Do any conservatives even wear Nike?

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 09/05/2018 at 11:46 • Filed to: None

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POTUS 45 will become Nike’s biggest advertiser now.

itschrome > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 11:51

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this whole thing just makes me feel like the average american is retarded. What a stupid ass thing this all is..

E90M3 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 11:52

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I really wish companies would just stay out of things like this, I really don’t want to have to think/hear about politics every waking minute.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 11:55

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They wore these. The sad part is I switched to Adidas last year and now everyone not wearing Nikes is going to be racist or something stupid because that’s the world we live in now.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 11:56

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People that damage their own property, that they have already paid for, to protest the company that already has their money, are the epitome of stupid

Wacko > itschrome 09/05/2018 at 11:59

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well Trump did get 63 million votes, so that does say a lot.

Textured Soy Protein > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 09/05/2018 at 11:59

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Beat me to it!

I think you're fine with Adidas. I don't think this will make Nike the default "woke sneaker." If anything all I've seen is general delight with Nike making certain people's heads explode with this campaign.

Ash78, voting early and often > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 11:59

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I wear almost entirely New Balance, so apparently that makes me a white supremacist .

I don’t see any association with Nike or Reebok. It’s like asking “Why do Libertarians wear Levi’s?”

(if there’s an answer, it’s that stoners don’t like to do laundry much)

JustAnotherG6 > E90M3 09/05/2018 at 12:00

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Nike isn’t bringing politics into it though... stirring shit: yes but not politick ing.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 12:01

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Don’t disrespect muh anthum!

I wonder if any of the self-made bootstrapping “free market” small government types will give up/burn their Nike cars?

Wacko > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 09/05/2018 at 12:01

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damn you and your racist Adidas

All D ay I dream A bout S egregation.

Maxima Speed > Ash78, voting early and often 09/05/2018 at 12:04

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I’m looking st the article, it’s a joke article right? I mean nobody really believes this stuff? Guys?

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 12:04

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I had been thinking about picking up a pair of the Nike skates I drooled over 20+ years ago, now I might do it just for the hell of it.

A pox on all who voted for 45.  Scoundrel wrapped in a flag.

Textured Soy Protein > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 12:04

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Air Monarch IV + white socks + dad jeans + polo shirt that’s a little too worn out for the office + Harley = uniform

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 12:05

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Can eve ryone shut up about this. The guy is the face of nike now. cool story bro. I’m gonna go wear nike to flex on the haters lmao cloutgangitslit

Maxima Speed > Wacko 09/05/2018 at 12:06

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Hey, I voted for him  Better than the alternative.

Wacko > Maxima Speed 09/05/2018 at 12:07

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RutRut > Ash78, voting early and often 09/05/2018 at 12:08

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No, Levi gave money to Everytown so the NRA was posting about their failure of an American brand and boycotting them. As a firm believer in capitalism I do believe in “ voting with spending” but this is getting way out of hand. 

Under_Score > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 12:10

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White Nike crew socks are a symbol of fraternity culture.

BigBlock440 > fintail 09/05/2018 at 12:14

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The world would be a better place without the predators.

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often 09/05/2018 at 12:14

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I wore NB for many years. But I finally gave up those racist kicks in favor of Columbias.

Actually, I switched because they discontinued by style , and Academy didn’t have any NB that I liked. My son calls them “Dad shoes.”

ttyymmnn > StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 09/05/2018 at 12:14

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Welcome to the asylum.

ttyymmnn > Textured Soy Protein 09/05/2018 at 12:16

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My BIL said that you can always spot the Americans in Europe because they are wearing white sneakers and white socks. Many years ago I switched to brown shoes and white socks with my shorts because I’m too damned old to worry about fashion. 

ttyymmnn > fintail 09/05/2018 at 12:16

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Just Do it.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 12:19

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It’s time to stop calling Trump and his supporters Conservatives. Conservatism in America is dead. Or at least dead to the GOP.

fintail > BigBlock440 09/05/2018 at 12:22

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In 25 years nobody will be looking back on it as a design classic.

The hockey team is mildly tolerable.

Textured Soy Protein > ttyymmnn 09/05/2018 at 12:24

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The only white socks I own are some comfy tube socks I wear around the house with  PJs in the winter. I never leave the house with white socks on.

ttyymmnn > Textured Soy Protein 09/05/2018 at 12:25

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The only time I don’t wear white socks is when I’m wearing a suit or a tux.

Just Jeepin' > ttyymmnn 09/05/2018 at 12:31

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Every year I’m more baffled that self-respecting libertarians can vote Republican.

