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[chasfh]

10 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

imported beer

Even better—MEXICAN beer!

[oblong]

Corona?  Yuck.  That's a one and done beer when on the beach or in sunshine.  Any more than that and I'm burping that **** up all day.

I guess Blue Lights or Molson were out of the question given the circumstances.

I'm back to filling my garage fridge with Blue and Blue Lights.  I still have craft beer and go to breweries but for every day at home at night... it's the Blues.  I treat the craft stuff as a treat.

[Tigerbomb13]

48 minutes ago, oblong said:

Corona?  Yuck.  That's a one and done beer when on the beach or in sunshine.  Any more than that and I'm burping that **** up all day.

I guess Blue Lights or Molson were out of the question given the circumstances.

I'm back to filling my garage fridge with Blue and Blue Lights.  I still have craft beer and go to breweries but for every day at home at night... it's the Blues.  I treat the craft stuff as a treat.

Of all the giant macros, I think Coors banquet is the best. Coors like it pretty awful though. 

[Tigeraholic1]

I thought this was AI, nope.

 

[CMRivdogs]

Winning post of the day so far

 

[oblong]

32 minutes ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

Of all the giant macros, I think Coors banquet is the best. Coors like it pretty awful though. 

At Tiger games during the week I will get a $5 can of high life.  Those are considered "deals" at Comerica Park.  It satisfies my craving.  

Blue was my beer all through young adulthood until the craft stuff took off in the early 2010s.  

[CMRivdogs]

And another Epstein predator falls. 

 

[romad1]

21 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

And another Epstein predator falls. 

 

The pictures in the british papers about all this really do point an arrow at the US administration.  

[Tigerbomb13]

It must be nice to have a government that goes after pedos instead of covering up for them. 

[Tigeraholic1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Monday at 09:52 PM by Tigeraholic1

[Tigeraholic1]

 

 

[ewsieg]

On 2/22/2026 at 7:22 PM, LaceyLou said:

Isn't Patel supposedly in Italy for a 'work trip?' 

Would it be 'both siding' if I said Whitmer was on a 'work trip' right now?  If so, I won't.

On an unrelated note Whitmer is out there fighting for our state's manufacturers:

Gov. Whitmer Transitions Michigan Investment Mission to Italy, Advancing Defense, Manufacturing, and Global Partnerships

[Motown Bombers]

15 minutes ago, ewsieg said:

Would it be 'both siding' if I said Whitmer was on a 'work trip' right now?  If so, I won't.

On an unrelated note Whitmer is out there fighting for our state's manufacturers:

Gov. Whitmer Transitions Michigan Investment Mission to Italy, Advancing Defense, Manufacturing, and Global Partnerships

Yes this would be both siding. I didn’t see Whitmer going to Italy to party with the women’s hockey team. 

[ewsieg]

9 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Yes this would be both siding. I didn’t see Whitmer going to Italy to party with the women’s hockey team. 

Good thing I didn’t say it.

 Unrelated, I remember a time when democrats loved the passion of a government leader drinking and cerebrating with a hockey team that won something big, let’s say a Stanley Cup in Detroit for instance.

[Motown Bombers]

13 minutes ago, ewsieg said:

Good thing I didn’t say it.

 Unrelated, I remember a time when democrats loved the passion of a government leader drinking and cerebrating with a hockey team that won something big, let’s say a Stanley Cup in Detroit for instance.

Absolutely. They didn’t fly halfway around the world in a luxury jet just to drink from the Stanley Cup. Again, both sides. 

[ewsieg]

25 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Absolutely. They didn’t fly halfway around the world in a luxury jet just to drink from the Stanley Cup. Again, both sides. 

True, I’m sure Whitmer paid for her seat out of her own funds.  Amirite?

[Motown Bombers]

Yup both sides. Side A does something bad, so you bring up something side B did that is related but not quite the same. You see, there is a difference when a head of state uses an international event to secure investment in said state. There is no reason for the head of the FBI to be in Italy. It would be like the Detroit chief of police going to Italy. Along the way, the Red Wings got interjected into this (A republican was governor for 3 of their 4 most recent Cups), which again similar but both sides. The Stanley Cup finals is an event happening in the governor's home state. Just as I'm sure the prime minister of Italy is at the Olympics. The equivalent would be if the attorney general from Florida was a huge Red Wings fan and decides to fly to Detroit and party with the Red Wings. Another way to put is is false equivalence. You see, one is worse than the other but you you treat them as equal. Common tactic in the former Soviet Union. 

