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This morning, he just bet

DF — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:06:09 +0000

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This morning, he just bet David Axelrod that he would grow a mustache if Obama wins either NC or FL. Ax has to shave if Obama loses any of MI, PA or MN. Joe might end up growing a nice cookie duster on account of FL, which would be sweet, sweet justice.

I know what he is doing. Read

Richard Day — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:37:42 +0000

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I know what he is doing.

Read Franken's texts about liars and such.

Hannity and cohen....

Joe picked the singular dumbest dummy to play with his rhetoric.

It is so clear what the hell he is doing.

And then, go back to 2008 when Olbermann just humiliated the sonofabitch.

I actually witnessed Joe talking about how he could not be a racist because he was forced to sit in classrooms with 'minorities'. hahahhahahahaha

This jackass is such a ....oh never mind.

I will watch him two times a week.

If Mika is schrieking I have to turn the channel.

He thinks he is sooooo very artistic and he is so goddamnable transparent....

The idea is that he will send the proper message to other fascists and also a wonderful Peter Pan image to the 'moderates' and somehow he will get out this message that AMERICA IS RIGHT OF CENTER.

I hate this guy. But I must hit his show at least 2 days a week in order to see what his 'take' is on things.

I will tell you one thing.

If I think that Obama is a lock; I will watch him all next week and witness as he pees in his pants.

hahahahahahha

I am sure that at some point he will blame the loss of the repubs on a hurricane.hahahahah

Speaking of alpha males and

Elusive Trope — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:04:51 +0000

In reply to Yes! I saw that. There are

Speaking of alpha males and talk about attire - the party really gets going when Donny Deutsch shows up.

Yes! I saw that. There are

DF — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:48:53 +0000

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Yes! I saw that. There are a few people who come on the show that can add something redeeming. Robinson and Meacham come to mind. Sometimes Heilemann just can't take the stupid anymore and says something real. Other than that it's usually a superficial, plug-laden shitfest of conventional wisdom.

Also there's the weird alpha-male necktie banter whenever Brian Sullivan is on. Seriously, they talk about their attire way too much.

There was day Warren Sapp of

Elusive Trope — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:32:56 +0000

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There was day Warren Sapp of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came on the show and refered to Eugene Robinson as the "voice of God." Eugene does seem to kind of float about the rest of them (maybe in part because he is always on video feed) and yet provide some gravitas to the proceedings

I don't know if you're

DF — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:22:52 +0000

In reply to I do have an unhealthy

I don't know if you're familiar with Internet meme comics, but this is my general impression of the dominant Morning Joe dynamic:

Of course this doesn't capture Halperin cheesin' it, Barnicle rambling or the superficial banter about what everyone is wearing.

Right, he incorporates terms

DF — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:18:54 +0000

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Right, he incorporates terms for events that could shock the model in an attempt to make it more resilient. Sam Wang is critical of this if for no other reason than the model isn't open so he can't judge whether Nate is going about this in a sound way. FWIW, Sam Wang's random drift prediction for today is 91%.

I do have an unhealthy

Elusive Trope — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:18:45 +0000

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I do have an unhealthy fascination with Morning Joe (as I do with the Mike and Mike show on ESPN2 at the same time - both are distractions while I get ready for work). Watching the train wreck that is the Mika-Joe political banter is one of my guilt pleasures. Like this morning when Joe says "Obama is intellectually exhausted," and offers no plan, and Mika tries to explain how the last four years are a framework going forward.

This Halperin clip is still

DF — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:15:31 +0000

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This Halperin clip is still funny today. Romney is not going to win Ohio. Give him NC, CO and VA and he still loses. Halperin is such a transparent shill.

Another football analogy.

Elusive Trope — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:13:23 +0000

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Another football analogy. The game is tied 17 to 17. Three minutes to go. Team Obama has possession of the football on Team Romney's 12 yard line with a first and ten. Team Romney has just two time outs left, and as the 17 points indicates, the offense hasn't been the greatest, but has shown the ability to score*. Is it a dead heat? I mean the score is tied 17 to 17. How many guys in Las Vegas would put money down that Team Romney would win? Possible, yes. Less likely than an Obama win, yes.

*one thing to consider is whether one of those touchdowns came from a fumbled kickoff that gave Team Romney the ball close to the goal line. In which case, they had show only once the ability to sustain a long drive that resulted in a touchdown, and one other time, the chance to kick a field goal. another consideration, had the kicker missed two out of three field goals. Nate's model in a sense looks at these election factors.