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Not to nitpick here, but the argument is not that they are willing to sacrifice “women’s sports”, it’s that a person who believes they are a woman is a woman, and nothing else matters. There’s nothing to sacrifice, it’s a matter of making things just and fair. To be honest, using that mindset, I’m unsure why any transgendered person needs any hormone therapy whatsoever prior to competing. In other words, a person born as a male is actually a female if that person identifies as such, but can only compete if they follow stringent guidelines, including hormone therapy to enhance the femaleness that they already identify with.

Excellent point and spot on. Going one step further, he was a fan favorite—a warrior who came up big in games, a guy who played through pain—clearly connected with JA—who can forget the “I love you Josh Allen” comments—and his teammates. I recall watching him play for Dallas and thinking how great it would be to have a player like that on our team. I wish him well and appreciate all he did for the franchise in a short time. He was part of the crew that made the Bills fun to watch again. Great player.

I think when it’s an American disinformation campaign the lefty’s are ok with it.

https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/03/16/biden-makes-bizarre-comment-about-naked-blackmail-that-has-everyone-talking-n536855 I have to say it’s refreshing after watching him use his deceased children for political purposes that he didn’t mention how Hunter has been victimized by this sort of thing.

I’m naturally cynical, and try to consider the agenda of the source telling me what they’re telling me. I don’t mind being sold things, I don’t mind buying things, I just enjoy trying to figure out what’s in it for me and the other party. The major media outlets have missed on some major stories of our time, and along the way impacted the perception of the American people. Some of it is because people allow it to happen without question. These numbskulls laugh at the “fake news” theory before implying that any news they don’t ascribe to is “Faux News”. I agree with you—I don’t want or need someone deciding what news to consume or how to consume it. It’s like some dopey Chef telling me I can’t slather the A-1 on my Beef Tenderloin plunged in Merlot. The heart what’s what the heart wants!

If he’s not guilty of anything beyond an affinity for the crack pipe and dry-humpin his deceased brother’s wife, the only issues he should be dealing with are the political ones that come with his station in life and penchant for hard living. That’s not really the issue though, is it? The issue is that the independent, free press sucker punched the free flow of information relevant to the election. Again. There’s a definite trend here, Alf. The myth of a free and fair press is just that. That’s the problem, and why the phrase “Fake News” resonates with liberals and conservatives alike.

Maybe, but then again, if William Wallace just “ordered online”, the Scots would be eating bangers and mash for breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday, now wouldn’t they?

You know what’s insane? The ordering/production line. Yes, I know you can online order and avoid the challenge with the expectation that only one of the four or five orders will be wrong, but our family is all about tailoring their particular order. Anyways, show up, wait in line. I’m cool with that because I recognize I choose to tailor my order. Lead meal maker is often young with precious few social skills. They are behind a snot screen, masked, speaking quietly to upsize the muffle, and apparently part of a two or three team Swat team system designed to take part, but not all of your order before passing off to team number 2, or 3. I am then required to balance the new order with the in-progress order, jumping back and forth between “That was HOT and corn salsa!” and “Please, I asked for fajita veggies, put some $&@&&ing fajita veggies on the damn thing!”. By the end, I’m reminding team member 2, or 3, it was 4 Chips and Guacamole, not 5, and one Chip and Queso, all while using my card to pay and telling them I’m still waiting on my cup for soda. I hate it, I really do. If Biden issued an executive order to fix that process of suck and pain, I’d probably campaign for him.

He’s not even close to being done, Tibs. Let’s not rewrite history, either. The intersection of “Putin is horrible!” and the modern American liberal can be traced back to the end of the Obama era when the heir apparent lost the election. Obviously, the actions of the Russians in Ukraine are brutal, horrible and are rightly condemned worldwide.

This is why you cannot be a moderator. Your mercurial, irreverent, and pranditious nature is offputting, so much so that I made up a word for it. I will say, however, that I appreciate some of your commentary over the past few weeks.

I’ve been following this thread and news for a bit. I don’t watch a ton of the clips, but can you summarize briefly what it is that makes Tucker Carlson a “traitor”? I saw that Mitt Romney was tossing around the “treason” word with respect to Tulsi G…and I feel like that goes hand in hand with what TC is talking about. What is it for you specifically that makes him traitorous?

I think McKinnon is Mckissick? It seems right when I think it, but sounds wrong when I say it.

