People Deny Agreeing with Tulsi Gabbard but They Agree with Her

So, do high-tech social media conglomerates have enough power to influence the way the public thinks? Do these companies abuse their knowledge of what we are thinking to influence our final decisions? Do you think that these companies sometimes limit what can be found in the search engines they own? 

If so, then likely the biggest difference between you and Tulsi Gabbard is that we can trace the actual damages that she suffered as a result of the truths that were agreed upon as the premises. 

Tulsi Gabbard was the most searched candidate after the first presidential debate. However, she said that her Google ad account was mysteriously suspended and later reinstated without explanation as to why either thing happened. In her recent statement to the House weaponization committee, she cited that as having limited her opportunity to interact with people who were interested in her candidacy. So, if Google did restrict her ad account in search results, I think it is reasonable to assume that they influenced those who searched for her and found other people's opinions of her but not her statements about her candidacy. 

What Biden's Primary Win Means

Who knows?

It seems to lack the certainty one might get flinging a strand of spaghetti at the ceiling to see if it sticks. That certainly means the pasta is done.

I have been warning people for several posts now about falling for the marketing campaigns that are going to be used. My posts have reached such popularity that my followers and fans can be measured in the quarter-dozens! Two-thirds of one of those several quarter-dozens are Bryan and Ken.

I know Bryan and Ken in the ways that I know them, but I don't really know either of them too well. Certainly, I don't know either of them well enough to speak for them. Also, neither of them has given me permission to speak for them. We just all know each other as we know each other, but there is something special about my relationship with them that I covet: we talk about things.

Black People, Reparations, and Which Whitey is Best

Seven white people stood on a stage last Tuesday vying for the Democratic nomination. With the next primary being the first in a state with a higher-than-average Black population, the significance of South Carolina is to try to market to Black people around the country what the Black people in one of the least populated states in the country are thinking. 

What is missing from the significance of South Carolina is that presidential races are generally not close enough for the votes in South Carolina to make a huge difference. Votes in South Carolina are weighted heavily over votes in California for electoral purposes, but it still takes a lot of South Carolinas to make one California. There are so many confusing issues at play that the subject of Black people really only seems to have time for discussion when there is a potential marketing campaign that can exploit the image we have of "Black people." Having a small state with a higher-than-average Black population may not mean much in political clout, but, for those in the DNC, it is like the last reed they are grasping for before they drown. 

I mean to pull that reed away from them. From my perspective, Black people have in common what any demographic broken down by race has in common: little to nothing.

That is Slime, Not Grease, on Pete Buttigieg's Hands

With the Iowa debacle still unresolved, the candidates headed off to New Hampshire for the first primary of the election season. As we know, Pete Buttigieg declared victory on Monday with only 40% of the precincts reporting and him in second place. Apparently, he had received word ahead of the actual results being posted because of a service he purchased from the software company tabulating the votes.

All the reporting stopped when Bernie Sanders campaigners disclosed that the tallys didn't match the numbers his precinct captains had been entering into an app his team designed and didn't mention to the Democratic party. Numbers weren't adding up the same, so the Iowa party and the DNC went into lock down.

Biden, Bernie's App, and Buttigieg's Suspicious Rise

The Iowa caucus is a debacle that leaves many questions. One thing it cleared up, though, is that Joe Biden is a loser this election cycle, too. 

He took on the persona of a tough guy who wished he could meet Trump 'out behind the gym.' He backed off of those sentiments when he was confronted about whether or not he really meant he would punch Trump given the chance. Of course, he wouldn't; it was just, you know, locker room talk. He just wanted to make it clear that he doesn't speak clearly, but it wasn't clear what he meant except that he clearly didn't mean what he said.

He probably also regrets walking around Iowa telling people to not vote for him. He ended up with less than 15% of the count, and will likely leave Iowa with few, if any, delegates. His best days are behind him, and they were wasted being on the wrong side of history quite often. 

The Big Question for Democrats: Who Do You Love?

It took me by surprise the first time that someone argued the logic of supporting people in both the establishment and the progressive wings of the party. It doesn't surprise me any longer. Now it concerns me.

As we approach the primaries, Democrats are scattered among the many candidates, and for many different reasons. It can all be so confusing. 

Let's clear it up a bit by answering some questions about the two factions in the Democratic party.