October 11, 2012
— andy Here's a roundup of the morning's headlines on the jobless claim figures released by BLS today.
CNN: Jobless claims fall to four-year low
CBS: Jobless claims fall to lowest level since '08
Reuters: Jobless claims fall to lowest in four and a half years
Bloomberg: Jobless Claims in U.S. Fall to Four-Year Low
Chicago Tribune: New jobless claims plunge to 4 1/2-year low
And on, and on. Break out the bubbly and the top hats and tails; happy days are here again.
Oh, wait! Those rightwing nutjobs at Faux News noticed something in the details of the report that makes the gold in them thar hills look a little more like iron pyrite.
STRANGE: Jobless Claims Sank to 339,000 in Latest Week, Though Data Didn't Include One Large State
Well now. A large drop when comparing apples and oranges is pretty meaningless, isn't it? So where were all those other guys in noting that the data is bad and the real change from prior ... oh, right.
I'd bet everything I own and then some that those headlines would've been markedly different if, say, a Republican was in the White House.
And anybody notice a missing word up there? What the hell happened to "unexpectedly"? This was so huge a change from the expectations of a 2,000 claim drop that you'd think they'd be blaring this in all the headl ... what? that doesn't help the President? ... oh, right.
Now, I'm not saying that BLS is cooking the books. But is there a reason to release this incomplete data without putting a gigantic asterisk by it to help the meticulously objective lapdog media not leap to the wrong conclusion about it?
Well, I can think of one. And only one.
But don't fret, the correction to those ever-so-helpful headlines will appear on page A26.
Score another victory for Jack Welch.
The Obama campaign and its supporters, including bigwigs like David Axelrod and Robert Gibbs, along with several cable TV anchors, would like you to believe that BLS data are handled like the gold in Fort Knox, with gun-carrying guards watching their every move, and highly trained, white-gloved super-agents counting and recounting hourly....
Bottom line: To suggest that the input to the BLS data-collection system is precise and bias-free is—well, let's just say, overstated.
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Posted by: Barack Hussein at October 11, 2012 07:34 AM (/YJYi)
Posted by: Corky the Retard at October 11, 2012 07:34 AM (6dPvK)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 11, 2012 07:35 AM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Penfold at October 11, 2012 07:35 AM (1PeEC)
Posted by: Natasha at October 11, 2012 07:35 AM (pyYXJ)
Posted by: Hello, it's just me Donna at October 11, 2012 07:36 AM (9+ccr)
http://tinyurl.com/8l7vpl4
If true Gallop has lost all cred....
Posted by: AmericanDawg at October 11, 2012 07:36 AM (COr7y)
>>But is there a reason to release this incomplete data without putting a gigantic asterisk by it to help the meticulously objective lapdog media not leap to the wrong conclusion about it?<<
Oh! Oh! I know the answer to this one!!1!!
Posted by: Joe Biden at October 11, 2012 07:36 AM (xvtYZ)
Posted by: soothsayer at October 11, 2012 07:36 AM (Nyn5K)
Posted by: Debbie WS at October 11, 2012 07:37 AM (w+4Xb)
Posted by: Honey Badger at October 11, 2012 07:37 AM (GvYeG)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 11, 2012 07:37 AM (lOmbq)
Posted by: Honey Badger at October 11, 2012 11:37 AM (GvYeG)
But Rasmussen. What the hell happened there?
Posted by: Hello, it's just me Donna at October 11, 2012 07:38 AM (9+ccr)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 11, 2012 07:38 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 11, 2012 07:38 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: IC at October 11, 2012 07:38 AM (a0IVu)
Posted by: Adolf at October 11, 2012 07:38 AM (7SDtn)
It does disturb me just a little that the BLS would run with numbers it knows are wrong.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 11, 2012 07:39 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 11, 2012 07:40 AM (lOmbq)
Posted by: Honey Badger at October 11, 2012 11:37 AM (GvYeG)
Game over for Romney man, game over.
