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I think it's clear that one of the reasons the Patriots are able to cheat so frequently and effectively is because of this sort of attention to detail. However, it may also be the reason Pats coaches that move on to other teams tend to not be as successful. Diagramming plays for critique is a great learning tool, but a very narrow learning process. In particular, if it's bottle-necked through Belichick, as you describe it, he's creating a sense of dependency in coaches on himself, and denying other coaches the opportunity to learn how to teach the way he does.

His strategy for handling this is so insane, I'm starting to believe that he leaked his yearbook photo to distract from his advocating of infanticide.

Now he denies it's him in the picture he apologized for being in. This is getting Gary Hart/Monkey Business-level entertaining.

Or like I said, what if it was a black guy in the KKK costume, and intended to be ironic? The problem is that the lunatic fringe will allow absolutely no context. Context doesn't matter. The entire idea of "cultural appropriation," in fact, is to decontextualize everything.

It really is.

Well, it turns out he really is a Republican, spiritually...

Yeah, and the NYT reported on the particular missile (SSC-8) that violates the treaty two years ago. But they seem to have completely forgotten about that today.

***** WHAT????????

No one's actually claimed to be offended. Think about that for a minute: no one's actually claimed to be offended.

I remember when it was yellow stars and "Judenfrei."

I was just thinking "I can't even remember the last time a politician had as bad a week as Northam is having." Then I remembered the week of Nov. 8, 2016.

Sorry... Eligible to remain comfortable while abortion after birth is discussed.

Eligible for abortion after birth.

Does anyone realize that if he resigns he's effectively subordinating the will of the voters of Virginia to the outrage of the Democratic party?

He was trying to explain someone else's position off-the-cuff when asked during a radio interview. It's very possible for anyone to be that big an idiot in that situation.

From Trump's White House. Never heard of it before he was president, did we? So who should we blame?

Yeah...I think this is pretty ***** stupid. But it's not going to make me enjoy any less watching these grossly hypocritical *****heads get hoist on their own petards. They sowed it, they can ***** reap it.

His words don't say that. You're inferring it. I mean...you may very well be right. But it's not what he said, and every defense so far is avoiding any such explanation of clarification of what he said. So when he's going to such great lengths to defend what he said, I'm disinclined to give him the benefit of your doubt.

The media didn't discover it, or - more likely - did and chose not to report it while they were busy castigating Kavanaugh for every childhood indiscretion.

But there's consensus!!!!

I can accept this as ironic juxtaposition if it's Northrop in blackface and a black guy under the hood.

Of course, progressives have come back around to the idea of segregation as a means of creating "safe spaces" for minorities. Joe's been around so long, he's come back in fashion. His views are going to be retconned as "visionary."

An early preview of the first Democratic primary debate:

No, I think Hillary's staying out of it this time around.