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I'm sure the view audience agrees.

Lot of these useful idiots in the US that stand behind the moral equivalency of Palestine and Israel.

From the article:

"It's very disappointing to see Americans supporting Hamas and thinking that Hamas is a cool thing, while Hamas does not respect any of those followers, while those followers don't know that Hamas would torture them and massacre them with no mercy. They call them useful idiots. They don't know that Hamas is a dark black hole," Yousef said on an April 2 episode of "Dr. Phil Primetime." 

"[Pro-Palestinians are] absolutely idiots because they don't know what they are supporting. They are supporting a monster that has been hijacking an entire society and endangering the entire Middle East, pushing the world towards a global war. … What's happening is insanity. Those pro-Palestine people need to go to a mental asylum." 

2 hours ago, baddog said:

 

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2 hours ago, baddog said:

A think tank, meaning opinion. The article is from the communist times. 

Not sure why anyone would try to make that absurd point, I’m willing to bet more folks died on 9-11 than all those other groups have killed.

Another great move by liberals, well thought out. 

From the article:

"There's a concerted effort to shift away from reliable sources of electricity generation to unreliable sources," said Daren Bakst, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment. "And ultimately the impact is going to be less reliable electricity, higher prices for Americans — it's going to have a disproportionate impact on the poor."

"You have to be able to call upon electricity sources when you need it, and you need it to be able to have consistent electricity, to be able to flip on the switch. You can't have that with intermittent sources. Right now, it's impossible to have that," Bakst continued. "Therefore, you need baseload electricity generation so that you can have consistent electricity when you need it."

6 hours ago, UT alum said:

Spiral’s getting tighter. It ain’t gonna be a soft landing, either, for Orange Head. Don’t forget, there are “nice people” on the Nazi’s side, too.

Nah, folks are tired of crooked joe and his dimwitted sidekick.  

Senator Kennedy recently said if they discover life on Mars, biden would want to send them money.

3 minutes ago, Big girl said:

. You can't make them  be present and then snatch schlorships if they refuse. That's a lawsuit waiting to happen

Never said anything about scholarships, but a coach can require the team to be on the floor before the game.

21 minutes ago, Big girl said:

No they don't.  

 

As far back as 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that requiring all public school students to recite the pledge of allegiance was a violation of their First Amendment rights, because free speech includes the right not to speak against your beliefs (West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943)

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Being present on the floor for team protocol is not the same thing.

8 minutes ago, TxHoops said:

And just like that, the  outrage puzzle has been solved (and I’m not being facetious - the best solutions are the simplest).  

But only mandated by the school, wouldn’t you agree?

9 hours ago, Boyz N Da Hood said:

SMH, glad to know you're anti 1st amendment! Sounds like you encourage more upper involvement to set "protocol"... when did I say anyone was immune to consequences? Guess I'd rather no 1 tell me what I can and can't do within my rights.. sounds like your for more government involvement.. again, hypocrits

Last post on this subject for me, you and @Reagan enjoy 

It's a shame you don't understand that there are sometime consequences to saying something, even though it is guaranteed under you first amendment rights.

Most folks learn that at an early age, apparently you didn't.

51 minutes ago, Boyz N Da Hood said:

Has to be one of if not the worst comebacks ever! Congrats... but to answer, I've never seen that happen and if they decide to do that then yeah the 1st amendment gives them that right! Or should your beliefs interfere with theirs? Yall folks are hypocrits

You don’t even understand what you’re talking about, they absolutely do have the right to do that, but the school has the right to take disciplinary action, it happens with what kids say on social media, they have the right to say it, but the school can punish them for breaking protocol.

If I set in a meeting tomorrow with a customer and my boss and rag on our company, I have the first amendment right to say it, but they have the right to fire me for saying it.

You’re first amendment right argument that folks are immune to consequences is bogus.

I would like to see schools set protocol to stand for the National Anthem, if you don’t, there may be consequences, but it should entirely be up to the school.

51 minutes ago, Boyz N Da Hood said:

Disrespectful or not, first amendment applies here... why is it the same ones complaining about rights etc being taken away have an issue with this? Hypocrisy at its finest SMH

So if a player is Muslim, should they be allowed to roll out their mat and worship Allah in the middle of a game?

