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This is great -- (link) - ty97 Feb 20, 16:51
FWIW: SC is not fully proportional. State winner gets 29/50 delegates. Winner of each of 7 Congressional districts gets 3. - ty97 Feb 20, 16:40
I just looked up who won SC in the 2012 GOP Primary. Huh. -- nm - Tim Feb 20, 16:29 3
- First time in a REALLY long time that the eventual nominee didn't win SC. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:30 1
  - New tradition! -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 16:30
- Newtmentum! -- nm - ML Feb 20, 16:29
NBC calling SC for Trump. More interesting will be final vote split -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 16:29 11
- Looking like (Rubio + Bush) would have beaten Trump. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:48 3
  - Though do we have data to show Bush voters would become Rubio voters? -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 16:49 2
    - I haven't seen data, but it makes more sense than Cruz or Trump to me. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:50 1
      - and my guess is Carson->Cruz and Kasich->Rubio -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:56
- "The dress code at this Trump party in Spartanburg ranges from Working On My Car In The Garage to Junior Prom" -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:47
- I'm far more interested in who comes in second, and how close it is -- nm - ML Feb 20, 16:32 2
  - IMO: This is a bad sign for Cruz if Rubio edges him. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:42 1
    - Perhaps. On other hand, Rubio needed the state's GOP gov to run around the state with him to get what he got - ty97 Feb 20, 16:44
- AP has called it also. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:31 1
  - and ABC -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 16:32
- I can't decide if this is self-deprecating shade or not -- (link) - ty97 Feb 20, 16:29
"This all I got to say I hate yall ugly people and I'm calling the polices on yall" - trish Feb 20, 16:27 2
- It's amazing how well android picks up voice and translates to text -- nm - Covington Feb 20, 16:45
- It probably wouldn't download 'cause it couldn't understand what she was asking for? :) -- nm - Meg Feb 20, 16:38
I just heard the saddest thing... -- (edited) - andie Feb 20, 16:12 6
- Very sad, but really nice they have a relative to stay with while they get back on their feet -- nm - amoxy Feb 20, 16:22
- :( -- nm - znufrii Feb 20, 16:21
- :( -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:17
- now I have the sadz -- nm - ML Feb 20, 16:16
- how sad :( -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 16:16
- Oh gosh that's awful. -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 16:13
Emily Gilmore doesn't joke all that much, but when she does, it slays the room -- nm - amoxy Feb 20, 16:04
Man, Chris Matthews is starting to look rough. - David Feb 20, 16:02 1
- he's been on a verge of a health issue for years. -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 16:16
SC is closed. Let the counting begin. -- nm - ML Galaxy Feb 20, 16:00 22
- 75% of SC GOP voters support Trump's proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the US. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:28 3
  - 53% of SC GOP voters want legal status for undocumented immigrants... 43% want deportation. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:52
  - Terrorism was the top concern of GOP voters polled in the CBS survey, followed closely by jobs and the economy and government spending. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:29 1
    - So they want the guy who will most inspire terrorists? -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 20, 16:42
- More Exits: Voters who want a candidate with experience: Rubio 36 Cruz 34 - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:17 12
  - That's interesting and not what I would have expected. Good news for Rubio. -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 16:19
  - Evangelicals: Trump 30 Cruz 29 Rubio 23 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:18 10
    - THIS continues to be *bizarre* to me -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 16:19 9
      - 5 faith facts about Donald Trump -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:26
      - It actually makes a kind of sense to me, can't really explain why though -- nm - znufrii Feb 20, 16:26
      - Uh-huh, the guy who's boasted about all the married women he's had affairs with. -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 20, 16:22
      - For the life of me I can't figure it out either -- nm - amoxy Feb 20, 16:22 3
        
        Maybe it's his last name. He's not a Rubio or Cruz. -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 20, 16:23 2
        
