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This is very flawed I don’t even know where to begin

You're wrong if you agree with this guy. "It's a culture problem" is subconscious/veiled racism. It's an opinion that relies only on feelings and no data. No matter how smart Shapiro makes it sound, he has zero data to back up what he's spewing when he says this. He's listing out a bunch of things that are negatives while trying to sound angry, but he has nothing to back up his conclusion on the cause of these things, which is that it's a cultural problem only. It's pretty easy to see how his arguments work. Just come up with a made up cause of something, then state a bunch of facts about the something in order to sound smart. I think he is smart, but he's relying on the fact that no one can check the data while he's giving a speech, and he can mislead with the data. You can take each and every one of the things he pukes out angrily and there is an explanation on why that has nothing to do with whatever culture problem he's talking about. I'll take one of them - "You tell me why Black kids aren't graduating high school!" Black kids are more likely to attend schools with below average funding. Black kids are less likely to have parents and grandparents who received a high school or college education. Their grandparents and great grandparents grew up when there was still segregation. It's a legitimate/valid reason. Those people are alive right now. It wasn't that long ago. And before anyone starts the "but there are poor White people who make it" argument, we're talking about a rate. Black people are successful, too, but the rate is lower because more are born into poverty.

This is the point I'm trying to get at. When two teams start out on the 20, but one gets a personal foul for 15 yards and the other half the distance to the goal for the same personal foul, you'd be mad at the players but screaming at the refs wouldn't you, @B.B. Hemingway?

The whole point of the discussion is you can't really set those aside.

Just something to think about when we discuss African American and Indian population; what happens to a group who is still trying to overcome institutional racism, when you take away their parental figures (through incarceration or force boarding school), then tell them that they should be better people while not funding their schools, their communities and continually giving them harsher penalties than their peers of other races?

@Moiraine You brought up an important corollary in this discussion: the opioid epidemic. One of the more insightful revelations I have happened upon is the language (and approach) we've used towards drug crimes as a society. Remember when we had the crack epidemic in the 80s? The end result by our government was the War on Drugs, a crime bill to harshly penalize drug crimes and massive, disproportionate, lasting negative impact on African Americans in the U.S. Now we're essentially going through the same thing with opioid use/abuse, which is a predominantly white problem. But now it's talked about in terms of a public health crisis and our approach stresses the importance of the need for treatment and rehabilitation of those affected instead of punishment. How much of that is us learning from the err of our ways from the crack epidemic, and how much of it is because it is a white rather than a black problem?

My point is it is unjust that people get treated different by our criminal justice system for committing the exact same offenses based solely on the color of their skin. And frankly, everyone has their own ideas about which laws are just. Pot would be a good example. An even more benign example would be low-grade speeding or jaywalking. Or take some of those generally ancient but yet still codified nonsense state laws that are still on the books. Should those offenses be policed to the full extent of the law? If we can agree that some laws are increasingly or already incompatible with our modern civilization, how do we determine which laws to enforce and which should be eliminated? My point is I don't think we all have the same ideas about this. Human beings inherently don't agree on these things.But people's lives shouldn't hang in the balance based on decisions by those who run our criminal justice system deciding who deserves further scrutiny, to get pulled over, to get popped for what laws, how harshly to get prosecuted, etc.

I also think if he loves his visit he may commit. Man this is easy

Glad they can eyeroll instead of actually having a discussion. I'll take eyerolls as them not acknowledging reality and believing in ancient aliens.

lot's of roll eyes in these last few posts. guess the roll eye posse is hard at work

DJ?

