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A rare instance of taking one’s self out of context.

I believe....and I may be wrong here..we get the tiebreaker over the dolphins if need be.

The new top three go-tos for the liberal mind when debating impeachment of a President: 1. SNL 2. Comedy Central 3. SpongeBobFromMichigan Squarepants

I don't spend much time watching TV anymore, but I'm on vacation and was flipping through and caught part of Tucker Carlson's show last night. He showed the surveillance clip of the FBI in tactical gear raiding Stone's house, and mentioned the CNN tipoff prior to the daring night time raid. He juxtaposed it with the Epstein arrest, the care with which courtesy was extended and civility considered for that guy. I understand commentators will make false comparisons, that one issue might be a federal case, another being pursued on a state level, but the comparison is pretty striking. You have the left tossing their collective salad celebrating the tyranny of government, thus emboldening the tyrants further. Hell if 50% of the citizenry are apathetic at best, or masturbatory voyeurs of a tactical SWAT style raid on a political opponent that everyone in America knew was being targeted for arrest by the Comey-tainted FBI, what's next? This was tactical oppression designed to perpetuate political suppression.

I think the whole shebang backfires like a mofo. The point isn’t Russian assistance, or payoffs to the ladies—the point is he paid his taxes! ::patriot emoji::

Nah. Screw patience. I’m enjoying the ride, albeit with occasional bouts of motion sickness. I’m spending my money on Bills tickets, Sunday Ticket, and some gear. I see improvement, that’s all I really care about.

Seems fairly obvious to me that, when taking all factors into account, the 32 teams that chose the road more traveled made the right call all along. Dear Major Bobby, Some fans likely hate him. Some fans likely don't like him. Some fans likely like him, and some fans likely like LIKE him. Signed, Human Nature

JP was a highly regarded player coming out of college, and the mix in Miami simply did not work. He comes to WNY, enjoys the team, the players, the coaching staff and the city. He's matured into a very good player and is one of the top DTs in the league. Former second rounder projected by many to go in the first round. He plays hard and brings passion to the game. I don't claim to know much about scheme fits, what McD and Frazier want to do well that JP may not, or salary cap, but as a fan I cannot think of a reason you would not want a guy like JP on your team. I also have heard that the Bills were interested in a longer term deal but that JP was willing to let things play out and see what the market would be after this year. Seems like he made the correct choice.

Man, some people really like to work hard to find fault with others. What was the part of the interview where he became a j/a? Question asked, question answered. Question asked again, question answered again. Question asked again, question answered again. There is no deep existential answer lurking in the shadows that the interviewer can draw out. A guy clubbed another guy with a helmet. Seems like a violent act by a violent person, at least violent in the moment. When JH is asked what Coach McD said about bashing people in the head with a helmet, what exactly would you expect Jerry to say Coach McD said? Don't lead with the crown of the helmet? Given the league's emphasis on protecting the head, limit the beatings with a helmet to the upper torso, arms or thigh area?

Jesus, that Schaffer’s blowing the whistle one is hysterical. Trump should get a free pass for ONE IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE just for sending that out!!

I swore I was done, but now you dragged me back in. You’re working so damn hard to convince yourself that your pals banging $135k per year are the victims of social and financial injustice, that you’re losing track of common sense. You’ve derided people who’s parents pay or assist with college because, *****, I don’t know, they are willing to sacrifice to help the next generation. At the same time, while hitting the obligatory “mommy and daddy” reference, you’re advocating that you pals at $12,000 per month gross should line up in the governmental soup kitchen line because they can’t stay in a Marriott when they fly to Scotland once or twice a year? Who are these people, and why are they working so hard at being victims? It’s stunning how soft some people are, and how others enable them in someone else’s dime.

I agree. We can discuss relativity all day long, but it was late, cheap, unprovoked and TW had no ability to defend himself. It forever changed the way I looked at Grinkowski. Deliberate attempt to injure, scumbag move, and the penalty from the NFL was garbage.

