Guess what (and other stupidities)

[Vyn]

I don't really follow this logic though. The sheer ammount of air time that hag gets is staggering for just a 1/435...so her stupidity does impact a whole lot more than just few New Yorkers.

And the problem there is that the more stupid shit she spews out the more air time she gets...it's a vicious cycle. And that is something I just don't understand.

Typhon alluded to the same thing - and you're both right. She gets an enormous amount of airtime, way out of proportion to her position. So everyone on the planet gets to listen to her crap.

Of course, her inane deportment is what drives the vicious cycle you mentioned. Media outlets want advertising dollars, and the more viewers they get the more advertising dollars they can demand. And what better to draw viewers than a train wreck?

My hope is that there are enough people in this world capable of doing their research, applying critical thinking skills, and coming to their own conclusions. Rather than taking media pap shoved down their collective throat as the unvarnished truth.

Also the president in a bipartisan system never represents 100% of the people...only 50% at best.

Sure, it is a bipartisan system - but once you're the Prez you represent everyone. Supposedly.

[Vyn]

In the spirit of why this thread was started:

My oldest granddaughter graduated from high school this afternoon. Well, walked and received her diploma, etc. It was great to see, and brought me back to when I graduated and just how much more sophisticated she seemed versus how much of a moron I was during that time of my life.

[Charger]

Typhon alluded to the same thing - and you're both right. She gets an enormous amount of airtime, way out of proportion to her position. So everyone on the planet gets to listen to her crap.

Of course, her inane deportment is what drives the vicious cycle you mentioned. Media outlets want advertising dollars, and the more viewers they get the more advertising dollars they can demand. And what better to draw viewers than a train wreck?

My hope is that there are enough people in this world capable of doing their research, applying critical thinking skills, and coming to their own conclusions. Rather than taking media pap shoved down their collective throat as the unvarnished truth.

Sure, it is a bipartisan system - but once you're the Prez you represent everyone. Supposedly.

Agreed. The problem ofcourse is that there really aren't enough people who do that research...if there would be she would have never been elected in the first place. But then again she wasn't elected on her merits anyways.

Yeah I know that's what a president is supposed to do and I think in most countries it does work, but in the US president very rarely manages to unite the country, quite often the opposite.

In the spirit of why this thread was started:

My oldest granddaughter graduated from high school this afternoon. Well, walked and received her diploma, etc. It was great to see, and brought me back to when I graduated and just how much more sophisticated she seemed versus how much of a moron I was during that time of my life.

That's great! I am glad that can still happen. Only shows you have done a great job as a parent and grandparent (wow...I had forgotten you actually had grandchildren let alone they being old enough to graduate..) !
Most of the time when I look at kids these days I keep looking back at my time and go...my god they are morons now!

[Vyn]

That's great! I am glad that can still happen. Only shows you have done a great job as a parent and grandparent (wow...I had forgotten you actually had grandchildren let alone they being old enough to graduate..) !

Thanks, that's kind of you to say! Yeah, I'm a codger but I don't feel like one And I think Typhon is older than me so I've got that going for me too

Most of the time when I look at kids these days I keep looking back at my time and go...my god they are morons now!

Haha, yep. Most of the time that's how I see it.

[Typhon]

That's great! I am glad that can still happen. Only shows you have done a great job as a parent and grandparent (wow...I had forgotten you actually had grandchildren let alone they being old enough to graduate..) !

Thanks, that's kind of you to say! Yeah, I'm a codger but I don't feel like one And I think Typhon is older than me so I've got that going for me too

  I doubt very much you are a "codger".
And what do you mean, "I've got that going for me too" ? 

[Zzzptm]

I'm watching the NRK recording of a canal trip. One of these days, I'm going to Norway and will make my way up to Trondheim.

One of these days.

[Charger]

Talk about stupidities:

https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/woman-sues-samsung-for-1-8m-after-cell-phone-gets-stuck-inside-her-vagina/?fbclid=IwAR1G82anYbxpt3wx88YSN9a3_zq-M2VNbp3zD9R3jxS8zxnQGK7jjiWy5K0

 

[Typhon]

Talk about stupidities:

https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/woman-sues-samsung-for-1-8m-after-cell-phone-gets-stuck-inside-her-vagina/?fbclid=IwAR1G82anYbxpt3wx88YSN9a3_zq-M2VNbp3zD9R3jxS8zxnQGK7jjiWy5K0

 

   She must have been using Samsung's Galaxy XXX.

 

[Zzzptm]

Wow, there's a link you just have to read to start cringing about... yowch!

My stupid news contribution for today:

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/05/11/macaroni-salad-livingston-county-build-burger/27115429/

3 guys stole a cash register and a bowl of macaroni salad. Police were able to track them because the thieves were eating macaroni salad (and spilling some) all along their escape route.

[Charger]

That's like from a good old Beagle Boy story by Barks...

[Zzzptm]

Starting a Google search with the words "Florida Man" rarely fails to deliver quality entertainment.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-meth-hot-fresh-potato-wedges

[Zzzptm]

I like this article...

http://www.grandtournation.com/cars/drunkard-drives-soviet-tank-through-small-polish-town/

[Typhon]

Just another example of catering to snowflakes and idiots. 

[Zzzptm]

^ Yeah, that was totally uncalled for. The police weren't waving their guns around or threatening to arrest anyone... no reason to send them out.

Meanwhile, at the golf course...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seVJao4ZXNQ

Maybe not stupid, but it's still fun. I'd like to see a cat like that at the last hole on the Masters or something.

[Typhon]

@ Zzzptm:  Hope you didn't move into a community like this one.