A fun Saturday open thread

By Scott A. Robinson, Editor

Filed Under Open Thread on Nov 19 

If you say another black person looks like President Obama in a California elementary school, you can get kicked out for being “racist”. It really happened to fifth grader Grayson Thomas. Liberals have taken racism from a serious issue to a joke with the way they invoke it to fit their needs. This is quite unfortunate for victims of actual racism as they might not be taken seriously.

Have you ever tried to sell a useless device, praising its uselessness? Me either. But Brett Coulthard is giving it a go.

Finally, if the BCS has made late-season college football pointless for you too and you are looking for another diversion, I would suggest strategy games. My first recommendations are Dominion and Puerto Rico. Then when you get a little more into it, I would suggest Agricola and Power Grid.

Oh, and you can feel free to discuss politics here as well. Jason will be appearing on FOX and Friends Monday morning with the latest edition of the Power Rankings.

Comments

  • Troy La Mana

    Hey Brian H, this wouldn’t happen to be yours?
    http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c307/blackspg/brianH67gt.jpg

    • Brian H

      I wish, Troy.
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      I drive one of these….
      ttp://honda.remcars.com/honda-00029.jpg
      .

  • Gary Russell

    I had a student last year who was a dead ringer for Obama. Could’ve been his son. Everybody at school thought so, and he didn’t mind the comparison at all.
    Racism? Hardly. I agree with Scott that liberals diminish the evils of real racism by constantly crying “wolf”.

  • Gary Russell

    BCS pointless? No way!
    Big thanks to the Cyclones of Iowa State for clearing the way for another Crimson Tide trip to the BCS Championship game.
    RTR!

    • dw

      Oregon Ducks – all the way!!!

      • Gary Russell

        Looks like Oregon had a Rick Perry “oops” moment today. RTR

    • http://twitter.com/#!/PD_Scott Scott A. Robinson, Editor

      Yup. Pointless. Boise State has one loss and beat the SEC East champions. Alabama has one loss and lost to the SEC West champions. Yet, due to human opinion, only Alabama has a chance to play in the alleged national championship game. It is a stupid sham that makes 90% of November games worthless. My interest in college football has decreased dramatically since the advent of the BCS.

      • Gary Russell

        Scott, I’m busting a gut after reading your defense of Boise State. Who knew that you had such a comedic touch?
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        The SEC East is the second string of the SEC.
        Boise caught Georgia (4th best SEC team) early in the season when they were scuffling a little.
        Boise hasn’t played a decent team since.
        ‘Bama took LSU to overtime, and beat tomorrow’s #3 ranked team, Arkansas, by 24 points.
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        Top three teams in the country are all from the SEC West.
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        Plus, Tebow won again. What a great weekend!

        • Gary Russell

          Having said that, I am a big proponent of playoffs. My alma mater plays in D2, and won its first round game today. They have several former D1 players on their roster. An article in the local paper today contained quotes from them about how much they prefer playoffs to a bowl game.
          Our county has hosted the D2 Championship Game for the last 26 years. No reason D1 can’t have the same system.

        • http://twitter.com/#!/PD_Scott Scott A. Robinson, Editor

          3 TDs allowed against I-AA Georgia Southern? Come on now. No one in the SEC except LSU plays anyone outside of the SEC. The “greatness” is nothing but a perception.

          • Gary Russell

            Reality check, Scott…
            a) Bama played Penn State (pre-Sanduskey) this season. Beat ‘em nicely.
            Most SEC teams schedule at least one strong non-conference opponent.
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            b) Georgia Southern could beat most of the teams in Boise’s conference
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            c. Who was Boise’s non-conference powerhouse game this year?

          • Gary Russell

            And you say “No one in the SEC except LSU plays anyone outside of the SEC.”
            Really???
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            Do teams like Texas A&M, Clemson, and Florida State (in addition to Boise) not count?
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            Oh, and next year Alabama has agree to play Ron Paul (but will only let him have the ball for 89 seconds).

  • Rob

    Been watching the Focus on the Family Forum in Iowa. So much pandering going on from Bachmann and some of these other candidates. Newt can’t seem to give an answer without referencing a book, another person or historical fact. Cain absolutely bombed a question on state’s rights. Sounded like he had no clue what he was talking about… lol.

    • Rob

      BTW, I have to say asides from Paul, the only other person I get a genuine feeling from is Santorum. I may disagree with him on a lot, but I do feel like he actually means what he says unlike the rest of the bunch.

      • http://www.politicalderby.com/ Jason Wright, Editor

        I agree with this. Santorum seems true to his convictions, much more than most.

  • Red State Eddie

    This in the Fantasy Political Scenarios department:

    If for no other reason than the delight of great grilling, I’d love for Mitt & Newt to tag-team as Pres & VP and go against the Big O and Slow Joe for the debates. I have a few imaginations of what those nights would be like as Newt skewers Joe into well done, while Mitt piles it on against Obama until he cries ‘uncle’. Ahh, one can dream…

  • Rusty Shackleford

    Go UH Coogs!

  • Katie

    I agree Dominion and Puerto Rico are a lovely way to spend your Saturday night.

    • http://www.politicalderby.com/ Jason Wright, Editor

      Plant!

    • Red State Eddie

      We’re more Axis & Allies & Settlers of Catan kind of family. And an oldie from the dust bins of gaming…Rail Baron.

      • dw

        We LOVE Settlers of Catan!!! We even figured out a way to play with just two players.
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        Now, a game I used to play in high school was Rise and Decline of the Third Reicht. It was Axis & Allies on steroids. It literally took days to play it.

        • QPC

          We’ve been done with Settlers for years. There are about three ways to win. There are more dynamic games out there. Of those Scott listed, we have Puerto Rico. It is very fun.

        • http://twitter.com/#!/PD_Scott Scott A. Robinson, Editor

          Dominion and Agricola play just as well 2 players as they do 3 or 4, which is one of the reasons I love those games. I tend to favor games playable with just 2 in my buying because my wife also enjoys strategy games. Most of my inventory is here.

        • Todd B

          For settlers, we add a fictitious 3rd player by rolling for their board position so that it becomes a bit more challenging. Once their settlements and roads are placed, we play with just the two of us.