Random Notes from a Crank

I haven't watched Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's show on Hulu. In fact, I didn't know he had a show. But here's a clip from the show where he tackles political correctness, trigger warnings, and other issues at the University of New Hampshire. If you're interested, check out "Watch Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Slam Politically Correct Youth Voters." It's like he's channeling George Carlin but has taken it up a notch. 

Well, Trump and Sanders won the New Hampshire primaries. It sounds like the GOP establishment is worried because Trump and Cruz are doing well. However, if you take the percentages Kasich, Bush, and Rubio garnered in NH, that number would rival Trump's percentage. I doubt Kasich will do well in South Carolina because he's not nasty enough. SC is used to Lee Atwater style campaigning. And apparently South Carolinians love the Bushes. In that last debate Rubio looked like a stooge. If you're a Republican, you can't have a lot of confidence in Rubio right now. 

As for the Democrats, Sanders kicked Clinton's ass, especially among young people and people of more modest means. People have dismissed Sanders for quite a while, so we'll see what happens in Nevada and South Carolina. The article I was reading last night noted that there hasn't been a poll done in those states for a good while, possibly before the Iowa caucus. 

"The Reckoning" by Bill McKibben

I thought I'd share Bill McKibben's article about climate change in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. 

He works the reader through three important numbers that connect directly the present state and the future viability of our planet and then talks about the economic impact/impasse of it all. 

I give kudos to Germany for its efforts, which is detailed in one paragraph, but most of the article coheres with my own anger and frustration with the actors in this global reckoning. 

The title of the print version of the article is "The Reckoning," but online it's "Global Warming's Terrifying New Math." 

Also, here's 350's website if you're interested.