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WillyT

(72,631 posts)
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:27 AM Mar 2016

So... Two Things That Are Currently Pissing Me Off...

1) Trump et. al. STILL gets all sorts of free coverage.

And...

2) Bernie is winning, and the MSM has no idea how to handle that.

Bonus...

3) Even a Iowa type of "tie" means a Sanders win.


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So... Two Things That Are Currently Pissing Me Off... (Original Post) WillyT Mar 2016 OP
a ten point loss would have been a win in Michigan. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #1
I think CNN is doing a great job CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #2
Maybe Gwhittey Mar 2016 #4
As far as I'm concerned WaPo is the Weekly World News of politics CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #14
WaPo used to be the gold standard newspaper. It is now just another JimDandy Mar 2016 #28
I agree. I had to watch CNN, not MSNBC tonight 99th_Monkey Mar 2016 #12
they have two panels and snowy owl Mar 2016 #21
I'm mad folks act like Mississippi did not count bravenak Mar 2016 #3
Anything I Could Say Here, Will Generate A Thousand More Posts... WillyT Mar 2016 #7
;) sheshe2 Mar 2016 #8
. bravenak Mar 2016 #10
you sheshe2 Mar 2016 #17
Aww! bravenak Mar 2016 #18
Ummm sheshe2 Mar 2016 #19
Ok. Shhhhh! bravenak Mar 2016 #20
Mississippi counted...for sure! CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #15
This is the last time I will be up nail biting bravenak Mar 2016 #16
Yes. Whoever we fall in love with dies. Kittycat Mar 2016 #25
Exactly. Nobody we love lives in Westeros. bravenak Mar 2016 #26
"Nobody we love lives in Westeros" But three people I love live in Esos white_wolf Mar 2016 #31
Oh!!! Nononono!!! bravenak Mar 2016 #32
I'm a night person lovemydog Mar 2016 #30
Please do game of thrones. bravenak Mar 2016 #33
Okay. lovemydog Mar 2016 #34
It has dumb nude scenes bravenak Mar 2016 #35
What about the violence? lovemydog Mar 2016 #37
There is MUCH violence bravenak Mar 2016 #38
Aww... "Only one thing Hillary did wrong... Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #39
Just sit back and enjoy watching MSM explain democrank Mar 2016 #5
Tonight is a major m$m wake-up call. Hello, Bernie is in this to win. 99th_Monkey Mar 2016 #6
And isn't it great? jwirr Mar 2016 #11
Yep. can't argue with that 99th_Monkey Mar 2016 #13
Bernie had a great night and then he showed up in a parking lot BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #9
Uh, what? Aerows Mar 2016 #22
See point #1 re. free media BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #23
Maybe I'm just tired Aerows Mar 2016 #24
Bernie made a brief statement outside a hotel BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #27
So you are saying that he lost Aerows Mar 2016 #29
Just be happy tonight for a while my friend! Punkingal Mar 2016 #36

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
1. a ten point loss would have been a win in Michigan.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:29 AM
Mar 2016

I saw 20 point differences in the polls and being from there I know how conservative that state is.

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
2. I think CNN is doing a great job
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:29 AM
Mar 2016

with coverage.

I like how John King is such a map wonk!

Their coverage is fair and measured.

I really can't believe I'm saying this about CNN, but it is what it is.

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
14. As far as I'm concerned WaPo is the Weekly World News of politics
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:41 AM
Mar 2016

They are ridiculous.

Bezos can suck it.

Today, they had some tool justifying their 14 negative Bernie stories in 24 hours. Seriously. You've got biased publications--like the Wall Street Journal (which I read every day) and there's off-the-charts unfair and idiotic.

WaPo jumped the shark.

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)
28. WaPo used to be the gold standard newspaper. It is now just another
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:11 AM
Mar 2016

political ideologue rag.

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
12. I agree. I had to watch CNN, not MSNBC tonight
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:34 AM
Mar 2016

it was much more "measured" and fair IMHO.

Sometimes the talking heads even got a little carried away,
secretly feeling the Bern, but couldn't quite say it either.
but still .. it was there.

snowy owl

(2,145 posts)
21. they have two panels and
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:46 AM
Mar 2016

some of them are pro Bernie and others pro Hillary. Borger is total Hillary and Van Jones has I think endorsed Bernie. It's kind balanced I think. I've been watching them as well. I do get a little tired of the second-by-second horse race. Too much.

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
15. Mississippi counted...for sure!
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:45 AM
Mar 2016

That was a great win for Clinton.

CNN has been paying attention to it and commenting often, but the real nail biter was Michigan.

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
16. This is the last time I will be up nail biting
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:46 AM
Mar 2016

Too much stress. Time to spend some time on the game of thrones forum. Their politics are understandable.

