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Re: 7 big reasons Orange is the New Black Season 3 fell short

Honky — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:09:48 -0000

I was a big fan of the first two seasons as well, but this most recent one just did not create the same level of uncontrollable binge-watching I've experienced in the past. While there were certainly a few really great episodes and some powerful moments, I think there's some valid points made in this article about the season as a whole. I'll keep watching, but cannot honestly say Season 3 lived up to the promise of Seasons 1 and 2.

Re: Ending The Death Penalty Should Be A Conservative Priority

Honky — Thu, 01 May 2014 15:09:44 -0000

Choosing to ignore the evidence does not dismiss its legitimacy. Perhaps you'll care more if somebody you care about is wrongfully convicted.

Re: Ending The Death Penalty Should Be A Conservative Priority

Honky — Thu, 01 May 2014 14:54:57 -0000

There's plenty of innocent people who have been executed during your lifetime. You simply haven't noticed. Cameron Todd Willlingham was one high-profile example:

http://www.newyorker.com/re...

See also: Johnny Garrett, Carlos De Luna, Larry Griffin, Ruben Cantu, David Spence, Jesse Tafero, Ellis Wayne Felker, Leo Jones, Joseph O'Dell, and Lionel Herrera. There are countless others.

Again, as the article points out, the study found "over 4 percent of people sentenced to death are innocent." Anything over zero is unacceptable, and we can prevent from having any more blood on our hands by immediately prohibiting the barbaric policy of capital punishment.

Re: Apoplectic Skeptic • Your anti israeli stance is pretty clear (apoplecticskeptic/search/israel). I wonder how much of it you try to dump over the #news tag as a tumblr’s News tag editor. Is it poss...

Honky — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:30:01 -0000

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that this cowardly anonymous commenter is actually more upset about the fact that you're a News tag editor for Tumblr than anything you've said about Israel.

Re: No Rest For The Wicked

Honky — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:14:07 -0000

I second the salute on the terrific write-up—more specifically for addressing the nonsense that Hossa needs to be bought out to avoid the cap recapture. Somebody please forward this post to Larry Brooks, since he seems to have no understanding of how LTIR works.

Re: What Should Be Up for Public Debate When It Comes to Secret Surveillance?

Honky — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:29:36 -0000

No more telling moment in this segment than when Harman dodges answering Bamford's question of "How would we have had this debate, how would we be sitting here talking about this if it wasn't for Edward Snowden?"

Re: Former National Intelligence Director: Leaked Details Help Enemies Duck Scrutiny

Honky — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:21:42 -0000

Good points. To quote the White House's website and its supposed commitment to being an administration of unprecedented transparency:

"My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in government.

"Government should be transparent. Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their government is doing."

Re: Gimme Danger – Game 5 – Scum vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Flugtag

Honky — Sat, 25 May 2013 18:04:19 -0000

Was a color version of the Syrio in a Hawks jersey pic from the program ever posted? #NotToday

Re: I Guess You Have To Have A Problem If You Want To Invent A Contraption: Hawks 1 – Scum 3 (Scum lead 2-1)

Honky — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:27:55 -0000

Kings' ability to score goals late in periods and Hawks' penchant for allowing such goals deserves to be cause for concern. That could be a very frustrating series.

Re: Sweetness and Light • Academy Award Nominees 2013 (Full List)

Honky — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:49:13 -0000

Not always ... "Driving Miss Daisy," for one. Still, Director nominees were indeed the biggest surprise.

Re: Apoplectic Skeptic • bg5000: Maybe the movie is pro-torture, as David...

Honky — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:20:00 -0000

This misses the point. Greenwald and others are criticizing the critics who are asserting this movie "proves torture worked" when the facts have long shown that it clearly did not. Whether the movie is pro-torture or anti-torture is irrelevant; a movie's depiction of torture does not suddenly mean that it worked when the facts have long shown that it didn't. You don't need to see a movie to draw this conclusion or call bullshit on people suggesting otherwise. Do I need to see "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" in order to tell someone that the former president was not, in fact, a vampire hunter?

Re: http://taralikesnonsense.tumblr.com/post/36396484325

Honky — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:18:48 -0000

The ecstasy experience in that film sure seemed pretty magical.

Re: Re: Making Excuses for Voter Suppression

Honky — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:03:38 -0000

As my uncle said to me this week, a new requirement might be more acceptable if everyone were given ample time and means to require such an ID for a future election, like say 2020 or something.

To your point, the requirements alone can be fairly ridiculous. I'm about to try to get my state ID here in Texas, and needed to have my folks mail me my birth certificate first. I hope my own criminal history (which are not wrongful convictions, unfortunately) do not further complicate matters, but there is also the burden of trying to do this when I don't have to take a day off of work to do so.

It's unfortunate that the "We require ID for alcohol purchases" line has become so repeated without any consideration of how many people these laws are really going to affect. And as has been pointed out repeatedly, so-called "voter fraud" isn't even a real problem.

Re: http://apoplecticskeptic.com/post/21037569396

Honky — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:11:09 -0000

I was actually surprised manatee himself didn't reference it first, but the wisdom of Bill Hicks remains as relevant as ever.

