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NewYorkNuck
Vancouver Canucks
Location: New York, NY
Joined: 07.11.2015

Apr 7 @ 3:15 AM ET
lol. I had no idea. So I went looking into it and it’s hilarious. What makes me laugh the most is Bud Light has been considered a “queer beer” since 1977. A bit of history for the triggered…

“LGBTQ+ groups started to prefer Bud Light after a 1977 protest against Coors, a rival beer brand. Queer people boycotted Coors after learning of its discriminatory hiring practices, which included forcing applicants to undergo polygraph tests and asking them about their sexual orientation. Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, brokered a deal with owners of gay bars in San Francisco to not stock Coors, and soon, Bud Light became the choice queer beer.

Bud Light’s popularity with the queer community is not just a result of its rival’s discriminatory policies, it is also among the cheapest beers available. Hence, for a community which often lacks financial security and stability, it is an obvious choice.”


Interesting story. And the best part, Kid Rock and his ilk have been drinking a “queer beer” for all these years and they had no idea until it was made obvious to them. classic stupid intolerance.

- bloatedmosquito





amazing
LordHumungous
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Greetings from the Humungous. Ayatollah of rock and rolla!
Joined: 08.15.2014

Apr 9 @ 12:10 PM ET


liberal soy accounts...
1970vintage
Seattle Kraken
Location: BC
Joined: 11.11.2010

Apr 9 @ 12:35 PM ET
NewYorkNuck
Vancouver Canucks
Location: New York, NY
Joined: 07.11.2015

Apr 9 @ 1:52 PM ET

- 1970vintage


So much to unpack
VanHockeyGuy
Location: “Who are we to think we’re anybody?” - Tocchet. Penticton, BC
Joined: 04.26.2012

Apr 21 @ 8:03 PM ET
This could be a good thing.

https://www.aljazeera.com...lans-for-15bn-gigafactory
bloatedmosquito
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I’m a dose of reality in this cesspool of glee
Joined: 10.22.2011

Apr 22 @ 9:03 AM ET
This could be a good thing.

https://www.aljazeera.com...lans-for-15bn-gigafactory

- VanHockeyGuy


I think it’s a good thing but my only issue is that every single manufacturing job in Canada goes to Ontario. Does Canada actually manufacture anything outside of Ontario?
golfingsince
Location: This message is Marwood approved!
Joined: 11.30.2011

Apr 22 @ 2:48 PM ET
I think it’s a good thing but my only issue is that every single manufacturing job in Canada goes to Ontario. Does Canada actually manufacture anything outside of Ontario?
- bloatedmosquito


You do understand the proximity of Southern Ontario to the NA market right? I mean if they put it in PQ everything would be labelled in French only.
bloatedmosquito
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I’m a dose of reality in this cesspool of glee
Joined: 10.22.2011

Apr 24 @ 1:31 PM ET
You do understand the proximity of Southern Ontario to the NA market right? I mean if they put it in PQ everything would be labelled in French only.
- golfingsince


You think location is the reason to place all of Canada’s manufacturing jobs in Ontario? How close is China to the US? Distance is no longer the barrier it once was for trade. Hell, when I go to the grocery store I’m noticing more and more of my “fresh” produce is coming from Asia.

More than 90 percent of Canadians live within 150 miles of the US border. You put a manufacturing plant in any Canadian city and it can get its product into the US within hours.

I think it’s more to do with politics than geography.
bloatedmosquito
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I’m a dose of reality in this cesspool of glee
Joined: 10.22.2011

Apr 24 @ 1:38 PM ET
I see our good friend Tucker Carlson lost his job this morning. I guess when your lies cost the company that employs you a whopping $800M in settlements (not counting your own legal fees) they have a valid reason for terminating your ass

I love how Fox lawyers defend Tucker by arguing that he engages in "exaggeration" and "non-literal commentary."
NewYorkNuck
Vancouver Canucks
Location: New York, NY
Joined: 07.11.2015

Apr 24 @ 5:04 PM ET
I see our good friend Tucker Carlson lost his job this morning. I guess when your lies cost the company that employs you a whopping $800M in settlements (not counting your own legal fees) they have a valid reason for terminating your ass

I love how Fox lawyers defend Tucker by arguing that he engages in "exaggeration" and "non-literal commentary."

- bloatedmosquito


Plus Fox has 2 other pending lawsuits from what I've read (one from stakeholders, another from another voting machine company for 2.6 bill)...

Re:Tucker's/Fox's lawyers... also love how they basically say anyone with a normal level of intelligence wouldn't truly believe what he says basically anyone who believes him is an idiot, from their own lawyers and legal defense. Love it.
1970vintage
Seattle Kraken
Location: BC
Joined: 11.11.2010

Apr 24 @ 5:49 PM ET
Plus Fox has 2 other pending lawsuits from what I've read (one from stakeholders, another from another voting machine company for 2.6 bill)...

Re:Tucker's/Fox's lawyers... also love how they basically say anyone with a normal level of intelligence wouldn't truly believe what he says basically anyone who believes him is an idiot, from their own lawyers and legal defense. Love it.

