tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959751201989948904.post7162403569392170625..comments2023-10-16T08:12:48.795-04:00Comments on Uncommon Liberty: Resisting the Wave--Hillary Wins AgainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959751201989948904.post-92160668769327348032008-03-08T02:32:00.000-05:002008-03-08T02:32:00.000-05:00I guess I just prefer my game theory a little more...I guess I just prefer my game theory a little more abstract.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959751201989948904.post-80597113818805458752008-03-07T18:32:00.000-05:002008-03-07T18:32:00.000-05:00"(including *shudder* survivor)"I haven't watched ..."(including *shudder* survivor)"<BR/><BR/>I haven't watched Survivor in years, but I'll admit to being a huge fan when it first came out. To me it was game theory on TV. The fundamental problem for contestants was they were playing two nested games--one against their own team, one against the other team.<BR/><BR/>The best way to beat the other team was to keep your own team strong, but that James Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431950784819780004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959751201989948904.post-50681432977836878392008-03-07T03:59:00.000-05:002008-03-07T03:59:00.000-05:00That depends on your definiton of drek I guess. W...That depends on your definiton of drek I guess. We get a pretty good spread of your crime / courtroom dramas. We get a fair bit of your reality TV as well (including *shudder* Survivor). <BR/><BR/>Its hard to say what we are missing out on of course, and there is more specialised content on our satellite channels (we don't have cable here, population density is too low), but on our 5 free Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959751201989948904.post-17864724117830901312008-03-06T11:16:00.000-05:002008-03-06T11:16:00.000-05:00I have to admit that I've never seen the West Wing...I have to admit that I've never seen the West Wing.<BR/><BR/>I have a mortal fear of pulling a Ronald Reagan and confusing reality with Hollywood while I'm standing in front of a class, so I tend to avoid political TV shows and movies.<BR/><BR/>But so far, James, you've mentioned Simpsons and West Wing, two quality shows. I'm curious as to what kind of dreck TV we also send you?James Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431950784819780004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959751201989948904.post-1076093807181652352008-03-06T01:39:00.000-05:002008-03-06T01:39:00.000-05:00On Slate the other wee they had a piece that argue...On Slate the other wee they had a piece that argues that the 2008 election is looking a lot like the last election from The West Wing.<BR/><BR/>Obama is Jimmy Smits, Clinton is Gary Cole and McCain is Alan Alda.<BR/><BR/>According to this script, Obama (the charismatic outsider who happens to be an ethnic minority) beats the establishment Democratic candidate and then goes on to beat the very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com