For posterity.
I wish I didn't have to do this, but when you're trying to discuss something with someone so disingenuous and always moving the goal posts, you have to make sure everything is spelled out specifically. Otherwise, the weasel does what weasels do. This is a complete list of the whole conversation regarding the 2000/20 days and the supposed 1500/30 days claim. You will also notice how he has stopped defending the 600 per day claim, that one is totally indefensible even for someone as desperate as he. But he'll never admit defeat, just go silent.
What started the conversation on this topic:
Please note the claim. 2000 deaths in 20 days, made on September 28. My initial response to UsualName:
Then, Palooka (GWB) inserts himself into the conversation because he can't help himself. Emphasis on his quote my own.
My Full Response to GWB's quote:
Please note I specifically mention once again the 2000 deaths in 20 days. I do this continually because, as is always the case, GWB will try to weasel out and change the metric as his previous one doesn't work.
GWB again tries to bring the 30 day metric in.
And I agree, we can go back and look - but specifically mention the 2000/20 metric again, because that is the one I am debating (and plan to go back to review). I also mention the possibility the metric will come to fruition. It is, after all, possible.
The professor tells me what we already know.
I let Professor Palooka know that I know this, and again remind him of the metric to check - the 2000/20 conversation, nothing else.
GWB feels as if he has to tell me this is already likely (again) despite his dismal forecasting record. Also, at least he focuses on the 2000/20 metric.
My update on October 5. Please note I also mention I did 21 days, same as when GWB felt he was correcting me yesterday - that's OK. 21 days gives the count an extra day, so should be in GWB's favor.
Professor Palooka's response to this:
Please note how he has said "Yet all the data is not reported for three weeks. " You can bet that if this number isn't hit after three weeks, he will try to move this goalpost as well out from three weeks.
My post from yesterday, updated 10/12.
Now, there might be some confusion for Professor Palooka reading this - and I can understand how he would want to find something - anything at all - to help him in the discussion, so I can see how he would leap to the mention of the 1500 in 30 days there, but the mention was showing how - based on the fact that he claimed 1500 in 30 days was going to happen, this meant that 2000 in 20 days was a forgone conclusion. But unfortunately that isn't what we bet on. We bet on the 2000/20 that has been mentioned all along. In desperation, he lowered the count and raised the day limit so he could get a number that actually might transpire. Sorry, Palooka. We're on to you.
Now, suddenly it's all about the 1500/30 metric.
And my final response. If the first dozen times didn't get through to his idiocy, I don't expect this one to.