Kittycat

(10,493 posts)
25. Yes. Whoever we fall in love with dies.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:04 AM
Mar 2016

And we will never, ever, EVER see the next book.

Eta: I'm referring to GoT to anyone that might not have caught that. :paranoid

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
26. Exactly. Nobody we love lives in Westeros.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:08 AM
Mar 2016

I was partial to Oberyn, myself. And, well, I threw the book at that part.


I think he (george rr martin) is straight lying about another book at this point. Winter is never coming.

white_wolf

(6,257 posts)
31. "Nobody we love lives in Westeros" But three people I love live in Esos
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:24 AM
Mar 2016

I swear if anything bad happens to Arya, Daenarys or Tyrion, I will cry. And yeah you're right, we are never getting that 6th book.

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
32. Oh!!! Nononono!!!
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:30 AM
Mar 2016

Don't say that!! Arya is the best thing going in that series and if he kills her... I'm done. Tyrion is getting on my nerves almost to the point where I'd sacrifice him for another character, all that moping...
I think Dany would finally wake the dragon, but since the book is not actually being written.. I think he loves getting all that attention at comicon and just watches old movies at his theater while home.

This is the last time I start a not done series. Reading that 'name of the wind' series too, it's REAL GOOD.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
30. I'm a night person
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:22 AM
Mar 2016

but I yell at the tv when the pundits start spinning: 'STFU!' I'm watching House of Cards now. I love it. Maybe I'll try Game of Thrones after that. Yes indeed Mississippi counts. Every vote counts.

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
33. Please do game of thrones.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:32 AM
Mar 2016

I need people to do it with me. I want to stop but it wont happen. I just did house of cards and orange is the new black

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
38. There is MUCH violence
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:50 AM
Mar 2016

You will be fine. But hey. Pm me when you get to a part that you just have to discuss. I post on asoiaf boards when I am not feelin du, and I love talking about it. Believe me, you will be like omg.

Waiting For Everyman

(9,385 posts)
39. Aww... "Only one thing Hillary did wrong...
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 03:48 AM
Mar 2016

...stayed in Mississippi a day too long".



Mississippi (Bob Dylan, 1997)

Every step of the way we walk the line
Your days are numbered, so are mine
Time is pilin’ up, we struggle and we scrape
We’re all boxed in, nowhere to escape

City’s just a jungle; more games to play
Trapped in the heart of it, tryin' to get away
I was raised in the country, I been workin’ in the town
I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down

Got nothin' for you, I had nothin' before
Don’t even have anything for myself anymore
Sky full of fire, pain pourin’ down
Nothing you can sell me, I’ll see you around

All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime
Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme
Only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Well, the devil’s in the alley, mule’s in the stall
Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all
I was thinkin’ 'bout the things that Rosie said
I was dreaming I was sleepin' in Rosie’s bed

Walkin' through the leaves, falling from the trees
Feelin' like a stranger nobody sees
So many things that we never will undo
I know you’re sorry, I’m sorry too

Some people will offer you their hand and some won’t
Last night I knew you, tonight I don’t
I need somethin’ strong to distract my mind
I’m gonna look at you ’til my eyes go blind

Well I got here followin' the southern star
I crossed that river just to be where you are
Only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Well my ship’s been split to splinters and it’s sinkin' fast
I’m drownin’ in the poison, got no future, got no past
But my heart is not weary, it’s light and it’s free
I’ve got nothin’ but affection for all those who’ve sailed with me


Everybody movin’ if they ain’t already there
Everybody got to move somewhere
Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow
Things should start to get interestin' right about now

My clothes are wet, tight on my skin
Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in
I know that fortune is waitin’ to be kind
So give me your hand and say you’ll be mine

Well, the emptiness is endless, cold as the clay
You can always come back, but you can’t come back all the way
Only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

democrank

(12,598 posts)
5. Just sit back and enjoy watching MSM explain
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:31 AM
Mar 2016

what happened to Hillary`s "double digit" lead.

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
6. Tonight is a major m$m wake-up call. Hello, Bernie is in this to win.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:32 AM
Mar 2016

rejoice my friend, this is an awesome night for Bernie's (our)
campaign .. he has sent shock-waves through the Establishment
tonight .. it's palpable..

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
22. Uh, what?
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:48 AM
Mar 2016

Am I the only person here that has absolutely no idea about what showing up in a parking lot and gaining more delegates have to do with each other?

BeyondGeography

(41,101 posts)
27. Bernie made a brief statement outside a hotel
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:10 AM
Mar 2016

and that was that. He got less airtime because he gave less airtime.

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)
36. Just be happy tonight for a while my friend!
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:40 AM
Mar 2016

We can go back to being pissed off tomorrow!

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