Walsh Hall
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“I like people who weren't captured," Trump said at an Iowa summit during his presidential campaign in 2015, adding, "I don't like loser.”
This is the quote from a recent article. It completely misstates, as usual, the context of the quotes. The two quotes were not in the same discussion. Trump stated that he donated and supposed McCain in his run for president. That was the context for the loser part. He called him a loser in the context of losing a presidential election.
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10 minutes ago, Hayduke1 said:
Kind of like you see armies of antifa in your head?
You've created a nice little world in there, didn't you?
Lol
The article you posted had ZERO evidentiary basis. ZERO. Just like reading the headlines that Trump told people to drink breach or commit voter fraud. They are completely false.
Unfortunately you can't trust the headlines (both ways). I prefer to actual consider something based on what actually was said, not based on the right guy or the left guy's spin on what was said. Maybe if the media (both ways) reported what actual happens instead of their opinion about what and why something happened, there would be less confusion and division.
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Really in pretty good shape considering the injuries and general lack of production. I'd say only Cruz, and maybe Sano and Polanco have met or exceeding their expectations for the season. Plenty of room for improvement offensively.
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1 hour ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:
You are aware that FOX spins his comments?
FOX anchors have their hands full with Trump comments in downplaying or neutralizing them.
A kind of spin that is unpresedented.
You do know Trump was compalining about voter fraud over the last month, now yesterday asking his supporters to vote twice.
Here's the actual quote, yet this gets spun into endorsing voter fraud.
“They will vote and then they are going to have to check their vote by going to the poll and voting that way because if it tabulates then they won’t be able to do that. So let them send it in, and let them go vote. And if the system is as good as they say it is, then they obviously won’t be able to vote,” Trump told WECT News. “If it isn’t tabulated, they will be able to vote. So that’s the way it is, and that’s what they should do.”
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38 minutes ago, UNDlaw80 said:
You don’t even need common sense to understand this. All you need is eyes and ears.
In Trump’s recent press conference he not only refused to condemn the right-wing thugs in Portland, he justified their actions.
If you don’t think this flat out incites violence, I have a bridge to sell you.How has he specifically justified the "right-wing thugs"? His words, not the recaps.
Every clip I've seen from Biden and Trump condemns the violence. Trump won't specifically condemn the violence acts of the "right-wing thugs" and Biden won't condemn the violent acts of BLM and antifa.
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18 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:
Michigan and North Carolina election officials remind voters that voting twice is illegal after Trump suggests itn AG on Trump comments: Don't vote twice and remember don't drink bleach
By Chandelis Duster, CNN 31 mins ago
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/michigan-and-north-carolina-election-officials-remind-voters-that-voting-twice-is-illegal-after-trump-suggests-itn-ag-on-trump-comments-don-t-vote-twice-and-remember-don-t-drink-bleach/ar-BB18G8ja?ocid=msedgdhpIt's like the kids game of telephone. Trump says something off the cuff that is kinda goofy or weird. It gets passed through multiple iterations of media/social media... and all of a sudden he told people to drink bleach or some other completely untruthful spin on the original statement.
I find it odd that Trump and Biden are doing the exact some thing concerning the unrest. They both "bothside" the violence and don't specifically denounce the violence by the fringes of the left and right respectively. The left jumps on Trump, and the right jumps on Biden, but they are both saying literally the exact same thing.
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On average, the pro-mask mandating, shut the economy down crowd score nearly 4 times as high on the naricissistic personality inventory than folks on the, masks are pointless, we need to open everything group.
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51 minutes ago, UNDlaw80 said:
We can get into excuses all we want. The fire Dept. does there job. The police?...not so much. The police are nothing more than public functionaries. Do your job, you earn respect.
The split second decisions they need to make are vastly different. The police are in an absolutely no win situation. The video posted with the stopped motorist shooting at the officers is illustrative. If they had used a gun instead of a taser there would be riots in the current environment, although the shooting would be considered appropriate.
In the last few months the police deaths outnumber the “bad shootings.”
What is an officer to do when a known violent offender is resisting arrest and activity trying to get into/reach into a vehicle for an unknown reason?
I’m glad I’m not in their shoes. Personally, I’m a big fan of when in doubt tase the guy before things get out of hand, although there can be bad outcomes on both sides using that approach as well. Easiest solution is to comply and avoid the whole situation to begin with.
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2 minutes ago, Redneksioux said:
Ok so your curve is hospital capacity. Flu season is right around the corner, at our current rate do you think we have the hospital capacity to care for Covid and the flu?
