*** Official Politics Shitposting Thread ***

[BananaStand]

Why are you bearish on Schilling?

Granted it's only anecdotal evidence, but I listen a fair bit to new england sports talk radio, and no one seems to have anything good to say about Mr. Schilling. The consensus seems to be that people find him insufferable.

he's a baseball hero and says some stuff that people call him a prick for. Just the kind of thing that Massholes love.

Massholes love guys like that cause they like to hate on people. Like, Massholes would love it if Roger Goodell ran for Senate in the Bay State. That doesn't mean they'd vote for the guy.

[wufwugy]

Granted it's only anecdotal evidence, but I listen a fair bit to new england sports talk radio, and no one seems to have anything good to say about Mr. Schilling. The consensus seems to be that people find him insufferable.

I've heard that of late sports newscasting has become highly virtue signally.

Among other elites, Trump has probably always been the single most hated elite. We saw how that turned out. Elites live in a bubble that doesn't include average people.

If sports elites don't like Schilling, honestly I think that could be a sign of strength because it could possibly signal that Schilling is liked by average people.

[BananaStand]

If sports elites don't like Schilling, honestly I think that could be a sign of strength because it could possibly signal that Schilling is liked by average people.

Maybe. I just know I don't hear a lot of people getting pumped for Schilling. Most commentary I hear is along the lines of "fat joke".

I don't think it's comparable to Trump's situation. Trump has decades of business success to run on. Schilling's business ventures went down the tubes. Even his baseball career was 'meh'.

http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/mlb...tml/?a=viewall

Curt Schilling has been called a lot of things during and after his career in baseball, but popular was never one of them.

[wufwugy]

Maybe. I just know I don't hear a lot of people getting pumped for Schilling. Most commentary I hear is along the lines of "fat joke".

I don't think it's comparable to Trump's situation. Trump has decades of business success to run on. Schilling's business ventures went down the tubes. Even his baseball career was 'meh'.

http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/mlb...tml/?a=viewall

Trump was definitely "a joke" before he announced. Even after, long after. Still a joke after he won. Still a joke after the Dow demonstrated that he is better for the safety and prosperity of the world than Obama was and Clinton would have been.

I thought Schilling was considered a Red Sox hero. ??

[BananaStand]

I thought Schilling was considered a Red Sox hero. ??

I can't speak for every red sox fan out there, and I'm certainly the least qualified person to comment on baseball. But, it seems to me, that no one around here gives a flying frisbee about Curt Schilling. The bloody sock game was dramatic, sure, but he also got shelled in Game 1 of that series. In fact, he wasn't even the biggest hero of that series, Johnny Damon's grand slam seems to be what people remember.

But then they remember that Johnny shaved his beard and moved to the Bronx. So.....fuck him.

Schilling is probably on the low B-list or high C-list when it comes to Boston sports heroes. This is what happens when a city gets tired of winning.

[CoccoBill]

Trump was definitely "a joke" before he announced. Even after, long after. Still a joke after he won. Still a joke after the Dow demonstrated that he is better for the safety and prosperity of the world than Obama was and Clinton would have been.

Luls at the Dow demonstrating anything other than Wall Street ejaculating over the upcoming tax breaks and deregulation, such as the one I linked earlier on this page.

[wufwugy]

Luls at the Dow demonstrating anything other than Wall Street ejaculating over the upcoming tax breaks and deregulation, such as the one I linked earlier on this page.

Yep. And, what you just said, shows that the Dow believes Trump is better for safety and prosperity than Obama was and Clinton would be.

The Dow is by leaps and bounds the best single source of information about the world. The next best source isn't even close, and it would be a different stock exchange anyways.

[CoccoBill]

Yep. And, what you just said, shows that the Dow believes Trump is better for safety and prosperity than Obama was and Clinton would be.

I agree, with a minor éclaircissement. Amend "better for safety and prosperity" with "of our corporate overlords, but cares fuck-all about anyone else's", and we're quite accurate. If anything, Trump seems to be bullish regarding war, conflict and pissing everybody on the globe off, apart from those willing to do lucrative business deals with him and/or stay at his hotels.

I think it's absolutely clear that Dow is excited about the upcoming dismissal of pesky regulation such as Dodd-Frank, oil company transparency, EPA, FDA etc. What's good for the small number of megacorporations and their shareholders that mainly influence the Dow, has very little bearing on what's good for the consumer.