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That wasn't my point at all. If you want to go there we can discuss my governor's holding on to covid emergency power still. Where is that a typical duty of a governor? But that is really not germane to my post. My point was it doesn't appear he was being serious. Le Duke did not report on the whole quote from DeSantis, just the part he thought would be most provoking, as if that was the only thing he said. I was just providing the entire quote and to me it does not sound like he is serious about putting a prison there. mspart

Anyone with any power has done similar things. Not sure what the beef is with that. Was anyone expecting he would not take this on with the same zeal that won him a National Championship? mspart

https://qz.com/desantis-florida-prison-walt-disney-world-1850347094 DeSantis is considering various options to get back at the company, which first fell foul of the governor for speaking out against the so-called Don’t Say Gay bill. During his latest attack, DeSantis floated the idea of building a state park, a rival amusement park, or even a new state prison next to the company’s central Florida theme parks. “The possibilities are endless,” he smirked. It sounds like he was being really serious. mspart

I feel I need to clarify. I was never that good, but did wrestle at Veterans Nationals 3 years in Vegas. I had a good time, met some great folks, and lost a lot. The match described above, probably would have ended in a loss as well without the crossface. Looking back I think I should have gotten really mad and took it to him, but I was really stunned to where I couldn't move much. It wasn't even real competition, just a side match because he didn't have any competition at his age and weight. I've been crossfaced many times, but that was the hardest one I have ever had put on me. I would not say it was illegal or illegitimate. But I certainly was not ready for it. mspart

OK, so I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. That's pretty simple. mspart

I have to say I have never seen anyone do that in any match I've been in or have watched. I would call that slamming and not part of wrestling. I was crossfaced once in veterans competition that was pretty brutal, I almost went out. I was stunned and really couldn't wrestle for a little while, and as a result lost pretty bad. mspart

Lesnar was huge as a college wrestler!! mspart

Does that mean he will make it to the semis guaranteed and maybe lose there or win and lose the finals? If he makes it to the finals, what shot do you give him? I think he makes it to the finals. I don't know after that. I would guess he wins but Glory and Suriano are at least 2 probables that might get in his way. mspart

I see you quoted my post, but did you read it? It appears not. mspart

Not sure what you are getting at there. Mixing terms? Latinos are white? https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-09-09/south-los-angeles-immigration-displacement-latinos-blacks-2020-census Op-Ed: Why did so few Latinos identify themselves as white in the 2020 census? The 2020 census results made a splash in mid-August with this clear message: A declining number of people in the United States identify themselves as white, and the shift is happening faster than many had predicted. But all the justified focus on the “browning” of America obscured a second storyline: the browning of Brown America. Strikingly, the share of Latinos who identified their race as white in the 2020 census fell from about 53% in 2010 to about 20% in 2020; the share who identified as “other” rose from 37% to 42%, and the share identifying as two or more races jumped from 6% to 33%. mspart

Nice turn of phrase. mspart

So when will this "where will they end up" circus be over? mspart

True, but it is also good to have ADs that support wrestling rather than trying to get rid of it. mspart

I guess we'll see how he does. I too hope for Lee to do well. Maybe he should try stem cell therapy to build back those tendons better. mspart

Sorry Le duke, I just tried it and it worked for me. Local TV station news in Daytona. mspart

Randy Couture, Jon Jones, Johny Hendricks, Brock Lesnar, to name a few. It is a natural progression but it is rare I grant you. mspart

Bubble bath of Bud Light? mspart

This is good stuff!! mspart

Ron DeSantis has a new plan. As I noted earlier in this discussion, this isn't over, DeSantis will make sure it is not over. He is making a move and the news of it is less than a day old. Very new right now. https://www.newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/desantis-announces-legislation-further-sanctions-against-disney,40012 Posted Monday, April 17, 2023 12:11 pm Chris Gollon TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday announced a set of new sanctions against the Walt Disney Company in response to a recent agreement that deflected an attempted takeover of the land in which Walt Disney World sits in Central Florida. mspart

Still hoping! mspart

Yes. This. mspart

From wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinx Origins The first records of the term Latinx appear in the 21st century,[22] but there is no certainty as to its first occurrence.[23] According to Google Trends, it was first seen online in 2004,[11][24][25] and first appeared in academic literature around 2013 "in a Puerto Rican psychological periodical to challenge the gender binaries encoded in the Spanish language."[23][26] Contrarily, it has been claimed that usage of the term "started in online chat rooms and listservs in the 1990s" and that its first appearance in academic literature was in the Fall 2004 volume of the journal Feministas Unidas.[27][28] In the U.S. it was first used in activist and LGBT circles as a way to expand on earlier attempts at gender-inclusive forms of the grammatically masculine Latino, such as Latino/a and Latin@.[24] Between 2004 and 2014, Latinx did not attain broad usage or attention.[11] So apparently, it was academic Latinos or Latinas that first coined the term. But in the US, it seems that it was first done in activist and LGBT circles. I'm inclined to say that this latter group is white leftists. But obviously it was coined before that by Latinos (let it be known that this is a term that includes Latinas if both genders are involved). So I agree with you GWN partially. I'm sure it was not white conservatives that came up with this term. Can we agree with that? mspart

Is it me or does Zahid look huge in that pic? mspart

Yeah, you just gotta feel for them. mspart

Now, being the bad draw never worked for me. I guess my mindset on the mat was not that strong. But the idea works. I tried to wrestle that way but I was never all that good. But I learned a lot doing it. mspart