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    The P&R Plague Thread (Covid-19)

    in Politics & Religion

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    31 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

    We also learned long ago -- starting when our first pediatrician seemed a little busy and lazy -- that the nurse practitioners knew more than the doctors, and in that case actually advised us to ignore the doctor and take their advice. 

    As a general rule for everyone else, please don’t follow this advice.  

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    The Democrat Utopia

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    1 hour ago, Dr. Strangelove said:

    The difference with Robert Mueller is that, despite the issues with his investigation,

    You mean the one that ZERO convictions for the the actual issue it was tasked with investigating.   Oh yeah, that one.  

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    The Democrat Utopia

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    The Democrat Utopia

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    1 hour ago, Dr. Strangelove said:

     

    As for the investigation, forgive people for not putting stock into a guy appointed by William Bar. This isn't exactly an impartial look into the Clinton Campaign. 

    Ohhhhh……..

     

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Durham

    n August 2009, Attorney General Eric Holderappointed Durham to lead the Justice Department's investigation of the legality of CIA's use of so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" in the torture of detainees.[24]

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    The Democrat Utopia

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    7 hours ago, Dr. Strangelove said:

    I don't think a blog post about an opinion piece by a guy going by the name of Techno-fog is quite the hit piece you think it is. I hope there are credible sources willing to put their name and reputation behind these allegations.

     

    Hopefully this person is equally concerned about Trump's love of tearing up documents - each occurrence punishable by up to 5 years in prison. I expect you and your fellow Republicans to start "Lock Him Up!" chants immediately. 

    What does the Durham investigation have to do with Trump destroying documents?  Those would be two separate issues in case you weren’t paying attention.  
     

    You sound like another one of those ‘but let’s bring it back to something Trump did people’ no matter what Is being talked about.  

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    Police Reform

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    9 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

    Serious question. 
     

    everyone's social media is out there to see. They aren’t secretly hacking into anything. 
     

    If people don’t want others to search what they posted, don’t post it. 

    They did way more than look at social media.   Surveying the coming and going’s of people at a private residence during a fundraiser as an example.  
     

    I’ve gone through background checks for a job and I know what I’m getting into, and consent to it. 

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    Economy

    in Politics & Religion

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    1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said:

    Oh, most definitely.  It's a major issue that needs to be gotten under control.

     

    But, Americans should really have a better idea of what is causing it to be able to make wise decisions.

    What is causing it?

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    Racism - It's a real thing.

    in Politics & Religion

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    25 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

    You didn't read the link. Not the one from his "rep" but from the guy who knows a lot more about football than you do. 

    Looking into the background of the author There is a zero percent chance the writer knows more about QB play than myself.  I played the position for 14 years and coached it another 7.   You may want to know the background of someone before making those types of claims in the future
     

    32 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

    Unless you think the people who voted him Breakthrough Athlete of the Year (all sports, not just football) didn't have your acumen with stats, or that they gave even a fraction of that respect to Tim Tebow.

    I think an ESPN award does not mean a “Superstar” year on the field.  Was he a Pro Bowl election?  That would be a better indication of a good year than an “ESPY”. I don’t know which is why I’m asking.  
     

    34 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

    And yes, you are looking to denigrate Colin Kaepernick, having opened with the premise that the media made him a star, not his play on the field,

    Take it however you wish.   Saying he wasn’t a Superstar isn’t denigrating someone.  It’s saying they didn’t have a Superstar year.  He made it farther than I ever did, so he was much better than me, but not a playing Superstar in my opinion.   Yours may differ which is fantastic.  Nothing wrong with that.

     

    38 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

    You honestly think Blaine Gabbert did more to prove himself worthy of continued NFL employment? And there wasn't collusion to keep CK from proving himself, even as a back-up?

    I don’t think I made that claim.   I did say Blaine Gabbert is willing to be a backup QB in the league, which is with is still in the league and not CK. 

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    Racism - It's a real thing.

    in Politics & Religion

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    1 hour ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

    If it's so important for you to denigrate Colin Kaepernick, you can cherry pick whatever stats you like.

