Spiderwiz said:

I don't disagree at all but why single out illegal immigrants vs harm done to any citizen by anyone, regardless of immigration status?

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Wood Hall said:

I always wondered how an immigrant like Musk got into this country.

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KE Spider said:

Any harm to any US citizen by someone who is not legally entitled to be in the country is a failure of our government, regardless of party.

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Section 204and5 said:

Galli - much of what you post is anecdotal, flat-out false, from sources with an axe to grind or simply your own opinion - not the truth. And if you think a few Spider alums are the "power" your statement "I only speak truth to power" is a bit grandiose. Perhaps you should do some research on what "speak truth to power" actually means, its origins etc. All you're doing is turning one distant corner of a message board into your personal op-ed page. Maybe you should look into getting a Substack account and see if people will pay for your "truth."

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Long Time Spider Fan said:

My guess is your posts on politics constitute close to 75 percent of the total posts, are you neurotic or affected by the rhetoric?

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MooreHall73 said:

It looks as if Towson may be the toughest opponent left on URs schedule. I have no doubt W&M will give us a good game but it appears that Towson is a better team than W&M this year. That with URI playing at Delaware next week, a final separation at the top of the standings could be determined by 11/9.

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Long Time Spider Fan said:

But do these neurotic people constantly post about politics in the Off Topic section of a college message board about anything they can find negative about Trump, like you do about Biden and Harris? My guess is your posts on politics constitute close to 75 percent of the total posts, are you neurotic or affected by the rhetoric?

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Wood Hall said:

Violent crime nationwide is much lower now than during the Trump administration.

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Gallipoli said:

Are these people this neurotic or are they affected by the rhetoric? Most of them admit they are turning to alcohol and drugs to ease their anxieties. Here are a few examples.

With little more than a week to go in what could be the closest presidential election in American history, the nation is on edge.

“I’m honestly legit kind of terrified,” said Rebekah Williams, a 46-year-old Atlanta resident wearing a T-shirt that read “pro science, pro choice, pro wrestling.” The thought of trying to get through the next couple of weeks until the election had her on edge, not to mention what might happen afterward. To get through it, she was counting on “a lot of marijuana.”

“I can remember elections where it felt like things would be OK regardless of the outcome,” Phillip Appiah, a 50-year-old contractor from Stone Mountain, said as he waited in line for a food truck on the stadium turf. “That feeling is absent this time.”

“I don’t have emotions anymore. I can’t let politics make me emotional,” said Lauren Groh-Wargo, a Georgia Democratic strategist who runs the Fair Fight Action voter-mobilization group founded by former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. “These races are so close, you just have to do what you can and focus on what you can control.”

A Democratic lobbyist in Washington put it more succinctly: “There are not enough gummies I can take to soothe the angst!” (Especially since the gummies he was taking were laced with marijuana.)

Maria Selva, a 52-year-old Realtor who voted for Harris, said she worried the U.S. was taking democracy for granted the way she had seen people do in Venezuela, where she spent part of her childhood. “Most people think, it’s OK, after this election you have a chance again in four years. I truly doubt if Trump wins that will happen,” she said. “It’s not just the presidency in question—the future of the country really is.” Her husband, Luis Blanco, said his plan to get through the “nerve-racking” next two weeks was “a lot of Scotch.”

For many anxious voters, what comes next is simultaneously too awful to fully consider and can’t come soon enough. At Harris’s rally in Clarkston, the sun began to set as the crowd awaited former President Barack Obama, who would warn them, “Just because [Trump] acts goofy does not mean his presidency wouldn’t be dangerous.”

Nathan Mullin, a 50-year-old salesman from Stonecrest, said “Usually elections are about, you know, who has the best tax policy, or who’s going to help the poor,” he said. “Now it’s about something completely different.”

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/america-is-having-a-panic-attack-over-the-election-4b89e7c0?st=k7ynbu

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Gallipoli said:

This is disgusting. A Harris supporter accosted a young toddler in a stroller, screaming in the little girl's face. The rhetoric of the left and the emotions they engender has brought people to this. Both of these people were Harris supporters at a Harris rally.

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Wood Hall said:

Where was all this concern about innocent people being killed when that dude murdered 50 people in the Orlando nightclub? Or 70+ people in Las Vegas? Or in Parland, Fla., when some GOP members accused surviving students of being "crisis actors?"

Or in Aurora, Colo.; Buffalo; Denver; Charleston, or at many other locations across the country where people have been murdered en mass by automatic weapons? Then it was just "thoughts and prayers, this is no time to politicize this."

It's not just "abortion" rights. It's about the right of more than half the country to make their own medical decisions about their own medical conditions. Read 2025. If you think the Christofascists are going to stop with abortion, you're crazy. Any form of contraception will be next.

Violent crime nationwide is much lower now than during the Trump administration. You know, four years ago, when we were supposedly "better off" even though hundreds of Americans were dying weekly of a pandemic Fatso downplayed at every opportunity.

And yes, you are right, I really do not like a bigoted, misogynistic, criminal POS who did his best to overthrow the government. Luckily for everyone, tens of millions in this country feel the same way.

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Gallipoli said:

You really do not like him. I just don't think he can win. If he loses the suburban women around Atlanta, he will lose the election. Alternatively, if these women are more angry about Laken Riley's murder at the hands of an illegal, Harris will lose and Trump will win. Which is more important to these women, the right to an abortion or the safety of their children and their families?

Athens, GA is almost a suburb of Atlanta.

I still think Biden won the debate.

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32counter said:

Towson’s schedule to date has been a very tough one.At 4-4 they are much better than a .500 team.

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GKiller said:

Backcourt is elite imo. Deep, veteran, big guards. Winning formula. They easily handled uva picked 5th out of 18 acc teams too. A scrimmage sure & came at time when uva distracted by Bennett retirement but possibly an indicator. The good news is we play them twice & have a big say in results. I like that. The bad news is 9-25 & vcu owning Richmond.

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