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  1. Medicare-for-All would allow everyone including our veterans to have healthcare almost anywhere. It would also allow the VA to focus on the specific needs of veterans that aren't as common in the general population (like PTSD).
    5 points
  2. I can honestly say I don't care. I don't say that to be snippy. It's just something I really don't care about. Sure, I'm glad we got over the hump of electing a black person. But....these types of questions are not something I ponder nor really care about. I want a good President no matter if they are white, male, black female, gay....whatever. And, when we elect a woman or gay person, I hope it's based on them being a good candidate instead of everyone getting excited about electing the first xyz person.
    4 points
  3. PSU and Baylor should both have been kicked out of the NCAA.
    4 points
  4. She's just goading him. The reason she won't impeach him is she thinks the Dems have a better chance of winning the White House if he stays, but acts like a psycho over the next several months. She needs to put party behind country and do what the constitution requires of her.
    3 points
  5. 52 college stadiums serve beer, how are we being ahead of the curve?
    3 points
  6. Evan McMullin is another. And while they're on the outside looking in of Republican power, at least they're speaking out. Amash is unequivocal in his denunciation of Trump.
    3 points
  7. She has been called out by conservatives/upset constituents multiple times at her town halls (which she has way more of than other politicians) and actually says she enjoys the dialogue with people who disagree with her. Which is another trait of hers that I think will help her down the road in politics.
    3 points
  8. Except it doesn't hit on the main theme of the topic at all. Why not 'AOCs thoughts of the VA' or anything referring to the VA? Do we have a thread titled 'Donald Trump'? In my opinion the title is just trying to take a shot instead of direct our attention to the actual issue. Looking at the other thread started by this poster it becomes clear their motive isn't to start legitimate discussion about complex topics like the VA.
    3 points
  9. Its fine to bring up AOCs comments, I just don't see the need for the thread title to be her name if we want the conversation to be about the VA.
    3 points
  10. I asked an expert on legal matters if this was untoward by Ms. Warren.
    3 points
  11. I read this last night on the way home and wanted to take time to think about it and respond from an actual computer instead of my phone. When I read things like this, I find myself being bi-polar. In one sentence, I'll say, "Hell ya". Then the next, I'll say, "Well that's BS". It is true that we are an extremely successful country where the vast majority of our population is living very well. It's also true that many people who are living very well, don't recognize how nice they have it and only concentrate on the negatives of the day. I find myself falling into this. I'll be frustrated about whatever happened that day, go home and be frustrated all day while I'm living in a nice house, able to take care of a very nice yard (my baby during the summer) drink a very good beer on the back deck while my kids are off to college earning a good degree to live a nice life on their own. One heck of a lot of that is due to living in a great country with capitalism that has allowed me to earn a good living. That said, capitalism is not the only force that has made this country successful. Ever since the founding of our country, we have lived in a combination of capitalism and socialism. I believe we are as successful as we are BECAUSE throughout the years this country has existed, we have found a pretty good balance of the two. When the west was settled, socialism allowed the government to go through with the Louisiana Purchase and have the Homestead Act that allowed people to come out and claim the land. Capitalism allowed them to take the land and make a good living off of it. Socialism has allowed farmers to have a steady income throughout the 20th century and into the 21st. Capitalism has allowed for their products to be developed into marketable commodities to be sold. This is just one example of how both forces work together. And, it is a good example of how people can be hypocritical in this debate. Our form of government shouldn't be about which one is good and which one is evil. It should be about where that balance is. Sometimes each one goes too far and needs corrected. Another part of the op-ed that I have problems with is the fact that, just because we are in an extremely wealthy and successful country, this doesn't mean we don't have people struggling and problems that need solved. An extreme example of this is the state of California and their housing issues. One could look from 30,000 feet and proclaim...wow...what an extremely successful state. Look at all the wealth. Meanwhile, so many people can't afford a house there that they are literally living in campers. As Knapp said. This is a propaganda piece that was written to get a lot of "Hell Yas". The problem is, like many pieces like this, it doesn't tell the whole story. All that said. I wish more people would recognized really how well off we have it in this country.....while working to fix the problems.
