Democratic Primaries

demmiblue

(36,865 posts) Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:14 AM Mar 2020

how did this end up on tv?

Link to tweet

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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how did this end up on tv? (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2020 OP

Jeez jberryhill Mar 2020 #1

incredible is exactly right. rampartc Mar 2020 #2

lolol, there are 330,000,000 (not 327m) Americans, 1m USD to each is 330 TRILLION Celerity Mar 2020 #3

Brian Williams proves his journalistic chops one more time. Squinch Mar 2020 #4

OOPS - more like $1.00 per person!! Laf.La.Dem. Mar 2020 #5

Bloomberg would have had to spend over a trillion to give each American a million $$ wishstar Mar 2020 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author docgee Mar 2020 #7

330 trillion USD Celerity Mar 2020 #10

I started screaming at the TV lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #8

That's embarrassing. They'll remember this one for life rainin Mar 2020 #9

And he corrected the mistake Sunsky Mar 2020 #11

LOL He's seeing "a million" as a unit, one thing treestar Mar 2020 #12

Mara just tweeted this: Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #13

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. Jeez

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:19 AM

Mar 2020

This isn't even a matter of "not checking the math" so much as failing to ask the key question after any kind of computation, "Does this make sense?"

No, there is no way to spend the equivalent of $1M per person on anything without that having an unfathomable economic impact.

That's really sad.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

rampartc

(5,412 posts)

2. incredible is exactly right.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:21 AM

Mar 2020

the answer is only off by about $1,000,000

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Celerity

(43,408 posts)

3. lolol, there are 330,000,000 (not 327m) Americans, 1m USD to each is 330 TRILLION

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:23 AM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Squinch

(50,955 posts)

4. Brian Williams proves his journalistic chops one more time.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:24 AM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Laf.La.Dem.

(2,943 posts)

5. OOPS - more like $1.00 per person!!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:25 AM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

wishstar

(5,270 posts)

6. Bloomberg would have had to spend over a trillion to give each American a million $$

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:27 AM

Mar 2020

My basic math just guessing is that Bloomberg's half a billion in spending would barely give each American enough for one Starbucks coffee?

Correct me if I'm wrong

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Response to wishstar (Reply #6)

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Celerity

(43,408 posts)

10. 330 trillion USD

Reply to wishstar (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 08:04 AM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

8. I started screaming at the TV

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:51 AM

Mar 2020

OMG.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

rainin

(3,011 posts)

9. That's embarrassing. They'll remember this one for life

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:53 AM

Mar 2020

I'm glad I never said anything that embarrassing on live TV. How do you live that down?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Sunsky

(1,737 posts)

11. And he corrected the mistake

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 08:40 AM

Mar 2020

the next segment. Math geniuses need not gloat. I'm amazed by the people who need to point out the mistakes (humanity) others make in order to feel good about themselves. It's like saying, "OMG I knew this and he/she didn't". Ok then . I'm not referencing this OP but just a general observation.