Nice Super Bowl LIV seats you got there

03 Monday Feb 2020

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri Governor

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Florida, governor, Kansas City Chiefs, Mike Parson, missouri, Super Bowl LIV, Teresa Parson

Yesterday, in Florida:

Governor Mike Parson @GovParsonMO
Help us cheer the @Chiefs to victory! #SBLIV #ChiefsKingdom
[….]
8:52 PM · Feb 2, 2020

Not Tweeting from the nosebleed section, eh?

Before the game:

Governor and First Lady Parson to Attend Super Bowl LIV in Miami Gardens, Florida
January 30, 2020

Jefferson City On Sunday, February 2, 2020, Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson will travel to Miami Gardens, Florida, to watch the Kansas City Chiefs compete against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV.
Sunday’s game will mark the Chiefs’ first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years. The Chiefs last appeared in the Super Bowl in 1970, defeating the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. This remains the team’s only Super Bowl title in franchise history.
“Teresa and I are thrilled to attend the Super Bowl not just as Governor and First Lady of Missouri, but as avid Kansas City Chiefs fans. We have been long-time season ticket holders and can’t wait to see our team compete for the Super Bowl championship,” Governor Parson said. “Over the past 50 years, the Chiefs have inspired millions throughout Kansas City and the state of Missouri. They have made us proud, and it’s their time to bring home the title. I’m predicting a 31-21 win. Let’s go Chiefs!”
Governor Parson and First Lady Parson will have the chance to meet California Governor Gavin Newsom, who will also be attending the Super Bowl. To represent the Show-Me State, a basket of Buy Missouri items will be presented to Governor Newsom, as well as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as a courtesy for hosting the Super Bowl.
Governor Parson and First Lady Parson purchased their own Super Bowl tickets. Aside from required standard security, there will be no cost to state taxpayers.

“…Governor Parson and First Lady Parson purchased their own Super Bowl tickets…”

So, what did those nice seats run you?

Governor Mike Parson (r) and Missouri First Lady Teresa Parson [2018 file photo].

Putin’s “useful idiot”

10 Saturday Nov 2018

Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist, social media

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count the ballots, Donald Trump, election, Florida, Resist, Russia, social media, Twitter

Protesting Donald Trump (r) on the evening of November 8th, in the falling snow, at a demonstration with several hundred in attendance in front of the U.S. Courthouse in downtown Kansas City, Missouri:

“Россия” (Russia) – a variant of the Russian presidential flag – Kansas City, Missouri – November 8, 2018.

The flag of the United States is below it, in the configuration indicating distress.

This afternoon, via Twitter:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Trying to STEAL two big elections in Florida! We are watching closely!
1:09 PM – 10 Nov 2018

Yep, he’s a useful idiot.

Previously:

Back to the streets – Kansas City, Missouri – November 8, 2018 (November 8, 2019)

Dumber than a cinder block… (November 10, 2018)

Dumber than a cinder block…

10 Saturday Nov 2018

Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist, social media

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Arizona, count the votes, Donald Trump, election, Florida, Resist, sicial media, Twitter

…and twice as dense.

That’s you, too, if you buy into it.

Yesterday, via Twitter:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Just out — in Arizona, SIGNATURES DON’T MATCH. Electoral corruption – Call for a new Election? We must protect our Democracy!
2:33 PM – 9 Nov 2018

One of the responses:

Signatures not matching does not equal corruption or fraud. Everyone’s signature varies somewhat, and if one signature is on paper and the other is on a device, there can be a lot of variance, especially if the person doesn’t sign on devices often.

Read the sequence. This is all about counting the votes that have been cast in this election. For those of you who have difficulty with reading comprehension and facts (The Faux News Channel, for instance), read this slowly and out loud, that might help you understand it.

1. When voter turnout is higher than expected it takes longer to count the votes because of the volume of ballots which have to be processed.

2. States which have voting by mail have a very high volume. It takes a longer time to count and certify those results due to the very high volume.

3. News media does not count the votes, local election authorities do.

4. Media usually reports on the votes that have been counted, as long as their attention holds. They rarely report on the certified results.

5. Election races are “called” by the media when they believe that the outcome will not be changed by the ballots remaining which have yet to be counted. This is not a certified election result. It’s a bauble for people with short attention spans.

6. Elections are certified by election authorities when all of the votes have been counted.

7. Sometimes, when elections are really close, the media will not “call” the election until it has been certified. Sometimes media makes a mistake and “calls” the election anyway because math is hard for some people.

8. If, at any point, the number of ballots which have not been counted is greater than the reported margin between two candidates, then any media “call” of the race is worthless. That’s how math works.

Thus endeth the lesson.