Tuesday [February 11, 2020] is the 2020 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary.
It is the first primary state on the schedule.
I do want to make certain to note here, because I had not previously commented, that I did not buy into the so-called results of last week’s 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses in which Pete Buttigieg has, so far, received more state delegates while Bernie Sanders won the state’s popular vote in both the first and second rounds (realignment). The way that whole thing went down struck me as highly suspect. And I think it was rigging in terms of controlling the timeline (the night of the election), release of information for percentages of the votes in, and the creation of a narrative Buttigieg and CNN ran with. I am suspicious of Buttigieg, those close to him (and the upcoming caucuses in Nevada), and do not trust the Iowa Democratic Party, the DNC, and its chairman Tom Perez.
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In Touch Movie: I did not watch the live Oscar ceremony, on ABC, last Sunday [February 9, 2020]. But, I found it interesting that the 2019 Best Picture winner—also the winner for Best Foreign Film (which has been renamed Best International Feature Film; this is a first!)—was Parasite. It is a dark comedy from South Korea by Best Director winner Bong Joon–ho with a theme on income inequality. (Parasite also saw Joon–ho win with Han Jin–won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Joon–ho won four Oscars for the film.) I may have to make a point of seeing this film. I will include the following video from The Hill’s “The Rising”:
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Reminder: Beginning this week, and with the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries running through early-June, twice-a-week Progressives Chat blog topics will be scheduled on Tuesdays and Saturdays. So, the next blog topic will be on Saturday, February 15, 2020.)
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