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demmiblue

(36,747 posts)
Sun May 5, 2019, 09:54 AM May 2019

Jon Cryer FTW: Dude, you of all people should be cool with people who come in second...

Dude, you of all people should be cool with people who come in second getting the prize.

The Kentuky Derby decision was not a good one. It was a rough and tumble race on a wet and sloppy track, actually, a beautiful thing to watch. Only in these days of political correctness could such an overturn occur. The best horse did NOT win the Kentucky Derby - not even close!



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Jon Cryer FTW: Dude, you of all people should be cool with people who come in second... (Original Post) demmiblue May 2019 OP
Whoa! PatSeg May 2019 #1
The idiot has no clue. A jockey reporting a foul and the stewards agreeing is not political brewens May 2019 #2
Yeah, I doubt he even watched it. GoCubsGo May 2019 #6
Exactly what kind of crap is treestar May 2019 #17
Hillary by a furlong! DemoTex May 2019 #3
I can hear Vern in my head saying that! lunatica May 2019 #10
I don't know cannabis_flower May 2019 #20
It's great to see all the brilliant things people find. I'd never find all this on my own. Thanks. pdsimdars May 2019 #4
Living in Louisville... BigOleDummy May 2019 #5
Interesting. It's roughly the same percentage as the Cult45ers. catbyte May 2019 #9
Cheating to win is obviously not a negative for Trump. (n/t) thesquanderer May 2019 #12
I'm not knowledgeable about horse racing as well. Until I am yonder May 2019 #24
First comment in the thread: stopwastingmymoney May 2019 #7
Hah! Good catch FakeNoose May 2019 #8
Nice one. reel it in! yonder May 2019 #22
Cryer must be one of those Unicorn Republicans... doompatrol39 May 2019 #11
"Hello, Tiger Woods? This is President Duh Donald." rocktivity May 2019 #13
#DerangedDonald deleted the stupid tweet. He even misspelled Kentucky DesertRat May 2019 #14
Since WHEN exactly is he an expert on horse racing and the rules for disqualifying behavior ? Haggis for Breakfast May 2019 #25
Tiny is an expert on firefighting too..... groundloop May 2019 #26
Brilliant. spanone May 2019 #15
Always liked this guy. ReformedGOPer May 2019 #16
Fortunately, you don't have to take anyone's word for it rocktivity May 2019 #18
So should Jon Cryer lame54 May 2019 #19
An obvious case of obstruction patphil May 2019 #21
One of my standard lines: Just because the president breaks the rules doesn't mean that you UniteFightBack May 2019 #23

brewens

(13,397 posts)
2. The idiot has no clue. A jockey reporting a foul and the stewards agreeing is not political
Sun May 5, 2019, 10:35 AM
May 2019

correctness. So just throw out the rules and allow anything out there, no matter how dirty? Sounds like Trump.

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
6. Yeah, I doubt he even watched it.
Sun May 5, 2019, 11:11 AM
May 2019

It wouldn't surprise me if the owners of the horse who was disqualified are members of one of his clubs, and that's why he's bitching. Or, perhaps one of his near-do-well demonspawn lost money on a bet because of it.

BigOleDummy

(2,260 posts)
5. Living in Louisville...
Sun May 5, 2019, 11:07 AM
May 2019

… the Derby is a HUGE deal around here. Parades, Steamboat races, etc. for 2 weeks leading up to the Derby. While I'm not a horse racing aficionado its hard to escape the race here. I did watch a replay of the race online from a different angle (not the televised version), which by now is I'm sure easily available if you so desired, and I thought to myself "Hey, he can't do that". Even I , who knows nothing about the rules of horse racing, could see the blatant switching of lanes that occurred. Not only was it extremely dangerous, ESPECIALLY on a sloppy track like it was but illegal and unethical. If it was ME deciding this issue I would have banned not only the Jockey but the owner and trainer from participating in other Churchill Downs events for the foreseeable future.

The outcry from so many just makes me think that we as a Nation do not care one bit if someone cheats to "win". That's what it was too, cheating. Dangerous cheating at that. I say from "so many" because I took a online poll earlier this morning about it and it was 33/66% who thought that disqualification was warranted. It does not in the least surprise me that our cheater in chief found it to be unpalatable.

yonder

(9,631 posts)
24. I'm not knowledgeable about horse racing as well. Until I am
Sun May 5, 2019, 07:02 PM
May 2019

I'd say let the people who are, make that call and respect the decision. When I first saw it I was surprised one or more horses didn't go down. It's why we have rules in these things.

 

doompatrol39

(428 posts)
11. Cryer must be one of those Unicorn Republicans...
Sun May 5, 2019, 11:45 AM
May 2019

...the mythical "good Republican" who is so rare as to never be seen. I'm not sure if it was just Trump who put him over the edge, but he was definitely a Republican last I had checked. One of those "I'm so persecuted because I am a conservative in Hollywood" types.

But good on him for coming around I guess.

rocktivity

(44,555 posts)
13. "Hello, Tiger Woods? This is President Duh Donald."
Sun May 5, 2019, 11:59 AM
May 2019

Last edited Sun May 5, 2019, 12:44 PM - Edit history (1)

"About that medal of honor I was planning to give you -- I'm giving it to the Kentucky Derby jockey who was cheated instead!"


rocktivity

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
14. #DerangedDonald deleted the stupid tweet. He even misspelled Kentucky
Sun May 5, 2019, 12:27 PM
May 2019

Last edited Sun May 5, 2019, 01:15 PM - Edit history (1)

But the internet is forever.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
25. Since WHEN exactly is he an expert on horse racing and the rules for disqualifying behavior ?
Sun May 5, 2019, 10:26 PM
May 2019

Is there NOTHING this asshole will not shoot his stupid mouth off about ?

Yaknow, Spanky, the wise man remains quiet while the fool opens his mouth and removes all doubt.

rocktivity

(44,555 posts)
18. Fortunately, you don't have to take anyone's word for it
Sun May 5, 2019, 03:46 PM
May 2019

Last edited Mon May 6, 2019, 12:46 AM - Edit history (4)

but your own.





Whether accidentally, incidentally, or on purpose, a rule appeared to have been broken. It was noticed and reported, and based on the evidence, the authorities agreed and administered the designated penalty. I can't imagine why President Duh Donald would have a problem with that...


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patphil

(6,033 posts)
21. An obvious case of obstruction
Sun May 5, 2019, 06:44 PM
May 2019

I saw the film.
The rules are plain and were correctly followed.
The lead horse interfered with 3 horses. It's not allowed.
Too bad these stewards don't review elections.

Patrick Phillips

 

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
23. One of my standard lines: Just because the president breaks the rules doesn't mean that you
Sun May 5, 2019, 07:01 PM
May 2019

can too. I switch rules for lie and I use that all the time.

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