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"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78) 03/02/2020 at 14:09 • Filed to: None

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That’s the amount of time that elapsed between when I first heard Buttigieg pronounced out loud, and his dropping out of the race. For o ver a year, the handful of times I’ve said it were phonetically , like Butt-uh-geeg .

You might have thought this was politics...but I’m here to ask “What are things you miss by not having cable?”

The other big one for me is a lot of advertising. Sometimes I’ll share a tip or lifehack with a friend about something I heard about, and the reply is “Yeah, they’re huge. They had a big Super Bowl ad and everything.”

Chariotoflove > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 14:19

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I don’t feel I’ve missed much by not having cable. I’m much more targeted about how I get my entertainment now. I still have my binge watching phases if I find something I like, but overall I have put TV more in its place and don’t veg out as much as I used to. TV has become mostly dispensable, as I feel it should be.

MonkeePuzzle > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 14:20

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Ash78, voting early and often > Chariotoflove 03/02/2020 at 14:20

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Yep. It took me over 5 years to even come up with this post. Sports is about the only reason to even consider it, IMO.

Maybe politics. I haven’t heard Bernie Sanders’ voice since 2016.

PartyPooper2012 > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 14:21

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Things I miss about cable ... nothing. I don’t miss any of it.

Ok. I miss the weather channel. Esp during hurricane season. To see Jim Cantori flap around holding on to a palm tree... Worth it... but not going back because of it.

Sovande > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 14:21

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To the uniformed go the spoils.

For Sweden > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 14:22

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Textured Soy Protein > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 14:25

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The correct pronunciations are either b oot-edge-edge, or my favorite, booty judge. 

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 14:28

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I’ve virtually stopped watching cable in particular, or TV in general. Lately, if I pickup a remote, there’s like a 70 % chance I’m going to YouTube, 28 % chan ce I’m turning on Netf lix, and 2% I’m going to cable.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 14:33

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I remember the first time hearing it and being shocked.

Chariotoflove > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 14:34

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I would think that’s a good thing.

facw > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 14:41

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But have you learned how to pronounce Klobuchar? If so, that knowledge is also mostly obsolete.

Ash78, voting early and often > facw 03/02/2020 at 14:45

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Standard Spanish verb.

Klobucho

Klobuchas

Klobucha

etc

fhrblig > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 15:00

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Well, I'm missing some of the XFL games, though I can sometimes stream them on YouTube until they get yanked for copyright violations. But the big thing I'm missing is fast internet. I have CenturyStink and it's slow AF. I've been trying to lean on my husband to switch, but I think I'm gonna force the issue soon. 

Mid Engine > facw 03/02/2020 at 15:01

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Definitely obs olete, she dropped out today

gettingoldercarguy > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 15:02

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Extended winter breaks only last for so long.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 15:05

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I guess the only thing I “miss” is the act of stumbling across an awesome show without necessarily having actually been looking for it. Of course all the other crap you have to put up with for that nugget of goodness is definitely not worth it though.

facw > Mid Engine 03/02/2020 at 15:06

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Right, but she hasn’t yet been completely erased from history, so her name  might still have some niche uses. Though I suppose if you were stuck you could just be “that salad comb woman”.

B/Xmrrmvr > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 15:09

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“What are things you miss by not having cable?”

Bloomberg ads.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 15:11

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Haven’t missed much not having cable. I’ve gotten the football from nflbite.

I’ve learned pronunciation from public radio. I just learned Rian Johnson, director of Knives Out, is pronounced “Ryan”?!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 15:17

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Klobuchamos

user314 > B/Xmrrmvr 03/02/2020 at 15:18

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HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 15:19

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I can honestly say I miss nothing about cable. 

Textured Soy Protein > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 15:29

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Technically I cut the cord several years ago, but I’ve been taking the hell advantage of my dad’s Comcast password to access every cable channel’s mobile and Roku apps.

The only things I watch live anymore are sporting events. Maybe an occasional political debate but I mostly can’t stand to watch them live and instead prefer to read recaps afterward.

The only other stuff that gets watched live in my house is my wife tries to watch awards shows , which she gets all settled in for, watches a whole hour of red carpet, then gives up on the actual show about 2-3 awards in because she has no patience for all the speechifying punctuated by commercials. I nevitably she says fuck it I’m watching this on Hulu tomorrow where there’s no ads and I can fast forward.

Ash78, voting early and often > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/02/2020 at 15:30

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Klobuchémonos! = “Let’s vote for Amy!”

Ash78, voting early and often > PartyPooper2012 03/02/2020 at 15:31

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Here it’s tornadoes...most of the stations stream, but sometimes it’ll buffer for 5 minutes due to traffic. And by then, you might be dead :)

Bryce Womeldurf > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 15:32

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I didn’t really know about Steyer until a few days before he dropped out. Still don’t really know who he is but also didn’t think it was important enough to look him up.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 15:36

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booty-judge, STY- er, and K lob-u-shar

ALL OUT BEFORE TOMORROW’S SUPER TUESDAY???

Why not just let SuperTuesday run, and give those states’ primary voters a chance to vote, and see how it goes? They can re-allocate the delegates if/when they drop out after.

This seems like an artificial way of narrowing the field... not very “democratic” to not allow a huge group of primary voters have the wider ballot.

Not that I care... I went independent for THIS reason... for all the clamor about how primaries matter... and thus party membership matters... not so sure about that.  

