I guess you don't know he is? The man was taking multiple painkillers prescribed by multiple team doctors - his family is currently suing. To use his picture is pretty tasteless, but then again, so is Bettman.

I think I can. I eat meat, wear leather, and enjoy both. I (try to) buy local meat that has been grazing on a field of grass, rather than buying the factory farmed version. I can choose to buy leather products that are second-hand, or buy from indigenous peoples who live on what they trap.

Looks at profile, realizes that I would be calling you 'Sister'...sorry about that :)

Thank you!

Get your hours in, work safe, work smart! Good luck and I hope I get to call you 'Brother' soon :)

Bad news? Yeah, workers getting pension and health benefits from a show that makes MILLIONS in advertising and sales is such a horrible thing! *sarcasm

Maybe she wants to gain weight after being so thin for Les Mis?

Let's see. We have seen multiple Republicans musing about how blacks were better off under slavery. The GOP passed 1100 bills reducing reproductive rights last year in various states and simultaneously blocked economic bills at the federal level. They have worked tirelessly to prevent gay marriages and equality for…

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#trollpatrol

I may be quoting you from now until the end of time. Excruciatingly on point.

Thank y'all for the compliments! Sometimes a woman has to do what a woman has to do. Story update to answer questions:

Sheen/Ford 2012. Just to be safe, 'cuz that ticket covers both foreign policy AND alien/space terrors. Plus there would be some fantastic speeches.

Huh. I gave birth by myself in the bucket seat of my husband's sports car. Not planned, but the ambulance couldn't get there in time, and Baby Pax was in a hurry.

Yep. Perspective is everything. I was thrilled to see her succeed, on many different levels.

My pleasure!

The story here is that little black girls have someone to look up to as their hero - someone who LOOKS LIKE THEM who won both the individual and the team gold medals. It is hard sometimes to imagine yourself doing something like that without strong role models. Look at John Orozco on the men's side - he has little…

And the U.S. promptly held them to account by invading them...oh wait.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia follows a specific sect of Wahabi Sunni Islam, has an Arab and Bedouin culture, and has different laws from most other nations that identify as Muslim.

And you are a bigot. At least I can still learn, right? Try talking to a few moderate Muslims in your home town and see how many share the views of the extremists.