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Originally posted by JimL View PostYou mean like with your witty "put the bong down." You prove you're that self unaware every day rogue, it's just that you're too self unaware to be aware of it. Perhaps you should pick up the bong and take a few tokes. It might wake you up a bit.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostNo. I'll leave the stoned posting to you.Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Tassman View PostNah! Putin would never permit it.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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They said they tried to interfere -- much like they have done in every election since the start of the Cold War. They never said they "helped ensure that Hillary would lose." In fact folks like Rosenstein, no friend of Trump's by any measure, have said just the opposite -- they were ineffective[1]. That is your own illegitimate spin that you seek to add. This has become your sleazy modus operandi just like when you tried to dishonestly slip "nice white countries" into a supposed quote by Trump.
1. To be more precise he said that not a single vote was changed nor was the election outcome affected by their attempted meddling.
Moreover, FBI director Christopher Wray declared at a conference held at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies (a think tank that US News & World Report ranks as centrist) that "[The Russians] do not tamper in our infrastructure. They try to destabilize the integrity of our system by usually backing losers and getting the losers all upset claiming something went awry, and that promotes disharmony and distrust of the election system." And the left is doing just what they hoped for.Last edited by rogue06; 10-06-2018, 05:09 AM.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThey said they tried to interfere -- much like they have done in every election since the start of the Cold War. They never said they "helped ensure that Hillary would lose." In fact folks like Rosenstein, no friend of Trump's by any measure, have said just the opposite -- they were ineffective[1]. That is your own illegitimate spin that you seek to add. This has become your sleazy modus operandi just like when you tried to dishonestly slip "nice white countries" into a supposed quote by Trump.
1. To be more precise he said that not a single vote was changed nor was the election outcome affected by their attempted meddling.
Moreover, FBI director Christopher Wray declared at a conference held at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies (a think tank that US News & World Report ranks as centrist) that "[The Russians] do not tamper in our infrastructure. They try to destabilize the integrity of our system by usually backing losers and getting the losers all upset claiming something went awry, and that promotes disharmony and distrust of the election system." And the left is doing just what they hoped for.
To say not a single vote was changed is completely absurd. What kind of evidence would you ever provide for that?
https://www.wired.com/story/did-russ...ow-undeniable/
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Originally posted by Charles View PostHere is an interesting part of an article in Wired Magazine:
To say not a single vote was changed is completely absurd. What kind of evidence would you ever provide for that?
https://www.wired.com/story/did-russ...ow-undeniable/
I've been hunting for the posts about just what sort of campaign the Russians ran and how very few people even saw it (with most of them being after the election) but haven't had any luck
ETA: Found them! I was using "twitter" in my search parameters rather than "facebook"
Originally posted by rogue06 View PostYup. They spent less than what a restaurant chain does in running commercials in a large city -- with the lion's share coming after the election.
I can imagine every campaign manager and advertising executive are dying to know how to do that.
In fact I think it was Bryon York who did some quick analysis and discovered that these guys spent all of a whopping $3200 in all of the battleground states. Not per state but total. That's equivalent to something like 1 maybe 2 late night commercials on a local station.
For some perspective, back during the 2004 race then Newsweek editor Evan Thomas nonchalantly admitted on the now defunct Inside WashingtonOriginally posted by rogue06 View PostActually they have a pretty darn good idea. In battleground states, according to Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Richard Burr, they spent a whopping $1979 on ads targeting Wisconsin. In Michigan the total spent was $823. And in Pennsylvania, it was $300.
And for just a bit more context, when Colin Stretch, Facebook's general counsel, testified before the Senate about Russian interference in the election he said that they constituted "about four-thousands of one percent (0.004%) of content in News Feed, or approximately 1 out of 23,000 pieces of content."
Further, as I noted in another thread
Originally posted by rogue06 View PostAnd according to the indictment the Russians spent "thousands" of dollars every month for advertising on social media. According to Facebook they were spending around $100,000 on Facebook and Instagram combined -- a drop in the bucket in a presidential campaign. Further, again according to Facebook, most of the time they showed up in a person's news feed was after the election (with only 44% before the election and 56% after it) and 25% of them were seen by nobody at all.
What's more, concerning these ads Facebook reported that, "the vast majority [of them] didn't specifically reference the U.S. presidential election, voting or a particular candidate."
So- a minuscule amount was spent.
- the ads equaled about 0.004% of the contents in News Feed
- a decided majority of those who actually saw the ads only saw them after the election.
- 25% of the ads were never seen by anyone before or after the election.
- and Facebook said "the vast majority [of them] didn't specifically reference the U.S. presidential election, voting or a particular candidate."
Yet you want us to believe they tipped an election. Seriously?Originally posted by rogue06 View PostI don't want you to "believe" anything. I'm just providing the facts.
The fact is that they can look at what sort of stuff was put out, when it was put out and when and if anyone clicked on it.
Here's something more for you to chew on.
On the day after Mueller released the 13 Russians back in February (the indictment that blew up in his face when they showed up and he started giving a list of excuses why he didn't want to prosecute them) Facebook ads vice-president Rob Goldman issued several tweets that was studiously ignored by most of the MSM since it contradicted the account they wanted to push.
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Did you get that?
He later got in trouble with his bosses for, as the New York Times[1]1. Facebook has a pretty well documented history of leaning left including targeting conservatives for scrutiny and censorship (Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News) -- even going so far as to censor the Declaration of IndependenceAttached FilesLast edited by rogue06; 10-06-2018, 06:14 AM.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThey said they tried to interfere -- much like they have done in every election since the start of the Cold War. They never said they "helped ensure that Hillary would lose." In fact folks like Rosenstein, no friend of Trump's by any measure, have said just the opposite -- they were ineffective[1]. That is your own illegitimate spin that you seek to add. This has become your sleazy modus operandi just like when you tried to dishonestly slip "nice white countries" into a supposed quote by Trump.
1. To be more precise he said that not a single vote was changed nor was the election outcome affected by their attempted meddling.
Moreover, FBI director Christopher Wray declared at a conference held at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies (a think tank that US News & World Report ranks as centrist) that "[The Russians] do not tamper in our infrastructure. They try to destabilize the integrity of our system by usually backing losers and getting the losers all upset claiming something went awry, and that promotes disharmony and distrust of the election system." And the left is doing just what they hoped for.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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As for Biden, the Democrats are in desperate need of someone viable to run against Trump since it looks like their other hopefuls, namely Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, are self-destructing. Biden's primary advantage at the moment is that he's been out of the public eye, which always seems to improve a politician's favorability with the voters. Of course that advantage will immediately disappear if he starts campaigning.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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