr. OMF giving me the downlow. Taking it one step further, in that setting, I'd personally hope you would refer to me by my first name, mostly because that simple familiarity would be reassuring to me. Others probably would prefer to be addressed as Mr/Mrs/Ms. Outside of that environment, I guess I would go with in-kind responses. I'm assuming in social settings you introduce yourself to other adults as OldManFan, not "Hi. I'm Dr. Fan."? If you called me by my first name, I'd call you Old. If you referred to me as Mr, the only danger would be me forgetting that you've earned your doctoral degree and calling you Mr as well. If I'm understanding you correctly, that would not bother you and you would likely not tell me that the appropriate designation is Dr. OMF? Can we at least agree that the Maestro episode on Seinfeld was among their finest work?
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Cuomo Sex Harrassment Accusations
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to LikeIGiveADarn's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
The standard shifts depending on who the alleged abuser is. That’s the problem, or at least one of many problems with this issue. I just wanted to point out that “she’s a liar” may not tell the whole story. She could be, of course, it could be 100% political. -
Cuomo Sex Harrassment Accusations
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to LikeIGiveADarn's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
All true—but sometimes it’s just a person in a position of power victimizing another he has control over. In reading the text you referenced, you seem to see it as an indication she tried to quit and the powers that be refused to let her. I think you’re blinded by your prior experience in the system, where you—a presumably non-victimized stakeholder correctly indicate you had the option to continue employment or not. I have no experience at the state, but I read her comments differently. She mentions therapy as a critical part of her text. She uses the expression “before it stuck”. I’d think when you have a good job and are victimized, the question of terminating employment isn’t just a matter of the emotional trauma, there are hard and fast realities like mortgage payments, car payments, income and securing other employment that must be considered. In fact, one of the reasons predators get away from with this sort of thing is because the victim is locked in to the employment relationship for any number of reasons. That’s classic predatory behavior and the reason many victims continue to push forward in spite of the seemingly logical decision to “just leave”. In 2020, this woman should not be marginalized. If there’s nothing to fear, Cuomo should answer questions and be thoroughly investigated and not hide behind his spokespeople. The media should refrain from running stories painting her as a bad employee based on anonymous sources. Neither will happen, because people like Cuomo are protected. I understand your perspective but in some respects, you’re part of the problem. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
I hate when I make that type of mistake. You’re right of course, I attributed the quote to the wrong date, place and time. I apologize for that. It wasn’t about the annihilation of our country, it was about widespread poverty, unemployment and hunger. I skimmed the speech this morning. It’s eloquent and beautiful, but ultimately quite misleading. Parts of it were quite deceptive...talking about shared suffering and the like. Still, it was uplifting and recognized as a great speech. I think I’ll listen to it later, and thanks for taking the time to correct me. Or, not. You’ve revealed yourself to be a low character individual. Your thoughts are irrelevant. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Yes, it’s possible for me to criticize Trump. As for the tired old whataboutism (how boring it must be to sit and wait for the cliche buzzer to sound), oldmanfan talked about presidential leadership in definite terms. Someone else made a Pearl Harbor reference, and I was reminded of FDR’s powerful speech was obviously a blatant lie. On the Trump rallies, to this day I’m hard pressed to understand why folks in your camp mention the rallies by steering clear of blaming people that took to the street by the tens of thousands this summer. It’s fairly clear the people who attended (I did not) felt a certain kinship with the protestors, yet one group is excoriated while the other is not. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
I’m not being obtuse, I’m just chopping it up on a message board trying to make sense of a shitton of information and misinformation from a variety of different sources. I’ve been clear on the things that bother me, and personally I think your Trump hatred blinds you to rational discussion on this whole calamity. For you, it’s all Trump all the time. To me, if everything you believe is true, Fuacci et al $#@&ed us all over. He’s an expert across the board, again, why the f wasn’t he out screaming to keep the masses assembled in the streets? The guy was impotent at best, and doing his little song and dance about “mischief” when he was caught violating social distance protocol and mask discipline at the baseball game did not help. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
I could have sworn the science dudes all said millions were going to die in our country alone. It seems to me you guys just keep moving the goalposts. Prediction: this virus will begin to slow down roughy May 1. It won’t be because of the onset of spring and the normal slowdown or seasonal flu and the like. Btw—Trump explained his comments from the Woodward sessions. Thank God some of the numbnuts weren’t around when FDR gave his famous “we have nothing to fear but fear itself” speech. Fundamentally and demonstrably a lie. One of the other fears (beside fear of fear) was that the forces of the Imperial Japanese Army would be incinerating tens of millions and enslaving those that were left. -
Cuomo Sex Harrassment Accusations
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to LikeIGiveADarn's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Ah, sorry. I missed the part where you said you didn’t know the merits but that what she said was a lie. -
Cuomo Sex Harrassment Accusations
leh-nerd skin-erd replied to LikeIGiveADarn's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
The list of powerful men in NY politics abusing their power is quite lengthy. Spitzer Schneidman Bruno Silver Percoco Skelos Your rush to tarnish the reputation of a person who may very well be a victim without giving this story time to develop is one of the reasons predators thrive and victims are reluctant to come forward. #sad