I believe that most women favor abortion in most or all cases even in states where abortion is banned because pregnancy is much more complicated than most men understand. I had an abortion BECAUSE I very much wanted a child but had a non viable pregnancy that would have endangered my future fertility if Iād waited for a miscarriage.
Sorry Eric, but Korda isn't going to make women's golf a big thing, because nothing can make any golf a big thing anymore.
Golf is a boring waste of time for rich people!
As someone said, it's a good walk spoiled.
It's a massive waste of land & then dumps tons of herbicides & pesticides onto that land, which then gets washed into the rivers by the rains, plus when it doesn't rain, it uses up billions of gallons of water, that would be best used to irrigate actual crops we eat.
And the most absurd thing in golf is on this week, The Masters, a tournament where everyone is supposed to bow & scrape, in worshipful adherence to some sort of golf god named Jones, can't make any unnecessary noise & the broadcasters at CBS are required to use language as if they're at a church funeral service!
Golfers are a truly boring lot, they complain if a camera makes a click while they're putting, hitting a stationary ball, with a big flat surface, yet a batter at a baseball game can hit a ball that's thrown at him at 100MPH, while 50,000 people are screaming at him!
Wow, great issue all the way around today Eric. Lots of stuff and capped by the excellent Jenny Lewis, who I've been a fan of since her days in Rilo Kiley (fingers still crossed for a reunion some day). Steven K had good taste in music.
The "leave it to the states" argument reminds of Trevor Noah's take on it at the Daily Show after the Dobbs decision came down that maybe state is too large of a territory to decide the issue for all its citizens, maybe each county should have their own rule, or better yet, each city or municipality, or even better than that, with such a personal issue, maybe each person should just decide for themselves.
Thank you for your take on the circumstances surrounding Dexter Reedās fatal police interaction, particularly point 2. I was involved yesterday in a conversation regarding that aspect and didnāt make the point that succinctly, but I couldnāt agree more. I donāt think āsuicide by copā was Reedās intention, but either his death or grievous injury was a foregone conclusion once he fired his gun. Such a response to being stopped by police defies all logic yet happens time and again. What makes compliance and living to fight the circumstances of the situation so abhorrent that death or serious injury become preferable outcomes? Why would a man who only had allegedly committed low level offenses think that killing or injuring an officer would make anything better? Even if a young man thinks the odds are against his seeing justice done, he would still have his life.
I saw video of Reedās mother trying to call for peace during a press conference and my heart goes out to her. No one raises their child to do something so unbelievably foolish. Now she has to live with his decision and without him. Thatās more than any parent should have to bear.
That American Conservative article about repealing the 22nd is obviously written by a Trump FanBoy. I'm positive that if Obama wanted to repeal it, he'd come up with an argument why it is un-democratic to do so.
Regarding the Reed incident: I think that while cops need far better training and departments need to NOT hire individuals prone to violence, Reed appears to have fired first. That mentality has to change regardless of the bad cop issues because that mentality kills others every day.
Eric, I am a results oriented guy. Basketball is a team sport, the overall purpose of a basketball team is to win games.
I agree with you that Caitlin Clark was the best player in the tournament as well as in the South Carolina game. But South Carolina won the game via defense, Iowa went cold at the end of the fourth quarter when they needed points the most. They came up short on rebounds, and with their deep bench, South Carolina could easily out coach Iowa.
I find teams that go undefeated to be iconic and accomplish the primary goal of basketball.
Scoring and passing are important, but so are rebounding, defense and coaching.
I am an old Boston Celtic fan, I remember when Wilt Chamberlain was an unstoppable scoring champion. He scored 100 points in one game! He at times averaged over 50 points per season!
But the Celtics played better defense (thank you Bill Russell) and won all the championships.
Would you prefer a Michigan basketball team having an unstoppable and popular scoring champion with a winning record or an undefeated team that wins the tournament?
The article by Uri Berliner is exactly why I no longer support or listen to NPR. I love listening to the Mincing Rascals but fear it may become a progressive silo as well. It certainly could use some more moderate viewpoints -- I hope that's the case. The addition of Marj Helperin doesn't help.
excellent tweets and video today. plus awesome news comment. worth every subscription penny
I believe that most women favor abortion in most or all cases even in states where abortion is banned because pregnancy is much more complicated than most men understand. I had an abortion BECAUSE I very much wanted a child but had a non viable pregnancy that would have endangered my future fertility if Iād waited for a miscarriage.
Sorry Eric, but Korda isn't going to make women's golf a big thing, because nothing can make any golf a big thing anymore.
