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It would be malpractice to trust that any vetted speech would be the only thing said up there.

Some medical positions still do pensions

I don't think many/most of the normal, regular people who will vote for Trump think of it that way. And yes, Brisket, I do think those people exist. If we are being honest, you can find "conservative" ideas within the current Republican platform, that if you were a decades old Republican, that isn't a racist, that you could hold your nose, and be fine with voting for Trump. I think you would have to willfully ignore many other issues of moral injury, and perhaps you look around, and to you, Black people are better off today than they were 30 years ago, (which is objectively true in some domains), and you think to yourself, the cries of racism are hysterical and are not credulous. You could also argue, these are people who choosing not to be single-issue voters. The catch, is how we all consider how important that single issue is to us on a personal level. You can see this in how I treat people who won't vote Democrat because of Israel/Gaza. While I concede that it's an important issue, I don't think it should torpedo everything else that comes with voting for Harris. If this comes off as a "both-sides" argument then I'm not doing a good job explaining myself, but part of me thinks that when my friend from Palestine gets into me about voting Democrat, there is a good case to be made that I've simply decided it won't be the defining issue of my vote, and I have to think, that for some of my friends I described above, this thing about racism and rights, probably tracks the same way.

Fair enough. A better example could have been used.

People have been guessing at that. I know the Alabama Democratic party has wished at one point he would run. He is smart enough to never actually have said. In his more recent years, he has not been a fan of policies that would land on the left side of things. If you want to argue about Saban, you can substitute someone else for him. There are no shortage of conservative coaches who have well known views, for whom it doesn't appear to be an albatross when recruiting/coaching Black players.

I sometimes think White folks who consider themselves "liberal" or quite inclusive, have a big blindspot on how these interactions actually work. What the above doesn't consider is how normal and blasé, this is to Black folks. The currency to be indignant and have a zero tolerance policy for interacting with either MAGA or hard-core conservatives, exists only on the social media hyperspace for most Black people. Do you really believe Black families have some mental fog about the political leanings of say Nick Saban, or even more obviously Mike Gundy? And yet, players have committed to them and will continue to do so. The players are quite well aware of Quinn or Arch, or Nick Bosa. But if you are Black, and work in some spaces, you will just to know how to have real, true relationships with these people and at the same time not be under any illusions of where they stand. I hesitate to use the word, "learn", because you don't learn it; it's just the way things are. People are complex. Peyton Manning likely voted Republican (and gives money to HBCUs). Brady has done a good job of dialing it back lately, but we know what his relationship with Trump is. You would be hard pressed to find two other players that would be as comfortably welcomed onto say a Black (the Pivot) Sports Podcast, or cutting it up with Black athletes as those two. You think Dawn Staley doesn't know or understand that part of Brady? But this isn't something special to athletics. If you are a Black lawyer, or doctor, or accountant, or engineer, or any other sort of professional, you could easily point to colleagues from work that are actual friends, that voted for Trump and are gearing up to do so again. Two of my mentors fit that to a tee. Yet, I have no hesitation about calling them for advice on cases/patients, or work issues, or career moves etc. I know they don't consider me inferior or would sabotage me, and yet there is no guessing on their votes for this election. If that seems hard to square, I don't know what to tell you. I'm just telling you, as a Black person, there is nothing out of the ordinary "interacting" with such people.

live in the West Loop. The number of cops out is wild.

Now this is an incredible streak Paris 2024: One high school has produced an Olympian at every Summer Games since 1952.

Tired of the Deam Team stuff. Who did they play? Basketball has changed mightily since then.

while I don't think he would lie about something like that.... then maybe save the theatrics for after the race

with you there. I think it's a little much for Ant mentally at this time... watch him prove me wrong the next game

I don't think it's his choice of who he played for. I mean, it's the Olympics. Throw a stone and hit an athlete playing for a country for business reasons. He isn't unique. I don't see much hate Mondo's way. It's every time he opens his mouth to explain how and why, he says something dumb. Plus he just acts irritating.

whatever your reason was, it's trash

I swear that beard has gotten grayer this Olympics...

yeah, but he is damn unlikeable

great quote. I don't understand the Booker hate on here as regards to his inclusion on the team. He is a legit #1 option as a scorer in the league, who is happy to be like option #4 on the floor at the olympics, who can also play high level defense.

how is LeBron still able to do all of that at his age. took over playing D on Jokic at the end

Steph was great but that was a team win.

USA! USA! USA!

cocky SOB. I love him

simultaneously brilliant and infuriating in this game

KD!

shit play coming out of that