Metaloctopus

Please don't refer to these as protestants. They aren't even remotely Christian.

America first is not about blaming everything on the Jews, without evidence. Being a Christian is also not a political movement. A believer in Christ does not stand by people who claim to be conservatives, who are filled with hatred and inciting others to hate.

America first is not about blaming Israel for protecting itself from Muslim terrorists. America first is not about saying that Hitler was "a pretty cool guy", or that Sharia Law isn't so bad. It's not about blaming TPUSA for Charlie's death. These are some of the crazy things coming from Tucker, Owens and Fuentes.

It's not about whether you are a Zionist, or whatever you want to call yourself. It's calling out evil where it exists. These people are lying about everything Israel does, making conspiracy theories about everything, and putting people in harms way by throwing accusations around.

Meanwhile, people like Dinesh are some of the very few talking about the mass murdering of Christians in Nigeria and Sudan by Muslims, while these hacks just keep talking about the Jews.

Some people care about MORE than America. Some of us actually care about right and wrong, and not just pretending that America is the only place that matters. We all want closed borders, lower taxes, and fair trades. We all care about the things that matter to this country. But we can care about more than just out own backyard at one time.

I've never seen the passage in the Bible that said to only care about your country. MAGA, if it is indeed "dead", is not so because of people who care about more than just ourselves. It's because of people who never understood what it meant to begin with. America "first" is not America only. America and Israel have had a strong relationship for a reason. protecting the only place in a sea of Islamic rule that shares much of our western culture is key in balancing the powers in that area. If we lose that, those countries are all coming after us.

But no one cares about that. All they have time for is listening to some hacks rewriting history for their own agenda.

Let me ask you something. Is it "America first" for these people to spend all their time talking about Israel? If no one can defend Israel from baseless attacks, without people complaining that they don't care about America, then why is it ok for people to keep attacking Israel? Why doesn't anyone ask Candace or Tucker or any of these people to talk about America? Why the double standard? The only reason anyone has to defend Israel, is because so many others won't stop talking about them and blaming every little thing on them. Something bad happens, it's the Jews' fault. It can never be the people who actually did the bad thing, it's always that the Jews made them do it.

I really don't care to engage with any speculative "yes man" talk. The people who hate Landry were going to say that about any AD who was hired. We all know who the coaching candidates are, and it's going to come down to who's interested, and what is LSU willing to pay. No matter who the AD is.

We were hamstrung years ago by an administration that wouldn't pay up. We're all going to find out together if this "new" administration is going to bring us back to those days, or bring us forward.

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My issue is not necessarily that he traded away Shea Langeliers, Drew Waters and Kyle Muller. The latter two never amounted to much of anything. My issue is that he exhausted the trade bait and downgraded at first base because he got into a pissing contest with Freddie after not negotiating with him prior to the 2021 season.

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That's what my point was about trading away too many prospects at once, and not having any depth to call up or trade from. Because yeah, prospects are lottery tickets in most cases, and no one knows what they'll do, but until they prove that they aren't major league talents, you have chips to trade in when you need something.

But AA traded for big names, when we already had guys in house, as you were talking about, which depleted the system, and didn't improve the roster. I've got no issue with making trades that make sense. I didn't think the trades he made in Toronto were wise, and trading for Murphy, and allowing the Freddie situation to get to a point where he backed himself into a trade for Olson, was clearly not wise.

Absolutely incredible...

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Wonder how much their oil reserves factor into this calculus

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I wonder when you forgot that America was supposed to be a force for good, and not just a place for us to bubble wrap ourselves from the rest of the world. We strike an enemy in Iran, people complain. We help Israel try to defeat Hamas, people complain. Now our president wants to liberate Christians in Nigeria from slaughter, and you're thinking about oil?

Can we ever do anything outside of this country, without there being some kind of conspiracy? We can either do something about the extremists who are trying rip apart Christians and Jews everywhere, or we can isolate ourselves and wait for the world to close in around us as our enemies take it all over. They hate western culture. They hate everything that resembles it. They won't stop if we just sit back and do nothing.

I didn't think there was anyway they would eat that buyout any earlier than maybe after next season, unless we went 0-12, and the boosters couldn't stomach another season with Kelly. Didn't think 5-3 would do it, but I certainly believe it was time for a change, if someone was willing to pay the buyout.

As for Woodward, I didn't really think about it. Wouldn't say I saw it coming, but It's not terribly shocking.

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LSU will NOT be able to find a comparable replacement for Woodward. We just won't. Such accomplishments do not simply grow on trees.

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Oh yeah? Was Woodward here for our first six national titles in baseball? Did he hire any of the 4 football coaches who won national titles here? How about all those track championships before he got here? How about the golf national titles? No?

Ah, but he gave Jay Johnson a check, and Kim Mulkey fell into his lap after Baylor turned their back on her, so he's a genius who can't be replaced?

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Jesus dude you are such a liar.

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Tucker just said, in his own words, that "Christian Zionism is a heresy". Which means he either has no idea what Zionism means, or he hates the idea of the Jews' right to exist in Israel. Because that's what Zionism means, for the billionth time that I have now said this.

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You want to be able to bomb and kill innocent women and children so Israel can have some more land.

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And here's where you blatantly lie, yourself. The only reason that anyone who is innocent has dies in this war, is because Hamas used them as human shields. I don't wish for war ever to be necessary. But when you are a tiny country being attacked by multiple terrorist organizations who are funded by Islamic regimes all over the middle east, you have to fight back. They have tried peace deals over, and over, and over again. It never works. These Muslims just keep coming back. These same Muslims who chant death to Israel and death to AMERICA, you are asking Israel to back down from.

You know nothing about this conflict, because you know nothing about history. You think all war is the same, and never justified. You watch Candace Owens and are mind numbing conspiracies theories, and you think you are enlightened. But you are blinded beyond belief.

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You're a neocon. A member of the old guard. You won't have any power soon enough. The kids hate you. All of them.

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I am no such thing. I haven't supported the war in Afghanistan, I haven't supported the billions of dollars spent on Ukraine. But I support an American ally, who we are not sending troops to fight their war. We send them weapons that Israel PAYS FOR. I know people like yourself like to say we "subsidize them". But it just further illustrates your ignorance. Unlike Ukraine, Israel doesn't ask for handouts.

And if "the kids" hate me, I don't care. if they aren't smart enough to think for themselves, instead of letting conspiracy mongers brainwash them, then I don't want their approval, or yours.

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What does any of this have to do with Israel's outsized lobbyist control on our nation's warmongers? At least in the case of Carlson, he's made it very clear that's his concern... not some inherent hatred for "jews".

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What does that have to do with common Jews? Newsflash, our country lobbies everywhere for it's purposes. That's what governments do: They look out for their own best interests. You don't have to like it. But asked how what I said has anything do do with lobbyists in Israel. This is not what Tucker is saying at all. Sure, he's said it before, but this isn't close to being his only objection. This is the same guy that tried to convince us that Sharia Law wasn't that bad, in order to create sympathy for the enemies of the Jews (and our own enemies).

What did Tucker say that I am addressing? He expressed his disdain for "Christian Zionists". What is a Zionist? Well I already gave you the definition, and you quoted in your reply to me, so I don't need to repeat it. So if Tucker is only talking about the Israeli government, then why is he talking about Zionists? Zionists are not about the protection of a particular government or leader within the Israeli government. So why does he hate that people the Jewish people's right to exist in Israel?