        Good point, why didn't Bush do better/ -- nm - amoxy Feb 20, 16:26 1
        
        No clue. Oh wait.. he converted to Catholicism. -- nm* - nic to be determined Feb 20, 16:39
      - Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:20
      - tell me about it -- nm - ML Feb 20, 16:20
- CBS Exits: Trump 31, Cruz 27, Rubio 23 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:09
- this is your source to watch -- (link) - ML Feb 20, 16:06
- Depending how SC turns out, I may actually lower my odds of Trump winning the nom for the first time in a month. -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 16:01 2
  - It could be razor thin between the top 3. -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 16:02
  - "NBC declares S.C. race too close to call with Trump, Cruz and Rubio in the top three." - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:02
I know Dawson is in denial, but we are living in a world where every day it makes it more real that Trump is the nominee. -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 15:53 2
- If he wins SC today, the delegate math gets very hard for anyone not named Donald or Ted -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 20, 16:02 1
  - But ty is right the last few days have not been kind to him. -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 16:07
Welp, never using FTD again, just awful. - ty97 Feb 20, 15:52 1
- Crash always uses Flowers.com. They're always on time, packed well and in great shape. - trish Feb 20, 17:10
Gallardo to Orioles, three years, $35M. - ML Feb 20, 15:51
"Kasich left SC early, off to the Republican stronghold of Massachusetts." -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 15:50 6
- "45% of SC-GOP voters made up their minds in the past week." -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 15:54 5
  - Which some polling data (not just in SC) suggests is bad for Trump. -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 16:02 3
    - if exits are to be believed (ha!) he also only got 17% of voters deciding in the last 24 hours -- nm - ML Feb 20, 16:07 2
      - Same happened in Iowa I believe. Not sure about NH? -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 20, 16:14 1
        
