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I also have a dumb question about guns (hit me today at the gym). It's called the NRA (National RIFLE Association) so when did their agenda become to protect anything other than rifles? Handguns, AR57 etc.

I stand for:

 

Playing fundamentally sound football

Winning the most football games

Recruiting the best players

Hiring the best coaches

 

None of those things happened last year. I don't know the future and neither does anyone else.

 

So because where I stand is not represented in the answers... I did not respond.

 

 

As for the "poll". It's not a poll. It's just arguing "bait" by the person who made it up... as shown by the fact that the person who made it up is now arguing with people about their responses. It's not a poll... it's means nothing and shows nothing... it's just arguing bait.

Crabby.

I really think this is pretty serious - just think if one of the Davis boys hurts an opposing team member they could come back and use this against them.

Can you clarify how having a house party in the summer can be used against them in a game?

The latest statistical update (as of 1/1/16) reviewing Obama's time in office.

Since President Barack Obama first took office:

• The economy has added more than 10 million jobs, and job openings are at a 15-year high.
• The unemployment rate has dropped well below the historical norm, but long-term unemployment remains higher than at the start of the Great Recession.
• The buying power of the average worker’s weekly paycheck is up 4.4 percent.
• Corporate profits are running 152 percent higher, and stock prices have soared.
• The number of immigrants caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally has dropped 53 percent.
• Federal debt has more than doubled, and annual deficits, after shrinking, are again on the rise.
• The home ownership rate has dropped by 4 percentage points.
• The number of Americans on food stamps is up 36 percent.
• Oil imports are down 53 percent, and wind and solar power have quadrupled.
• The number of people lacking health insurance has gone down by 15.2 million.

Tons more detail at: http://www.factcheck.org/2016/07/obamas-numbers-july-2016-update/

At least its in July. I would doubt we'd see suspensions but who knows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What zoogs is saying is that White people do not have a problem with police BECAUSE THEY ARE WHITE. Blacks sometimes do, as do Hispanics and other minorities.

 

You're going to have your run-ins with the police if they're having a bad day (unlikely reason), or you're being an ass (more likely). It's best to be polite, calm & helpful when you have police contact. Police are human and have bad days, too. But as a White person in America, you're less likely to have police contact than as a minority. This is statistically proven, it is not a slam on cops, it is just how it is.

And who's fault is that? The police or the person the police are dealing with?

 

I already said whose fault it is in that post. It's sometimes the cop, more often the person being contacted, and sometimes it's a mixture of both.

 

Seen that and that's the correct answer in my eyes, but the overall tone of some in this thread is the cop is being biased and they are more in the wrong then they are right. Just the way I'm seeing it.

 

 

I understand that it's tough to talk about this stuff for you, at least not without some level of defense. You or people you work with are risking their lives every day just to do your job. It's only natural you're going to be on your guard in conversations like this. Most of the rest of us don't risk our lives just doing our jobs. We have a very different perspective from you. I just hope you don't take the things people say personally. I think you're really respected around here, both for your Husker knowledge & because of what you do for a living.

 

BIGRED....

 

My personal opinion on this is that being a police officer is just like any other job in that the vast majority of them do the job professionally and as it should be done. They are great people with families and come to the job with the correct attitude.

However, as everyone has experienced in just about any job, there are people who get hired that aren't that way. They are bad at their job, they shouldn't have had the job in the first place and the situation needs to be corrected. The problem is, as a police officer, those people have the ability to do tremendous harm in the line of duty when they don't come to work with the right attitude and don't do it well.

 

I think those people are a vast minority in the police force in this country. The trick is to figure out who those people are and eliminate them from the force.

 

The guy who arrested me was fired shortly after. Not just because of my incident. The police chief had had multiple complaints bout the guy including a sit down parent meeting with several families from the community explaining how he had treated their kids. (giving a speeding ticket to a kid on a bicycle....etc.)

 

This was in small town Nebraska where everyone knows everyone. What I wonder is, how can that be accomplished at the level of the Des Moines police force or Baton Rouge, or Atlanta or LA....etc. The public doesn't feel like they have access to the higher ups like we do in small town where I know the chief personally.

 

 

And...unfortunately, as what usually happens in these situations. The majority of police officers are being painted in a bad light due to the actions of a few.

 

The trick in larger cities is to have a Chief that's approachable that has mechanisms in place to make sure complaints are looked into in the correct way not just pushed to the side, typically the norm in smaller cities. I can tell you without a doubt the Des Moines Police Chief is probably one of the best Chief's in the nation. A very passionate man that cares about people and the officers that have the opportunity to serve under him. People will be coming from across the nation to try and lure him away, but I doubt they're successful. The Des Moines Police Department hasn't been without their issues over the years, but they've typically dealt with them the correct way ultimately resulting in the dismissal of the officer if there was an issue, but those issues are very rare, fantastic organization. I'm lucky to serve in the Des Moines Metro Area as all agencies in this area don't take "bad cops" lightly and WILL see to it that they are dismissed from their job should issues arise.

