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I support the Washington Redskins to remain as the Redskins. Just as I support the Kansas City Chiefs to be the Chiefs, the Atlanta Braves to be the Braves, the New York Yankees to be the Yankees, the Chicago Black Hawks to be the Black Hawks etc, etc, etc. All this PC crap is pure BS. Don't your politicians have more important issues to deal with than worrying about a team moniker? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Nancy Pelosi is an idiot. Her gender has nothing to do with her being an idiot. She just happens to be an idiot who is female. If a male acted the same way Pelosi acts (you know there is no shortage of them who are out there), they too are idiots regardless of their gender. So why are all the Progressives here attempting to make this thread into a gender issue thread? What a joke. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Taxpayer-funded group behind drug injection site under scrutiny after audit finds financial ‘irregularities’ Progressives personally profiting from their taxpayer funded drug dependency industry. You were saying? There may be corrupt people on the side that you hate. But spare me the BS that the corruption is not happening on the other side of the fence at the same time. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I was one of the first Ground Launching students back in November of 2004 when Jim Slaton and Duane Hall opened up their Ground Launching school near Bakersfield CA. It was a total blast, but it is a very physical activity with a high level of danger. Even the beginner slope Jim and Duane taught us the basics on was capable of messing you up if you made a big mistake. Ground Launching is a blast, but you need to make sure you are a good skydiving canopy pilot who can fly their rear risers before you ever take to the hills. It's like extreme downhill skiing, only more intense and more dangerous. But what a rush. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Apples and oranges? Hmmm ... careful those are grounds for a suspension. After all, the Edu'crats at an Ottawa daycare just suspended a 2 year old girl for the cheese sandwich she had in her pocket. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/daycare-suspends-2-year-old-girl-over-cheese-sandwich-1.2561458 Fine you have a policy about food. Confiscation? Perhaps, but suspending a 2 year old? You have got to be kidding me. Oh and the Edu'crats said their policy was clearly stated on a sign at the entrance of the daycare. But the sign is only in French, in bilingual Ottawa. The Edu'crats are out of control. No the Edu'crats are more than out of control. The Edu'crats have severe mental disorders. Normal people don't act this way. Normal people don't suspend 2 year old girls because 2 year old girls lack the understanding of the consequences of putting their cheese sandwiches in their pockets prior to entering the daycare. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

It's easy to understand why Russia has military bases in Crimea. It was once Russian territory and even when Khrushchev gave Crimea to Ukraine, he did it in a time when Ukraine was still part of the Soviet Union. If America can have a military base on Cuba, Russia can have military bases in Crimea. No need to talk ducks here. Now it is clear Putin is just kicking sand in Obama's and the rest of NATO's face here. Putin knows NATO will not do anything with these Russia troop movements into Crimea. Obama, Kerry and the rest of the Western leaders can make all the financial treats that they want. But at what cost? Do they really want to reopen the Cold War. There is major BS going on on both sides of the fence here. It really sucks for the people of Ukraine, but Ukraine is not a NATO member and there was a reason why NATO rejected the idea of Ukraine joining the alliance. Who knows what Putin's end game is, only time will tell. But as long as this does not escalate beyond Crimea, nothing really bad will happen. Russia will once again have control of a territory it once had control over. But all the members of NATO really do need to re-evaluate the alliance now. Not so much why the alliance exists. That is a no brainer, we know why NATO exists. But each NATO member state needs to re-evaluate their own commitment to their own defense. Relying on the US to save the day could very well back fire one day. Now you want to know what's really messed up? If China was to move on Taiwan in a similar manner to what Russia is doing. If the US was to come to Taiwan's aid, the US tax payers would end up funding both sides of the conflict. Now that is messed up. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

In the US I thought you guys had "The right to Bear Arms". But I see I was mistaken. You only have "The right to Bare Arms" and don't ever think of doing anything with your fingers that the Progs will disagree with. What a joke. The Edu'crats are out of control. As stupid as this event is, it's still not as messed up as when the Edu'crats had the father of a six year old girl arrested after the girl drew a rather crude looking picture of a man holding what appeared to be a gun (you know how refined the drawings a six year old can be). When asked what the picture was the little girl replied "It's my daddy fighting monsters" and for this the Prog Edu'crats had the father arrested. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

There is a serious issue when unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats start making policy by themselves all the while ignoring the elected officials. The bureaucracy is out of control and some (especially the insiders) like it like that. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Just in, some good news for owners of the Swiss Arms rifle. Swiss Arms rifle owners granted amnesty by government Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Perhaps you speak too soon. The new 991 RSRs are no slouches and have topped the time sheets in both the GTLM and GTD classes during testing at Sebring this last week. http://www.imsa.com/articles/porsche-sweeps-gtlm-gtd-testing-sebring http://www.motorsport.com/tusc/news/dempsey-racing-porsches-pass-sebring-litmus-test-with-solid-progress-and-results/ http://www.motorsport.com/tusc/photos/main-gallery/?sz=2&r=7834&s=2&p=2 Of course this is only testing. We won't know how the 991 RSRs will do during the races this summer. But this is hardly what I would call an obsolete design. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Canada didn't score a lot of goals in the 2014 Olympic tournament, but that was one of the most dominant team defensive efforts we have ever seen on the international stage. They only gave up 3 goals in 6 games. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Good one. At least this early iteration had the fundamentals for what made Porsche so successful on a race track. All this talk about 914s, 928s and 944s. None of those stood the test time. But the 911 series has. I haven't driven the new 991 yet but I have driven my 993 on a race track and have been a passenger in a 997 GT3 RS on the track. Wowza is all I have to say. If you folks have not been on the track with something like this, you don't know what you are missing. As an appetizer, how about taking a lap at Nordschleife with the World's fastest taxi driver, the one and only Sabine Schmitz is behind the wheel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaaD_bSDaIQ Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I just finished watching the first run of the Women's Slalom event and the skill level for the majority of the competitors was good. The girl who posted the slowest time wasn't the worst skier. She fell near the end of her run, but climbed back up to get through the gates which cost her a lot of time. There really was only one girl from Korea who was dirt slow. All the other competitors showed decent technique. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Safety is an issue, but it is also about the integrity of the sport. If there was only one run in the Giant Slalom or Slalom events, then allowing these lessor experienced competitors to compete would not have any effect whatsoever on the final results of the race. But since there are two runs in the technical disciplines of Alpine Skiing and the courses deteriorate with not only usage but also deteriorate with time, having these massive field of competitors does influence the results of the 2nd run. Vanessa Vanakorn is NOT a bad skier. It's just that she and some of these other fringe competitors just don't have the skills that one would expect to see at a major international event. I can't be the only one who watched that dude from Venezuela who took up ski racing this year. How he got in the GS is beyond me. But at least these fringe skiers are not allowed to compete in the Downhill or Super G disciplines. If they were, it would be the equivalent of allowing someone with a hundred jumps to try to compete in a PST Swoop event with a highly loaded cross-brace canopy. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