I completely realize that. If he were to wake up tomorrow and decide to end hunger by cashing in stock, he could lose his controlling interest. But it’s not that easy anyway. Right now he’s staring down the barrel of potentially paying half to his wife in a divorce. Which would also potentially make him lose control of Amazon. But right now he’s got a team of lawyers and financial planners working for him trying to figure out a way to make his wife the richest woman in the world AND retain control of Amazon. So that tells me there’s a way that he could do the same to end hunger in America. But my original point wasn’t to tell JB what to do with his money. My point was to show that there are obscenely rich people that COULD do way more good than they doing. They could literally end major strife in this country without hurting themselves financially. Instead it is put back on the shoulders of those working for the obscenely rich to take care of their fellow human. As it always has

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/425067-trump-concealed-details-of-meeting-with-putin-from-senior-officials https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-has-concealed-details-of-his-face-to-face-encounters-with-putin-from-senior-officials-in-administration/2019/01/12/65f6686c-1434-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html The walls are closing in.

I got lost at "poverty doesn't make a person sell drugs". Have you not seen "Breaking Bad"?????!!! All jokes aside. I'm not impoverished, I wouldn't sell drugs or steal to support my kids. However, if I saw my kids starving or need medical treatments I cant afford, you better believe I'm gonna do whatever it takes to feed/help them. Laws be damned...

I think if he is neutral he may Atleast look elsewhere. We are all nailing this.

I think if he doesnt like his visit he will not commit to Nebraska

Schaefer also thinks if he loves his visit then he will likely commit.

Here's another example of his assumption his audience is stupid. He purposely leaves out the poverty rate for non-married Black families and White married couples, because that's the correct comparison to make but the data likely refutes his point. That data would show that Black married couples are poorer than White married couples, and Black single moms are poorer than White single moms. He's purposely misleading the audience. Also, no one is arguing that the only cause of poverty for a Black person is systematic racism. Not being married and facing systematic racism as a Black person can both be factors. Not being married is probably a larger one.

Held to the recruits in our 500 mile radius:

25 commits right now, though Bland is a bit of a question mark. 25 open spots plus however many over-signs. Word is we are taking 30 - though a couple might be grad transfers. I think it will be a couple less than that. Maybe a spot or two for walk-ons as well.  Current Scholarships/Commits QB - 1 - LUKE McCAFFREY RB - 3 - RAHMIR JOHNSON, RONALD THOMPKINS, JUCO DEDRICK MILLS, John Bivens WR - 3-4 - JAMIE NANCE, DARIEN CHASE, WANDALE ROBINSON, Demariyon Houston, Charles Njoku TE - 1 - CHRIS HICKMAN OT - 3 - MATTHEW ANDERSON, BRYCE BENHART, JIMMY FRITZSCHE OG/C - 1-2 - JUCO DESMOND BLAND, MICHAEL LYNN NT - 0-1 - Matthew Pola-Mao DE - 4 - ETHAN PIPER, MOSAI NEWSOM, BRANT BANKS, TY ROBINSON ILB - 3 - JACKSON HANNAH, NICK HENRICH, GARRETT SNODGRASS OLB - 2-3 - GARRETT NELSON, JAMIN GRAHAM, Dylan Jordan, Steven Parker CB - 2-3 - QUINTON NEWSOME, JAVIN WRIGHT, Tavian Mayo, Jamel Starks, DJ James S - 2 - MYLES FARMER, Noa Pola-Gates    Early Enrollees: McCaffrey, WRobinson, Nance, Hickman, Banks, Henrich, Nelson

