Yeah, this is all about managing expectations. McConnell et. al. are doing their best to make it seem normal that they’re not going to do their jobs, and Obama is just making it clear that the expectation is that they will. Establish the idea that the Senate is supposed to at least give the nominees a vote, and…

10/10 excellent use of the high road and kicking off the long con to throw this back in the face of the GOP as we get closer to November

but even that small chance of success gives him a leg up

Lose-lose for this guy. He jumps in and takes a side, and he’s a violent offender. He stays back and does nothing, and he’s condoning violence. I think it’d just be better if it hadn’t been on camera.

yessss. Jez/GM’s legal analysis is pretty lacking most of the time. So many smart lady lawyer commenters could be resources to make sure this is right. (I'd do it! I may only be a 3rd year associate, but what I lack in experience I make up for in moral outrage!)

I’ve been fuming over the reporting of this case here as well, mainly for the uninformed bashing of the Court and Judge. It’s really frustrating. There are over 400 docket entries in this action—it’s a pretty complicated litigation yet these authors and the comentatriat continue to lambaste the court without having…

Jez really needs some legal advisors. The generalizations and misinterpretations for the sake of drama/outrage generation tend to undermine their arguments. I mean, the court isn’t exactly dry-washing its hands with evil glee while they kick back a few with Dr. Luke and Sony’s legal team and drown kittens in a sack.

This this this. Posted about this in the comments of another article. There is been no trial, there has been no verdict. People need to stop using those words.

The Court is NOT on Dr. Luke’s “side.” The Judge merely applied the law to the facts. As an attorney one of the hardest things to deal with are bad facts. They are what they are and we do our best to construe them most favorably to our clients but ultimately Judges have no discretion to choose a “side” they like. It’s…

Despicable. The only thing that should have been laid out flat on its side was the phone they used to film the workout.

Thanks for outing yourself, dickhead.

Wow that got off topic!

Sure, he has more upper body strength than his opponent, and by default he’ll have a lower body position (“low man wins”), but I’m sure he has his own disadvantages. I would assume his core strength is weaker, and that he gets less power/drive from his legs than an able-bodied wrestler. I also would guess that it’s…

Absolutely! Even though it is a documented fact that people who are not able-bodied are at a distinct disadvantage in society—whether it be in terms of employment, acceptance, or just simple mobility—the fact that he can win a high school wrestling championship evens that out.

Even if that’s true, we can start worrying about it when high school wrestlers start getting amputations intentionally for the advantage

I’m sure some giant dickhead will try; are you that guy?

I think at least one of “a lot” and “explicitly” does not mean what you think it means.

this is the take I came here to watch unfold

It was a response to people claiming that he was running an openly sexist campaign, not an unbidden brag. Nobody’s looking for cookies.

Someone needs to sit me down and explain it to me, too. I don’t get it. I don’t think Killer Mike said anything wrong. I don’t think Bernie said anything wrong. And like, yeah he’s an old white man, and we’ve had a lot of old white men. Hillary would be different, because she’s an old white woman. Technically Bernie…