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Hardcore conservatives and liberals have been brainwashed by their parties into thinking that their way is the only way. The staunchest of these groups go to the point of "defending" their side's belief at all costs, no matter how good a point the other side makes. At times, it's easier to resort to insults or changing the subject than it is to actually admit that the other guy made a good point or proved you wrong, and that's a common tactic on this site from people on both sides of the argument. Another mitigating factor is the sheer number of biased opinion pieces that are being passed off as factual in an attempt to create talking points. Again, people on both sides are guilty of posting misleading articles, which usually leads to one side rallying around the talking point, and the other side proving it false rather than discussing the point, which also leads to conflict. I much prefer general topics being introduced with discussion about the issue over fake news articles that are critical of one side or the other being used to misrepresent the truth.

I honestly believe that if citizens ever have to take up arms and overthrow the government, most police officers will be with them, not against them, and likely using the "toys" that some are concerned about them having.

Alfred's family is rallying in support of Hadnot because his admission of selling drugs to Wright does not fit the narrative that the family wants to believe, which is that he was murdered and that it was covered up by local cops (almost believable, given the local gossip), state cops (much less believable), and national cops (not believable at all).

You know, I'm not a minority, but I've never had a problem with a cop. And it sure seems like the vast majority of "innocent" people that are killed by cops committed some sort of crime that led up to the confrontation. I'm not saying that someone committing a crime should be executed by a police officer. But I AM saying that those who don't commit crimes, regardless of ethnicity, have very little to worry about.

Like one person is dead tonight from the protests?

If the guy who was with him is telling the truth, it sounds like murder. But there should be dashcam and body mic evidence

I'm a CURRENT BISD employee, and I'm pretty damn bitter.

I'm a CURRENT BISD employee, and I'm pretty damn bitter.

When I see the 90 or more "at-will" employees that got laid off, as well as the 200 teachers that either had to find work elsewhere, retire, or be reassigned in order to avoid being Riffed, I find it very insulting that the board chose to waste these funds knowing that A ) it would do no good, and B ) there was a budget shortfall that they were responsible for that was leading to people being laid off, and still chose to spend money that could've saved a lot of jobs.

I know one problem is that they pay too much. For being able to drive a car and read addresses you can make $60k a year with ridiculous government benefits and incredible retirement. It's not that it's not a noble profession, but it's a job that they could fill at a much lower salary considering it doesn't require a degree or much ability or knowledge.

Because it won't say what she wants it to?

On a serious note, can or do insurance companies charge more for obese policy holders? I know they can for smokers.

There's only one true republican on Mt. Rushmore, and he would be criticized by today's conservative standards as much too moderate. So what's your point?

Not sure what's going on with this. The police said he pushed a cop back into his car, struggled for the cop's gun, and a shot was fired inside the car. Had he been killed there, it would be open and shut. But from the news article I read, he was shot from approximately 35 feet away, and possibly as many as 8 times. I'll be curious what comes out in the next few days, because the details don't make sense right now.

Ha. Winky face.

So I read the article. First off, let me say I have no problem with what the restaurant is doing. It's only logical that they'll have to find some way to make up the extra money that they're having to pay out. What gets me is the opinion piece you posted. He basically says that all liberals are in an uproar, tells us how stupid they are, but then posts quotes from a grand total of 1 (ONE) liberal who sounds, if we're perfectly honest, mildly concerned about the whole situation. So he tells you how stupid liberals are, how ridiculous it is that they're mad about this, and provides zero anecdotal evidence that they're actually upset.

I had just got through stating that I've gone after many people on here for attacking him with false accusations. You, however, defend him with false praise, which is as bad or worse. You have a really bad habit of ignoring things when they don't fit in with what you want to believe.

Reading the indictment, interviews with two different patients that he visited before his truck overheated state that he seemed "disoriented", and one patient said he stated he "felt sick", and spent a long time in their bathroom. They told him he should go home, but he said he had one more patient to see, but left going the wrong direction. Then his truck overheats at the store, and he runs away with nobody chasing him. I'm having a hard time following the claims of murder, but a bad reaction to drugs sounds pretty plausible. From the start I thought there was a real chance there was a coverup, but I highly doubt that a local country bumpkin coverup would somehow extend to the texas rangers and the Feds. The indictment also mentions that the wife admitted that he'd been acting strangely and she thought he "was on something" in the weeks leading up to his death.

It's probably been six months or more since I've quoted Wikipedia, so I'm not sure what that's all about, but its mostly full of facts. i have no problem with you accepting what's written in the bible as fact, but this thread was started based on one man's opinion piece based on his interpretation of scripture, not the scripture itself.

I actually heard that she could not pass her certification test, and had run out of the probationary time that she would be allowed to teach without it. But that's hearsay. I also heard she was married to a lawyer (also hearsay), so it would seem that even if she was about to be laid off they weren't about to go to the poor house, so I would assume there were other issues there.

Sorry bud, but it is a fact. How I feel about HIS opinion is an opinion, but there's no argument that it is in fact an opinion that was posted in the article.

It also says he said they "built the very fabric of our nation", which is the part that pissed everyone off, when in fact he thanked them for the contributions in helping build it. Big difference in meaning, and a big difference in what was said and what was quoted

The real point is that you will defend him, even if he does something wrong. And when your article by the biased liberal writer implying that the administration had done no wrong was proven false (no intentional culpability does not mean no culpability), you attacked the guy who proved your article wrong, rather than admitting that your article was misleading. I have a long history of going after those on this site who post misleading articles to try and attack Obama (in fact I just did before I responded to this post). But your article is just as bad, and IMO someone who will defend the president on issues where he doesn't deserve defending are no better than those who attack him when he doesn't deserve attacking.

I was strictly addressing your assertion that you had no idea why the article intentionally misquoted the president.

It was worded differently in the article than how he actually said it, which completely changed the context of the quote. The way the article worded it implied that he basically said that Muslims have built the framework of our country. The way he actually said it was that SOME Muslims have played a PART.