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17 minutes ago, ganesh said:There's no protections against *consequences* of exercising your free speech. So if he got cut for it, I would say they were wrong to do that, but if there's some language in his contract about whatever, then that's the risk Kap takes
The problem is there is no free speech when it comes to your job, so mentioning is incorrect. An employer establishes rules for conduct. There is no wrong or right. An employer can make any rules they want.
20 minutes ago, ganesh said:Of course, that really didn't have much to do with the original post that's been inexplicably quoted from a month ago,
I just read it. Didn't know there was a statue of limitations on replying to posts.
21 minutes ago, ganesh said:Which underscores the whole point. There's no restrictions on what one must do when the anthem is played. Teams and coaches in different leagues can say what they want, but they aren't the arbiters of patriotism and get to define how one expresses theirs.
Nope, they can make any rules they want, just like any job can.
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On 4/19/2017 at 0:27 PM, Fukui San said:A replay flag has been thrown. They're going to review the tape.
After a further review, the play stands as called. It's a suicide.
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On 4/1/2017 at 0:05 AM, ganesh said:No one is denying Kap didn't do what he did. I think it's good that sports are finally getting back around to some social consciousness like they used to. Clearly, any GM would say, ok this is a something that we need to talk about. He's a grown man. Just talk to him. Given all the excuses made for actual, not only criminal activity, but violent activity, it's just insulting that a qb one play short of the superbowl win can't find a job.
No, I think most owners and coaches would like to keep politics out of their sport. Plus, Kap's kneeling was so stupid. What was it actually going to accomplish? It was symbolical posturing and more about look at me than about any issue.
His talents are sad now and his decision making was stupid. Most NFL fans are patriotic and kneeling for the NA is the wrong way to protest. Plus, Kap thought there would be no repercussions for his action. That's why he was so quick to do it. You think if he knew what would happen, he would take the same action? Nope.
On 4/1/2017 at 4:11 AM, NowVoyager said:The Las Vegas Raiders?!? What the whaat!?! That doesn't even sound right. Weren't the citizens of Oakland famously loyal to their team? I guess that goes out the window when there's money involved.
I hadn't considered this particular problem until I saw a little blurb on TMZ:
http://www.tmz.com/2017/04/01/dustin-hoffman-raiders-las-vegas/
All those young players with new money burning a hole in their pockets living in Sin City--- the drinking, the gambling, the women.
Yeah.... this will end well.......
Yeah, because gambling, drinking and women don't exist in any other cities.
This was a business decision. Oakland has a crummy stadium and they couldn't work out a stadium deal.
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On 3/31/2017 at 9:42 PM, merylinkid said:The Eagles had no problem signing Michael Vick after he spent two years not playing because he was in jail for running a dog fighting ring (not killing dogs). The PR hit didn't bother them. Although, come to think of it -- Eagles.
But c'mon, the Owners are just being stupid here. If MIKE GLENNON can get another chance. If MARK SANCHEZ can keep getting signed. There is room for Kapernick if the owners would just recognize the Constitution.
Last time I looked, they have a right to sign or not sign anyone they want. The Constitution has nothing to do with it.
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On 3/29/2017 at 11:14 PM, ganesh said:I think it's DUI, then DUI when you actually kill someone, obstruction of justice or related federal crime, then the rest.
I don't know if kneeling during the anthem is below or above footballs changing air pressure due to weather because of all the money the NFL gets from the military to 'honor the troops'. They risk losing hard cash if legal Americans exercise their constitutionally protected rights.
Sorry, but he had no right to kneel during the games. Only what the team or league gave him. Teams and coaches in different leagues and organizations have told players they won't be doing that.
Just like any job, you can't just protest or say what you want and hide behind the freedom of speech.
On 3/30/2017 at 11:06 PM, merylinkid said:Well Kap made it to a Super Bowl. Fitzpatrick, Cutler and Griffin have not. Kap has the ability, he just needs a stable system.
Making it to the SB does not make one a better QB. They are many QB's that have made the SB who were barely above average and great ones who never made it. There are too many factors determining a SB appearance to base quality of player solely on that.
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On 3/8/2017 at 2:19 PM, topanga said:I don't understand why John Elway wants another veteran quarterback with a history of injuries and multiple surgeries. Denver's cold winter air can't be good for Romo's back. Or collarbone. Or shoulder. Or his fingers.
You mean like Manning who took them to two SB's and won one.
On 3/9/2017 at 3:48 PM, Jx223 said:The Cleveland Browns making the trade with the Texans for Brock Osweiler and a 2018 second round pick is a surprising but good move for Texans, IMO.
It was really good for Cleveland. They had a lot of cap room and just basically paid for a 2nd round pick. A 2nd round pick for cash is mostly unheard of.
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The Stargate ep I was watching during the commercials was better than this. What has happened to the WD?
The last two eps were of the quality of FTWD and that's not good.
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On 3/19/2017 at 10:55 PM, mmecorday said:
This show should be called "The Talking Dead." So much dialogue and so much of it is bad dialogue that doesn't reveal anything about the characters or move the plot forward.
My sentiments exactly. When the biggest thing that happened was someone knocking vegetables or fruit out of someone's hands, you know it's a snoozer. Talk, talk, talk and do some gardening.
I'm such a big WD fan, but the season has been a disappointment. From the Negan porn violence in Ep 1 to talking about way too much stuff and doing nothing. When does getting rid of the Saviors begin?
And this episode was the most boring ever. No idea what most of them were babbling about.
Me and a friend were watching S1 of Stargate during the commercials and found it more interesting than WD. I couldn't wait for the WD scenes to end so we could get back to SG.
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On 3/18/2017 at 8:21 PM, biakbiak said:
According to this it dates back to the 1950s. It's definitely been popular for longer than 5 years.
