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from the just-line-up-the-sights-on-your-toe-and-squeeeeeeze dept.
Here in the U.S., the presidential election season, like Christmas, seems to start earlier and earlier each time.
In keeping with this, the Democratic National Committee is making waves by announcing that it will exclude Fox News, which has the largest viewership of the major cable news networks by a considerable margin, from debate coverage of DNC presidential candidates.
Thomas Lifson outlines a number of reasons this may not be a good move.
One is that from a historical and strategy perspective:
Presidential debates inevitably favor the challengers. Trump can push them in that direction by agreeing to debates only if Fox News is included. That forces them to either accept FNC or have no debates at all. If they accept, that makes FNC the debate worth watching. The rest are discredited as Democrat "safe spaces,"
And it appears he has pounced and done exactly that from his twitter account:
Democrats just blocked @FoxNews from holding a debate. Good, then I think I’ll do the same thing with the Fake News Networks and the Radical Left Democrats in the General Election debates!
Really all either party has to do is A) not be crazy and/or B) keep their idiot mouths shut to win.
Neither of these seems to be in the cards dealt to either side, so it should be a heck of a ride.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Monday March 11 2019, @12:16PM (2 children)
You realize that post is getting spammy? You may soon be bludgeoned with the message, "We have received too many crap posts from this ISP, now go sit in the corner until after the 2036 elections have passed."
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday March 11 2019, @03:39PM (1 child)
Even after the 2036 elections, there is the year-2038 problem to live through.
It may be unrealistic to assume that Trump or any of his dynasty might be limited to an 8 year reign.
To transfer files: right-click on file, pick Copy. Unplug mouse, plug mouse into other computer. Right-click, paste.
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Tuesday March 12 2019, @11:59AM
the year-2038 problem
There is a view amongst the public that Y2K was a scam by the IT industry.
2038 will receive very little funding to mitigate the effects.