Cliff Varnell Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 43 minutes ago, Robert Wheeler said: Johnson was a lifelong Democrat, yet here we are. The Governor of Georgia, the Lt Governor, the State Attorney General and Secretary of State are all Republicans who conspired with Republican poll watchers to steal the election for Democrat Biden. Such perfidy must be punished! GOP voters need to boycott all elections! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Berube Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 20 hours ago, Sandy Larsen said: Hey Dennis, if you don't mind my asking, how would you rank your top 10 presidents? I'm curious. As I feel you were trying to prove a point with this, here you go, it'd be something close to this list. This ranking of presidents questions is bizarre to me and I don't find it very useful. The only agreement ever found on this question is the first 3 as a group, not even the order. 1.) Lincoln 2.) Washington 3.) FDR 4.) Monroe 5.) Madison 6.) Jefferson 7.) JQA 8.) JFK 9.) Arthur 10.) Garfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Here’s the real reason Trump may veto the defense funding bill: Ex-IRS investigator https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/heres-the-real-reason-trump-may-veto-the-defense-funding-bill-ex-irs-investigator/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Dennis Berube said: As I feel you were trying to prove a point with this, here you go, it'd be something close to this list. This ranking of presidents questions is bizarre to me and I don't find it very useful. The only agreement ever found on this question is the first 3 as a group, not even the order. 1.) Lincoln 2.) Washington 3.) FDR 4.) Monroe 5.) Madison 6.) Jefferson 7.) JQA 8.) JFK 9.) Arthur 10.) Garfield Why Chester Arthur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 On 12/9/2020 at 1:24 AM, Bob Ness said: Seriously. Was never a big Dylan fan but how can his library be worth that much? I wonder what a drop in a sound track would cost. Yikes. The second he passes, a plethora of Dylan anthology repackagings, unreleased material collections, live albums, live-show videos, etc. The second he passes, a miasma of song appearances in TV and internet ads, which in will in turn keep the BD covers/soundtrack drop-ins industry current and flowing. A biopic, which will in turn... (See item above.) Think Elvis' death on steroids. The onslaught will be huge throughout the northern hemisphere, probably reaching China - which, I'm told, broadcasts a lot more western pop than we assume, and will be crying out to be sold a "voice of freedom." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Price Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Just saw this on YouTube. I think everyone in the country should see it. I'm not sure if the link will work so I copied the title. Take a look. Olbermann Vs. Trump #37: "Seditious Abuse" - The Coup Attempt By The Corrupt Texas Attorney General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bauer Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Dennis Berube said: I believe you may have missed Robert's important point. Most of the US combat deaths in WWII were between the ages of 18-35. They would have otherwise lived much longer if they were not in a war. With Covid-19, the average person who died had 2.6 severe health issues before covid, like cancer, diabetes, etc.... That is from the CDC. 60% of all deaths attributed to Covid-19 were people 75 and older (most over 85!) who had 2-3 major health issues. The average life expectancy between all states is 78.5. When you add in the fact that the CDC ordered a change in death certificate accounting earlier this year to make Covid listed in the all important Part A regardless of whether or not it killed them, you can begin to see what had happened. Then there's the PCR "tests".... Comparing US WWII combat deaths to the official Covid-19 number is not instructive of any useful historical analysis in my opinion. Here are the latest CDC figures for U.S. Covid deaths versus infections up to 12,05,2020. All ages 261,530 2,703,232 Under 1 year 29 15,187 1–4 years 17 2,823 5–14 years 46 4,540 15–24 years 449 29,167 25–34 years 1,909 59,676 35–44 years 4,917 84,397 45–54 years 13,080 153,621 55–64 years 31,973 352,562 65–74 years 55,985 536,982 75–84 years 70,815 654,482 85 years and over 82,310 809,795 Look at the numbers. 100,000 American Covid deaths occurred between 45 and 75 years old. More than 1/3rd of all the deaths. Americans that had 20 to 30 more years of living and producing and loving and protecting? So, Covid deaths of people 75 and older is simply removing the chaff, but 45 to 75 year olds? Middle aged to pre and mid-senior aged Americans dying in these numbers is less important than WW II combat deaths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, Joe Bauer said: Here are the latest CDC figures for U.S. Covid deaths versus infections up to 12,05,2020. All ages 261,530 2,703,232 Under 1 year 29 15,187 1–4 years 17 2,823 5–14 years 46 4,540 15–24 years 449 29,167 25–34 years 1,909 59,676 35–44 years 4,917 84,397 45–54 years 13,080 153,621 55–64 years 31,973 352,562 65–74 years 55,985 536,982 75–84 years 70,815 654,482 85 years and over 82,310 809,795 Look at the numbers. 