Re: P&C article on Clemson being blasted for holding football game but cancelling

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Oct 7, 2024, 3:14 PM [ in reply to Re: P&C article on Clemson being blasted for holding football game but cancelling ]

So, which is it, functionally retarded or intellectually dishonest? I'd like to know so that I can tailor my response in a manner that you can fully understand. I'll assume it's the latter, but realize it could very well be the former. First, the university cancelled classes because classes, unlike a football game, are mandatory (this word means you have to go) whereas a football game is voluntary (this word means you can chose to go or not, as you wish). Secondly, the buildings on campus that could accommodate people, with facilities for showers and restrooms, were opened up to the public in need. On to your other complaint about troopers and first responders at the game. Were you there? Do you know how many are typically used for a home game? Do you know how many were there for this home game? Did you happen to notice a difference, and then critically think to yourself as to why that might be? Had you done that, you might have noticed there were far fewer than normal. What about the small businesses around town that use game day sales to supplement their businesses for the remainder of the year? What about the people that were able to leave their houses, that had no power, or running water, and were able to get away to some place that did, if only for a few hours? What about people like the Moore's, who lost everything, but had an opportunity to think about something else as they watched their son? I'm going to assume you didn't think about any of those, but wanted to run to the first place you could to virtue signal. Well, Karen, go ahead.

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Like 90%+ of the so-called media, the hacks at the P&C play politics for one particular team. And it ain't the team associated with Dabo. Maybe the hacks at the P&C should ask their current government heroes why the FCC denied awarding Starlink the contract for internet terminals for rural North Carolina even after they won the bidding process. Why did the FCC say they didn't move forward with Starlink? Because "Starlink failed to demonstrate that it could deliver the promised service." Seriously? That systems works on boats crossing an ocean! Do you think those terminals could be providing relief to thousands of flood victims right now?

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I'm 10000% sure that the P&C won't publish a single word about this travesty. Just like I am 10000% sure why the FCC denied Musk the contract in the first place.

FCC REAFFIRMS DECISION TO REJECT STARLINK APPLICATION
FOR NEARLY $900 MILLION IN SUBSIDIES
Applicant Failed to Meet Burden for Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
WASHINGTON, December 12, 2023—The Federal Communications Commission today
reaffirmed the Wireline Bureau’s prior decision to reject the long-form application of Starlink to
receive public support through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program, based on the
applicant’s failure to meet the program requirements. The program, which uses scarce universal
service funding collected from consumers, sought to expand access to broadband networks in
rural areas.

P&C article on Clemson being blasted for holding football game but cancelling