Comments on E3 Gazette: ASTEROID!

Tolerant leftist? I think that's the first time I...

2008-11-26T17:31:00.000Z

Tolerant leftist? I think that's the first time I've seen those two words used in the same sentence.

Posted: E3G.asteroid November 9, 2008 5:54 PMThe e...

2008-11-09T17:57:00.000Z

Posted: E3G.asteroid November 9, 2008 5:54 PM
The extinction event at the K-T boundary. Q.E.D.

Another tolerant math-challenged leftist.

May your time in the wilderness be both long and educational.

Two years isn't all that long. Heh.

A-mous wrote November 5, 2008 4:30 AM:YOU HAVE BEE...

2008-11-09T17:54:00.000Z

A-mous wrote November 5, 2008 4:30 AM:
YOU HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, JINGOIST!!

Another tolerant leftist rears it's head. Heh.

The extinction event at the K-T boundary.Q.E.D.May...

2008-11-05T23:15:00.000Z

The extinction event at the K-T boundary.
Q.E.D.

May your time in the wilderness be both long and educational.

YOU HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, JINGOIST!!ENJOY THE NEXT ...

2008-11-05T04:30:00.000Z

YOU HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, JINGOIST!!

ENJOY THE NEXT FOUR YEARS!! :)

ASM826USMC 1977-1983, conservative, libertarian. I...

2008-11-04T01:00:00.000Z

ASM826
USMC 1977-1983, conservative, libertarian. I took an Oath once, to defend the Constitution, and I don't remember being released from it.

Thank you for your service, sir.

Vote and Hope® that we don't have all that Change®...

2008-11-03T23:45:00.000Z

Vote and Hope® that we don't have all that Change®. May it be as you say.

Chris Sastre -- After seeing eight years of Democr...

2008-11-03T20:31:00.000Z

Chris Sastre -- After seeing eight years of Democrat partisanship turned to outright treason in their hatred of Bush I'll be damned if I do the honorable, patriotic thing and support Obama if he wins. If he wins, it's by fraud and deceit and outright crime. He will NEVER be my President.

If he wins, for the next four years America is under a hostile occupation. I will do whatever I can to fight them. No peace, no surrender, no civility.

All the polls can't be wrong all the time.Well, th...

2008-11-03T19:12:00.000Z

All the polls can't be wrong all the time.

Well, the internal polls for the campaigns are likely to be as accurate as can be expected, but if the external pollsters have an interest in the outcome of the race, of course they can be wrong all the time. From what I've read in a few places, the internal polls have this as a much closer race than what we're seeing in the media. How else can the level of campaigning in PA and OH be explained, or for that matter, NJ of all places?

All the polls can't be wrong all the time. I beli...

2008-11-03T16:40:00.000Z

All the polls can't be wrong all the time. I believe O will win, and the Republic will survive. I wish it were otherwise.

See you in 2012.

Thanks, ~Paules. You said:"A protracted legal batt...

2008-11-03T15:18:00.000Z

Thanks, ~Paules. You said:

"A protracted legal battle could lead to weeks of rioting. Where would Mr. Unity find himself then?"

Between a rock and a hard place. I appreciate your point and wish it were more persuasive; but I fear they would hang him in a heartbeat if he capitulated early in what they will be convinced was a stolen election. I doubt that statesman like reaction would have much positive effect in the ghettos. Remember, they are suspicious of him too; because he is only half black and in many ways acts white.

Besides, it is now or never for him. If he can't win in this climate, he will never be given another shot. Further, given the culture of our ghettos, I expect rioting either way. If he wins, the ghetto celebrations will probably turn to rioting too. Buckle up and hunker down. ◄Dave►

I've quoted you and linked to you here: http://co...

2008-11-03T07:59:00.000Z

I've quoted you and linked to you here: http://consul-at-arms.blogspot.com/2008/11/re-asteroid.html

Outstanding article!Extra points for the John Worf...

2008-11-03T06:57:00.000Z

Outstanding article!

Extra points for the John Worfen quote.

I'll be there too.

~Paules says,More anecdotal:I live in Santa Fe, Ne...

2008-11-02T22:04:00.000Z

~Paules says,

More anecdotal:

I live in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the moonbat capital of the Rockies, and I don't see the Obama support. Given the hype I would expect to see this town draped in Obama colors. It's just flat-out missing.

