Instead of denials and obfuscation, would an acceptable response have been something like this?

“Yes that was me. When I was young I thought that was a funny halloween costume. I have changed and grown up a lot since then, and I learned a long time ago how offensive and inappropriate it is to wear blackface. I am sorry.…

Isn’t attacking someone’s supposed “virtue signalling” also a form of “virtue signalling”?

Ultimately isn’t any comment anyone makes about anything really a form of virtual signalling?

Maybe “virtue signalling” is kind of a meaningless phrase?

I’d much rather donate some cannabis to these folks. Who’s going to set that up?

The real story here is that the police worked to de-escalate things instead of shooting this guy. There needs to be some kind of award for police that don’t shoot people.

Twinkie Spider-Man is in the SpiderVerse comic book, but he gets killed off fast.

Kevin Spacey’s dad was a Nazi who raped and abused Kevin’s brother, and may have done the same to Kevin. This doesn’t excuse Kevin’s behaviour, but it might explain why he is messed up and acts out in a sexually abusive way.

Bikram tried to copyright a bunch of yoga poses, and failed.

Seems to me that allowing dance moves to be copyrighted could result in a corporation copyrighting hundreds of dance moves so that no-one else can use them.

http://time.com/4067618/bikram-choudhury-yoga-copyright/

Small suggestion. Instead of the word “felon” how about we start saying “former prisoners.”

They were promised $300 each for the European tour? Like $300 for the whole tour? That’s like how much per performance? Either there’s a typo in this article or they should have known there was a problem when they’re getting like $20 a show.

Some people sign up for soldiering out of a sense of patriotic duty. Some people sign up because it’s their best chance for a career and opportunities. And some people sign up for soldiering because they enjoy killing and torturing people.

Obama allowed US states to legalize, he said we should treat marijuana “as a public-health issue, the same way we do with cigarettes or alcohol.” He was the first sitting President to visit a federal prison and talk to prisoners, and he gave hundreds of drug war prisoners clemency at the end of his term.

Obama was “the…

yeah sure, things were awesome in Iraq in 2007...

Actually, Jesus did say something along those very lines: “Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies will be the…

They are both facing charges which will likely result in a lifetime criminal record and possibly even registration as a sex offender.

This poor girl will have to explain her criminal record for indecent exposure in every job interview for the rest of her life. That’s the real crime here.

The headline says the coach was arrested but actually both of them have been charged and could face jail time and a permanent criminal record.

The headline implies that the coach was arrested because the girl was underage or the sex itself was unlawful. But they were both arrested for indecent exposure which really…

Sadly, “I’m with her” was a bad campaign slogan. I would have recommended something like “She’s with you” or maybe even “She’s on your side.”

How did the invasion of Iraq protect the world? Or the invasion of Afghanistan?

Also, NATO countries do not pay “dues” to anyone, so they can’t be “behind on their dues.” NATO has a budget to cover joint military costs, and no NATO countries are behind on their contributions there.

You’re thinking of member states’…

America’s defence spending is offensive.

Jesus would strongly approve. Especially since he was a cannabis user and provider himself.

“I know a couple of millionaires.”

Being a millionaire and being a billionaire are not at all close to the same thing.