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Mark Stromseth

mmmmm, MN
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Posted on 09/11/12 at 03:12 pm in response to Media remembrances of 9/11 events

Laura McCallum apparently believes that polls are correct: that is, they are infallible, and have actual value in predicting the outcome of anything.

Sadly, she is mistaken, like so many others in the so-called "news" business. Asking 551 people for how they would vote if the election were held today is fraught with problems, including the exact wording of the question, the way the question was asked (inflection, or emphasis of voice by the person asking it), the mood of the person...

Posted on 09/10/12 at 10:52 am in response to Mitt Romney will cut your taxes — but won’t tell you how

David Gregory is a lighweight buffoon for an interviewer; he doesn't know the issues, or even the facts, and he's deferential to those in power or who may be in power, which explains why he and Romney are so vapid, and voters never get any facts from GOP candidates.

As for Mitt's claim that he'd preserver the requirement of coverage of pre-existing conditions, his campaign flaks claimed a few hours after that interview aired that he did not mean what he said, so Mitt's a liar.

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Posted on 09/10/12 at 11:01 am in response to Star Tribune vs. Oregonian: Whose bet will win?

I wouldn't be so quick to trumpet the accomplishments of Nancy Barnes or Mike Klingensmith. Glowing articles in industry publications aren't anything that can be relied upon for neutral, unbiased information.

The Strib has a lot of problems, which they still haven't made any attempt to rectify, and you don't know half of what goes on there.

Until they admit to and fix their problems, and start treating both their employees and readers better, you shouldn't be cheering for the...

Posted on 09/07/12 at 04:55 pm in response to Chris Parmelee gets his chance with the Twins

If you're going to criticize, the target you should aim for is Twins management. It's stupefying as to why the ownership is unable to come to grips with that fact that their entire front office of "experts" are complete idiots; no clue, no ideas, no vision. It couldn't possibly be because they all got their jobs by being part of baseball's "good-old-boy" network, could it? Not a single one is from outside that exclusive club, and that includes the Pohlads' "friends".

Since "management...

Posted on 09/04/12 at 05:09 pm in response to Mark Dayton at DNC rips Ryan for his marathon claim

"A case from the Minnesota Court of Appeals today shows how technology is challenging the definitions of particular crimes. […] The case involves a Plymouth man, who used a file sharing program — LimeWire — to download hundreds of pornographic movies, some of which involved minors. A Minneapolis police investigator traced the IP address to Timothy McCauley, who was later convicted of possession and dissemination of child pornography. The latter is a much more serious charge. In the LimeWire...

Posted on 08/30/12 at 11:04 am in response to Pawlenty plays warm-up comedian, attack dog, blue-collar man, Romney surrogate

If we want to be fair and charitable, the best thing that can be said about T-Paw is that he can find the definition of failure by looking in the mirror.

Posted on 08/28/12 at 02:40 pm in response to GOP's Supreme Court victories come with stinging dissents

It is impossible for a Republican to learn what they thinks they already know. — Epictetus

Posted on 08/21/12 at 10:56 am in response to Twins demote Nick Blackburn, the worst MLB pitcher with 15 or more starts

It must be nice to pontificate about professional athletes and pretend that you know everything. Even the most delusional must eventually face the fact that they don't know everything. Being a paid pundit makes your opinions worth less than the pixels that died displaying them.

Nick Blackburn isn't your whipping boy. Whatever his current struggle may be, it's not for you or any other "fan" to speculate or pretend that you know the right decisions the Twins should make, or should have...

Posted on 08/21/12 at 03:41 pm in response to Twins demote Nick Blackburn, the worst MLB pitcher with 15 or more starts

"If not on measurable performance, on what exactly should highly paid players be judged? After all, loyalty is most based on contract size and duration."

Players are judged on their performance, but no matter how good or bad it is at any given time, it's not the only criteria that's important. The notion that everything can be reduced to and explained by numbers is fallacious. Their performance is not related to the amount of money they're being paid; that is, they don't play better...

Posted on 08/13/12 at 02:53 pm in response to Cases of voter-ID election fraud found 'virtually non-existent'

“And a voter ID, that could give you the confidence that this person really is who she says she is and allow her to vote.”

Not quite. Apparently the "Conservatives", and Republicans have not used any critical thinking skills in this whole exercise. As is the case with the so-called "National ID" that Our Federal Government would like to impose on us, at no cost to them, but great cost to the states and our civil liberties, there are only certain documents that can be used to obtain an...