Rally to Restore Sanity/March to Keep Fear Alive, 10/30/10!

[spudcon]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Do you have any evidence to support that assertion?

Just 64 years of watching people in public and private life. And of course, this...
Analyses of large representative samples, from both the United States and the United Kingdom, confirm this prediction. In both countries, more intelligent children are more likely to grow up to be liberals than less intelligent children. For example, among the American sample, those who identify themselves as “very liberal” in early adulthood have a mean childhood IQ of 106.4, whereas those same numbers turn conservative later in life.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by spudcon

Just 64 years of watching people in public and private life. And of course, this...
Analyses of large representative samples, from both the United States and the United Kingdom, confirm this prediction. In both countries, more intelligent children are more likely to grow up to be liberals than less intelligent children. For example, among the American sample, those who identify themselves as “very liberal” in early adulthood have a mean childhood IQ of 106.4, whereas those same numbers turn conservative later in life.

Oh yeah? Well analyses of large representative samples, from both the United States and the United Kingdom, confirm this prediction. In both countries, more intelligent children are more likely to grow up to be liberals than less intelligent children. For example, among the American sample, those who identify themselves as “very liberal” in early adulthood have a mean childhood IQ of 106.4, whereas those same numbers become even more Liberal later in life, were happier, better looking, were elected prom king and queen every year, and lived happily ever after.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by spudcon

when the people in those studies who become liberals in their young life finally grow up, the tables turn the other way. No offence to my liberal bretheren.

This is the only "study" I could find to answer that.
Take a look at the study and draw your own conclusions.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Oh yeah? Well analyses of large representative samples, from both the United States and the United Kingdom, confirm this prediction. In both countries, more intelligent children are more likely to grow up to be liberals than less intelligent children. For example, among the American sample, those who identify themselves as “very liberal” in early adulthood have a mean childhood IQ of 106.4, whereas those same numbers become even more Liberal later in life, were happier, better looking, were elected prom king and queen every year, and lived happily ever after.

Yes, that does sound a lot like me, only my IQ was meaner.

[classicman]

bumpity boo ...
Seems like the buzz has died out. Whats the latest?

[glatt]

Originally Posted by glatt

I fully intend to be there with the wife and kids. My son has a soccer game that day, and my daughter has the car wash, but I think this is more important. Plus, it will be fun.

I won't be going after all. We have 7 different things scheduled for that day. WTF! This and one other event are not making it onto the schedule. Still going to be a busy day for me.

[Spexxvet]

Comedy Central will simulcast it all.

[classicman]

lol - I wonder if Fox is gonna cover it. It seems as though every "political news outlet" is covering this non-political event.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by classicman

bumpity boo ...
Seems like the buzz has died out. Whats the latest?

Maybe John Stewart finally told everyone that this was just a joke.

[glatt]

Nah, there's still a little buzz about it. The latest is port-a-potty gate.

The Marine Corp Marathon is right after the rally, and the Marines were going to be installing all these port-a-potties with padlocks on them and they wouldn't take the padlocks off until after the rally was over so no John Stewart folks would poop in the Marines' potties. Now they aren't even going to set the potties up until after the rally is over.

John Stewart is getting his own potties. Larry King gave him a brand new potty on his show recently, and John said he would rope it off for Larry's personal use if Larry would come to the rally.

[TheMercenary]

That's pretty funny. It will also be funny to see if they Stewart guys try to count the 10,000+ people who show up for the marathon as part of the people who showed up to their event.

[Clodfobble]

My personal guess is they won't even try to count people at the event, because that kind of sound-bite one-upmanship is exactly the political mentality he is opposed to. It's about being moderate, not being on the side that's better than the other side.

[Happy Monkey]

Colbert will estimate attendance at 3 million.

[morethanpretty]

I'm still excited its happening, just bummed I can't go. I am glad they are gonna show it online, I just don't know if it will only be available to watch during the event or also after. Anyone know?

The two events are now officially one, Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Oprah gave Stewart's audience bus tickets or something, and Colbert said "F* Oprah!" and gave his audience tickets too.
The Rally to Restore Sanity facebook page has over 200,000 people committed to going and the March has about 90,000.
Huffington Post founder said they will take as many buses as there are people to fill them, they just have to get to the meet spot in SoHo.

If you are going, you are encouraged by Colbert to wear your scariest costume (like a gay mexican bear) and you can upload the costume here:
http://www.spookyordooky.com/
to be compared to others.

For Sanity you can create a sign and upload:
http://www.saneornot.com/

Oh, and Obama will be on the The Daily Show Oct 27! It will be interesting to see how well he can answer some of Jon's questions...Jon has been pretty critical as of late.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Colbert will estimate attendance at 3 million.

And that will be a big joke as well. Colbert is a GD fool and should be charged for the waste of time he used in front of the Congressional committee.