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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Backlash against Jeopardy! winner reveals Democrats hate winners (and number-crunchers)

May 1, 2019 By Jack Hellner

If anyone wants to see what is wrong with journalists' and other Democrats' thought processes, they should read Charles Lane's (another genius from the Washington Post) writing about the Jeopardy! champion. He thinks it is terrible that James Holzhauer seems to be much smarter than his opponents (it should be noted that he won by only $18 on Monday) and calls him a menace. It is just so unfair.

Heaven forbid that Holzhauer plays by the same rules as everyone else but seem to be a better player and smarter.   Lane complains that we pay too much attention to numbers now.

I hope the Washington Post doesn't keep track of its circulation and that it doesn't charge advertisers based on number of papers sold. I also hope Lane doesn't make more than other journalists. That would be unfair. I am one of the millions who are amazed and enjoying the winning streak.

Somehow, Lane thinks it is unfair that: ...........Maybe Lane thinks James needs to redistribute his winnings in the same way Democrats think we should redistribute money.  We certainly shouldn't reward success, unless, of course, it is politicians and others surrounding D.C. who get rich off the rest of us.  Then that is fair................. Read more

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