 

Despite what the officers say about the Chief in Dallas I've seen nothing, but positives from what he's done with the department, but he is losing officers in large numbers because of the changes he's making. That could be for several reasons, but his approach has been one of progressiveness and problem solving with programs and approaches that have been addressing issues down there. His story is an amazing one, came from a poor family, has been a Dallas cop his entire career, his partner was killed in the line of duty early in his career, his brother was shot and killed by a drug dealer in Phoenix, his mentally ill 27 year old son was shot and killed by police during his first week as the Chief after he killed an innocent bystander and a police officer. Somehow he's continued to lead, I admire that and admire what he's gone through and how he's persevered through all of that and now finds himself in the midst of this latest tragic event. Can't imagine going through all of that while leading the 9th largest police force in the nation.

 

I appreciate your perspective BRIowan, and thank you for doing one of the toughest jobs around. Des Moines or Dallas, it's a selfless and often unappreciated position.

I don't see him leaving CA regardless - he's too Hollywood (in a good way - but Lincoln would be tough)

He even looks mad in selfies

I think somebody might have whispered "Calibraska" to him ..

i'm not playing this game

You're missing out on all the Juan ....

 

 

Why do I get the feeling we are no longer in the race for this kid? Am I wrong? Just feels like he has really cooled on us

I think he's cooled - his phone calls and convos via Skype are enough to keep us interested (and us fans engaged sorta), but with his dad's program and the future recruits from that area I think he's being appropriately political. I think our potential is higher with Calvin, Lewis and Lindsey - in that order.

 

Those are all WR's. We need DB's, especially corners, so I'd say Holmes's potential is much higher.

 

Arg. You're totally right - spaced!!!

So quick question to those who think that by civilians carrying guns we lesson the chance of attacks (because when a gunman tries to rob, or attack there would be a bystander with concealed carry who could stop the event).

In Texas, where gun ownership is high (I think the last official stat I saw, and it was 2 or 3 years old said 37% of people in the state owned a gun, and I'm assuming based on politics, the color of the state overall and our current debates that this number has gone up significantly). How can one explain how Dallas happened? Statistically there were a significant number in the crowd who were carrying.

This is not a trolling question, I'm sincerely interested in how this argument makes sense to some.

My top two:

• "liberal media"
• "politically correct"

Why do I get the feeling we are no longer in the race for this kid? Am I wrong? Just feels like he has really cooled on us

I think he's cooled - his phone calls and convos via Skype are enough to keep us interested (and us fans engaged sorta), but with his dad's program and the future recruits from that area I think he's being appropriately political.

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I'm juandering what will happen to this thread if juan commits to UNL

He Juant.

 

I was watching the show cops tonight and every person of race.. be it hispanic, black, whatever, continuously fought the police at every corner.. and not just a little bit. Just a constant barrage of hate and threats.

 

So, if Trump is being labeled as a person that is fostering hate, what does that make the likes of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton?

 

Hey you guys, all of the non-White people on the show Cops continuously fight the police and make hateful/threatening remarks. This is so alarming I can't even fathom it. That must mean all non-Whites are racist and hateful toward cops! Surely the subjects of an episode of Cops are representative of their respective populations as a whole. Now let's pick the first two Black people we can think of and blame them for this!

 

Now let's not assume that the fact it's a show about Cops arresting people means these people are not exactly upstanding citizens, nor should we assume that the stuff that makes it on TV is the most controversial/entertaining. That'd just be crazy.

 

This is the post of the year right here.

 

Kinda like deciding Trump is a good leader and businessman by watching Shark Tank and The Apprentice? See a pattern here?

Oh why, why, why, do the people I block from seeing show up when I dial up this site on my cell phone .... must go take meds - have headache.

 

Is it bad that I am glad they took that guy out with a bomb robot? Sometimes I feel really tainted and too cynical....

No, that was a tactic that I've never heard of, but it was obviously very effective.

 

I actually want to know more about how that works. Seems to me a bomb robot would be somewhat easy to see coming.

Neither Biden nor McCain have the intellectual horsepower to sit in that chair. People seem to have amnesia about some of Biden's really crazy past positions, and I'm not talking about his regular oafish foot in the mouth moments.

Either of them has 4x the intellectual horsepower than one of the nominees.

 

 

New Republic: There will be blood

 

What are you doing, America.

 

And another one, on another Trump rally: https://newrepublic.com/article/134329/american-horror-story

 

A select passage, and useful musing:

 

Trump can be defeated, and most likely he will be, but elections cannot cure this disease. It’s always been here and perhaps it always will be. Trump’s narcissistic quest to “Make America Great Again” has only drawn the insects to the surface, and there’s plenty of room to wonder whether he’s driving the movement or if it’s driving him.

 

This is another example at how a good man and a bad man think differently. Remember when at a McCain stump someone yelled "can't trust him because he's an arab" about Obama and he stopped and said, "no, he's a good family man, we just disagree politically". Can you ever, ever imagine Trump not using that moment to fan the flames? Guess it says a lot when Drumpf refers to McCain as a coward due to his POW status. He's an embarrassment, and so are the moths that follow him and recite his rhetoric.

