I’m sure Spicer took Trump’s loyalty pledge. If he’s out as Press Secretary, they’ll be another spot for him in the administration — undersecretary of flag lapel pins, maybe.

Given the government’s tendency to spy on allies ( think Angela Merkel’s phone), this may simply be damning evidence of the pervasive surveillance state we still live in.

It’s actually a good speech! I mean, for once our president doesn’t come across as a kook or a Fascist.

Are we supposed to be able to tell that someone is a stone-cold killer just by the look on his face? I think we need to focus on the BS that comes out of the mouths of these manifesto-writing types, because that is far more telling than whatever someone looks like.

Come on — what Manning did was not deserving of execution. And the original 35 year sentence Manning received was also way out of line. Giving the public a glimpse into what actually happens in a war— the “collateral damage” video — is not a traitorous deed.

Maher likes to cite Pew Research data that show x percent of Muslims around the world approve of sharia law, honor killings and suicide bombers. Maher is pretty disparaging about Islam in general. But yes, we do live in an era when radical Islamic terrorism is a very clear and present danger.

There’s no turning things back to “normal.” The deplorables aren’t the type to slink away quietly if Trump loses.

Well, when you put it like that.... I take it expectations are high, in regards to how the government will address this particular form of protest. I figured the players were mostly commenting on society’s relative ambivalence to the plight of black people in this country. But sure, if the government can address…

Fine — it’s possible that every last knee taker is doing so in protest of us blithely living in such a divided state here in America. It’s also possible, I think, that some of these guys are jumping on what they perceive is a bandwagon that will get them more attention.

I know we lionize professional ball players but they’re basically just performers. The only thing this scene is missing is a Kardashian taking a knee on the Red Carpet.

One person doing that took all the risks, making him the bona fide protester. What we’re seeing now is probably more than just a smattering of the “Look at me, I’m doing it too!” crowd. A protest is more substantial than just a bunch of people reiterating the same message.

The first guy to take a knee during the National Anthem was a trailblazer (or, if you prefer, a martyr for a cause.) The small number of people who who first followed that guy’s lead are the types who don’t like to see one person take all the flak from society for not conforming to a social tradition. The growing…

Ah, I missed that part. Thank you for the gentle correction.

Why is Burk an ass if he’s simply following the honor code by ratting out his fellow cadets?

It’s not like restating that ISIS are a bunch of despicable murderous psychopaths is going to help the women who were their sex slaves any more that “hijacking” a thread for one’s own personal amusement. If you ask me it’s a testament to just how horrible this story is that we have to speak about it in such a detached…

Oppression is relative, and it is oppressive by Western standards to have Christians use the legal system to dictate women’s options over their own health care. No one is saying that the oppressiveness is equivalent to what the sex slaves are suffering under ISIS.

If a person is old enough to sign up for our military service, then that person ought to be considered old enough to vote. What magic age do you think people reach when they stop making bad judgments?

Looking at a news site’s timeline of the narrative spun around the Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi attacks, Hillary Clinton said in a call to then Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil,

A Senate report on the Benghazi attacks didn’t mention Sec. Clinton but did mention that Ambassador Stevens refused military offers of security assistance at least twice (possibly because Stevens thought the tighter security would impair his efforts to build relationships with the locals.) So the buck may have stopped…

Nevah!