Tuesday Morning Discussion

Would you rather be an associate for Michael Avenatti or Gloria Allred?

Personally, I'd rather fake my own death than work for either of them. I realize this is a cop-out.

Tuesday Morning Discussion - A Different Kind of Hypothetical

I know this group is used to intelligent, issue-packed, legal hypotheticals, but humor me on this overcast (in the DC area) Tuesday morning.

If you had to fight an animal that is the same size as you (both in height and weight) to the death, what animal would you pick? Note you can choose any animal - it can be blown up or shrunk to your size.

I would pick a giraffe, since its skinny neck gives me a shot at winning.

Monday Morning Discussion - Stand-Up Comedians

Now that Netflix and Instagram are offering up stand-up comedy videos, we never have to leave the couch in search of laughter. In that vein, who would you like to see offer a Netflix special, i.e., who is your favorite comedian? Which comedians are you not so crazy about?

Because I can never pick just one, my favorite is actually 3 people: Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres, and Dave Chappelle. Their jokes are almost uniformly intelligent and funny.

I'm not crazy about Samantha Bee (yawn), Louis CK (snoooooze), and Nick Guerra (too hit or miss).

The inspiration for this post comes from my recent viewing of Dave Chappelle's Sticks and Stones on Netflix. I think Fr0zt has been coaching Chappelle. Has anyone else seen it?

Friday Afternoon Discussion - How Can A Politician You Detest Earn Your Vote?

Let's play a game.

Pick a politician currently in power who you loathe (not necessarily Trump, it could be Feinstein, Schumer, AOC, Talib, McConnell, etc.) and, as of right now, would not vote for under any circumstances (assuming that you lived in an area where you could vote for him or her).  Assume that whomever you picked has the cooperation of the executive and legislative branches and a narrow ideological majority on the Supreme Court (basically put him/her into Trump's position pre-2019).  What could that reprehensible politician accomplish with this power that would make you vote for their reelection?  It must be presently possible (e.g., no "give me a jetpack that emits gold instead of exhaust) and at least arguably constitutional.