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#336702: Nov 1st 2020 at 2:43:26 PM

But being calm and reassuring doesn't boost ratings, so they won't get as much money. I feel like they're going to regret this decision.

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#336703: Nov 1st 2020 at 2:49:32 PM

[up][up][up]Oh, that's the subject of Steven Seagal's novel! (This is a link to a Cracked article about it, not the actual novel. The article is hysterical, I promise.)

ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#336704: Nov 1st 2020 at 2:56:34 PM

[up][up] Would you want to be the network that ends up sparking outrage/protest/violence due to giving it to one candidate only to find out the other one won it legitimately?

Edited by ScubaWolf on Nov 1st 2020 at 5:57:11 AM

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#336705: Nov 1st 2020 at 3:00:11 PM

[up][up][up] They only have to be calm and restrained until someone else makes a call and starts the whole mess. Then the blame falls on that network while they can stir the pot while being able to say they held their tongue.

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#336706: Nov 1st 2020 at 3:03:00 PM

[up][up] I'm sorry: are you accusing network executives of having morals and ethics? They'd be very offended.

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ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#336707: Nov 1st 2020 at 3:04:52 PM

[up] The one who causes the problems first could have lawsuits, and the government breathing down their necks. It's not a matter of ethics and morals, so much as it is knowing that somebody is going to go straight for the (metaphorical) kill if you're the first one to cause problems, especially this year.

Edited by ScubaWolf on Nov 1st 2020 at 6:05:17 AM

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#336708: Nov 1st 2020 at 3:05:21 PM

Its not just an ethical situation, its a matter of PR to.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#336710: Nov 1st 2020 at 3:09:25 PM

I mean we knew he was gonna do that anyway.

singularityshot Since: Dec, 2012
#336711: Nov 1st 2020 at 3:12:28 PM

Yes, but who would be brave enough NOT to carry Trump's speech on election night? We already know he's going to jump on stage and pre-emptively declare victory if the early returns suggests he has a temporary advantage - are the networks all going to cut away the moment he attempts to do that?

ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#336712: Nov 1st 2020 at 3:14:51 PM

[up] They should indeed cut away, and say, "All the ballots are not yet in, we will not make a call until we know for certain."

Edited by ScubaWolf on Nov 1st 2020 at 6:15:11 AM

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#336713: Nov 1st 2020 at 3:18:52 PM

I suspect it will be some form of "Trump declares victory despite election not yet being decided".

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#336714: Nov 1st 2020 at 3:20:48 PM

[up]That's what they suggested. The general sense from the report is "we won't necessarily censor him but we're not just going to go along with what he says and put it in context".

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#336715: Nov 1st 2020 at 3:57:59 PM

Hopefully Twitter put a freeze on his account.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#336716: Nov 1st 2020 at 3:59:36 PM

He'll do it through a proxy then.

As long as Biden has taken or is heavily ahead in at least one of North Carolina, Georgia, Florida or Arizona, Trump is just blowing hot air.

If its closer than that, this is going to be a long week.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
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#336717: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:01:56 PM

[up] Out of those states, which are likely to be called early?

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Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#336718: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:02:41 PM

Florida and Georgia should have results on election night even if it's late. Arizona and North Carolina should have the bulk of the results on election night but it might take a while for everything to be counted, so if it's a close race we might have to wait as absentee ballots are counted. If results are close in Florida it might also take a while (god forbid we don't have al gore vs bush 2.0 again in the exact same place).

Edited by Draghinazzo on Nov 1st 2020 at 9:11:31 AM

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#336719: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:20:02 PM

Are you guys seeing some of these excuses for that bus fiasco in Texas? Apparently all those trucks with Trump flags were a harmless "civillian" escort just trying to make sure the campaigners got where they were going. Of course if you watch the video, you can see those vehicles were being anything but safe.

https://www.vox.com/2020/11/1/21544795/after-trump-supporters-surround-a-biden-bus-in-texas-the-fbi-opens-an-investigation

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#336721: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:25:03 PM

[up][up]

I bet you that if Trump actually shot someone on 5th Avenue, his supporters would do the most mental of mental gymnastics to excuse it.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#336722: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:26:48 PM

[up] Even if it was one of their family members.

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#336723: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:27:22 PM

Covid-19 and what they've done is far worse.

And yet here we are.

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Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#336724: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:28:00 PM

I bet you that if Trump actually shot someone on 5th Avenue, his supporters would do the most mental of mental gymnastics to excuse it

Didn't Trump himself say as much?

Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#336725: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:29:47 PM

He basically said that he could shoot someone and get away with it.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.

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