TV/Movies Megathread

[Josquius]

How dare the Dem leadership be against someone who only cynically joins the Dem party when he wants to run for president.

If most Dem members in a state vote for him then the electors, if they must exist, should vote for him.

[Sophie Scholl]

How dare the Dem leadership be against someone who only cynically joins the Dem party when he wants to run for president.

Good to see the Languish Chapter President of the Hil's Shills is still committed to The Cause in time for 2020!

[garbon]

How dare the Dem leadership be against someone who only cynically joins the Dem party when he wants to run for president.

Good to see the Languish Chapter President of the Hil's Shills is still committed to The Cause in time for 2020!

If I had to vote for Bernie this time, I would. But I'd rather vote for someone who doesn't join a party only before the deadline to register for the party to show up as a candidate.

[garbon]

How dare the Dem leadership be against someone who only cynically joins the Dem party when he wants to run for president.

If most Dem members in a state vote for him then the electors, if they must exist, should vote for him.

I've no idea what crap Moore is spinning but umm, how did that at all have anything to do with how the 2016 election transpired? From my recollection it was the Sanders campaign calling on electors to switch to him even though state voting was against him.

[Razgovory]

How dare the Dem leadership be against someone who only cynically joins the Dem party when he wants to run for president.

If most Dem members in a state vote for him then the electors, if they must exist, should vote for him.

Why?  A Democratic Primary is an internal party thing.  It's not a legal thingy.  Hypothetically, Trump could run as a Democrat in Missouri, and if he won he could be  the nominee from both the Democratic party and the Republican party.

[Josquius]

Why?  A Democratic Primary is an internal party thing.  It's not a legal thingy. 

So because its an internal election that means its completely wrong to complain about it being undemocratic?

Hypothetically, Trump could run as a Democrat in Missouri, and if he won he could be  the nominee from both the Democratic party and the Republican party.

Wow. Odd they wouldn't have a rule against this. But not getting the relevance.

How dare the Dem leadership be against someone who only cynically joins the Dem party when he wants to run for president.

If most Dem members in a state vote for him then the electors, if they must exist, should vote for him.

I've no idea what crap Moore is spinning but umm, how did that at all have anything to do with how the 2016 election transpired? From my recollection it was the Sanders campaign calling on electors to switch to him even though state voting was against him.

According to the doc it was completely the opposite. The state voted for him but electors voted for Hilary. Checking up it seems to indeed be the case.

[garbon]

Jos, is this a complaint about superdelegates? Those same creatures that change their vote when they see the wind is blowing? (see '08 election)

[Razgovory]

Why?  A Democratic Primary is an internal party thing.  It's not a legal thingy. 

So because its an internal election that means its completely wrong to complain about it being undemocratic?

Hypothetically, Trump could run as a Democrat in Missouri, and if he won he could be  the nominee from both the Democratic party and the Republican party.

Wow. Odd they wouldn't have a rule against this. But not getting the relevance.

Neither Sanders or Trump are Democrats.  I see little reason to give them a voice in a political party aren't part of.

[grumbler]

According to the doc it was completely the opposite. The state voted for him but electors voted for Hilary. Checking up it seems to indeed be the case.

Which state was this?  Saunders had 1,846 pledged delegates and got 1,865 total votes.  Clinton had 2,205 pledged delegates and got 2,842 total votes.  State delegations split pledged electors by the vote percentage and Saunders received votes from every delegation bar the US Virgin Islands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Democratic_National_Convention#Pre-convention_delegate_count

I mean, I suppose it is possible that wiki has it all wrong and Moore has it right, but I doubt that.

[Liep]

The Boys. Well made and very entertaining

[Admiral Yi]

If most Dem members in a state vote for him then the electors, if they must exist, should vote for him.

It's a minor point, but we don't really do members.  We have boxes we check on voter registration forms, and we can change the box pretty much whenever.

[Tonitrus]

Servant of the People - The show that made the now-President of Ukraine what he is.

Much better than I was expecting (I suppose I wasn't expecting much from Ukrainian television)...and pretty good, actually. 

[Eddie Teach]

The Spy. Borat plays a serious actor. 

Not bad, actually.

[Barrister]

Servant of the People - The show that made the now-President of Ukraine what he is.

Much better than I was expecting (I suppose I wasn't expecting much from Ukrainian television)...and pretty good, actually.

Is this on a streaming service somewhere, or are you watching it for... professional reasons?

[Tonitrus]

Servant of the People - The show that made the now-President of Ukraine what he is.

Much better than I was expecting (I suppose I wasn't expecting much from Ukrainian television)...and pretty good, actually.

Is this on a streaming service somewhere, or are you watching it for... professional reasons?

It's on Netflix over here.  It is free on Youtube as well.  (both with English subtitles)