Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Hillary Clinton's Sense of Humor

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If Hillary is trying to liven up her image in LA, she's doing pretty well. Holds her own hamming it up in the photo booth with Juatin Timberlake and Jessica Biel. Funny.


New Tesla Now Fastest Production Car in the World

Here And I thought my Volt was fast! New Tesla Model S P100D goes 0-60 in 2.9 SECONDS!

My childhood mentor friend Dick Dyer, who raced motorcycles in his Pantera, would be fired up. "Trick!" he would say.

"I think this is going to send a great message to the public that sustainable transport is the future," CEO Elon Musk said.

Remember the battery pack is just sitting there with all that voltage just available. The switch of the accelerator is the only impediment to unleashing full speed.

Combustion engines have to burn gas and compress chambers where pistons increasingly begin to pump faster (and spit out pollution and fuck up our climate and lungs among other bad things) to get up to speed. 

Hmm, any option seem superior? See Musk's quote again.


Monday, August 8, 2016

Monday Morning News: Fresh batch of Republicans defect to Clinton - POLITICO

Monday morning's news.

Fresh batch of Republicans defect to Clinton - POLITICO  

"“Our nation faces a unique set of challenges that require steady and experienced leadership. That is why today I am personally supporting Hillary Clinton,” Lezlee Westine, who served as the White House’s director of public liaison and deputy assistant to the president in the Bush administration, said in a statement to The Washington Post."

"Former New Hampshire Sen. Gordon Humphrey said he would cast his ballot for Clinton if she were “neck and neck” with Trump in his state. But Trump, he said, is a “defective nominee” who is “deranged” and whose “psyche is sick,” and the Republican National Committee should replace him as the nominee."

Last week's news.

http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36962942

https://news.google.com/news/ampviewer?caurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmobile.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F08%2F09%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fnational-security-gop-donald-trump.amp.html#pt0-185720https://news.google.com/news/ampviewer?caurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmobile.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F08%2F09%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fnational-security-gop-donald-trump.amp.html#pt0-185720

Republicans not voting for Mr Trump

  • Barbara Bush, former first lady
  • Jeb Bush, former Florida governor, 2016 presidential candidate
  • William Cohen, former secretary of defence
  • Jeff Flake, Arizona senator
  • Lindsey Graham, South Carolina senator, 2016 presidential candidate
  • Larry Hogan, Maryland governor
  • John Kasich, Ohio governor, 2016 presidential candidate
  • Mark Kirk, Illinois senator
  • Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor, 2012 Republican presidential nominee
  • Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida congresswoman
  • Ben Sasse, Nebraska senator 
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/06/25/george-will-donald-trump-republican-party/

Republicans voting for Mrs Clinton

  • Richard Armitage, former deputy secretary of state
  • Hank Paulson, former treasury secretary
  • Brent Scowcroft, former national security adviser
  • Richard Hanna, New York congressman
  • Meg Whitman, party donor and fundraiser 
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MEG WHITMAN'S FULL STATEMENT ON SUPPORTING CLINTON 

As a proud Republican, casting my vote for President has usually been a simple matter. This year is different. To vote Republican out of party loyalty alone would be to endorse a candidacy that I believe has exploited anger, grievance, xenophobia and racial division. Donald Trump’s demagoguery has undermined the fabric of our national character.
Trump’s reckless and uninformed positions on critical issues – from immigration to our economy to foreign policy – have made it abundantly clear that he lacks both the policy depth and sound judgment required as President. Trump’s unsteady hand would endanger our prosperity and national security. His authoritarian character could threaten much more.
Therefore, I have decided to support Hillary Rodham Clinton. It is clear to me that Secretary Clinton’s temperament, global experience and commitment to America’s bedrock national values make her the far better choice in 2016 for President of the United States. In a tumultuous world, America needs the kind of stable and aspirational leadership Secretary Clinton can provide.
I urge all Republicans to reject Donald Trump this November.