Big correction when all us oldies die off. You're welcome
- Canada Cup

Not really.

We are about to experience the greatest inter-generational wealth transfer in the history of our little planet.

Torontonians need to grasp that we aren't competing with Cleveland and Manchester - we are competing with New York and London and Tokyo.

The desirability of those cities means that most in the middle class simply won't be able to afford their own fully detached home with backyard and 2-car garage.

On a related note, a couple of years ago a friend was telling me she watched a movie that re-examines the legacy of Robert Moses. It poses the idea that if it wasn't for Moses' grand building projects (affordable housing), New York today would be screwed, because you wouldn't have anyone to work the service jobs.

I wish I could remember what the name of the movie was - I've been searching for months.

From this morning (forgot I had written this out)

Bill Barr, Attorney General of the United States, talking about mail in ballots

"There's no more secret vote, there's no secret vote," Barr said. "Your name is associated with a particular ballot. The government and the people involved can find out and know how you voted. And it opens up the door to coercion."

Last I checked Zucker doesn't hold an official position in any government. Sounds like a guy hyping his network and not the chief law enforcement person in the country lying to the public about the political process in order to directly benefit one party over another.
- Canada Cup

TDS

Grabs a bag of Smarties....

From this morning (forgot I had written this out)

Bill Barr, Attorney General of the United States, talking about mail in ballots

"There's no more secret vote, there's no secret vote," Barr said. "Your name is associated with a particular ballot. The government and the people involved can find out and know how you voted. And it opens up the door to coercion."

Last I checked Zucker doesn't hold an official position in any government. Sounds like a guy hyping his network and not the chief law enforcement person in the country lying to the public about the political process in order to directly benefit one party over another.
- Canada Cup

in the us., there is a signature verification process for mail-in voting. so, i'm not so certain that barr's statement is entirely without merit.

regardless, to protect the integrity of an election, mail in voting should be kept to a minimum for various reasons. the vast majority of voting should take place in-person.

cnn is a dominate political news source in the usa and clearly favors one candiate/party over another. so yes, they can and do influence how people vote. and zucker knows that his network has a ton of influence. zucker's quote is to michael cohen from when he still worked with trump. he was trying to blackmail trump with that threat. and this isn't a pro-trump comment. it's just means there are terrible players entrenched everywhere in the u.s. political system.

this really relates to a broader issue of people only wanting to consume news that they like to hear. individuals need to change there behavior to prevent nonsense like this.

I bought my house when I was 20. Dumb lucked my way into it. Best thing I ever did because I’m 31 now and no way I could afford the area at the prices the houses are going for now.

Awesome for you, for sure

So ridiculous in general though
- TheMussel

- Atomic Wedgie

in the us., there is a signature verification process for mail-in voting. so, i'm not so certain that barr's statement is entirely without merit.

regardless, to protect the integrity of an election, mail in voting should be kept to a minimum for various reasons. the vast majority of voting should take place in-person.

cnn is a dominate political news source in the usa and clearly favors one candiate/party over another. so yes, they can and do influence how people vote. and zucker knows that his network has a ton of influence. zucker's quote is to michael cohen from when he still worked with trump. he was trying to blackmail trump with that threat. and this isn't a pro-trump comment. it's just means there are terrible players entrenched everywhere in the u.s. political system.

this really relates to a broader issue of people only wanting to consume news that they like to hear. individuals need to change there behavior to prevent nonsense like this.
- Tumbleweed

Ballots either come in a second envelope, separate from anything that could identify the voter or they are validated and then sent into a public counting room. The only thing different between this election and all the other elections where mail-in ballots have been used in the past is that so many more people will be using them and that, in most swing states, Democrats are requesting them at much higher numbers than Republicans.

If there was a concern, it would seem that someone would take steps try to solve the problem instead of scaring people into helping Trump.

As it relates to slavish devotion to the media, I agree that the world needs way more thinking. I'm sure that's true of many CNN viewers but I worry that the majority of science deniers who endanger themselves and others probably get their news somewhere else. I haven't studied this so it is just a pre-conceived hunch.

On a completely unrelated note, if you have a subscription to the Athletic, check out the article about when Maradona was paid 40,000 in 1996 to play a game for the Toronto Italia at Birchmount Stadium.

I'm kind of disappointed in myself that I have no recollection of this. I'm not a big soccer fan at all, but still...

On a completely unrelated note, if you have a subscription to the Athletic, check out the article about when Maradona was paid 40,000 in 1996 to play a game for the Toronto Italia at Birchmount Stadium.

I'm kind of disappointed in myself that I have no recollection of this. I'm not a big soccer fan at all, but still...
- Atomic Wedgie

Also on a completely unrelated note... Jays gave up 10 runs in an inning on Friday?

Wow

Also on a completely unrelated note... Jays gave up 10 runs in an inning on Friday?

Wow
- TheMussel

Ya that was nuts. I was watching th e raps game check tsn to see how the jays were doing and saw it was 18-1 Mets.

Also on a completely unrelated note... Jays gave up 10 runs in an inning on Friday?

Wow
- TheMussel

Yes the Mets slaughtered the Jays 18 - 1 in that game. And in the three game series Mets outscored the Jays 23-11. Jays should be ashamed, they only won two out of three games.

