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The maybe better way to put it would be that we should strive to remember people in the immediate term after death for the good they did. And Carter did a lot of good, particularly post Presidency; a lot of other people (some listed above) didn't and it makes it harder to speak well of them. Jennings was out of line though, particularly the casual accusations of antisemitism. Guys like him are a cancer on our politics and discourse, and the fact that CNN gives people like him airtime is why cable news is a big reason why cable news is garbage

Wouldn't it be just as easy to apply this logic to low skilled agricultural labor?

All I'm gonna say is that if Donald were to drop dead tomorrow and some liberal commentator said something in the tone of what Jennings said about Carter over some of his various ****ups, somehow I think certain folks would be reacting a lot different and reaching for some pearls. The inability to exhibit any sort of class and respect for the dead is a real sign of the times, and not in a good way.

5.79 at our local Walmart today for 18, fwiw. Said it in 2022 when inflation was at its peak, will say it again... It pays to clip coupons and shop around.

Carter was obviously a better ex-President than he was a President, even if some aspects of his Presidency aged better in hindsight. Either way, in the context of this thread, I find guys like Jennings pissing on him before he's even in the ground to be classless and tasteless. It's a sign of the times that he gets time on the air to do it and that he gets to do it on "liberal" CNN

A "For You" set Twitter guy leading a post off with "_____ destroys ____" while the clip shows Jennings engaging rampant whataboutism and, taken to it's logical end, his argument basically endorses corruption when his allies do it.... none of this is particularly convincing or compelling. Or even interesting.

I don't think you're a liar, but I think you are convinced that this issue isn't political when it clearly is.

The body isn't even cold yet, FFS....

That's RFK Jr.'s music right there lol

First point is that I don't actually believe you when you say you aren't looking at it from a political side.... the entire issue is political. Secondly, when you cast ballots for politicians who have a history of being hostile toward Title IX, it's very hard for me to take the histrionics and the claims of concern for female athletes seriously.... To be clear, I do think there are questions about how to navigate the issue of transgendered participation in sports and recognize that it isn't fully settled, but it's hard for me to look at any of this outside of this larger context. The GOP has historically had very tepid, if not hostile, views toward female athletes and accommodations for them, I'm not going to pretend otherwise because of this latest moral panic about trans athletes.

The price listed in the article ($5.99/12 eggs) was pretty similar to what I saw in Texas last week and what I saw at the grocery store yesterday at home.... Maybe there is some impact at the margins, but it's pretty clear that the bulk of the increase in egg prices is due to bird flu.

This was the post where you began engaging: If you aren't "looking at it from a political side", why did you engage in the first place?

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-border-tom-homan-firm-federal-contracts-1235219657/ Swampy

Again, Title IX has historically been a subject of a lot of scorn and hostility from Republican politicians. There are probably members of Congress who would gladly do away with it entirely. The effects of which would lead to less opportunity for female athletes on college campuses nationwide. Do you believe that politicians that wish to significantly alter or even remove Title IX are "pro female athlete"?

It is not (source is cagefreelaws.com); given the state's political leanings (and educated from having lived there for 11 years), it would be shocking if it did. Illinois also does not have a cage free requirement and eggs are more expensive here than they were a few months ago as well. All of this is to say that the main driver of egg prices everywhere isn't cage free eggs - it's likely bird flu.

Egg prices are going up everywhere at the moment, not just in Michigan. They were very expensive in Texas last week.

People are just scared of stuff that they don't understand. It's not even exclusive to conservatives, honestly, but this is a prime example. My point here is that while there are questions that arise from transgender participation in sports, we are talking about an infinitesimal amount of cases (Sue ran the math above), and the people doing the crowing have generally been hostile to the idea of women's sports or equal protection for women athletes to date. There is very little reason to trust their motivations.

And I have pointed out that Republicans, historically, have been hostile to Title IX more generally... Title IX is the thing that guarantees that collegiate institutions must provide equal opportunity (ie. equal sports offerings) for female athletes on campus relative to men. Anything on this at all? Or are you (and Archie) just going to continue evading this point because it's inconvenient?

The biggest thing I see from the aftermath of the election is that Trump either doesn't understand or (more likely) doesn't care about *why* he most likely won... it's inflation. I don't think it's a coincidence that the topic has suddenly disappeared into the ether post-election. The focus on literally everything else since the election suggests he's going to overreach, which isn't uncommon among Presidents after they take office.

As expected, Archie doesn't address that many conservative politicians have a track record of attacking Title IX protections, which again, allows for equal access to sports teams for female athletes at the college level to compete. Without these protections, there would likely be less sports offerings for female athletes on college campuses nationwide. Which means less women playing sports at the collegiate sports nationwide. So, for me, on the subject of hypocrisy, it seems extremely hypocritical to talk about "protecting women athletes" while supporting a party with this history as it pertains to women's athletics

And to my point, it's especially inane when it comes from many of the same folks who would gladly end the protections (via Title IX) that ensure that men and women have equal access to sports at the collegiate level. That's a big reason why I cannot take conservative histrionics seriously on this.... there's a track record that GOP politicians (and their supporters) have on the subject of women's sports, and to say it's piss poor would be an understatement.

Trump is definitely not going to anything on the issues in which he's unpopular. Also, I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today lol

Something tells me that the same party that has frequently advocated for radically changing or even ending of Title IX may not be the most trustworthy advocate for women athletes

Rereading Vivek's screed, I find it wild that he apparently saw the movie "Whiplash" and thinks that JK Simmons was the good guy. Elon probably thinks that too given how he treats his employees

I'm going to be honest, I don't think the world's richest person has the interest of the average taxpaying Americans (including people like myself) at heart. I think he has his own interests at heart. And to the extent his blue ribbon commission recommends anything, his interests will guide his proposals. He doesn't care about any of us