Nebraska fans on February 7th

Crockpot Beef Stew: ***I used baby red potatoes, diced up. I may put some lima beans in it the next time..or use frozen mixed vegetables. 2 Pkgs. Stew Meat ***2 lbs. Or A Little More Total Put stew meat in Tupperware container and put enough flour in it to cover the stew meat. Put the lid on and shake it until the stew meat is covered with flour. Heat 2 T. oil in a large pan and heat it on low to medium low heat. Lightly brown the stew meat and sprinkle it with Paula Deen's House Seasoning and some more black pepper. While the stew meat is browning, dice up white onions, garlic, to taste and a bag of baby red potatoes. When the stew meat is lightly browned, put on plate and dap with a paper towel to remove grease; put in a large stockpot. Add onions, garlic, potatoes and the following: 1-(16-oz.)-Bag Cut & Peeled Baby Carrots 1-(16-oz.)-Bag Frozen Green Beans 1-(16-oz.)-Bag Frozen Peas 1-(16-oz.)-Bag Frozen Corn 2-(10-3/4-oz.)-Cans Tomato Soup 2-(10-3/4-oz.)-Cans Rotel Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chiles ***Use More Cans To Make It More Spicy 2-(14.5-oz.)-Cans Swanson's Beef Broth 2 Pkgs. McCormick Beef Stew Seasoning 1/2 Cup Minute Tapioca 1 T. Sugar Stir all the ingredients well in the stockpot. Put the beef stew in a large crockpot and cook on low all day; you may have to use 2 crockpots. If you don't want to use a crockpot, put the large stockpot on the stove and cook on very low heat all day. Stir once in awhile so it doesn't stick to the bottom.

This guy is a straight up puppet. What innocent person acts this way? I honestly don't understand how Trump supporters can defend this. Knowing what we know, how can you possibly be OK with him meeting several times privately with the man who oversaw the assault on our democracy, and subsequently suppressing any and all details about what was said? You'd have to be a willfully ignorant rube.

Here are the links: https://247sports.com/Player/Marcus-Rosemy-46043121/ https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2020/marcus-rosemy-185565 http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/230869/marcus-rosemy https://www.hudl.com/profile/7888525/Marcus-Rosemy

Pecan Crusted Salmon is a favorite of mine . I haven’t tried this, but, I would like to. Some reviews suggested to toast the pecans first, so I will add the directions. Also some reviewers said to use more cayenne. I would add more because I like spicy food. Instead of salt, I would use garlic salt, but, that is up to you. I would maybe add more garlic. Christopher Ranch Garlic has spreadable garlic and all kinds of garlic and they are all great so I would maybe use the spreadable kind and one other garlic they have. Pecan Crusted Salmon: 8-(4-oz.)-Salmon Fillets 2 Cups Pecans ***Reviews Said To Toast Them •••Instructions Below 1 Clove Garlic, Finely Minced 1/2 Teaspoon Salt ***i Would Use Garlic Salt 1/4 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper •••Reviews Daid To Use More 1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil ****See Note On Bottom To Toast Pecans! Put the pecans in a food processor and chop until fine. Reviews said to toast pecans first! Add garlic, salt and cayenne pepper to food processor and process just until mixed well. Brush the salmon fillets with olive oil and roll in pecan mixture. Heat a large non-stick fry pan and lightly sauté the salmon on one side until browned. Turn and sauté until done, Instructions said 5-6 minutes per side but I would eyeball it! To Toast Pecans: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spritz baking sheet with cooking spray. Put pecans on a baking sheet and toast them just until they become aromatic, about 5 minutes. ••••Watch the pecans carefully as they are easily scorched!

You're missing the point that the incarcerations are at a higher rate for the same crimes, and for longer times (19.1% longer) for the same crimes. All of the criminals should be arrested, but if Black criminals are arrested at higher rates, it's going to have a negative effect on the different outcomes that are being talked about in this thread, e.g. poverty, single parenthood, etc. If arrest rates were equal for the same crime, Blacks might not be lagging behind by as much in those areas. When it comes to drug use and possession, the rates are similar for Whites and Blacks. But Blacks are arrested at higher rates despite the same rate of crime, so their drug use and possession actually has much more of an effect on the outcomes we're talking about. If you consider drug use to be a cultural problem, both cultures have it, but if we include opioid abuse, Whites use drugs at a significantly higher rate than Blacks. And I was going to look at violent crime statistics, but the shutdown has caused bjs.gov to not work, so all I can see is this part from the google link description: "Poor urban blacks (51.3 per 1,000) had rates of violence similar to poor urban whites (56.4 per 1,000)." Here's the chart on jail time:

Watch the chiefs game with him amd tell him it is something he might have to deal with in a few years. Might as well get used to it now.