I know you took some flack on this one, but while I don’t know about “worse”, the Gronkowski hit on Tre was certainly very dangerous. Gronkowski at 230lbs hit a guy laying face down on what amounts to padded concrete, with a running start, after the play was long over. Tre said after the play “he could have broken my neck”. He clearly was hurt after the play and entered concussion protocol. The NFLs actions on that incident were egregiously soft in the context of the leagues supposed commitment to player safety, and it’s no wonder things escalate later on.

It’s like you had a thought baking in the old incubator, started typing it out and realized #$&@ like that happens every day in “gov’t”.

I understand your perspective. I love my family, have travelled for nearly 40 years to visit them. I’ve taken vacations, managed credit, screwed up on credit cards and dug out of the hole of my own making. I also made conscious decisions to forgo trips, visits, the newest tv and or any other disposable goods. Throughout it all, I never convinced myself that my personal spending habits and personal choices superseded my obligation to figure $#@& out and meet my obligations. let me put it this way and then we can agree to disagree: I agree 100% if the government forgives the debts of everyone with a college loan, by extension it frees up disposable cash for them to spend. They may be able to upgrade the carpet, buy some new Jordan sneaks, go out to the movies or just stick the cash under the mattress for a rainy day. They also received the benefit of education, the experience of attending college, and in many cases a job commensurate with the education. The same argument can be made for those who went to trade school, self-funded their education, or went to work as a waiter or custodian or work at the local library. You give them $800 per month and they have $800 per month to spend. There are definitely victims in your scheme, you just picked the wrong group, I do, however, agree that it makes sense for people to renegotiate terms and interest rates, but that’s a whole different issue than what you’re proposing.

Update..you're like the Riddler with multiple person disorder. Everyone else business is not your business, you're judgy on other people's philosophy on their money and while a Christian, you dont wnat to be super Christian-judgy except when it comes to Matthew 6:24.

You're like The Riddler. On the one hand, it's none of you business who needs what. On the other you are very judgy on people's relationship with money. That must be the socialist part of you?

Why would that be odd? People have hot button issues and vote with their wallets and emotions all the time. I'm conflicted about CK and hope it never comes to it, but I'd think hard about emotionally/financially supporting the team if he was QB. My son was stunned when I told him I'd be sorta meh about a SB win for BB if CK was at the helm. On the one hand, painting all law enforcement officials as pigs and whatnot seems to me to he the same as equating all NFL players as OJ, Ray Rice or Incognito. On the other hand, maybe I'd find myself swayed by his approach and demeanor and try and move past what he has said or done and how I feel about it. As for the NFL, you're 100% correct on the billions but I'd think there is more than a passing concern about attendance and social issues. When all is said and done, whether I watch/attend or not, and whether the Bill's win or not is all about perceived value to me. I'd bet they can afford to lose me, but do they want to?

You keep talking about moving chess pieces around like it's some grand economic plan that results in a wealth of riches all around. That's silly. At best it's a redistribution scheme that can be sold to the masses because you bang the rich people but save people who by and large don't need saving, they simply need to prioritize. See, in my opinion you're already a lost cause because the sacrifice part of the equation is missing. A cell phone is a necessity. Travelling overseas is a modest indulgence. Making the choice to pay back their loans as many, many, many people have done and continue to do is "delaying their life". When you paid off your loans, did you sit around contemplating that you were "delaying your life"? What does that even mean? You jumpstart your life when govt confiscates the money of others to pay for your decisions so you can get money you didn't earn and buy more ***** you don't need? Heck if you're going to reimburse to kickstart spending, reimburse the people who paid their debts because they seem a hell of a lot better with money. But we can't have that, we need couples making $120,000-$140,000 per year to cry for. Perhaps they will send us a postcard from Tuscany to thank us for our tears, though don't envy them, they had to stay with family when they went. Madness.

Bowing to pressure, the JayZ partnership blowback likely opened their eyes to what the sentiment is for some fans. I'm thinking they figure the calculus is they will lose fans either way, but better to side with the guy who hates law enforcement and compared them to slave patrols than with law enforcement in general. I'd think they focus grouped it.