Do we not have a reason to be concerned with actual covid deaths? Or is 180,000 deaths and rising acceptable?
It's not my hospital curve. That was the narrative from all the experts and politicians on both sides. We absolutely have sufficient capacity, I don't think that is a concern for anyone anymore.
Covid sucks for a pretty defined demographic. So have alot of other things for various demographics. I don't think it's acceptable or not acceptable, it just is.
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4 minutes ago, Redneksioux said:
We flattened the curve, temporarily. I'm curious how you think it doesn't reduce the total impact and only spreads it out.
Temporarily? How so? Is anyone not receiving the medical treatment they need?
Flattening the curve simply spreads out the cases to make sure that anyone who has medical issues with Covid can have the best possible medical care. In theory that would reduce the deaths, but in no way reduces the total that contract the virus.
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5 minutes ago, Redneksioux said:
If testing identifies positive cases, and positive cases are quarantined, shouldn’t testing lower both overall hospitalizations and deaths?
Absolutely, which was the entire "flatten the curve" narrative which the nation effectively did. That doesn't reduce the total impact, it just spreads it out.
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5 minutes ago, JohnboyND7 said:
This area of criminal law was a bit confusing in school. If I recall, it generally came down to reasonable escape, having an objectively safe way out of the situation. 95% of my classmates are bleeding hearts who seemed to think escape is ALWAYS possible so our discussions were generally unproductive.
So I suppose if a guy charges you, are you under an obligation to run? I dont know. In my mind (never been in that situation or practicing law or anything) I would think you aren't obligated to run, particularly if the guy is close because you don't know if you'll outrun him.
Whole thing is a mess lol.
For practical purposes, what matters is the instruction that is given to the jury. The issues you bring up are questions of fact for the jury to sort out based on the rather generic, usually pattern, jury instruction.
If you haven’t seen the pattern ND instructions they are online at sband.org. What a jury has to deal with is quite different than what most people think.
Thats why if you can get the self defense instruction it typically creates enough confusion/doubt for an acquittal.
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10 minutes ago, Hayduke1 said:
Ok.
Then why did they charge him with 1st degree murder?
Why?
Why didn't they ask you first?
Hmmmmmmmmm?
Tell us, counselor.
ROTFLMFAO
Listen to law80 on this one. He’s on your side and indicates that the second half of the incident was likely self defense from a legal perspective, and there isn’t enough info to make a judgment on the first.
I assume (could be wrong as I’m not familiar with Wis law) that the shooter would get the self defense jury instruction meaning the State would need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the shooting was NOT self defense. The shooter doesn’t need to show that it was. That’s an incredibly high burden for the State to meet, and when the self defense instruction is given the chance of conviction is next to zero.
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3 minutes ago, TheFlop said:
And are you trying to say that if the curfew was enforced with a sufficient show of force by the national guard that this all still would have happened?
All folks involved in the situation are morons. None of them should have been there. The shooter should not have been there, let law enforcement do their job. Displaying a gun in that situation is beyond stupid. On the other side the protesters/rioters also should not have been there. They shouldn't be antagonizing/assaulting a guy with a gun. It's typically a wise course of action to give the crazy guy with a gun a wide berth. Unfortunately they were just as crazy.
All parties involved are the LCD of the fringe right and fringe left and don't represent 99% of the country. Nobody should be justifying the conduct of anyone in this situation.
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4 hours ago, UNDlaw80 said:
Trump Trash militia kid charged with 1st Degree intentional homicide. Whatever happened beyond the 2 killings is inconsequential now.
Wow, prosecutors are going all in. They must have additional info. It's risky as **** to overcharge to that degree considering the video evidence available. They could've easily got him on some lesser charges.
The prosecutors in these cases are in a tough position, but I also fear they are over-charging some of these cases. I would not want to be anywhere near Minneapolis when the verdict is read. If that cop walks on the inflated top charge it isn't gonna be pretty. It would not be pleasant to be the judge, jurors, or attorneys in that case.
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21 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
Most people were and are not smart enough to realize the curve that was being flattened ... was hospital admissions.
Most people aren't smart enough to realize the area under the curve will end up being the same, ... because virus gonna virus.
I think everyone understood that. I don't think that could have been any clearer. The whole purpose was to not overwhelm the medical system to allow anyone in medical distress the best chance of a positive outcome.
It seems that people aren't being smart enough to see that the goalposts got completely moved once the generally population really did a great job of accomplishing the original goal. The current plan seems to have absolutely no endgame.