        Sounds similar to Bernie, and Ron Paul 2012. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:15
  - "73% of SC GOP voters identifying as evangelicals" -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 15:56
Hillary's speech wasn't good. But Bernie's was bad. -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 15:47
Can anyone explain to me what.the.fuck I just watched cause I honestly have no idea (MM:FR) - iSpam Feb 20, 15:02 10
- keep in mind the stunts are real. Miller told Hardy's son when asked what happens if he falls "he goes under the tires I guess" -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 15:37
- Someone told George Miller he couldn't even, so he showed them he could even. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 15:06 1
  - I think that's the best summary you could get. -- nm - iSpam Feb 20, 15:37
- *laughing* -- nm - kelly Feb 20, 15:06 1
  - I think I just sat there slack jawed the entire time. -- (edited) - iSpam Feb 20, 15:11
- first the vehicles go out (spoils) - ML Feb 20, 15:05
- Have you seen any of the original Mad Max/road Warrior movies? -- nm - amoxy Feb 20, 15:03 3
  - No. I always meant to just never got around to it. Would that help? -- nm - iSpam Feb 20, 15:06 2
    - Go with the sequels. - nic to be determined Feb 20, 16:20
    - a little? - Reagen Feb 20, 15:07
WWE/Guardians GalaxY: Dave Batista on Manny Pacquio "My Mom happens to be a lesbian. so I don't fucking take that shit." - Remlik Feb 20, 15:02 1
- Good for him. -- nm - David Feb 20, 15:40
North Stars/Blackhawks alumni game starts off as expected -- (link) - ML Feb 20, 14:48 10
- Dino going back to prison -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 15:38 3
  - ruh? -- nm - ML Feb 20, 15:40 2
    - back in '88 he spent a day in the pokey for a stick swinging incident -- (link) - Beaker Feb 20, 15:42 1
      - "Ciccarelli is believed to be the first National Hockey League player to receive a jail term for an on-ice attack on another player." -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 15:43
- Before the game? -- nm - iSpam Feb 20, 15:03
- (I bleeping hated Savard) - ML Feb 20, 14:49 4
  - I don't. -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 20, 16:17
  - Gilles Meloche--still a sieve. -- nm - ML Feb 20, 14:59
  - Ciccarelli being the AJ Pierzynski of the 1980s NHL. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 14:53 1
    - Kill him with fire! -- nm - David's iPad Feb 20, 14:57
It could be two people and it's not indicative of Bernie supporters but this is not great PR -- (link*) - ty97 Feb 20, 14:42 7
- I wouldn't surprised to find out they are Trump Plants -- nm - amoxy Feb 20, 14:55 1
  - I wouldn't be surprised to find out they are Hillary Plants -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 14:58
- Also: conspiracy theory or cynicism? What if it's a plant? -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 14:55 1
  - Definitely could be plants. Politics are dirty. -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 15:41
- Is this at Sanders HQ? An excellent opportunity for Sanders to go crazy on their asses. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 14:53
- What is wrong with people? -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 20, 14:53
- The Hell? -- nm - David Feb 20, 14:45
The Grant County sheriff may have been leaking information to the militants occupying the Malheur wildlife refuge. -- (link) - Mop Feb 20, 14:41
"This is great news for women who are gluten-free." -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 14:24
Nevada goes to Hillary. SC goes to ... ? - ML Feb 20, 14:21 2
- Trump wins, closer than the polls indicated. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 14:25 1
  - something along the lines of 30-23-20 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 14:29
more Peyton Manning news... -- (link) - Beaker Feb 20, 14:17 1
- Here's the one Deadspin conveniently missed. -- (link) - David Feb 20, 14:20
Bridge of Spies B/B+ (spoilers) - amoxy Feb 20, 14:11 4
- Also, I heard at least 2 "F**ks" in Bridge of Spies. I thought that made your movie R rated -- nm - amoxy Feb 20, 14:18 3
  - Martian had that as well. I think they dropped that rule. -- nm - iSpam Feb 20, 15:00 2
    - weren't those muted? -- nm - ML Feb 20, 15:17 1
      - At least one wasn't. Can't remember the other. -- nm - iSpam Feb 20, 16:09
I finished my local taxes and I owe the city 2 cents. Am I seriously going to have to write a check for 2 cents? - Negabaronic Middle-Aged Forehead Feb 20, 14:09 4
- Gregory FX Daly will personally hunt you down. - iSpam Feb 20, 15:14
- Write a check? Shouldn't you be watching the Lawrence Welk Show? -- nm - David Feb 20, 14:18 1
  - Lawrence is too saucy for me. I'll stick with Your Show of Shows. -- nm - Negabaronic Middle-Aged Forehead Feb 20, 14:24
- When you were doing your taxes, did you round to the nearest dollar? That's the way to avoid this problem - amoxy Feb 20, 14:13
Why do the parties caucus on different days in the same state? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 13:52
I know it is early and a lot of more numbers to come in. but on CNN. one location they are at in Reno Nv. ..Sanders 88% -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 20, 13:41 7
- NYT, Fox, and every other new outlet has called it for Hillary. Looking like a 3-4% win. -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 14:19
- CNN shows Hillary up 12-9 in the delegate count so far. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 13:57 3
  - (now 21-15 Hillary) -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 14:34
  - (Bernie currently winning in 10 of the 17 counties) -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 14:18
  - A virtual tie, by Sanders math -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 20, 14:04
- Hillary is up 3-4% and the remaining votes are almost all from Clark County, where she's beating Bernie -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 20, 13:45 1
  - my home turf. dammit. Go Bernie! -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 20, 13:46
Oh crap, Hillary won the first card cut in Nevada now too - sweet baboo Feb 20, 13:34
Can anyone spoil The Witch for me, and why people would hate the movie? -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 13:28 5
- I don't like one of the producers, but that has nothing to do with the film itself. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 20, 15:28
- I haven't seen it, but I think this review probably answers your questions. It totally spoils the movie, though. -- (link) - mara Feb 20, 13:33
- I'm guessing she turns out to not be a witch -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 20, 13:33
- I haven't seen it, but this post by Dano probably covers it -- (link) - Roger More Feb 20, 13:33 [Backboard] 1
  - Yeah, it's an indie festival art film with a slight horror bent that's being marketed to the straightforward horror audience. -- nm - Dano Feb 20, 13:44
I came home for lunch, picked up the mail, and, oh yay, I'm on Ted Cruz's mailing list. - crash davis Feb 20, 13:24
Oh-oh, Jen has to boil her water before use. -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 20, 13:22
2 things I'm pondering about Room (spoilers) - kelly Feb 20, 13:20 9
- Was that after (spoil) - amoxy Feb 20, 14:06 5
  - Yeah. -- nm - kelly Feb 20, 14:20 4
    - Do you watch Brooklyn today or next week? -- nm - amoxy Feb 20, 14:21 3
      - First movie next week. -- nm - kelly Feb 20, 14:22 2
        
        Such a charming movie! -- nm - amoxy Feb 20, 14:24 1
        
        Indeed. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 20, 15:24
- On the second point... (spoils) - Roger More Feb 20, 13:27
- Re, second point - Andie Feb 20, 13:24 1
  - Also - sweet baboo Feb 20, 13:26
Wait, Lobo on Supergirl? -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 13:19 2
- like the Mark Waid Lobo/Supergirl team up. It was pretty damn funny -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 14:55
- that could be a very fun show -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 20, 13:41
haircuts to make cats look like dragons is a thing -- (link) - zork Feb 20, 12:59 1
- because cats don't already hate us enough... -- nm* - znufrii Feb 20, 13:00
The best reminder of why you live in Canada is watching American politics -- nm - zork Feb 20, 12:55
oral history of Silence of the Lambs -- (link) - sweet baboo Feb 20, 12:53

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