SageAgainstTheMachine

Gash, you are the racist here because you're setting the double standard between black and white. So showing up to a Bills game wearing a Trent Edwards mask is ok, but showing up wearing a Marshawn Lynch mask isn't? That's what I call racist.

So a little while back, Jags receiver Matt Jones was busted for possession of cocaine. His crime constituesa maximum of 10 years in prison, but now it looks like all he will be receiving is a 3 game suspension from the NFL. Yet another athlete not having to face justice. Imagine if you got caught doing coke and your punishment was not having to go to work for 3 weeks. Ridiculous. As long as you're good enough at a sport, you can do coke, beat your wife, and murder people without ever paying. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3654599

You definitely have a point here, but the trouble is that most people don't even use their right to vote a bad politician out of office. Members of the House of Representatives have a 94% success rate when they run for reelection, because people tend to vote for name recognition even if the guy/gal is doing a horrible job in office. The majority of people stay too ignorant about their local/national representatives to even know they are doing a bad job.

Thank you! Anybody who took 8th grade government knows that, but every day you hear about "American democracy" and "spreading democracy". I don't vote for anything this country does, only for the people who make those decisions. Andin most cases, I'm only given two choices. Those who think America puts power in the hands of the people wears blinders.

And one more thing, the presidential election is a perfect example of how we don't live in a democracy and how the power is really not in the hands of the people. You said yourself that you're really not a McCain supporter, and you clearly dislike Obama. And yet, those are the only two people legitimately vying for the position! Does that sound like democracy to you? Being force fed two politicians? Or maybe four candidates who stand a legit chance if you include the primary process. Imagine a restaurant where the waitress approaches you and says "This is the greatest restaurant in the world because you can order literally anything in the world that you want. That's right, anything in the world, it is completely your decision. In fact, we should do everything possible to make sure that every restaurant has this policy. Now, we're out of everything except the Cheeseburger and Spaghetti." Those who dislike both candidates do NOT have their voices heard.

Hahaha I'm in class right now, I just prefer going on TBD over listening to this blowhard prof. Anyway, your statement about the middle class just shows the arrogance of the middle and upper class. "I work hard for my money, it shouldn't be taken away so that lazy poor people can have it" You just assume that money is tied to working hard. How about the kid whose dad left before he was born and whose mom works 60 hours a week but who still can't make ends meet. That kid has to start working to support himself probably at the age of 14 or 15, he probably isn't receiving a good education at his poorly funded school, and he probably won't go to college for both of those reasons, and he might end up making pretty much close to minimum wage his entire life. It's a viscious cycle and anybody who just hides behind "the middle and upper class shouldn't be punished" clearly isn't in touch with the struggles of the lower class. Barack Obama (I wholeheartedly agree, not a good candidate for president) wants to increase taxes on those making more than $250,000 a year. How does that hurt those people? Maybe they can't afford that in-ground pool anymore? If I ever end up making that much money, I will GLADLY give 70% of it away to charity because the feeling of helping your fellow man is better than having possessions IMO. You only need a certain amount of money to live comfortably, and I'm surprised more people don't feel guilty about saving up for that brand new BMW while others suffer needlessly. People who make that much money don't necessarily work harder, they just work at jobs which require a higher skill level, skills they probably learned at college, which they probably went to because their middle or upper class parents could afford it. It is all a cycle, and it is not easy to change your social class from generation to generation. I'm confident that I would not be sitting in class right now if I had gone to an inner city Buffalo school instead of a school in the 'burbs. And give me some examples of Obama's "fascination with socialist policies". I get the feeling you're being a little extreme about that. And one more thing, do not belittle me by saying things like "you're probably going to ignore most of what I said..." I'm trying to have a frank discussion but if you're not going to take me seriously about it, then there's no point.

Well... 1. We don't actually live in a democracy. We live in a republic. If America were a democracy then the voting public, not congressmen, would vote on creating legislation and passing bills. In a democracy, the people make decisions. In a republic, the people decide on other people who will make decisions for them. That's us. 2. Socialism is not the oppositie of democracy, it's the opposite of capitalism. Democracy is a system of government, socialism is an economic theory, opposite of capitalism. It is indeed possible to live in a democratic socialist country. Anyway, liberals are not trying to make everyone equal, just to give everyone equal opportunities. Tax breaks for families who have trouble feeding their kids, unemployment checks to folks looking for work, throwing money at underpriviledged schools so that inner city kids might some day compete with rich private school kids...none of those are bad things. Unfortunately, there are people that abuse these systems and are just looking for a handout, but that's not the norm. There has to be a middle ground. Should we start initiatives to make every single person equal in wealth? No. Should we leave people high and dry for them and their children to starve? No.

Who's trying to make America a socialist country?

How about some ravioli with ricotta and crab meat? MMMmmmmm

Don't worry dude, I thought it was funny. I wanna meet that Newton Tom Cat dude and thank him for proving everybody right about Pats* fans

I don't know man, I'm pretty sure Marshawn gave him that nickname. Do you want to be the one to defy the great Lynch?

His nickname around the lockerroom is Hollywood

Don't forget about Vincent Jackson. He's a big guy at 6 foot 5 and he's having a better than decent season. He's actually been relatively good in the past, just hugely overshadowed by Gates.

And by the way, I do have my priorities set. They are just apparently not the same as yours and it's not your place to tell me I should have them set differently. To each man his own right?

So what do we think of the Pats* defense? It's hard to say, seeing as they gave up 7 to the Broncos but 35 to the Fins...

And I realize that's hypocritical given that I called myself an Obama supporter, but I merely think he's the lesser of two evils, not a good presidential candidate. I wanted Bill Richardson.

I'm with ya brother, just interested in what others think.

Well, to be fair the poll doesn't ask you to choose between the Bills and the well being of your religion/family

Exactly.

Uhhhhhh, what??

In other words, let's say you are an Obama supporter like me. Would you endure 4 years (perhaps 8) of McCain if it meant a Superbowl for the Bills? And obviously vice versa for McCain supporters. This isn't meant to be a political debate even though I'm confident it will turn into one, I just am very interested in seeing what priorities are here. I know I'm going with my Bills.

I think Brees is the better QB slightly, but I don't think I'm pissed if I'm a Chargers fan. That INT to Mitchell was Rivers' first in 13 quarters and he's been outstanding this year. The one thing Brees and Rivers have in common is that both their teams are 3-4 on account of the shotty defenses.

Yep, that is exactly what I said. Tony Gonzales gives his son butterfly kisses on the sidelines. I'm glad you read through the lines. Jesus Christ, how big of an idiot are you? So I'm a wimp because I mention that he has a son? But I'm not going to take too much offense cuz I'm sure you're just some weak 5'2 100 lb. dude who sits behind his computer screen and acts tough. Or maybe you're a big guy with an IQ similar to a block of cheese And the handle is just a pun on my last name, I don't even like the band. Besides, the whole thing about his family isn't even a theory of mine, it was a completley hypothetical situation that I invented as an example of a reasonable explanation for not wanting to play with the Bills. Moron.

I honestly don't understand the mentality of bandwagon fans or how they manage to even get excited when the team is winning. An ENORMOUS part of what makes winning enjoyable is the memory of the losing. I guess they become "fans" to join their home town's exuberance, but I just don't get how they enjoy the experience of a championship.

So then how could he decline a trade that the Chiefs wanted to make?