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aggie08

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  1. I can pretty easily be talked into this being a strategic success, and the world being a better place with a weaker Iran. I'd argue our track record of Middle East intervention to create less terrorists is less than stellar, but still. I just push back on the notion that, in the last two weeks leading up to the bombing, the dynamic has shifted and new intelligence has come to light, forcing us to act to achieve stability in the region. We did it because Bibi told us to. Period. He's been pushing the NUKES! button for 30 years. I'm not even blaming the administration for doing it. He's certainly not the first President that been at Israel's--who is perfectly capable of decimating any country in the region on their own--beckon call, and being seen as even remotely "anti" Israel is still political suicide (though, nothing is political suicide for Trump). But can we just call a spade a spade?
  2. Meh. Let the true human garbage reveal itself.
  3. Man, you'd think at some point being the most unpopular guy in the room would wear on him. Phoenix is about to be a dumpster fire, and the fans are going to hate him and his contract for it. Why not disappear to Charlotte and go back to his calling: putting up empty calories on an Eastern conference also ran.
  4. I assume tokamak is referring to the weirdness of watching a remake that current day 5 year-olds already know the plot points for, beat by beat, rather than any judgement on quality. At least with things like the Lion King you could make the argument that today's youth viewed the original as "that super old cartoon my parents made me watch once." This and the Moana most kids already have memorized. Though, I guess trying to capture the feeling of "my favorite part is coming up" in a movie that they've technically never seen is kind of driving the film industry at the moment.
  5. - CHIEF
  6. Because Iran's "imminent" ability to obtain nuclear arms was something that we all cared very much about two weeks ago.
  7. I bet everyone's a potential terrorist if you squint hard enough.
  8. And if you need a little primer, apparently Hank has some content floating around that Johnny has very clearly watched on multiple occasions.
  9. It really tugs on the ol' heart strings to learn that someone whose entire persona is dedicated to being a massive piece of shit on the internet--especially to vulnerable communities--has to put up with personal attacks.
  10. Even had he not won the Open last week, carding a 66-63 over the weekend to finish in the top 15 is a pretty damn good week for a JJ Spaun level pro.
  11. He actually left his first putt 8 feet short. And right behind Keegan's ball marker. Hard to imagine a worse result on a lag putt. A couple more inches, and he's getting the read from Bradley. Coming up short of the green with a wedge in your hand from the middle of the fairway was the truly bad shot though. Didn't look like nerves either, just the wrong club.
  12. I heard he lost his nerve, turned in his divot tool.
  13. Honestly, this is an excellent point. I guess it's just been engrained in me to expect the captains to bounce around the course like their hair's on fire to "rally the troops." But what are they actually doing? I imagine nothing that actually matters to the performance of professional golfers.
  14. That's not my read at all. My read of the general vibe around OKC is that everyone thinks they're good enough to not have to resort to the James Harden bullshit. People realize and accept that everyone embellishes fouls and jumps into defenders that they got into the air. It is what it is. But literally everyone hates Harden-level foul baiting. It's not basketball, and it sucks. There are far worse things for SGA to be known as than "James Harden, but good in the playoffs", but, unlike Harden, he doesn't need that weak shit to be great. Agree with you about the physical defense though. Great teams in all sports realize that the officials can't--or don't want to--call offensive holding, defensive hand checks, off-ball holding, moving screens, push-offs, etc. every play. So pushing those limits is a pretty critical factor in a team's success. OKC's defense was largely incredible.
  15. It is funny that Trump has been able to fool his voters into believing that MAGA is a repudiation of your father's GOP. Like the power brokers that are behind him aren't the same ones that were there behind Bush.
  16. Not sure I agree with your math on this one. 9 out of the 27 NBA Champions since Jordan's retirement have come out of the East. Which sounds about right since the West typically has at least 2/3rds of the league's superstars. But, yeah, on paper, next year's representative should be canon fodder. The team that should be the odds on favorite doesn't even have a coach at the moment.
  17. Is there a way to make his posts only visible to him, so he thinks he's still contributing? Maybe throw in a few ghost negs, so he doesn't get suspicious? It's literally the only way that we're ever going to get rid of him. At least PRONG HORN had the decency to disappear into the ether immediately following the election, after doing his part to spread blatant and unchecked propaganda and disinformation for years.
  18. Without fail, my immediate reaction every time I read a Rex post is, "Does he not get enough attention?"
  19. Who the fuck is coming out of the East next year??
  20. Such a big night for Love's Travel Stop.
  21. God damnit. I suppose it was inevitable.
  22. Shut the fuck up, you bloviating, false equivalence, lying propagandist.
  23. The thought of Donald Trump giving the slightest of shits about what a female has to say is the funniest part about this thread.
  24. Welp, that feels like it with Indy being so limited offensively.
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