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23. Climate change? You commie or 'thing?

Reply to Cleita (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 30, 2014, 12:32 AM

Apr 2014

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Imagine if all this time dedicated to basketball was allocated to Piketty's new book [View all] malaise Apr 2014 OP

Maybe Piketty should tell some attractive young woman... Motown_Johnny Apr 2014 #1

LMAO CrispyQ Apr 2014 #5

ROFL malaise Apr 2014 #8

LOL! m-lekktor Apr 2014 #11

Ha..ha. Cleita Apr 2014 #13

I thought it was more about racism than basketball. bluedigger Apr 2014 #2

The discussion is important malaise Apr 2014 #9

No argument there. bluedigger Apr 2014 #18

Imagine. Cleita Apr 2014 #3

He gave me the idea malaise Apr 2014 #10

Climate change? You commie or 'thing? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #23

I've just started reading it Warpy Apr 2014 #4

It's my summer project malaise Apr 2014 #12

It is on list. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #25

Why do you think the old news of his racism is new news now? DJ13 Apr 2014 #6

As a man I know likes to say malaise Apr 2014 #14

Thats right? DJ13 Apr 2014 #16

Ha malaise Apr 2014 #17

DING! DING! DING! WE HAVE A WINNAH!!!!!!!! socialist_n_TN Apr 2014 #43

I just got the Kindle edition from Amazon. drm604 Apr 2014 #7

You must be heading on a very long trip malaise Apr 2014 #15

Lol, I don't plan on reading it all during one morning commute. drm604 Apr 2014 #19

Cool malaise Apr 2014 #20

ACTUALLY what happened in basketball involves someone whose life portray Piketty's explanations nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #21

Americans don't need no Frog telling us how to run our economy. We just turn to super Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2014 #22

Imagine if all this time dedicated to all sports was allocated to the issues that affect all of us. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #24

I have had that argument with my sports entranced relatives nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #26

I don't understand why people get so emotionally attached to sports teams. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #27

I don't either. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #29

Not only sports. Celebrities of all kinds. merrily Apr 2014 #30

+infinity Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #31

Sports has its place malaise Apr 2014 #32

Our mainstream media is too complicit, corrupt and lazy to laser in on economic issues. merrily Apr 2014 #28

Good post malaise Apr 2014 #33

Thanks! merrily Apr 2014 #34

It has gotten a fair bit of coverage in the media BainsBane Apr 2014 #36

Thanks, but I am confident in the general accuracy of my prior post. merrily Apr 2014 #38

Seems to me you're expecting news coverage and thoughtful analysis BainsBane Apr 2014 #40

Not at all. Bieber and his like are covered on so-called news programs as well as on merrily Apr 2014 #42

No, I mean MSNBC, CNN and Fox BainsBane Apr 2014 #45

I was not speaking about them. merrily Apr 2014 #46

No, of course not BainsBane Apr 2014 #49

Actually, I did not exclude anything but public television. merrily Apr 2014 #55

Racism is hardly a petty issue BainsBane Apr 2014 #35

^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ProfessorGAC Apr 2014 #39

That is not what the OP says at all. merrily Apr 2014 #47

Where did I suggest that it was inconsequential? malaise Apr 2014 #41

Your OP presents the Sterling matter as undeserving of attention BainsBane Apr 2014 #44

Actually, tthat is not how I took your OP. merrily Apr 2014 #48

Thanks merrily malaise Apr 2014 #54

It's up to us to use it to change debate. mmonk Apr 2014 #37

I'm thinking it would be a bit more complicated The2ndWheel Apr 2014 #50

It was time dedicated to racism, not basketball frazzled Apr 2014 #51

Fortunately, it's not a zero-sum game. Brickbat Apr 2014 #52

Not to worry. Rachel or Ed will get it back in the news. nt kelliekat44 Apr 2014 #53

Piketty's book is a huge best-seller. Amazon sold out of the hardcover version. kwassa Apr 2014 #56