DogofWar1

Well, he probably didn't at the time. He likely does now. At the end of the day whether he meant to involve the anthem in that way or not, it's probably involved now.

On the one hand, I think we can separate the verses of the Star Spangled Banner on the basis of history. Basically, we disown the other verses while more or less adopting the mainly used verse as the whole thing. Simultaneously, I get why some might be perturbed, and frankly, it ties Kaep's protest together in a much neater bow than before.

Really? Someone should have told Ken Mehlman before he apologized for it in 2005.

One of the unfortunate things that has happened with regard to race relations in the past few decades is that many of reforms that came about post-WWII have been challenged and chipped away at. Race-based civil rights have been on the defensive quite often, indeed many of the recent battles haven't been about advancing minorities, but rather about preventing backsliding. When you look at what position each party, nationally, has staked out on whether to keep or toss many of the race-based reforms that occured in the civil rights era, it's not surprising how votes break.

Yeah, I would certainly include the loss of endorsements as a result of this action in with his "actions" for the purposes of determining if he is doing this for the right reasons or not. Between his tweet about 11 days ago, his sit, and the likely loss of endorsements, at this point, it weighs towards him doing it for the right reasons. We'll see from here on out. I see McSluggo's point that an action is an action and we should read it for what it is, and not heap extra requirements on it, and largely agree that he doesn't have to go "all-in" to be considered doing something unselfishly; after all, a rich man who gives to charity can be charitable without giving away his entire fortune and wearing sackcloth. I will say however, that he should continue. Right now it's a single act. If he's still making his protest in 6 months or a year, or however long, then I think we can mostly put to bed the publicity thing. That is, he should protest how he feels is appropriate, not how others feel he should, but he should protest. Protest your way, and stay committed to it.

I don't have a problem with Colin sitting. I don't have a problem with people criticizing him for sitting. That's how the 1st works. I do have a problem if he's doing this selfishly as a publicity stunt. There are serious and legitimate issues facing the black community. If you're going to make your stand (er.. sit) on the issue, it ought to be genuine. I also have a problem with responses to him that cross the line. I've seen a number of responses to him that drop the N-word and wish injury upon him. Those sort of reinforce the point Kaep is making; if one is alleging unfair treatment of African Americans in the US, and the response to that allegation is people dropping racial slurs, that's...kind of problematic.

Curses, my sneaky plan is foiled! FOILED!

Can we trade for Bosa's rights? NOT SAYING WE SHOULD (yet), but if this thing in SD goes nuclear, and his rights can be acquired, might be worth asking what SD would want. But at this point, with him not having signed a contract yet, can we even? Or is he basically in limbo until he signs, in that he has to sign first to be traded.

Yes, but a ring is better than none at all. Lebron bailed on CLE when they looked incapable of getting him the ring, went to Heat and was part of the Big 3. Sure, he was the ringleader, but the glory of winning in Miami with Wade and Bosh would always be less than leading a ragtag group of guys to a ring in CLE. Didn't matter, ring >>>> no ring. Now, once Lebron got two rings, he went back to CLE, and did as you say, sought validation as a great, but that was after getting the ring(s). KD could do the same. He wants to be in as sure of a position as possible to at least get 1, because a ring as a cog is better than none as the leader. If in two years he's got 1 or 2 rings, he'll probably strongly consider going somewhere with less talent where he's the clear top dog and all accolades will flow through him. Maybe he'll go back to OKC after they've retooled and make a run at it, this time hopefully with the GS and CLE superteams having run their course, and pull a Lebron.

Report that there's no chance Westbrook signs an extension. It was obvious, but now it's all the more clear that OKC needs to move him pronto. Current OKC is finished, if not this year, then next, OKC FO should be smart enough to realize this. Get something, start the re-build. Gotta do it.

For Durant, even if he felt the OKC FO did enough, and they might have, Durant's choice was easy. Stay in OKC, battling with Golden State most years trying to reach the finals and maybe reaching it several times, OR destroy OKC and join their rival, simultaneously putting you on a Finals caliber team and clearing your path to the finals in one move. It'd be like Curry joining OKC, he'd ruin GS and make OKC the obvious favorite to be in the finals. But Curry obviously is locked in to GS atm, while Durant was free. He wants a ring, this is the obvious way to do it. *when I say "ruin" I don't mean the team loses ALL its good players, obviously each team is way more than just Curry and Durant, but it's taking a finals caliber team and probably making them a "playoff but not finals" caliber team

Well according to wikipedia, only Box Crabs demonstrate homosexuality, but I don't know how many species that encompasses, so depending on Crabb's species, his homophobia may be understandable as his species wouldn't have homosexual members.