100,000 American Covid deaths occurred between 45 and 75 years old. More than 1/3rd of all the deaths. Americans that had 20 to 30 more years of living and producing and loving and protecting? So, Covid deaths of people 75 and older is simply removing the chaff, but 45 to 75 year olds? Middle aged to pre and mid-senior aged Americans dying in these numbers is less important than WW II combat deaths? The life expectancy of an American male in 1946 was around 64. Life expectancy of all Americans today is around 78. It runs against the Pro-Trump narrative to compare war death with the covid dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ness Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, David Andrews said: The second he passes, a plethora of Dylan anthology repackagings, unreleased material collections, live albums, live-show videos, etc. The second he passes, a miasma of song appearances in TV and internet ads, which in will in turn keep the BD covers/soundtrack drop-ins industry current and flowing. A biopic, which will in turn... (See item above.) Think Elvis' death on steroids. The onslaught will be huge throughout the northern hemisphere, probably reaching China - which, I'm told, broadcasts a lot more western pop than we assume, and will be crying out to be sold a "voice of freedom." Yeah I guess. Haha wasn't big on Elvis either. But you're probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ness Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Robert Wheeler said: Update as of December 3, 2020: The model used to generate influenza in-season preliminary burden estimates uses current season flu hospitalization data. Reported flu hospitalizations are too low at this time to generate an estimate. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm CV is more contageous and people remain infectious 3 times longer after symptoms subside. Could have something to do with it. But why would a Doctor have that information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James DiEugenio Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Does anyone need any more evidence that this will be Obama Part 2? I mean Vilsack aka Mr Monsanto, and Rice, let us bomb Libya for kicks and see what happens? Time to move to Costa RIca? Do they have good internet there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bob Ness said: Yeah I guess. Haha wasn't big on Elvis either. But you're probably right. ...But wait, there's more! Bob Dylan ringtones; www.bobdylan.com YouTube videos as clickbait; PBS documentary films on the folk scene every pledge drive season; Spotify, iTunes and and Tidal playlists... Even at a penny a point, it's a $100 mil profit on a $300 mil investment, and when it seems to be milked dry, another company will buy it for $350 mil and make a $50 mil profit, adapting it to new media for a third generation...lossy, lossless, hi-res, hi-def - "Bob Dylan as you've never seen him before! The hologram tour, spanning 50 years of performances!" Edited December 11, 2020 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 2 hours ago, James DiEugenio said: Does anyone need any more evidence that this will be Obama Part 2? I mean Vilsack aka Mr Monsanto, and Rice, let us bomb Libya for kicks and see what happens? Biden opposed the Libya operation, or so he said during the ‘16 campaign. Biden: I was right about Libya https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/joe-biden-libya-wrong-224595 2 hours ago, James DiEugenio said: Time to move to Costa RIca? Do they have good internet there? Can’t give Obama credit for anything. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ness Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 2 hours ago, David Andrews said: ...But wait, there's more! Bob Dylan ringtones; www.bobdylan.com YouTube videos as clickbait; PBS documentary films on the folk scene every pledge drive season; Spotify, iTunes and and Tidal playlists... Even at a penny a point, it's a $100 mil profit on a $300 mil investment, and when it seems to be milked dry, another company will buy it for $350 mil and make a $50 mil profit, adapting it to new media for a third generation...lossy, lossless, hi-res, hi-def - "Bob Dylan as you've never seen him before! The hologram tour, spanning 50 years of performances!" I'm not really sure how well they're monetizing the internet right now. Maybe though. That was a huge problem for years. That's why everyone started touring again and playing casinos. I run a bit in those circles and I don't see a bunch of cash rolling in over the transom. Dylan is in a different class but I don't think he's that popular with younger audiences. Somebody with 300 mil thinks I'm wrong though hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Speer Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Re: Dylan... My understanding is that the 300 million cited in the press is much lower than the actual price. Although he may not have sold as many records as say Michael Jackson, or The Eagles, Dylan's catalogue will in the long run be worth far more. His style of writing and the quality of his lyrics and the sheer volume of material will lead to cover after cover after cover for the next 100 years or more, in numerous styles--reggae, blues, folk etc. What may not be clear to those looking from the outside is that once a major publisher commits to spending the big bucks on a catalogue, they don't just sit back and collect royalties...they make the royalties happen. Let's take, for example, a new James Bond movie. Well, the producer will want a big name for the songs over the opening and closing credits. Now, to get the artist they want, they may have to agree to include two songs on the soundtrack by two brand new artists on that artist's label, and the publishing side of the company may insist, for that matter, that those songs be Dylan covers. Or, let's say, someone wants Like a Rolling Stone for an ad campaign. Well, the publisher may insist that this company use Knocking on Heaven's Door for a related campaign. Having a new publisher almost always increases exposure... Over the last 25 years there have been waves of old songs by The Who, The Kinks, and The Stones, in movies, TV, and TV commercials. Heck, even someone like Lou Reed--who sold bupkus in his early years--found gold towards the end with Perfect Day. Ditto Iggy Pop--who made a small fortune from Lust for Life's being featured in a Carnival Cruise commercial. The Dylan catalogue is a gold mine, and his songs will be everywhere for a long long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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