As usual, very well put! Some purely anecdotal evi...

2008-11-02T20:20:00.000Z

As usual, very well put! Some purely anecdotal evidence from Cape Cod: more McCain/Palin signs than there were for either Kerry OR Bush in 2004. Lots of Obama signs, too, but a startling number of "McCain/Palin/Country First" yard signs.

While I have no doubt that Massachusetts will remain blue, it gives me hope that other areas of the country might just surprise us all (especially Obama) and swing red. Based on what I have read here and elsewhere, I have high hopes for Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Washington state. Maybe even Virginia.

I might have known Mr. Whittle was a Blue Blaze Irregular.

daddyquatro - Thanks for the reassuring post. I ag...

2008-11-02T18:00:00.000Z

daddyquatro - Thanks for the reassuring post. I agree with your assessment of Pelosi - perhaps adding that her general political spinelessness and poll-driven agenda is deplorable - but IMO she doesn't come close to being shoe-horned into _evil_, no matter how you try and qualify it.

I also didn't personally dislike Clinton - though I immensely disliked his recklessness in pursuit of illicit gratification; indeed, it was his oval office encounter that contributed immeasurably to the current ridicule and contempt our chief executive engenders in a contumacious public. In the same vein, I also like Bush, and wish that the Democrats could maybe try and commiserate with the exquisite horror of being the sitting president during September 11th; perhaps allow that, whether or not you agree with his offtimes questionable, sometimes disastrous, implementation, his intentions were always good, and certainly aimed at _never_ allowing another terrorist attack to take place on US soil while he was it's Commander-in-Chief.

Although I remain unenthusiastic about both candidates, I am with you in that either one will be MY president. Your shoring-up sanity aside, the cumulative hate and rage that has gushed forth so voluminously from both camps in the blogosphere over the recent months has been appalling. With the election mere days away, I find myself dispirited and despairing before it like no other time in my life.

Have a great Sunday.

Thanks, Paules. I heard about those internal polls...

2008-11-02T17:32:00.000Z

Thanks, Paules.

I heard about those internal polls too. While encouraging, I still have a tough time believing we have it THAT good. If the independent pollsters are going to have any kind of credibility left after the election they have to start adjusting their results to reflect reality as the big day gets closer. Otherwise they are going to look like total goofs. As they should.

One week before the 1980 election polls showed Reagan behind Carter by 8. Reagan won in a landslide, by 10. Could that happen again? Maybe, but Reagan made his move with a great debate performance. It was internal polling the final weekend before that election that showed Reagan's huge lead. Cross your fingers and hope that history is repeating itself now.

This Friday, my neighborhood suffered an invasion....

2008-11-02T16:26:00.000Z

This Friday, my neighborhood suffered an invasion. Heavily-armed men locked down the largest public gathering space for miles in any direction, the streets were closed, traffic drew to a standstill, all useful commerce was suspended, and residents whose cars weren't safely locked in their garages found them towed away, as thousands of chanting lunatics imported from out of town took over.

You see, I live in Highland Indiana, and the park across the street from my house was the site of an appearance by the Obamamessiah.

You know what gives me hope?

There are twice as many McCain/Palin signs on lawns around here as there were on Thursday.

"Nobody" voted for Ronald Reagan or George Bush either. And yet they both managed to win presidential elections (TWICE! Each!) somehow.

~Paules says,Hudson,Glad you could join us. Anecd...

2008-11-02T15:08:00.000Z

~Paules says,

Hudson,

Glad you could join us. Anecdotal evidence is encouraging, but I have something better. I received a leaked memo from McCain's internal polling. If it's authentic (I admit that I have no way to verify), it shows Mac way ahead in Pennsylvania and competitive in New Jersey of all places. Iowa is still up for grabs as well.

The fact that Obama has been campaiging in Iowa where polls show the race settled gives some credence to the internal polling numbers. Likewise, Mac and Sarah are still hitting PA hard. Why would they spend the money and time in PA while battleground states are still undecided? It makes no sense.

I think when the dust settles, the pollsters will be revealed as part of the MSM's drive to stampede the electorate. A Mac win means the end of the MSM as a credible source for news. Let's hope.

Purely anecdotal observation from the battleground...