Its about what I figured. Average salary per couple maybe $120k, leasing vehicles on avg prob $400 per month,$2-3000 vacation every year, $50,000 in loans that likely could have been much less, and the SYSTEM is the problem. Add to that cell phones for $1-200 per month, other non-essential stuff. If your friends are teachers in NYS, they get a pension that is phenomenal, will work 30 years and with life expectancy considerations are poised to earn worth far in excess of $1000000 in retirement each, have incredible health care, have summers off and earn extra $$$ by proctoring sporting events. I don't begrudge them any of that, but I'm hard pressed to consider them victims here. Get a summer job, lease a Hyundai, work at night and cut back. At a minimum, for the love of God, don't teach math or civics.

It’s hard for me to imagine a more pathetic group than these well-paid, well-dressed and well-fed losers.

I’m just pushing buttons on the ne’er do wells and simpletons part. Student loan debt is a problem for some people who become ill, disabled, lose a spouse or whatever. Your unwillingness to provide feedback on my 3 scenarios leads to believe that in your head, your universal forgiveness idea doesn’t always make sense, but your heart bleeds for all the victims. Well, not all the victims, only the ones who can’t pay debt. Rhetorical question for your teacher and nurse friends. Where are there priorities? Do they live at the home if their parents, drive older vehicles, eliminate bells and whistles (clothes, vacations, dinners out, etc) in favor of reducing the debt? Have they considered other careers that might pay more, or considered relocating to an area with higher wages? Have they considered putting off having children, or toning down the wedding, or getting married (or not) to improve their tax situation? My bet is...most have not. My bet is they have priorities and paying down debt is often not one of them. It’s the American way, I’ve reached the end and pray that there are not well-intentioned but seriously misguided souls out there like you. Alas, I know there are, and it’s just a matter of time before the takers...take more.

Sounds to me like all your political wabberjabbering totally killed the Nighties N Pillow fight vibe. You only have so many chances in life, and always remember: First things First!

You’re advocating a loan forgiveness scheme for ne’er-do-wells and (often) financial simpletons, funded by those who did not create the problem, while disavowing obvious opportunities to penalize the perpetrators (given your perspective, I’d think you would support governmental seizure of virtually all the assets that were ill-gotten) , and yet you tell the good and decent people victimized by the same scheme but begged/borrowed and worked to repay the debt to suck balls? That’s your line in the sand? Why not increase the speculation tax to reward the most deserving? As far as not being possible to hit the endowments etc...you advocate creating a punitive tax out of thin air, but are squeamish at this line? Do you work in education? You don’t seem to want to ask the wrongdoers to come to the table for anything at all. Your actions simply embolden and enable wrongdoers. Btw..would you support means-testing recipients of your loan forgiveness scheme? Person A graduates in 2011 from Princeton, with a degree in history and $211,000 in debt. They marry Person B, a graduate of...Syracuse Law...makes $372,000 per year and carries no debt as his/her grandparents were wealthy and funded the entire ride. A and B purchase a home in Chappaqua NY, the down payment provided by the parents of Person A, and they are stretching to keep up with the Jones’s. Person A decides to be a stay at home parent, and no longer has any earned income. Forgive the $211k? scenario 2: Two people meet at SUNY school, get their teaching degrees and accumulate combined debt of $86,000. They both get jobs at the state with low cost health insurance, low co-pays, near 100% job security with a fully funded and guaranteed pension. With two reasonable salaries, they spend money on clothing, car leases, upgrade iPhones yearly, drop a few hundred a year in tattoos, but never quite find the time to get ahead on their student loans. Forgive the $86k? Scenario 3. Student graduates hs and gets into the dream school U Miami to pursue film study. Self-funds the whole deal, let’s say $200k in debt (started school in 2015), plans to strike out for LA upon graduation and just figure it out as he goes. After a year in LA, comes back to Upstate and takes a job at Dunder Miflin for $22500, lives at home and realizes the math problem he faces. Forgive the $200k finally, your theory that loan forgiveness on the backs of some 3rd party suddenly creates a massive amount of ‘smart’ money to infuse the economy makes virtually no sense. The money goes to people who by the very definition made poor choices and were at least on the surface irresponsible. Invariably, these people make the wrong choice consistently. You’d be better off reimbursing the people who honored the debt to begin with.