Aw man, I wanted Crabb. Not because he's necessarily the best, but because then we could call his cabinet "Crabb people."

I can't think any of the anti-centralization movements in the EU are looking at what's happened so far with the UK and thinking bailing is a good idea, at this time. Maybe later, but at this time, the markets are taking a hit, Scotland and Northern Island have one foot out of the door, and the place looks in total shambles as pockets of violence against minorities erupt and people are resigning/being sacked at a record pace. And all of this is happening even before Article 50 has been triggered and the actual work begins. Sure, 5, maybe 10 years down the road, once they've figured out all the issues, things will look rosy and stable and an argument can be made that leaving the EU is the right choice. It might be even earlier if the EU gives in on a bunch of issues. But at this moment, I can't imagine any anti-EU movement is watching Britain and thinking "This is our time to strike."

Supreme Court basically looked at Texas, said "No, that Spade is a Spade, and you do not have a flush of Hearts. Buh bye." Indeed, this is an important decision because the whole "we're blocking abortions for womens' health reasons" is the latest front in the pro-choice-pro-life battle, and it's pretty silly once information is actually presented. This decision, rightfully, knocks that front out.

I never said it was a good idea, haha. But if you're Boris Johnson, you've got to be weighing your options with regards to the option that kills your career the least.

I'm not saying that's the ideal course of action, but rather, it's probably one of the only paths that doesn't immediately spell doom for Johnson, politically. He needs someone else to be holding the bag.

Leave should probably just give the reigns to Farage, he seems less concerned about the fallout and problems than Johnson, who seems to see his victory as somewhat pyrrhic. Johnson might be able to protect himself from total ruin if he lets Farage charge ahead. Of course, Farage actually would go through with triggering article 50, while some of the other leavers might be reluctant to actually pull the trigger, so there might be some internal fighting there to come.

Someone is compiling an album of screenshots of stories of...unsavory responses to the vote. Some NSFW language. A stark reminder of what lurks beneath, and offers a cautionary tail for those of us across the pond. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101369198638985&type=3

Someone close to Bernie should show the Corbyn thing to him if he ever wavers on supporting Hillary after the convention. Distance yourself from Hillary too much, and we might end up with our own "leave" vote. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/23/high-stakes-for-game-of-thrones-and-the-brexit-vote.html?utm_content=buffer0dcde&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer We blew it up! It was Earth all along!

Or they get conquered/re-conquered. Replay the War of 1812 with the Articles of Confederation still in place. It didn't go all that well for us in the first instance, but it could have ended in a much worse fashion. Indeed, a fractured EU is perfect for Russia, no regional power to tell them to stop poking around in Eastern Europe's sovereignty. Why do you think the TPP is such a big deal, it's designed to counter Chinese economic (and military) expansion by centralizing Pacific power somewhere besides Beijing.

1. UK voted to leave European Union (leavers say for safety and sovereignty, remainders say it was for xenophobia and was short-sighted). 2. UK hasn't officially left EU until they trigger Article 50 which sets a 2 year time table for leaving the EU; Article 50 will be triggered in the fall most likely. 3. David Cameron will step down in several months as he supported "remain," which lost, and wants a leader in place who believes in the path the voters chose, which likely means someone like Boris Johnson will become the new PM. 4. Immediate consequence is economic downturn due to uncertainty, farther out economic consequences are less known, though reasonable probability of some negative pressure on UK economy.

For a time, yes, but the reality is that all these countries are interconnected. It may be too gloomy, but it is not totally implausible to see: - Scotland/Ireland/Wales jump ship and rejoin the EU - European finances flow through elsewhere - The UK effectively cut off from the EU Single Market (for a time) - Several years of uncertainty after Article 50 is invoked where the UK has to re-negotiate new trade deals with everyone The EU is relatively stable despite the UK's exit. All their trade deals are still in place, and some of the lost economic power might be coming back once banking is relocated. The EU will be smaller, but barring more states trying to bail, it will recover and keep chugging along. The UK has more to lose here if the EU doesn't give into UKIP's demands to gain tariff free access to the single market.

Some levity: https://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/brexit-tweets-guaranteed-to-make-brits-laugh-cry-or-both?utm_term=.yvZ5d47BX#.wvwer2pgk Some really great ones, like this one: Anthony V. @fascinated this episode of black mirror is terrible Jeez. How many cakes of how many places does the UKIP think they can have and eat too?