Make Angels Great Again

On 5/3/2024 at 2:02 PM, Taylor said:

wHo'S fUnDiNg ThE pRoTeSts

 

 

The libs are the conspiracy theorists now?

How the turntables.

Who had us having a top 4 in the lineup of Schanuel/Rengifo/Ward/W. Calhoun by the first week of May, raise your hand.

I don't care if the Angels are overpaying Trout. I couldn't give less than a shit about the "production" or lackthereof they're getting out of the contract. This guy is loyal, and seems intent on sticking with his original team until they can become winners. Which hopefully they will someday soon. Because Trout seems to agree that there's a lot more satisfaction in winning in the place that you started than jumping ship to somewhere new where it's expected, but where you have no history. It cheapens the value of winning.

I'd rather them overpay Trout a billion times over than overpay the likes of Pujols, Hamilton, etc.

Let's fucking go Trout 

On 4/23/2024 at 12:05 PM, Lhalo said:

The flies were a nice touch.

I’m a fan of the thought given to include armpit hair.

Take a trip to Nashville, you’ll see a construction crew building high rises every 50 feet.

He doesn’t have to give a shit, of course. Probably better that he doesn’t.

But the difference in angry Jered Weaver and angry Sandoval, is that Weave established himself as an ace first. Sandoval has yet to do that, so it makes him look like a kid throwing a tantrum.

Lmao

29 minutes ago, RallyMo said:

No, it doesn’t. I’m talking about two broadly applied policies (legal abortion, universal healthcare) and their known (for the sake of this argument in which you’re a giant hypocrite), quantifiable impact on behaviors and lives.

You, like a monkey, are comparing a singular and unknowable outcome to a policy and its known/predicted outcomes.

I don't agree that they're comparable, in the slightest.

Legalizing abortion is the state giving the go-ahead for people to take an action that has immediate negative consequences for another life.

"Universal Healthcare" in the broad sense is an entire system dedicated to providing affordable access to health care professionals. The absence of this system is not "no healthcare." It's ridiculously complicated to quantify, and you can't even guarantee it's a net benefit to life expectancy. The mean life expectancy of countries with universal healthcare is 76.7 years. The life expectancy in the US is 76.4, a negligible difference.

How am I being hypocritical?

1 hour ago, RallyMo said:

I dunno, man. If we straight up agree that abortion is knowingly ending a life/causing a death/resulting in years of healthy life being lost, you’re doing the same thing by not supporting the systemic changes to approaches and access to care that universal healthcare would provide.

You can go ahead and argue the relative minutiae of intent and values related to government run/funded care here, but the outcome is the same: lives lost, years lost, health lost (unborn children included).

Never change, my guy.

That makes about as much sense as proclaiming that the biological mother of a murderer is an accessory to murder by virtue of giving birth to the murderer. 

So are we back to the "Worst farm system i've ever seen" status?

How wonderful.

Like, I wouldn’t be giving you shit for it if you didn’t actually say that an aggressive dog’s life has more value than an unborn baby.

thats just fucking wild man, super wild considering where you were.

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

Good for you. Now, maybe exercise the same level of understanding for people who also change their minds.

It's pretty typical MAGA behavior to provide grace for me, but not for thee. So thanks for playing to type.

changing opinion on abortion vs free healthcare is not the same thing.

45 minutes ago, Taylor said:

My personal stance on abortion is that I wish it didn't need to happen. But I understand why a woman might choose that option, and it's not my place to decide what she does with her body.

That's such a cop out. It's an excuse. You didn't see it as an issue of bodily autonomy before.

14 minutes ago, Taylor said:

 

 

Since eight years ago, I discovered that Christians haven't historically been so pro-life. It was a shift that occurred around 1970, and it was wrapped in a lot of baggage that had nothing to do with the "sanctity of life." Many of the issues conservative Christians hold dear developed in a similar way, in American in the mid to late 1900s. 

That's quite a broad brush to paint with. And even if it were true, which it's not, that's not an excuse to 180 from "hate hate hate abortion" to defending it. Another person's lack of sincerity in their convictions shouldn't sway you.

14 minutes ago, Taylor said:

MAGA, I think you'd be the last person to attempt some kind of "gotcha" for a person's major idealogical shift. 

I got caught up in the Bernie bro shit. Yeah. That was really my introduction into politics. Then I learned more and adjusted how I view politics. But good luck finding a thing I've expressed hatred for over several years that I've expressed is core to my faith. Then subsequently defended and excused that thing.

Truly sad shit there.

On 7/6/2013 at 9:22 PM, Taylor said:

I never said it was. I just know that any humane person considering an abortion would likely have a change of heart if they saw the "thing" growing inside of them via an ultrasound.

On 9/8/2016 at 3:52 PM, Taylor said:

Abortion is pretty much the only topic that I still lean conservative on. That being said, I've never met a pro-life person who doesn't support abortion when the mother's life is in danger. These laws are clearly missing the mark if they're causing mothers to die.

On 11/2/2016 at 9:57 AM, Taylor said:

Also, except for pro-life, I can no longer stomach the Republican party's platform—especially as a Christian. I hate, hate, hate abortion and believe it should be illegal. But no Republican president or Supreme Court justices will ever overturn Roe v. Wade. It's just not going to happen.

On 11/2/2016 at 2:34 PM, Taylor said:

I've been a "lefty" for a couple years now. I'm registered as an independent, and I highly doubt I'll ever register as a Dem (mostly because of abortion). I've just found that I tend to lean more progressive on issues like gun control, immigration, social services, racial reconciliation, etc. 

18 hours ago, Taylor said:

A human baby, no. A fetus, yes.

Or do you think a 7-week fetus has the same value as your children?

On 3/29/2017 at 12:40 PM, Taylor said:

Yes, but many, many evangelicals believe the values of the Republican party align with the values of Jesus. As I've said before, when I look at the Republican party's platform, other than its stance on abortion, I don't resonate with anything the party believes in. That doesn't mean I'm a Democrat (I'm not; I'm a registered Independent)—but it frustrates me when I see Christians so gung-ho about Republican ideals that, from my perspective, are totally opposite of what Jesus championed.

The retards who participate in these things will undoubtedly become HR managers.

Damn. Wash with the “I’m not mad, im disappointed in you.”

They’re quickly approaching the part of the season where I no longer give a shit to watch every game.

and it’s not even May. Very sad.

This is gonna be a hard season to watch