- NewYorkNuck


Is this the tick tock we’ve been waiting for or is something bigger yet to come?
NewYorkNuck
Vancouver Canucks
Location: New York, NY
Joined: 07.11.2015

Apr 25 @ 1:46 AM ET
Is this the tick tock we’ve been waiting for or is something bigger yet to come?
- 1970vintage


It's a left wing libtard/media push to silence the voices of true American heroes like Carlson, but they don't understand the revolution they're unearthing. Pretty soon all the Questions will be answered. Tick tock baby
1970vintage
Seattle Kraken
Location: BC
Joined: 11.11.2010

Apr 25 @ 9:50 AM ET
It's a left wing libtard/media push to silence the voices of true American heroes like Carlson, but they don't understand the revolution they're unearthing. Pretty soon all the Questions will be answered. Tick tock baby
- NewYorkNuck


I’m sure he will have another show on another network/streaming site very soon.
NewYorkNuck
Vancouver Canucks
Location: New York, NY
Joined: 07.11.2015

Apr 25 @ 11:12 AM ET
I’m sure he will have another show on another network/streaming site very soon.
- 1970vintage


Wonder if he'll go podcast or jump to something even more far right like Newsmax.
1970vintage
Seattle Kraken
Location: BC
Joined: 11.11.2010

Apr 25 @ 10:01 PM ET
Wonder if he'll go podcast or jump to something even more far right like Newsmax.
- NewYorkNuck


Apparently he has a non-compete clause in his contract. We may not see him that soon after all.
VanHockeyGuy
Location: “Who are we to think we’re anybody?” - Tocchet. Penticton, BC
Joined: 04.26.2012

Apr 25 @ 10:07 PM ET
I see our good friend Tucker Carlson lost his job this morning. I guess when your lies cost the company that employs you a whopping $800M in settlements (not counting your own legal fees) they have a valid reason for terminating your ass

I love how Fox lawyers defend Tucker by arguing that he engages in "exaggeration" and "non-literal commentary."

- bloatedmosquito


That's ridiculous!

The American way.
NewYorkNuck
Vancouver Canucks
Location: New York, NY
Joined: 07.11.2015

Apr 26 @ 3:18 AM ET
Apparently he has a non-compete clause in his contract. We may not see him that soon after all.
- 1970vintage


Ya just listed to the The Daily episode about him and they mentioned that.

Probably a good thing we don't hear about/from him for a long while. Though I'm sure there's going to be a new "Tucker" in a few years anyways...
golfingsince
Location: This message is Marwood approved!
Joined: 11.30.2011

Apr 26 @ 7:01 AM ET
Apparently he has a non-compete clause in his contract. We may not see him that soon after all.
- 1970vintage


I did read something interesting about him being the first witness called in the lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's company due to them getting ahold of his personal text messages.

In short, the texts said how much he hated Fox for making him say all that BS and how much he hated Trump.
NewYorkNuck
Vancouver Canucks
Location: New York, NY
Joined: 07.11.2015

Apr 26 @ 8:43 AM ET
I did read something interesting about him being the first witness called in the lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's company due to them getting ahold of his personal text messages.

In short, the texts said how much he hated Fox for making him say all that BS and how much he hated Trump.

- golfingsince


The Daily does a good overview of it all, and sort of educatedly speculates what actually got him fired: not the crazy conspiracies, not the lawsuit settlement, but the toxic/misogynistic environment he created (and the pending lawsuit from it) and off air issues:

https://www.nytimes.com/2...-news-tucker-carlson.html

Basically they were fine all the way through what he was saying, didn't fire him through the entire 2ish year lawsuit... but they fired their other big time names (including Bill O'Reilly) over the workplace environment issues as well. More to do with his off-camera conduct than the bullpoop he said on air.
golfingsince
Location: This message is Marwood approved!
Joined: 11.30.2011

Apr 26 @ 1:02 PM ET
The Daily does a good overview of it all, and sort of educatedly speculates what actually got him fired: not the crazy conspiracies, not the lawsuit settlement, but the toxic/misogynistic environment he created (and the pending lawsuit from it) and off air issues:

https://www.nytimes.com/2...-news-tucker-carlson.html

Basically they were fine all the way through what he was saying, didn't fire him through the entire 2ish year lawsuit... but they fired their other big time names (including Bill O'Reilly) over the workplace environment issues as well. More to do with his off-camera conduct than the bullpoop he said on air.

- NewYorkNuck



I think they were telling him what to say.
NewYorkNuck
Vancouver Canucks
Location: New York, NY
Joined: 07.11.2015

Apr 26 @ 1:11 PM ET
I think they were telling him what to say.
- golfingsince


Listen to the podcast, it gives a pretty good run down. It's like 25 minutes. If I remember correctly from this morning he felt as if he had a ton of power at Fox and could write whatever he wanted – and often did. I don't think anyone was telling him what exactly to say, he was just saying things that his fan base wanted to hear – and he told them to keep the power he had.
Marwood
Location: Cumberland, BC
Joined: 03.18.2010

Apr 27 @ 11:17 AM ET
Fighting the good fight.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/c...icipal-politics-1.6821310
bloatedmosquito
Vancouver Canucks
Location: I’m a dose of reality in this cesspool of glee
Joined: 10.22.2011

Apr 27 @ 7:25 PM ET
Fighting the good fight.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/c...icipal-politics-1.6821310

- Marwood


Thanks for posting that. I love the fact that pickleball is becoming a contentious issue. The comment section is hilarious.
VanHockeyGuy
Location: “Who are we to think we’re anybody?” - Tocchet. Penticton, BC
Joined: 04.26.2012

Apr 30 @ 12:26 PM ET
A true Republican it seems, deep state?

https://twitter.com/ricsw...tatus/1652141805595676674
VanHockeyGuy
Location: “Who are we to think we’re anybody?” - Tocchet. Penticton, BC
Joined: 04.26.2012

Apr 30 @ 12:31 PM ET
This isn't political at all. However I'm truly grateful for the laughter and entertainment Trump has provided. I would like to see him get back into office purely for this reason.
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