Man I hope the word doesn't get out about this happy Commonwealth full of friendly folks and unfettered smokeshows. Who needs the traffic?!
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My respect for Matt Jones will be secured if Maher comes on stoned and during his monologue immediately thanks Matt for bringing him an ounce of Kentucky's best weed.
Whether you believe it or not, I didn't put that video up last night to make the state "look bad." If you believe that is my goal then clearly you have don't know who I am in the least. I was invited on Bill Maher because they (correctly) believe that I will be taking up for people from areas that the Democratic Party overlooks or ***** on. That has always been what I do and will continue to do.
But the reality is that the views in that video exist and ignoring them doesn't change anything. These are elected officials and they voluntarily put the video out. I didn't go and get it out of nowhere....it was blowing up in the mountains and destined to be a news story. If I don't put it out, someone else will.
As for the constant trolling from BRax, I am used to it. The only part of this job (which I love and am completely blessed to do) I don't like is the way that virtually anything I say on any topic that isn't stupid becomes fodder for a barrage of criticism, the best of which is trolling, the worst of which is mean and nasty. It is what it is. But I will freely admit that it makes it hard to stay connected to the fanbase. Everything we built has been based on that connection to people and the interaction. But the constant barrage of attacks, especially when not balanced out by most of the positive influences that have gone away during Covid, have grown old.
But the reality is that the views in that video exist and ignoring them doesn't change anything. These are elected officials and they voluntarily put the video out. I didn't go and get it out of nowhere....it was blowing up in the mountains and destined to be a news story. If I don't put it out, someone else will.
As for the constant trolling from BRax, I am used to it. The only part of this job (which I love and am completely blessed to do) I don't like is the way that virtually anything I say on any topic that isn't stupid becomes fodder for a barrage of criticism, the best of which is trolling, the worst of which is mean and nasty. It is what it is. But I will freely admit that it makes it hard to stay connected to the fanbase. Everything we built has been based on that connection to people and the interaction. But the constant barrage of attacks, especially when not balanced out by most of the positive influences that have gone away during Covid, have grown old.
Cal's supercut of Dontaie playing defense 
He's bound and determined to spin his Dontaie's emergence into him "buying in" to Cal.
He's bound and determined to spin his Dontaie's emergence into him "buying in" to Cal.
Sports used to be an escape from politics and a unifying safe zone. That is over.
Takes some thick skin to dive head first into politics. Some people are built for it. Others aren't.
Respectfully, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, Tiger Woods, among many others might disagree with this sentiment.
Sports are an incredibly effective vehicle for progressiveness in society IMO. One of the things I love about sports tbh.
Several of us incl. SAE's brother drove up to Boston to take in a Red Sox game before junior year. We hit the different spots in Boston over a two-day period. I kid you not when I say we only saw a handful of attractive women the entire time.
Tiger Woods? You can't find an Icon that has done less politically.
You're right. A black man taking the mantle of greatest of all time in F'n golf had no social implications. Scratch Tiger Woods.
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I still don’t understand why people who don’t like it, don’t just ignore it. It’s basically the definition of a peaceful protest, which all should be fine with.
If the Maganites wanted to stand on stools for the National Anthem, I’d be fine with that as well.
Things I’m not fine with:
Burning cities
Rioting
Shooting or beating police
Shooting or beating peaceful protestors
Destroying the Capitol building
I really feel like none of that should be controversial, but here we are.
If the Maganites wanted to stand on stools for the National Anthem, I’d be fine with that as well.
Things I’m not fine with:
Burning cities
Rioting
Shooting or beating police
Shooting or beating peaceful protestors
Destroying the Capitol building
I really feel like none of that should be controversial, but here we are.
Actually, oddly, the politics stuff bothers me the least. The people that get the maddest about that are the easiest to ignore. The other stuff can be more difficult
On Wandale watch before the show....
Life used to be an escape from politics until 24 hour news media and a president who's only goal was to dominate media coverage became the only thing people wanted to talk about (for good and bad).
The media hounded Trump but it wasn't a mutually exclusive relationship.
