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On January 30 2016 02:12 ticklishmusic wrote:
Trump is looking like a political savant right now, skipping the debate let everyone else pile up on Cruz, his biggest competition for Iowa.
Its a question of if he can seal the deal. There are questions if all the attention will translate into voters or people willing to caucus.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/iowa-week/?#livepress-update-23259589
And it also question if people prefer the debate without Trump. Undecided voters are the goal and Trump didn't do anything last night to convince. Next week will be fun.
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On January 30 2016 02:18 GreenHorizons wrote:Show nested quote +WASHINGTON -- Cable customers who are tired of paying through the nose to rent set-top boxes are about to see some serious savings, thanks to a new proposal from the Federal Communications Commission.
The new regulation would open up the set-top box market to consumer choice so that customers could rent or buy devices from providers other than their cable companies. About 99 percent of cable customers currently rent set-top boxes from their cable company. According to a survey commissioned by Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), cable customers pay an average of $232 a year for those rentals -- a $20 billion market annually, just for set-top box rentals.
Set-top box fees have soared, even as prices for newer technology have plummeted. Consumer payments for set-top boxes are up 185 percent over the past two decades, according to FCC estimates, even as prices for laptops and cell phones have fallen.
Up to $14 billion of the total market is economically pointless profit for cable companies, according to an analysis by the Consumer Federation of America and Public Knowledge, a nonprofit Internet freedom group. Big cable companies including Comcast and Verizon have leveraged their market power to charge prices far higher than what would be permitted in a competitive industry.
Cable companies and their lobbyists are furious about the plan, which the commission is set to vote on Feb. 18. But the proposal didn't emerge from a vacuum. Liberal senators have been pressuring the FCC to act on cable "monopolies" for months. In July, current Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) organized a letter calling on the agency to collect a host of consumer pricing information from cable companies -- a move designed to show that in many regions of the country, households pay arbitrarily high prices due to a lack of other cable options. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Markey and Blumenthal all signed on to the letter. Source
You rent those things Oo
Over here you mostly get them for free when you sign up.
America seriously needs to work on breaking the provider monopoly.
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On January 29 2016 14:22 Plansix wrote:Show nested quote +On January 29 2016 13:46 Deathstar wrote:
The Bush family is known to be against Cruz so I don't know what that tweet is supposed to mean. Cruz is slimey but he's more respectable than Jeb Bush will ever be. There are a lot of stories about how everyone hates Cruz. Like everyone he has ever worked with, come in contact with, dealt with him, passed him on the street. It sort of amazing how consistent Cruz is with making everyone loath him.
Yeah everyone hates Cruz, except for millions of conservatives in Texas and millions more around the country. You know, he's only the most popular Republican in the country....
The vast majority of the people who hate Cruz are either liberals or establishment Republicans. It makes sense why they hate him. He is a direct threat to their crony existence.
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I just want to see video of a caucus with Trump supporters arguing with the other candidates supporters. After calling Iowa it's surprising how many people don't want to tell you who they are voting for. They do realize when they caucus they do it in front of their friends, neighbors, and coworkers right?
Personally I think that will be the big dynamic. Will the loud boisterous Trump supporters scare off the shame filled ones or will they rally them to their group?
Trump's support, while counting on folks who don't typically vote, is based in the elderly demo, so of non-voters, they are the most likely to come out.
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On January 30 2016 02:46 Cowboy64 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 29 2016 14:22 Plansix wrote:On January 29 2016 13:46 Deathstar wrote:
The Bush family is known to be against Cruz so I don't know what that tweet is supposed to mean. Cruz is slimey but he's more respectable than Jeb Bush will ever be. There are a lot of stories about how everyone hates Cruz. Like everyone he has ever worked with, come in contact with, dealt with him, passed him on the street. It sort of amazing how consistent Cruz is with making everyone loath him. Yeah everyone hates Cruz, except for millions of conservatives in Texas and millions more around the country. You know, he's only the most popular Republican in the country.... The vast majority of the people who hate Cruz are either liberals or establishment Republicans. It makes sense why they hate him. He is a direct threat to their crony existence.