2008-11-02T14:28:00.000Z

Purely anecdotal observation from the battleground state of Florida: I have seen LOTS of signs for McCain/Palin in yards that typically held Gore and kerry signs in the past. I have been very skeptical of the one-sided news coverage proclaiming Obama as the inevitable winner and based on past polling efforts I figure that if Obama isn't up by at least 6 by now that he may very well be losing in reality.

Just last night I talked to a very liberal friend of mine who said she just couldn't vote for Obama when the time came. Too many question marks with him, she said. She ended up early-voting libertarian, which is just a good as a vote for McCain. I have a feeling she's not the only one.

~Paules says,Dave,Welcome to our little group. Re...

2008-11-02T13:04:00.000Z

~Paules says,

Dave,

Welcome to our little group. Regarding civil disorder in our inner cities when Obama is defeated, there's a silver lining. The One has the influence and charisma to put it down with soothing words. He needs to be gracious in defeat. That necessity means the lawyerly option of appealing the election to the courts will be truncated. A protracted legal battle could lead to weeks of rioting. Where would Mr. Unity find himself then?

Well said Bill.I am impressed at the quality of th...

2008-11-02T06:24:00.000Z

Well said Bill.

I am impressed at the quality of the comments here, and must spend more time exploring this site. I had a similar idea back when Bill was doing his essays and I missed the comment sections when he would turn them off. Good job, and I recognize some of the monikers. I can't remember if I was using "Curmudgeon" or "Contumacious" at the time.

Some of you are giving me a glimmer of hope; however, we need to be prepared for Civil War II either way it goes. If my new love, Sarah, somehow pulls McCain through this to victory, the ghettos will erupt into anarchy overnight. If that spills out beyond the metropolitan rabbit warrens and University towns inhabited by the Left, and into flyover country, my Jacksonian brethren won't put up with it for a nanosecond. Be prepared... ◄Dave►

Chris Sastre,I see your point. Personally, I don't...

2008-11-02T05:58:00.000Z

Chris Sastre,
I see your point. Personally, I don't think Speaker Pelosi is evil; just partisan to the point of being a harm to our country.
But then that's always been the dichotomy. The right sees the left as misguided or uninformed and the left sees the right as evil, with actual ill-intent.
I don't believe Speaker Pelosi acts with ill-intent. I believe she lives in a self-constructed world of ideas that bear very little resemblance to the real world.

I never had Clinton Derangement Syndrome, I actually liked the guy. (as a beer buddy, not as President) Should Obama be elected, he will be MY President and I will support him when I agree and oppose him when I don't. But he will always be MY President and I will grant him the respect that that office deserves.

Christine - Do you really believe that Pelosi is e...

2008-11-02T02:07:00.000Z

Christine - Do you really believe that Pelosi is evil? Does this extend to Democrats who aren't currently _loving our candidates John and Sarah with a fierceness_?

Wow.

It's amazing to me the direction this country is moving in. Clinton Derangement Symptom wasn't fully formed until Hillary and the health care fiasco. Although the first shoots of Bush Derangement were sprouting and visible with the cries of _They stole our election!_ it was, for the most part, quiescent, until it sprang fully and richly into bloom during the springtide of the Iraqi war buildup. Now we can proudly say we've evolved our collective Derangement Symptom to the point that, regardless of which candidate wins, they will be well and truly loathed, despised, even hated with a fevered passion by a good-sized chunk of the nation before they've had time to congratulate their campaign workers and loosen their tie.

Wow.

Good luck to us.

One more important thing about political polls to ...

2008-11-02T01:49:00.000Z

One more important thing about political polls to keep in mind. While pollsters don't like to have their polls called predictions, there is one point in time when it's really hard for them to avoid that -- within a day or two of the election. The thing about the last poll published before the election is that the closer it is to that election the more it looks like an actual prediction of election results.

This can be a big financial benefit -- recall Zogby's predictions of the 1996 and 2000 presidential election results. But it can also ruin a pollster's reputation. Hence, as with most seers and politicians, pollsters want to claim credit if their product is accurate and they want plausible deniability if their product is wrong. The best way for pollsters to cover their hind ends at election time is either to stop polling a week earlier (and blame inaccuracy on external changes -- a November "surprise") or to put serious effort into creating a real polling prediction.

So, forget the silly polling momentum thingy -- it's not real because it relies on the pseudo-science notion that pollsters don't have to validate their early polls. What really matters is polls that are released on election day, or the day before, are going to be as accurate as those pollsters can make them -- just to keep egg off their collective faces.