Posted by: Greg *Removes Cock From Mouth* at October 11, 2012 07:40 AM (/YJYi)
Posted by: Will Never Vote For a dhimmocrat at October 11, 2012 07:40 AM (kXoT0)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 11, 2012 11:40 AM (lOmbq)
Makes sense..
Posted by: Hello, it's just me Donna at October 11, 2012 07:41 AM (9+ccr)
Liberals, despite their protestations to the contrary, are not long-term thinkers. It's all about retaining power.
Man, I can't wait until the United States becomes multiple countries. Let liberals lie to each other and not to us.
Posted by: BS Inc. at October 11, 2012 07:41 AM (P2Ufm)
CNBC was all over these bogus numbers this morning and said nobody should rely on them for anything. Next week's numbers should be better.
The stock market is NOT up on these numbers, there are a lot of other things going on, most notably a signal from the EU that the Basel III rules may be delayed for a year and a couple of strong IPOs, plus a lot of buying on yesterday's dip.
Posted by: rockmom at October 11, 2012 07:41 AM (qE3AR)
Posted by: dfbaskwill at October 11, 2012 07:42 AM (71LDo)
Posted by: Vic at October 11, 2012 07:43 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Dang© at October 11, 2012 07:44 AM (R18D0)
Is LAUGHINGSTOCK all one word?
Posted by: joanne still likes Trey Gowdys hair and tude at October 11, 2012 07:44 AM (VNFBf)
Dan Somethingorother from the WSJ was just on FBN. They were discussing the jobless claim data that came out today and the lack of "one big state" that didn't report.
He said, "NY and CA numbers were included."
Could it really be Illinois that didn't report?! Holy shit!
Posted by: Tami at October 11, 2012 07:44 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Hello, it's just me Donna at October 11, 2012 11:38 AM (9+ccr)
It went from D+3 to D+5
Posted by: buzzion - Free Kratos at October 11, 2012 07:46 AM (GULKT)
Posted by: Vic at October 11, 2012 07:46 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 11, 2012 07:47 AM (lZBBB)
It's just so unfair how Faux News makes all those other news outlets rush their good-news-for-Obama stories out without reading the details, and then smacks them upside the head with them later.
Isn't that against the law? If not, I think Obama should issue an executive order requiring Faux News to do the same half-assed lickspittle job of reporting as everyone else!
Posted by: sherlock at October 11, 2012 07:47 AM (BaQuW)
Posted by: cajun carrot at October 11, 2012 07:47 AM (UZQM8)
Posted by: t-bird at October 11, 2012 07:48 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: jeannebodine at October 11, 2012 07:48 AM (48+2q)
Posted by: Dave in Texas at October 11, 2012 07:48 AM (Jm7mj)
Posted by: t-bird at October 11, 2012 07:49 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 11, 2012 07:49 AM (P7hip)
I read both the articles in the link...looking for "which State" it was that was left out...
Didn't say.
Why wouldn't they mention which State?
Posted by: wheatie at October 11, 2012 07:49 AM (l5RhJ)
Posted by: jb at October 11, 2012 07:51 AM (wALu2)
Posted by: Will Never Vote For a dhimmocrat at October 11, 2012 07:51 AM (kXoT0)
Posted by: President Eye Candy at October 11, 2012 07:51 AM (/ZZCn)
Amazing...the Labor Department admitted that there WAS A LARGE STATE missing from the numbers....LOL!!!..I am sure next week it will be revised when the numbers creep back to 360,000 to 375,000 with a Noted revision the week before was adjusted upward by 30,000 due to one LARGE STATE not reporting their numbers! Of course that will not be a headline.
First every state KNOWS THE DEADLINE and if a State is missing...hold the report a day until the information comes? BUT NO we want the headline....LOL!! Folks people see this as being fake.
