WrestlingRasta

Kash has shown; beyond any doubt, the last ten days what everyone who could think with logic and/or without MAGA glasses already knew….he has no business running the FBI.

For me this is where I edge Helen. The depth of the competition at the weight(s) over Gray, and the development of the sport since the time of Saunders.

Did the rumored policy ever go through that expats were no longer going to be able to train in/with Russians? On the flip side, some of our guys are making wise decisions in transferring, where they don’t have to worry about the absolute grind of making the team but just focusing on the world competition. The development of guys like Miccic, Cruz, Amine, RBY is a testament to that.

France’s roster is continually growing with ‘ov’ and ‘ev’s. This is a characteristic I’ve been following rather closely the last couple of years.

To respond, I will ask you a question as well as provide some context for that question. Question: Is it possible the recruits are coming because of the program built? Context: prior to the current coach, Penn State had 1 team title (1953), 23 National Champions, and through all of history four olympians with one medal (1924 bronze) Since 2011 those numbers are 11 team titles, 36 individual champions and four olympians with a gold and a bronze, even though there are only six weights. To answer your question, he would do better than clarion is doing right now, and with a little bit of time be doing much much better than they are now.

Margin of error at that level is razor thin, and simply a notch or two down in the mental part of the game can be the difference in a silver medal at the olympics and what we saw earlier this week. At the beginning of the match I was already feeling like something was off with him, from a 'zoned in' standpoint. Then there was one moment....if you go back and watch, Harutynuuan had just went up 2-1 and Lee kind of back out of bounds grounded. On the way back to center the ref talked to Lee about it.....Lee was looking the ref dead in the eye like a kid being talked to by his father and nodded in acknowledgement. May seem like a nothing burger, but it really stood out to me, you don't see that at this level. These guys are laser focused and aren't typically paying much attention to what the ref is telling them, they are focused on the match and looking to gain whatever edge they can. I literally said at the moment "oh he's in trouble, he's not all there". I honestly believe that with that score and exchange with the ref, and already not 100% in it (mentally) Lee completely lost it. And the rest of the match went the way it did......

And coming home and reading the activity on this board the last couple days, it’s become obvious this board is but a microcosm of why what the events of Wednesday took place. From Charlie, to Colorado, to Dallas. Good lord. Wish you all the best. I mean that.

I'm speaking directly to those of you who want to use the clip of Kirk talking about the price of a second amendment as justification for the hideous reactions to his murder.......have you taken the time and effort to watch that discussion in its entirety, in its full context, or are you just running with the one sentence cherry picked from it and blasted all over social media?

Yes those things happened. I did not say 100% of Americans behaved appropriately, in fact what I said was 'the actions of the few', and there were definitely some who reacted in the wrong way. There are 350 million people in this country, and as I said, the vast majority of us united. You can focus on what you choose. As for throwing a dart at a map, you are 100% wrong. The administration at the time did not at all throw a dart. They had a specific axe to grind with a specific regime, and unfortunately used 9/11 as a justification to grind that axe. Not at all just throwing a dart.

I guess you see what your heart wants you to see. If you want to see hatred and division, the actions of the few as you described is what resonates. If you don’t, the unity that was engaged in by the vast majority of the country is what stands out. You can be part of the problem, or part of the solution. Whichever you choose is what you choose. That is all….

24 years ago we experienced one of, if not the, darkest and most tragic days in the history of our nation. 8 years ago my community woke up in the morning and began picking up the pieces of the destruction left behind from Hurricane Irma 3 years ago my wife went under the first of many surgeries and treatments for a very rare form of cancer, that would take her life just 17 months later 2 years ago we finished the last room of the almost total rebuild of our home from the destruction of Hurricane Ian This morning I woke up hoping to see people realizing the hatred and division is going to bring us down and start a different path, only to see it amplified all over the place. I think beginning in 2026, September 11 is going to be spent way out in the ocean, or up deep in the mountains…totally off the grid.

My hope last night was that this would turn out to be a wake up call to all of us that it is not the "woke libtards" or the 'maga wingers' that are brining our country down, but it is the hatred for different views and inability to talk to each other and understand that listening doesn't have to equal agreeing, but it is how real true progress is made and how things become great. It is literally the foundation of how we became the greatest nation in the world. And hoping that we would wake up this morning in remembrance in that dark day 24 years ago when we all did forget about R/D, red/blue, left/right, and it hit us in a violent way they we are all in this together, and try to get back to that again. I see this morning that many on this board are not having that wake up moment, along with many you see commenting under news articles and posting on social media. It really is sick. People want to convince themselves they are 'fighting the good fight' when all they are doing is contributing to destruction. Charlie once said when we stop talking to each other is when the violence starts. We are seeing that more and more and more. We will come to a point eventually where it is realized that constantly looking to fight and vilify the 'other side' will be the doom of our great nation, the history books give us all the evidence. I just hope that point comes before, instead of after, it happens. I for one just can't stand to see it anymore.

Another tragic event in what has turned out to be a pretty dark day. Fortunately...kind of...the only death is that of the shooter. But that is still another teenager dead, another set of parents who lost their child, over craziness and hatred because we don't know how to talk to each other anymore. When is everyone going to wake up?

No official word yet that he has died, only Trumps post. Say what you want about Kirk’s takes. I agreed with some, certainly not all. But what he did was go around the county and create a forum where our youth, future voters, could engage in open public debate, civilized conversation, where they weren’t silenced or ridiculed just because he didn’t disagree with them. That’s what the country is supposed to be about. Sure there were some divisive comments he made in those events, and they were typically based on how the speaker came at him….as I’ve said in here plenty before, opened doors get walked through. But his contribution is spreading the idea of open public conversation and debate, something that would do our country very well to get back to.

With regard to the likes of RV and Trip, don’t waste the time and energy on them. There precisely why they’re (continuing) making the comments they’re making. For the attention. For example, trip could look up articles everyday and post here to bring awareness. He doesn’t. He’s using the platform to pat himself on the back. It’s sad this is the kind of behavior that makes them feel good about themselves, don’t enable it.