You're right that not everyone hates Cruz, it's only all the people who know him personally : )
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On January 30 2016 02:48 Mercy13 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2016 02:46 Cowboy64 wrote:On January 29 2016 14:22 Plansix wrote:On January 29 2016 13:46 Deathstar wrote:
The Bush family is known to be against Cruz so I don't know what that tweet is supposed to mean. Cruz is slimey but he's more respectable than Jeb Bush will ever be. There are a lot of stories about how everyone hates Cruz. Like everyone he has ever worked with, come in contact with, dealt with him, passed him on the street. It sort of amazing how consistent Cruz is with making everyone loath him. Yeah everyone hates Cruz, except for millions of conservatives in Texas and millions more around the country. You know, he's only the most popular Republican in the country.... The vast majority of the people who hate Cruz are either liberals or establishment Republicans. It makes sense why they hate him. He is a direct threat to their crony existence. You're right that not everyone hates Cruz, it's only all the people who know him personally : )
People who knew him before he was elected, while he was running, while he worked with him.
And “standing up to the establishment” isn’t really that impressive unless you accomplish things. Road blocks are just big objects in the road, preventing progress. Its not hard to be one. I get that is scores points and makes him seem like a "free thinker and his own man," but it has to be the least impressive trait a politician can have.
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On January 30 2016 02:25 Plansix wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2016 02:12 ticklishmusic wrote:
Trump is looking like a political savant right now, skipping the debate let everyone else pile up on Cruz, his biggest competition for Iowa. Its a question of if he can seal the deal. There are questions if all the attention will translate into voters or people willing to caucus. http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/iowa-week/?#livepress-update-23259589And it also question if people prefer the debate without Trump. Undecided voters are the goal and Trump didn't do anything last night to convince. Next week will be fun.
Huh? Trump has brought unprecedent audience to U.S. election
He did not show up because it would mean giving away his audience to the other republicans and to fox news so they make millions in revenew that is then used to attack him.
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On January 30 2016 02:55 GoTuNk! wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2016 02:25 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:12 ticklishmusic wrote:
Trump is looking like a political savant right now, skipping the debate let everyone else pile up on Cruz, his biggest competition for Iowa. Its a question of if he can seal the deal. There are questions if all the attention will translate into voters or people willing to caucus. http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/iowa-week/?#livepress-update-23259589And it also question if people prefer the debate without Trump. Undecided voters are the goal and Trump didn't do anything last night to convince. Next week will be fun. Huh? Trump has brought unprecedent audience to U.S. election He did not show up because it would mean giving away his audience to the other republicans and to fox news so they make millions in revenew that is then used to attack him.
Personally, I think its because he is a big cry baby who can’t deal with a moderator he doesn’t like. And since the president gets endless heat and has to deal with two sections of congress, both who might not like the president, he isn’t really qualified for the job. There are a bunch of other reasons, but this is the current one on display.
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On January 30 2016 02:46 Cowboy64 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 29 2016 14:22 Plansix wrote:On January 29 2016 13:46 Deathstar wrote:
The Bush family is known to be against Cruz so I don't know what that tweet is supposed to mean. Cruz is slimey but he's more respectable than Jeb Bush will ever be. There are a lot of stories about how everyone hates Cruz. Like everyone he has ever worked with, come in contact with, dealt with him, passed him on the street. It sort of amazing how consistent Cruz is with making everyone loath him. Yeah everyone hates Cruz, except for millions of conservatives in Texas and millions more around the country. You know, he's only the most popular Republican in the country.... The vast majority of the people who hate Cruz are either liberals or establishment Republicans. It makes sense why they hate him. He is a direct threat to their crony existence.
Cruz is probably going to fade. He's cut from the same cloth as Huckabee and Santorum, only he's even less likable than either of them. Trump is also competing with Cruz far better than McCain and Romney before him.
The race at this point is a matter of when, and if, an establishment frontrunner emerges. If the circular firing squad continues past New Hamphire Trump is the probable nominee.