HAS ANYONE SEEN AN UPTICK in the polls for Obama since Fridays creation of 800,000 jobs? Remember that headline? Which was a much bigger deal? This is a headling most people do not even pay attention to...but the minute you find ONE LARGE STATE MISSING...boom it becomes political! Sorry if 800,000 (part-time) jobs being created does not move the dial for Obama this will do nothing. It is a joke and a disgrace!
Over at Drudge he already has the Headline....One Large State Missing from BLS numbers today!
Sorry BLS you can give a 5 minute high but it is already gone! I would bet money either California, New York or Illinois(CHICAGO THUG CENTRAL) just happened to miss the deadline. I would bet their numbers would have put the real count over 370,000 and they did not want that to steal the NO THUNDER from his phony jobs report on Friday!
I hope Biden says that to Ryan...Oh Joe by the way? Which state did not make THE KNOWN WEEKLY DEADLINE FOR THE PAST DECADES to get their numbers in? Do you think the number would be higher? Bam Biden destroyed!
Oh....Newsmax/Zogby Poll from Ohio out today a hour ago....Obama lead is down to 1 point.....45/44....he is down across the board....the same poll had Obama up by 9 points before the debate....He is down to 1 and this poll was done the 8-10 of Oct....And Guess what NO DEM SAMPLE PLUS 11 like NBC tried to BS today...even NBC noted their bias sample...how pathetic! NBC should as should Rasmussen announce how they have increased their female sample by 2-4 percent. Zogby has pretty good breakdown for Ohio in sample and used over 848 Likely Voters...but it shows why anything from NBC is just trash!
Yes ladies and gentlemen...Ras is using a PLUS 3 DEM SAMPLE in its national poll...NOT PLUS R anything....even though they show Rs with 4 point adv in numbers. Ras is using the historical Dem Adv....and he has increased his female sample 2-3 percent from 2008....THAT IS WHY RASMUSSEN has the race tied. Scott is playing with numbers as well including not using his own partisan breakdown and instead using historical...totally discounting the R adv in his own registration numbers and he has disaproportionally increased females over males by 2-3 percent. Not sure where he is getting this....but there is no way the electorate will be 55/45 or 54/46 like he is using female/male. Keep that in mind when you see anything from Ras...I hope Scott man's up and stops playing....Even Unskewed Polls is wondering about Ras.....Why would Ras poll registrations where he has Plus 4 Repub but then turn around and use Plus 3 Dem Sample? Maybe he should not poll then since he only cares about historical numbers?
Posted by: bluerose75 at October 11, 2012 07:52 AM (HDcKc)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 11, 2012 07:53 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Hello, it's just me Donna at October 11, 2012 07:53 AM (9+ccr)
Posted by: cajun carrot at October 11, 2012 07:55 AM (UZQM8)
He's a registered as a super delegate for the Dems
and of course attends their conventions...
Posted by: AmericanDawg at October 11, 2012 07:55 AM (COr7y)
Posted by: willow at October 11, 2012 07:56 AM (hX8cq)
Posted by: Tommy V at October 11, 2012 07:57 AM (ZYlKz)
Posted by: t-bird at October 11, 2012 07:57 AM (FcR7P)
Its missing New York, EXTENDED benefits.... trying to find last weeks new york number now...
Ammunition folks....
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 11, 2012 07:58 AM (lZBBB)
Posted by: cajun carrot at October 11, 2012 07:59 AM (UZQM8)
Posted by: Gregg at October 11, 2012 08:00 AM (VrVBw)
Tonight is our opportunity. Paul Ryan MUST address this media malfeasance in the debate while tens of millions of Americans are watching--there won't be a better opportunity to smack these LIES down. Address them on the same day they're released, and address them with truth, honesty, and merciless force. He must find a way to work this story into the conversation, and point out that someone is cooking the books, and that the media is carrying that water.
