Just One Thing
A listener emailed me yesterday to say that he's a Democrat, but not a wacky leftist and he didn't always appreciate the way I talk about "Democrats" supporting crazy leftist stuff. He raises a valid point and here's my reply to him:
Thanks for the note and I agree with you.
Generally what I mean when I talk about “Democrats” (and “Republicans”) unless I specify otherwise is people holding elected office, not ordinary voters. I try to remind folks of that from time to time but maybe not often enough.
There is far more diversity of opinion among voters of a single party than among elected officials of that party and even if the elected people disagree with each other they will almost always vote how party leadership tells them to, regardless of whether they are voting based on what they actually believe.
Today's Guests
Al Pitrelli is the musical director (and one of the original members) of Trans-Siberian Orchestra. They're playing two shows in Denver on Saturday, November 19 as part of a tour that involves 100+ concerts in 60 cities in just over 45 days.
FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF TICKET SALES, WHICH START TO THE PUBLIC TODAY, THERE ARE SPECIALLY PRICED $29 TICKETS AVAILABLE
As they have in the past, TSO will donate at leat $1 from every ticket sold to charity. To date, they have distributed MORE THAN 18 MILLION DOLLARS to worthy charities throughout North America.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Tour
Trans-Siberian Orchestra | About | Origin
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Alexander Paskov is a PhD student at MIT studying machine learning and AI. Working with his advisor, he's put together an "optimal algorithm" to play Wordle. I'm actually torn as to whether I want to know the strategy...but I do, because even if I know it doesn't mean I have to use it. And anyway, I've played about 170 times and only failed to guess the word once, so I'm doing OK already
Here's the link to Wordle itself: Wordle - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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According to comedian-author Lou Perez, the Woke agenda is “killing comedy.” In his new book "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy" (Bombardier Books, Sept. 6th, 2022) examines the past few years and the effect that media has had on what is considered “funny” and what has been censored.
For a much longer interview of Lou, check the video at the end of this blogcast
Other Stuff
Check out who they want the $2 million to go to: City Council approves $2 million for the Denver Basic Income Project - Denverite, the Denver site!
And then check this out: • Share of homeless individuals in the U.S. by gender 2020 | Statista
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This is the kind of story that is why I don't support the death penalty anymore (even though this man was not on death row.)
Adnan Syed: Prosecutors seek new trial in Serial podcast case - BBC News
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So glad to see CNN firing or demoting the most egregious partisans, esp from shows that aren't supposed to be opinion shows. I think Don Lemon is in fact known more as an opinion guy than a news guy but he's just not very good and I think he'll do better as a co-host than as a guy carrying a show by himself. Plus I don't watch much TV in the morning so I'm so happy I'll almost never have to see Don Lemon even as I give CNN a chance in the evenings to see if they're getting back to being a news network.
CNN revamping morning show with Lemon, Harlow and Collins | AP News
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Why does this make me smile?
Florida, Texas escalate flights, buses to move migrants | AP News
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/15/desantis-marthas-vineyard-migrants-biden
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This is the opposite of everything the industry is trying to do
Self-driving cars make 76% of Americans feel less safe on the road - Policygenius
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Cool tech: LG’s first bendable OLED TV lets you pick between flat or curved modes - The Verge
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Would you prefer to finish your prison sentence or take your chance as cannon fodder? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/15/russia-war-mercenearies-prisons-recruit/
Gotta read the thing he said about what happens if you get to the front and decide you don't like it there.
Today's Videos
What a non-woke comedian sounds like...and the interviewer is utterly non-PC as well
A wonderful story to head into the weekend