Red_Dragon wrote:
Might want to double check this one, my friend.

Donald Trump thought he could score cheap political points by calling Bill LeRoy an “insult to Jesus” because the veteran catcher and captain of the Savannah Bananas is “beyond woke” and believes that God does not discriminate on the basis of gender.

Standing in front of a roaring, sold-out Banana Ball crowd, LeRoy didn’t just clap back — he delivered a powerful, no-nonsense response that shook the stadium.

“The president of the United States just said that I insulted Jesus,” LeRoy began, gripping the mic with calm intensity. “You want to know what’s a real insult to Jesus? Turning your back on people who need help while giving more to those who already have everything.”

“You know what insults Jesus?” he continued, gesturing toward the crowd. “Separating families, shutting doors on those in need, and forgetting what ‘love thy neighbor’ actually means. That’s not the message I stand for — and it’s not the message this team stands for.”

“You know what insults Jesus? Preaching values while ignoring compassion. Talking about faith while practicing division. That’s not faith — that’s politics dressed up as religion.”

“I’m not a perfect Christian,” he said, a small smile crossing his face. “There’s only been one perfect man, and I’m not him. I’m just a catcher who believes in treating people right.”

“Jesus told us to love our neighbors as ourselves… So why do we keep choosing hate, division, and fear instead?”

 Steely_D wrote:

NYT has an article about this monstrosity. Apparently Trump took the design and demanded it be large 4x. 

Why he didn't stick a gold statue of himself on top is beyond me. 

TDS

 Proclivities wrote:

Imagine, if you will, an article saying

The approval vote was expected, as Obama had filled the committee with seven of his own appointees after firing all its previous members last October. Current commissioners include Chamberlain Harris, a 26-year-old with no arts background who previously served as an executive assistant to the president.

 Proclivities wrote:

I mean it is absurd but not as absurd as the overly massive Teutonic WWII memorial. Who won the war?? 

 Proclivities wrote:
Victory doing what?

 Proclivities wrote:

oh, yay

Commission of Fine Arts votes to move ahead with Trump's proposed victory arch

The approval vote was expected, as Trump had filled the committee with seven of his own appointees after firing all its previous members last October. Current commissioners include Chamberlain Harris, a 26-year-old with no arts background who previously served as an executive assistant to the president.

 kurtster wrote:

There’s a ton of poking engaged in by all. You do you. If you want to play the whiny bi*ch card, who am I to stop you? Just don’t expect any rallying of troops behind you. 

A nothingburger is still a nothingburger.

 Welly wrote:

WELLY!!  Lord a breath of fresh air if ever there was one!  And boy does this place need it.

Substack is my go-to site for in-depth commentary. Some of it is brilliant. 

My latest find is this guy, who lays on the Australian vulgarity thing, but hell, at times like this, I gotta admit it is pretty cathartic. 

 VV wrote:

So you approve of poking the bear, but are not happy with the way the bear reacts.  Got it.

 kurtster wrote:

Wow, two responses?  Extra big huff today, or did you forget to switch to your other persona.... again?

Either way, nice to know you care.

 kurtster wrote:
Given the persistent abuse received for your innocent, honest, intellectual engagement, I've updated your avatar to reflect your treatment here.

Use it in good health.

kurt, so this is the sentence that rattled you and everyone's supposed to rebuke?: 

 

"Nah, just rage-baiting kurt."

You got all butt-hurt over that one? The big kids in school pickin' on you again? 
 
Maybe it's time to put on your "big boy" pants and get over it. All he admitted was that he posted something to maybe get a rise out of you. Apparently it worked. It's not anything different that you or tons of other people in this forum haven't done in the past... but maybe just haven't openly articulated it.

Same as it ever was...

 kurtster wrote:
There is no coordinated effort against you & there is no team. That is a paranoid delusional idea you carry around to justify your martyrdom. You attack and goad people & then damn them for reacting to you. You hate Dave while trying to enlist the rest of us against him? I’ve met him in real life & know him to be a mellow, nice guy. Good luck with that. He’s as free to post his views here as are you. That you imagine he’s specifically posting them at you is your problem, not his.

That this Forum is has a predominantly liberal audience is by pure chance. Perhaps it’s the music or the tone of being a Paradise set 25 years ago. We don’t get together behind your back to coordinate attacks against you. Frankly, you don’t matter that much. Nor do I. 

Nothing me or anyone else can say will convince you that there is no grand conspiracy against you.  Carry on you wayward soldier, tilt at your windmills if you must. Meanwhile, you have the president & regime you want doing the things you support. Is that not enough for you, or do you really think you can change minds that don’t agree with you?  I believe you relish the battle & will die on that hill. 

 islander wrote:
Once again you are clueless.  I simply ain't taking your shit.  I'm just dishing it back out to you

 islander wrote: 
You really are a clueless old sot.

It is because you approve of the following message ...
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 Red_Dragon wrote: 

 kurtster wrote:

It's weird. Your anger is toward us. But it's all over how things have worked out for you. The strange(r) part is that you still defend/worship the people who are actively hurting you.  You're just a blind badger in a rage.

 buddy wrote:

Well, it's like this.  No, I am not a glutton for punishment.  I am however, the last conservative voice here willing to post those kinds of views.  All the others have been run off by way of a concerted well coordinated effort to silence that point of view from even being posted anywhere here.  When I finally do leave here, either by death or personal decision, there will be no counterpoint to the very well established echo chamber of leftist ideology that dominates here.  I consider it as a public service to the 70 million voices who share a similar POV with me that no one here wants to even admit exists as anything remotely legitimate.

So with that I take all the slings and arrows shot at me, knowing that they are coming.  I get it, but they are becoming more personal than based upon any policies or POV's I post.  All with the blessing of the team.

For example, there has yet to be one direct comment about dave's admission of his contempt for me and his trolling with the sole purpose of pissing me off.  

Red_Dragon wrote: 
There has been no public disapproval of his remark.  Why is that, he asks rhetorically ...

And there is this one.

 kcar wrote: 
Ad hominin attacks like this one ?

kcar wrote:
The old do as I say not as I do ...  the ultimate hypocrisy ...

All of this from the team who's collective judgement is that Biden was as sharp as a tack, the laptop was fake and that the borders are secure.  Things that I said were not true, at the time and was demonized for even mentioning these things.  Well I was batting 1.000 while your team has since been proven to be batting 0.000.

So I give back what is given to me.  And that is unacceptable because those dishing out cannot take back what they dish out themselves.

As I mentioned some weeks ago, there is only a handful of peeps that will even give me the time of day and at the very least after a discussion, agree to disagree.  I would include you on that list.

You and the rest of the team want a single dominant POV in these political threads ?  Well it ain't gonna happen as long as I remain.