Ballots either come in a second envelope, separate from anything that could identify the voter or they are validated and then sent into a public counting room. The only thing different between this election and all the other elections where mail-in ballots have been used in the past is that so many more people will be using them and that, in most swing states, Democrats are requesting them at much higher numbers than Republicans.

If there was a concern, it would seem that someone would take steps try to solve the problem instead of scaring people into helping Trump.

As it relates to slavish devotion to the media, I agree that the world needs way more thinking. I'm sure that's true of many CNN viewers but I worry that the majority of science deniers who endanger themselves and others probably get their news somewhere else. I haven't studied this so it is just a pre-conceived hunch.
- Canada Cup

each state is responsible for counting their own votes. i don't believe there are many mandatory procedures that need to be in-places. states don't generally like be told how to do things.

adding steps in the voting process opens it up for more fraud.

with the extreme political division in the u.s. - the integrity of this election is extremely important.

in-person voting is far more secure (but far from risk-free) than mail-in voting. precautions can be taken to limit covid risks at the ballot boxes. the push to move to mail-in voting will cause more problems than it solves.

Grabs a bag of Smarties....
- Fakepartofme

or MnMs

each state is responsible for counting their own votes. i don't believe there are many mandatory procedures that need to be in-places. states don't generally like be told how to do things.

adding steps in the voting process opens it up for more fraud.

with the extreme political division in the u.s. - the integrity of this election is extremely important.

in-person voting is far more secure (but far from risk-free) than mail-in voting. precautions can be taken to limit covid risks at the ballot boxes. the push to move to mail-in voting will cause more problems than it solves.
- Tumbleweed

Anyone thinks that mail-in voting or voting without obligatory photo Id is a good idea is obviously not too worried about an honest voting process

Anyone thinks that mail-in voting or voting without obligatory photo Id is a good idea is obviously not too worried about an honest voting process
- MaximusAurelius

Let's hope it is.

Anyone thinks that mail-in voting or voting without obligatory photo Id is a good idea is obviously not too worried about an honest voting process
- MaximusAurelius

Or on the flipside of the coin, they're concerned about disenfranchisement

I (frank)ed my covid book club girl in the butt. Go Leafs Go.

I (frank)ed my covid book club girl in the butt. Go Leafs Go.
- Zezel

you morally bankrupt son of a female dog, that's like getting an pre-emptive abortion you baby killer

Or on the flipside of the coin, they're concerned about disenfranchisement
- TheMussel

are you implying that the democrat base is too lazy to get out and vote? in what is apparently the worst set of circumstances in the world?

are you implying that the democratic base is too lazy to get out and vote? in what is apparently the worst set of circumstances in the world?
- drexel

i am not

also fixed this for you pal

On a completely unrelated note, if you have a subscription to the Athletic, check out the article about when Maradona was paid 40,000 in 1996 to play a game for the Toronto Italia at Birchmount Stadium.

I'm kind of disappointed in myself that I have no recollection of this. I'm not a big soccer fan at all, but still...
- Atomic Wedgie

One of my "just missed it claims" is that. I moved to Toronto in 97' after school and hooked up with a local soccer team. The manager of the team was somehow a distant relative of DM's and had hosted him in 96' ...and of course a bunch of the guys on my team had memories of drinking beers and kicking the ball with DM.

DM's brother Raul played in Toronto for a few years in the late 90's too.

Day late ...dollar short.

I (frank)ed my covid book club girl in the butt. Go Leafs Go.
- Zezel

Can I assume you are hoping for an early Raptors playoff elimination next year?

each state is responsible for counting their own votes. i don't believe there are many mandatory procedures that need to be in-places. states don't generally like be told how to do things.

adding steps in the voting process opens it up for more fraud.

with the extreme political division in the u.s. - the integrity of this election is extremely important.

in-person voting is far more secure (but far from risk-free) than mail-in voting. precautions can be taken to limit covid risks at the ballot boxes. the push to move to mail-in voting will cause more problems than it solves.
- Tumbleweed

Yes, states are responsible for the voting process and they are doing what they can during a pandemic to give their citizens options to vote safely. The candidate who is behind in the polls is simply trying to limit voting by those who will vote against them and if that doesn’t work to throw the legitimacy of the election into question. Neither he nor Barr give a poop about the impact on the democratic process. Trump’s big election fraud commission fizzled out and there is no evidence of fraud from mail in voting. Don’t believe, checkout what a Republican election lawyer says, .0025% from the last two election in a study of three states.

If we’re talking dangers, the biggest one is the pandemic and instead of making it easier you see the Republican Governor of Georgia closing voting stations in predominantly black neighborhoods.

https://www.washingtonpos...ht%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

Yes, states are responsible for the voting process and they are doing what they can during a pandemic to give their citizens options to vote safely. The candidate who is behind in the polls is simply trying to limit voting by those who will vote against them and if that doesn’t work to throw the legitimacy of the election into question. Neither he nor Barr give a poop about the impact on the democratic process. Trump’s big election fraud commission fizzled out and there is no evidence of fraud from mail in voting. Don’t believe, checkout what a Republican election lawyer says, .0025% from the last two election in a study of three states.

If we’re talking dangers, the biggest one is the pandemic and instead of making it easier you see the Republican Governor of Georgia closing voting stations in predominantly black neighborhoods.
- Canada Cup

so covid can tell the difference between a riot and a socially distanced lineup? cool.