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Hank Kingsley

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  1. I time stamped Bill Burry's comments on his Riyadh Comedy Festival performance. Completely leans in on whitewashing Saudi Arabia. I wan't some Bill Burr stan but have enjoyed him over the years. Bye.
  2. No. I know this has been an argument on Surly for a while now. Play their game and beat them. Do whatever it takes to win. No. We can't put a band-aid on this. This shit has to hit rock bottom and Trump voters need to willingly reject his horrific "project". If Dems start lying, it's definitely all over. The line is already in the sand, they cannot cross it.
  3. Agreed, this is the kind of shit that makes it feel impossible to get this country on track.
  4. My god.
  5. Was talking politics with a part-time administrative assistant in our office yesterday. She's probably early 70's, from a tiny town in North Texas, lovely lady overall. Grew up Republican, considers herself an independent, pro-choice, votes in every election. She has no idea what's going on in this country. ICE and National Guard stuff, Hegseth meeting with military officials, why the government shut down, etc. She says she can't stand Fox News or MSNBC, she occasionally watches the Sunday morning shows. She doesn't like Trump but not an automatic opposition voter. Was just a reminder to me that so many people are checked out or not paying attention to anything.
  6. Adams is just all around good vibes. I was pumped when we re-signed him.
  7. Caught this weasel off guard and look at how he responds.
  8. You're not wrong. The biggest fault of Klein's premise (doing whatever it takes to win back Republican voters so Dems are in power and can enact good policies) is believing the other side would sincerely give Dems a chance. Also trying to placate Republicans with disingenuous talking points will just bite you in the ass sooner than later. Coates is steadfast in his morality. It's fascinating to watch the dichotomy between these two.
  9. Didn't know where to put this but it's a conversation worth watching. The impetus for this discussion was Ezra Klein's article that was sympathetic to Charlie Kirk's style of politics shortly after he was killed. He and Ta-Nehisi Coates are friends, but Coates wrote an article criticizing Klein's piece. They discuss Kirk, but delve into a deeper discussion about how to get this country back. I respect Ezra Klein and think he's an intelligent guy, but don't agree with his premise on how Democrats can win back Trump voters. His blind spot IMO, is thinking that Trump voters are still gettable if Democrats meet them in the middle somewhere policy-wise. This is 100% a culture war. I think the only way they abandon and reject Trumpism is by undeniably getting crushed by his policies.
  10. Every sports owner is probably MAGA. But I expect (hope?) it won't affect the viewing experience in any way.
  11. Lifelong Rockets fan. Just realized the NBA might be the only pro sport left that hasn't been tainted by MAGA. More excited about the upcoming season now.
  12. It seems logical that you can "depersonalize" with shooting guns, particularly from a distance. It doesn't have to feel real to shooters who are mentally compromised and living in their own alternative reality. Guns allow you to be a coward and still hurt people. Knife stabbings? That shit takes some actual guts. You're risking your own safety. It' a personal and physical confrontation. The body count is significantly limited. We'll never live in a utopia, there will always be murders. But gun access here is clearly the problem.
  13. May we never have this type of opening schedule again. Week 1 at Ohio State, three cupcakes and a bye.... We're all going fucking crazy that our season is basically starting this Saturday while the rest of CFB is almost halfway done.
  14. He shouldn't have been there in the first place.
  15. Golf is the most psychological sport in the world. Dismissing the attention to detail and trust created by Europe's RC leadership is dumb. Their goal is to eliminate distractions for the players. Meanwhile, Team USA had to answer media questions about the 500k payout all last week. Trump attending created a circus on Friday. Lingering questions if Keegan should have played or not. Yes, sometimes preparation doesn't matter and it's just about making putts/golf shots. But the last 30 years has been dominated by Europe. That's not luck.
  16. I feel fairly comfortable believing Stephen Miller and Co. curate everything he sees and hears in their "briefings". Assuming books are still legal, we'll hear about it eventually.
  17. How fun to have snipers at a golf tournament!
  18. I didn't even see this last week. Trump claims to have saved the Ryder Cup and Bryson DeChambeau praises Dear Leader. Fuuuuuuck you.
  19. wrong thread
  20. Thoughts on Trump and The Ryder Cup from across the pond: https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/a-masterpiece-of-ryder-cup-drama-with-a-truth-donald-trump-could-never-understand Trump became the first sitting president to attend a Ryder Cup, not because he is the first who cared enough about golf, but because he is the first who didn’t care enough about its supporters. His sojourn lasted two hours and didn’t involve him making it much past the first tee. It cost the American people about $15 million. But a 79-year-old egomaniac got to play at being on the Ryder Cup team for 10 minutes, and so every attender’s memory will always be marked and marred by Trump, just as was the case for the US Open tennis final, the Super Bowl or the Daytona 500 in February. Everything he touches becomes part of the circus, an inevitable power you get the sense he enjoys wielding. When asked, most players opted to focus on the office rather than the man, on the “keep politics out of golf” schtick, increasingly difficult when politics is doing a flyby of the grandstand in Air Force One, when politics forces spectators through an interminable doomloop of security scanners and stops people bringing in chairs and umbrellas and vapes, when politics has its arm round DeChambeau as he approaches the first tee of the fourballs.
  21. Don't get me fucking started on the standup comedy world. Slimiest grifting weasels in all of entertainment.
  22. You are right. I could have been more thoughtful in my OP but rushed to get it off my chest. Just needed to vent and figured there were others feeling the same way.
  23. A random concert is one of the few communal experiences with all around good vibes these days.
  24. I've been a massive sports fan my entire life. Anyone who knows me knows I'm obsessed. This has to be talked about, so putting it in CR. I'm so sick of this shit. Let's set this up correctly. 1. Trump and MAGA infiltrated sports. Politics and sports should not intertwine. But they made it happen. 2. Athletes/coaches being ignorant to politics is not a valid excuse anymore. The world is on fire. This country is on fire. Mass shootings weekly. ICE deportations. The economy sucks. We are in a psychological Civil War. Tensions haven't been higher in American society in my almost 50 years on this planet. 3. Trump's "fake news" and turning the media into the enemy has amplified the assholeness that emanates from the sports world. - Trump shows up at the Ryder Cup. Keegan Bradley does the Trump dance. Scheffler talks about how nice he is to everybody in the golf community. DeChambeau is Trump's BFF. Fuck this shit. Yeah, I play golf. I know the community as always been Republican/conservative. But fuck you. After Trump showed up, I spent all weekend cheering for Team Europe. Not because I dislike the American players, but because of what this country's leadership stands for now. The American fans are a fucking embarassment. I'm fucking ashamed. - Quinn Ewers wearing Trump stuff. Fuck you, man. You should know better. - Detroit Tiger players doing a Trump dance on the field when he was in attendance. Fuck you. He'd deport half your ballclub if he could. I laughed at their long losing streak after. - Coaches aggressively snapping at the media/reporters. Fuck you. Yeah, the media can be tedious and annoying. But act like a fucking professional. It's part of the gig. - World Cup in America? Cool, fuck you. I hope it's a failure. Same with the Olympics. EDIT: And how can I forget Portnoy and the Barstool Bros. Fuck you. DraftKings ads everywhere? Fuck you. Paul Finebaum might run for US Senate? Get the fuck out of here. Fuck you.
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