DL Open Thread Monday February 13 2023

Here are a couple of articles that I had lined up for the open thread.   I'm too disgusted to finish it. Regarding the game - the NFL may not be rigged, after that shitty call last night I have a lot more understanding of people think it is.

The NFL referees have been one of the biggest stories of the 2022 season, and that only increased in the playoffs. With the officiating under fire, Roger Goodell and the NFL decided to assign the ref with the most penalty calls the last two seasons, Carl Cheffers, to Super Bowl 57. And after calling a relatively controversy-free contest, Cheffers and his team became the story of the game. A late, soft penalty call gifted the game to the Kansas City Chiefs over the Philadelphia Eagles and sent “rigged” rocketing up the Twitter trending rankings.

DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 10, 2023

US Navy Seeks To Inflict 'Spiritual Readiness' On Sailors.  Because, without spiritual readiness, sailors might realize just how foolhardy some missions are.  Under the new requirement, commanders 'own' their charges'…

Chris Coons is Simply Lying About Not Knowing About QAnon

Ed Note: This post was first published on Mar 24, 2022 at 08:04.  It is now getting some hits so I'm moving it up to see what's up.   Consultants have been telling Republican members of Congress to say that they don't know what QAnon is when asked about it, and its influence on the party. Chris Coons is also adopting that strategy.
Michael McAuliff @mmcauliff · 16h Question: Are you concerned Republicans may be trying to play to the Q-anon base? Sen. Chris Coons: "I wouldn't understand what an appeal to the Q-anon base looks like. So if that's what's going on, I'm missing it. Because frankly, that's not a frame that resonates with me."
This is derived from the GOP's successful strategy of denying that they follow the news when asked about something Trump said.
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