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No. I read your comment. I understood it. I hesitate to call it a joke because it was humorless. My response was playing on your comment - as if to say that I hope Pink Floyd, whose music I enjoy, doesn't experience the blowback that other entities such as Target and Bud Light have experienced. My response clearly indicated I recognized your comment and responded in the same light.
if he wants get nitpicky, he errs in that the 'rainbow colors' that Pink Floyd put on the album are in a spectrum, not a rainbow (pun intended). It's an actual rainbow, not just rainbow colors, that the LBGQT,etc. have adopted as their symbol. One way or the other, it bothers me that he would attempt to defile them this way.
 
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No. I read your comment. I understood it. I hesitate to call it a joke because it was humorless. My response was playing on your comment - as if to say that I hope Pink Floyd, whose music I enjoy, doesn't experience the blowback that other entities such as Target and Bud Light have experienced. My response clearly indicated I recognized your comment and responded in the same light.
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I hope not. I'd hate to see them crash and burn like other entities that were too stupid to get out of their own way.

Target isn't going anywhere. They don't really have any competition. You could say Walmart, but Target exist for the people who don't want to go to Walmart. Those middle class whites just don't have other options. I'm guessing their stock price will be close to where it was by the end of the year.

Bud Light is a different story though. Plenty of options for cheap water downed beer and poor southerns aren't picky.
 
Target isn't going anywhere. They don't really have any competition. You could say Walmart, but Target exist for the people who don't want to go to Walmart. Those middle class whites just don't have other options. I'm guessing their stock price will be close to where it was by the end of the year.

Bud Light is a different story though. Plenty of options for cheap water downed beer and poor southerns aren't picky.

It’s not about the customers. It’s about the investors. If they aren’t getting what they’re used to and what they’re expecting they will divest. And Targets will close.

But more importantly, as the linked article suggest, companies will now have to run these decisions through some channels where they will be more often than not, shot down for the polarizing effect they can potentially have. That’s the win. That there will be oversight now.
 
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It’s not about the customers. It’s about the investors. If they aren’t getting what they’re used to and what they’re expecting they will divest. And Targets will close.

But more importantly, as the linked article suggest, companies will now have to run these decisions through some channels where they will be more often than not, shot down for the polarizing effect they can potentially have. That’s the win. That there will be oversight now.
Investors care about sales numbers. They won't abandon them long term because sales won't be hurt long term. The stock market is always irrational short term and react to every piece of news as if it's life changing, but once financials come out it becomes pretty rational. If investors really thought it was going to be a long term issue, you would see them rushing to Walmart stock, but Walmart has been basically flat.
 
Investors care about sales numbers. They won't abandon them long term because sales won't be hurt long term. The stock market is always irrational short term and react to every piece of news as if it's life changing, but once financials come out it becomes pretty rational. If investors really thought it was going to be a long term issue, you would see them rushing to Walmart stock, but Walmart has been basically flat.

We'll see. Quarterly numbers will tell the tale and we won't see them for a while.
 
Target isn't going anywhere. They don't really have any competition. You could say Walmart, but Target exist for the people who don't want to go to Walmart. Those middle class whites just don't have other options. I'm guessing their stock price will be close to where it was by the end of the year.

Bud Light is a different story though. Plenty of options for cheap water downed beer and poor southerns aren't picky.
"Plenty of options for cheap water downed beer ..."


watered-down. Don't mention it.
 
Trump has to be loving this. Another example where Desantis should have just shouted from the podium instead of trying to use the power of government.

we have morons making legal decisions for us...

" “Gender identity is real. The record makes this clear,” Hinkle said, adding that even a witness for the state agreed."

whether it's real or not in some cases isn't the point. The point is that it isn't always true, and children shouldn't be subjected to the whims of adults making life-altering biological decisions for them, or to their own immature, culturally-influenced decision-making. Let them have a chance to decide FOR THEMSELVES as responsible adults.

