For Taney's successor: Wee Willie Keeler, Divine, Blaze Starr, Toots Barger, Chick Webb, Clarence Mitchell Sr., Fenwick In The Manger.

Posted 16 August 2017 - 10:11 AM
For Taney's successor: Wee Willie Keeler, Divine, Blaze Starr, Toots Barger, Chick Webb, Clarence Mitchell Sr., Fenwick In The Manger.
I nominate a statue of this:
Posted 16 August 2017 - 10:46 AM
I nominate Ed Reed throwing an ill-advised lateral.
I don't care which. You have like 9 to choose from.
Posted 16 August 2017 - 04:21 PM
“We have a shot at a wild card right now. But it is not a probability that we're going to win a wild card.” -2022 Trade Deadline
"It's liftoff from here" - after selling on 2022
"We're on a slight upward arc" - Winter Meetings 2022
"I think it's really hard to sit there and chart a course and say, 'We're likely to win the division.'" - Winter Meetings 2022
Mike Elias
Posted 16 August 2017 - 05:10 PM
Posted 16 August 2017 - 07:11 PM
Posted 16 August 2017 - 07:17 PM
Sorry to ruin your day fellas. A Coast Guard Cutter named in Taney's honor that is 1,000 times larger is still on display at Pier 5. Also a national historic landmark. No one knows that though. Probably not even the Governor.
That little statue though. Lol. Moral victories.
Are national historic landmarks exempt from this?
“We have a shot at a wild card right now. But it is not a probability that we're going to win a wild card.” -2022 Trade Deadline
"It's liftoff from here" - after selling on 2022
"We're on a slight upward arc" - Winter Meetings 2022
"I think it's really hard to sit there and chart a course and say, 'We're likely to win the division.'" - Winter Meetings 2022
Mike Elias
Posted 16 August 2017 - 07:48 PM
I've painted that stupid boat and I had no idea the history behind it's name sakeSorry to ruin your day fellas. A Coast Guard Cutter named in Taney's honor that is 1,000 times larger is still on display at Pier 5. Also a national historic landmark. No one knows that though. Probably not even the Governor. That little statue though. Lol. Moral victories.
@fuzydunlop
Posted 16 August 2017 - 09:05 PM
I've painted that stupid boat and I had no idea the history behind it's name sake
Thats my point. It's a half-hearted gesture that is getting praise. No one knew who Roger Taney was 2 weeks ago. But this is some milestone day all of a sudden.
Are they supposed to go and sink the last ship that didn't sink during the attacks on Pearl Harbor in the name of erasing history? Or can we accept that in hindsight there were some shitty people that existed 150-200 years ago and move on to things that really matter, instead of half assing "change"?
Posted 16 August 2017 - 09:24 PM
Thats my point. It's a half-hearted gesture that is getting praise. No one knew who Roger Taney was 2 weeks ago. But this is some milestone day all of a sudden.
Are they supposed to go and sink the last ship that didn't sink during the attacks on Pearl Harbor in the name of erasing history? Or can we accept that in hindsight there were some shitty people that existed 150-200 years ago and move on to things that really matter, instead of half assing "change"?
Posted 16 August 2017 - 09:43 PM
Thats my point. It's a half-hearted gesture that is getting praise. No one knew who Roger Taney was 2 weeks ago. But this is some milestone day all of a sudden.
Are they supposed to go and sink the last ship that didn't sink during the attacks on Pearl Harbor in the name of erasing history? Or can we accept that in hindsight there were some shitty people that existed 150-200 years ago and move on to things that really matter, instead of half assing "change"?
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
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@bopper33
Posted 16 August 2017 - 09:48 PM
You keep "half assing" change around the country.
Good luck with that.
Someone started a movement in Baltimore literally asking for no killing for 72 hours. It lasted barely a day. Which actually is a start.
Erasing some history though. Yeah, that'll make the world right.
Posted 16 August 2017 - 10:06 PM
This rant isn't aimed at people here, or groups of people. Aimed mainly at politicians and misaligned priorities. They can order to tear down some statues and say "look what I got done" in their next campaign for re-election (even if they don't know jack about a big ass CG cutter docked in the harbor). Or they can use their reach to aid in things like Ceasefire, rather than rely 6 people on FB trying to spread the word.
Rant over
Posted 16 August 2017 - 10:41 PM
How does Robert E. Lee get a statue in Baltimore in the first place?
Participation trophies apparently have a long history.
Posted 16 August 2017 - 11:01 PM
You keep saying erase history. No one is erasing history. Germans will always know the Nazi's had power yet there are no statues. The Sunni, Kurds and Shia will always know that in Iraq there was Saddam Hussein yes I ripped down some statues. You put up monuments of events or catastrophes that happen. Not of the people that made them happen like 9/11. Guess who's 1994 Porsche this was in Iraq.Good luck with that.
Someone started a movement in Baltimore literally asking for no killing for 72 hours. It lasted barely a day. Which actually is a start.
Erasing some history though. Yeah, that'll make the world right.
Posted 16 August 2017 - 11:08 PM
Shoulda kept that statue of Saddam up. History, and all. Do books not exist? Did Gore uninvent the internet?
A black person walking down the street with his young child doesn't need to look at a statue of Robert E Lee.
THIS. RIGHT. HERE.
Taking down monuments takes literally hours. Stop comparing it to lowering murder rates, which, while a very pressing issue, takes a lot more planning and strategy.
Posted 16 August 2017 - 11:46 PM
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