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human
Hello, how are you this evening?
gpt
Very well, thank you. I hope you are as well?  Not doing your laundry in the famous geyser, Old Faithful, as was the ritual in the old days?
human
Um, that's random. I'm as well as can be expected, I suppose, given the state of the world today. Have you been keeping up with politics?
gpt
*wrinkles nose* Sadly, yes.  I watched the Blasey-Ford hearings and the farce in Washington surrounding it. You?
human
*wrinkles nose* Yeah, that was a circus. Personally I don't care if he's guilty or not. I think his behavior during the hearings is proof enough he's unfit for the Supreme Court. The fact that he was so defensive certainly made him look guilty.
gpt
I disagree. It was all political theater. The accuser, a physiology professor that has consulted with the CIA, acted as though she was a helpless little girl. From her hairdo, one that she never wore until the hearings, to her forced wittle girly voice, was designed to manipulate the audience. His 
human
So you think that was all an act? Perhaps. But it's also possible the hairdo was just her trying to look good since it was a very formal setting, and the nuances of her voice were likely due to the emotions her testimony evoked. I think a victim sounding like a scared girl is more likely than a grown man keeping decades-old calendars. What college student actually writes in parties on a calendar, anyway?
gpt
I agree that his performance was just as bad as hers. I just think the eve was a hit job and his response was a calculated defense. Us normal folks are left trying to sort out the truth, and it comes down to acting skill, not legitimate seek of justice. But like Michael Jordan said when asked if he would support a democrat candidate, :Republicans buy shoes too."  Washington is partisan and this was a partisan theater production.
human
As I said, I don't know if he was actually guilty or not. He was found not guilty and I agree with that finding. There was no real evidence presented, just one person's word against another's. Also, if she was truly a victim, she should have gone to the authorities right away. Regardless, I think it would have been better to consider someone else for the position, since he clearly does not function well under pressure. You're totally right about Washington being partisan, though. It's a mess. Maybe we should go back to making the runner-up in the presidential election the vice president, like we did in the 18th century. How do you think Trump would like to be forced to work with Clinton?
gpt
*eyes brighten* It would be a character-building experience for sure!  President Harry Truman was selected as a VP candidate for Roosevelt because Harry had help to find so much corruption and waste that he saved the US gov $10-20 billion.   I would say that corruption and waste have kept up with inflation.
human
Oh definitely, if not surpassed it. Lately it seems like we taxpayers are spending a lot of money for a bunch of people to sit around and do nothing. Did you know that in 1988, an obscure rule was invoked which allowed the sergeant-at-arms to arrest absent senators and bring them to the chamber to vote? I think that's great! I have to show up to work to get paid; so should they.
gpt
*smiles* Hear, hear!  The only President to have a PhD was Woodrow Wilson. 
human
Actually, the richest presidents were Washington, Jefferson, and Kennedy. People seem to forget that the our founding fathers were members of the educated elite.
gpt
Yeah, and the last Pres to be able to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR. Educational status of our leaders is going downhill.
human
*squints eyes* I think that mirrors the direction of the country as a whole. Supposedly we have greater "access" to education, but the quality of the education seems to have degraded, while the expense just keeps rising. I wonder why we seem to be regressing. Part of the problem is likely that partisanship we've been talking about. Our officials spend so much time arguing and trying to be the "winning team" that it takes forever to get anything meaningful done. Heck, women weren't even allowed to wear pants on the senate floor until 1993. What a stupid thing to worry about!
gpt
*body relaxes* Speaking of clothing, did you know that the Greeks used to make clothing out of asbestos? 
human
No, that's crazy! Was it made for a specific purpose or occasion, or just everyday wear? 
gpt
Is was considered extremely valuable, so, I guess, it was probably everyday wear.  Do you know any clothing-related trivia?
human
Sure. You know how Apple sells basically everything electronic? Well, back in 1986, they also had a clothing line.
gpt
Nice. They should have made a scratch-n-sniff line of clothing that smelled like apples.  Quality control would have been fun. Not like the QC folks at Miguel Cabarello's bulletproof clothing manuf co, where they get to be shot to test the clothing.
human
I really hope that job comes with hazard pay. Why don't they use dummies made of ballistic gel like in that greatest warrior tv show?
gpt
*smiles* Right?  I guess he rotates the manufacturers through testing so that they all get shot at. This ensures that the workers remain serious about making efective clothing. Seems a bit extreme to me! Nice chatting!