RIP - Page 119

Dr Sardonicus · 2020-03-28, 19:00

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Originally Posted by kriesel

Tom Coburn, staunch opponent of wasteful government spending, just as the latest multitrillion-$ US stimulus package got signed. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen...-battle-report

The AP obituary has an interesting passage:

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In 2009, Coburn shrugged off constituent complaints after the state's largest newspaper, The Oklahoman, ran a front-page photograph of Coburn hugging then-President Barack Obama.

"I'm not aligned with him politically. I don't know what people back home in Oklahoma would be worried about," Coburn told the paper. "But you need to separate the difference in political philosophy versus friendship. How better to influence somebody than love them?"

Seems rather quaint, these days...

ewmayer · 2020-03-28, 20:06

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Originally Posted by kriesel

Tom Coburn, staunch opponent of wasteful government spending, just as the latest multitrillion-$ US stimulus package got signed. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen...-battle-report

For those interested in the inanity and ignorance-of-government-finance Coburn-style deficity scoldery entails, cf. my reply to another "deficits bad!" poat by kriesel in a nearby thread.

kriesel · 2020-03-29, 17:05

Just paying the interest is dwarfing other programs. And that's with the Fed's ability to manipulate interest rates to the government's advantage. https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/11/we...vital-programs

kriesel · 2020-03-31, 00:50

Janie Marshall, 86, after an assault by a much younger hospital patient. https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-woman...ial-distancing

xilman · 2020-04-01, 14:20

British techies will be saddened to hear of the deathj of Jack Schofield

Very little idea how well known he was outside the UK.

paulunderwood · 2020-04-03, 14:46

Bill Withers (81)

kriesel · 2020-04-03, 15:06

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Originally Posted by paulunderwood

Bill Withers (81)

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainm...rs-dies-at-81/ has a couple of tunes linked, which lead to more after they're done playing.

LaurV · 2020-04-03, 16:18

Arianne Caoili (Levon Aronian's wife)

I know she was not an old famous mathematician, but when somebody young, beautiful, and smart, goes, is even more sad. Rest in peace Arianne.

xilman · 2020-04-03, 17:01

Its Bill Withers

kriesel · 2020-04-03, 18:35

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Originally Posted by xilman

Its Bill Withers

WAY too soon to be a punch line.

xilman · 2020-04-03, 19:50

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Originally Posted by kriesel

WAY too soon to be a punch line.

As Cupid Stunt would say: It was all done in the best possible taste. Any half-way decent search engine will turn up many more examples. Such as

2020-04-03, 16:18	#1306
LaurV Romulan Interpreter Jun 2011 Thailand 2×3×1,609 Posts	Arianne Caoili (Levon Aronian's wife) I know she was not an old famous mathematician, but when somebody young, beautiful, and smart, goes, is even more sad. Rest in peace Arianne. Last fiddled with by LaurV on 2020-04-03 at 16:22

2020-04-03, 17:01	#1307
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 2²·5·7²·11 Posts	What do you get if you put a whole duck in an oven? Its Bill Withers Last fiddled with by xilman on 2020-04-03 at 17:02

2020-03-29, 17:05	#1301
kriesel "TF79LL86GIMPS96gpu17" Mar 2017 US midwest 5419₁₀ Posts	Just paying the interest is dwarfing other programs. And that's with the Fed's ability to manipulate interest rates to the government's advantage. https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/11/we...vital-programs

2020-03-31, 00:50	#1302
kriesel "TF79LL86GIMPS96gpu17" Mar 2017 US midwest 5419₁₀ Posts	Janie Marshall, 86, after an assault by a much younger hospital patient. https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-woman...ial-distancing

2020-04-01, 14:20	#1303
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 25034₈ Posts	British techies will be saddened to hear of the deathj of Jack Schofield Very little idea how well known he was outside the UK.

2020-04-03, 14:46	#1304
paulunderwood Sep 2002 Database er0rr 2×3²×11×19 Posts	Bill Withers (81)