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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.While I agree with your comments, the divide for me came in Bush's second term. During his first term, there was civil discussion about what to do about 911, and general support for the war-time president. Also, Medicare Part D (prescription drugs) was passed).
It doesn't have anything to do with that. The NFL has decided to become political and promote mostly left wing political messaging. With all the things I mentioned in my previous post.
It's called being greedy and inclusive. The last thing the NFL wants to do is bring politics in to the NFL.They want as many fans paying $ as possible.
Everybody says politicians suck. Well, where do people think these politicians come from? They don’t fall out of the sky. They don’t pass through a membrane from another reality. They come from American parents and American families, American homes, American schools, American churches, American businesses and American universities, and they are elected by American citizens. This is the best we can do folks. This is what we have to offer. It’s what our system produces: Garbage in, garbage out. If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you’re going to get selfish, ignorant leaders. Term limits ain’t going to do any good; you’re just going to end up with a brand new bunch of selfish, ignorant Americans. So, maybe, maybe, maybe, it’s not the politicians who suck. Maybe something else sucks around here . . . like, the public. Yeah, the public sucks. There’s a nice campaign slogan for somebody: “The Public Sucks. **** Hope.
So what is appropriate if Prince, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Lady Gaga, etc., can't be shown because of pornographic content?
bless your heart, @Boogs
I think I’m with you on that. Although I’d like to know more about what it means for the NFLPA and their CBA. I’m not entirely sure but IIRC the salary cap depends on the antitrust exemption, and losing that would upset the apple cart in a big way. I’m not sure that screwing the league and also screwing the fans is a positive move.
1980's. That's about the time news departments started getting run by the Entertainment division of media companies and civil discussions between policy wonks, were replaced by those pro and con shouting matches simply because they were viewed as being more entertaining.
I love the optimism!
Not coincidentally, Newt Gingrich first emerged in the ‘80s, following his election to the House in 1978. I blame him for a lot of the political polarization. I’m not alone. Here are some quotes from his Wikipedia entry:
please define “full meltdown”
I don’t know any Kendrick Lamar, I just know I’m taking the Drake side of that beef
Things became bad in the US when the Southern Democrats, died off and most of the southern states became republican. Before that there were in essence three political parties, Republicans, Democrats, and Southern Democrats. Both the Republicans and the Democrats had to play somewhat to the center to convince the Southern Democrats to vote to their side. After they died off, the first president who really figured it out was Obama, who realized it was an all or nothing game, why coddle to the other side when all it did was piss off your extreme constituents. Either a 0 or 1 no longer a 2. Presidential elections are a bit different because you are trying to attract the independent voter, but other than that it doesn't matter. Trump got that and does it just the same. It is unfortunate and really kind of silly. I called Ken out on it about gas prices. One side was extremely happy when gas was $4 + a gallon when Biden was president, oh cool it will force us to buy electric cars, while the other side was pissed. Now 2 or 3 years later gas goes up to $3 a gallon and the people who were happy it was $4 are now pissed it is $3, and the people who were pissed it was $4 are happy it is up so we can destroy Iran. Ken never complained that gas was $4 a gallon on here, but now at $3 a gallon how are people going to survive. I have spoken my piece, the reason it shouldn't be on here is now it is black or white, all people do is argue their side. Trump could cure cancer, or make Cuba a democracy and he would still be pissed that he put all those cancer Dr's out of business. So why bring it here. Leave it somewhere else.
You know nothing and are a *****.
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