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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Democrats need to let republicans ruin America as much as they want. Punish Americans for voting Trump into power. Fight cruelty with equal cruelty. Maybe some GOP voters will change their tune when they are literally starving while begging on street corners.
  2. seems odd that he's suing them but the Governor/Legislature hasn't outlawed Tylenol yet.
  3. I have zero idea but would the mob really hire 2 bozos instead of just doing it themselves?
  4. Paxton is also suing the makers of Tylenol because of the autism "link." I assume that RFK Jr.'s opinions are now facts in the MAGA world. Paxton could also easily win this case in 90% of texas counties. The only evidence needs to be a copy of a Trump tweet saying as much.
  5. At the time, they said it wasn't uncommon for him to disappear for stretches of time. If true, maybe he liked to get away from everyone. Maybe he liked going on a multi-week bender. Maybe he liked taking off with a new, young girlfriend with some pocket money from MJ. Or maybe it was all made up to distract from something else. To me, the wildest part of the James Jordan story was when there was testimony that one of the defendants was wearing James Jordan's pants during his trial. The accusation being that he had stolen them from James during the murder/robbery. Not discussed but do you know who loves this NBA story? Steve Ballmer. His story of overpaying Kawhi can be much easier swept under the rug after a "thorough" NBA investigation.
  6. I noticed that AJ McCarron announced a run at the Alabama Lt Gov race next year. Of course as a Republican. AJ's main resume item is that he won 2 national championships with Bama as the starting QB. He was redshirted on the team that beat us in 2009, so he technically has 3 titles. As a bonus, he has been on NFL teams for 9 years starting 4 games. I'm sure this has given him a decent bank account outside of any money he could earn from being a recent Bama legend. Now with zero political or legal experience, he wants the backup governor role in Alabama. what a potential team: Tuberville (Governor) and McCarron (Gov Jr.)
  7. Imagine another board saying that we have to give into the extortion demands of our CEO or he will quit.
  8. I've read some speculation that Sapp's main qualification at CU is that he's friends with Deion. And Deion wanted to give him an income. I'm sure a head coach can hide a friend or two on the staff but from the results on the field and recruiting, I'm unsure if Deion has any effective asst coach.
  9. LSU has an impressive run since 2001 but their fans have too high of expectations vs reality. The odds are more likely that quick moves like firing Kelly will turn them into the next Nebraska.
  10. Love how the NBA is keeping the discussion away from the possibility that players or coaches may have thrown games. Instead they want to focus on individual player prop bets and injury reporting. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/nba-prop-bets-ai-rozier-billups-gambling.html It's one thing is a player passed on some unknown info or purposefully kept their points/rebounds low but it's something else if a player/coach threw a game. It's also ridiculous to think that a coach/player would not be tempted to throw a game if they need the money. A league CANNOT have fans thinking the games are fixed.
  11. Driving Miss Daisy?
  12. Credit reporting bureaus are saying that the average new car payment is $750, the avg term is 68 months, while the Federal Reserve is reporting that the average amount financed is $40K. I had a $700 payment once and it sucked seeing that money go out the door each month. I finally saved every penny possible to pay it off over a year.
  13. Pay $1,100 per month to the bank for your car financing, and $300 to the manufacturer so it actually works.* * Before anyone knocks me, I know it's crazy for the average person to pay >$1,000/mo but it's very common place today.
  14. I’ve read how GM is slowly removing Apple Car Play and Android whatever software support in upcoming model refreshes. I’m assuming the replacement will be a proprietary app feature that requires a subscription. They don’t even seem to bother making up a valid reason other than they just want to make the change.
  15. How many 3rd year coaches could take this much damage on the scoreboard, when years 1 and 2 were better, and come back for year 4? what is the buyout for Deion to go away?
  16. Charles Barkley called some of these guys like Rozier stupid for betting $50k vs risking their $26m salary. What Charles doesn’t get is that it’s not about winning $50k, it’s that it’s more likely that they’re deep in debt to the bookies perhaps millions in debt. Or they’re being blackmailed for the illegal poker games. Then the bookies want inside info, faking an injury and possibly throwing a game. Most likely the last item is unlikely since the bookies know that wouldn’t be guaranteed and possibly noticed. the millions in debt is the gambling addiction not the one off situation of giving info to the bookies. It could also be possible for someone earning $26m to be living paycheck to paycheck if not deep in legit debt much less other debt.
  17. MAGA may accept their politicians to be handicapped but they prefer ones who can walk.
  18. Impeachable offense especially if said President wears a tan suit. One time.
  19. If someone is a flight risk, especially if they may have access to a non-US passport, there should be careful consideration of letting them leave jail either either with bail or not. Now the whole bail question also brings up the issue our court system not meeting the constitutional right to a speedy trial. To me, most criminals trials should be held within weeks. If you are caught shoplifting at Target on a Monday, is there any particular reason that we're not conducting the trial the next week? And if the defense wants a delay, then it should still be a limited time. A delay request gets you an extra week. I understand there are limited resources from investigators to lawyers to courts. However this is why the bail system has turned into what it is: punishment for the non-convicted where they eventually plead guilty because they've served the sentence while awaiting trial. EDIT: I'm not suggesting that complex criminal trials should occur days after the indictment. There are certain crimes where we need to give both the prosecution and defense adequate time to prepare. However I don't think this should be ever measured in years except for rare and extreme circumstances.
  20. In many cases, bail is set to solely punish someone before they’re convicted. If they’re a danger to society or frankly to just one person, they shouldn’t have release options. Otherwise if they have ties to the community, I see little reason they shouldn’t be released without bail. Now if you have a history of not returning to court on prev charges, that should be a consideration for bail or kept in jail. you have to wonder how many low level arrestees have their life turned upside down including losing a job because they can’t afford bail. It’s still very likely their fault, assuming they are guilty, but that hasn’t been determined yet.
  21. There’s an argument to help out a country that is having financial problems. The world economies are linked and w have an interest in keeping north and South American countries aligned to the US. but why does Trump have to follow it up that he’s doing this because he likes the Argentina president? He really is the ultimate small businessman that personal connections and fealty to him are the only driving factors.
  22. This has always stopped me from paying with a CC online in Harris county. Every time I’m compared the fee with the expected points, it isn’t worth it. now if it’s to meet some promo spend level for other benefits to kick in, I can understand it.
  23. Property tax is about the only checks I write these days. remember when grandmas would write checks in the grocery store line. You didn’t know frustration until you she would wait until the groceries were rung up before even taking the check out of her purse.
  24. Aren’t you special that you’re demanding that everyone use one app to make your life easier. I rarely see a store not accept a credit card. And if needed just enabled one of the credit cards on Apple Pay or whatever android uses. As for what app to pay a friend, ask what most people in your friend group use. In my experience Venmo works for the majority. the nice part of enabling a card in Apple Pay is that if you leave your wallet behind, you can pay with your phone in many situations.
  25. I hate to think of degrees of horribleness of some crimes but filming the child porn, like what this coach is being accused, would seem to be much worse than possessing it. To be clear, possessing it is unthinkably bad in itself. on a side note, do high schools with $25m stadiums still have group shower areas? Looking back on it, I think it’s odd to ask young people to shower together especially when the school can afford otherwise.
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