Freedom of religion, right?

1 hour ago, BS Wildcats said:

Democrats just don’t seem to understand the way economics work.  California deserves all the stupid policies that Newsome gives them.  If ppl keep voting Dummycrat, this wil become the norm.

We seemed to have moved dangerously away from minimum wage jobs being reserved for part-time workers and students.

This experiment is definitely not working.

23 minutes ago, Reagan said:

I think you are one of the majority that feels all teams should be present for the National Anthem.  It's clear if your team is not there then that means you don't want to.  Again, it's not that difficult to have your team on the floor when it's played.  

But I also want it to be the school's choice, certainly wouldn't want government involved in mandating something like this, which is being floated around. 

22 minutes ago, Reagan said:

Haven't you realized yet that if someone doesn't understand something or doesn't agree with something then it's fake news.  Then they have their bobble heads join in with the me-too chorus!   LOL!

I simply made the point that I think athletes should be present for the National Anthem, not specifically about a particular coach or team.  Apparently myself, as well as the governor of LA didn't realize this was so common in college basketball, not for any other reason than final preparation.

I still think they should be present, simply out of respect.

34 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

There are multiple “real” problems.  The one currently being discussed is right wing “news sources”, as well as legitimate politicians, regurgitating patently false information which whips the masses up into a frenzy.  That’s a really big problem, and one that republicans should be striving to clean up, but are instead perpetuating.  The attitude I often see, and which based on this post you seem to hold as well, is “it doesn’t matter if it’s fake, because whatever they do is way worse”

Apparently you haven't read my comments on this or you wouldn't make that overdramatic statement, which you often do.

You said, and I quote, "But if it’s not one manufactured issue it’s another for many on the right."

I get tired of the nonsense that the issues from the right even compare to the nonsense from the left, you even started a thread about it that is SEVEN pages long and I bet there isn't one post on there about nonsense from the right, it's ALL left.

Whatever they do is way worse, period.

9 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

ironic choice of words there, but I get what you’re saying.  But if it’s not one manufactured issue it’s another for many on the right.  

Such as the "manufactured" issue of trans men dominating women's sports, the right just won't shut up about anything, will they?

You're failing to see where the real problems stem from.

2 minutes ago, TxHoops said:

I’m with you.  I honestly never gave it much thought.  I appreciated when my sons’ team WAS out there, they had one hand on their heart on one behind their back (as I’m sure Coach Brooks instructed them - he’s an old school guy who doesn’t tolerate nonsense).  I don’t know if I will ever go to another game without noticing now lol

Same here, lol.

10 minutes ago, TxHoops said:

A coach’s job at the college level is to win games and do it legally (or not get caught if you don’t).  Period.  Wins mean money and the bottom line is all they care about.  Building character is probably item #172 on their job description.  I had a friend on my FB tell me she was at a Lamar’s men’s game and the team was out and had their hands on their chest during a recent game.  Both of my boys had to be in that line so I asked my oldest how many times they were out for the anthem this year he said maybe 5 or 6 times. They played 30 something games.  I honestly am surprised if either team is out for the anthem in any league (and I’ve been to games in probably 7 or 8 D1 leagues).  If it works out and they are done, they come out.  If not, they don’t. But maybe that will change now.  If any school (and Iowa WBB is apparently NOT one of them) is out for the anthem before this craziness more often than not, it can’t be more than 5 percent of the schools out there. 

Like I have said, it seems like a no-brainer, as far as respect goes, but it is what it is and probably won't change, I'm sure being required to be present for the National Anthem will become another "controversial" issue.

Like I have also said, I won't lose any sleep over this one, lol.

21 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

it's crazy, considering the whole "fake news" craze, and all of the "low information voter" insults that have been thrown out over the last 6 or so years.  Because so much of what gets the right outraged is either misleadingly presented or completely false these days.  

Not everyone on the right is outraged about this, don't make it more than it is.

32 minutes ago, TxHoops said:

I appreciate both of your stances.  The libertarian in me doesn’t disagree with Hippy, and the father in me has instilled in my son how to behave when the anthem is played.  It’s just that 80-90 percent of the time, they are still in the locker room.  

