September 8, 2012

Jimmy Fallon’s “Romney and Bain”

September 8, 2012 Trish

I almost like this one better than the original — especially the part about 2016!

The Convention Indentation

September 8, 2012September 7, 2012 Buck Banks

Mitt Romney must be down in the dumps.
Even with Paul Ryan, his numbers slumped.
“It just wasn’t fair,”
He told Clint Eastwood’s chair —
“I didn’t get even a baby convention bump!”

Day: September 8, 2012

Jimmy Fallon’s “Romney and Bain”

The Convention Indentation

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%

5:1

Ratio of people answering “Yes” to the Romney campaign’s promoted hashtag (i.e., ad campaign) on Twitter, #AreYouBetterOff. The hashtag was promoted during the Democratic convention, and received 5,637 “yes” answers and examples, and 1,121 “no” responses.