You might want to read your own proof. It is said to have used once in a poker game in the 50's. Not popular.
I never heard that term used until about 5 or so years ago.
And I deal with the public a lot.
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There was a expression mistake in this ep.
Jack asks one of the kids a question and he responds with, "I'm good". That's an annoying expression used today and only in the last 5 or so years. Certainly wasn't used last century.
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Wow, Patti Lupone was outstanding. Best guest role I've seen on a show this year.
The show is outstanding. I can't say enough Eva Green, my new favorite actress.
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On 5/12/2015 at 8:10 AM, Catlyn said:
why did they call her Lily? In spite of everything, my mind still goes to Lily Munster and I hear the Munster theme song when I hear them call her Lily.
I thought it might have been a shout out to her most famous role of Rose on Doctor Who.
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I really enjoyed this series. Kept me interested every episode. Good acting by all involved. Looking forward to next year.
And I'm a guest, not a host. Well, that's what I was told...........
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Wow, this show is just getting better. The acting is really good. Bet roles for Dalton and Hartnett ever.
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One thing that always bothers me about European shows is that very often the accents are hard to understand. Sometimes I can't understand a whole sentence of dialogue. Maybe two.
But, I like the show and yes, being a Doctor Who fan, Piper's accent and character were strange, but really good acting.
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On 5/15/2014 at 9:18 AM, SilverStormm said:
For a moment at the end there, I thought there was someone else coming out of Proteus's body, I was like 'wtf?!', then I realised lol.
I thought of "Alien" for a second. Certainly a shocking scene.
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Late to the show. I enjoyed the first episode.
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Just started watching with free cable this week. Liked it a lot.
Looks much better than the movie.
I didn't even recognize Evan Rachel Wood. Where has she been?
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On 6/10/2016 at 10:09 AM, emjohnson03 said:
I was for some reason, thinking she would have somehow realized who he was at the end (in dreams or something) but I like that he seemed familar but not really sure because in reality, she didn't know him.
She didn't know him, but she met him in the diner. Maybe that was the faint remembrance.
On 4/4/2016 at 11:29 PM, shapeshifter said:In my mind, Sadie didn't marry the weirdo in the reset (natural/original) timeline, because when she was talking about her life at the banquet (when Jake asked if she had a happy life) she mentioned having a dog but didn't mention children or a husband. I realize that could just mean she successfully divorced him, but that's not an interpretation I want to accept.
But, nothing changed in that timeline, so she married him.
On 4/5/2016 at 0:06 PM, ganesh said:I'm also not really buying Jake going back and the world becoming awful just because he was there. Al had been going back how many times to get the meat for the burgers? Clearly, everything was ok.
It didn't. It became awful because he saved Kennedy. Al never did.
On 4/5/2016 at 0:58 PM, shapeshifter said:On 4/5/2016 at 0:06 PM, ganesh said:I'm also not really buying Jake going back and the world becoming awful just because he was there. Al had been going back how many times to get the meat for the burgers? Clearly, everything was ok.
I'm pretty sure that when Al first shares time travel info with Jake that Al has done a complete reset. So, based on most time travel "rules," I think that means the Jake we meet would have no memories of an apocalypse. Answering your post makes me wonder if Al's "cancer" was more radiation poisoning from nuclear fallout that he experienced at least once.
Nope, Jake did a complete reset and remembered everything.
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On 2/12/2017 at 10:34 PM, Mu Shu said:
It's pretty funny that show got sick of people bitching about Negans speaching, so they left him out of the opener, yet got a fucking walkie talkie for him to speechify on in absentee. That's some serious fuck you, show.
These are filmed well before any feedback is heard.
On 2/12/2017 at 10:21 PM, candall said:Agreed, but I'm calling a technical on "A familiar face resurfaces."
How is Morgan a technical?
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I just watched this episode. That tells how you interested in this show I am this last season.
And this ep just felt boring and repetitive. I've seen all this before.
Plus, Damon and Stefan now just need to die. They have done so much evil that can just not be overlooked anymore.
I'll finish it out to see the end, but the show has lost the magic it had in the beginning.
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On 2/16/2017 at 8:44 PM, Primal Slayer said:
It doesnt make automatically qualified to be a fight crime but he isn't going into the field totally clueless. He also spent x amount of years around Superman. He isnt new the scene, he's been through this all before. Plus in tvland, having a blackbelt is basically like being Bruce Lee. We arent talking about the real world here, we dont have a Supergirl.
No one said he was clueless and being around Superman does not help him fight real crime. But, with Supergirl and the gov't on our side, he really isn't needed.
Plus, the character seems like he's in this for himself and not really fighting crime.
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1 minute ago, Primal Slayer said:
James is trained. He is a black belt. He could probably take Alex on in hand2hand combat.
Sorry, but having a black belt does not make one trained to fight crime or bad guys. TV and movies have created the false premise that everyone with a black belt is Bruce Lee.
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On 1/30/2017 at 9:15 PM, Primal Slayer said:
I swear these writers are trying to make us hate James, him being annoyed by Mon-El wanting to suit up was lame. I would be on James' side if they hadn't made him into such a glory hog. But his whole "I am more Guardian then James", stop ripping off Batman. But they have Kara totally forget that Alex is involved in plenty of these big fights and she is a human.
Alex is a trained agent, which is a whole different than a newspaper reporter.
This is a ridiculous portrayal of Jimmy Olsen. A well muscled tough black guy who wants to fight crime and be a hero?
And his hero complex is irritating. He's mentioned it too many times that Kara is a hero and that he wants to be a hero. Most heroes don't mention it.
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I just read it(that's why) and evidently it was relevant to you as you responded.
And he still doesn't have a job, so still relevant.