PAUL RYAN
CALL THIS OUT IN THE DEBATE
Posted by: aaa at October 11, 2012 08:00 AM (JFsQc)
Posted by: gmannyc at October 11, 2012 08:01 AM (b/iQ0)
Posted by: gmannyc at October 11, 2012 08:10 AM (b/iQ0)
You're going to have to clean out a lot of the slop that is infected EVERYWHERE in EVERY LEVEL of the federal government.
Posted by: Memories at October 11, 2012 08:10 AM (kRzco)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at October 11, 2012 08:11 AM (U+DUu)
Posted by: t-bird at October 11, 2012 08:12 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Bruce at October 11, 2012 08:12 AM (JI+T4)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 11, 2012 08:12 AM (wg4gm)
Posted by: Nash Rambler at October 11, 2012 08:20 AM (LZ7QO)
http://www.zerohedge.com/
-- Man, these guys are pulling out all the stops. Hoping if Romney is elected, that he'll empty this corrupt administration of every single Obama leftover POS. Every department. Every single useless propaganda spouting person. Sometimes think we'd be more informed by getting our news from Pravda. Imagine a Republican administration pulling this crap ?
Posted by: DaveinMinnesota at October 11, 2012 08:21 AM (nOLbs)
There is a lot of wisdom in children's stories and The Boy That Cried Wolf is coming to mind right now.
I also think that Romney's election and some selective vigorous prosecutions next spring will go a long way toward discouraging this kind of behavior in the future. Remember, these lib idiots thought they set themselves up for domination for 25 years+ when Obama was elected. The talk of "realignment" was on the lips of every lib in the press...until 2010.
Obama is like a vaccine for the body politic. We get pretty sick when we get vaccinated as kids only to forestall deadly illness later in life. America has to get a dose of socialism/fascism every generation or two to protect us from the full-on disease, a la Germany in the 1930s.
Wilson was probably our most fascist president, although Obama is giving him a run for his money.
The American people saw through the UE #. Hence, the libs going back to the well once more with this manipulation. The American people will see through it, too.
These fuckers are desperate now.
Be not afraid.
Posted by: trumpetdaddy at October 11, 2012 08:22 AM (dcoFe)
Posted by: tasker at October 11, 2012 08:31 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: tasker at October 11, 2012 08:32 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Iraqi Information Minister at October 11, 2012 08:33 AM (IgPFp)
Posted by: MrShad at October 11, 2012 08:33 AM (Xqfwb)
Posted by: IC at October 11, 2012 08:34 AM (a0IVu)
Posted by: izoneguy at October 11, 2012 08:35 AM (oKH8p)
Posted by: cajun carrot at October 11, 2012 08:35 AM (UZQM8)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 11, 2012 08:35 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 11, 2012 08:36 AM (oSFWF)
Posted by: Hello, it's just me Donna at October 11, 2012 08:37 AM (9+ccr)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 11, 2012 08:37 AM (oSFWF)
No, Doherty's mom apparently asked Romney to not use her son in his speeches. This woman was the mother of FSO Smith.
Posted by: Penfold at October 11, 2012 08:37 AM (1PeEC)
Posted by: Hopeless at October 11, 2012 08:38 AM (9Uq0z)
Posted by: runninrebel at October 11, 2012 11:33 AM (N/1Dm)
Just for starters.
Comcast Cable is laying off 1,000 people in California.
Posted by: YIKES! at October 11, 2012 08:38 AM (6v/Tu)
Posted by: cajun carrot at October 11, 2012 08:39 AM (UZQM8)
Posted by: Countrysquire at October 11, 2012 08:40 AM (1hLHC)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 11, 2012 08:42 AM (oSFWF)
Posted by: Vic at October 11, 2012 08:43 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Now with extra impact. at October 11, 2012 08:43 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Thunderb at October 11, 2012 08:43 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Wavy Gravy, at the mike at October 11, 2012 08:43 AM (1Y+hH)
The stock market is NOT up on these numbers, there are a lot of other things going on, most notably a signal from the EU that the Basel III rules may be delayed for a year and a couple of strong IPOs, plus a lot of buying on yesterday's dip.
