Globetrotter747

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What is the main reason you vote Republican?

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Because Democrats have gone insane and care more about Mateo who just crossed the border illegally five minutes ago than they do a tax-paying multigenerational American with a productive job and a grandfather who ran up Omaha Beach.

I used to be independent and have voted for both sides in the past. Now? I vote red across the board, period. It doesn’t matter who is on the ballot.

It’s all very simple:

1. Flight 93 was delayed, and the terrorists on that flight also waited a little longer than the others to hijack the plane. This allowed the passengers time to learn about the plot by phone calls to family, etc., on the ground and attempt to stop it.

2. The passengers organized themselves and stormed the cockpit.

3. The terrorists realized the passengers would stop them before reaching their intended target, which was probably the Capitol, and went ahead and crashed the plane.

4. The military did not respond quickly enough stop 93 in any way. Without passenger intervention, it would have reached its target.

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If you had a family member killed by someone would you want the death penalty or no?

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I think anyone unquestionably guilty of murder deserves the death penalty regardless of whether or not I am related to the victim.

And it should be done quickly.

My description of India is that everything is pretty much either really cool or really shitty. Mostly really shitty. I spent a little time in Delhi and down to Agra for the Taj Mahal.

And I went in May several years ago during a heat wave and it was hot as frick. 115+ every day. Walking around on all that concrete and asphalt. It was the most miserably hot environment I’ve been in and that includes a lifetime of living in the South, 30 years of summer football practices, and a couple of trips to Death Valley.

But I don’t regret it. I also took a side trip to Nepal to take a flight to see Mt. Everest just in case a Base Camp trek never works out for me.

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But being comfortably prepared and set for an overseas flight especially going on a vacation I'm looking forward to, is not something I'd do this for.

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I am one of those people who tends to err on the side of caution because a trip that involves a flight (especially an international flight) is typically a sizable financial expenditure that could be costly and/or very frustrating if unforeseen circumstances frick it up.

ATL is my home airport and has been for years, and I still arrive 3-4 hours early in spite of not even checking luggage and always having reserved parking. I like to have enough time to handle one unexpected problem (wreck on the interstate, security lines are long for some reason, etc.) without jeopardizing my flight.

An extra hour or two of sitting at the airport is a small price to pay for some buffer time, and it’s not like I am going to be pulling out of Sydney Sweeney early to have it.

I also typically like to eat at the airport before I fly because I hate airplane food, so that’s one thing I do with the extra time if all goes smoothly from door to inside security.

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I just said there has to be some intelligence that caused the first event. His response was that he’s ok with not having an answer and believing nothing caused it. Very unsatisfying.

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There’s nothing wrong with saying, “I don’t know.”

1. Science has provided countless answers to things once attributed to deities and other forms of the supernatural. To date, there’s no irrefutable evidence of supernatural entities intervening in the Universe. However, we discover natural explanations for things every day.

Thinking we will just have to live in the moment without knowing the full story on Mystery X but that future generations may figure it out is a lot more reasonable than attributing it all to a supernatural entity just to have an answer.

2. Some things may be beyond our comprehension. A bunch of cows standing in a pasture during a storm don’t understand why they’re getting wet - and will never know why. It’s beyond their capacity to figure it out. But rain is still a natural phenomenon whether the cows understand it or not.

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We are not the good guys any longer and it sucks.

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Being the good guy in 2026 means handing the entire country over to illegal immigrants, Muslims, freeloaders, liberal women, and foreign states while simultaneously apologizing to being a white male.

It seems everyone except the descendants of the people who built this country’s foundational infrastructure, developed all of its technology, and fought all of its wars should enjoy the benefits of the USA’s prosperity.

I hate to say it, but it’s the truth.

Anything that has given more political power to women and minorities has weakened this country. Not necessarily because of incompetence - although that’s true in a lot of cases - but because they often wield power vindictively out of spite and insecurity.

That’s because power was given to them by white men. It wasn’t taken. White men don’t sit around angry at Japan over Pearl Harbor because we turned around and kicked their arse in return and got over it - in a manner of speaking. Women and minorities didn’t earn their freedom in a similar way and harbor bitterness over it now that they are getting more and more political power.

And now we have all these damn Muslims coming in that are very actively trying to take as much power as they can - and don’t mind telling us so.

If you had showed the D-Day guys a crystal ball of what the United States (and the UK) would be like in 2044 and 2094, they might have just said frick it and gone home.

How NYC and London (the two greatest cities in western civilization) have fricking Muslim mayors less than 25 years after 9/11 is mindblowing to me. And that’s exactly how they’re going to beat us. We are going to give and give and give - while they don’t give shite. And eventually they’re going to have everything.

Consider style matchups. Maybe there’s something about an underdog that is naturally problematic for the favorite.

The Dolphins, with prime Marino, upset the 1985 Bears because a quick passing game was the most effective way to beat the 46 defense. The Giants upset the 2007 Patriots because they had an excellent front four that could pressure Brady.

Sometimes a team has the right mix of scheme or personnel to neutralize an overall better opponent and give it a chance to win.

It was a long time coming. No one wants to risk injury over a meaningless game (or other bullshite) at the end of the season.

He’s absolutely right. They are either going to play for you or against you. Doesn’t matter if you like it or not. Any coach who willingly gives the competition even an inch of a competitive advantage in a hyper competitive world like CFB will not be around long.