This is true, except intent has come to include things like not having your arms in a “natural position,” and not doing enough to avoid handling the ball. Both of those conditions could be applied to Young, and much more often that not I think you see that given.

You evidently didn’t watch the rest of the video. The lower camera angles show he clearly didn’t touch it.

Usually politicians are smart enough to sense when the corruption heat on someone in their party is getting too intense, and there’s a race to cut ties. Much better to run one of their own under the bus, rather than risk an investigation spreading, and the spotlight being turned on their own corruption. In previous…

Yes, portraying his accuser as a whore is certainly an “aggressive strategy.” The whole point was to make things as miserable for her as possible, with the hope that she would relent and settle. With that power at his disposal, there’s no reason a third party observer owes him any presumption of innocence. The deck is…

There’s no question the 2017 egg was designed by whoever was doing it for Obama, and Trump didn’t get around to putting his stamp on the eggs until this year.

The 2016 and 2017 eggs sell on that WH site for $125 each. 2018 edition? $14.95. Perfect for our president who sees himself as the epitome of class and wealth, but everyone else can see is merely a cheap imitation of those things.

I’m not disputing that Michael Rapaport is racist. I don’t think he has malice toward black people in his heart, he’s just ignorant. I strongly disagree with your statement that people who don’t think they are racist are the most dangerous. While you should never fully let your guard down, or allow yourself to be…

A charitable interpretation would be that programs like DACA encourage more illegal immigration, or that DACA is emblematic of benefits and treatment available to undocumented immigrants from a country soft on immigration. But Donald Fucking Trump deserves neither a charitable interpretation nor the benefit of the…

If the cops wanna be able to shoot as soon as they feel the slightest bit threatened, at least meet me halfway and stop with the “risking their lives to protect us” bullshit. It’s only risking your life if there’s a real likelihood you could die. None of these cops are ever at risk of dying, because they just shoot…

There are two ways to look at this. First is that the Republicans gave the Dems a gift by running Moore, and the Dems should make the most of these three years, because the seat will be going back to the Republicans in 2020. If you really don’t think Jones can be reelected, then by all means, start acting like a…

I assume there is dash cam or other forward-facing video of the incident, like there was in the Uber incident, since they’re still in test mode and all. Because I’m not sure the raw data will be enough to convince a traffic court judge to overrule the motorcycle cop.

I do know the show was praised for being surprisingly progressive in its later years, so credit for that. I was probably in college by the time they made that pivot, and the show was completely off my radar at that point. It’s certainly feasible they were out in front of the sexual harassment/assault issue, although…

Why would anyone dislike Geno Auriemma? He’s a national treasure and a superb coach.

Married With Children was funny. I’ll still stop for a few minutes if I see a rerun on. Roseanne, no thanks.

I’m old enough to remember Roseanne in its original run. I never understood the appeal. She was such an odious, disgusting human being. She wasn’t funny. The show wasn’t funny. Even the superb John Goodman was reduced to a tired cliche. The show went out of its way to make poor or working class people seem as trashy…

Is it true that the elections in June are for seats that will be up for election again in November, and that the legislature won’t be in session during that time? I was under the impression Walker was doing something crooked here, and he probably still is. But if the legislature isn’t in session until after the…

Elon to employees: It’s not what you got, it’s what you give. It ain’t the life you choose, it’s the life you live.

He’s terrific. Emma Gonzalez is terrific. I can see why the right was so invested in the crisis actor theory, because it’s shocking how thoroughly these HS kids are owning the debate. David Hogg just fucking wrecked Laura Ingraham. She shouldn’t be allowed on tv after getting dunked on that hard. And there’s no…

Congratulations on being a garbage person with garbage takes.

If I’m an NBA front office, all other things being equal, I’d rather have the kid that played in the G League than college. The G League schedule and style of play are both a lot more similar to the NBA’s than college basketball is. I’d rather have the player who played a 50 game G League schedule, playing in NBA…