I wonder how many Americans who consider themselves politically aware could pass a civics test about how our government is supposed to function. I wonder how many Americans who ostensibly talk about politics as part of how they make a living could. Our anti-education/anti-knowledge culture has come for our constitutional society. And people who consider themselves "patriotic" celebrate dismantling the very aspects of our Framer's work that those exquisite-minded guys were most proud of. Co-equal branches of govt and checks and balances. Not bugs...but this system's greatest features. We are a politically hypocritical society and this will cost us. Can you imagine if the Biden/Harris/Hillary Clinton crowd were doing and saying the sort of things Trump is saying now? How many of you Trump fans would be ready to take to the streets? "That's what the 2d Amendment is for Dan"...how many times have I been told that by the "defenders of our Constitution"? For 40 years you've been saying it to me! So...it's only a problem if THEY'RE doing it? One side gets a pass at assaulting the constitutional wall that protects us all, and the other doesn't? How many of you would say "they're only joking" or "don't worry, it's a negotiation position" if Kamala Harris said these things? Serious question. You'd be just fine with it? No big deal? And I'm sure the right-wing talker's ecosystem would be too? All of this is going to come back to bite us. All of it. We are shortsighted, propagandized, political hypocrites. And we simply refuse to apply the same standards to both sides.
And while I'm ranting: half of this problem is the fault of the Democratic Party. I've never seen such a toothless, feckless, directionless, passion-free group of poor political candidates in my life (and I was of voting age in the Mondale/Dukakis years). Only their most radical wing shows any passion or life at all...and that's the group that absolutely, positively can't win a general election.
When the great historian in the sky writes about this era the "other party" in a two-party system deserves a ton of the blame too. Everyone over 70 years old in that party should resign right now. What Trump is trying to do in our system now is exactly what the Founders designed safeguards to prevent. And that's why Trump is targeting the safeguards.
ON TAP: Itβs out Season Two finale and this year, @sfdoom and @randalbailey are diving deep into the greatest (and worst) sports comedies of all-time!!!
#SportsOutOfTime
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ON TAP: Season 2, Episode 11 and weβre going for it all in the seasonsβ penultimate show!! Join @sfdoom and @randalbailey as they revisit the 1993 NBA Eastern Conference Finals and imagine what could have beenβ¦ #SportOutOfTime
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ON TAP: This Week, @sfdoom and @randalbailey look back at the tragic story of Bill Masterton and the dark side of what can happen to professional athletes.
#sportsoutoftime
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ON TAP: This Week, @sfdoom and @randaljr are looking back at the Denny McLainβs precipitous fall from winning 31 game in 1968 to being out of Major League Baseball all together before the age of 30.
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ON TAP: This Week, @sfdoom and @randaljr are looking back at the Denny McLainβs precipitous fall from winning 31 game in 1968 to being out of Major League Baseball all together before the age of 30.
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ON TAP: This week, @sfdoom and @randalbailey are reliving Y2K as they look back at the team, game and style that transformed modern football. Weβre taking a deep dive into the Greatest Show on Turf!!! #SportOutOfTime
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ON TAP: Season 2, Episode 7 is here and this week, @sfdoom is looking back at one of his childhood favorites, βThe Texas Tornadoβ Kerry Von Erich and @randalbailey tries to ride out the storm!! #SportsOutOfTime
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ON TAP: This Week, @sfdoom and @randalbailey look all the way back to the American Frontier to relive the life-or-death story of the Death Row All-Stars!!! #SportOutOfTime
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ON TAP: This week @sfDOOM and @randalbailey look back at the amazing, and oddly under-discussed, life and career of polio-survivor and American Olympic sprinter, Wilma Rudolph!! #SportsOutOfTime
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ON TAP: @sfdoom and @randalbailey look back at the strange and fascinating career of sports icon Morganna the Kissing Bandit, before spending about ten minutes talking about a big dumb crab!!
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ON TAP: Season 2, Episode 3 and this week, @sfdoom and @randaljr look back the the careers of Marvin Hagler and Tommy Hearns on the way to their classic 1985 showdown, known simply as βThe War.β!!
Season 2 rolls on, join us for the ride.
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ON TAP THIS WEEK: Season rolls on with Episode 2, as we discuss the amazing career of tennis legend Monica Seles and the event that brought her career to a stunning halt.
Season 2 is back and weβre just getting started!!!
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