Yeah, Don't Bother

yeah so i watched ted 2 last night.

well, i watched most of it last night. woke up this morning to watch the last 15 minutes.

after it was over i switched over to check out the morning chatter.

cnn had another rather nice piece where were discussing donald trump's absurd comments from yesterday (don't say bathroom, the word itself is disgusting) and how nothing he says ever hurts his candidacy. the quality part of the piece was that they drew effective parallels beteween the psychology of trump supporters finding ways to rationalize their choice with the behavior of hillary supporters doing the exact same thing.

then i checked out big head and the gang and they were laughing hysterically about the absurdity of it, and adding their own comedic take to the situation. i found it a wonderfully linear continuation of the Ted 2 mindset/sensibility, including and even especially with regards to the particular statement trump had made.

and then, on big head within 2 minutes of tuning in, perhaps within one, there was a

apollo creed reference at 6:17

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and again, 6:18 ...

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then an explicit "ted" reference at 6:19. the reference was to cruz of course, but still, and i mean this entirely seriously, it was the choice of clips for lindsey graham's exit from the race.

your odds on that, sir?


file under: delusional science's siren call...


.... i told you not to bother.

as for ted 2 yeah check it out. funny stuff. and as for the effect of the comments, the chattering consensus, having now come to fully embrace donald's superiority to their own, and having concluded that even this statement will not hurt him, i would suspect it will to the tune of a near-term 5% hit, including the permanent, unrecoverable loss of 1-2%.

that said, there's still about 30% left up for grabs, so long-term it's probably a non-thing. i'd give a quick apology if i was donald. a standard one like he's done before. no biggie. that will lessen the blow, and even could eliminate it. he's always rather likable, but when he throws the bone of the occasional moment of reflection, it cements the personal connection many people have with him.

now for a horrible thought. imagine this race without him? you already fell back to sleep? i do not blame you, madam. i do not blame you.