• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    At the top-

    it was unclear what she was referring to.

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    Former congressional candidate and music video director Robby Starbuck

    What?

    wrote: “Out of all the stuff she’s done, this is both the most sane thing she’s ever said AND the most likely to get her into real trouble with her bosses at MSNBC.”

    Did Robby hear context no one else heard?

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        11 months ago

        Starbuck was a character in Moby Dick, which is where the coffee chain (and presumably the BSG character) got its name from. I’ve never heard it in real life before, but I’m not exactly shocked Melville used a real last name.