Textured Soy Protein > ttyymmnn 09/05/2018 at 12:31

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White socks don’t go with anything. Sneakers get either black ankle socks or if I want to be more presentable with long pants, some kind of casual dark colored regular socks. If I’m wearing slacks I match my socks t o them, like such:

ttyymmnn > Just Jeepin' 09/05/2018 at 12:34

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They see it as the lesser of two evils. To be fair, the Dems haven’t given the country much to vote for lately.

ttyymmnn > Textured Soy Protein 09/05/2018 at 12:34

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I wear shorts 98% of the time. Despite what I said about making fashion statements, I can’t bring myself to wear dark socks with shorts. 

Just Jeepin' > ttyymmnn 09/05/2018 at 12:35

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I’ll vote  for generally harmless incompetence over systemic destruction any day.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > ttyymmnn 09/05/2018 at 12:35

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I think the last time I actually owned a pair of white socks was about 25 years ago . This has been today’s pointless Galileo Humpkins fact.

DipodomysDeserti > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 09/05/2018 at 12:38

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What’s funny is that Adi Dassler founded Adidas after his brother, Rudolph, told the Allies he was a Nazi. They owned a shoe company together called Dassler. When Rudolph was sent off to fight in Poland, he blamed his brother. When  he came back he formed Puma and ratted on his bro. Tore their whole town apart.

ttyymmnn > Just Jeepin' 09/05/2018 at 12:38

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Systemic destruction all depends on what you think the system should look like. 

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Textured Soy Protein 09/05/2018 at 12:38

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“woke sneaker” is exactly the term i was looking for.

WiscoProud > StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 09/05/2018 at 12:40

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But, but, it owns the libtards! I’m going to go out and buy all the Nike stuff i can to destroy!

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Maxima Speed 09/05/2018 at 12:43

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These are sincere questions - how so? And how do you feel about that decision now?

I ask because I don’t know anyone who did, as far as I’m aware, so I’m curious.

My bird IS the word > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 12:58

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So the marketing take: just hiring somebody like Kaepernick doesn’t necessarily mean that the ad will have anything to do with the protests or black lives matter or any of that nonsense. I mean he is known for football first. Should that ad feature it prominently..... then maybe Trump’s ramblings will actually make some sort of sense. But that would be retrospectively and that doesn’t count. So it’s nuts.

Traditionally as a company you don’t want to take a political stance either way, unless (say, gun companies) your product directly relies on the legislation being discussed. Thats why most companies, should they donate, donate to both parties. If you take sides, you potentially alienate half your audience. If I’m nike, I want every man, woman, and child to wear my shoes. Everyone seems to have forgotten this these days, and it’s driving me nuts. It’s like you have to compile a list of brands you cant shop at.

In this instance though, it’s completely blown out of proportion. You know what really needs to happen though? Kaepernic k needs to shave that beard. he looks awful in it.

Textured Soy Protein > ttyymmnn 09/05/2018 at 12:58

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SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Textured Soy Protein 09/05/2018 at 13:01

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I normally try to match my socks to my shirt when I’m wearing pants. Shorts, normally just wear ankle socks or flip flops. I still haven’t gotten into the west coast thing of wearing long socks with shorts haha

Ash78, voting early and often > Maxima Speed 09/05/2018 at 13:03

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Welcome to the modern media, where social networking influences real stories and fact checking is less important than speed.

Apparently the kernel of truth behind it was that NB supported Trump’s wishes to renegotiate the Trans Pacific Partnership because it would be good for business. Meanwhile the alt-right took NB’s CEO quotes out of context and started peppering their own sites with NB propaganda to help create a trend that didn’t exist.

ttyymmnn > Textured Soy Protein 09/05/2018 at 13:03

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Yeah, but I’ve got MAJOR sock tan.

DipodomysDeserti > E90M3 09/05/2018 at 13:06

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“I don’t want to have to think” should be added to the beginning of our national motto.

Textured Soy Protein > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor 09/05/2018 at 13:24

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I know there’s also the “match your shirt” school of sock thought, but I have a bunch more shirt colors vs. a smaller number of pants colors. I don’t want to have to buy socks to match each shirt.

Instead I have my blue socks, my grey socks, etc. I don’t match my socks to my pants when I wear khaki/tan pants because khaki/tan socks are ugly.

The truth is I’d really rather be wearing a t-shirt and jeans or shorts, but if I’m stuck wearing work clothes I might as well at least be somewhat presentable. 

Grindintosecond > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 13:25

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Pretty funny to look at the big picture. The conservatives who are all about america business, etc. had no problem buying all nike stuff made in china for cheap for decades but when a black man speaks his mind unabashedly about some serious issues within America, they NOW have a problem.

Whats even funnier is when many of them listed Addidas now as their next shoe . WTF? They’re made in the same places and not even American owned. “Whats un-american now, Nike! We’ll show you! Wheres my addidas!”

