CardinalBacker

It's obvious that the vaccine won't keep you from catching Covid, and it won't keep you from transmitting it, either. It's also obvious that you can catch it multiple times. About the only positive thing that I can come up with is that apparently vaccinated people require hospitalization or die at a rate that is almost 100x lower than people who have not be vaccinated. Does that mean that it can still rip through a nursing home and kill 8 vaccinated elderlies? Yes, it can... but across the board people who have been vaccinated are doing better.

We met some kids to sell a four wheeler at Walmart in Liberty. They were out of Houston. There were two of us and three of them. The guy who "knew about four wheelers" took if four a spin around the parking lot, then the guy who was actually buying it was gonna take it for a spin. He hopped on, then stopped and handed his pistola to one of his friends for safekeeping. We were laughing because I'm pretty sure that everybody was armed. It's also kinda funny how people don't realize what you're doing tactically. There's a reason that I'm off to the side... and it's not social distancing, lol.

We buy and sell a lot of stuff online. Never, ever at your house.... always someplace public. Take somebody with you. Exercise your 2A... trust me, the other guy is carrying his.

I think the timing is right locally with the disease being all but eliminated in our area. I guess the real question is whether or not there will be another surge. My hope is that the disease will continue to mutate and lose its punch, so to speak. This last round was a lot worse as far as transmissions, but the rate of fatalities was actually lower than the first round. I hope that trend continues, because I think it's safe to say that it's not going completely away in the near future. I'm also convinced that the vaccines(s) aren't nearly as good as we'd all hoped. Big pharma is making too much money, and too much of it is going back to politicians. I'm not surprised that they're now looking at a third shot... there were four spots on my vax card, not just two.

Dang.

I’m pulling for Coach Rowe in this one.

Don't quote me on this, but I read (don't judge me) that the guy with the pistol who got shot was actually a felon and illegally carrying HIS firearm. I'd like to see that from a reputable source, though.

It's from an episode of Southpark. A minority family moved into town and somebody suggested burning a lower case t for "tolerance." The stuff those guys get away with is unbelievable.

I don't know.... our kids have been having problems with everybody this year. I don't think y'all should feel special. Our kids were up big against Tarkington in BC and still starting fights... I'm not sure what to think of it.

It's from Southpark. The point being made is that you have free speech protection if you want to burn the American flag on the courthouse steps, but if you burn a cross in your own back yard you can go to prison for doing so.

Heck, burning an American flag is protected free speech. Burning a lower case "t" is a federal crime. Go figure.

Here’s the deal… some people say that the democrat party made a switch about 60 years ago and went from being the party of the white supremacists to becoming the party of minorities. Nobody can actually point to exactly when this change occurred. I disagree, and here’s why. I believe that there was no switch, but rather the Democrat party is simply the party of bigger government/higher taxes, and their bread and butter has always been racial politics. When it became obvious that it was no longer possible to motivate white people to vote D based on racial preferences, they had to decide who else would feel strongly enough about issues of race and that’s where you get the push for minorities from the 60s or so forward. But there’s no difference between a Democrat in a seersucker suit down south in the ‘30s hollering about race and a Democrat in a brightly colored suit yelling about race in 2021. I also think that’s why you’ve seen the small group of actual white supremacists move towards the republicans over the last few decades… they just don’t want to be a part of what is seen as the “minority” party, so they end up moving towards the Republican who don’t want them. You can look back forever and see that the republicans have always been for smaller government, pro-business, and on the moral side of every social issue from slavery to abortion.

