Abulsme.com: Saturday, August 27th, 2016

Curmudgeon’s Corner: No Ifs Ands Or Buts

This week on the Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast Sam and Ivan start out with an old fashioned lightning round covering the Olympics, Gawker, EpiPens and more. Then of course they settle in to talk about this week’s developments in the race for the Presidency. Looking for your weekly fix of Clinton and Trump craziness? We have it for you here as always. Oh, and Sam complains about cars on the beach and annual reviews.

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Recorded 2016-08-25

Length this week – 1:32:06

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Show Details:

(0:00:10-0:10:04) But First
- Exhausted Ivan
- Agenda
- Sam Beach Trip
- Work Reviews
(0:12:03-0:34:05) Lightning Round!
- No disasters at the Olympics
- Time Delayed Olympics
- Gawker Shutdown
- Louisiana Flooding
- EpiPen Pricing
- NSA Hacked
- Proxima Centuri B
(0:35:14-0:56:44) Clinton Stuff
- Clinton Email Again
- Clinton Foundation Again
- Clinton Health
(0:57:23-1:31:46) Trump Stuff
- Trump on Immigration
- Phil is Thirsty
- Trump pivoting?
- Trump’s appeal to African-Americans
- Trump supporter racial anxiety
- Trump sticking to the script
- FAU Florida Poll
- Fake Polls

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@ElectionGraphs tweets from 2016-08-26 (UTC)

06:50:48 Retweeted @ElecCollPolls 06:50:20 That is all for now. New polls added in FL/MI/AZ/NC. The FL results cause changes that trigger a blog post for @ElectionGraphs later today.
15:18:14 [Blog Post] Electoral College: Fickle Florida Flirts With Trump Again https://t.co/j1WgaO3jyX

@ElecCollPolls tweets from 2016-08-26 (UTC)

04:02:14 Poll Added: Florida Chamber in FL from 2016-08-17 to 2016-08-22 – Clinton 43% to Trump 44% https://t.co/VC9pLhUfKY
04:10:24 Clinton vs Trump tipping point change: Clinton by 8.1 in FL -> Clinton by 6.9 in FL https://t.co/lS7kBhQyoA
04:14:55 Poll Added: Florida Chamber w/3P in FL from 2016-08-17 to 2016-08-22 – Clinton 41% to Trump 44% https://t.co/0iDlROMgFl
04:15:00 Full 3P results logged: Florida Chamber w/3P in FL from 2016-08-17 to 2016-08-22 – Clinton 41% to Trump 44% to Johnson 9%
04:15:07 Clinton vs Trump state category change: FL has moved from Strong Clinton to Weak Clinton https://t.co/0iDlROMgFl
04:20:27 Clinton vs Trump tipping point change: Clinton by 6.9 in FL -> Clinton by 6 in CT https://t.co/NL4LE16fyt
04:20:27 Trump best case vs Clinton has changed: Clinton 302 to Trump 236 -> Clinton 273 to Trump 265 https://t.co/NL4LE16fyt
04:25:21 Poll Added: Suffolk w/4P in MI from 2016-08-22 to 2016-08-24 – Clinton 43.60% to Trump 37.20% https://t.co/Ne37wwXxPy
04:25:26 Full 4P results logged: Suffolk w/4P in MI from 2016-08-22 to 2016-08-24 – Clinton 43.60% to Trump 37.20% to Johnson 5.40% to Stein 2.80%
04:38:20 Poll Added: CNN RV in AZ from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 44% to Trump 49% https://t.co/tUt8EyKxWt
04:40:31 Poll Added: CNN LV in AZ from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 44% to Trump 49% https://t.co/rcpGhi2G1Z
04:45:18 Poll Added: CNN RV w/4P in AZ from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 38% to Trump 43% https://t.co/S86vFn2vMd
04:45:23 Full 4P results logged: CNN RV w/4P in AZ from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 38% to Trump 43% to Johnson 12% to Stein 4%
04:46:47 Poll Added: CNN LV w/4P in AZ from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 38% to Trump 45% https://t.co/IyZUfc5XRf
04:46:52 Full 4P results logged: CNN LV w/4P in AZ from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 38% to Trump 45% to Johnson 12% to Stein 4%
04:50:57 Poll Added: CNN RV in NC from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 48% to Trump 46% https://t.co/Dbg1qaEH02
04:52:26 Poll Added: CNN LV in NC from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 48% to Trump 47% https://t.co/V8W4oIYYV0
04:54:25 Poll Added: CNN RV w/3P in NC from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 44% to Trump 43% https://t.co/fI61dyf7a4
04:54:30 Full 3P results logged: CNN RV w/3P in NC from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 44% to Trump 43% to Johnson 11%
04:55:56 Poll Added: CNN LV w/3P in NC from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 45% to Trump 45% https://t.co/U5CzN3bqo9
04:56:01 Full 3P results logged: CNN LV w/3P in NC from 2016-08-18 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 45% to Trump 45% to Johnson 9%
05:02:41 Poll Added: Monmouth w/3P in NC from 2016-08-20 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 44% to Trump 42% https://t.co/D84Z2GGN4I
05:02:46 Full 3P results logged: Monmouth w/3P in NC from 2016-08-20 to 2016-08-23 – Clinton 44% to Trump 42% to Johnson 7%
05:29:47 Logged but not in averages: FAU w/4P in FL from 2016-08-19 to 2016-08-22 – Clinton 39.5% to Trump 43.5% to Weld 6.7% to Stein 3.4%
06:50:20 That is all for now. New polls added in FL/MI/AZ/NC. The FL results cause changes that trigger a blog post for @ElectionGraphs later today.
15:18:22 Retweeted @ElectionGraphs 15:18:14 [Blog Post] Electoral College: Fickle Florida Flirts With Trump Again https://t.co/j1WgaO3jyX

