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I love these whatchyoucallits:

Misguided pride?? I don't like that tone.... *spits in the general direction of the rectangle*

The only thing in Trumps playbook is extortion

Oh for sure. He pretty much hates everyone they doesn’t love him. He doesn’t want to have real relationships. He wants worshippers. That’s why he loves the nazis and White supremacists. Their unabashed devotion to him. you see it even here unfortunately. With People driven to spread lies and none sense out of some deep rooted obsession with defending and supporting him. It’s a weird cult. But their values align or at least they wish they did. They wish they could do all the things trump does which is why they defend it. They hate a society where white men arent allowed to be open racists or violate women. It’s disgusting.

only to simple minded fools who want to believe.

The notion of a Hub cities works for the NHL because they don’t need fans in the arenas for it to work. Realistically the CFL needs fan in the stands. This doesn’t really work under the Hub city format.

Science deniers would just roll their eyes when confronted with the facts, that's what they do.

Maybe it would be considered "essential" travel? Players would quarantine for the two weeks, so it is not an absolute travel ban. As for being a hub city, there would be benefit for the bottom line of the host cities. Players need hotels to stay in, food to eat, etc. so business would get extra traffic. There's a reason Las Vegas is being looked at hard for the NHL hub plan. They would welcome all the hotel traffic of players and possibly their families. I suspect if the CFL is considering a hub city plan then they will want similar criteria that the NHL looked at: 1) Not a coronavirus hotspot - not sure what the current status of every city is, but Calgary, Quebec and BC seemed to be of particular concern, and Toronto being so big the population density would raise concerns. Winnipeg and Regina seem to be handling it well. 2) A stadium with 4 pro-size dressing rooms minimum to handle the extra traffic. I know IG Field has the Bomber locker room, the Bison locker room, a road team locker room, and a room for amateur athletes. Not sure if they have a fourth full locker room. I'm guessing Roger's Centre in Toronto would have the full number given that the Argos and Jays both played there, can't speculate on any other stadiums. But in Toronto's case that leads to issue #3 3) Not sharing the stadium with another tenant is preferable. 4) Readily accessible practice facilities nearby. It has already been pointed out that with IG Field, Pan Am stadium next door, and the indoor soccer complex which could be divided into two or even 4 separate fields, Winnipeg is well suited to handle to traffic flow. 5) Enough hotel space nearby to accommodate the players and be close to the practice sites - with the University being largely shut down, this might be less of a problem with the dorm space available. 6) A field that can handle the wear and tear of multiple games in a week. Given that natural grass is not an issue in any stadium, this should not be a bar to any of the CFL cities. Other potential issues would be enough space to handle the TV and radio crews for each game, and easy travel between the 2 hub cities. With one TV broadcaster, that would not be an issue, but the league might need to have an in-house radio broadcaster rather than sending a local radio crew for each team. You could do worse than have Bob Irving cover every game on radio, and with Geoff Currier and Kelly Moore you have capable back-ups both with experience calling CFL games. As for the travel, pairs of cities that would work are Toronto-Hamilton, Edmonton-Calgary, Ottawa-Montreal, and at the outer limit Winnipeg-Saskatchewan (if you want to avoid flying altogether). Just some thoughts on the matter.

Aside from misguided pride, remained me again why we would want the CFL playing here in pandemic situations? We wouldn't be able to go to the games either way, and being a "hub city" would the risk of COVID-19 in Winnipeg as players from other provinces would be traveling in from outside.

Toronto is the media capital of Canada, and there needs to be a franchise there for the league to get a media deal. I hate it, but it's the reality.

Feels like the Argos have been preparing for this for years.

Dunk missed the obvious, Winnipeg has indoor plumbing. Players will expect to have that at least.

Trump's past behaviour is that whenever his usual pattern of insults and belittling no longer work, he will escalate, first to threats, then he will intimate that violence is the only resort all the while denying he is doing so- his sycophants will do all the dirty work.

Seen on reddit, thought I'd share:

Deflection is not working, lying has caught up to him, next step violence

No matter what, Trump will try to portray himself as a victim so as to inflame his lunatic base and begin to set the stage for him to claim that the pending election is being stolen from him. Simultaneously, he and his minions will try to smear any and all opposition.

He clearly is wanting to incite violence among his disgusting base over a stolen election when people actually get to vote. Imagine defending him and admiring his people. Aligned values. Gross.

Faith, hope and love, everything Trump espouses to, not.

McEnany: Prayer 'made a lot of difference' in 2016 election https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/498805-mcenany-prayer-made-a-difference-in-2016-election Well, anyone who truly thinks that Trump was sent by God to assume the Presidency.......has problems that far outreach their voting preferences

Authorities in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, have officially banned the eating of all wild animals, it was announced today.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/wuhan-china-coronavirus-ban-wild-animals-eating-wildlife-trade-markets-a9524606.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1589990828

Well thank goodness Susan Collins thinks he learned his lesson.

Well said Pamela Karlan

James Woods is a diehard Tea Party right-winger, but if he said this, it would mean that he is back into the nose candy again.

https://www.sermo.com/press-releases/largest-statistically-significant-study-by-6200-multi-country-physicians-on-covid-19-uncovers-treatment-patterns-and-puts-pandemic-in-context/ Hydroxychloroquine was overall chosen as the most effective therapy amongst COVID-19 treaters from a list of 15 options (37% of COVID-19 treaters) It's science, go with what is working. The media doesn't know jack.

He's looking for a magic pill that will solve all his problems. He thinks he's smarter than everyone else and someone has convinced him this will work. It's not for financial gain (the drug) but for his ego. He's pathetic.