If Biden does nothing else but quietly sit in the white house and go about his business I'll be happy. I don't want to hear from him, about him or even think about the presidency unless something truly warranting his position comes up.
The media hounded Trump but it wasn't a mutually exclusive relationship.
If Biden does nothing else but quietly sit in the white house and go about his business I'll be happy. I don't want to hear from him, about him or even think about the presidency unless something truly warranting his position comes up.
The entire country needs to grab a coke and chill the f*ck out.
The people who are butthurt over kneeling, etc. are fine with politics/activism in sports until it contradicts their own "beliefs". Pretty simple.
I would love to know more about this fictitious time when politics and social causes were NOT involved in sports.
I think half of BU looks like AOC. Not saying that’s a good thing or bad thing. I leave that for you to decide.
Moved the goal posts a little here.
Social implications and being political aren't necessarily the same thing.
Tiger played golf, won, and became one of the most popular sports figures in history (not bad for a racist country). That isn't the same as him boycotting a major, or not playing on a course that used to be a slave plantation to bring awareness to his cause.
It's not just maganites. 2 of my friends, really smart guys, and huge Biden honks, HATE kneeling and were really pissed about Saturday. I was arguing with them about it this weekend.
Zero issues with them kneeling. That's how they feel and it's something I cannot fully understand because I don't live in their world.
OTOH, those outraged by people not supporting their kneeling doesn't seem to want to understand why it upsets those that disagree. It appears to be a very one sided debate.
OTOH, those outraged by people not supporting their kneeling doesn't seem to want to understand why it upsets those that disagree. It appears to be a very one sided debate.
-assuming wandale is messing with UK again until proven otherwise, please respect my decision.
I don’t really understand what anyone is arguing about 90% of the time.
-convert or be ostracized/shunned, bernie. There is no room for debate/nuance in a democracy.
In love with the thought of having a RB with an apostrophe in the middle of his first name. 
This is the first time I've been supportive of their kneeling because they actually looked like a functional UK basketball team.
Hope this covers it for you, Bernie.
politics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
pol·i·tics | \ ˈpä-lə-ˌtiks \
Definition of politics
1a: the art or science of government
b: the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy
c: the art or science concerned with winning and holding control over a government
2: political actions, practices, or policies
3a: political affairs or businessespecially : competition between competing interest groups or individuals for power and leadership (as in a government)
b: political life especially as a principal activity or profession
c: political activities characterized by artful and often dishonest practices
4: the political opinions or sympathies of a person
5a: the total complex of relations between people living in society
b: relations or conduct in a particular area of experience especially as seen or dealt with from a political point of viewoffice politicsethnic politics
politics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
pol·i·tics | \ ˈpä-lə-ˌtiks \
Definition of politics
1a: the art or science of government
b: the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy
c: the art or science concerned with winning and holding control over a government
2: political actions, practices, or policies
3a: political affairs or businessespecially : competition between competing interest groups or individuals for power and leadership (as in a government)
b: political life especially as a principal activity or profession
c: political activities characterized by artful and often dishonest practices
4: the political opinions or sympathies of a person
5a: the total complex of relations between people living in society
b: relations or conduct in a particular area of experience especially as seen or dealt with from a political point of viewoffice politicsethnic politics
Because ignoring anything doesn't create attention for those that feel they need it.... and I think that applies to those that don't like it and the backlash to the backlash.
- I've lived in many areas of the country and NYC was by far the most racist.
- It doesn't escape me that all theses wokes point to Scandinavian countries as what they want for the USA. Does that include the 90% caucasians figure?
- Why didn't you just roll with it 80? Was hoping you'd have a sense of humor about it.
- Don't care about the kneeling. Do they even show that on TV?
- It doesn't escape me that all theses wokes point to Scandinavian countries as what they want for the USA. Does that include the 90% caucasians figure?
- Why didn't you just roll with it 80? Was hoping you'd have a sense of humor about it.
- Don't care about the kneeling. Do they even show that on TV?
Dont people wake up, go to work, come home, eat dinner, see your family, open a beer, watch sports, go to bed, and repeat until you die anymore? Where do folks fit in all this outrage time?
I ask this unironically...what was the protest about?
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