StrangeSox

Rios! Finally does something!

time to get some runs!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 08:59 PM) Do I not get the reference? Is one of their writers an accused pedophile? Or is this a catholic church thing? Well, now-former writer. Derbyshire opined on the peak sexuality of women being between ages 15-20 years ago, but it wasn't enough for him to get fired. lol and apparently he said this at a lecture to black law students a couple of years ago: So open racism was cool with NRO until this latest incident for some reason. But as you hinted at before, National Review has been cool with open racism from the start.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 07:59 PM) Wow, NRO actually fired him. 1960's NRO is so disappointed in today's NRO. NRO: Open racism bad, open pedophilia okay.

Scott Walker repeals Equal Pay Laws. What war on women????

Well you can throw open embrace of sexist discrimination on top of that from Erik Ericson http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/06/cnn-...sta-bans-women/

It's pretty shocking to see something so openly, disgustingly racist. It's coming from John Derbyshire, a frequent contributor to the National Review. But anyone talking about institutional racism are just a bunch of reverse-racist "race baiters" playing the race card.

I was messing around with some crap on my rooted Droid x2 and it got stuck at the start-up splash screen. Thanks to the trusty internets I was able to get it reset.

THIS.AB.IS.DUNN

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Apr 6, 2012 -> 02:04 PM) A fkin joke already, Colby Lewis is making us look silly... Hint: He throws a slow, off the plate, breaking ball... In all fairness, no one in baseball knows how to handle those pitches.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Apr 6, 2012 -> 02:02 PM) I forgot our guys have never seen an off the plate breaking ball before... That's been the bane of all White Sox hitters for the better part of a decade now. Maybe longer.

KINSLER!

THIS.TEAM.IS.DONE.

I bricked my phone

booes

Will adding another "GOP establishment" pick hurt the conservative base's enthusiasm even more?

My health insurance premiums are actually going down this year. Benefits unchanged.

Yeah, I don't think they've said what exactly but he's been on leave for several weeks now.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 11:06 PM) The more I read/hear about Hunger Games the more I find the story to be really contrived and not all that interesting. By the end of the series yeah it kinda is. The first book was decent though.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 06:38 PM) I loved Kenny's statement on this. That was pretty good.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 05:19 PM) What he is asking for is not within the rules, is cheap, and illegal. What part of that is hard to understand for you? Plus, he was told to stop, and did not. And there were outside entities throwing in money as well. jenks ideal version of football:

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 05:14 PM) Right, there are already rules in place, so why the faux reaction? Williams went too far. But it's not some game-changing or earth-shattering secret that guys have always wanted to take other guys out. So long as it's within the rules and not cheap, illegal plays, it's just part of the sport IMO. I just don't see the justification for giving the guy the death penalty for something that's not that far removed from what everyone acknowledges is a league-wide practice. I believe he lied to NFL investigators and continued the bounty system after that. That's why the penalty was so harsh.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 05:12 PM) There's very little difference between jacking someone up seriously and trying to hurt them. We're not talking about taking out someones knees or whatever - dirty plays that already have rules in place to guard against that type of outcome. I mean, i'm in agreement that there shouldn't be a financial benefit for INTENTIONAL injury, but who gives a flying crap if Ray Lewis demolishes a WR coming over the middle and he gets an extra 5k bonus? Again, everyone signs up for this knowing full well the ramifications of playing a violent sport. Basically this is going to get to a point where players are going to be paid millions for life. And we the fans get to pay for it. Uhhhh.....that's exactly what the bounty system was. Financial incentive for INTENTIONALLY injuring other players, including brain injuries (concussions). I have no desire to watch an NFL that actively endorses that sort of garbage. And, again, the full ramifications of many of these injuries are just now being understood. The sudden focus on concussions is due to the significant portion of football players having serious psychological and physical problems and better understanding of what causes this. If the actual long-term cost of what these players go through is millions of dollars of medical care for the rest of their life, why shouldn't they be covered? Why should a significant percentage of them be set up for a life of pain and suffering and financial struggles so that owners can keep millions and fans can enjoy their bloodsport? If it's a cost of the sport, it's a cost of the sport.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 05:09 PM) I was under the impression that those were from Woody Harrelson and not any random sponsors. They played up the fact that they need to be fan favorites and be loved, and then it appeared that never played any role in the end. Woody would be the one actually making the final call on those gifts but they're paid for by the sponsors.

I don't want to see players intentionally trying to injure each other, no. The long-term risks of concussions certainly were not well-known in previous decades and they really aren't pretty. It is, after all, just a game, and I do not want to see others intentionally debilitated, possibly for life, for my entertainment. It's also important to note that the NFL owners are also assholes making bazillions of dollars but do not face the serious physical risks that the players do. The NFLPA is fighting for long-term care of the players who suffer life-long injuries while making the owners very wealthy. edit: keep in mind too that the risk-assessment part of your brain literally is not fully formed until your mid-20's.