    3 points
  12. I wonder if Waldron felt snubbed by the All-Conference selections, hmmm. Proved his point if so.
    3 points
  13. 9pm Thursday 05/24/2019 TV: BTN, BTN2GO Location: TD Ameritrade Park, Omahaaaa, Somewhere in Middle America
    2 points
  14. Damien Jackson is one scary mofo. Not only is he huge, his seal training means he knows he knows many ways to maim or kill!
    2 points
  15. I'd say living through 9/11, the Great Recession, and the Afghanistan and Iraq wars were "bad times" for Millennials.
    2 points
  16. Teen depression rates and teen suicide rates might suggest this isn't true. Not explicitly, there hasn't been a peer reviewed study that shows causation, but there is huge correlation. And the sloping trend into millenials and further into Gen Z corresponds very accurately with the rise and proliferation of social media.
    2 points
  17. I did that as a teenager in the 80s. I thought the threats from the end of the Cold War were awful, the inner-city violence was horrible, and stuff like the bombing of the hotel in Beirut were the worst things to happen. Turns out, they were just the worst things that I was aware of. Vietnam was worse than anything that happened in the 80s. Watergate was worse. The Kennedy assassination was worse than Reagan getting shot. Korea was worse than any of the conflicts I lived through as a kid. The World Wars were many orders of magnitude worse. Just like older generations continue to devalue and decry younger generations (and have since the dawn of time), younger generations devalue the experiences of older generations. Millennials and whatever the generation coming after them are called have it worse than recent previous generations in some ways because greed is taking away things older generations took for granted - cheap school, cheap healthcare, cheap gas, cheap food. College-educated Millennials start their adult lives in debt I couldn't imagine. I can't fathom how they're going to get ahead, buy a house, pay for their own kids. They're starting off in such stupid financial holes it's ridiculous. I don't buy the concept that social media makes life harder for kids today. You can block or ignore people who harass you online. We had awful bullying and teasing when I was a kid, same as Millennials deal with, same as kids 100 and 1,000 years ago dealt with. Social media doesn't amplify that, and in fact I'd say it was far harder to deal with when it was all in your face. My junior high and high schools had about two fights a week, every week. Kids just kicked the crap out of each other, and often it was some weak kid getting bullied, often by a group. It's not worse or better than what Millennials go through, it's just different. The biggest problem between generations is lack of perspective.
    2 points
  18. It would be progressive to nominate Pete or a female, yes. But in no way, shape, or form is Pete Buttigieg a progressive candidate. Sanders and Warren are the only progressives. Yang has one progressive policy.
    2 points
  19. McMullin isn't a congressman. There are plenty of Trump critics from the right but not nearly enough of them are in Congress. Its good Amash and others are speaking out but when the rest of the right continues to defend Trump, these critiques fall on deaf ears. Instead of swaying the view on the right, the Trump critics end up getting thrown in a group with the rest of the libtards. I guess I'm just getting frustrated by the blindness on the right. It won't go away anytime soon but I wish they would at least read the dang report.
    2 points
  20. Which points out ways to control the consumption in the stadium. a) $8-10 beers.....AD makes a lot of money and someone's not going to sit there and drink 15 beers. b) limit the number of concession venders walking through stands selling it. c) Limit the number any one person can buy. Another option is to only have it sold at concessions under the stands. No walking vendors.
    2 points
  21. Im just saying in my opinion it takes away from the discussion and has the potential to devolve into a catch all on AOC. Its fine and maybe it is a bit nit picky but I don't see any other topic titles like this. I also find the tag funny considering AOC is a congresswoman. This kind of is her lane but I digress. Carry on
    2 points
  22. I see no problem with him pointing out AOC's comments. We all do it all the time with other government officials on other issues. Why have kid gloves with her? As for the VA, it's both good and bad. I honestly don't see why 90% of the care given isn't handled in a medicare type system where veterans can go to any provider and get care with the government paying for it. That seems like a good combination. I know people who have to travel farther to get care at a facility that isn't as good as the ones they are passing along the way.
