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I thought that this article about MJ and his stand with ownership was interesting.
If we had the same media and cultural attitudes in 1990 that we do today, MJ would have been more unpopular than Lebron. Winning cures everything though.Also, MJ's stance as an owner is beyond hypocritical given things he said/did as a player.
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If you are paying $20 for a haircut, I imagine people assume you did it yourself anyway.

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Something else I find interesting that I'm sure shake doesn't care about. It's a hard thing to reconcile: The guy was found hiding in a closet with a cut on his hand and the victims' blood on him, and yet, it's crazy to put someone to death without examining all of the DNA evidence. Why the shit didn't the state just go ahead and check the DNA in 2009 when they first made the request? Wouldn't that have been so much less expensive than dealing with all of the appeals? And don't they want justice done, so isn't it in their interest to confirm that he did it or find out that he maybe they shouldn't kill him?
From the article:"Authorities said cuts on Skinner's hand came from the knife used to stab the men. Skinner claimed he cut it on glass. Some DNA testing was done, which implicated Skinner, but not on the items he now wants tested."Why didn't he call for them to be tested initially? Isn't that what his defense is for during the trial? I don't think a defendant should be allowed to argue that other defenses should have been used during the trial, if those defenses were available at the time of the trial. In this case he's suggesting additional DNA testing, which seems legitimate, but where do you draw the line? Could a case be reopened to have someone else testify about the defendant? It seems like a slippery slope to allow cases to be reconsidered (outside of the normal appeals process) based on information / evidence that was available at the time of the original trial.
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felt that earthquake last night. was super confused. first one I've ever experienced.
I've only been in one. I was in LA and a 6.0 hit a few miles from us. We were at a camp where the cabins were mobile homes and we thought a group of people were playing a trick on us, rocking the trailer back and forth. So we ran outside and down the stairs, and the the ground was still shaking us back and forth. It was an uneasy feeling when we realized it wasn't a joke.
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you two are a couple of pussies. during that one we had here in virginia a while back, I was actually in the bathroom taking a piss when it happened. they had some maintenance guys in the office that day working on the heating & air unit and with the way the earthquake sounded and felt, I thought that they screwed something up and the air conditioning unit was about to blow up or something. I remember mumbling "these fucking idiots..." while I was pissing. of course then I walked out and everybody was standing up and freaking out and such and I learned it was an earthquake. 5.8 I believe.

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Also, MJ's stance as an owner is beyond hypocritical given things he said/did as a player.
I don't know, is it hypocritical to always push for your own agenda? In both cases he's simply trying to maximize his own bank account.
I don't think a defendant should be allowed to argue that other defenses should have been used during the trial, if those defenses were available at the time of the trial.
I agree in one sense, but also you have to realize that the average public defender with a ton of cases to deal with just might not have the manpower to pursue every avenue available, and it's tough to say someone should die without getting every chance.
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I've only been in one. I was in LA and a 6.0 hit a few miles from us. We were at a camp where the cabins were mobile homes and we thought a group of people were playing a trick on us, rocking the trailer back and forth. So we ran outside and down the stairs, and the the ground was still shaking us back and forth. It was an uneasy feeling when we realized it wasn't a joke.
california people must be laughing at us. earthquake noobs
you two are a couple of pussies. during that one we had here in virginia a while back, I was actually in the bathroom taking a piss when it happened. they had some maintenance guys in the office that day working on the heating & air unit and with the way the earthquake sounded and felt, I thought that they screwed something up and the air conditioning unit was about to blow up or something. I remember mumbling "these fucking idiots..." while I was pissing. of course then I walked out and everybody was standing up and freaking out and such and I learned it was an earthquake. 5.8 I believe.
wait, why am I a pussy? I wasn't afraid. I was in an "I kinda hope this is collapsing" mood.
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The nine players from seven countries started play Sunday in Las Vegas before a raucous casino crowd and more watching nearly live on TV.Machines filled the air with smoke around the massive set. Skimpily-dressed girls fired T-shirts through air launchers into the crowd. Family and friends of the players waved flags, wore wigs and battled with dueling chants.
Man do we ruin everything.
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last night, zach was telling me how online poker is super dead now. seems about right that FCP's traffic would get crushed, too.my brother keeps telling me these stories about seeing online poker notables in cash games in KC casinos.hopefully our rulers figure out how to accept online poker tax money before this opens in feb. it's like 20 minutes from me with no irritating traffic along the way.

