Bozo_Casanova

The way that guy pronounces the long Ō is incredibly grating. If I was on a jury I would pass a note to the judge requesting that guy shut the fuck up.

Who could have seen that coming

There's nothing super complicated, I just think about who benefits and put down some hedges (however small) aligned to how they benefit. The key thing is that the cost of the risk you take is a lot smaller than the upside if things go that way. You aren't fucking anyone over, though. It's more like buying an umbrella (or for that matter a gun), just in case.

After the 2016 election I came to the rather self-evident realization that chaotic political trends produce asymmetric benefit. In other words, that whereas stable and more or less equitable politics in a Democracy tend to be slightly detrimental to a few and incrementally beneficial to most, chaotic and inequitable politics are incrementally damaging to most people and spectacularly beneficial to a few. Duh!At that time, I made a conscious decision to hedge my bets accordingly. Since then, if good things happen and it costs me a little, I’ll see that as a sort of tithe. If bad things happen and I benefit, I’m in a better position to take care of my family and fight the good fight.

He is legit enough for a novelty fight in the worst division at the weakest point in the history of a dying sport. btw- for those of you looking for a quick knockout by Tyson: they are wearing 14oz gloves, and the rounds are only 2 minutes. These are celebrity boxing rules. I’d be surprised if anything more than feelings get hurt.

That’s an interesting point. On the one hand, the value of Jake Paul as a promotional property goes ballistic if he beats Tyson. On the other hand Paul is the favorite right now at -200.

You are correct - I was thinking of Sean O'Brien the Teamsters president, not Shawn Fain the UAW president. Although in my defense as an Irish-American, I can only keep track of so many of these shanty micks at once.

That’s exactly right. as much as people remember his ferocity, Tyson was and is a highly scientific student of boxing, and sees his game the way Tony Gwynn and Steve Nash saw theirs. Jake Paul will show Tyson a lot of openings and he *will* see them. That said, I’m not sure how much good the vision does him because he probably isn’t fast enough to take advantage, and his age is going to limit his effectiveness pretty severely after the first 2-3 rounds.

He does though. It’s not a joke. He really intends to have Gaetz, Gabbard, Kennedy and the rest. If he gets them he wins, but either way he’s ringing the division bell with every act and any Republican who attempts to stop him will never get back in the good graces of the party, and he further consolidates control. The gears of history are in motion.

John Carter is retiring in 26 and Tulsi Gabbard was expected to run for his seat. Presumably she’ll be occupied, so If Kelly wants to move a few miles NW she could give it a shot. I was more surprised by Kelly losing than anything else that happened on Election Day.

Not me. I am just going to laugh and laugh. I never wanted to live in Bartertown but I’ve always thought it was a possibility, and over that time I thought a lot about it, and wrote about it in passing here, and hedged accordingly. It feels weird to say, but I have felt mainly elated over the last week. Like I’m freed from worrying about whether the center would hold, freed from the anxiety of the ledge.

Except for the ones that you elect president or appoint attorney general.

I have thoughts. 1) Jake Paul isn’t good. But (and I know this isn’t a popular take) he’s not terrible. He’s strong, thick, has enough natural athleticism, and he’s worked hard enough to acquire basic professional boxing skills on the level of a regional journeyman 40 years ago. He has below average feet and above average speed and power. If he really brings it in the ring he’s the kind of guy who gave Buster Douglas trouble. He’s good enough to hang with a better boxer who doesn’t come in fully committed. 2) Mike Tyson was spectacular and wonderful to watch, but his success came from a unique combination. First, he was physically unusual- a powerlifting build and supernatural core strength and balance combined with middleweight speed and movement. Secondly, at his brief peak he essentially treating boxing as a monastic vocation to the exclusion of everything. Third, he only had elite ring skills but was fighting in a style that was archaic and strange even in the mid-80’s. Other professionals couldn’t really spar anyone like him because nobody else did or trained to do what he did. Buster Douglas beat him by retreating to first principles for a bigger boxer: distance enforced by a long, hard jab, forcing the smaller man to burn energy to work around it and keep their guard up. At that point, Tyson had left the monastery and as we all know had lots of distractions. His stamina was never exceptional, and it failed him, and he got knocked out. And after that night the old Tyson never came back. He didn’t even really box in the same style anymore. He became much more conventional. The Tyson who went on to beat Tillman and Alex Stewart and maybe Razor Ruddock (twice) was a top level pro, and maybe he could have found himself for the originally scheduled Holyfield fight, but we all know what happened next and after that, the dragon was dead after that, even if the boxer who remained was still a dangerous draw. 3) This isn’t just a fight between a 27 year old and a 58 year old. And it’s also not a fight between a dancing bear and a crafty old champion. It’s a fight between a dangerous puncher coming into his physical prime and a guy who hasn’t really been the MIKE TYSON of our imagination since he the Bruno fight in 1989. This ridiculous promotion is based on a certain suspension of disbelief. Not just that an old man can beat a young one (and maybe he can), but that there was a boxer named Mike Tyson who was a historically great champion, and that’s not the case. There was a boxing phenom named Mike Tyson who could have been like Rocky Marciano, but he had a spectacular rise and dramatic fall, and came back to eke out a living as a celebrity contender in a division far weaker than the one he dominated years earlier. Strength and is the last thing to go and assuming the fight is on the level (a huge if) I’ll give Mike Tyson a puncher’s chance for old times sake and I hope he wins. But none of the elements that made him what he was are with him anymore, and I just don’t see it.

Shit, if it’s gonna be that kinda party I’m gonna stick my dick in the mashed potatoes.

Gaetz isn’t about Gaetz. This is about flooding the zone. Its brilliant, honestly.

Oh how sweet. I bet you think a felon can’t be president, too.

Secretary of Brother!

This is not the time for despair. These are the punk rock times. We have been training all our lives for this and I for one am excited. Aww you make me sad. Edgelords really have nowhere to go anymore. These times are not for you.

But none of that explains anything about how Oklahoma you have to be to name your kid “Markwayne.” Did Donny Lee sound too snobby? I’m disappointed. I was expecting to hear the both sides angle here.

He should just go ahead and appoint his horse to Consul.

The president can clear whoever they want. That simple.

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