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question everything

(47,486 posts)
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:29 PM Nov 2012

Time for George Will to retire

On George Stephanopoulos show, each predicted the electoral votes and popular votes results.

Not only did Will predicted Romney win, he gave him 321 electoral votes! I am not sure, but I think he included Minnesota among them.

The rest: Donna Brazile, Cokie Roberts, Matthew Dowd and Ronald Brownstein all predicted Obama win, at different margins.

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Time for George Will to retire (Original Post) question everything Nov 2012 OP
That's his job. When he leaves he will be replaced by another idiot that does the same thing. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #1
+1000 Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #8
Pretty sure he predicted a McCain win in 2008 Kingofalldems Nov 2012 #2
Long past time. nt. reACTIONary Nov 2012 #3
He has to make up for what he said October 30, 2008 BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #4
He also said that race relations are better than ever!!!! nt msrizzo Nov 2012 #5
Yeah, he personally let's the black folk come in the front door these days. sadbear Nov 2012 #7
"Journalism" on television absolutely requires two sides to every story DefenseLawyer Nov 2012 #6
He used to be the "rational" one question everything Nov 2012 #9
That's actually good news RoadRunner Nov 2012 #10
Some others who should retire standish42 Nov 2012 #11
So, Georgie, still believe that Romeny would have won by 321 question everything Nov 2012 #12
I agree PatrickS Nov 2012 #13
Certainly have question everything Nov 2012 #14

BumRushDaShow

(129,084 posts)
4. He has to make up for what he said October 30, 2008
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:35 PM
Nov 2012
From the invasion of Iraq to the selection of Sarah Palin, carelessness has characterized recent episodes of faux conservatism. Tuesday's probable repudiation of the Republican Party will punish characteristics displayed in the campaign's closing days.

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/29/AR2008102903199.ht
 

DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)
6. "Journalism" on television absolutely requires two sides to every story
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:40 PM
Nov 2012

each given equal validity. Even when 99.9% of people agree on something, true journalism requires finding someone to espouse the .1% position and give him equal billing. Doesn't matter wat the subject and the election is no different. Someone MUST take the opposite view to show us there are two sides to every story and "prove" to us that they are all true journalists. It's sad really.

question everything

(47,486 posts)
9. He used to be the "rational" one
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:11 PM
Nov 2012

He, and Peggy Noonan, would at least explain how they reached their conclusion. Not like Limp.. and Hannity who are just crazy.

Both he and Noonan expressed their reservation for the selection of Palin.

Perhaps he realized that in order to keep his job, not to be upstaged by - gasp - Liz Cheney, he has to be more partisan.

RoadRunner

(4,495 posts)
10. That's actually good news
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:27 PM
Nov 2012

George Will is almost wrong on his predictions, going all the way back to his editorial where he said nuclear plant accidents are impossible in the US, the DAY before Three Mile Island. He's a smart guy but has a horrible batting average on predicting the future.

standish42

(2 posts)
11. Some others who should retire
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:27 PM
Nov 2012

George Will is certainly not the only one who should retire: I'd like to see Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer and Dan Rather throw in the towel. They have nothing new to add to the conversation but their 1960's mentality. This is a different world and their faux non partisan comments e.g. "both parties do it" is irritating and out of place at best. Rachel Maddow has Dan Rather a lot and I wish she didn't. He sits there with that all knowing look and speaks 1960's talk. Jim Lehrer is just irrelevant and too old to carry on as we all saw at the first debate and Tom Brokaw is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Whatever Brokaw says, if you listen carefully, is tilted to the right. Please, please, please, let those three and George "irrelevant" Will just go in silence!

PatrickS

(294 posts)
13. I agree
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 02:25 PM
Nov 2012

George is being ridiculed by people leaving comments

"Everyone notice that George Wuss was MIA from This Week today?

Ran his mouth about Romney landslides, but not man enough to own being dead wrong on ABC."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-will-republicans-must-start-over-again/2012/11/09/d7c81db0-29e8-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_story.html

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