Posted by: rockmom at October 11, 2012 11:41 AM (qE3AR)
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C'mon rockmom, you know better.
It's all about the headlines for Team Obama. The MSM gets to run the headlines and Team Obama gets to trumpet them at the debate tonight and for the next week.
Posted by: Wisrich at October 11, 2012 08:44 AM (hdpay)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 11, 2012 08:44 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Baraka O, currently an American at October 11, 2012 08:45 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Tom Hagan at October 11, 2012 08:45 AM (auPSv)
Posted by: soothsayer at October 11, 2012 08:46 AM (jUytm)
Posted by: Tom Hagan at October 11, 2012 12:45 PM (auPSv)
Are they besmirching again?
Posted by: jwest at October 11, 2012 08:46 AM (ZDsRL)
Posted by: Galos Gann at October 11, 2012 08:46 AM (T3KlW)
Posted by: t-bird at October 11, 2012 08:47 AM (FcR7P)
LIAR, LIAR, LIAR! Hey, that was easy...
4 1/2 years ago (APR 0
the rate was 5.0%; And 4 years ago (OCT 0
it was 6.1%. Source: BLS
Posted by: Ed at October 11, 2012 08:47 AM (7U7hA)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, VT at October 11, 2012 08:47 AM (48wze)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at October 11, 2012 08:48 AM (wtvvX)
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 11, 2012 08:48 AM (lTVJy)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Now with extra impact. at October 11, 2012 08:48 AM (VtjlW)
Do they include BLS in te manufacturing industry? They manufacture data, so that seems only fair.
Posted by: Invictus at October 11, 2012 08:49 AM (OQpzc)
Posted by: t-bird at October 11, 2012 08:50 AM (FcR7P)
So the missing State IS CA because they have an incomplete report.
Posted by: Vic at October 11, 2012 08:50 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: nip at October 11, 2012 08:51 AM (11Tdq)
Posted by: © Sponge at October 11, 2012 08:51 AM (UK9cE)
That would be a big state. I wonder if their "incomplete" report accounts for the 30K drop.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 11, 2012 08:51 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: lesbian seagull at October 11, 2012 08:52 AM (xXhWA)
Posted by: Vic at October 11, 2012 12:50 PM (YdQQY)
If an incomplete is ok for the President, surely it's ok for a state.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 11, 2012 08:52 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 11, 2012 08:53 AM (kzFo5)
Posted by: Ed at October 11, 2012 08:53 AM (7U7hA)
Posted by: Barak Obama at October 11, 2012 08:53 AM (xAtAj)
Posted by: Isaac Davis White at October 11, 2012 08:54 AM (Dll6b)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 11, 2012 08:54 AM (TMB3S)
Posted by: t-bird at October 11, 2012 08:54 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Buzzsaw90 at October 11, 2012 08:55 AM (SO2Q8)
It's projection, writ large. They've convinced themselves that this is the way it always works.
THIS.
It's why they steadfastly insist that, e.g., the Tea Party is astroturfed. Why? Because if it supported the Reds, it would have been astroturfed. (See the "Coffee Party.")
The possibility that a group of honest, patriotic, hard-working American taxpayers might individually draw a conclusion on their own (without the intercession of the SEIU, OFA, or CPUSA, but I repeat myself) doesn't occur to them. They'd sooner believe that Tea Party members had two heads.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at October 11, 2012 08:55 AM (U+DUu)
Once is happenstance.
Twice coincidence.
Three times is enemy action.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 11, 2012 08:55 AM (aisRU)
O/T
Megyn Kelly's luggage was lost, by Delta airlines, on her way to Kentucky yesterday...to cover the debate.
Shep Smith's were too.
In a tweet late yesterday...she said it 'will be like casual Friday' unless they find her bags.
I wonder if Delta has found their bags yet?