Guy got beat up, no doubt. The question is whether or not it was racially motivated. Just because the perpetrator was white doesn't make it a hate crime. If you want to end racial violence, I'd support a 2 year mandatory minimum sentence for any attack on someone of another race. You'd almost completely stop having attacks like this (or the reverse... black on white violence) overnight. Except somebody would come along and point out that many more blacks are in prison because of the new hate crime punishment and suddenly the law would be racist because of the "disparate outcome." My biggest fear is that we're going to start seeing more and more of this. I remember thinking back when that racist in SC shot up the black church that this might be the start of something ugly. I don't understand how demonizing the entire white race (and system as a whole) is going to make young white kids feel warm and fuzzy towards people who are falsely accusing them of racism. I was telling my dad back in 2012 that I was worried that someone would try to assassinate Obama. His point was that anybody who felt strongly enough about race to want to kill somebody over it was likely too old to do anything about it. I don't think he was wrong. My fear is that the narratives being pushed today are obviously leading to more hatred and division, not reconciliation. Nobody wants white kids to be "colorblind" anymore. You have to accept that you are a filthy racist and everything that you've accomplished has nothing to do with your work ethic... it's because you're a dirty white racist.

Any chance y’all plan on resting all of your starters?

If you’re offended by somebody dressing up like a wholesome character…. You’re a racist. Plain and simple. There is no doubt that the person complaining is the only racist in this story. The fact that all of us are now like “oh, pardon my flag… I’ll go hide it so that you won’t be angry anymore” is a joke. I guarantee that Tyler Perry isn’t offended by all of those whiteys buying his dvds.

It's the same old tired argument... ""The Eyes of Texas" hurts my feelings because it may or may not have been sung in blackface 200 years ago. Y'all are a bunch of racists!!!" And seriously... if you have a problem with a word, but only when spoken by people of a certain shade.... guess what? YOU'RE the racist!

[Hidden Content] Here's the problem in a nutshell... some white kid shared (not created) a blatantly racist tweet, then a gang of black kids beat the hell out of him, and the black parents don't understand why their kids are in trouble. The level of ignorance is just astounding... and it's another reason why that particular community can't get out of the past. It's obvious that "sticks and stones" isn't a foundation for dealing with conflicts in that community.

The fact that we're still having this conversation when "White Chicks" can be purchased, rented, or streamed is a bad joke. The idea that "I can do it, but you can't" in regards to costumes, words, etc, is possibly the dumbest thought pattern that has been in place since actual racism was an issue.

The mask mandates in PAISD, BISD, and WOS are comparable to the Kountze ISD issue with the cheerleaders putting scriptures on banners that the football team ran through. They're forced to make a decision that is guaranteed to infuriate a large portion of the population... no matter which decision is made. If you believe that Kountze ISD had the right to allow scriptures on banners in direct opposition to established law, then you also have to believe that PAISD/BISD has the right to enforce a mask mandate. My opinion? The masks are probably a good idea for kids who really can't socially distance in a learning environment, but particularly when infections are on the increase. They should probably be easing their restrictions now based on the decrease in cases. I also find it remarkable that, once again, you can point out demographics and likely political views as the main reason for the mandates.

Bring the kiddos.... it's $450k per.

I'd be hopping mad if I made it over without a problem and was busy tying rebar and somehow got wind of the $450k that everybody else got for getting caught.

..... thing that I've ever read. [Hidden Content] Our government is preparing to give $450,000 to each person "affected" by being apprehended and separated from their family at our border. Those, my friends, are some very expensive votes you and I are purchasing. God help us all.

I thought the same thing. I think TVC's opinion is interesting because it seems to me that the last thing you'd want to do is hang a kid with assault charges for a schoolhouse fight. When I was in school, a fight in PE or Athletics meant a quick trip to the coach's office and I'm certain that paperwork was never even sent in to the principals office. You just got lit up and put back in line. I've got the opinion that the heavy-handed approach leads to situations where good kids can't defend themselves for fear of prosecution... which means that the kids who aren't afraid of prosecution can pretty much do whatever they want. I can't count the times that we saw a bully get taken down a peg or two, either by a victim or a samaritan. Kids today just can't do that, and the end result is that the bad kids have a whole campus full of victims at their disposal. But like I said.. it's been a while since I was in school.

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