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QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 11:09 AM) I think it was John Oliver that made the point - who is that movie directed to? What fan of Michael Moore needs to be convinced that Trump is a terrible choice for President? Mirror image of whoever Dinesh D'souza videos are targeted at.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 11:56 AM) I think they need to decide whether this gov-provided system is capable of being fixed. I have my doubts considering it's funding. They tried that "Vet's Choice" voucher system or whatever it was called starting a couple of years back, and that didn't work so hot either. QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 12:16 PM) I wonder would it be cheaper to just give them some form of heavily subsidized insurance, and then just have the VA do administrative stuff (GI Bill payments, VA loans, injury rates, etc.) Medicare-for-vets might be a decent option.

"thing gets attention, is immediately fixed" seems like a pretty good response to me? Apparently some in Congress had been trying to do something, but forgiving these accidental payments had to be considered "new spending" per current House rules and thus offset by cuts in other programs, sot that was the sticking point.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 09:52 AM) Makes me want to watch old simpsons episodes and daily show episodes honestly. We binge seasons 2-8ish at least once a year.

The TDS/Colbert/Conan 'feud' during the writers' strike was great work by the three of them, too. This is the best TDS clip of all time http://www.cc.com/video-clips/1gonk2/the-d...charles-scandal just scroll through this wiki for a blast from the past of all of the segments they used to do. Ad Nauseum, Dollars and "Cents", Out at the Movies with Frank DeCaro. The tone of the show was very different 10-1218 years ago (god damn that makes me feel old). beep beep Boop beep beeep beep Boop beep booop beeeeep

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 08:39 AM) Oliver has been great but has a ton of jokes (mainly his metaphors) that fall flat. Where he excels is being able to go deeper into meaningful topics and actually explain them out with comedy and some knowledge. Noah has some funny moments but quite frankly it's wayyy to liberal friendly. I know Trump provides a lot of material and everything but it's gotten pretty unbearable. I never thought Samantha Bee was that funny on the Daily Show, I've been impressed with what she's been able to do on her own. Oliver definitely has a tendency to drive a joke into the ground or to keep trying to make an unfunny thing stick throughout multiple episodes. I've yet to catch Sam Bee's show beyond a clip about "rigged elections" a coworker sent me a week ago, but that was solid.

Late 90's and very early 00's TDS (talking Colbert and Carell vintage here) parodied a lot of local and nightly national newscasts, not just political stuff and cable news. That's where you got stuff like Produce Pete. Welp off to waste my day watching classic TDS clips! p.s. Ezio is also definitely right in that TDS (and Colbert) reached its peak during the Bush years as a cathartic outlet for liberals. But a few years after Obama was first elected, it became more and more the Jon Stewart show with the best of the correspondents going on to bigger and better things and a generally weaker supporting cast with less funny segments. QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 08:32 AM) But, sir, you are missing good Jon Stewart from 2008-2010 of Jon Stewart vs. Financial Press. his interview with Jim Cramer is up there as one of his all-time best, along with his spot on Crossfire and when he interviewed Betsy McCaughey during the initial stages of the ACA.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 08:12 AM) I don't know man. He's just not good, and I think 80% of that is writing (daily show itself started to fall off after 2010 imo when Stewart started believing his own hype that he was uniquely wise and the true reasonable american), but they also don't have the correspondent pipeline they used to have. But then there is Noah. His cadence is strange, comedically, he tends to swallow the punch lines instead of emphasize them... but also it just feels like the daily show just doesn't have a point of view anymore. It started out with Kilbourn skewing the news, stewart skewed politicians and news, but now it just seems to peddle nowthis meme outrage fodder. Back in my day. The Stewart TDS shine started wearing off for me some time around 2012 I think, stopped becoming a regular watch in 2013 or 2014. I tried giving Trevor Noah a chance, but I just couldn't get back into it.

blast from the white sox past

10 million people have cast their ballots already this year, which is outpacing early voting from 2008 and 2012. We'll have to see if this keeps up and how many of these are new voters versus people who would have voted on November 8th anyway, but there's some early signs that turnout could actually be pretty good this year. I can't find the link right now, but early voting among Latinos so far has been 44% "unlikely" voters i.e. people who didn't vote in 2008 or 2012.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 10:35 PM) So can anyone tell me why Maddon got so cute with his lineup? Did he really start a guy who hasn't seen live pitching in month higher in the order than Baez? So overrated. Here's hoping this trend continues. He was their best batter lol

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 08:57 PM) Absolutely. Miller basically pulled an el Duque. Even got the third out on 3-2 on a check swing. I'm embarrassed that I struggled to remember who came in against Boston in a similar situation

Miller loaded the bases just to toy with the hearts of cubs fans.

Grab some bench!

Yep, gone at 88. Now the Cubs can come back against a weak bullpen! (No.)

Kluber is barely cracking 80 pitches what is Miller doing up

Cubs' "don't swing at anything" approach looking pretty questionable so far Good lord 8 strike outs through 3 innings.

Corey Kluber is a cool dude, donates tickets to children in the hospital for every home game including the World Series http://m.mlb.com/news/article/207039742/co...series-tickets/

I'm still a bit shocked they added him to the roster let alone started him 5th in the line up for game 1 of the world series. edit: lots of internet whining from Cubs fans on the strike zone already, lol

HBP for a run, nice.

ok one more trump post Trump stops holding high-dollar fundraisers that were raising big cash for the GOP Trump doing his best to give political scientists a solid control group for a real life study of "zero GOTV and little funding versus best GOTV to date and substantial funding"

Clinton Voters Aren’t Just Voting Against Trump

Trump seems to think the debate is a pop quiz or something where there are correct answers.

trump supporters are now chanting Nazi anti-press rhetoric at his rallies, "lugenpress"

Americans’ wages just hit an all-time high