Posted by: wheatie at October 11, 2012 08:55 AM (l5RhJ)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Now with extra impact. at October 11, 2012 08:56 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Isaac Davis White at October 11, 2012 08:56 AM (Dll6b)
How many DINOs did they primary out again? 1 If we count Kos Kids pushing out Lieberman.
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at October 11, 2012 08:57 AM (xAtAj)
Posted by: Tom Hagan at October 11, 2012 08:58 AM (auPSv)
I'm sure the morons would chip in to send her something formal to wear. Oh and by formal I mean slutty.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at October 11, 2012 08:59 AM (tf9Ne)
We have too much government.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at October 11, 2012 08:59 AM (/kI1Q)
Posted by: Tami at October 11, 2012 09:00 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 11, 2012 09:01 AM (kzFo5)
Posted by: tasker at October 11, 2012 09:01 AM (r2PLg)
>>In a tweet late yesterday...she said it 'will be like casual Friday' unless they find her bags.
They don't sell clothes in Ky.?
Posted by: garrett at October 11, 2012 09:01 AM (mX8oo)
Riiiiight, because there's nowhere to purchase women's clothing in Lexington. Fucking coastal snobs.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at October 11, 2012 09:02 AM (/kI1Q)
The Left truly are The People of The Lie.
Posted by: ontherocks at October 11, 2012 09:02 AM (aZ6ew)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 11, 2012 09:02 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Tami at October 11, 2012 01:00 PM (X6akg)
@!$!#^%$^$%#@ !%$#@^%#$@%!$#@^%$&%$@%^
$#@!%$$^*I*(^(^ &&#$^%$@#%^$#%@$@!$#~!!!!!
Posted by: © Sponge at October 11, 2012 09:03 AM (UK9cE)
Posted by: Invictus at October 11, 2012 09:03 AM (OQpzc)
Posted by: tasker at October 11, 2012 09:03 AM (r2PLg)
Hey, if anyone still has an operable rage meter (mine is melted into a puddle) check out the link in my sig.
A woman claims she has 30 Obamaphones. Check out the video too, but I'll give you one piece of evidence they reported -- In Baltimore in 2008, there were 8,000 people getting Lifeline assistance. In 2011, the number is over 230,000.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 11, 2012 09:04 AM (ccXZP)
Posted by: t-bird at October 11, 2012 09:04 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: SurferDoc at October 11, 2012 09:04 AM (6H6FZ)
From the category of apples versus oranges comes the report from Gallup that my approval rate has bulged above 50% in the last few days. These numbers came after the debate and I know some of you are sceptical. It turns out that Gallup changed it's polling methodology last week, so as to accomodate my campaign.
It's amazing what one little lawsuit can accomplish.
http://tinyurl.com/c4yvam9
Posted by: President For Life Obama at October 11, 2012 09:04 AM (B5y+v)
We could have offered an estimate of what the complete number would have looked like by making some some sort of....projectionosity. That way you would have a useful trendable number.
But whaddaya think we are, a bunch of statisticians?
Posted by: BLS at October 11, 2012 09:05 AM (SO2Q8)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 11, 2012 09:06 AM (TMB3S)
Shep Smith's were too.
In a tweet late yesterday...she said it 'will be like casual Friday' unless they find her bags.
I wonder if Delta has found their bags yet?
Posted by: wheatie at October 11, 2012 12:55 PM (l5RhJ)
Gee. I wonder if that's a coincidence? Fox News personalities have their luggage lost. Heading to a VP debate where the Democrat is expected to get his ass handed to him on an arrow.
Luggage must've been handled by the old lady bus driver that wishes children of Romney supporters aborted.
Posted by: © Sponge at October 11, 2012 09:06 AM (UK9cE)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, VT at October 11, 2012 09:07 AM (48wze)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 11, 2012 09:08 AM (kzFo5)
157 Megan is on now....she's wearing clothes much to the dismay of many morons, I'm sure.
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160....They don't sell clothes in Ky.?
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161....Riiiiight, because there's nowhere to purchase women's clothing in Lexington. Fucking coastal snobs.