Roadster939 > Maxima Speed 09/05/2018 at 13:32

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So, almost two years in, is it really better? Or just a different kind of effed up?

Roadster939 > DipodomysDeserti 09/05/2018 at 13:33

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The “I don’t want to have to hear” part is pretty legit, though.

Shift24 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 13:34

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Nike Golf attire is still big and I bet the president probably has a couple shirts

Roadster939 > ttyymmnn 09/05/2018 at 13:35

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A German acquaintance once mentioned the same thing, plus he also mentioned that a lot of Americans were very fat.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Wacko 09/05/2018 at 13:35

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3 million fewer than HRC...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > DipodomysDeserti 09/05/2018 at 13:37

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I cannot disagree with your sentiment.

DipodomysDeserti > ttyymmnn 09/05/2018 at 13:37

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They’re also a lot fatter and not smoking cigarettes.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > JustAnotherG6 09/05/2018 at 13:38

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Both, says I. They are issuing a dare to 45 and it looks like 45 has taken the bait. I think my initial post covers it: Nike: the official shoe of progressivism.

ttyymmnn > Roadster939 09/05/2018 at 13:38

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Your German friend is very observant, though I’m not sure these things are hard to spot.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Textured Soy Protein 09/05/2018 at 13:39

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Nike: the official shoe of Progressivism. Or Antifa. Trump’s taking the bait though.

DipodomysDeserti > Roadster939 09/05/2018 at 13:40

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Yeah, god forbid you hear something that might ruffle your jimmies.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 09/05/2018 at 13:40

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Official Shoe Brand of the Antifa.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 09/05/2018 at 13:41

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Well said.

nermal > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 14:11

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I’m anti-Nike, because they are a buncha virtue signaling weenies. At the same time I am pro-CK, because I think he totally played everybody in order to not have to play fooseball and risk injury, yet still get a “top level NFL endorsement”. I will be negatively biased against any future articles showing images of him looking all frumpy and not grinning like an idiot, because he’s gettin’ paid now.

Personally, my next shoe purchase will be a smaller made-in-USA brand. There’s too much baggage with all of the major brands.

https://www.finder.com/made-in-usa-shoes

Wacko > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 14:17

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I’m not arguing that

mrbaits > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 14:18

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Oh yeah Nike knew exactly what they were doing when they picked who they did.  There's no such thing as bad publicity and I'll bet you are correct, most conservatives aren't wearing them anyway.

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 14:23

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You might be surprised that many conservatives...don’t care.

Many even are like, yeah, free speech man. Do it.

They’re not the ones screaming constantly on FB , though.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Ash78, voting early and often 09/05/2018 at 14:24

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I’m curious to see where Nike goes with this, but I imagine Donald Trump will be selling a lot of Nike.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail 09/05/2018 at 14:25

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Don’t disrespect muh anthum!

Not sure how to take that, but I’m not coming up with anything good.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Textured Soy Protein 09/05/2018 at 14:26

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polo shirt that’s a little too worn out for the office

Can’t fault you for being vague on this one...

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 09/05/2018 at 14:26

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Columbia, eh? So you support socialist narco-states instead?

/s tag probably not necessary but doing it anyway

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 14:45

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I didn’t mean it in a nice way ;)

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often 09/05/2018 at 14:57

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I support anything that will support my arches and not piss off my bunion .

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail 09/05/2018 at 15:04

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Scoundrel is far too kind.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 09/05/2018 at 15:05

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They’ll sell a lot of shoes and thumb their noses at 45.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 15:05

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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Under_Score 09/05/2018 at 15:06

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That is something I would not know about...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 09/05/2018 at 15:07

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A fair point. I’m waiting to watch the Rs throw Trump under the bus when his tenure is over. Will we name an aircraft carrier after him?

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 15:11

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Will we name an aircraft carrier after him?

Will we name one after Clinton? Or Nixon?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > My bird IS the word 09/05/2018 at 15:11

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I do not consider myself to be a media-engorged commentator on politics. Still, I am aware of the media frenzy that surrounds 45 and his persistent efforts to stir that frenzy. I cannot view Nike’s choice of CK as anything but a poke in Donald Trump’s eye, and Trump is taking the bait BIG TIME. And like I said: how many in Trump’s base actually wear Nike? Remember how Liberals ran out and bought the Dixie Chicks’ new album because of conservative backlash?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Grindintosecond 09/05/2018 at 15:13

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Hypocrisy aple nty to go around. Personally? I love the choice of CK. I think Nike is absolutely making a political statement and I just wish NFL had as much back bone to do the same.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Shift24 09/05/2018 at 15:13

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Isn’t Tiger the face of Nike golf attire?