Of course that means that some will be exposed to societal negativity and their own confusion. More the reason to curb the insanity of promoting queerness. And which is worse...being exposed to societal negativity until a more sound decision can be made, or suffering an alteration of natural biology that turns out to be an irreversible mistake?
 
we have morons making legal decisions for us...

" “Gender identity is real. The record makes this clear,” Hinkle said, adding that even a witness for the state agreed."

whether it's real or not in some cases isn't the point. The point is that it isn't always true, and children shouldn't be subjected to the whims of adults making life-altering biological decisions for them, or to their own immature, culturally-influenced decision-making. Let them have a chance to decide FOR THEMSELVES as responsible adults.

Of course that means that some will be exposed to societal negativity and their own confusion. More the reason to curb the insanity of promoting queerness. And which is worse...being exposed to societal negativity until a more sound decision can be made, or suffering an alteration of natural biology that turns out to be an irreversible mistake?
Ok
 
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children shouldn't be subjected to the whims of adults making life-altering biological decisions for them
Really? That only happens about... all the fvcking time, and has been the case since Eve was spawned from Adam's rib and they conceived their incestuous children.
 
Really? That only happens about... all the fvcking time, and has been the case since Eve was spawned from Adam's rib and they conceived their incestuous children.
" life-altering biological decisions..." Idiot. And I guess you haven't noticed it isn't 6000 B.C. anymore.
 
" life-altering biological decisions..." Idiot. And I guess you haven't noticed it isn't 6000 B.C. anymore.
Yes, I read it the first time. Parents do that all the time. Who else other than adults- doctors and parent- should make the decisions?


It would be great if religious people realized it wasn't 6000 BC anymore.
 
Yes, I read it the first time. Parents do that all the time. Who else other than adults- doctors and parent- should make the decisions?


It would be great if religious people realized it wasn't 6000 BC anymore.
parents and doctors normally strive to maintain a biologically sound and healthy child, not to change their basic biology...especially not because of culturally-influenced questioning and doubts. But keep trying too hard, you might be right about something eventually.

Not sure what you're getting at regarding religious people. I'm not religious but I'm also interested in history and pre-history, and having that interest doesn't keep me from realizing that I live in the present.
 
parents and doctors normally strive to maintain a biologically sound and healthy child, not to change their basic biology...especially not because of culturally-influenced questioning and doubts. But keep trying too hard, you might be right about something eventually.
How in the hell could you possibly know what these parents/children/doctors are doing unless you... and your wife and child and your doctor... actually experience this stuff? Who are you to insist that these people, and their physicians are not "maintaining healthy" children? Because you don't like their choices?

Are you actually involved in some program where you're consulting with these parents directly, on a regular basis? You're trained/educated and qualified specifically in this subject matter, so you know exactly what they're all dealing with?
 
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How in the hell could you possibly know what these parents/children/doctors are doing unless you... and your wife and child and your doctor... actually experience this stuff? Who are to insist that these people, and their physicians are not "maintaining healthy" children? Because you don't like their choices?
the wife and the doctor aren't experiencing anything other than what the child is communicating to them, and you'd have to be a complete idiot not to understand that children aren't exactly reliable in what they might communicate about much of anything, let alone their sexual orientation. Only the stubbornly obtuse wouldn't think it a good idea to give a child a chance to grow out of what might be a temporary condition. You would be that stubbornly obtuse person who puts some current woke notion over the welfare of a kid just for the sake of wokeness, and because you are proud of knowing this isn't 6000 B.C. while failing to understand that this isn't 6000 B.C. .



Are you actually involved in some program where you're consulting with these parents directly, on a regular basis? You're trained/educated and qualified specifically in this subject matter, so you know exactly what they're all dealing with?
there is no training for common sense. You either have it or you don't. And common sense says that waiting to see is better than jumping to a conclusion and making a choice for a child when that choice might ruin someone's life and would be better made by that individual at a time when they could make a mature choice of their own.
 