[oblong]

and nobody really "celebrated" Kwame at the time for being there. In fact i recall people making fun of him for suddenly showing up.  I mean... the 2002 SC was won in the city of Detroit.  THe parade was in the city of Detroit.  Kwame was the mayor of the city of Detroit.

The City of Detroit is not in Italy.

I didn't see Gretchan Whitmer with either of the hockey teams but somehow she's being indirectly compared to Patel?  Why bring her up?

 

[Hongbit]

8 hours ago, ewsieg said:

Good thing I didn’t say it.

 Unrelated, I remember a time when democrats loved the passion of a government leader drinking and cerebrating with a hockey team that won something big, let’s say a Stanley Cup in Detroit for instance.

This has more to do with the government leaders than it does Democrats.    

These used to be respected positions held by highly qualified people.  They have all been dumbed down to Trump sycophants.   The lack of experience and qualifications has diminished these positions to the point they can’t even be compared to the same in prior administrations.  

[Hongbit]

I’d love to see Gretchen invite the gold medal Michiganders to Lansing for a celebration.

We’d find out real quick how much politics weighed in a situation where we’ve been told is not political.   

[ewsieg]

I saw two complaints about Patel in this thread, him acting foolishly with the USA hockey team and him being at the Olympics on the taxpayers dime.  

Rob, I think you're remembering the Kwame thing with either 2025 hindsight or remembering it from a view of a republican/conservative which you leaned towards back then.  I also thought Kwame acted foolishly and tried to interject himself, but I remember being told by my liberal coworkers that it's a celebration and it brought unity.  One tried to tell me that what he did was good for the sport as it would bring awareness to hockey for the african american community in Detroit.  

As for on the taxpayers dime, the FBI absolutely has a role in ensuring our athletes are protected in a foreign country.  Does the FBI director need to be there, of course not, but there is a legitimate role.  As for Whitmer, you all know what she did.  If you don't, pretend there is an R next to her and it won't take you long to connect the dots.  She, just like AOC and Newsom, are dipping their hands in foreign policy to test out running for president.  Why Italy right now?  Because she could show herself at the Olympics and publicize it.  She hasn't declared she's running for president so she can't use campaign funds to fund it and god forbid she use her own money, so she sets up a meeting with someone in the Italian government and heads to Italy for the news op.  In short, it was on the state's dime.  Maybe us taxpayers got something out of it, better than nothing I guess.

In the end, i'm not both siding it.  Kwame was the mayor within his own town, it wasn't that big of a deal.  Patel slamming beers was much more embarrassing.  And for being there, like I said, Patel doesn't need to be there.  He can oversee the operation from HQ.  Just saying lets not pretend that the state of Michigan didn't help pay Whitmer to help with her eventual presidential campaign.  

[Motown Bombers]

Yup, both sides. Now we have Kwame in this, who Dems forced out of office and sentenced to 28 years in prison. Glad you're making that comparison. Here is that false equivalence again. Kwame was the mayor of a city. The Stanley Cup finals was the biggest thing happening in his city. Not exactly the same. I could give you the benefit of the doubt but your obsession with Whitmer erases that. It's always what about Whitmer. 

[Motown Bombers]

For the life of me, I can't remember Kwame celebrating the Cup. I do remember him getting booed off the stage in Hart Plaza during the parade for the 2008 Cup. The fact that Kwame was at a parade in his city means both sides are the same. 

[oblong]

All I remember about Kwame in 2002 is he was down in the stands near the Cup when they brought it out.  And then at the rally in Hart Plaza.

And is the complaint about Whitmer that she's in Italy?  Not sure this is breaking news but governors very often travel overseas on behalf of their state.  It didn't start with Gretch.  Maybe we need Charlie LeDuff to do an investigation again... rope in Benson too somehow because Lord knows we can't have these gals out there doing stuff like this.  I mean after all, we know if they fart good ole Charlie's on it with a column.

 

 

 

[Motown Bombers]

4 minutes ago, oblong said:

All I remember about Kwame in 2002 is he was down in the stands near the Cup when they brought it out.  And then at the rally in Hart Plaza.

And is the complaint about Whitmer that she's in Italy?  Not sure this is breaking news but governors very often travel overseas on behalf of their state.  It didn't start with Gretch.  Maybe we need Charlie LeDuff to do an investigation again... rope in Benson too somehow because Lord knows we can't have these gals out there doing stuff like this.  I mean after all, we know if they fart good ole Charlie's on it with a column.

 

 

 

Don't forget the January 6th election denier as the expert for the article.