Comments on: Pokery Presidential PoliticsProp-betting for a better future

By: DanM

DanM — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:13:39 +0000

Great article about the Web 2.0 nature of this election year:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/business/media/03media.html?th&emc=th

By: DanM

DanM — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:35:41 +0000

I just learned that Barack Obama and Dick Cheney are 8th cousins.

http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2007/10/obama_on_leno_some_new_materia.html#more

Yikes, that sort of nepotism makes me very uneasy.

By: California Jen

California Jen — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:06:48 +0000

I’m not saying that there is NO media bias, but if people really take a look at all of the media with open eyes and do a little investigative follow-up, they can see the truths. My point is that people who use the all-encompassing term “liberal bias in the press” really aren’t looking at the big picture.

By: DanM

DanM — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:48:36 +0000

Jen, my mom greatly disagrees with you/me/the rest of the country/world. She sent me an email:

Sorry, but I will not feel good if Obama wins. I TOTALLY disagree with man who wants us to “share” what your father has worked so hard for.

[Inaccurate tax info about family finances redacted.]

Also, just a sidenote, I really don’t think you should have made such a lengthy stand on Pokerati. A sentence or two is okay, but all that other stuff, was just a waste of time and very boring.

Now what I am really hoping is that you made your bet but will cast your vote for McCain

Love Mom

Mom, ouch! Well I think your blog is boring, so there!

***some non-existent media bias in the press***

I’d be careful with that comment Jen. The bias is definitely there … if anything, I think the media is doing a make-up call for buying so much Bush BS hook, line, and stinker.

By: California Jen

California Jen — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:34:05 +0000

So refreshing to see a post that is so detailed and thorough… To see some of your thought process that led to your presidential pick is educational, and I hope that others would put the same process into play when making big decisions.

Donkey Bomber, I think this is exactly what people need to see, not because of some non-existent media bias in the press, but because a decision to pick the president should be based on as much info as a person can possibly absorb.

Go Obama! (And thanks, Dan, for the post.)

By: Kevin Mathers

Kevin Mathers — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:24:33 +0000

They couldn’t find an awards ceremony in the US to make those comments?

By: DanM

DanM — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:27:57 +0000

Don’t go dissing the Dixie Chicks. The willingness of these Dallas girls to speak their minds no matter how unpopular the opinion makes them real mavericks.

By: donkey bomber

donkey bomber — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:11:16 +0000

Dan. You are making the same mistake as the Dixie Chicks and other Hollywood idiots thinking that people are interested in what you think about politics. They are barely interested in your thoughts on poker.unfortunately for the US you are one of the better informed voters who is unable to digest the info in order to come up with the right answer. Also unfortunately you are another example of the liberal bias in the press. Also unfortunately I’m going to lose my bet. No big deal. The way I’m running obama wii have to redistribute it back to me.