Curmudgeon’s Corner: Surprise vs Shock

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk MAGAbomber, the caravan, and Election 2018. But not before some shorter notes on credit cards, books, and movies. Enjoy!

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Show Details:

Recorded 2018-10-27
Length this week – 2:00:06

• (0:00:30-0:31:19) But First
  • Agenda
  • Cutting Cards
  • Sam Book: A Study in Scarlet (1887)
  • Sam Movie: North by Northwest (1959)
  • Ivan Movie: Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
  • Correction
• (0:31:55-0:54:15) MAGAbomber
  • Background
  • False flag?
  • Intent to murder? Or just scare?
  • Equivalencies and responses
  • Motivations and responsibility
  • Stupid bomber
• (0:54:54-1:27:16) Caravan
  • Paid for by Dems?
  • Fear and Lies vs reality
  • Racism against immigrants
  • Melting pot
  • Port-truth persuasion
  • Root causes
• (1:28:32-1:59:45) Election 2018
  • Odds summary
  • Prognostications
  • Turnout and enthusiasm
  • Lies as campaign strategy
  • Dem strategy
  • Normalization

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