No, it's better if (in their function as museums) they reference those aspects of honorees' extracurricular lives.

BI (Bastard Index) = [TGI (Total Groupies Impregnated) / SA (Stage Appearances)] * AVF (Aggregate Venue Factor)

See, this guy gets it.

"The Nazis had 'socialist' right there in the name! The KKK were Democrats! I bet you never learned any of this in your state-run indoctrination camps!"

Jeff Ament doesn't seem to think so. And I would agree, but then, the whole idea of a RRHOF is pretty silly in itself. It's not like we can resolve these disagreements by pointing at slugging percentages or park effects or really anything tangible.

Just as a point of comparison that a Hall of Fame for achievement in a specific field will typically include some people of objectionable character.

Yes, New Order is bigger than Joy Division. Peter Hook alone gained about an Ian Curtis worth of weight in the '90s.

Ted Nugent is (or was) a really fucking good guitarist. If Ty Cobb can get into the BBHOF, Nuge should be in the RRHOF.

With hologram Ian Curtis!

There aren't any "No Smoking" signs in Heaven; cigarette smoke just smells like fresh-baked cookies to the non-smokers.

Well, actually…

Dibs on Karl Rahner! He worked with Mel Brooks, right? I'll interview the 1000 year old man and…

The one word from a batter guaranteed to get them tossed: "You."

OK. So I hope you get that terms like Bernout and Berniebro make it sound like the speaker or writer is taking a shot at a whole bunch of Democrats who did the right thing on election day. As a fellow pragmatist, I think that's counterproductive considering that we have a vitally important midterm election coming up…

Hmmph.

I mean, I love Bernie. I got to vote for him multiple times when I lived in Vermont, and I think he's a cannier and more pragmatic politician than most of his erstwhile supporters give him credit for. I remember the massive butthurt when he conceded the primary and urged his supporters to vote for Clinton. Anyone…

Yup, and I hate how the kneejerk response is "Sanders couldn't have won either!" I'm not saying that he could have! I am saying that the fact that Clinton's only serious primary opposition was the Democratic version of Ron Paul is pretty fucking sad.

Yes, I'm sorry to be the one bringing all the negativity into the room. My goodness.

I think we all have that fear in the back of our heads, but I'm not yet that pessimistic about the DNC, especially since Perez isn't really one of her people. But yeah, I firmly expect at least a very vocal 10-15% of Democrats to make that argument, and their voice will be amplified by a news media who loves to stir…

As someone who's been up and sober since 7 AM…you lucky bastard.