MaryscottOConnor's Comments (616)

“Way too much money to be made.”

“Did you even bother to read the article? Obviously not.”

“These snarky comments are moronic. It is quite obvious the commenters haven't read the article.

My 10 year old is a brilliant player, and I'm of two minds about it; happy he's found something he enjoys and is gifted at, but terribly worried about something that's so obviously dangerous. Not in the obvious, "broken bones" way -- but in this, later-years way. I've seen the clips of the documentary with the players and coaches about the dementia, and if the scientists can encourage these players to donate their brains for study, so much the better. These brain injuries are terribly worrisome, and kudos to Madden for encouraging better and sturdier helmet design. Anything that can prevent further brain damage in this sport that won't be going away any time soon, the better.

I know if my son wants to continue playing this sport, I will do my best to help him; my husband's mother forbade him to play, and while she probably DID prevent him getting brain damage, she also earned his permanent enmity and resentment for it. So... brain damage versus permanent hatred for mother? Hmm. What a world.”

“And you didn't read the comment thoroughly; he's involved in youth football -- through the city. Not through his public school yet, he's ten years old.

And heck, no, he's not at a Catholic or Christian school. I cannot imagine consigning my son to such excruciating punishment for the duration of his adolescence.”

“I don't want my son being forced to PRAY, dude, because he's then being forced to partake in a ritual involving a mass delusion and idiocy.

I am an atheist. Get it? I think belief in god is insane and stupid. And while I think it's GREAT that you're free to practice your beliefs in ANY manner you see fit, I DON'T want MY son or ME to be forced to PARTAKE in it.

And that includes "generic" prayers. A "generic" prayer is still ASKING AN IMAGINARY FRIEND FOR A FAVOUR. And I don't want my son forced to go through that kind of moronic behaviour just so he can play football.”

“ENOUGH with the pot persecutions, for pete's sake. It's freakin' POT.

Go arrest child molesters and rapists and CEOs who've stolen billions from us all, and DROP the ludicrous obsession with this damned PLANT.”

“Don't tell Kurt.”

“My 10 year old son is a star football player, already -- and I am wary of the coaches and teams we've encountered who demand prayers before games and practices. These are not public school teams, at tis point, so I have no legal recourse -- but I can sure as heck take my son off a team that mandates belief in one religion and demands public obeisance to a god in which I do not believe -- and in whom I am not raising my son to believe, either.

But I'm also PAINFULLY aware that this is probably going to be getting me or him or both of us in trouble at some point, if he wants to continue playing football (which it appears he does); the evangelicals own major real estate in American football, and I hope my son grows up a lot less obnoxious about his beliefs (or non-beliefs) than his mother, or he'll have a much tougher row to hoe than he ought -- Constitutional separation of church and State notwithstanding.”

“Hmmm. Kumi Naidoo and John Sauven seem to have been inspired, word for word, by the same muse.

Interesting.”

“It was the Republicans and the split-offs who voted Lieberman back into office -- and it couldn't have happened without the major support of major, big-name Democrats.

Who are all getting Lieberman's "thanks" now.”

“No, sorry. The Democrats of Connecticut spoke during their primary -- they wanted Lamont, they wanted Joe gone. Lieberman ran under his own party banner -- literally -- and got the support of high profile Democrats, to their ETERNAL SHAME (including now-President Obama)... and we are ALL reaping what they sowed by not supporting their OWN PARTY MEMBER, Ned Lamont, whose Democratic constituents in Connecticut voted him onto the ballot over Lieberman.

And may those Democrats who supported Lieberman over Lamont, the duly elected primary Democratic candidate, ALWAYS remember that THEY did this to us. More fools, they.

Yes, including Barack Obama.”

“This is too close to the truth to be funny.”

“I love him SO much.”

“ENOUGH, indeed.”

“I have difficulty reading between the lines on these things... does this mean Treasury might be putting the breaks on that ridiculously tax break Citigroup is getting from the gov't -- the one that essentially gives Citigroup a $38 billion discount on their $50 billion TARP loan? Or is THAT absurd deal still in place?”

“Oh, go join al Qaeda.”

“Ridiculous. There aren't enough great actors for the ones who ARE working to up and quit on some arbitrary date. Don't be absurd.”

“Oh, yeah -- THAT'LL work.”

“Unbelievably lame choice. The OBVIOUS choice is...

Joe "I've sold my soul to the insurance lobby" Lieberman.”

“Anywhere Christian militants go, chaos follows. (Circa not so long ago, that is. Change the calendar, the same words apply to Christianity. Judge not, lest ye be judged, dear.)”

“Y-o-u-'-r-e”

“Not SO very long ago, Christians stoned adulterers to death, too.”

“Except... it's just a matter of time that's the difference between their religion and Christianity. Christians were stoning adulterers to death a while ago, too.”

“I have no liberal dilemma here. There is nothing to tolerate nor accept here. These people are intolerable and unacceptable -- period.”

“Kill this monstrosity in its cradle.”