Roadster939 > DipodomysDeserti 09/05/2018 at 15:13

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Ok, I’ll admit to lazy writing. I will add the other part: “I really don’t want to have to h ear about politics every waking minute.”

Say whatever you want, just try to say it to someone who cares to hear about it.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 15:25

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Remember what the scoundrel uses as a last refuge.

Sam > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 15:26

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Ni ke is a corporation though. They aren’t making a political * statement* but a political *move*, used t o sell more stuff. Taking this s ide happens to have been calculated to make them more money than it loses.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Textured Soy Protein 09/05/2018 at 15:28

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That’s true. I mostly wear blue or green so it’s pretty easy (occasionally orange and yellow but I have a pair of socks for that). I wear jeans and steel toes to work so I rarely dress up which also helps keep the sock count down. I used to just wear brown socks but that is boring and I like colors BC deep down I’m an A.D.D. 8 year old haha

My bird IS the word > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 15:28

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I wasn’t aware fitnesswear fell on pa rty lines. I don't see why republicans wouldn't wear nike. His supporters are diverse, dispite what people think. They are also crazy.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > nermal 09/05/2018 at 15:48

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Carolina Shoes has a line of excellent work boots made in Pennsylvania. That will be my next shoe purchase.

I’m down with all that you’ve written here. I’m not sure how well you and I would align socially or politically, but hypocrisy is hypocrisy and if it’s like you said, and CK gets big bucks and doesn’t have to submit his brain to chronic traumatic injury, then more power to him. I didn’t like Nike any more than I do now, nor any less, but I don’t mind seeing President Trump getting poked in the eye with a sharp stick, either.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Wacko 09/05/2018 at 15:50

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I’m not either. Just throwing it out there. Three million is a big number and I am doubtful that a million or more of those votes all came from illegal aliens. What I found interesting about all of this was that even though I was staunchly anti-Trump from early on, the pro-Trump people have been trying to tell me what my own narrative is all along.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > mrbaits 09/05/2018 at 15:51

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There’s no such thing as bad publicity

President Trump is a good case in point.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious 09/05/2018 at 15:53

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My guess is that since President Trump took Nike’s bait like a dog chasing a squirrel, many conservatives will care. Maybe they’ll all go out and puncture their footballs. It’s sort of entertaining in a tragic kind of way.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail 09/05/2018 at 15:55

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But I can’t be sure whom you are being not nice to. Muricans?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 09/05/2018 at 15:56

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Not sure how they’d calculate those pie slices, but it’s about what I would expect.

Do you remember the time when Pappy cut the blueberry pie into five slices and Scotty was there and we all had these huge slices of pie?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail 09/05/2018 at 15:57

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You make assumptions about how well read I am. And you keep overshooting.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 15:57

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Yes (as opposed to Americans). 

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 15:58

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https://www.samueljohnson.com/refuge.html

Fits very well 240 years later.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Sam 09/05/2018 at 15:58

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I’m not sure there’s much of a distinction between those two. But maybe there is. I have to ponder it because I love subtlety. But yes, barrels of black ink, rather than red.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > My bird IS the word 09/05/2018 at 16:00

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Social lines, more than party lines, but the distinction has been mauled under Trump’s reign. Then again, Liberals like to conflate the social and the political. Not crazy, just rampantly, cosmically inconsistent. And Trump thinks every one of them is naught but a peon .

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail 09/05/2018 at 16:01

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Esta claro . Gracias .

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail 09/05/2018 at 16:03

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It’s fake news , a term coined by Andrew Jackson. But thanks for the link anyway.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 16:06

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Funny, on the national scene, the term “fake news” is howled most by those who actually b enefit most from it.

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 16:08

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I will mention again that it’s the Trump-or-nothing kind of conservative that tends to be the most vocal. And you’re right, they’re probably all up in arms.

Personally, I find the more libertarian-leaning conservatives being indifferently silent about it. Ttyymmnn, I think, makes a valid point, and it’s one that many conservatives have been saying about the left this last year...that “the left” and “liberalism” are now two wholly different things. Trump and his supporters are not “conservative,” and instead merely, “the right.” Or maybe just Republican.

Maybe I’m not Republican anymore. I don’t know. We argue over the stupidest stuff today. Life, liberty, property...the Constitution and its amendments...I will champion those things. Anything else we can agree or disagree on, we can learn to live with each other and be civil. Life is too fleeting to be angry all the time, regardless of whether you’re liberal or conservative.

Oppo for Congress. Somehow we all manage to not kill each other.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 16:11

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I don’t, but it sounds about right. 

RX > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/05/2018 at 16:18

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Yes, they are golfing buddies.