Bill Maher Goes Off On Neil deGrasse Tyson

[westwall]

Not really. Less of them voted this time, I guess... but Trump didn't get many more votes than he got last time.

He actually did a little worse with blacks.

The evidence says you are full of poo.

Suck it up, buttercup.

 

[JoeB131]

The evidence says you are full of poo.

Suck it up, buttercup.

Yeah, the numbers don't really bear it out. Voter participation was down, and Trump only got 2 million more votes than he got last time.

 

[westwall]

Yeah, the numbers don't really bear it out. Voter participation was down, and Trump only got 2 million more votes than he got last time.

Yeah, the numbers really do. That's why Trump got his MANDATE!

 

[JoeB131]

Yeah, the numbers really do. That's why Trump got his MANDATE!

Um, a mandate where 50.1% of people who voted voted against him, and 37% didn't vote at all?

 

[westwall]

Um, a mandate where 50.1% of people who voted voted against him, and 37% didn't vote at all?

Yeah, that's a MANDATE.

 

[JoeB131]

Yeah, that's a MANDATE.

No, that' not a mandate. Just like you claimed that Obama didn't have a mandate when he won 54% of the vote and 365 electoral votes.

Didn't stop you guys from trying to block everything he did, including stuff you previously agreed with.

 

[Mr. Friscus]

It's why I stopped voting Republican in 2008, when I looked at my busted 401K, my underwater mortgage, and my pay reduction.

You can thank Bill Clinton’s act that forced banks to give home loans to people who would be unable to pay them off for that.

 

[westwall]

No, that' not a mandate. Just like you claimed that Obama didn't have a mandate when he won 54% of the vote and 365 electoral votes.

Didn't stop you guys from trying to block everything he did, including stuff you previously agreed with.

Ummm, I never said that, dumbass. In fact I voted for obummer the first time.

DURRRRRR

 

[Slade3200]

You’re so desperate to defend this guy here, why?

So some idiots think the earth is flat.. should this supposedly reputable scientific publication have a “sense of curiosity” about it?

Or, should all of the people who work for such a supposedly reputable scientific magazine know that it’s false, and easily proven false.. and laugh at the mere mention of it? (Yes, this one)

What is there to be curious about in either subject? Can you answer a question?

What makes you think I’m desperate. I’m simply making arguments based on my observations. When I see you try and characterize it as desperation it sounds to me like you are having more of an emotional reaction than a logical one.

To answer your question. I am defending him because I see a lot of ignorant commentary in reaction to that interview. I listen to Tyson’s star talk podcast and have seen him in numerous interviews. He is a disciple of Carl Sagan, a brilliant thinker, and try’s to carry on the same scientific agenda which is to be curious and always be open to question and learn. Something more around here could use some practice in.

You all are trying to push him into a political category and it’s ignorant and inaccurate.

 

[JoeB131]

You can thank Bill Clinton’s act that forced banks to give home loans to people who would be unable to pay them off for that.

Not at all.

The problem with Clinton's modification to the Community Reinvestment Act (which has been around since the 1970's) is that it had no effect on the banking crisis. In fact, CRA loans were far more closely scrutinized

CRA Myth and Fact » NCRC

Myth: The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) caused the foreclosure crisis.

ncrc.org

The majority of subprime loans were originated by non-CRA covered financial institutions. In fact, only about 25 percent of sub-prime loans were made by institutions covered by CRA.¹

CRA was passed in 1977. The explosive growth in subprime lending occurred more than two decades later, nearly doubling from 2001-2006 alone. No major changes to CRA were enacted during this time.
CRA does not mandate banks to make only home loans. Banks are encouraged to examine credit needs and lend appropriately based on these needs (for small business, home, and other types of loans).
CRA penalizes banks for reckless, irresponsible and otherwise predatory lending.

What caused the 2008 Crash was 1) Banks making reckless loans to middle class people without income verifications to buy houses they planned to flip quickly, and selling those garbage mortgages as investments. The SEC provided very little oversight to this activity.

 

[Slade3200]

So some idiots think the earth is flat.. should this supposedly reputable scientific publication have a “sense of curiosity” about it?

Of course… meet a flat earther and question their theories, ask to see their proof. Learn to listen and engage. Or we could take the path of many here which is to plug your ears and call them names. pointless

 

[JoeB131]

Ummm, I never said that, dumbass. In fact I voted for obummer the first time.

DURRRRRR

Nobody believes you voted for Obama.

 

[Slade3200]

What is there to be curious about in either subject? Can you answer a question?

Well you could be curious about context. All you and I have heard was a quick snippet read by a talk show host years after publication. Maybe go read the entire piece and see if there was more to it. Have you done that or do you feel you’re qualified to know the entire point of this article based on what Maher told you?

 

[Mr. Friscus]

Of course… meet a flat earther and question their theories, ask to see their proof. Learn to listen and engage. Or we could take the path of many here which is to plug your ears and call them names. pointless

Should they get prime exposure in a supposed reputable publication?

 

[Slade3200]

"Not Scientific Unless It's Terrific!"

Critical Gender Theory is scientish. Unstable nerds get their kicks out of mentally masturbating over the brain-porn that ideologues flash in front of them.

Founded on distorted views of reality, such attractive scenarios give the escapist social-rejects a chance to wander over the seductive fantasy landscapes that such theories present. As they drift along from one imaginary scene to the next, they become obsessed with construction projects on that vast vacant territory. Such mental doodling excites the emotions of these timid souls. They think that they are building a frightening reality back better.

You seem to be very in tune with how they think. How did that happen?

 

[westwall]

Nobody believes you voted for Obama.

Yet I declared it when I first began posting here.

DURRRRRR

 

[Slade3200]

Should they get prime exposure in a supposed reputable publication?

Depends on the context of the article. If somebody is adminant about their beliefs and willing to engage to try and prove it then I’d be very curious to see what their draw is?

I imagine you’d agree with this if I painted it in the context of some modern day conspiracy theories that are commonly dismissed. The 2020 election was stolen, existence of UFOs, 911 / Kennedy assassination an inside job etc

 

[hadit]

Yeah, the numbers don't really bear it out. Voter participation was down, and Trump only got 2 million more votes than he got last time.

And the democrat candidate got tens of millions of votes FEWER than last election. You seem to forget that.

 

[Rocko]

Women better long distance swimmers lol. This guy is a fraud

 

[JoeB131]

Yet I declared it when I first began posting here.

DURRRRRR

Really? I've been here since 2011. I've never seen you express anything but disdain for Obama.