I did a very quick check on this issue and could not find anything regarding furnaces and home heating. Again--I did a quick search. There is a bill before the Senate that seeks to deal with New York State's oldest fossil fuel power plants, and references the year 2030 as a benchmark. https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/s8405 In addition, the Senate recently passed a bill banning the sale of new gas powered vehicles by 2035, or, put another way, the requirement that new vehicles (excluding medium and heavy duty trucks) achieve a standard of net zero emissions. The bill mentioned in your post seems extreme even by NYS standards, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least. If you get more details, let us know as I'm not currently overly outraged by anything NY state-specific at the moment. Faithfully submitted, Douglas C. Neidermaier

I understand the Christian values, but in this case the hate burns in me like the fire of a thousand volcanos! Still, if Tre is good with it, maybe it’s time to move on. No need to get—-wait for it….waaaaaaiiiiittt for it…..a Mupset stomach.

Boss Tibsy?

Ah, a multiple choice question! A. Yes B. No C. Maybe D. Depends on when the outrage is measured

The things you find out on a message board. Why are you selling, and have you been personally involved in any of the activities represented in the scene below? You can’t surf in a pool. Even I know this!

You're misremembering recent history, Bob. I was responding to the Kempster, you jumped in and shared why you supported Biden. I simply replied to your post. As for loving the guy, I'm not sure why it matters? Interesting. I've been seeing this sentiment offered of late...that the challenges we face as a country have nothing to do with the occupant of the White House. It's interesting because during the prior administration, it seemed just about every challenge--real, imagined or fabricated--was tied directly back to the occupant in the White House. Of course, that was my part of my point in my last post, but maybe I just wasn't clear. I recognize that the current price of gas is directly related to demand for the product. Biden's short term options are limited in that respect. He could support and lobby for a suspension of the federal gas tax, he could lean on the states to do the same to help working folks. He could ratchet up pressure on foreign nations to increase production, and squeeze domestic producers to lower prices. He could appeal directly to the American people to stay at home, drive less, consume less and make sure their tires were properly inflated. The reality is, Bob, that all he's going to do is push his green agenda, and continue to demonize industry leaders with rhetoric about "insane profits" and "greedy conglomerates" because that's what he's done for his entire career. In fairness to him, it's worked. What I would like to see him do is...nothing. Decades of hostility toward those in the petroleum industry cannot be undone in a few short months, and I'd just as soon he not try and put lipstick on this particular pig. As for Putin and his 2022 invasion, well, that just is what it is. I'm not privy to the intelligence gathered, the recommendations of those crackerjack advisers you speak of, and the choices at his disposal. I have no diplomatic or military experience. I am not so arrogant as to believe the invasion could not have happened on Trump's watch, nor so naive as to think it was going to happen regardless of who carried the White House in the last election. Speculation beyond that seems silly, doesn't it? What I do know is that I voted for the candidate who spoke about keeping Americans out of harms way in foreign lands, of the international community stepping up to relieve the inordinate burden on the shoulders of the American taxpayer, and on whose watch Putin did not invade Ukraine. Then again, it's like you said earlier--for those of you that chose Biden, he wasn't the other guy at all, I wonder though if the citizens of the Ukraine wish he was?

We're all good here, Bob, thank you. Hope the same applies to you and that you're feeling well these days. I agree with your thoughts on verbal skill v intellect, and recall the essay question days quite well. I preferred that format over the multiple choice standard, and I think you are on point with essay v flash cards. The challenge is that most of that which passes for political analysis is based on the flash card methodology, and folks extrapolate from there. The "52 states" comment is a prime example---reasonable people recognize that people can get turned around a bit especially in stressful and exhausting situations. Reasonable people also recognize that certain people exhibit certain behavioral characteristics that have nothing to do with intellect. The only question is whether or not the political analysts choose to make it the/a topic du jour. As it relates to Biden v Trump, I trust Biden less on just about every issue other than the often chaotic nature of the Trump presidency. Trump is, and was, a force of nature and most certainly directed by emotion and gut instinct. His rise to the Presidency is among the truly remarkable stories in American history whether one likes or despises him. Biden is a force of establishment politics, a guy good and compliant enough to be in club as a member, doing dirty work and heavy lifting, and until the twilight of his 7th decade not remotely electable as The big guy. As I said in another thread, the world knew who he was when he was elected. He was the guy that would go on to botch the draw-down in Afghanistan, and read "My Dead Son, Chapter 17" to grieving parents, spouses and children. He was the guy who would speak of Killing COVID©️, only to reveal, again, an innate ability to lead quite badly. He was the guy on who's watch the incineration of a family of 10 in a drone strike would take place. He was the guy to push an aggressive climate agenda along to the detriment of most working Americans, and to create and perpetuate an increasingly hostile environment against any and all people and companies that work in/around the fossil fuel business. He was the guy who would speak bravely about metaphorically Killing Putin©️ , only to find out that Putin recognized him for what he is--an old and increasingly feeble politician who's best days weren't all the great but they certainly were better than they are today. What was also completely predictable was the treatment he would receive from some of the largest media establishments (and the entrenched political class) in the country. The old expression "If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you've always got" describes Biden Inc to a T.

