Since Scotland is far to the left of England on a bevy of issues, probably so.

what does putting down stray dogs have to do with terrorism....?

psh, the NSA already logged it.

is that the new Lakers fans' delusion?

popovich's interviews are hilarious, far funnier than anything Belichick's put out

It would probably just end up being a few minutes of homophobic slurs.

Well they have said they are weighing performances at other competition other than Nationals (as Winn points out below). But generally results at Nationals account for most of the decision—-and in this case, it definitely wasn't a clear case of Wagner' having a far superior record to Nagasu outside of Nationals. …

Sure, but Kwan and Kerrigan aren't exactly comparable to Wagner. Hypothetically they probably could've petitioned on, but that would still be different from this case.

Then you should have no problem with calling this bullshit out in this article. Or are you saying everybody should just accept the undercover racism and shut up about it?

Right, they gave her all those endorsement deals not because she's pretty, but because of her "consistent record".

Well, if they drop the whole pretense about "merit" and just flat out say "hey yeah, it's based on your marketability and the media", then sure.

Only that's never been a reason for why the top three weren't chosen. The only other exceptions to that in the past have been injuries.

NAW. this is America, yo.

Ashley Wagner was going to be a major part of the US Olympic team's marketing campaign—-you don't dump that for stupid ideals like "meritocracy".

Too bad Joe Johnson didn't go with Iso Joe

Anthony Bennett...................lol

She's one of the best (if not the best) character on the show. All of what you said, and the fact that she beat the shit out of Cartman in front of the whole school.

that's a good point—the only exception is that early episode when she ends up getting breast implants

Agreed! That last scene with Wendy was heart-rendering...

a 2014 1st rounder....