ChiefsPlanet Posting Political/Religious Threads in the Main Forum - Page 18

Frazod · 03-01-2010, 12:07 PM

Eventually a mod shows up to move the damned thing, but this has been happening way too much lately.

We have a special playground for all your politards and bible thumpers/haters for a reason.

I propose that from this point forward people who do this should lose their thread starting privileges, at least temporarily.

patteeu · 03-03-2010, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

You should be safe I hear pat can't last past 4 seconds

Someone's trying to make me sound like a bad ass. My limit is 2 seconds.

**dirk digler** · 03-03-2010, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by FAX

My money's on the neo-con.

Which one of you is that?

FAX

You would have to ask BEP but she will probably ignore you

**Baby Lee** · 03-03-2010, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

You guys are STILL talking about this?

There are always gray areas. Pat's Cheney thread was one of them. The typical response for those is to let them ride for a while, then move them over when they start getting out of hand. That's basically the same way that "media center" or "pictures" threads are handled. They live in the Lounge for a while, but eventually get moved over when appropriate. That practice predates me by a long time.

I guess I don't really understand what the debate is about.

AFAICS, it's about fraz jonesing for another installment of nekkid wrassle w/patty.

**Baby Lee** · 03-03-2010, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FAX

My money's on the neo-con.

Which one of you is that?

FAX

[BEP]All of us[/BEP]

RJ · 03-03-2010, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

Pittsburgh seemed nice enough from what I saw of it in "My So-Called Life". I'll buy the first round, but I hope we can clear up this confusion before we get to the fighting part. I meant to say you were dumber than dirt, not dirk. That's not nearly as bad as it came across with the typo.

Dirt? Oh, well that's not so bad! I'm glad we cleared that up, but you can still buy the first round.

Inspector · 03-03-2010, 03:22 PM

What if it's not a thread at all and turns out to be a piece of string?

What then?

**jAZ** · 03-07-2010, 08:02 PM

So where does this fall:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ed...everyone_rich/

NFL: Socialism makes everyone rich
March 7, 2010

E-mail|Print|Reprints|Yahoo! Buzz|ShareThis Text size – +
The Tea Partiers are right. There is socialism in the United States. It’s called the National Football League. In fact, this fantastically successful experiment in corporate socialism is now at risk of being ruined by owners and players who are threatening to behave as rational market actors.

The league’s business practices contradict the tenets of a free market. With its salary cap and salary floor that oblige all 32 franchises to spend the same amount on players each year, the NFL effectively prohibits any team from gaining an investment advantage over its competitors.

A draft order that bestows the highest picks on the weakest teams punishes winners and rewards losers. And at the root of all this leveling is the owners’ collectivist arrangement to divvy up TV revenue equally among themselves.

But now the owners are complaining that a salary cap based on the players receiving nearly 60 percent of total gross revenue has become an unbearable burden for some franchises. And players don’t want to change the formula if they can’t see the owners’ books. So this year is already uncapped and next year could bring a lockout. Labor and management are making an omelet out of a golden egg and threatening to kill the goose that laid it. Karl Marx could explain this; it’s definitely not in the playbook of either Ron Paul or Sarah Palin.

patteeu · 03-07-2010, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jAZ

So where does this fall:

It's a dumb article regardless of where you post it.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 03-07-2010, 08:17 PM

Yes please. After that Dick Cheney heart-crap, I can't WAIT for the Pol-Pot tribute thread!

**jAZ** · 03-07-2010, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

It's a dumb article regardless of where you post it.

I thought so too. The topic is interesting from both a football and an economic angle, though.

patteeu · 03-07-2010, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jAZ

I thought so too. The topic is interesting from both a football and an economic angle, though.

Yes, it does fit a football message board better than most articles about socialism. I'll give it that.

patteeu · 03-07-2010, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by YOUCANTKILLROR

Yes please. After that Dick Cheney heart-crap, I can't WAIT for the Pol-Pot tribute thread!

I'm curious. Why did you click on the Dick Cheney thread to begin with if it bothered you so much?

Sweet Daddy Hate · 03-07-2010, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patteeu

I'm curious. Why did you click on the Dick Cheney thread to begin with if it bothered you so much?

I wanted to see you get your ass handed to you?

It did not disappoint in that regard. Go Planet!

SLAG · 03-07-2010, 08:35 PM

i vote yes but only for repeat offenders

**Bugeater** · 03-07-2010, 08:36 PM

At my last job I got paid the same amount as several other guys even though I produced more than they did. OMG SOCIALISM IS ALIVE IN AMERICA!!!

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03-01-2010, 12:07 PM
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03-07-2010, 08:02 PM	#262
jAZ Supporter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Casino cash: $9817493	So where does this fall: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ed...everyone_rich/ NFL: Socialism makes everyone rich March 7, 2010 E-mail\|Print\|Reprints\|Yahoo! Buzz\|ShareThis Text size – + The Tea Partiers are right. There is socialism in the United States. It’s called the National Football League. In fact, this fantastically successful experiment in corporate socialism is now at risk of being ruined by owners and players who are threatening to behave as rational market actors. The league’s business practices contradict the tenets of a free market. With its salary cap and salary floor that oblige all 32 franchises to spend the same amount on players each year, the NFL effectively prohibits any team from gaining an investment advantage over its competitors. A draft order that bestows the highest picks on the weakest teams punishes winners and rewards losers. And at the root of all this leveling is the owners’ collectivist arrangement to divvy up TV revenue equally among themselves. But now the owners are complaining that a salary cap based on the players receiving nearly 60 percent of total gross revenue has become an unbearable burden for some franchises. And players don’t want to change the formula if they can’t see the owners’ books. So this year is already uncapped and next year could bring a lockout. Labor and management are making an omelet out of a golden egg and threatening to kill the goose that laid it. Karl Marx could explain this; it’s definitely not in the playbook of either Ron Paul or Sarah Palin.
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03-07-2010, 08:36 PM	#270
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