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Looks like someone went out and 'discovered' that there are clothing stores in Kentucky.
Heh.
Or maybe Delta found her bags.
Apparently Sheppie was the one who was the most upset.
He said something like...."There ain't no show without that bag".
Posted by: wheatie at October 11, 2012 09:09 AM (l5RhJ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 11, 2012 09:09 AM (oSFWF)
Awesome? Posted by: Nevergiveup
Um, no .
Try 'malicious stupidity.' Or 'incompetence bordering evil.'
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 11, 2012 09:09 AM (bCaR9)
The only way to bet those TSA creeps is don't carry anything on, and don't check any baggage. If you need stuff where you're going, mail it to the hotel ahead of time.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 11, 2012 09:09 AM (aisRU)
Megyn Kelly's luggage was lost, by Delta airlines, on her way to Kentucky yesterday...to cover the debate.
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I absolutely do not have Megyn's luggage. I am almost certainly not currently wearing her panties. No one can prove otherwise.
O/T thank god the 31 days is over
Posted by: Buzzsaw90 at October 11, 2012 09:09 AM (SO2Q8)
Posted by: Isaac Davis White at October 11, 2012 09:10 AM (Dll6b)
True story:
I was in an airport bathroom taking care of some unpleasant food in my stomach when my final call came. Final call was only broadcast in the gate, not the bathroom. I arrived at the 10 minute "doors locked" time and was denied boarding. I missed my flight. Next flight wasn't till the next day. I let the boarding crew know that I was unhappy and my being there with 10 minutes remaining should've allowed me to board as the ticket says "10 minutes prior."
The next day, I was there early, boarded my plane and was promptly delayed for 25 minutes because they were waiting on A PIECE OF LUGGAGE! I was denied boarding, but we'll hold EVERYONE UP 25 minutes for a fucking bag.
What's more important, Delta? The CUSTOMERS or ONE BAG.
I've never flown Delta since. And I used to travel a LOT back then.
Posted by: © Sponge at October 11, 2012 09:10 AM (UK9cE)
I think he meant "snow."
Also- here's hoping the bag stays lost, then.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 11, 2012 09:11 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 11, 2012 09:12 AM (kzFo5)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 11, 2012 01:04 PM (ccXZP)
They local guys on the radio where talking about that this morning. Apparently, Carlos Slim is the major profit maker from this shit.
Posted by: Invictus at October 11, 2012 09:12 AM (OQpzc)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 11, 2012 09:13 AM (oSFWF)
Posted by: Alec Leamas at October 11, 2012 09:13 AM (auPSv)
173...Gee. I wonder if that's a coincidence? Fox News personalities have their luggage lost.
Heading to a VP debate where the Democrat is expected to get his ass handed to him on an arrow.
I had the same thought, Sponge.
It's not that far, from NY to KY....so I would think that it was a direct flight, without any stops.
Which is how luggage usually gets lost, during a plane change.
Posted by: wheatie at October 11, 2012 09:13 AM (l5RhJ)
Posted by: Pissed-off Super Bowl ticket-holders at October 11, 2012 09:14 AM (e0xKF)
157 Megan is on now....she's wearing clothes much to the dismay of many morons, I'm sure.
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I did offer her a horse blanket
Posted by: CandyCrowley at October 11, 2012 09:14 AM (SO2Q8)
According to the BLS website, Cali has been consistently losing about 50,000 jobs a week lately.
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Found Them
Posted by: Texas at October 11, 2012 09:15 AM (SO2Q8)
One of the 3 things:
1. Do not report that month altogether. (poor choice)
or
2. Project a trend for the missing state, based on the trend in all the remaining states data for the last time point (taking into consideration what the missing state has done in the past - assumptions have to be made and explicitly stated for the reader of the report).
or
3. Prepare an alternative trend for at least the last 12 months, by going back and removing that state from the dataset in each of the 12 months. This way you are comparing apples to apples. Please don't tell me that the breakdown by state is not ALREADY available for the past year.