Without mentioning Biden: I listened to the reply. If a politician rambling, ignoring the question to address a topic they are interested in discussing, or giving answers that reveal nothing is new to you, you haven’t been paying attention. Trump has done that many, many times since announcing his candidacy, and truth be told, long before that. This clip indicates nothing about whether or not he’s sound of mind. Zero. Zilch. Nothing. It is, however, perfectly understandable that his political opponents would point to it as evidence he was losing it, or had already lost it. Question answered. With respect to your second “Don’t mention Biden but if Biden spoke those words”: Biden of 2022 is not Biden of Obama/Biden and certainly not the Joe Biden who ran the Senate for decades (when, ironically toxic white male towel snapping was the order of the day). In and of themselves, the rambling, plagiarism, racially charged comments, inappropriate touching, etc did not have anyone remarking that he was not of “sound mind”. The argument was that he was an affable dimwit who was popular because had the best interest of the white, union, working class constituents in mind when developing his political platform. If Biden made said comment in 2008, it would be seized upon by his adversaries as evidence that the affable dimwit was just Joe being Joe. In 2022, it would rightly be submitted as evidence that he can’t go 30 seconds without drifting off. That’s not D v R, that’s the reality of Joe Biden today. Finally, an analogy. At some point when Obama was campaigning, he remarked about visiting all “52 states”. There was no cry for cognitive testing, no rush to judgement on his mental state, no wondering aloud as to how a guy could get through Harvard thinking the country added East Dakota and South Virginia to the state registry somewhere along the line. Today, both Biden and Trump are hammered as old and senile by the opposition if they make a similar remark. I assume we can agree on this, yes?

Historical gaslighting brought to the point where the truth was subverted! Aztec leaders Mictlantecuhtli Etienne Lenoir and his top general, Montezuma Fittipaldi, relied on the internal combustion engine to race across the Valley of Mexico in ancient Slingshot-type chariots. They ruled the day of course, but now we know the rest of the story.

Good Lord, you’re running a word marathon to avoid the simple fact that Putin chose the time and place of this invasion, and that time and place coincided with the presidency of a man with a 5 decade long resume that made his response extremely predictable. Biden being Biden had everything to do with the timing here.

Heavy lies the crown. Politics always factors into this, fairly or not. From the GOP perspective, you hammer the leftist policies of the Biden admin and hope it yields fruit.

Hi Mup, I can commit to rational analysis on this issue, but not much more. What I don't know about Russia and Ukraine would fill the soon-to-be-built open-aired/non-dome stadium in OP. I'll watch the video later today, though admittedly I likely will feel I'm being manipulated in the first 60 seconds. My curse, and a gift of sorts to me, is I'm cynical about intent and being told only part of the story virtually every time I wade into something like this. Big picture, I'm near certain that the pre-war issues between Russia and Ukraine are/were exceptionally complicated. I think it's hard for average Americans to wrap their heads around the strife/struggles facing people who live in that region given alliances and hostilities that have arisen over the past thousand years or so. Over here, we flip some spit to a company like 23NME, find out some small part of us traces back to a geographic area where Kyiv is situated and holy crap, we're 1/53rd Ukrainian. Or, maybe we look a bit harder and see our ancestors may have actually hailed from what is known today as Belarus, Russia or Poland. Over there, they don't need any of that to tell them who they are, and who their people were, right, wrong or indifferent. And, of course, to some folks over there it's deadly serious to them. Where that leaves me is that while I know nothing about who was who(m) before they are who(m) they are now, I do understand an awful lot about human suffering and man's inhumanity to man. I'm reminded of an old expression about old men starting wars and young men being sent to die in the fight. It's all just so &*&^ing tragic to me. As for a professor/teacher offering "balanced" analysis of the crisis, I get a bit squeamish when a deep dive is offered and that results in banishment from the kingdom of knowledge. I think one can understand the relative appeal of early-Adolph given the relative ignorance of people at the time and the general mindset of the Cherman people in the 1930s, discuss it openly and not be labelled a supporter of Hitler and his atrocities. I think a class entitled "How did we get here?" if taught fairly and openly, often leads to a debrief properly labelled "Crisis Averted" down the road. Peace friend.

Assuming the child was dispatching mask-wearing duties in the appropriate fashion covering both mouth and nose (lest temporarily moved to the side while munching on a deliciously-decadent-apple Pop Tart organic carrot stick at which point the COVID cooties are rendered powerless), I think the teacher should re-direct the class to the lesson plan. This is already a thing.