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On January 30 2016 03:01 Plansix wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2016 02:55 GoTuNk! wrote:On January 30 2016 02:25 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:12 ticklishmusic wrote:
Trump is looking like a political savant right now, skipping the debate let everyone else pile up on Cruz, his biggest competition for Iowa. Its a question of if he can seal the deal. There are questions if all the attention will translate into voters or people willing to caucus. http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/iowa-week/?#livepress-update-23259589And it also question if people prefer the debate without Trump. Undecided voters are the goal and Trump didn't do anything last night to convince. Next week will be fun. Huh? Trump has brought unprecedent audience to U.S. election He did not show up because it would mean giving away his audience to the other republicans and to fox news so they make millions in revenew that is then used to attack him. Personally, I think its because he is a big cry baby who can’t deal with a moderator he doesn’t like. And since the president gets endless heat and has to deal with two sections of congress, both who might not like the president, he isn’t really qualified for the job. There are a bunch of other reasons, but this is the current one on display.
I'm sure you can say many bad things about Trump; a crybaby is not one of those. That you cannot understand he is perpetually playing the media and that everything he does or say is carefully planned to further boost his goals is your limitation, not his.
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On January 30 2016 03:01 Plansix wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2016 02:55 GoTuNk! wrote:On January 30 2016 02:25 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:12 ticklishmusic wrote:
Trump is looking like a political savant right now, skipping the debate let everyone else pile up on Cruz, his biggest competition for Iowa. Its a question of if he can seal the deal. There are questions if all the attention will translate into voters or people willing to caucus. http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/iowa-week/?#livepress-update-23259589And it also question if people prefer the debate without Trump. Undecided voters are the goal and Trump didn't do anything last night to convince. Next week will be fun. Huh? Trump has brought unprecedent audience to U.S. election He did not show up because it would mean giving away his audience to the other republicans and to fox news so they make millions in revenew that is then used to attack him. Personally, I think its because he is a big cry baby who can’t deal with a moderator he doesn’t like. And since the president gets endless heat and has to deal with two sections of congress, both who might not like the president, he isn’t really qualified for the job. There are a bunch of other reasons, but this is the current one on display.
Megyn Kelly was just a scapegoat. Fox News was going to go after him no matter what and he simply didn't have to be there.
So rather than give them money for attacking him he did his bs veterans thing. Skipping the debate and using vets as props/shields is disgusting and speaks poorly about him as a person and potential president, but his supporters eat it up.
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On January 30 2016 03:14 GoTuNk! wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2016 03:01 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:55 GoTuNk! wrote:On January 30 2016 02:25 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:12 ticklishmusic wrote:
Trump is looking like a political savant right now, skipping the debate let everyone else pile up on Cruz, his biggest competition for Iowa. Its a question of if he can seal the deal. There are questions if all the attention will translate into voters or people willing to caucus. http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/iowa-week/?#livepress-update-23259589And it also question if people prefer the debate without Trump. Undecided voters are the goal and Trump didn't do anything last night to convince. Next week will be fun. Huh? Trump has brought unprecedent audience to U.S. election He did not show up because it would mean giving away his audience to the other republicans and to fox news so they make millions in revenew that is then used to attack him. Personally, I think its because he is a big cry baby who can’t deal with a moderator he doesn’t like. And since the president gets endless heat and has to deal with two sections of congress, both who might not like the president, he isn’t really qualified for the job. There are a bunch of other reasons, but this is the current one on display. I'm sure you can say many bad things about Trump; a crybaby is not one of those. That you cannot understand he is perpetually playing the media and that everything he does or say is carefully planned to further boost his goals is your limitation, not his.
People have said that about bands I thought were bad too. Something along the lines of: "You just don't understand how deep and meaningful their music is."
We will find out after Monday for sure.
On January 30 2016 03:15 GreenHorizons wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2016 03:01 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:55 GoTuNk! wrote:On January 30 2016 02:25 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:12 ticklishmusic wrote:
Trump is looking like a political savant right now, skipping the debate let everyone else pile up on Cruz, his biggest competition for Iowa. Its a question of if he can seal the deal. There are questions if all the attention will translate into voters or people willing to caucus. http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/iowa-week/?#livepress-update-23259589And it also question if people prefer the debate without Trump. Undecided voters are the goal and Trump didn't do anything last night to convince. Next week will be fun. Huh? Trump has brought unprecedent audience to U.S. election He did not show up because it would mean giving away his audience to the other republicans and to fox news so they make millions in revenew that is then used to attack him. Personally, I think its because he is a big cry baby who can’t deal with a moderator he doesn’t like. And since the president gets endless heat and has to deal with two sections of congress, both who might not like the president, he isn’t really qualified for the job. There are a bunch of other reasons, but this is the current one on display. Megyn Kelly was just a scapegoat. Fox News was going to go after him no matter what and he simply didn't have to be there. So rather than give them money for attacking him he did his bs veterans thing. Skipping the debate and using vets as props/shields is disgusting and speaks poorly about him as a person and potential president, but his supporters eat it up.