@abulsme tweets from 2016-08-26 (UTC)

03:19:55 Retweeted @RyanLizza 2016-08-25 19:41:05 Hillary has now done more than any other US leader to defend traditional conservatism and the pre-Trump GOP from the alt-Right takeover.
03:27:31 Retweeted @BenjySarlin 2016-08-25 23:22:01 Am I missing a bunch of statements from Republican leaders saying "How dare you call our nominee racist" or has it been shockingly quiet?
03:57:55 Reading – Here's Why Hillary Clinton Talked About Racism and the Alt-Right Today (Kevin Drum) https://t.co/25TSvY9MMY
04:27:39 Watching – Full Event: Hillary Clinton Rally in Reno, Nevada (8/25/2016) Hillary Clinton Anti-Trump Speech https://t.co/8bs4sgI715
06:50:36 Retweeted @ElecCollPolls 06:50:20 That is all for now. New polls added in FL/MI/AZ/NC. The FL results cause changes that trigger a blog post for @ElectionGraphs later today.
15:17:56 [Blog Post] Electoral College: Fickle Florida Flirts With Trump Again https://t.co/zTZUJ7XXPq
16:14:09 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher 16:09:31 Trump is such a vile person, and every single one of you that supported him during the primaries now wears the stench forever. #FunFact
16:26:32 Reading – Blame millennials for the vanishing bar of soap (Aimee Picchi) https://t.co/BrEcqrhV0U
16:28:18 Retweeted @jbarro 03:04:37 It is SUCH a window on Trump's psyche that Hillary gave a 37-minute speech ruthlessly attacking him & his main objection is it was too short
16:29:14 Retweeted @EssexKIRO7 16:06:46 #BREAKING Local @realDonaldTrump team confirms Trump public rally in Everett on Tuesday. St. Sen. Doug Ericksen says 7p Xfinity Arena.
16:45:18 Retweeted @hominidviews 16:32:03 Clinton would win an election today with nearly 100% probability.
https://t.co/PVKjXvTI9y https://t.co/VI5s8WvJvX
20:16:59 Watching – Britney Spears Carpool Karaoke (Late Late Show) https://t.co/HWmsyjlcFe
22:14:56 Hey @imbou, they found the Doctor -> Trump Doctor Wrote Health Letter in Just 5 Minutes as Limo Waited – NBC News https://t.co/s6j20xyY3c
22:21:14 Retweeted @HayesBrown 22:08:46 Yyyyyyyup that looks like a guy who'd be Trump's personal doctor https://t.co/TdmxbO6Mwv https://t.co/0TVAn3rus0
22:41:59 I found Trump’s doctor’s other job! https://t.co/iveUSRYf2g
22:42:31 Retweeted @imbou 22:33:47 @abulsme that's a thorough exam! in reply to abulsme
22:49:49 Reading – Is the Clinton Foundation Corrupt? There's a Way to Find Out For Anyone Who's Seriously Interested. (Drum) https://t.co/7CNd2naFzf
23:10:53 On the Jul 14 Curmudgeon’s Corner I said I thought Pokemon Go was already near peakвЂ¦ actual peak: Jul 21. https://t.co/2ln5Yc2rp0 cc @imbou
23:13:43 .@imbou My exact statement was that if we were not already past peak Pokemon, the peak would be within the next two weeks. Bingo! :-) in reply to abulsme
23:16:11 Of course the proposal only measures if donors THOUGHT they could buy influence, not if they really could. You need other measures for that. in reply to abulsme

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