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Also, MJ's stance as an owner is beyond hypocritical given things he said/did as a player.
I don't know, is it hypocritical to always push for your own agenda? In both cases he's simply trying to maximize his own bank account.
MJ as a player during a previous lockout: "If owners can't make a profit, then they need to sell the team."
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MJ as a player during a previous lockout: "If owners can't make a profit, then they need to sell the team."
It'd be fun to watch a reporter bring that quote up to Stern during a press conference.
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Well this brought up a good point. People are mad at JoePa, and rightfully so, but what about the guy that actually saw the rape? "Oh shit, Sandusky's raping a young boy. Right now, right in front of me, a 10 year old boy is being sodomized by an old man. I better try and schedule an appointment to tell coach!"

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Well this brought up a good point. People are mad at JoePa, and rightfully so, but what about the guy that actually saw the rape? "Oh shit, Sandusky's raping a young boy. Right now, right in front of me, a 10 year old boy is being sodomized by an old man. I better try and schedule an appointment to tell coach!"
I used to like Whitlock a lot more than I do now.This has nothing to do with the current article, which I didn't read because I like my sports coverage sans child rape.
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It'd be fun to watch a reporter bring that quote up to Stern during a press conference.
Apparently the Union has been waiting for Jordan to say anything about the lockout so they can throw it in his face, but he hasn't said anything. This is why David Stern is smart to not allow the owners to say anything about the lockout.Mickey Arison, the Heat's owner, responded to someone calling him out on Twitter for being greedy by tweeting "You're barking up the wrong owner." He got fined $500k.Which is like a $5 fine to him, but still.
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I used to like Whitlock a lot more than I do now.
I didn't read his old stuff. I find him to be very hit-or-miss.
Apparently the Union has been waiting for Jordan to say anything about the lockout so they can throw it in his face, but he hasn't said anything. This is why David Stern is smart to not allow the owners to say anything about the lockout.
I feel like they could have thrown the Jordan quote around at any point, but especially once he got involved, whether or not he said anything publically.
Mickey Arison, the Heat's owner, responded to someone calling him out on Twitter for being greedy by tweeting "You're barking up the wrong owner." He got fined $500k.
Yikes.
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From the article:"Authorities said cuts on Skinner's hand came from the knife used to stab the men. Skinner claimed he cut it on glass. Some DNA testing was done, which implicated Skinner, but not on the items he now wants tested."Why didn't he call for them to be tested initially? Isn't that what his defense is for during the trial? I don't think a defendant should be allowed to argue that other defenses should have been used during the trial, if those defenses were available at the time of the trial. In this case he's suggesting additional DNA testing, which seems legitimate, but where do you draw the line? Could a case be reopened to have someone else testify about the defendant? It seems like a slippery slope to allow cases to be reconsidered (outside of the normal appeals process) based on information / evidence that was available at the time of the original trial.
The other problem is that Skinner did ask for testing at the time of trial. His court-appointed attorney made a strategic decision to disregard his client's wishes, believing the testing would implicate him. That attorney, Harold Lee Comer, was a disgraced former prosecutor who lost his job after he was caught stealing money seized in a drug case. Skinner's trial judge, a friend of Comer's, assigned the attorney to represent Skinner and ordered him to be paid roughly the amount Comer owed the state for his own misconduct. In fact, Comer had actually prosecuted Skinner on an assault charge years earlier. So even if Texas law did allow prosecutors to refuse post-conviction DNA testing in cases where a defendant declined to pursue the testing at trial, it's not clear why that should apply in Skinner's case.
Lot's more here,http://www.huffingtonpost.com/radley-balko..._b_1072707.htmllike another possible person who could have done the crime and besides, a few minutes ago the courts did order the testing so I guess we'll find out.
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