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Mike 03

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7. Oh, is that who I heard quoting screenwriter William Goldman?

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 08:42 AM

Mar 2020

Suddenly a lot of people who want Bernie to prevail are quoting screenwriter William Goldman, who famously wrote "Nobody knows anything." He was talking about a studio executive's inability to assess whether or not a treatment (idea) or screenplay would make a hit movie, a masterpiece or a bomb. That is true (or mostly true) in Hollywood, but it ain't true in presidential politics or many other areas of knowledge.

Ignorant people, or even people of reasonable intelligence who disagree with the prevailing opinions of experts, for some reason, absolutely love that particular William Goldman quote. Anti-vaxxers and climate change deniers probably love that quote too.

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

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Mayor Bill De Blasio just explained how Sanders can still win... [View all] brooklynite Mar 2020 OP

I saw parts of that interview bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #1

LOL the glare Elise Jordan gave de Blasio could have burned him if looks could kill onetexan Mar 2020 #2

i had to switch them off....i just started watching joe again but bill turned me off... samnsara Mar 2020 #3

You are on a roll... Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #4

Where does he get the idea Biden hasn't been tested/vetted/challenged? IADEMO2004 Mar 2020 #5

It's so stupid. I'll take vetting Joe over Sanders' socialist oppo any day. brush Mar 2020 #8

I also just have to say, we have had an amazing turnaround. Two weeks ago, Biden supporters Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #6

Oh, is that who I heard quoting screenwriter William Goldman? Mike 03 Mar 2020 #7

That's our mayor! PJMcK Mar 2020 #9

About 90% of his political wounds have been self inflicted. nycbos Mar 2020 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #10

Is this all about Bloomberg? If so, Mayor DeB shouldn't be doing these interviews. CTyankee Mar 2020 #11

It is about Lis Smith. nycbos Mar 2020 #14

So what you are saying is he wouldn't have done this if he still had Lis advising him? CTyankee Mar 2020 #16

Maybe? nycbos Mar 2020 #17

Mayor De Blasio is such a popular mayor after all still_one Mar 2020 #12

I know his bitter about losing Lis Smith to Mayor Pete do to his own stupidity... nycbos Mar 2020 #13