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the wife and the doctor aren't experiencing anything other than what the child is communicating to them, and you'd have to be a complete idiot not to understand that children aren't exactly reliable in what they might communicate about much of anything, let alone their sexual orientation. Only the stubbornly obtuse wouldn't think it a good idea to give a child a chance to grow out of what might be a temporary condition. You would be that stubbornly obtuse person who puts some current woke notion over the welfare of a kid just for the sake of wokeness, and because you are proud of knowing this isn't 6000 B.C. while failing to understand that this isn't 6000 B.C. .




there is no training for common sense. You either have it or you don't. And common sense says that waiting to see is better than jumping to a conclusion and making a choice for a child when that choice might ruin someone's life and would be better made by that individual at a time when they could make a mature choice of their own.
Sooo...no.
 
Target isn't going anywhere. They don't really have any competition. You could say Walmart, but Target exist for the people who don't want to go to Walmart. Those middle class whites just don't have other options. I'm guessing their stock price will be close to where it was by the end of the year.

Bud Light is a different story though. Plenty of options for cheap water downed beer and poor southerns aren't picky.
Now that sounded like a Strum post. I expect better of you.
The more I see of Tim Scott the more I like him. If the GOP would dump Trump Scott would beat Biben by a landslide.
i very rarely agree with you. I do in this case.
Really? That only happens about... all the fvcking time, and has been the case since Eve was spawned from Adam's rib and they conceived their incestuous children.
Your all consuming hatred for religion is showing again. Your parents are proud, I’m sure.
 
Now that sounded like a Strum post. I expect better of you.
When I typed the poor southern part I knew I would get a response from you, I'm just surprised it took so long. You can be mad all you want, but white liberals in New York aren't drinking Bud Light. They are drinking some kind of locally brewed IPA. We can look up the numbers to see if I'm right if you want.
 
Your all consuming hatred for religion is showing again. Your parents are proud, I’m sure.
I don't hate religion at all. Religion, in and of itself, isn't a threat to anyone. I do get frustrated with people that believe that there's an old man floating around in the sky rewarding some people and punishing others, and, especially the ones that believe that the way they do it is the only right way to do it. But there's no hatred. That's something you added to the story. Frustration and hatred are different things.
 
You can be mad all you want, but white liberals in New York aren't drinking Bud Light. They are drinking some kind of locally brewed IPA.
Do you know how many poor liberals there are in NY, both white and POC? I’d imagine there are many poor liberals in New York that can’t afford those locally brewed IPA‘S. BTW, I very rarely get “mad” at anything I read on a message board. Reading the MSM makes me mad enough.
 
Do you know how many poor liberals there are in NY, both white and POC? I’d imagine there are many poor liberals in New York that can’t afford those locally brewed IPA‘S. BTW, I very rarely get “mad” at anything I read on a message board. Reading the MSM makes me mad enough.
I'm sure there are plenty of poor liberals, but they make sure to spend the money on what's important to them. Bud Light is not one of those things. And if MSM makes you mad, then stay away from it. You should also stay away from Fox since they aren't any different. Just the other side of the same coin.
 
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I'm sure there are plenty of poor liberals, but they make sure to spend the money on what's important to them. Bud Light is not one of those things. And if MSM makes you mad, then stay away from it. You should also stay away from Fox since they aren't any different. Just the other side of the same coin.
Okay, so poor liberals are spending their money on IPA’s because that’s more important than price or catching a buzz? Gotcha. Did I exclude Fox from the MSM? I don’t recall singling them out in my post. They are certainly a part of the MSM, never implied otherwise. And I don’t “stay away” from the MSM(including Fox, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, ETC…), because it’s a source of information even if by necessity taken with a huge grain of salt.
 
Okay, so poor liberals are spending their money on IPA’s because that’s more important than price or catching a buzz? Gotcha. Did I exclude Fox from the MSM? I don’t recall singling them out in my post. They are certainly a part of the MSM, never implied otherwise. And I don’t “stay away” from the MSM(including Fox, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, ETC…), because it’s a source of information even if by necessity taken with a huge grain of salt.
People like you always say Fox isn't part of the MSM. If you are including it now, then that's new. Good for you. Apparently this source of information is also a source of unhappiness, so why subject yourself and those around you to that unhappiness? Get out into the real world. You'll notice that liberals aren't chopping off baby's dicks by the thousands or killing them right after birth. Take one of your liberal friends with you and show him that Trump supporters aren't in the streets killing black people with AKs or beating up every gay person they see. The real world is much different than what you see on the news.
 
