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Posts Made By: Brian McFarland

June 7, 2023 03:17 AM Forum: Politics

Paula Scanlan, Univ. of Penn Female Swimmer speaks out about Will "Lia" Thomas and how the girls were threatened.

Posted By Brian McFarland

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll


OK, this is where the left has in fact lost its mind. The whole reason we have women's athletics is because they cannot biologically compete on the same basis as biological men in physical sport, so they have zero chance of winning in mixed competition. There would be no women in athletics above the jr high school level without this irrefutable and unimaginably simple distinction.

We also don't allow drug-induced enhancement of male athletes in sport to improve their performance. It also makes no sense to allow it to "reduce" performance in people trying to overcome chromosomes with chemicals allowing XY's to compete with XX's "fairly".
Is this really a "left" thing, as in a political position?  I know a lot of people on both sides of the political aisle, and everyone I know thinks allowing biological males (as in born male) to compete in women's sports is ridiculous and unfair.

June 7, 2023 03:35 AM Forum: Politics

Paula Scanlan, Univ. of Penn Female Swimmer speaks out about Will "Lia" Thomas and how the girls were threatened.

Posted By Brian McFarland

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll


Good point, and maybe this is more isolated to the halls of ivory tower American universities.

As an aside, I know I have seen long standing gay rights activists trying to put distance between themselves and the trans community. I think many would prefer they were not lumped in under the LGBTQ (and ever expanding) banner.
Or the often ridiculous "woke" community.

June 7, 2023 03:50 AM Forum: Politics

Paula Scanlan, Univ. of Penn Female Swimmer speaks out about Will "Lia" Thomas and how the girls were threatened.

Posted By Brian McFarland

Originally Posted by James Brown

Lia Thompson is significantly taller, and has a significantly greater wingspan than any woman swimmer in the NCAA.  This provides a huge advantage.  She went from being ranked about 500 as a male competitor to #1 as a woman in her main freestyle events.  She may be taking testosterone suppressants now, but she grew to full size and strength as a man.  This is where I think the NCAA will eventually draw the line, at which gender you went through puberty.

Size is a huge advantage in many sports.   Testosterone suppressants might affect endurance and muscle mass, but not height and arm length.     
I'm still waiting to see a female-to-male transgender person outcompete the other male competitors in sports where athleticism is key (golf and pool playing don't count), despite testosterone treatments. I think it's going to be a looong wait.

June 7, 2023 04:04 AM Forum: Politics

Paula Scanlan, Univ. of Penn Female Swimmer speaks out about Will "Lia" Thomas and how the girls were threatened.

Posted By Brian McFarland

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll


Don't throw golf into it. There is a very good reason why they have Men's and Women's tees on a golf course.
I don't play the game so what do I know. Unless you're referring to T-shirts? LOL

June 7, 2023 11:16 PM Forum: Politics

Paula Scanlan, Univ. of Penn Female Swimmer speaks out about Will "Lia" Thomas and how the girls were threatened.

Posted By Brian McFarland

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer


Shirley you jest.....if it were not for all the posts you guys make whining (and/or about/baiting) Rich this place would be dead dead dead lol
Was this post bait for a "don't call me Shirley" crack?

June 10, 2023 03:31 AM Forum: Politics

Trump Indicted. Again.

Posted By Brian McFarland

Originally Posted by Richard Davis
I notice that not one RINO here or any of the leftists even cares that Trump is being singled out, when Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Bill Clinton all engaged in the same retention of classified documents in their possession and that they have been given a complete pass.

Joe Biden had 1850 Boxes of documents in 4 difference places, at his house, at UPenn, etc... and there isn't an uproar from the left or from RINOs.

What should be extremely troubling to the leftists and the RINOs here is that there is a 2 tier justice system in this nation, One for Donald Trump and One for everyone else as Alan Dershowitz has pointed out, but that is unimportant to those who don't care about the US Constitution and the corrupt DOJ. 

Not surprising, especially when it comes to "Lawyers" out there.   smile
Time for you to find someone else to hero worship.

June 13, 2023 03:06 AM Forum: Politics

William Barr On The Trump Indictment

Posted By Brian McFarland

Originally Posted by James Lacey


Have you read the indictment or even glanced at the notes by M. Evan Corcoran, one of Trump's attorneys? There is no political persecution here. There is only a reckless overgrown man-child who thought he could again use lawyers in an unethical way to shield and protect himself from any accountability. The hilarious thing about all this is that if Trump had just cooperated and turned over the documents instead of stalling and trying to obstruct the investigation, most of his other actions would have mattered little. Once again, it's not the crime. It's the cover-up.
Why read the indictment when you can just parrot the opinion of some right-wing talking head you listen to instead?  Never let the facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory.

On August 18, 2016 Trump actually announced this to the world: "In my administration, I'm going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. No one will be above the law."  The only politicizing going on about this comes from the Trump defenders who don't want these crimes prosecuted because it's Trump.  So stupid.

June 13, 2023 10:32 AM Forum: Politics

Jonathan Turley On The Trump Indictment

Posted By Brian McFarland

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer
You guys really buy all this crap lol

It was NO coincidence that they indicted Trump for all these charges on the same day that the shit truly hit the fan for Joe and his son regarding 5 million each from Burisma.....

As I said previously it is highly unlikely they will make a single charge stick. That wasnt the point anyway. This was primarily a big fat smokescreen to keep the REAL news off the front page, with a side dressing of it might help them keep Trump from running if they get lucky. 

But you guys keep on celebrating, its entertaining if nothing else smile 
You are the conspiracy theory master of the universe.  I suppose you're next going to claim that some unscrupulous D planted all those boxes of classified documents in Trump's gold-plated swamp motel just to see him indicted; and Trump never really lied about having them (never mind those pesky recordings and witnesses); and never really bragged to people without clearances or need-to-know about having them.  It's all fake news to you?

What website fills your head with all this whackadoodle stuff? Seriously, I gots to know!

June 13, 2023 08:06 PM Forum: Politics

Jonathan Turley On The Trump Indictment

Posted By Brian McFarland

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer


Your flagrant verbiage describing Mara Lago as "Trump's gold-plated swamp motel" says all one needs to know about you to know conversation would be a waste of time.....lol

Its nothing more than another politically motivated witch hunt just like the impeachments were.....This round is destined for the same result.
"flagrant verbiage".  Oh, the humanity! The horror!  LOL

June 14, 2023 02:24 AM Forum: Politics

Jonathan Turley On The Trump Indictment

Posted By Brian McFarland

Originally Posted by James Lacey


If it were possible to indict someone for criminal stupidity, then Trump would go to jail.

He's likely going to be indicted by the Fulton County DA in Georgia, and Jack Smith is still investigating Jan. 6, and most people think he will probably be indicted for Jan. 6 too. Soon, he's likely to be facing four criminal trials. There is no way he is going to beat all those charges.
Isn't that the truth.

How anyone can support that guy is completely beyond me.  Since inauguration day, with one exception every single thing he has touched turned to shit, and then made worse because he can't keep his mouth shut.

What's the one exception you're probably wondering? He signed the law that upgraded the mishandling of classified materials from a misdemeanor to a felony (which he is now charged with).  Makes you wonder if How to F@ck Up a Screw Up was a major at Trump University.