It's a shared property so I'm only being semi-sarcastic. But yes: that's what everything about Rice's suspension the last few days reads like.

Kind of hard when the player is accused of triple murder and, oh yeah: sitting in a jail cell.

Why's Deadspin have its proverbial panties in a wad over Rice's suspension? Okay, he got a light punishment.

I just don't understand why the victim's actions can never be discussed.

For a comparison in the line of reasoning here, think about complaints leveled against professional sports and the lack of black coaches viz-a-viz percentage of labor force is made up of black players.

Dungy acknowledges the talent point when speaking about his conversations with personnel regarding Jonathan Martin.

Exactly.

Even with no-hitters, the Mariners get no respect.

So when are veterans going to be the only ones who determine how our wars are carried out?

What you describe - "since I wasn't a parent I could never understand-basically invalidating my opinion" - is a common tactic lobbed at those of us without children or without partner.

Seeing as how these horses are treated better than tens - possibly hundreds of and maybe even approaching a billion and more - of millions of humans on this planet, yes: the rest of horse racing is fair to the horses.

The fact most Americans probably cannot accurately name the number of rights contained in the First Amendment tells one everything needed to know about whether John Q. Public understands it.

If that's the case, single quotations should have been used to represent a thought. E.g., in my original post around the word "funny". (The reason for the quotations there? I'm quoting myself.)

The consensus for anyone who actually paid attention is aid to Africa.

Like I said: the author reluctantly acknowledges this fact.

If nobody gives a shit if a first pitch is good or not, why the graphic in the first place?

Unless the author was quoting someone who said Bush actually tossed the best first pitch, why the quotes around the word then?

It's not trolling.

Bush was wearing body armor (more than likely the Interceptor Body Armor) which weighs just over 16 lbs. with the ceramic plates in.

'Funny' how you don't want to even acknowledge Bush's first pitch is a classic, especially given the context it was thrown in.