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morningfog

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69. I think, for some, DU has a filter that automatically makes normal comments hyperbolic.

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Nate Silver on Snowden: [View all] Hissyspit Jun 2013 OP

Indeed! +1 eom Purveyor Jun 2013 #1

Nate is right on track. n-t Logical Jun 2013 #2

Nope, it ProSense Jun 2013 #3

What is the dumb part? Hissyspit Jun 2013 #6

Stop! You're going to cause her to Link again! DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #9

LOL, duzy! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #29

+1 Jamastiene Jun 2013 #58

Sure, ProSense Jun 2013 #32

The ACLU's lawsuits have generally been thrown out because JDPriestly Jun 2013 #77

I love your links, especially this one! BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #8

ProSense, here's my take. longship Jun 2013 #14

And back then it used to take a week for credit approval, now it is instantaneous. A Simple Game Jun 2013 #17

A can of worms that has problems for both sides? Babel_17 Jun 2013 #60

Snowden does not speak or think or act like an uneducated person. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #80

I live in the land of Microsoft zeeland Jun 2013 #18

I can see that you've never had to get a secret clearance before. longship Jun 2013 #27

I have to agree that there are aspects that seem odd; what would help, snot Jun 2013 #42

I think you've pretty much nailed it. longship Jun 2013 #46

I agree with much of your post, zeeland Jun 2013 #67

Well, I haven't had that clearance for decades. longship Jun 2013 #68

1.5 million Americans have zeeland Jun 2013 #71

Well, it's important if there are many Snowdens among them. longship Jun 2013 #72

longship: Please do not promote utter falsehoods. Maedhros Jun 2013 #86

If you listened to his interview with Greenwald, you know that Snowden JDPriestly Jun 2013 #81

Agreed brush Jun 2013 #48

Well, from my posts here... longship Jun 2013 #55

Yep, it doesn't add up. brush Jun 2013 #57

We now have the verification that this is happening under the Obama JDPriestly Jun 2013 #78

Why has no government agency denied his story? former9thward Jun 2013 #87

Who said anything about it not being true? longship Jun 2013 #89

Who has said it wasn't true??? former9thward Jun 2013 #92

Nonsense..... Logical Jun 2013 #28

Well, ProSense Jun 2013 #37

Please provide links when responding! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #38

Here ProSense Jun 2013 #40

Not logical. "Something" does not mean legally defensible. MissMarple Jun 2013 #45

There's one of those terrible attacks he referenced. /nt Marr Jun 2013 #43

What probable cause was presented to get warrants to monitor the phone activity of millions of sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #49

This is what I don't get, secondvariety Jun 2013 #82

I love Nate! Such awesome powers of deduction. Avalux Jun 2013 #4

The establishment panicked and thoroughly embarrassed themselves. reformist2 Jun 2013 #5

Nate should stick to statistics Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #7

Here is a thread where Senator/Candidate Obama quotes are compared kelly1mm Jun 2013 #11

Who gives a damn if they're mad? It's our party too. We elected Obama zeeland Jun 2013 #24

Why do you hold only Presidents of the US accountable? treestar Jun 2013 #34

Wow, what a silly thing to say. MNBrewer Jun 2013 #63

HST knew who was accountable. But we have President Obama now, A Simple Game Jun 2013 #66

HST was wrong treestar Jun 2013 #73

The NSA is under the control of the Director of National Intelligence Maedhros Jun 2013 #88

You love to piss on people. morningfog Jun 2013 #13

Personally, I rather enjoy debating liberatarians Alcibiades Jun 2013 #19

Zero to Character Assassination in 2.6 seconds. Marr Jun 2013 #44

What do you think of what he said? You haven't commented on that. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #51

If your positive opinion of someone is based off the amount of negative articles written about them Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #54

Ari Fleischer and Peter 'we-count-the-votes King are praising the President sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #56

I think Lincoln would still have him beat NoPasaran Jun 2013 #59

K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #10

Zing. Great point. He has lots of folks shitting themselves. morningfog Jun 2013 #12

If attack columns are indicators, CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #15

Nailed it... SidDithers Jun 2013 #20

Yep bobduca Jun 2013 #16

There's that. pscot Jun 2013 #21

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #22

And Senator Al Franken says the NSA is not spying on us. randome Jun 2013 #23

It's almost like we should make up our own minds Union Scribe Jun 2013 #41

True that. jonthebru Jun 2013 #53

Oh, no. Now we're going to start revering everything this numbers guy says? Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #25

I think he is smarter on many topics than most here! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #31

You and me both! Aerows Jun 2013 #50

Maybe on numbers brush Jun 2013 #52

Revering? burnodo Jun 2013 #62

I think, for some, DU has a filter that automatically makes normal comments hyperbolic. morningfog Jun 2013 #69

What makes you think I don't agree with him? Your bias is showing. Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #90

They attacked him on his predictions in 2008, however, what I find interesting is the "group think" still_one Jun 2013 #26

Darn, I was hoping to see some of Nate's statistical analysis here!!! LeftInTX Jun 2013 #30

that's pretty stupid treestar Jun 2013 #33

The point seems to be more about *their* emotional reaction Fumesucker Jun 2013 #39

Indeed. The best way to judge a man LittleBlue Jun 2013 #35

I think he has "walking scott free" at 38.9% BlueStreak Jun 2013 #36

Yeah, like David Brooks' editorial in.... ReRe Jun 2013 #47

LOL RainDog Jun 2013 #61

Didn't he used to be somebody? grantcart Jun 2013 #79

Methinks they protesteth too much. n/t Laelth Jun 2013 #64

Innate wetrust Gus Lammas Jun 2013 #65

Isn't Nate the one who taught us not to let skewed opinions sway us? randome Jun 2013 #70

Nate did not 'teach us' anything, he uses statistical models to predict elections, that's his Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #85

Up until he spilled the beans to the HK press. MynameisBlarney Jun 2013 #74

did nate tweet this before or after snowden gave away the farm to the chinese? arely staircase Jun 2013 #75

True mathematician. Playing the odds as usual. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #76

Snowden revealed some Truth. blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #83

If both Boner and DiFi, BillyRibs Jun 2013 #84

Funny comment, but when the "shut-up" chorus Kurovski Jun 2013 #91