GhostofSparta

8 hours ago, TryTheBeal! said:

Still dead.

But has he literally ate any babies lately?

As a descendent of proud hill people from West "by God" Virginia, let me just say:

**** everything about this idea, and **** anyone who wants/allows Company Towns to come back.

On 2/13/2021 at 1:43 PM, TryTheBeal! said:

 

I feel attacked. That was me 2 years ago at Warped Tour in Atlantic City. 

Punk's not dead, we're just old and tired, give us a minute, damn.

24 minutes ago, TD_washingtonredskins said:

My issue with those theories in the NFL is...why Brady this year? I could be convinced of some shadiness or favoritism at times in order to help a household name win against a nobody team. I don't think that happens, by the way, but at least I can understand the logic. 

 

But why would the NFL care THAT MUCH if Brady went to the Super Bowl over Rodgers? Or Brady over Mahomes in the Super Bowl? Even if you could prove that it would result in a few more eyeballs (which I'm not convinced), it's a lot of effort and risk for a very modest return. 

Brady gets the boot from New England, where he's played his entire career completely reviving that franchise from NFL laughingstock. He then goes to Tampa  (because when you're from New England, you go to Florida to retire. They're called "snow birds."). Tampa also just so happens to be hosting the SB this year. So Tampa, led by aging but not quite done yet Tom "GOAT" Brady, finally after 50+ years gets to play the first ever Home Superbowl. And since you're already got the great story of "First ever home SB," then why not go ahead and cap it off with a win?

I'm not saying I believe this theory, FWIW, but it's not like there's NO story to be told in this series of events.

3 hours ago, TryTheBeal! said:

What was the percentage of law enforcement participation?

40%? Not sure, for some reason I just feel like police and 40% belong together.

I wonder if the Dems in GA shouldn't hide behind a couple of PACs blasting ads about how Kemp "Didn't Stop the Steal" and encourage Trump's hardcore base to not vote for him. I know there are ways it could backfire, but that seems like a surefire way to attack Kemp and discourage his voters without being an overtly "Vote for the Dems" message that would fail with that crowd.

3 minutes ago, clskinsfan said:

Inside the Supreme Court during the Kavanaugh hearings. Why didnt these people have their lives ruined?

Because they didn't smash windows and doors to get in there? Because they didn't steal a bunch of ****? Because they didn't build a gallows in front of the building and threaten to hang Kavanaugh on it? Because none of them are armed? Because they didn't murder a cop and assault and injure several others?

I'm sure I can come up with a dozen more reasons, but if none of these answers satisfy you, I'm not sure how many more it will take.

3 hours ago, dfitzo53 said:

For me the whole point of a beard is to make less work, not more.

That, and it helps me look like an actual adult. Baby-faced redheads never look like real adults.

1 hour ago, TryTheBeal! said:

Snek.

Love it. Saw this one a few weeks ago, not sure which one I like better.

2 hours ago, Riggo-toni said:

 

Jordan Klepper is a braver man than I will ever be. The way he just throws himself into the middle of these crowds, some of whom hate and recognize him, is incredible.

26 minutes ago, China said:

 

That was my thought as well, but it was a can of dog food.  I imagine a can of dog food thrown hard at your head could inflict serious damage.

More or less than soup?

12 hours ago, TheGreatBuzz said:

Getting rid of the EC would give rural voters no voice for POTUS. 

You're making the false assumption that "rural voters" are a monolith who all vote the same way. Right now rural Democrats in Idaho are just as devalued as rural Republicans in Maryland. And the EC does nothing to help either party, because under our current system in both cases those votes are already known to count for nothing before any votes have even been cast.

Right now, the election only matters in about 6-7 "Swing States." Places like PA, OH, WI, FL, and recently GA and AZ. You may think the EC helps places like ND, SD, MT, WY, but does it? Outside of maybe the primaries, does either candidate spend any time in those states? Even in a close election, do you think the R's or D's are sweating the 3 electoral votes of DC, or VT, or WY? No, they only give a **** about those 4=5 large chunk swing states. Right now Republicans in CA and Democrats in OK really have no voice for POTUS. And both candidates know that, so outside of maybe some stumping for local rallies or fundraising with their already committed base, there's no reason for any candidate to spend any time in or give any attention to 40 out of 50 states.

And while I understand the semantics argument involved in "minority rule" under our current system, it's amazingly stupid that somebody like Trump, who lost the popular vote by over 7 million with ~155 million votes cast (81 million to 74 million), only actually lost re-election by less than 100,000 votes in a few key states. Seriously, Biden at 306 EC votes only won AZ, GA, WI, and one of NE's districts by about 65,000 combined votes. If those votes go the other way, then even PA and GA don't give Biden a win. That's how close Trump, who again, lost by 7 million votes, was to winning the EC. To say "He got 270 EC, so it's not minority rule" may be true in the specific sense of the EC (and I get it, that's the rules we play by, so that's what he has to do), it vastly ignores (and therefore severely devalues) all those wasted votes in states where the outcome was assured from the beginning.

Those small states already have a massive say in the Senate, where the least populous state (WY) has the exact same number of senators as the most populous state (CA). It's also even true in the House, where CA's ~40 million people have 53 Reps (roughly 1 rep for every 750,000 people) an Wyoming has 1 rep for its roughly 560,000 people.

So saying that we "need" the EC to keep rural and less populated states from being ignored is only true if you ignore all of congress. I'm tired of people complaining that "Popular vote would mean NYC, LA, and Chicago would elect the President!" without acknowledging that's only true because...well...that's where PEOPLE live. And vote. I'm not saying we should ignore the 8 farming families that comprise Nebraska's population, but maybe they shouldn't be able to override an entire city just because nobody else wants to live where they do.

Alex Smith: 19/26, 149 yards, 1TD, 1INT

WFT: 41 points

Yep, that seems right.

Remember when Captain Terry saved 4 points with the tackle on that INT? How big that play was at the time?

I'm gonna pretend that was the main turning point.

Blowout win on Thanksgiving. A season sweep of Dallas. Blowing them out both games.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Montez Sweat seems very excited about that TD.

**** yeah! Poor it the **** on!

So Gibson is great, everybody's in agreement, right?

That's a fumble. That's our damn ball.

Don't take the FG, go for it McCarthy!

That was super obvious, Darby. I guess at least he didn't give up a TD?

Half a yard short.

There ya go, Chase.

Amazing how good this team can look when it doesn't let itself go down 20 points before trying to do anything.

Thomas holds on! TD!