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  1. TheLeviathan
    Well, maybe....we always knew our second baseman would be right behind him for protection!
  2. TheLeviathan
    I like Elizabeth Warren and what she stands for....but that was probably true already.
  3. TheLeviathan
    I'm not a fan of that chart, but I agree with this.
  4. TheLeviathan
    But you'll notice I didn't say that. If winning is going further left with a candidate - fine. If it's moderate - fine. The conclusion to draw from this is Trump is not ripe for defeat despite all his foolishness. Vet the candidates and choose the one that will win. Everything else can wait until after.
  5. TheLeviathan
    This is Baldelli getting off on the right foot. Nice lineup construction.
  6. TheLeviathan
    Concerning, but not surprising. This is why running a candidate just based on their policies (and how left they are) is unwise. Trump can still carry every single state he did last time unless the Democrats run someone who can change that. Winning has got to be priority number one - it's still an uphill climb at this point.
  7. TheLeviathan
    My last three exchanges with you have shown you do not have a fair approach to discussion. So, I decline to engage.
  8. TheLeviathan
    I appreciate you saying that Ben and to your effort for nuance and fair-mindedness on this subject. The Israel/Palestinian conflict has so many layers to it that make it super-charged (religion, Holocaust, anti-semitism, Islamophobia, etc.), that I really wish we could all make a more concerted effort to get out of our corners. It's hard to listen to Fox News put Israel on this shining, blameless hill, but the response to that can't be the reverse. (Or vice-versa) I know our diplomats are probably doing this, I hope Omar is a chance for a prominent politician to talk with nuance on the subject. I'd like to see her decry the settlement practices but also decry how many of Israel's neighbors still want to eradicate the people there. It bolsters her credibility, IMO, when her criticisms are not one-sided, but fair and pointed.
  9. TheLeviathan
    I'm confused by bringing back Abdullah. I like Kline as a guard option too. This is a strong o-line draft...maybe they take 3?
  10. TheLeviathan
    There is a large difference downside (and upside) between us and, say, the Astros. Or Indians.
  11. TheLeviathan
    I would not give Easton anything close to 6M a year. Whatever fraction of this guaranteed is still multiple times more than I'd give a dude whose neck almost sidelined his career less than a year ago.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I disagree. Look up the Chelsea Clinton incident and explore some of the Twitter takes. There is no right-wing radio equivalent for the left, but you want to see the underbelly....go check out twitter. It's there. It isn't a fringe either. If it was, Pelosi wouldn't have had to thread the needle on that pointless resolution a few weeks back. As a party, I'd agree, the Democrats are generally pretty rational on the subject. I'd like to hear them speak that rationality to their base a bit more. But maybe Chelsea Clinton is a warning on that, I don't know.
  13. TheLeviathan
    If I had to bet on what position group is most likely to be the culprit for a Twins rough showing in 2019....it's this one. Too much downside.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Those numbers aren't in yet. I'm not sure it matters in the sense that I bet if we polled everyone here on what it would cost to retain Easton we would've all been WAY off.
  15. TheLeviathan
    I do, it splits along the ideological lines. This issue (moreso than most) is not well suited for that.
  16. TheLeviathan
    Nick Easton (read that right) just got a 4 year, 24M deal. Woof
  17. TheLeviathan
    I agree with everything she said and it was a well done article. What I don't see enough of is politicians willing to criticize both sides of this conflict as she suggests. She has valid criticisms of Israel. I hope, when it is appropriate, she also criticizes Palestine. We have plenty of conservatives willing to put too much blame on one side and plenty of liberals willing to put too much blame on the other. That doesn't mean the criticism has to be equal, it should be proportional to the offenses. But it can't be silence on one side and deafening on the other. That isn't productive. I hope she is a leader in that regard. It might be a breath of fresh air that allows us to change the way we talk about the conflict there.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Agreed, that was an awful lot of plate coverage and bat control on display.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Man, Kiriloff is going to be a tough out.
  20. TheLeviathan
    I don't consider America a place where being Muslim makes you an "interloper". Though, if so, that might make yet another similarity with my ancestors and current immigrants. But, you keep hitting those fastballs bud.
  21. TheLeviathan
    By definition, I can't keep up when you shift the goal posts. I also did not play "semantics", I held you to what the word "assimilate" means by definition. (And by how you used it in the context of your paragraphs) And, as I said earlier, I just asked for clarification and you did the exact opposite of it. You are racking up an impressive fallacies-per-words-typed stat right now though.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Does "assimilation" = "living off the dole"? I'm confused by that shift.
  23. TheLeviathan
    IMO, it might just be better to call out the myth of assimilation. I still remember my great grandparents arguing in German. Plenty of these white Americans complaining are unlikely to find much first generation assimilation in their ancestors either.
  24. TheLeviathan
    All of that can be true and it can still be obnoxious to pay $6 for a hot dog.
  25. TheLeviathan
    I'm not sure comparing terrorism to the violence of white males is analogous. At least not in this particular conversation. Certainly white racism/nationalism is rising and white males in America have committed many horrible crimes, but still not sure the analogy applies. It's also ok to have concerns about Islamic terrorism and the practice of Islam abroad (by men, mostly), but know that the vast majority of practicing Muslims in America are good, moderate, honorable, peace-loving people.
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