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by bmw
Sat Apr 30, 2016 6:03 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Woody Guthrie Is Spinning In His Grave
Replies: 17
Views: 4684

Re: Woody Guthrie Is Spinning In His Grave

audiophile wrote:No one is protesting Ted Cruz or John Kasich events and for good reason...they're decent people.
...or because they're irrelevant as they're not winning, have never been winning, and have no chance of winning.
by bmw
Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:24 am
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: It's over already!
Replies: 24
Views: 6174

Re: It's over already!

Looks like Trump gets at least 56 delegates in Pennsylvania, Cruz gets 2, and 13 are undecided/uncommitted. That brings Trump's number to 993. New Jersey is a given, so that puts him at 1044. West Virginia's rules are such that he should get at least 31 out of 34 delegates there given his 20 point l...
by bmw
Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:44 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Damn Global Warming...
Replies: 14
Views: 3597

Re: Damn Global Warming...

I'm all for cleaner water and cleaner air, and I think most people would agree that cleaner air and cleaner water are a good thing and that reasonable government regulations should be in place to ensure cleaner air and cleaner water. So why don't those on the left argue their agenda on those merits ...
by bmw
Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:02 pm
Forum: Remembering the Golden Years
Topic:
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Re: Old cable lineups

Kinda scary that I remember these channel numbers, having not had cable in over 20 years, but growing up as a kid in the 1980s here is what I remember: Tawas/Oscoda 2 USA 3 QVC 4 TBS 5 HBO* 6 WGN 7 WNEM 5 8 PBS (WCMU) 9 Fox (I think 50) 10 WEYI 25 11 WBKB 11 12 WJRT 12 13 Advertising (with 104.7 WKJ...
by bmw
Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:33 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Damn Global Warming...
Replies: 14
Views: 3597

Re: Damn Global Warming...

Oh no, not another global warming debate. These are almost as useless as gun control debates. I've pretty much settled on this stance: Is the earth getting warmer? Probably. Is man contributing to the earth getting warmer? Probably. Do we know how much man is contributing to the earth getting warmer...
by bmw
Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:28 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Cruz Campaign is Done
Replies: 89
Views: 20073

Re: Cruz Campaign is Done

MW - that ship has long since sailed. The time to do that was when Trump could still be stopped. To do it now would just look like desperation, just like his pact with Kasich. And when you do things out of desperation at this point, all that will do is alienate Trump's voters. Trump at least has a c...
by bmw
Tue Apr 26, 2016 9:51 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: It's over already!
Replies: 24
Views: 6174

It's over already!

The republican race has been over for some time now, but tonight seals the deal. The media needs to stop pretending like Trump is going to go to the convention 100 or 150 delegates short of winning on the first ballot. At absolute worst, he'll be 20 or 30 short. But I think he gets to 1237 EASILY. C...
by bmw
Tue Apr 26, 2016 9:41 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Cruz Campaign is Done
Replies: 89
Views: 20073

Re: Cruz Campaign is Done

Cruz is getting absolutely DESTROYED tonight. He's in a distant 3rd place in 4 out of 5 races.

Trump, on the other hand:

54
59
60
61
65

So much for the Trump ceiling theory.
by bmw
Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:01 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Cruz Campaign is Done
Replies: 89
Views: 20073

Re: Cruz Campaign is Done

I was simply pointing out that those states are not true winner-take-all states (at least not all of them).

300 in those particular states is a bit on the high side, IMO. 250-275 might be attainable though.
by bmw
Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:00 am
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic:
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Re: Bathroom of Choice?

Modesty and deviant issues in a bathroom aside, look at the bigger picture that defining legal rights based upon how one feels rather than verifiable fact. This is exactly what I was thinking. Like, if was really rich, but I felt poor, should I get food stamps? Or not have to pay my taxes? After al...
by bmw
Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:24 am
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic:
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Re: 2016 Presidential Polls

Trump is opening up some very large leads.

+38 Rhode Island
+37 Delaware
+34 Connecticut
+26 Pennsylvania
+14 Maryland

That Pennsylvania number in particular is big because it will make it a lot easier for him to get most of the unbound delegates.

This is looking like a total route tomorrow.
by bmw
Sun Apr 24, 2016 12:19 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Speed limits
Replies: 25
Views: 6146

Re: Speed limits

Bryce wrote:Germany does this with great success. Of course, German drivers are better as a whole that what we have in the metro Detroit area.
And then there are Russian drivers...

by bmw
Sat Apr 23, 2016 2:44 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Cruz Campaign is Done
Replies: 89
Views: 20073

Re: Cruz Campaign is Done

Trump needs less then 400 delegates. If he just takes the winner-take-all states he's leading in now, MD, CT, RI, DE, WV, NJ, IN and CA, that's 415. It is not quite that simple. Most of those states are winner-take-all per congressional district with some delegates going to the overall state winner...
by bmw
Fri Apr 22, 2016 5:27 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Cruz Campaign is Done
Replies: 89
Views: 20073

Re: Cruz Campaign is Done

I remain confident in my now longtime prediction that Trump will reach 1237 and win on the first ballot. If recent polling in Indiana and California holds, he might not even need any unbound delegates to get there, except maybe some of Pennsylvania's, at least some of which will undoubtedly vote for...
by bmw
Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:36 am
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic:
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Re: Bathroom of Choice?

The simple answer to your question is, to read the law. There are exceptions. Exceptions. – This section does not apply to persons entering a multiple occupancy bathroom or changing facility designated for use by the opposite sex: 1 For custodial purposes. 2 For maintenance or inspection purposes. 3...