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bklyncowgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-11 05:57 PM
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My Congressman IS a rocket scientist---and he beat Watson
Just on Hardball.

Rush Holt (D-NJ) beat the machine in a exhibition Jeopardy match of Congresscritters VS IBM's Watson.

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inademv Donating Member (738 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-11 05:59 PM
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1. Taken as proof that
Smarter people are Democrats.
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bklyncowgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-11 06:04 PM
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2. Yup
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frazzled Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-11 06:09 PM
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3. So cool I couldn't believe it when I read it.
Go Rush: Smartest member of Congress! Smartest person in the world, maybe!
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-11 06:10 PM
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4. Very cool
I love geeks :D
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tabbycat31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-11 06:44 PM
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5. very cool story
He's not my congressman but I live in a neighboring district. Rush Holt's a good guy and awesome congressman.

And yes I have the "My Congressman is a rocket scientist" sticker on my car.
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-11 07:04 PM
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6. Wouldn't you love to see Watson destroy Bachmann or Palin?
That would just be too freakin' funny!

Bake
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-11 07:06 PM
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7. Do computers giggle?




This would be one sure way to find out.


:rofl:


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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-11 08:14 PM
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9. Geez, I thought you said "jiggle"
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Bake
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IDemo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-11 08:09 PM
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8. This is all the computing power that would be needed:

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RufusTFirefly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-02-11 12:15 AM
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10. Hooray for a Carleton graduate!!
From another Carleton grad.

Another famous person associated with Carleton College?



My first Poli Sci professor
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