THE GABBLER » 2016 https://thegabbler.com Just Goosing Around Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:40:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Don’t Say “Political Correctness” https://thegabbler.com/drawn-aside/2015/08/26/dont-say-political-correctness/ https://thegabbler.com/drawn-aside/2015/08/26/dont-say-political-correctness/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:03:16 +0000 http://thegabbler.com/?p=3317 PC-Cartoon 1 PC-Cartoon 2 PC-Cartoon 3

 

I’m not the first one to have this idea — check out an awesome Chrome extension by Byron Clark that will swap out each instance of “Political Correctness” with a more appropriate phrase. Clark based that off a blog post by Neil Gaiman on the same topic. For a good breakdown of the word check out this post by Mark McCutcheon and Amanda Taub’s response toJonathan Chait’s problematic article on political correctness.

]]> https://thegabbler.com/drawn-aside/2015/08/26/dont-say-political-correctness/feed/ 0 Swipe Right: Leaked Tinder Profiles of the 2016 Presidential Candidates https://thegabbler.com/the-broken-seal/2015/07/23/swipe-right-leaked-tinder-profiles-of-the-2016-presidential-candidates/ https://thegabbler.com/the-broken-seal/2015/07/23/swipe-right-leaked-tinder-profiles-of-the-2016-presidential-candidates/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:52:34 +0000 http://thegabbler.com/?p=3296 Many have noted the Obama campaign’s use of social media to reach younger voters in both 2008 and 2012. And it looks like the next crop of presidential hopefuls are following in his footsteps by taking advantage of the millennial generation’s most popular social outreach app-Tinder. After a weekend of furious swiping (and quite a few randy messages from interested gentleman), The Gabbler was able to pull all the candidates’ profiles to publish for wider consumption.

Tinder_Bernie

 

Bernie Sanders

Distance: wayyy out​ there in VT.

Active: 73 years, baby

About Bernie: “I’m just looking for a happy, healthy relationship in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned and/or regulated equally.

Also, ice cream > frozen yogurt.”

 

Tinder_Paul

 Rand Paul

Distance: Kentucky
Active: 4 years
About Rand: “Whatever. If you guys don’t want me​,​I’ll go back to being a doctor.”

Tinder_Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Distance: [not found]
Active: [private]
About Hillary: “Email is so 20 years ago. PM me here, or better yet, on Snap.”
Tinder_Cruz

Ted Cruz

Distance: The United States of Texas
Active: Since Freshman year
About Ted: “Harvard AND Princeton alum. Proud Wacko Bird. I know everyone’s wondering, so I’ll just settle all bets now: yes, I do wear my cowboy boots everywhere.” ;) 
Favorite Books: The Bible, The Fountainhead, Green Eggs and Ham and of course, mine!
 Tinder_Bush

​ ​Jeb Bush

Distance: the sunshine state
Active: one month, 2 days ago
About Jeb: “Hola! Me llamo Jeb. Yo soy un hombre bueno.:) Me gusta, eh, como se dice, “Superpacs?”
Tinder_Trump

Donald Trump

Distance: Miles ahead of everyone else!
Active: 36 hours
Tagline: “Call me The Donald, or else You’re Fired. Not into Hispanics.”
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