lost highway

Nice!

That one's a gem.

Wishful Thinking (though it's getting a lot of love here) Sky Blue Sky Whole Love

There's a few ways this type of deal usually goes: - A person who sees the Jim Crow era as odious, but does not agree with action being taken to avoid this type of discrimination in the context of LGBT rights. When the connection between the two is created it causes extreme discomfort due to a direct revealing of the double standard, a condition known as cognitive dissonance. - The person in question resents being asked to answer for the crimes of a larger group they could be associated with. This was the point from many enlightened Muslims who were asked to publicly denounce the Charlie

Iran and North Korea are very different.

Well, you may have been convinced by Netanyahu, but Obama sure wasn't. The fact that the Saudi's want nothing short of Iranian annihilation is not reason for us to step away from assurances for a more peaceful situation. If there's anything the Israelis and Saudis are really worried about it's economic growth in Iran. They have no bomb, and now we know they're not getting one any time soon.

Once again the GOP's criticism of the shortcomings of this deal offer no realistic alternative. We've been doing the sanction thing hard, for a while. It has done nothing. Typically (as in Russia), U.S. sanctions do more to harm innocent poor citizens forced to live under shitty regimes populated by people unaffected by sanctions. They do build some abstract form of economic pressure, but it hasn't worked. Iran will have nuclear power, which is ultimately better for the climate. They won't be able to build nuclear weapons any time soon, the main difference is that time is more clearly d

Poor old Rockies. I can't decide if I'm more apprehensive about how little was invested to renew our decrepit bullpen, or how freaking good both of the California teams are right now. A few years ago I decided for no reason to hate the Diamondbacks, which is good because I get to watch the Rockies beat them with some frequency. Beyond that I just have to see if jokers like the Mets or the Rays come to town to watch a home field win. NL West is formidable, and CO owners are cheapskates.

Yeah, once again I have to say: thanks Hixter. It's a pleasure disagreeing with you. Seriously. You're a good dude, which makes it nicer to argue with you when our biases conflict. Also, there is a growing number of ultra-religious organizations creating a fictitious sense of persecution to fuel their attempts at governing our society based on their backwards biblical interpretations. Also, racism and poverty are so culturally and systematically woven into how our country operates that we're morally obligated to implement progressive action at a governmental level. Also, taken as a who

They didn't say anything about partisan politics, just a law. If anything the polarity is in your interpretation of their action. If they were filling up twitter with rants against the GOP I'd say you have something. I can also understand that for a republican to mix in a community of Wilco fans it must be easy to feel like an outsider.

How dare you! (remember when this was the most heated discussion around these parts)

One day later I can only conclude that the people who are still really upset about this have a shortage of problems to worry about. (Sexual orientation discrimination apparently isn't one of them). Get well soon everybody.

I think he did electric bass only, but through a smaller guitar amp which gave it so much presence and so little lows. Kind of the anti-Stirratt. I noticed on songs like Hazel it's super nasal.

On page 9 of this thread it would seem prudent to not respond to anyone who's just joined. If they still want to talk in a couple weeks then we know it's for serious. I've no time for trolls.

I always admired a long lost conservative sensibility that laws basically restrict freedom. The only law that is worthy is one that protects many freedoms by restricting few. This paradoxical sweet spot is the domain of important legislation. Everything else is unnecessary authority, bureaucratic entropy, and interference between people and their natural liberty. Under these principles, I don't think the law should exist. It's not enabling a missing freedom.

The real question is why did they really need the law in the first place? At this point the Indie politicians have spoken a lot about all of the awful things it supposedly wont do, but what should it actually do? Were citizens struggling to find the freedom to conduct their religious lives?

The fact is, at this point in history marriage has no essential meaning. The only meaning is constructively built by pairs of people who enter into it, each unique. The insecurity on the sanctity of marriage is logical. There is no sanctity, these people are chasing a ghost. If you are worried about authenticity you can only build it at home and yours doesn't look like mine. I'm lucky some jerk doesn't try to jab his petty god at mine, others are not so lucky.

I think the character and opinions of the designers of the law speak to its intention. The key figures here all have been quoted as denying gay rights in one shade or another. I'll hunt down the article if you think I'm shooting wind here.

Oops. Sorry. I think you're right. I'm done.

"It's not fair Lebowski!"

Wow. Not too long ago. That's an eye opener.

So you see the conversation is the point, not the revenue, or fans' hurt feelings. It's not really about Wilco, or you. People are talking about the law. Success.