    I’m not out to denigrate CK, I’m responding to to an assertion by you that he was a superstar, which the numbers indicate he absolutely wasn’t (on the field)

     

    1 hour ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

    I was more interested in the qualitative assessments, which is where the Superbowl appearance, rushing QB records, ESPN awards, and the #1 jersey in the NFL come in.

    Lorewarn responded well to this

     

    1 hour ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

    Also, CK didn't have "ample opportunity to take backup money to re-establish himself." T

    Your using an article that quotes his own rep denying it.  OK.  What else do you expect him to say :dunno  Doesn’t make him truthful. 
     

    1 hour ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

    Take CKs worst seasons, mash them in a ball and give me his QBR. That number is still better than dozens of quarterbacks who continued to draw NFL salaries.

    You mean the ones taking backup money?  Like he could have. 
     

    1 hour ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

     

    And in that awful final season with brain dead offensive coaching, Colin Kaepernick won the Len Eshmont award for "most inspirational and courageous" member of the 49ers as voted by his teammates, the guys who would have every reason to resent him for being a media made superstar, but instead saw him getting to every workout early and genuinely putting himself on the line. 

    And that doesn’t actually make him a superstar QB though.  It makes him liked by his teammates.  
     

    He had 11/2 decent years and that’s about it.  

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    Racism - It's a real thing.

    in Politics & Religion

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    4 hours ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

     

    Just to set the record straight, Colin Kaepernick actually WAS an NFL superstar, having led his team to the Super Bowl, putting up historic rushing & receiving totals, winning the 2013 Espy Award for Breakthrough athlete (beating Mike Trout), and having the best-selling jersey in the entire NFL.

     

    You are right that he discovered racial politics only after he was replaced by Blaine Frikkin Gabbert, when a huge exodus of talent and coaching left the 49ers floundering. (they did reinstate him upon realizing he was much better than Gabbert, a QB who was still drawing an NFL paycheck this season). So Colin wasn't risking quite as much when he took his controversial knee. But as with many things in life, Colin's inspiration was a hot girlfriend who was active in racial politics, who appears to have revolutionized him overnight.  Kaepernick had a good friend in the military and consulted with him on his plan to sit out the national anthem. The friend recommended kneeling instead, and gave Kaepernick his blessing. Less reported are the many military vets who didn't freak out about this, and defended both Kaepernick's right and purpose. 

     

    So when you accuse Colin Kaepernick of putting his own interests as top priority......well who doesn't? It's still noteworthy that his own interests have been social justice for others not nearly as privileged, and he put his own money where his mouth is, personally contributing $1million plus to lesser known civil rights organizations, and making Nike do the same in order to retain his services. 

     

    I'm also pretty forgiving of Rogan -- not that he seems unwilling to see vaccines as a logical component of health & fitness -- but his right to lead conversations, be wrong, and take heat for it.  Still, the racial comments folks dug up about Rogan were pretty cringy, and to his credit Joe's apology seemed genuinely contrite. 

    A little revisionist history with that post.  
     

    CK didn’t have a single season where he was in the top half in passing yardage, only had a single season where he was top half in QBR, a single season where he was I believe exactly middle of the pack in Rating.  The rest of his seasons he was replacement player level at best.  So no, he wasn’t a superstar because of play.  He was a media made superstar.  
     

    CK had ample opportunity to take backup money to re-establish himself if he got the chance to play.  It’s what the guy you mention has done.  The one that’s still in the league.  CK chose not to do that because he makes more money doing the protest thing.  

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    Biden's America

    in Politics & Religion

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    2 minutes ago, ZRod said:

    No. Romney over Trump. I'm not a fan of Mitt, but he's at least a sane person. 

     

    I would take Obama back in a heart beat. I disagree with his foreign policy when it came to drone strikes, even killing OBL in Pakistan was pretty sketchy. I also wasn't a fan of his economic advisors being Goldman Sachs people and the like. Additionally him generally not tackling immigration was a let down. That said I think he was steering us in a good direction economically, socially, and policy wise with many of the shortcomings being the do nothing tactics of the GOP.

    Energy policy?  The economy and border wall is why Trump won.  Hillary even campaigned on fixing a slow economy 

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