Re: http://sportspage.tumblr.com/post/12019032583

Honky — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:11:26 -0000

Cruz had a great postseason, but Napoli won this series for them.

Re: http://sportspage.tumblr.com/post/12019032583

Honky — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:09:58 -0000

Sorry, that was my way of saying I thought this image should still be on the front page tomorrow, seeing as this guy's still going to win the MVP.

Re: http://jeffmiller.tumblr.com/post/8978368532

Honky — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:40:31 -0000

This really should be a regular feature.

Re: http://blog.danielholter.com/post/7091514810

Honky — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:21:37 -0000

I shouldn't be surprised by your continual showings of fine taste, but I'm happy that a fellow Tumblr appreciates this particular flavor (there's not really a Ben & Jerry's creation I "dislike," but Chubby Hubby is just in a league of its own). I was astonished at how difficult it was to find at groceries down here in Austin, but maybe its popularity is more of a Midwestern thing.

Re: http://jeffmiller.tumblr.com/post/7016092054

Honky — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:22:34 -0000

Oh, no rush on that question I asked. And I certainly don't feel you're obligated to answer it specifically, since like I said in the follow-up, using the term "precedent" wasn't accurate. So I imagine any future post of yours touching on your feelings about the Court's opinion would satisfy my curiosity.
I'm just a bit more concerned about the 8-1 decision with only Ginsburg--the justice who had reportedly fallen asleep at past hearings and has been speculated to be most likely to be the next to resign--being the only one who saw that decision as a real danger to Fourth Amendment rights. I also wonder if that decision made Obama wonder about his own appointment decisions and how it might affect his next one--assuming he gets that opportunity, of course.

Re: http://jeffmiller.tumblr.com/post/7016092054

Honky — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:33:42 -0000

From this follower's perspective, strong points like those made in the final two paragraphs of this post are examples of why I follow. But I thought that another Tumblr summed it up more eloquently a few months ago:

"A note on Jeff, one of the few tumblrs I’m featuring here: he’s a libertarian and sometimes I agree with him, sometimes I don’t. But in on a blog network that has scared most conservatives into a tiny corner where they can safely talk sh-t about Obama, Jeff has been nuanced and polite in debating liberals here when there’s potential for serious pile-on. You say you hate libertarians and then one tells you he wants us to pull out of unnecessary wars, end police abuse, and lessen penalties on non-violent offences? I’m okay with teaming up once in awhile."http://tooseriousman.tumblr...

Or, who knows, maybe it was your link to that story about the man eating his own poop in court. Keep on doing what your doing, and I'm sure the follower count will only continue to rise.

Re: http://excitablehonky.tumblr.com/post/6997856722

Honky — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:00:03 -0000

I would think Madden might be easier to reacquire than Ladd though. I heard
Eddie O on the radio discussing the possibilities, and he sounded pretty
lukewarm on bringing back either. I think he was concerned about the Hawks
spending too much to bring back a member of the title squad and how it might
affect their ability to sign another component. But obviously, getting rid
of that Campbell deal was a pretty big move. Now you've got to replace him
too, of course.

Re: http://blog.danielholter.com/post/6741933521

Honky — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:44:16 -0000

From the Department of Things You Already Know: You have excellent taste.

Re: http://sportspage.tumblr.com/post/6477303920

Honky — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:09:50 -0000

I would agree that the NBA can be the most infuriating to watch as a fan, but what would the happy medium be? If the refs began swallowing their whistles, then everyone would complain about the lack of calls.

If you haven't read the fantastic book "Scorecasting" (it's like "Freakonomics" for sports), the conclusion drawn through studies of numerous sports and countless games is that referees predominantly get things right. Furthermore, the great teams overcome the bad calls. Tara was reminding me during the game tonight of how even the announcers in 2006 were questioning the calls the Heat were getting in that series, but all I seem to remember is that Dallas choked away a big lead in Game 3 that year and still only lost the last game by three points.

Thanks for your kind words about my comments, of course. I consider myself a fan of this blog and don't think it has any obligation to be unbiased--especially not with a Miami Heat team that has been made the center of the story all year long on ESPN and throughout these Finals, even when they lost. I'm sure the same bitter Heat fans weren't complaining when they were the center of attention for every single game this year.

Keep on doin' what you guys do so well ...

Re: http://sportspage.tumblr.com/post/6477303920

Honky — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:42:12 -0000

OK, there's a lot of acting in pro basketball, but it's probably the hardest game to officiate. And whatever sport, those guys are only human, rarely getting credit for the number of calls they get correct.

Also, I find it amusing that the first sport this commenter chooses as an example is football since Super Bowl XL was probably the most egregious case of questionable calls I can recall--to the point that even the head referee admits blown calls:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl...

Re: http://sportspage.tumblr.com/post/6477029783

Honky — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:37:01 -0000

I have no pity for any Miami fan playing the victim card. They might have forgotten about the championship rally they held before, you know, ever winning a championship, but the rest of us didn't. I've never seen any team bask in that sort of egomania without accomplishing anything to justify it, so screw any and all Heat apologists who expect us to go easy on them.