    2 points
  23. Let's outdo Clemson and build a 10 story slide like this one.
    2 points
  24. 2 points
  25. As a Gen-Xer, my grandma lived through all of that. But she didn't work her a$$ off on a farm with no A/C and raise four kids so she could pull the ladder up behind her when she got somewhere and achieved something through her hard work. I don't know why the generation she raised did that. It wasn't through direct efforts on the part of the Greatest Generation. Maybe it was benevolent ignorance. But the kids that generation raised - the Boomers - should be better than they are. Instead a ton of them are gullible ignoramuses that too easily blame the children they raised for the troubles they caused. All I know is, I have no beef with Millennials. I like avocado toast. And I'm raising the next generation to be ready to work their a$$ off more than their grandparents, more than me, more than Millennials. Because they're going to have to if they're going to raise grandkids of their own.
    2 points
  26. 2 points
  27. GoT had at least 5 stellar seasons. Walking Dead started sucking during season 2. People talk up the last episode of BB because it's literally one of the best final episodes in TV history. If I remember correctly, the only time jump is less than a year between the second to last episode and the last. In GoT, you need more suspension of disbelief when it comes to how fast they travel through Westeros than you do for the dragons.
    2 points
  28. It's the Dems job to fix the Republican party by beating them in elections. They could start by running on issues that the people want instead of what their donors want.
    1 point
  29. All reasonable suggestions IMO though, personally, I'd go without the $8-10 beer price gouging. I think the other measures are responsible enough. I think there are also two really important things to keep in mind here. (I'm speaking generally and this isn't directed at you btw, BigRedBuster). First, I don't think alcohol sales in the stadium will have any more of a statistically significant impact on the number of unruly fans than what alcohol currently causes. If someone wants to get blitzed and cause problems in the stadium, they're already doing it. They're just overloading on drinks ahead of time. Second, I strongly dislike the whole 'we can go a few hours without alcohol' stance some people have. Yes, obviously, but it's a sporting event. A lot of people enjoy beers/mixed drinks/wine when they're at sporting events. By and large, most people handle it OK. And these aren't pop warner kids we're watching. They're division one athletes - full bore adults themselves - several of whom can ALSO legally drink.
    1 point
  30. These Republicans who cover for Trump are all the same--- RECORD SCRATCH
    1 point
  31. Huh. Warren not ripping people off just because she could. It's almost like she practices what she preaches, or something like that.
    1 point
  32. They were 10-23, 8th in the Big West last year. Only lost two players to graduation & ESPN doesn't seem to have anything on transfers (in or out).
    1 point
  33. There are also a million places she could be hanging out that would draw a much different picture than the hipster coffee shop where she felt safe to mock millennials. For that matter our Starbucks, located in one of the wealthiest counties in America, is a magnet for homeless and mentally challenged citizens of all ages.
    1 point
  34. Negative and just flat out wrong. No elected politician is attempting to "Destroy the free market" like she says. Trying to enact policies so people don't drown in obscene student loan debt, or medical bills isn't an attempt to create a "Socialist Utopia" it's an attempt to get us caught up to the rest of the developed world. Most policies proposed by the left have been proven effective through out our contemporary nations. Blatantly uninformed articles like this do not further any kind of dialogue.
    1 point
  35. I would call what you were doing, a$$ kissing. It is always necessary, to some extent, in most jobs. Some people are really good at it and it is very natural. Doesn't sound like it is a real natural thing for you to do. Some people go way overboard on it though. I taught school with a guy that was always stroking the administration to try and ingratiate himself to them. He volunteered for every committee etc. It was so blatant and easy to see what he was doing. I am not very good at it either. My father wasn't good at it either, that is why he never moved too far up the corporate ladder.
    1 point
  36. https://www.barstoolsports.com/newyork/the-game-of-thrones-finale-was-good-not-great Other than being short, I really enjoyed this season of GoT.
    1 point
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