Let’s face it. Donald Trump is a rough individual. He is vain, insensitive and raw. But he loves America more than any President in my lifetime. He is the last firewall between us and this cesspool called Washington. I’ll take him any day over any of these bums. James Woods

Discussing it on a different forum, and it's pretty much that he can't admit to being wrong so will continue to double down on his idiocy. Why he got on the topic in the first place is a question mark, but he's gone all in on this one. Just be glad he hasn't continued to suggest injecting disinfectants.

I can't figure out what his endgame with this drug is... far as I am aware there are generic versions out there so it's not like people are going to get rich selling it.... and he's potentially killing his supporters... is it purely to try and prove himself right and the scientists wrong? Cause if that's the case good lord what a small petty insecure man.

Trump Is Officially Out Of Control: An ‘assault on checks and balances’: Trump removes the IG investigating Transportation Secretary Chao — and Mitch McConnell already vetted the successor Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao (Image via Wikimedia Commons). Written by Alex Henderson May 20, 2020 1.3K Steve Linick, former inspector general for the U.S. State Department, isn’t the only watchdog who has been fired or demoted by President Donald Trump recently: Trump has also fired the U.S. Department of Transportation’s watchdog, Mitch Behm, who had been investigating Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. And Donald K. Sherman of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington denounces the move as an “assault on checks and balances” in a scathing article for CREW’s website. “This move is the latest salvo of Trump’s assault on oversight,” Sherman.

Email today from the Bombers: Season ticket holders are invited to attend a virtual town hall meeting today with CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie to hear an update on our plans for 2020. When: 3 pm ET on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Why: We appreciate your support and want to keep you informed. How: • To attend, a live stream will be available at https://www.cfl.ca/townhall/. To share a question for Randy, use the Ask A Question form on the page to submit a question before or during the event. • To hear an audio-only broadcast via a phone line, you may dial 1-800-898-3989 (toll free in Canada and the United States) and enter passcode 7076771# at the prompt. We hope you can make it, but if you cannot attend, please know the information is also being delivered in a letter to season ticket holders, as well as through the media. Thank you again for your support. We hope you and yours are staying safe and you are well.

World now looks at the US with ‘pity’ after White House coronavirus response ignites ‘disbelief and horror’: columnist Written by Sky Palma / Raw Story May 20, 2020 In an report for Business Insider this Wednesday, Adam Bienkov writes that President Trump is “presiding over the deterioration of the United States’ position on the world stage as European countries increasingly look towards China as a future global leader.” Citing recent opinion polls published in Germany, Britain, and France that show a decline in how Germans positively view the U.S., Bienkov points out that the shift came as a result of “global shock” over how President Trump was handling the response to the coronavirus outbreak.

https://www.facebook.com/muppets/photos/a.10150162022752035/10156953538012035/?type=3&theater well I can't wait to see how they'll pull this off since it'll be unscripted

With the reigning Grey Cuo Fair point. I know they were one of the early spots hit, had not followed how they progressed. Thanks for the clarification.

CFL playing a hub season in the prairies would be amazing (and probably the best idea) . They'd probably still need some bailout money from the government but at least there would be football.

Some evangelicals fear the 'mark of the beast' from a coronavirus vaccine https://news.yahoo.com/evangelicals-fear-the-mark-of-the-beast-from-a-coronavirus-vaccine-183249943.html

SCOTUS just deliberated his tax return case...

I didn't mean you can't comment on what I said. I just couldn't figure out why you felt you had to comment negatively on that particular post when it's been said by others here & on social media that the CFL might play or if not then die. Also you're entitled to your opinion which is fine. As far as bringing Covid 19 to Winnipeg, anyone associated with every team would have to self quarantine for 14 days. It would be severely enforced. The problem now is getting players over the border as it'll be closed for another month.

So trump declassifies this email to apparently hurt Obama when in fact it completely exonerates him. These people are very bad at this. With everything trump is doing recently there is something going on. Something bad coming (for him).

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/public-works-committee-orders-report-into-amber-traffic-light-times-570611452.html

Dunk is an idiot. Then why not have a second CFL city in Saskatchewan? Just build a stadium if Saskatoon is so great. The U of M campus is perfect for this. Winnipeg should be a Hub City.

Like it or not no Argos no TSN deal.

Farhan knows his ****...He just blindly loyal to his Lions and will look for any negative aspect of a rival team to promote to give sense the Lions are in the hunt...

Eh, nothing necessarily bad about their pointing out some valid concerns vis a vis off-season changes. Collaros does need to stay healthy and that's probably the biggest unknown for the upcoming season - whenever it'll happen. Mitigating the chances of his getting injured will come down how the new OC builds the offense. Fortunately, there's still the best tailback and OL in the league on the roster, which helps immensely. The losses Sayles and Rose will be felt in the secondary, at least early on until replacements can be found and/or step up in their places. They hit the nail on the head with O'Shea staying, IMO. Having that stability in light of those other changes will be crucial to remaining successful.

Pretty good write up on Lucky. Did not know he was second on the team in catches last year.

Lucky Whitehead: “I wanted to come back with more explosion and still have my quick-twitch and speed. But I also want to be able to break those shoestring tackles and make the extra explosive play when it’s needed.” The other component to his offseason training has involved film work. Whitehead wants to be a consistent threat on offence when the team returns, and has been intrigued by what he’s been told about how he might be used in Buck Pierce’s offence.https://www.bluebombers.com/2020/05/19/whitehead-feeling-stronger-wiser-focused-heading-year-2/

Good for her. Personal insults are par for the course for the idiot in chief. See how he likes it. And it’s relevant anyway.