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2016 Postmortem

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(4,672 posts) Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:27 AM Oct 2012

Joe Scarborough calls Nate Silver an ideologue and joke. Silver responds on PBS (with video) [View all]

Nate Silver was on PBS's Charlie Rose show. I recored the part where he answers the attacks from Morning Joe.

The video is posted here.

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Sorry its a little sloppy. I'm not an internet video expert by a long shot.

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Joe Scarborough calls Nate Silver an ideologue and joke. Silver responds on PBS (with video) [View all] aaaaaa5a Oct 2012 OP

Saw the show. Nate was kind. elleng Oct 2012 #1

Nate Silver doesn't even consider Joe Scarborough as part of the same species intellectually Alekei_Firebird Oct 2012 #2

Holy crap! Tombiag Oct 2012 #3

libertarian/liberal Kurovski Oct 2012 #6

I thought Nate Silver described himself as a "rational progressive" Alekei_Firebird Oct 2012 #7

That's probably how Libertarians think of themselves. mzmolly Oct 2012 #10

yeah I thought that was weird. woolldog Oct 2012 #13

He said he voted for Obama and mainly Democrats but is an Independent mzmolly Oct 2012 #15

That's not what he implied in that video Mutiny In Heaven Oct 2012 #16

I heard what he said, mzmolly Oct 2012 #29

but in the video woolldog Oct 2012 #17

I have respect for his analysis, mzmolly Oct 2012 #30

He said he's somewhere between a libertarian and a liberal Lord_Maculus Oct 2012 #34

GOTV is the key. if all registered voters go to the polls, obama wins. Kurovski Oct 2012 #4

Nate is very scientific and into hard data. Jennicut Oct 2012 #5

The fact that he makes it plain that he favors Romney over Obama Mutiny In Heaven Oct 2012 #8

He doesn't make that plain at all, said 'between Libertarian and Liberal.' elleng Oct 2012 #18

"Gary Johnson vs Mitt Romney decision" Mutiny In Heaven Oct 2012 #19

The Scar is just another in love with himself politician who thinks he has the edge on the WCGreen Oct 2012 #9

Wish I could recommend your post...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #41

Joe Scar hates Nate Silver because people like Nate render him irrelevant Alekei_Firebird Oct 2012 #11

+1 n/t octoberlib Oct 2012 #14

Ding, Ding, Ding politrixjunkie Oct 2012 #39

That vid couldv'e been up-loaded by my grand-daughter... augie-va Oct 2012 #12

I think he meant to say Obama, no? budkin Oct 2012 #20

Agree, as he clearly said 'between liberal and libertarian.' elleng Oct 2012 #21

Joedeadintern hates anything that proves his crew of beltway hacks wrong Adenoid_Hynkel Oct 2012 #22

That whole "No president has won when unemployment is at 8'%" talking point is bull.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #23

Yes Morning in America exboyfil Oct 2012 #25

Maybe in peacetime but not with wars the rich want. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #31

+ underpants Oct 2012 #24

Poor Joe Scar is finding that his spin just doesn't work anymore. polichick Oct 2012 #26

He's not smart, he shoulda fucked with their heads and said he planned to vote Romney this year smorkingapple Oct 2012 #27

thanks for posting Hamlette Oct 2012 #28

No problem! aaaaaa5a Oct 2012 #36

Everyone is an Ideologue if they don't agree with the right... bamacrat Oct 2012 #32

My opinion: I think Nate mentioned Romney, Johnson to shield himself against attacks from the Right. Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2012 #33

STFU, Has-Been Joe. SoapBox Oct 2012 #35

Cool. Thanks for posting n/t ejbr Oct 2012 #37

"Joe" is a venal propagandist, he will lie for money at any time about anything just1voice Oct 2012 #38

He knows what a pundit is. NCLefty Oct 2012 #40