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    5 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

    That’s a penalty by rule. Using ref’s discretion is fine when there isn’t replay is bullshit. Especially when a similar handball was called in the tournament.

     

    4 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

    Borderline for me, but just want to point out that it does not have to be intentional to be a handball in the box.  95% of them aren't.

    The rule (law of the game):

    Handling the ball

    Handling the ball involves a deliberate act of a player making contact with the ball with the hand or arm.

    The following must be considered:

    • the movement of the hand towards the ball (not the ball towards the hand)

    • the distance between the opponent and the ball (unexpected ball)

    • the position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an offence

    The goalkeeper has the same restrictions on handling the ball as any other player outside the penalty area. Inside their penalty area, the goalkeeper cannot be guilty of a handling offence incurring a direct free kick or any related sanction but can be guilty of handling offences that incur an indirect free kick.

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  2. 2 minutes ago, Cameltoe said:

    How exactly does the fact that it hit his head first excuse the hand ball?

    Hay penal para Nigeria, no?

    Because it's not a handball if it was completely unintentional. Players are responsible for keeping their arms in as possible, but he was using his arms to jump. That is a normal physical move.

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  3. 3 minutes ago, Eastwood said:

    Feeding the ball to Messi no matter what seems to be a bad strategy.

    Yeah, I hadn't actually had time to watch many matches this tournament and thought the talk about Argentina just standing around waiting for Messi to do it was overblown. But it seems perhaps understated based on this. Their first, second, and third thoughts are to get it to Messi so he can figure it out.

  4. 52 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    Can we also add increasing the number of representatives? 435 is too small for our population.

    This is absolutely certain. Representatives ignore their constituents because they don't have to care about offending 100 of them.

    When you had only about 30,000 constituents per rep that was a much bigger deal. With modern technology there is no reason we couldn't have a much larger house with debate and vote done remotely.

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  5. 26 minutes ago, OatmealRaisinCookie said:

    John Oliver is a complete beating to me usually, but this one was pretty good and funny. I guess we can all get behind making fun of Mexico and finding it funny.

    "I usually don't like Mr. Political Comedian whose politics I disagree with, but on this topic I agreed with him so I found him entertaining."

    Hot take.

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  6. 28 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

    If you think immigration is a losing issue for Dotard, you better think again (especially with Democrats running around calling ICE a "terrorist organization").

    Some hard truths here from that alt-right rag the New Yorker.

     

    lulz

    You are underestimating what happens when the other side votes with their brain stems in a frothing rage.

    Exactly like the Democrats did two years ago.

    The race to the bottom is in high gear, sir.

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  7. 32 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

    meh, lefties like state or federal law superseding local laws when they disagree with the local law, just like right wingers do here.  It's putting outcomes ahead of process.  

    You're missing the irony. "Lefties" are always in favor of a stronger central government. It's the "righties" that claim to be in favor of local control.

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  8. 6 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

    I think Gorsuch and the gutting of federal regs (thanks Pruitt) is probably worth it from a "free market" perspective even with his trade shenanigans.  Gorsuch and company are about to kill public sector unions, for instance.  

    Riiiiiiiiiight. Sure they are. Keep believing that.

    When the pendulum goes back the other way everything Pruitt has done will be undone several times over. That's another terrible thing so-called "conservatives" are cheering on right now. Solutions based on executive branch whimsy. I'm sure that's gonna work out great when the executive branch is in Democrat hands.

    As for public sector unions, I expect the ruling to go the same way that you and most others do. But the long-term implications of the ruling may cause you to wish it never happened. Be careful what you wish for.

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  9. 1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

    and what you be surprising to you? Support a party that loves abortion, or sit out the process entirely. It's a retarded kobayashi maru you got going there.

    I'm not sure what you're asking with the first sentence.

    As for the second, it is exactly that kind of idiocy that has you supporting a New York liberal who is enacting anti-free market policies and is expanding government overreach at every opportunity. You think you're winning because an (R) got elected. In reality everything you claim you stand for is being defeated. Let me know exactly how much headway has been made on the abortion issue at the federal level since Trump took office.

    And nobody loves abortion. That's just more brainwashed red meat being regurgitated by a simpleton.

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  10. 53 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

    And what do you expect them to do?

    What do I expect them to do? I expect the vast majority to continue voting (R) despite many discrepancies between GOP actions and Christian principles. I expect them to fall in line like lemmings just like they did when they sold their souls to kneel at the altar of a New York City lifelong liberal who got rich off of shortpaying vendors and corrupt handshake deals with corrupt politicians named Donald Trump.

    That's what I expect. I'm hoping they surprise me.

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  11. 3 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    My wife’s church (Southern Baptist) is quietly sending some folks with legal backgrounds, as well as some of the staff members who speak Spanish, down to South Texas.  They were planning it a few days before Trump’s signing.  

    If there's any silver lining to the absurdity of the Trump administration it may be that Christians find their morals and principles again. Obviously not all of them will but I have hope that many of them will stop worshiping (R) above God. For crying out loud it's the First freakin' Commandment.

  12. What a weird diatribe by Lobo. Another major thing it misses, pardon the pun, is that so-called good universities frequently have some trash programs and so-called "improper colleges" frequently have some excellent programs.

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  13. Just now, Pancho Negro said:

    I still want to know how they plan to get some of these kids back to their parents, especially the ones who aren't of age to even know their last name, can't stand, or are still in diapers. 

     

    Maybe they tattooed identification numbers on their arms.

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  14. 41 minutes ago, Don Johnson said:

    The stakes for this TT-Arkansas game are so high.

    Loser will have to play 4 games in 4 days to advance (maybe even 4 in 3 days due to weather).  And the 2nd of those 4 would be the #1 seed.

    Winner sits pretty.

    They're even higher than that for the Red Raiders.

    Since 1940, only three Power 5 schools have failed to do at least one of the following:

    1. Finish in the final Top 4 of the college football polls before the CFP or make the CFP once it began.
    2. Reach the Final Four in basketball.
    3. Be one of the final four teams in the baseball tournament.

    Those three schools are Northwestern, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech. With a win in just one of their next two games the Red Raiders can remove themselves from this list.

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