Golf is a boring waste of time for rich people!
As someone said, it's a good walk spoiled.
It's a massive waste of land & then dumps tons of herbicides & pesticides onto that land, which then gets washed into the rivers by the rains, plus when it doesn't rain, it uses up billions of gallons of water, that would be best used to irrigate actual crops we eat.
And the most absurd thing in golf is on this week, The Masters, a tournament where everyone is supposed to bow & scrape, in worshipful adherence to some sort of golf god named Jones, can't make any unnecessary noise & the broadcasters at CBS are required to use language as if they're at a church funeral service!
Golfers are a truly boring lot, they complain if a camera makes a click while they're putting, hitting a stationary ball, with a big flat surface, yet a batter at a baseball game can hit a ball that's thrown at him at 100MPH, while 50,000 people are screaming at him!
Wow, great issue all the way around today Eric. Lots of stuff and capped by the excellent Jenny Lewis, who I've been a fan of since her days in Rilo Kiley (fingers still crossed for a reunion some day). Steven K had good taste in music.
I've been telling the Dad tweets/jokes to my kids. keep em coming
The "leave it to the states" argument reminds of Trevor Noah's take on it at the Daily Show after the Dobbs decision came down that maybe state is too large of a territory to decide the issue for all its citizens, maybe each county should have their own rule, or better yet, each city or municipality, or even better than that, with such a personal issue, maybe each person should just decide for themselves.
Thank you for your take on the circumstances surrounding Dexter Reedās fatal police interaction, particularly point 2. I was involved yesterday in a conversation regarding that aspect and didnāt make the point that succinctly, but I couldnāt agree more. I donāt think āsuicide by copā was Reedās intention, but either his death or grievous injury was a foregone conclusion once he fired his gun. Such a response to being stopped by police defies all logic yet happens time and again. What makes compliance and living to fight the circumstances of the situation so abhorrent that death or serious injury become preferable outcomes? Why would a man who only had allegedly committed low level offenses think that killing or injuring an officer would make anything better? Even if a young man thinks the odds are against his seeing justice done, he would still have his life.
I saw video of Reedās mother trying to call for peace during a press conference and my heart goes out to her. No one raises their child to do something so unbelievably foolish. Now she has to live with his decision and without him. Thatās more than any parent should have to bear.
That American Conservative article about repealing the 22nd is obviously written by a Trump FanBoy. I'm positive that if Obama wanted to repeal it, he'd come up with an argument why it is un-democratic to do so.
Well I enjoyed the tweets, but I really enjoyed the Dad tweets. This causes me to drop three of my own:
1. People who have the most birthdays, also live the longest.
2. A recent poll shows that 5 out of 6 people think Russian Roulette is safe.
3. A major study shows that people eat more bananas than monkeys. I personally agree with this, I have not eaten a monkey in quite awhile.
Regarding the Reed incident: I think that while cops need far better training and departments need to NOT hire individuals prone to violence, Reed appears to have fired first. That mentality has to change regardless of the bad cop issues because that mentality kills others every day.
It's inevitable that a national abortion ban would be signed by Trump if he wins. That's the message Democrats should amplify daily.
Eric, I am a results oriented guy. Basketball is a team sport, the overall purpose of a basketball team is to win games.
I agree with you that Caitlin Clark was the best player in the tournament as well as in the South Carolina game. But South Carolina won the game via defense, Iowa went cold at the end of the fourth quarter when they needed points the most. They came up short on rebounds, and with their deep bench, South Carolina could easily out coach Iowa.
I find teams that go undefeated to be iconic and accomplish the primary goal of basketball.
Scoring and passing are important, but so are rebounding, defense and coaching.
I am an old Boston Celtic fan, I remember when Wilt Chamberlain was an unstoppable scoring champion. He scored 100 points in one game! He at times averaged over 50 points per season!
But the Celtics played better defense (thank you Bill Russell) and won all the championships.
Would you prefer a Michigan basketball team having an unstoppable and popular scoring champion with a winning record or an undefeated team that wins the tournament?
The article by Uri Berliner is exactly why I no longer support or listen to NPR. I love listening to the Mincing Rascals but fear it may become a progressive silo as well. It certainly could use some more moderate viewpoints -- I hope that's the case. The addition of Marj Helperin doesn't help.
Breaking News:
OJ Simpson has croaked from cancer.
Good fucking riddance to a double murderer!
"...Gabby Giffords..." I think you mean Gabby Douglas. Or Simone Biles.
Jim Valvano is most known for dying of cancer, so describing him as "late" seems fair.