Nothing says I support our troops like using them as a political football for counter programming and then not raising much money.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/politics/donald-trump-veterans-organizations-donation-recipients/
At the kickoff of Trump's rally Thursday, the billionaire businessman said he had raised nearly $6 million, including $500,000 through its website in one day.
The website claims that "100% of your donations will go directly to Veterans needs," but donations are funneled through the Donald J. Trump Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Trump Organization.
The page does not list the names of any veterans' organizations poised to receive the funds and the Trump campaign did not respond to multiple requests asking which veterans organizations would participate in the event or receive fundraising proceeds.
The part that Trump didn't talk about was how a lot of veterans' organizations refused to accept money from him.
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maybe it's conditional? He raises money for Veterans and he'll donate it IF he becomes president! 
Not that I think it's likely to happen or anything but if they don't specify who gets the money... do you really know they donated any of it? 
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On January 30 2016 03:18 Plansix wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2016 03:14 GoTuNk! wrote:On January 30 2016 03:01 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:55 GoTuNk! wrote:On January 30 2016 02:25 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:12 ticklishmusic wrote:
Trump is looking like a political savant right now, skipping the debate let everyone else pile up on Cruz, his biggest competition for Iowa. Its a question of if he can seal the deal. There are questions if all the attention will translate into voters or people willing to caucus. http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/iowa-week/?#livepress-update-23259589And it also question if people prefer the debate without Trump. Undecided voters are the goal and Trump didn't do anything last night to convince. Next week will be fun. Huh? Trump has brought unprecedent audience to U.S. election He did not show up because it would mean giving away his audience to the other republicans and to fox news so they make millions in revenew that is then used to attack him. Personally, I think its because he is a big cry baby who can’t deal with a moderator he doesn’t like. And since the president gets endless heat and has to deal with two sections of congress, both who might not like the president, he isn’t really qualified for the job. There are a bunch of other reasons, but this is the current one on display. I'm sure you can say many bad things about Trump; a crybaby is not one of those. That you cannot understand he is perpetually playing the media and that everything he does or say is carefully planned to further boost his goals is your limitation, not his. People have said that about bands I thought were bad too. Something along the lines of: "You just don't understand how deep and meaningful their music is." We will find out after Monday for sure. Show nested quote +On January 30 2016 03:15 GreenHorizons wrote:On January 30 2016 03:01 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:55 GoTuNk! wrote:On January 30 2016 02:25 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:12 ticklishmusic wrote:
Trump is looking like a political savant right now, skipping the debate let everyone else pile up on Cruz, his biggest competition for Iowa. Its a question of if he can seal the deal. There are questions if all the attention will translate into voters or people willing to caucus. http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/iowa-week/?#livepress-update-23259589And it also question if people prefer the debate without Trump. Undecided voters are the goal and Trump didn't do anything last night to convince. Next week will be fun. Huh? Trump has brought unprecedent audience to U.S. election He did not show up because it would mean giving away his audience to the other republicans and to fox news so they make millions in revenew that is then used to attack him. Personally, I think its because he is a big cry baby who can’t deal with a moderator he doesn’t like. And since the president gets endless heat and has to deal with two sections of congress, both who might not like the president, he isn’t really qualified for the job. There are a bunch of other reasons, but this is the current one on display. Megyn Kelly was just a scapegoat. Fox News was going to go after him no matter what and he simply didn't have to be there. So rather than give them money for attacking him he did his bs veterans thing. Skipping the debate and using vets as props/shields is disgusting and speaks poorly about him as a person and potential president, but his supporters eat it up. Nothing says I support our troops like using them as a political football for counter programming and then not raising much money. http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/politics/donald-trump-veterans-organizations-donation-recipients/Show nested quote +At the kickoff of Trump's rally Thursday, the billionaire businessman said he had raised nearly $6 million, including $500,000 through its website in one day.