Do you know when you do not even mention the state that's missing data? When you are hiding something.
Posted by: J at October 11, 2012 09:15 AM (Cq/0w)
Posted by: CandyCrowley at October 11, 2012 01:14 PM (SO2Q
I JUST CAN'T QUIT YOU!!!
Posted by: © Sponge at October 11, 2012 09:15 AM (UK9cE)
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You will of course be expected to provide proof that they are not Shep's...
Posted by: Texas at October 11, 2012 09:16 AM (SO2Q8)
Posted by: navybrat at October 11, 2012 09:17 AM (DWX1w)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 11, 2012 09:19 AM (kzFo5)
Posted by: Alec Leamas at October 11, 2012 01:13 PM (auPSv)
Hold up! Used by who?
Posted by: NewEnglandDevil at October 11, 2012 09:21 AM (73P68)
Posted by: Soona at October 11, 2012 09:22 AM (fQ9ZK)
Eh. That happens when an airline plans on using one aircraft, then have to use another of a different size or configuration (scheduled aircraft didn't arrive, had a mechanical problem, etc). Be happy they didn't just cancel your flight.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at October 11, 2012 09:22 AM (/kI1Q)
I used to fly Delta from New York to Moscow, but I got tired of the attitude of the flight attendants. Now I go out of my way to Houston to take the Singapore Airlines flight there - which, by the way, is the nicest flight you'll ever take.
Posted by: jwest at October 11, 2012 09:23 AM (ZDsRL)
"It was likely a state with a large population and we suspect that it was California based on the occasional massive swings that have occurred in its claims data in the past," said Daniel Silver, economist at JPMorgan, in a note to clients.
What a surprise! Not the fudge, that CNN actually (kinda) mentioned it.
Posted by: Bang Out Of Order at October 11, 2012 09:23 AM (1H47k)
Posted by: George Takei at October 11, 2012 09:24 AM (e0xKF)
Not actual job losses per se, that's the number of people fleeing the state.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 11, 2012 09:24 AM (aisRU)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton rouge at October 11, 2012 09:25 AM (e0xKF)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 11, 2012 01:16 PM (bCaR9)
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Yup. Even back in the 70's when I was doing a lot of flying, when I flew Delta and reached my destination, I didn't go to the baggage conveyer. I went directly to baggage claim. They were that bad.
Posted by: Soona at October 11, 2012 09:26 AM (fQ9ZK)
Posted by: jwest at October 11, 2012 01:23 PM (ZDsRL)
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Agree. Same goes for most of the southeast asian airlines.
Posted by: Soona at October 11, 2012 09:28 AM (fQ9ZK)
Posted by: Marcus at October 11, 2012 09:29 AM (HU7qu)
Posted by: Tonic Dog at October 11, 2012 09:30 AM (X/+QT)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 11, 2012 09:30 AM (e0xKF)
In the mid '80s, Delta was known to have the loosest flight attendants in the sky. Just buy them dinner so they didn't have to tap their per deim.
Now, the same women are still flying.
Posted by: jwest at October 11, 2012 09:35 AM (ZDsRL)
Eh. That happens when an airline plans on using one aircraft, then have to use another of a different size or configuration (scheduled aircraft didn't arrive, had a mechanical problem, etc). Be happy they didn't just cancel your flight.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at October 11, 2012 01:22 PM (/kI1Q)
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Yea, counting the rows, 26...27....WALL
Posted by: Up up with people! at October 11, 2012 09:42 AM (kzFo5)
Posted by: Bill at October 11, 2012 10:38 AM (WZQdF)
Gallup showing Obama -1 to Romney is the proof conclusive that Obama is winning the election.
Suck it wingnuts.
Posted by: Gregg at October 11, 2012 11:25 AM (VrVBw)
Posted by: steevy at October 11, 2012 12:11 PM (6o4Fb)
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