And let’s face it, that is a business.  Will Wade isn’t now making $700k a year at McNeese due to how his team behaves during the anthem.  Which is probably why he is using that time to final prep his team as well.  Right or wrong, those guys are coaching for their livelihoods and they all are trying to get the best use out of literally every minute of the day pregame to try and get the win. 

I see where some teams are out for the National Anthem, some are regularly not.  The last minute preparation isn't a very good excuse, imo, and some teams work around it.

I constantly hear about a coach's job is about building character AND talent, seems to me this easy adjustment would be a no-brainer, but I certainly won't lose any sleep either way on this one.

30 minutes ago, thetragichippy said:

Where are our constitutionalist and 1st amendment folks. 

You can be mad, upset and not attend the games, but revoking scholarships? 

I think these Judges are stepping on the constitution limiting Trump's free speech.....I feel I would be a hypocrite if I didn't consider this anthem situation a 1st amendment issue as well.

--for the record, I think it's disrespectful 

I feel this should be simply protocol, you want to represent the school, be on the floor for the National Anthem.

Just like not being able to choose to sit with your buddies in the stands while you're not playing or be on your phone during the game.

Not a first amendment thing, should be a standard for any school, jmo.

From the article:

Another California small business and its workers have seemingly suffered at the hands of the state’s newly enacted $20 minimum wage.

"It's a shock," Monica Navarro, former assistant general manager at Foster’s Freeze in Lemoore, said on "The Bottom Line" Wednesday.

"It would have been nice to have a notice so we could go get some applications [out], I could prepare them," she continued. "The best I can do is honestly give them some references."

When making their way to work Monday morning, Navarro and her team learned upon arrival that the restaurant owner had made the decision to close its doors for good. The owner, Loren Wright, told local Fox affiliate KMPH that this was the "last thing" they wanted to do, but knew by Friday night the business likely wouldn’t be able to absorb the wage hike and didn’t "want to ruin their Easter Sunday."

58 minutes ago, TxHoops said:

Standing is not the issue.  Mulkey, for anyone who knows anything about her, would never allow kneeling.  I would think anyone with any connection to Baylor would know that.  The issue is the practice across college basketball, men’s and women’s, of being in the locker room going over game plans, praying (for LSU at least), etc., when the anthem is played.  Just like apparently Iowa was as well last year when they played.  The issue is clickbait articles talking about a team “walking off the floor” during the anthem (while attaching a video showing nothing of the sort because that was a bold faced lie) and dolts being gullible enough to fall for a headline and share it across social media until it becomes “fact.”  The issue is calling maybe the most politically conservative coach in the sport “woke” because again, well clicks.  But such is the “low information” society we live in I guess. 
 

And for the record LRF, I would prefer the teams being out there standing when the anthem and school songs are played, just like in football, baseball, etc.  I’m guessing that will become the norm now and that should have been the story, not the deceiving one that has been circulated.  So perhaps some good will come of it. I’m not even an LSU fan and am glad we get to see another game or two of Clark.  But if anyone did an ounce of research before posting this trash, they could indict almost every (if not literally every) D1 CBB coach in the country.  

I’m not singling out a particular team in my comments, I just think it’s not too much to ask for all teams to be on the floor for the National Anthem.  I agree, lots of teams do this with no ill intent, LSU just seemed to be the ones to bring national attention to it.

7 hours ago, tvc184 said:

Dershowitz is a liberal Democrat and I listen to some of his podcasts on youtube. He doesn’t even hide his beliefs but then discusses what he believes the law says and means.

It was maybe a couple of months ago when he was discussing a Second Amendment case in front of the Supreme Court or being considered by them for review. His statement was that had he been a Founding Father, he would have voted against the Second Amendment however he believed that as it was passed and intended to mean, it was clear that the amendment was meant to allow individuals to right to possess weapons and carry them.

That was just an example, where he might not like the law or a particular part of the Constitution, but will state his belief that, even though he does not like it, it is what it was intended to be. 

I don’t think that Dershowitz would ever vote for Trump but he knows a scam when he sees it.

Would be nice if all judges on every level held the Constitution in such high esteem.