The website claims that "100% of your donations will go directly to Veterans needs," but donations are funneled through the Donald J. Trump Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Trump Organization.
The page does not list the names of any veterans' organizations poised to receive the funds and the Trump campaign did not respond to multiple requests asking which veterans organizations would participate in the event or receive fundraising proceeds.
Well the next step is to try to squeeze an endorsement out of a veterans group who wants the money. The last "veterans group" from his battleship rally was just some guy with a 0 membership "group".
One more reason I find the "he's honest" folks so hilarious.
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On January 30 2016 03:14 GoTuNk! wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2016 03:01 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:55 GoTuNk! wrote:On January 30 2016 02:25 Plansix wrote:On January 30 2016 02:12 ticklishmusic wrote:
Trump is looking like a political savant right now, skipping the debate let everyone else pile up on Cruz, his biggest competition for Iowa. Its a question of if he can seal the deal. There are questions if all the attention will translate into voters or people willing to caucus. http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/iowa-week/?#livepress-update-23259589And it also question if people prefer the debate without Trump. Undecided voters are the goal and Trump didn't do anything last night to convince. Next week will be fun. Huh? Trump has brought unprecedent audience to U.S. election He did not show up because it would mean giving away his audience to the other republicans and to fox news so they make millions in revenew that is then used to attack him. Personally, I think its because he is a big cry baby who can’t deal with a moderator he doesn’t like. And since the president gets endless heat and has to deal with two sections of congress, both who might not like the president, he isn’t really qualified for the job. There are a bunch of other reasons, but this is the current one on display. I'm sure you can say many bad things about Trump; a crybaby is not one of those. That you cannot understand he is perpetually playing the media and that everything he does or say is carefully planned to further boost his goals is your limitation, not his.
That he is dodging critical, journalistic questioning and complains all the time fits my definition of crybaby as well. So add me to the list of "cannot understand" as well.
Btw, there was an interesting article on Iowa in the NYT (www.nytimes.com), and I also have to wonder: why select a state with a rather polarized, even extremist political landscape as the state with some of the most influence on choosing candidates? Wouldn't a swing state like Ohio, which has a demographic at least somewhat representing the American average, make more sense to thin the field and determine the frontrunner for following caucuses? Is it so hard to change the first state for elections in US political system?
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critical, journalistic questioning
It's Fox News.
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On January 30 2016 03:30 Soap wrote:It's Fox News.
True, but they seem to be doing a decent job with the debates. I for one liked the first Fox News debate a lot better than the CNN one.
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On January 30 2016 03:30 Soap wrote:It's Fox News.
Yes, but the other candidates attended and answered the questions. And this is the first time Trump has just dodged the press when they start to ask questions he doesn't like.
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I think Trump just looked at the upsides and downsides and made the stronger play.
Attending the debate could have gotten him what? He is already ahead. He only had down to go.
Skipping the debate meant there would be no zingers or surprises before the caucus. Trump was able to spin it so it looked like FOX was coming to him and he was walking away. The only downside he took was some zings for being afraid to debate ... which were all weak and forgotten by the time the 7 dwarves turned on each other instead of Trump.
//Even further, by skipping the debate now Cruz and Rubio have full blown turned on each other. Cruz lost his momentum with a slow debate performance, and how Rubio is doing his best to eat Cruz. Going to have to update my opinions on Trump.
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The Obama administration is proposing a new rule to address unequal pay practices by requiring companies with more than 100 employees to submit salary data by race, gender and ethnicity.
The announcement comes seven years after President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — his first piece of legislation as president — which makes it easier for women to challenge discriminatory pay in court.
But a stubborn, substantial pay gap between men and women persists, and it affects black and Latina women the most, Obama said Friday as he introduced the proposal. The president said he would continue to work to reduce the gap as long as he was in office.
"Social change never happens overnight," he said. "It is a slog and there are times when you just have to chip away and chip away. ... It's reliant on all of us to keep pushing that boulder up the hill."
Collecting more data would assist in enforcing equal pay laws, the administration says, and "provide better insight" into the gender pay gap across industries and occupations.
The proposed pay data reporting requirement would cover more than 63 million employees, according to the administration. It's expected to be finalized by September, with the first reports due in the fall of 2017.
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