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Nothing. The dude is trolling. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Has anyone actually watched these races? If you watched the races you might get commentary from the announcers who will give you a little background info on most of the competitors. Where they are from, if they have any international competition experience. The common denominator for the vast majority of these unknown competitors who had never competed before at the international level was that they all attend University and in at least one case the guy was quoted as saying "I paid my own way to be here, correction my father paid for me to be here". How is it that so many people who have never competed before in a Europa Cup or Nor-Am Cup race (feeders for the World Cup) all of a sudden are competing at the Olympics? The answer is easy, it's called money ... lots and lots of money. Please watch the races. You might just understand where I am coming from. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Hey someone I can agree with. I am not against trying to develop talent in countries where talent does not traditionally exist. Maybe if the courses did not deteriorate the way they do in Alpine Skiing, allowing 90+ plus competitors into an event wouldn't be that big of deal. But the fact remains that the event organizers are time constrained and having three competitors on the course at the same time at 30 second intervals when in a normal World Cup event the worse it ever gets is two competitors on the course at the same time results in a bit of a gong show especially when these lessor developed skiers are much more likely to have an off than a more seasoned experienced World Cup competitor. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Not a problem. There are a number of sports I am not a fan of. But I am a huge fan of Alpine Ski Racing and I have immense respect for the guys and gals who compete on the White Circus (the World Cup). They are incredible talents, even the ones who bring up the rear. But this is not the World Cup. It wouldn't be as big of an issue if they only did one run. But it is more than just a case of saying "if you are not a fan of the slower racers, don't watch them". The Slalom and Giant Slalom events are comprised of two timed runs and course conditions deteriorate as the day warms up. The longer the event is allowed to progress, the faster the conditions deteriorate which effects the 2nd run of the event. Vanessa Vanakorn is no different than some of these others. If she wasn't this World renowned musician with connections we wouldn't even be talking about this and this Olympics is no different than any of the other Olympics that preceded it. For years people who are not good enough to compete on the World Cup from non traditional winter sports nations have been buying their way into competition and when it comes to the IOC, they like taking in money. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Just curious, have you actually watched the races? I just finished watching the 1st run of the Men's Giant Slalom race which had 109 competitors. The race leader from the USA Ted Ligety is kicking everyone's rear end with a huge lead. The only person who can beat Ligety is Ligety himself. But the top 50 skiers are all outstanding skiers. Even the top 80 of 109 were good skiers. But it starts getting a little ugly talent and safety wise after that. There are so many racers and such little time to get the race in that the race organizers were sending the skiers down the course at 30 second intervals. If someone crashes (and yes there was crashes) you have skiers stacking on top of each other. That's not safe. On top of that the race organizers only have 90 minutes to tear down the 1st course, set a new course, have all the racers inspect it and start the 2nd run. This is not how World Cup races are run, so why the Olympic gong show? So that rich University students or well connected musicians from around the globe can brag that they are Olympians to their friends? There were about 30 men and another 20 women who really don't belong out there. Watch the woman who finished 55th 10 seconds per run off the winner's time and then watch this British musician who was 25 seconds per run off the winner's time and you tell me what the difference is between the two skiers. Oh and this British musician isn't the worst skier out there. A male skier from Venezuela who started 109th was much worse. Apparently he is 43 years old, this is his first year as a competitive skier and here he is in the Olympics. WTF? Watch his run and you tell me that he belongs out there. I was mistaken in an earlier post in this thread I made about the standards the FIS has. The FIS has extremely high standards when it comes to the World Cup, but they obviously throw these standards out the windows and will accept any amount of money to let rich people into some of the Olympic Alpine Skiing events. Watch the races. Your opinion might just change. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Didn't you mean to say they're for one of your there(s), or did you really want to say "there there". It's all too messed up if you ask me as we interpret two or more ways to skin a cat. LOL Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Opened up a dz.com account and started posting. But somehow I don't think I am alone. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

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Actually she's NOT a Downhill skier. She competed in the Women's Giant Slalom Alpine Skiing event. There is no way they would have let her ski in the Downhill event. There are thousands of club level Giant Slalom skiers who would have come down the course faster than she did if only they too had been allowed to compete. But each country is only allowed to enter 4 competitors per event. Watch the footage of the race. She's easy to find. She is the 3rd last competitor to come down the course in the 1st run and the last competitor to come down in the 2nd run. 50 seconds slower than the winner of the race and 11 seconds slower than the 2nd to last place competitor. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

After preaching about California's drought, Obama spent the weekend playing golf on California's water guzzling desert courses. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over