You'll notice that liberals aren't chopping off baby's dicks by the thousands or killing them right after birth.

I guess that's good but that's not the only thing some of us are railing against. In the real world, liberals are validating mental illness by vocally supporting and endorsing transgenderism. Even discussing the subject publicly should be taboo, unless it's a discussion on mental health needs.

When you make such exaggerations, you attempt to minimize the real issue.
 
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People like you always say Fox isn't part of the MSM. If you are including it now, then that's new. Good for you. Apparently this source of information is also a source of unhappiness, so why subject yourself and those around you to that unhappiness? Get out into the real world. You'll notice that liberals aren't chopping off baby's dicks by the thousands or killing them right after birth. Take one of your liberal friends with you and show him that Trump supporters aren't in the streets killing black people with AKs or beating up every gay person they see. The real world is much different than what you see on the news.
People like me? Just who are the “people like me“ versus the “people like you”?

BTW, I never said Fox wasn’t a part of the MSM. Now you’re just making things up. And no shit the “real world is much different than the news”! I thought I made that point obvious when I said the MSM should by necessity be taken with a huge grain of salt. That implies that much of what they say is false, ergo why it makes me mad. Nevertheless, I don’t think it’s wise to completely ignore it. Using critical reasoning to determine what is false and what is true is an important aspect of staying informed.
 
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Scanlan told Walsh that the UPenn athletic department informed the team in a meeting that Thomas’ spot on the women’s team was "non-negotiable" and that they would regret it if they spoke to the media.

"After that meeting, they really scared us. It was scary, and I was petrified," Scanlan said. "I went home that night and I called my brother and said, ‘Can I even talk about this with you? Is there something wrong with me for thinking that this is wrong?’

"It worked. The university wanted us to be quiet, and they did it in a very effective way. They continued to tell us that our opinions were wrong and that if we had an issue with it, we were the problem. And it’s frightening, and your future job is on the line."

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am I out of the rumor loop? I have heard that Carlson's demise at Fox was a condition of the settlement with Dominion, and that certain politicians had a hand in it.

Either way, I hope he comes back even stronger than before.
 
am I out of the rumor loop? I have heard that Carlson's demise at Fox was a condition of the settlement with Dominion, and that certain politicians had a hand in it.

Either way, I hope he comes back even stronger than before.

Stronger than ever indeed. Musk confirmed the number of views (which is now around 80 million) is legit and not bot supplemented. And he also made a point to say that if it was viewed on other pages, those numbers wouldn't be factored in. So you're looking at well over 100 million views in total.
 
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Trump has to be loving this. Another example where Desantis should have just shouted from the podium instead of trying to use the power of government.

Talk is cheap, but it gets votes. Attempting actual change gives you results like the Roe/Dobbs ruling backlash in 22 election.
 
I don't hate religion at all. Religion, in and of itself, isn't a threat to anyone. I do get frustrated with people that believe that there's an old man floating around in the sky rewarding some people and punishing others, and, especially the ones that believe that the way they do it is the only right way to do it. But there's no hatred. That's something you added to the story. Frustration and hatred are different things.
so, yes you hate religion
 
I'm sure there are plenty of poor liberals, but they make sure to spend the money on what's important to them. Bud Light is not one of those things. And if MSM makes you mad, then stay away from it. You should also stay away from Fox since they aren't any different. Just the other side of the same coin.
I'd like to see the numbers on poor liberals not drinking Bud Light and on what's important to them.
 
Sooo...no.
I explained why your question was unsuitably off base toward promoting the welfare of the kids involved. I explained why training isn't needed to understand that imposing treatment on kids who might be better off waiting to make up their own minds is a bad idea.

Sooo, yes. No is correct.
 
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