MattPie

I'm not sure if you meant to write the same thing for conservative, but I think a better definition in a political context (or at least what I remember from Mr Sabo's Social Studies class) is "believes that things should not change". I think many "Conservatives" today are better termed "Reactionaries", where they want to undo changes. Everyone is a bit of all three, for what it's worth, just in different proportions. As for conservatism and tolerance, I understand where you're coming from, though. There are undoubtedly Conservatives that are very tolerant, most of which I'd assume fall into the Libertarian sphere. The problem is the "Conservative brand" has been co-opted by some intolerant folks and it makes it easy to paint all Conservatism with a broad brush. I don't understand why these tolerant Conservative leaders don't speak out against those in their community that are intolerant. (oops, there's that snark again, using similar language as is directed at Muslims every time there's an attack)

Nope, not buying it. Addicts should be put into the the most cost-effective prison the free market can provide.

I know this would be difficult, but it would be interesting to see how the house is doing. Actually, wouldn't it just be (number of bettors * $2000) - sum(all balances)?

The way this season is going, forcing a double bet on the Sabres on the last game if each week is a good penalty.

Those stats certainly show the team has been terrible for the last two years. Whether that's the fault of the D players is less certain; same coach, same talent issues up and down the roster (last year rookies and lesser players, this year injuries). I think the same system as well. It could be the players, but it could be other things as well.

Presuming you mean the movie, this episode of I Was There Too interviews several of the bus passengers about making the movie. It's a fun listen: https://soundcloud.com/i-was-there-too/speed-with-the-passengers-of-bus-2525

Immergut pretzel shop in Intercourse is the bomb. https://www.yelp.com/biz/immergut-hand-rolled-soft-pretzels-intercourse

I think I can get it at the Walmart a few miles from my house (it has a horse parking area with a roof and tie-up post). If not there, anywhere along the 25 miles between my house and the Lancaster PA. :)

I think most people feel there are bigger system and structural issues and with the team than the players on D. Those structural issues could also account for those terrible numbers you're looking at.

Eh, the food is hit and miss.:) Shoo-fly Pie is much like pecan pie without the pecans. Meh. Jakey's Amish BBQ isn't terrible, but it's not as good as other places I've been. September Farm (technically Mennonite) makes some good cheese; better than Yancey.

I agree that it doesn't make sense from this reading. Maybe JJ think Republicans will move to the center to distance themselves?

Search for "Rob Ray goal", there can't be too many results.

Hang on, isn't America about the rule of the people and if you don't like your government, you should work (legally, of course) to change it? Or are you saying the government is good and if you don't like it, too bad? :) (sorry, the snark got away from me on that one)

Well , I go big, win, and apparently I didn't bet some week. Ah well.

Something about that play looks more like, "I can't believe I got a stick on that to direct it in" rather than "that's just the way I planned it". I hope I see more to change my mind.

I don't consider grunge a sub-genre, it's a derivative. Just like Classic Rock is a derivative of blues and (to lesser degree) jazz. Depending how you slice it, "Classic Rock" (Beatles-onward) is also a derivative of 50s Rock and Roll. If anything, Grunge owes more to punk than classic rock in my mind; they always seemed to have that "we're not terribly good musicians, but we have a voice" ethos that the punk movement used in spades. I'm not usually into slicing things up like this, though, I'm not sure what's gotten into me.

There's a question in there: if your values are peace, acceptance, and equality, do you have to accept those that would deny those things? By that logic, libertarians shouldn't argue against fascists as those fascists are simply exercising self-determination. This forum leans left, but it's not nearly as left as you make it out to be. Unless you're talking about the liberal open-mindedness people were talking about above, then this forum is almost always a model of civil discourse regardless of the poster's left or right leanings.

If you're going to go there, Classic Rock is jazz + blues + fuzz guitar.

The Women's Studies program has a very different curriculum than other schools.

My wife would sometimes sing, "I, am a cat, in a box. Meow, Meow Meow, Meow.. Meow, Meow Meow, Meow." when walking past the cats at home.

I like the idea of having TLAs for lines, although mixing up the order to make for pronounceable names is probably impenetrable for newcomers. Unless we're now listing lines as Center - RW - LW.

Do you have to calculate for the shadows the wire make?

I believe there's data that people who go to college average more liberal than those that don't. I thought your question was that journalists generally are college educated, that's what my (admittedly single point of) data was meant to convey. I think if you looked at the staff of mainstream outlets you'd find the vast majority of those staff are college educated. If nothing else, news outlets can demand college education as a job requirement as there's a surplus of candidates. This is something MrsPie and I discuss from time to time. In a lot of circumstances, people who do not go to college or other organizations after high school end up in a "hometown bubble". Other organizations include the military, something like Americorps, Peace Corps, a trade school or apprenticeship, etc. They're never forced to interact with anyone they didn't grow up with and likely share the same worldview. Surely there are plenty that do that on their own. I think in most cases, people that interact with diverse groups end up having more sympathy for them. Maybe that's my bias showing though.

This the first article on the NYT I clicked on: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/trump-transition.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 Julie Hirschfield Davis, BA in Arts, Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale (1997).

I've been on a tear lately, probably because I'm shirking some real-life responsibility. PlusI figured out an easier way to use my local library via the Aldiko app on my phone to check out ebooks. Jack London: Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea Wolf. The first two are primarily from a dog's perspective about like in the very-North West. I don't think I needed to read both, but Wild is only like 100 pages (and I read it first of the two). They're quick reads and if you're interested in old-timey frontier life, a lot of fun. The Sea Wolf features human characters sailing on a sealing schooner in the early 1900s. It got better for me as the book went along, and while the philosophy is interesting, it's again a great window into a way of life that has somewhat passed into history. I will likely read more London. (note: these are all free books via feedbooks.com) David Lagercrantz: the fourth book of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy. It's a nice book, not as good as the Steig Larsson originals. It's pretty short and it never really seemed like the outcome was in doubt. The last scene is disappointing. I'll probably read the next one if it shows up at the library. Ernest Cline: Armada. I read another of his books some time ago, and if Cline prescribes to the "write what you know" school of novel writing, he's a video gamer in his early 20s. Both books feature a ton of video game references (even I notice them, and I haven't played much of anything in 10 years) and center around a teen-age gamer thrust into saving the world. Armada will remind you of The Last Starfighter in a lot of ways, although the book acknowledges that in the first couple chapters which somehow makes it legitimate. I enjoyed it, I'll probably keep an eye out for more books from Cline. Some guy: The Bourne Ascendancy? (Alchemy? Aviary?). I've never really read spy thrillers and nothing of Bourne, although I think I've seen a couple of the movies (Julia Styles, right?). It was the monthly serial read on the nook app this month, so I'm a sucker for the read a chapter or two a day format because it stops me from obsessing and reading for hours. The book was fine, much like watching an average spy movie on TV. I see the Bourne series is now being churned out yearly so this doesn't feel like anything other than "we need a Bourne story this year, get writing". I didn't dislike it, but I probably won't seek out more.