Asithappens

Now you're just being intentionally moronic. I'm out.

What do you think the freedom of speech is? Maybe read the First Amendment again?

Yeah, but not on a governmental, international level. Navigating office politics =/= this shit.

In all seriousness, I don't think it is a right and value of the US or the NBA. Or the NFL.

Morey was an idiot here, imo. I mean, China is a big market for the NBA, especially the Rockets. Keep your politics out of your business, dumb ass.

The GOP is basically a bunch of gutless old pussies. It's time for a grand ol' purge. We know who the bootlickers are. Vote them out.

Why not both? Rally around impeachment and run against Trump for Prez? Go Mitch Go.

We're way past that point. Fuck the GOP. I hope they die and rot in hell.

Trump is going to lambaster them.

It's so cute that you think that. He will never realize that.

Yeah, you're right, HRC. But since you're you, just delete that last sentence and keep your editorializing to yourself.

This is very similar to anti-vaxxers (and other science-ignorant people): the less they know about science, the more convinced they are about their own scientific views.

Scott Simon had a good piece on the hypocrisy (and other things) of Pompeo. Link: https://www.npr.org/2019/10/05/767383696/opinion-did-secretary-pompeo-forget-his-west-point-pledge Here it is. Like Trump's transcripts, we should all read this for ourselves. Mike Pompeo graduated first in his class at West Point in 1986, became a tank commander, went to Harvard Law, became a Beltway lawyer, Kansas businessman, congressman, CIA director and, now, secretary of state. "There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am," Mr. Pompeo has said. "It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have ... every place you are is a character test. In these days of qualifiers and codicils, the West Point honor code is concise and plain: "A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do." U.S. Army officers I've met in wars have told me they carry that code through life. They've explained that "will not lie" includes what Gen. Maxwell Taylor, who was superintendent of West Point, called "quibbling, evasive statements, or the use of technicalities..." An officer doesn't find clever ways to avoid telling the truth. If a soldier asks, "Is the enemy behind that hill?" and an officer knows they've actually dug in on top of that hill, the officer shouldn't say, "Oh, not really." A West Point grad is supposed to answer with the truth they know is crucial — not, "quibbling, evasive statements." Last Sunday, when Secretary Pompeo was asked by ABC's Martha Raddatz about the conversation between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine, and the report of a whistleblower about that conversation, the secretary said, "So you just gave me a report about a I.C. whistleblower complaint, none of which I've seen..." And the secretary told a State Department briefing, "I haven't had a chance to actually read the whistleblower complaint yet. I read the first couple of paragraphs, and then got busy today ..." It wasn't until Wednesday — after a report in The Wall Street Journal that he had been in on that phone call — when Secretary Pompeo finally said at a press conference in Italy the entire truth about that conversation. He said, "I was on the phone call." Most politicians can be evasive; it's part of the parlance of politics. But Mike Pompeo is a trained soldier who conducts the foreign policy of the United States. In the weeks ahead, Secretary Pompeo will be asked to comply with subpoenas and requests for records. You may wonder if he will use his skills to dance, slide and misdirect, or be as honest and direct as the West Point honor code he knows by heart.

Good game. Any time Texas wins (w/o some kind of bad injuries) is a good game. It shows, to me anyway, that Texas is a pretty good team. Not great (yet), but on the way there. Herman is doing a rock solid job in getting to greatness, imo. Hook 'em.

Yeah, we get the difference in definition. It used to be "thou shalt not kill", or at least that's what I was taught.

Don't leave me hanging. What did Lebron say?

True, but it sounds like what SI was doing wasn't making much money, either. Who really buys magazines anymore?

Maybe not. But you do you.

You're right. This isn't about concealed or open carry. It's about too many fucking dipshits with too many fucking guns in a country that is insane when it comes to gun control.

Bullshit. Was it a dumb thing to do? Sure. Did he deserve to get shot? No. America really is fucked up when it comes to guns.

Do you really think any company with "kickass" in their name can teach any kind of moral lesson? Ethical lesson? Any kind of positive lesson at all?

I don't think that's the message at all. You need a hug from Mr. Brandt Jean. And more importantly, you need to hug him back.

Holy shit. That is so right.

I wish our criminal justice system had more of this going on. Don't discard people. Amber made a terrible mistake. Forgiveness is a powerful thing.

She won't do the 10. That's one issue. The other issue is you specifically mentioned another cop. 2 cops who shot to kill when it was not necessary. So then cops play by different rules. That precedent still remains. Cop kills innocent black man and a slap on the wrist relative to the crime. Still in play. It will never change. Justice system at it's finest. You're right, of course, but it reminds me of a line in The Big Lebowski: "You're not wrong Walter, you're just an ...." Look, if you're looking for a perfect system of logic and completely "fair" (however that's defined) treatment of everybody in the criminal justice system you're naive. And you can ALWAYS play the "yeah, but look at that" card. This was a good trial (imo) and a fair sentence. Yeah, the world is still unfair. This trial didn't change that.