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conVINCEd

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  1. The players were considering sitting out a playoff game in Sterling’s case.  That required immediate acton.  The players run the NBA, the owners run the NFL.   I’m not defending Cuban here, and I would be ambivalent if he was forced out. The difference between Cuban and Sterling is that Sterling was on tape saying racist shit, and Cuban was in charge of an organization that had #metoo problems.  If there were multiple instances of Cuban personally doing inappropriate shit, he would be fucked, but I’m only aware of one, and that one was a little shaky.  I’ll openly admit that I have ignored a lot of this story, but if the parties largely responsible are no longer with the organization, I have a hard time going full lynch mob on Cuban.

  2. 5 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

    A fine was a slap on the wrist for all the shit that went down in this organization for the past 2 decades. 

    Aside from a forced sale of the team, what else could they do?  Suspend Cuban?  How does that work for an owner?  If he’s not allowed at any team facility, do you think that the employees are not aware of who ultimately signs their paychecks?  Let’s say he’s given a 6-month suspension, and Donnie is put in charge.  Do you think Donnie trades Luka or DSJ without consulting Cuban?  There’s no real way to punish an owner except for forcing them out, and in today’s nba, that will only happen if race is the issue, because that’s when the players (product) revolt.

  3. I've been licensed in most of the U.S. During my career,  but am rusty on most states besides TX.  What state are you in?  The chain of coverage should look something like this:

    driver 4's liability, when that is exhausted,

    your uninsured/underinsured coverage for bodily injury, when that is exhausted,

    your pip (this can vary by state, as t'boo said, in TX, your pip is what would apply here, not theirs).  When that is exhausted,

    your health insurance.

    i hope the driver who caused this carries decent liability limits, and if they don't, I hope you carry decent uninsured/underinsured limits.  If either of those is true, you should be fine barring catastrophic injury, and if that was the case, I feel like you would've mentioned it.

  4. I know a lot of white men.  The number who support anything this administration does is down to the following: olds, racists, religious freaks.  I can only think of two people I know who support Trump without falling into one of those categories.  The first one is a republican political operative who I sense isn't crazy about Trump, but party over country.  The other I have no explanation for. 

  5. I don’t really  like this guy, and think holding back of documents and probable perjury is shady af, and also think that he probably got drunk af and tried to get in her pants with some degree of aggression 30 years ago.  He may even have been drunk enough to have no memory of the incident.  What I fail to see is of what use the FBI is in 30 year old he said/she said.  It’s not like there is evidence to dig up.  There are 3 people who were supposedly in the room, all of whom have given their version of events, and 2 more in the house.  I just don’t see the point.

  6. 1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

    Clarence Thomas is black.

    I'm a little rusty on Thomas.  He was accused of inappropriate advances and touching?  Nothing beyond that, right?  I'm not in any way defending that, but that's not in the same realm as Cosby.  He was also a republican in a political environment, so go team.

  7. 8 minutes ago, sachick said:

    Oh just fuck off. How many accusations does it take to make them believable? 5+ and you might start to believe the women? 10+ to really make you sure he's capable of it? You probably give Cosby the benefit of the doubt too.

    Cosby's black, no benefit of doubt.

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  8. 16 minutes ago, G650 said:

    I'd row a boat across the Atlantic before flying cattle class.

    Did it 10 years ago and didn't recall it being terrible (dfw-lhr). Did it last summer (dfw-lhr-cpt, jnb-mdr-dfw) and I wanted to murder someone when we got to Heathrow.  Ended up paying to upgrade  the last 3 legs after completing the first, and I'll never do economy again on a flight over 5 hours.  Getting old sucks.

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  9. 2 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

    Which I use, but honestly, I have not found the points to be that great when looking for free or discounted travel.  I think a lot of it has to do with timing.  I am not as free to just jet off as I would like to be.

    I got the card for a specific purpose (paying for my airfare for my honeymoon last summer), and it accomplished that goal.  I have since kept using it and it has probably paid for half of my travel (nothing major, all domestic trips) since then (just airfare, we normally do airbnb as well).  It is probably time for me to do another deep dive into spanky's thread and get a new card for the enrollment benefits. I haven't had any issues using the points, and if it's domestic I don't mind flying economy.

  10. 2 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

    I'm negging anyone who posts a pic of Trump's micro penis. 

    I would normally agree with you, but please consider the possibility that pics of his tiny dick in the public domain might trigger a stroke or heart attack. You don't have to look at them.

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