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    NFL Fantasy Draft

    Team 7 selects Mike McCarthy
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    Week 20: Knights & Assassins

    get some
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    The story of Sam Brown.

    I read two sentences before I realized you're a fucking faggot and posted this before I left.
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    Seahawks Targeting Kolb?

    re-sign*, I usually don't get one people for grammar but it changes the meaning form keep Hasselbeck to release him.
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    The Law by Frédéric Bastiat

    The Fate of Non-Conformists If you suggest a doubt as to the morality of these institutions, it is boldly said that "You are a dangerous innovator, a utopian, a theorist, a subversive; you would shatter the foundation upon which society rests." If you lecture upon morality or upon political science, there will be found official organizations petitioning the government in this vein of thought: "That science no longer be taught exclusively from the point of view of free trade (of liberty, of property, and of justice) as has been the case until now, but also, in the future, science is to be especially taught from the viewpoint of the facts and laws that regulate French industry (facts and laws which are contrary to liberty, to property, and to justice). That, in government-endowed teaching positions, the professor rigorously refrain from endangering in the slightest degree the respect due to the laws now in force." [1] Thus, if there exists a law which sanctions slavery or monopoly, oppression or robbery, in any form whatever, it must not even be mentioned. For how can it be mentioned without damaging the respect which it inspires? Still further, morality and political economy must be taught from the point of view of this law; from the supposition that it must be a just law merely because it is a law. Another effect of this tragic perversion of the law is that it gives an exaggerated importance to political passions and conflicts, and to politics in general. I could prove this assertion in a thousand ways. But, by way of illustration, I shall limit myself to a subject that has lately occupied the minds of everyone: universal suffrage.
  6. Property and Plunder "Man can live and satisfy his wants only by ceaseless labor; by the ceaseless application of his faculties to natural resources. This process is the origin of property. But it is also true that a man may live and satisfy his wants by seizing and consuming the products of the labor of others. This process is the origin of plunder. Now since man is naturally inclined to avoid pain — and since labor is pain in itself — it follows that men will resort to plunder whenever plunder is easier than work. History shows this quite clearly. And under these conditions, neither religion nor morality can stop it. When, then, does plunder stop? It stops when it becomes more painful and more dangerous than labor. It is evident, then, that the proper purpose of law is to use the power of its collective force to stop this fatal tendency to plunder instead of to work. All the measures of the law should protect property and punish plunder. But, generally, the law is made by one man or one class of men. And since law cannot operate without the sanction and support of a dominating force, this force must be entrusted to those who make the laws. This fact, combined with the fatal tendency that exists in the heart of man to satisfy his wants with the least possible effort, explains the almost universal perversion of the law. Thus it is easy to understand how law, instead of checking injustice, becomes the invincible weapon of injustice. It is easy to understand why the law is used by the legislator to destroy in varying degrees among the rest of the people, their personal independence by slavery, their liberty by oppression, and their property by plunder. This is done for the benefit of the person who makes the law, and in proportion to the power that he holds." More to come later, this is just a bunch of really awesome little short passages that have blown my mind in their conciseness but at the same time their totality and I figured I'd share them with you guys.
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    2011 Mock Draft Official Selections

    The St. Louis Rams select Nate Irving Hard to believe Nate Irving slipped so far, The Rams are happy to make this addition to their defense. He has a great story too. Early in his career as a freshman and Sophmore Irving looked like a play maker and a leader on the Wolfpack defense, but in '09 he had a terrible car accident that left him out of football for a year. The accident resulted in a compound fracture, a collapsed lung, a broken rib and a separated shoulder. He battled back though and in 2010 he was again one of the better LB's in the country only a very short time after his horrific car accident. This guy is going to put the work in to become a very good player in the NFL.
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    2011 Best Player in the NFL: Qualifying Round

    really surprised to see the lack of love for Suebert. He real good wheather he's at LG or C.
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    Win

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    2011 Best Player in the NFL: Qualifying Round

    6 - Justin Tuck 5 - Chris Snee 4 - Rich Seubert 3 - Ahmad Bradshaw 2 - Osi Umenyiora 1 - Barry Cofield 6 - Brian Orakpo 5 - London Fletcher 4 - Santana Moss 3 - Brian Orakpo 2 - Ryan Torrain 1 - LaRon Landry 6 - DeMarcus Ware 5 - Jason Witten 4 - Tony Romo 3 - Andre Gurode 2 - Jay Ratliff 1 - Dez Bryant 6 - Trent Cole 5 - Asante Samuel 4 - Quintin Mikell 3 - Michael Vick 2 - Shady McCoy 1 - DeSean Jackson
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    The Law by Frédéric Bastiat