 

 

 

I mentioned Biden yesterday. What I wouldn't give for McCain to be the Republican nominee right now... that sounds like a dream come true. Except he's 79 .

 

Right? A good man. I'd take either. I can't wait to see who is selected as VP running mates.

New Republic: There will be blood

 

What are you doing, America.

 

And another one, on another Trump rally: https://newrepublic.com/article/134329/american-horror-story

 

A select passage, and useful musing:

 

Trump can be defeated, and most likely he will be, but elections cannot cure this disease. It’s always been here and perhaps it always will be. Trump’s narcissistic quest to “Make America Great Again” has only drawn the insects to the surface, and there’s plenty of room to wonder whether he’s driving the movement or if it’s driving him.

 

This is another example at how a good man and a bad man think differently. Remember when at a McCain stump someone yelled "can't trust him because he's an arab" about Obama and he stopped and said, "no, he's a good family man, we just disagree politically". Can you ever, ever imagine Trump not using that moment to fan the flames? Guess it says a lot when Drumpf refers to McCain as a coward due to his POW status. He's an embarrassment, and so are the moths that follow him and recite his rhetoric.

I guess I haven't seen it proven that he was simply trying to produce a license and that is the lone cause of why he was shot. Do you have a link to this fact or are you basing this on the biased narration of a partial video clip? The clip I saw only showed a bit of what happened after he was shot and seemed to only present one side of the story. Maybe I missed something or maybe the reception of my tinfoil hat is on the fritz.

I think the same - I don't doubt something horrible happened, but I do want to hear from the police. I'm hung up on how calm the lady is filming her dying boyfriend so politely, and how the cop is just standing there watching him die w/his gun drawn. Granted it's obvious at that time you don't want to act crazy and get the police more engaged, but my first instinct wouldn't be to get it on camera. I just can't imagine getting through that and then holding press conferences rallying folks and etc and keeping it together. She's a strong woman for sure.

On a related note, I must confess that tonight on the Fallon show, was the first time I have actually liked President Obama. He was funny, personable, the right amount of self depracating, smart,.... I find it odd that so many have liked him for so long but it took 8 years and an appearance on the Tonight Show for me to notice some of the qualities that many have prior. I mean really, just the sound of his voice usually strikes me like fingernails on a chalkboard. Not sure why I'm sharing this or if it's me or him that has really changed or if it is just a temporary thing. Maybe it was because it's pretty much the first time I've ever noticed him out of perma campaign mode. Or possibly because I can now more easily see how much worse the occupant of the WH could be. Anyway it was a strange feeling for me, not sure if I like it or not.

JJ I admire your openness man, you're one of few I know (not just on this board) who is open eyed about the world and having your perception changed through conversation or observation (and this isn't just an Obama/politics thing). Takes a big man to admit that - you give me some hope that the world isn't falling apart!!

There is such a thing as "tongue-in-cheek" in case you people don't get that.

 

It really doesn't matter what Donald Trump says, people will spin it the wrong way and try to bash him for anything. It's gonna be painful for all of you when he's elected.

You're right. He's totally a victim. Poor guy. Can't believe how much he's bullied ... oh wait ....

 

 

 

 

I would be much more concerned about people in her security detail referring to her as a bitch because that would tend to be a comment on her actions privately and how she may treat people on a personal basis.

 

Such as secret service members writing about their personal accounts with them?

 

I'm not sure if you've read those or not, but if not, you need to. One (maybe more) even wrote a book about what he saw and heard during the Clinton presidency, and it paints an ugly picture. For all the people who call Trump the egomaniac and the one who lacks temperament (which I disagree with personally, but whatever) between the two, Hillary is WAY worse than anyone would care to believe...

 

Hell to Pay: The unfolding story of Hillary Rodham Clinton by Barbara Olson.

 

The author was on one of the planes that crashed into the WTC on 9/11

 

You know this is the real reason 911 happened right? Hillary & Bill didn't like what she wrote and the liberal media covered the whole thing up. (kidding of course, but I can't believe that hasn't been a headline).

 

Some whackos did propose this

 

Not surprised at all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you conveniently ignore that the Obama admin feeds the stories that they want in the mainstream media directly to CNN?....

You gonna answer the question? Or try to prove to me that it's not true? Because it is.

Can you prove this is true?

 

Can you prove it's not?

 

The "Proving Non-Existence" fallacy. That's swell.

 

 

Sorry, didn't have time to respond and go hunt down proof, and still don't. Gonna have to pass on that one, and you all can do your own due diligence to learn this yourself. It was apparently the first time you've heard it, so at least now it's out there.

 

 

Donald Trump killed six hookers with his bare hands.

 

I'm going to have to pass on giving proof. You can do your own due diligence to learn this yourself. This may be the first time you're hearing of it, but at least it's out there.

 

I heard that it was 6 hookers and 4 maids from his hotels.

 

and I heard that he didn't pay them. Declared that he forgot his wallet, then drove away in his limo and tweeted, "I hire amazing, people at my incredible hotel, will do anything for the boss - fantastic".