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 15:46

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I get all my news from Oppositelock media. Am I missing something?

user314 > facw 03/02/2020 at 15:53

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“Klobuchar ” ? Wasn’t he one of the regular Klingons Kirk faced off against? 

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 16:00

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Sherman, set the Wabac machine for 2016.....

ttyymmnn > user314 03/02/2020 at 16:01

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Sadly, I have but one star to give....

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 16:03

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The only reason I still have cable (Dish)  is to watch sports. I used to enjoy watching the news, back when they actually reported the news.

user314 > ttyymmnn 03/02/2020 at 16:05

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If there is anything that can bring this country together, it’s our mutual loathing for Mike Doomberg.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > PartyPooper2012 03/02/2020 at 16:24

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Sometimes there’s someone cute giving the weather report.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Chariotoflove 03/02/2020 at 16:25

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Same. The millions the candidates are spending on “ad buys” are not reaching me. No Fox, no CNN, no MSNBC. I loath all of it.

JustAnotherG6 > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 16:29

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We still have cable but rarely watch it. Until Hulu, I could happliy say I haven’t exposed myself to ads in quite some time.

JustAnotherG6 > facw 03/02/2020 at 16:31

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Think: Klondike + butcher = Klo-buchar. At least that is how they pronounce it in MN.

DipodomysDeserti > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 16:39

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I miss nothing about cable, but listen to NPR while driving, so I’ve heard his name pronounced pretty frequently over the last year or so.

WilliamsSW > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 03/02/2020 at 17:05

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No.  Carry on. 

Ash78, voting early and often > user314 03/02/2020 at 17:20

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Yep, you know Mike spent big bucks when his ads come on in Alabama (70% Trumpville) and on the classic rock station (Probably up to 90% now). That’s how I knew he was running.

Ash78, voting early and often > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 03/02/2020 at 17:22

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From what I read today, it’s a strategic move that a lot of them make for the good of the party. That is, presenting a more fractured field on Super Tuesday actually creates a bunch of weaker candidates against Trump. At least that’s the theory.

Ash78, voting early and often > JustAnotherG6 03/02/2020 at 17:23

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I pay extra for no ads on Hulu and it’s worth ever cent :)

PartyPooper2012 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/02/2020 at 17:26

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Most of the time tho... someone ugly so... eh.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 18:31

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And in Spain only, klobuchá is

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > PartyPooper2012 03/02/2020 at 19:13

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Now, don’t go being deplorable.

gettingoldercarguy > Ash78, voting early and often 03/02/2020 at 19:20

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I miss getting channels like speed and then having them watered down to the point of having bs programs on it, pinks instead of Dave Despain, losing f1 coverage, etc.

Snooder87 > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 03/03/2020 at 16:13

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Fuck “democratic”, the point is to WIN.

And I don’t mean that in a bad way. Much of the Democratic party ’s, and by extension the country’s, woes is that the Republican party is laser focused on winning elections while the Democrats are... not.

Snooder87 > B/Xmrrmvr 03/03/2020 at 16:14

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Haha, jokes on you, I see plenty of those anyway. A lot of em on Jalopnik.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Snooder87 03/03/2020 at 17:25

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Spoken, ironically, like a true Democrat.

I am not a Democrat, and I am not a Republican either. I ‘self-identify’ as a Federalist.

As in the people who founded a government of, for, and by the people. Not of the central planners , for the elite, and by the wealthy and powerful . (which BOTH D and R show themselves to be about, make no mistake. )

And if you are blaming the countries woes on the opposing party... you are re-arranging the deck chairs on the titanic, because you are missing the point entirely while the problems get more dire.

The ends (win ning, as you so succinctly put it )

justifying the means (cheating even your own party membership out of the due processes of a democratic republic*)

That is why you fail.

*-A democratic republic is a form of government, not any political party, which everyone involved in said government, and most who clamor about political parties seem to always forget.

As in, we are in this together, and trying to destroy one another will only be successful.

Snooder87 > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 03/04/2020 at 09:27

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“Self-identify as a Federalist” basically means “I’m a self-indulgent asshole of the right wing variety”.

The thing is, political parties have a place and a purpose. Any competent adult with a basic understanding of history understands that in a representative democracy, in order to get shit done, you have to first band together to elect competent representatives.

A llowing incompetents to be elected for the sake of some sort of ideological purity is the worst. Just the absolute worst.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Snooder87 03/04/2020 at 09:46

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What good is banding together in the party, if the party leadership supercedes your vote with superdelegates, or a brokered convention, by pushing out candidates, consolidating delegate counts, and subverting the democratic process even in your own party, let alone going into the general election with the same ‘ ends-justify-any-means’, ‘win at all costs’ mentality to destroy?

George Washington KNEW this and warned us :

“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.”

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George Washington’s Farewell Address | Saturday, September 17, 1796

Read Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, and Washington. THAT is what Federalism is, and the core of this country that radical leftists want the power to tear apart , and what status-quo republicans have abandoned in favor of preserving what power they hold.

Democrats and Republicans are the epitome of self-indulgent power-mongers. Federalism limits power, and defers it to the liberty and freedom of the people first, and only enough power the government to ensure and maintain that liberty and freedom for the people.

Again you PROVE YOURSELF to be anti-democratic, and drastically mis-understanding of the situation, and what you are talking about.