So you're against somebody inheriting a livelihood from their own family, but you're okay with someone inheriting a livelihood from taxpayers they've never met? Very, very interesting....

Looks like he found a home.

He's from Salt Lake so at least he's used to snow.

I'm not totally in agreement with Shapiro that past systematic issues against the poor (all races) hasn't had anything to do with the issues in the inner cities . But I do agree that culture, and dependency is a huge problem. Poverty doesn't make you sell drugs, do drugs, pull that trigger, skip school, miss out on the minority education-handouts for college,impregnate women without the ability to support a child, join that gang, hit that woman, etc. It doesn't make you do ANY of that. And saying otherwise is ridiculous, in my opinion. It may not be easy, and it may be harder to do than it is for poor white people (though I don't think so), but it IS entirely possible to remove yourself from that environment/culture, and make something better for yourself. I won't say any more on it, because you, I, and a few others have been around this topic more than once already.

I guess I wouldn't have used a crystal ball to determine the 8 teams, seeing as they would have been the other 4 added if we had 8 teams get in. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Should be your porn name, imo

I didn't really even need this. I've heard one of Shapiro's podcasts or speeches where he was explaining about how Black people aren't at any kind of disadvantage. Below is a video where he seems to never have heard of marijuana or the fact that usage of marijuana is not significantly different for Blacks and Whites but the arrest rate of Blacks for marijuana is 4x as high as it is for Whites and is highly correlated with the increase in single parent Black families. I would like him to explain to me why the arrest rate for Blacks is so much higher for doing the same thing at a similar rate to Whites. The war on drugs started in 1971. From 1970 to 1980 the % of children born to unmarried Black women increased from ~36% to ~56%. In that same time period, the % of children born to unmarried White women increased from 5% to 12%.

I can guarantee my daughter would lose her effing mind if they had a bubble machine going. She loves bubbles.

The top 8 of the list are shoo-ins for sure. No brainers. The next 8 are iffy, but possibly warrant inclusion. - Washington and Auburn simply are not at the level of the other 16 on this list. - I would disqualify Penn St, because without Paterno that program is nothing, and Paterno can burn in hell. - The others are all up there in terms of total # of wins, and bowl wins and appearances. Tennessee and Georgia don't have the same championship hardware as the others but lots of wins. - Florida, FSU, Miami, LSU, and Clemson all have multiple national championships spanning multiple coaches, but they don't have the same historical pedigree as the top 8. They are a solid second-tier historically. More of a new-money vs old-money sort of deal.

I did not expect this kind of game. Miles clearly knew what a big game this was for the team. I have to say that right now, if you are a Husker basketball fan, you need to change your thinking from "What seed do you think they will get in the dance" to "there is something wrong"

I'm a big advocate for all 5 power 5 champs getting in, plus the best group of 5 champ if they are rated in the top 10, plus 2 at large spots. That said, this years playoff was dreadful. We got a mismatch for Bama and turns out Clemson truly was just head and shoulders better than everyone. (Maybe Syracuse should be ranked?) We don't need crappy matchups, but we do need a system that makes winning games and winning your conference matter. Right now they make it painfully clear that playing a tough schedule, being in certain conferences matter more than other things like records. Adam Carriker had a pretty good idea honestly, forgive me if this has already been posted elsewhere as my board frequency has been sporadic as of late. It's unique and fair, meaning most conference higher ups would never go for it, but I do like the concept. https://www.omaha.com/huskers/carriker/carriker-chronicles-an-eight-team-playoff-isn-t-the-fix/article_83532f56-8326-56d8-b64b-954056cd438b.html

I think that its entirely factual all of us know less than she does about this issue specifically.

hmmm...who is tougher on immigration? she voted to fund them all....donnie shut them down.

I always thought it would be cool to get rid of the chain link fence between the stands and the sidelines and replace with something similar to what Georgia does with its hedges. But instead of just green hedges do some kind of red plant like a burning bush or maybe even rose plants. Could be cool.