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4 minutes ago, Hayduke1 said:
Being president under any condition is precarious.
Doing the right thing doesn't always lend for massive support. He should have instituted federal mandates based on the experts' advice. Probably would have been immediate political consequences, but if - in the long run - the numbers were better along with the economy, he would have been in better shape politically.
All he created was more chaos between others in the political arena and in public service. He has an economy in the toilet, Covid-19 spreading like wildfire and civil unrest.
Yup. He is toast and he knows it.
In the first couple months the whole idea was to "flatten the curve." That was the objective and it seems like the right approach. Short of a vaccine we are not going to eradicate this thing, and even with a vaccine that won't be the end of it. New Zealand, with their small population and being an island, have done great from a physical health perspective. Are they going to continue to live under those lockdown conditions potentially forever? It literally takes one person who is shedding the virus to blow it all up, unless you want to weld people into their homes every time that happens.
The flattening of the curve worked. The general population did their part whether or not the virus warranted the response.
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11 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:
Cass County in ND has the highest number of total and active cases in the state yet the last death in Cass County was 28 days ago IIRC.
It's hard to believe for some people. When folks 60 and under get it, instead of the nursing home crowd, it's statistically a mild flu. Obviously there are outliers with bad results in that demographic, but not as many as with the flu. Amazing what happens when the vulnerable are protected.
Statistics are our friend. The data on this one is so clear as far as who is at potential risk. Statistically, 80 percent of the population would be better off getting Covid than the flu.
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1 hour ago, Sioux>Bison said:
He would be dumb not to declare for the draft if he’s really that good. Too much risk for injury that could cost him millions! Other than Mel Kiper any other big names saying he will go first round? I didn’t think I was watching the next P Mahomes last year should have paid more attention!
On a podcaster on the ringer network a few Legit NFL scouts where discussing QBs and they were very high on him. I believe that one had him as the top QB and the other 2 had him in the top 2 or 3.
The scouts were saying that the other top guys only need to read half the field due to their offenses schemes.
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1 hour ago, Redneksioux said:
The difference here is that covid is looking to be much more deadly than influenza currently is. Even with the measures we’ve taken it’s still probably 6x deadlier. Open everything back up and get rid of masks.....who knows
It is pretty well established that Covid is significantly more deadly in certain populations, and significantly less deadly in others relative to the flu. Seems to make logical sense to protect those in the high risk groups, which are a pretty small portion of the population. It seems like this is largely happening know as indicated by the much lower fatality rates.
What transpired in NY absolutely should not happen again.
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It's such a benefit to have Marwin on this team. Clutch hitter and can play any defensive position at an above average level. Gives so much versatility with injuries and rest.
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If fans are not allowed (which seems inevitable), I can't see teams at the FCS and lower levels having a season. It's a financial call, not a safety one.
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2 minutes ago, Redneksioux said:
Healthcare is expensive and that's wonderful that you pay the cost of insurance for your employees and their families. So if Trump is successful in eliminating the ACA, where will they get their health insurance from?
Presumable we'd continue with BCBS as we always have. The private policy options changed with the implementing of the ACA. We considered dropping coverage for some of the lower paid individuals and paying them the equivalent of the discount rate they could potentially get through the ACA marketplace. It's a mess, but it is not questionable that the middle class is getting screwed by having to pay higher premiums, or having a lower income because their employer is paying a higher cost for their benefits.
If someone is being subsidized, someone is paying for it. Whether that trade off of hurting the middle class is worth it is a valid debate.
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43 minutes ago, Redneksioux said:
Who lost their health insurance when the ACA was enacted? And of those why were they not able to get a plan through the ACA? And how can you blame the ACA specifically for doubling or tripling rates? Remember rates were on the rise before the ACA was enacted.
I''m a partner in a small business. We pay for the insurance of our 15 or so employees and their families. The middle/upper-middle class folks that earn between 60K-300k got hosed. Below that you get subsidized. Above that and the monthly cost is palatable relative to the income level. Sucks to be the guy earning 80k-120k who has to pay $1200/month for crappy insurance. Even more so for the boss that is paying that for all his employees.
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Cave pushes a bunt to the left side today for an easy hit. He was up in the ninth yesterday with a man on first, nobody out, down by two. Defense was completed shifted around. Why in God's name do you do the push bunt today and not yesterday when it was so obviously needed and appropriate. I really don't get Rocco's decision half the time.