February 22, 2017 Open Thread

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1. El Somnambulo says:

   February 22, 2017 at 7:38 am

   When I first read the hed on the News Journal e-front page:

   “600 Former DuPonters Kept From Leaving Delaware”,

   I envisioned state cops pulling over fleeing ex-DuPonters at the state border.

   The hed in the paper reads “Group Saves 600 DuPonters From Leaving Delaware”, which is a terrible hed. (1) Did the 600 need saving? and (2) Did this ‘group’ really save 600 jobs, or is it just claiming credit for it, right about the time of the JFC hearings?

   For the record, the News Journal published as fact the assertions that Michael Bowman made before the Joint Finance Committee:

   “JFC members did not ask Bowman any questions after his presentation.”

   God, I miss editors.

2. john kowalko says:

   February 22, 2017 at 10:05 am

   “or is it just claiming credit for it, right about the time of the JFC hearings?”——- That’s the fact jack. Also let’s not forget that father DuPont layed-off 1700 research scientists in that one fell swoop. Not unusual for some of those highly educated and trained individuals to be able to find work in Delaware. Let’s also not forget that many of these displaced workers are now in those “precariously placed” start-ups that do not enjoy a healthy survival rate.

   Representative John Kowalko

3. RE Vanella says:

   February 22, 2017 at 1:44 pm

   This is worth the time.

   https://medium.com/@DaleBeran/4chan-the-skeleton-key-to-the-rise-of-trump-624e7cb798cb#.kiuyprf0p

4. Alby says:

   February 22, 2017 at 2:47 pm

   @REV: Thanks for that article. Explains a lot of things I only sort of knew about.