Megan Rapinoe & The US Soccer Team

[LouderVol]

Half the country fundamentally opposes the message carved into the statue of liberty, LOL. I'm with you, though.

In my defense I was drunk, and my knife wasnt very sharp and I had to get done before the guards showed back up. Oh wait. You mean the whole give me your lost and all that. Carry on.

 

[McDad]

In my defense I was drunk, and my knife wasnt very sharp and I had to get done before the guards showed back up. Oh wait. You mean the whole give me your lost and all that. Carry on.

I lol'd for reelz this time. Nice work.

 

[AirVol]

LOL! WTF is a liverspotted posterior?

He likes to use big sentences.

 

[Orange_Crush]

i think that is a really poignant observation on symbolism in a general sense. Symbolism can be anything we want it to be. The message of Lady Liberty is about the concept of America welcoming the cast-offs from other societies. I think the majority still get warm fuzzies about that high minded concept. The percentages drop like a UF football player to the turf when the other team is moving the ball efficiently once the details of that concept are discussed.

Isn't that part f the point? If I was the member of a team that represented the citizens of a country...and if I wanted to make more money in a system where I was paid because people in that country tuned in to watch me play a game...I'm not sure I would be referring to a large percentage of those citizens' symbolic respect as that "****ing" thing, "and I'll probably never stand up or honor that place when it's being honored home or internationally".

She sounds all tough and all. But I'm just not sure she's thought this through.

 

[LouderVol]

I lol'd for reelz this time. Nice work.

I work best when there are no expectations

 

[n_huffhines]

i think that is a really poignant observation on symbolism in a general sense. Symbolism can be anything we want it to be. The message of Lady Liberty is about the concept of America welcoming the cast-offs from other societies. I think the majority still get warm fuzzies about that high minded concept. The percentages drop like a UF football player to the turf when the other team is moving the ball efficiently once the details of that concept are discussed.

SoL - “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore."
Trump and his fanboys - Give me your best and brightest, their spouses can't come, and the rest need to stay in their banana republics and make their countries better.

 

[LouderVol]

SoL - “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore."
Trump and his fanboys - Give me your best and brightest, their spouses can't come, and the rest need to stay in their banana republics and make their countries better.

Where did the French get that quote?honest question.

 

[GVF]

So far today you've started threads going after immigrants and homosexuals. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us tomorrow!

Well...that's the lib word for them. I think the old "*******" term is still appropriate. It does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, gender, or religion. It only denotes illegality.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

He likes to use big sentences.

Yeah words are so gay.

 

[GVF]

Half the country fundamentally opposes the message carved into the statue of liberty, LOL. I'm with you, though.

No, not really. Just the liberal support of the illegal abuse of that message.

 

[LouderVol]

Where did the French get that quote?honest question.

Did some digging. American poet, added to the pedestal after construction as part of the fundraising for the pedestal. written at the time of the SoL

 

[Orange_Crush]

Yeah words are so gay.

Not sure about that, but complaining about the split between youe ex's legs sure sounds it.

 

[0nelilreb]

Where did the French get that quote?honest question.

What is the quote on the statue of liberty? · How Tall is the Statue of Liberty?

 

[utvolpj]

Well...that's the lib word for them. I think the old "*******" term is still appropriate. It does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, gender, or religion. It only denotes illegality.

No that's actually a slur and was never appropriate

 

[Septic]

Not sure about that, but complaining about the split between youe ex's legs sure sounds it.

cheap shot.

 

[Orange_Crush]

cheap shot.

If she actually took an axe down there, I'll withdraw the raz. Otherwise, burn!

 

[McDad]

Where did the French get that quote?honest question.

I don't know. Never even thought about before. Im interested to learn tho

 

[LouderVol]

I don't know. Never even thought about before. Im interested to learn tho

Written at the time by American female poet, helped fund raise for the pedestal. Zogging frogs just gave us a paperweight. Poem was added a few years after officially to the pedestal it helped fund.

 

[0nelilreb]

I don't know. Never even thought about before. Im interested to learn tho

The interesting question to ask on the street would be ... how many people think that poem by her is what is written on that tablet lady liberty is holding in her hand .

 

[Orange_Crush]

The interesting question to ask on the street would be ... how many people think that poem by her is what is written on that tablet lady liberty is holding in her hand .

Duh. She's holding a Visa. She's from France!

 

[McDad]

SoL - “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore."
Trump and his fanboys - Give me your best and brightest, their spouses can't come, and the rest need to stay in their banana republics and make their countries better.

We are paying the societal cost because the concept symbolized in the SoL is running headfirst into the corrupt politics of the day. We cannot hold the concept AND support the expanded safety net. Either the concept remains and the socialism abates or the concept wanes and the socialism remains. Sobering are the circumstances our politicians created for us because we could not trust in our own freedom.

 

[Orange_Crush]

We are paying the societal cost because the concept symbolized in the SoL is running headfirst into the corrupt politics of the day. We cannot hold the concept AND support the expanded safety net. Either the concept remains and the socialism abates or the concept wanes and the socialism remains. Sobering are the circumstances our politicians created for us because we could not trust in our own freedom.

Everyone wants the US to be the world's medic but takes issue when people remind that in order to do so, the US needs to put our own oxygen mask on first before tending to everyone else.

 

[1972 Grad]

We are paying the societal cost because the concept symbolized in the SoL is running headfirst into the corrupt politics of the day. We cannot hold the concept AND support the expanded safety net. Either the concept remains and the socialism abates or the concept wanes and the socialism remains. Sobering are the circumstances our politicians created for us because we could not trust in our own freedom.

Too deep for me.

 

[BowlBrother85]

I could careless if she insults Trump, it's the cool thing to do if your a celebrity and I haven't said anything about the other 2,000 so called celbs voicing their opinions. It also has nothing to do with her sexuality so nice try again. Look at her during her speech and the event in NYC yesterday. She is always wanting the attention on her and every time they tried to honor one of her teammates she had to be front and center dancing and acting like a idiot. She's an attention whore plain and simple. For the record I think the whole dropping the flag was an ACCIDENT when they was caught up in the celebration but it still shouldn't happen, especially after you have protested our anthem and blasted our president and country.

We live in a time when so many people are either highly sensitive or they just like to complain about anything they can. I have watched the replay of the famous USA VS USSR hockey game from the 1980 Olympics 5 or 6 times on YouTube over the years. ... Goalie Jim Craig (who stopped 36 of 39 shots - most of the 3rd period was played right in front of his net), was famously draped in an American flag during the post-game celebration and asked "Where's my dad?" as ABC cameras approached him. Upon spotting his father, he dropped the flag on the ice (it was later picked up by a fan who sold it at auction). It was an accident and amazingly, nobody complained about it back then or interpreted it to be disrespectful. The platforms that the internet has provided has given everyone a public voice and also created a culture of whining over the silliest little things.

 

[McDad]

Everyone wants the US to be the world's medic but takes issue when people remind that in order to do so, the US needs to put our own oxygen mask on first before tending to everyone else.

I am not a Trumper but I see the immigration system is needing an overhaul. If we are to remain viable as a nation, we need to be more selective in who immigrates and how they do so. We have to make the adjustments because the politics have backed us into that corner. Remove the decades of bad policy. Make America a land of opportunity again instead of a land of oppression, and I am happy to return to the idealism of SoL.