    Victims of Lawful Plunder Men naturally rebel against the injustice of which they are victims. Thus, when plunder is organized by law for the profit of those who make the law, all the plundered classes try somehow to enter — by peaceful or revolutionary means — into the making of laws. According to their degree of enlightenment, these plundered classes may propose one of two entirely different purposes when they attempt to attain political power: Either they may wish to stop lawful plunder, or they may wish to share in it. Woe to the nation when this latter purpose prevails among the mass victims of lawful plunder when they, in turn, seize the power to make laws! Until that happens, the few practice lawful plunder upon the many, a common practice where the right to participate in the making of law is limited to a few persons. But then, participation in the making of law becomes universal. And then, men seek to balance their conflicting interests by universal plunder. Instead of rooting out the injustices found in society, they make these injustices general. As soon as the plundered classes gain political power, they establish a system of reprisals against other classes. They do not abolish legal plunder. (This objective would demand more enlightenment than they possess.) Instead, they emulate their evil predecessors by participating in this legal plunder, even though it is against their own interests. It is as if it were necessary, before a reign of justice appears, for everyone to suffer a cruel retribution — some for their evilness, and some for their lack of understanding.
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    Baseball is on the way

    and to top it all off the Skankees AND the Braves won. Bullshit.
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    Seahawks Targeting Kolb?

    I agree personally, but he's more with a first than Locker or Mallett imo anyway.
  14. I mean, this guy is killing his own people. Do we have to spend Billions or Trillions of dollars? No, but can we help them? I think so, I think we can recognize the rebels and work with the UN to try to help these people and with the UN we could send advisors and consultants to help them rebuild, but like Ron Paul said, the chances of our government going in there for humanitarian reasons are slim to none. We're after oil, money, and power. The reason why our border is under attack is because our government in involved with the Mexican drug cartels. They WANT drugs and illegals to come accross the boarder. The two party system is a farce. There's only one party and that's the corporate party. Obama caters to the corporations who funded his campaign just like every other president has for a long long time.
  15. If you think Obama gives anymore of a fuck than the Senators and congressmen who let this happen then you're kidding yourself.
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    2011 MLB Discussion Thread

    AL East 1. Red Sox 2. Yankees 3. Rays 4. Orioles 5. Blue Jays AL Central: 1. Twins 2. Tigers 3. White Sox 4. Royals 5. Indians AL West: 1. Rangers 2. Mariners 3. Angels 4. A's NL East: 1. Phillies 2. Braves 3. Marlins 4. Mets 5. Nationals NL Central: 1. Brewers 2. Reds 3. Cardinals 4. Pirates 5. Astros 6. Cubs NL West: 1. Giants 2. Rockies* 3. Dodgers 4. Padres 5. Diamondbacks Rangers > Tigers Red Sox > Twins Phillies > Rockies Giants < Brewers Red Sox > Rangers Phillies > Brewers Phillies > Red Sox Can't bet against my Phils. Especially not this year. Call me a homer if you will.
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    Seahawks Targeting Kolb?

    Just because I think Kolb is a better prospect than Locker or Mallett does not mean I'm waffling and it does not mean that I think he's a great player. I just think those two are going to be monumental busts if taken in the first round
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    Mikell wants to stay in Philly

    Q can play FS lol. They could definitely make a move for him. He's played a lot of FS tbh. idk why you keep saying he's a SS. That's what he's been playing for us for a while, but he can play FS.
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    NFL Fantasy Draft

    The Steagles Michael Huff
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    2011 Mock Draft Official Selections

    The Bengals select Ryan Bartholomew
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    NFL Fantasy Draft

    Team 2 selects Brian Watters
  22. I agree, get Dog Killer off the cover
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    Mikell wants to stay in Philly

    The Eagles need Q's veteran leadership and just steadfast play in the secondary. Getting rid of him would be a enormous mistake by the Eagles front office imo.
  24. Yeah, congrats to the Cavs. Hopefully they get the number 1 pick and can start life over again without LeBron.
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