This headline can’t be right... I mean, did they talk to any of the Sweathogs? Barbarino? Horshack? Boom Boom Washington?

Might I direct you here, because I asked a similar question (though not as obviously naively as you):

We should’ve listened when we had the chance.

What if this whole time we’ve had it all wrong... what if “Kyrie Irving” was just an alter ego for Uncle Drew?

Sometimes I see a headline like this and think... there must be some kind of wrinkle in the fuller story to complicate this tidy narrative. Surely there must be more to this story than the headline indicates.

This is not one of those times.

Perhaps you missed when I said:

“ if I had no other information about Sinclair (if I hadn’t seen the Last Week Tonight bit, for example)” 

wow... you’re adorable.

Of all the explanations that I’ve gotten on this (and as you can see, there have been quite a few), this sentence encapsulates it best:

“The most insidious forms of propaganda are those that seem reasonable on their face without context, but are meant to tie into a larger narrative that is being pushed.”

Bravo. 

I agree... in context it’s deplorable, but I think this particular statement is a less-than-optimal example. Someone on the other side could see this story and say, “geez, they’re getting upset over nothing. I thought you guys didn’t like fake news!”

You guys, this is no big deal. He was just trying to live up to the game’s subtitle. After all, the n-word is offensive all over the globe!

So, I agree that attacking the media has been part of Trump’s strategy, and I agree that statements like that can be used as part of that strategy to delegitimize newsgathering in general, but if I had no other information about Sinclair (if I hadn’t seen the Last Week Tonight bit, for example) I actually wouldn’t…

I love a good Pigeon John reference! Now I’m gonna have to look that one up.

That’s not counterpoint, that’s making my point. The 1 is where the low emphasis goes... UNNHHHH is a low, gutteral thing. Also, the dude is playing bass.

If he were CLAPPING it would not be on the 1.

The NBA is actually trying to do this. But aside from Haywoode Workman, they haven’t gotten much traction.

I’m actually glad you posted that, because it sorta proves my point. Even friggin’ Daryl Hall couldn’t hear it, and he cowrote the song. I think maybe what Michael meant is just that their song was so good and the opening was so effective that he meant to do something similar. I mean, they’re a similar tempo and they…

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Funny you should say that... I am working on a book about how evangelicals could benefit from a wholistic embrace of gospel music, so... almost the same thing.

Damn.... 11/4. That’s a new one for me. I’ve rocked with a few 7/8 joints here and there, but nothing like this. If a song makes me count, I’m usually not feelin’ it... but this one gets me with the syncopated hits, so I can still get with it.

Really, the rule of thumb is just Clap Whenever the Snare Drum Sounds.

oh okay cool... sorry. I see a lot of dumb hot takes on Deadspin, so I couldn’t see it as sarcasm. I did read that Quincy Jones interview, but didn’t notice his comment on that, although it seems a little odd to say the beat was stolen. It’s an incredibly basic beat... if anything, it was stolen from some basic “How…