Moment of silence: guns, racism and why more of the same reaction to it all has to stop. Now. (Episode 597)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Sports, Baseball, Business

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Today is a deep episode. It’s not right to start about sports when so much happens outside the sports world that we cannot ignore. Today’s word of the day is ‘moment of silence’ as in this weekend showcased exactly where we are as a nation. Six mass shootings over the weekend. Buffalo. Milwaukee. Orange County. Houston. Thoughts and prayers. That’s what all these government officials rush to Twitter to say. We hold a moment of silence before sporting events. But, where is the real action? (19:40) Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas had some comments on the “leak” from the Supreme Court. Let’s discuss this. (29:35) Review: Take Me Out (37:00) Game 7 madness took place this weekend. Bucks got dismantled by the Celtics. Luka Doncic sent the Phoenix Suns to another universe. Hockey delivered though. Overtime thrillers! (41:45) NPPOD - Let’s talk about Albert Pujols. He made his pitching debut! 2nd oldest player to make their pitching debut in MLB. What about the Reds game?! They threw a no-hitter and LOST to the Pirates. What? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's something so romantic about winter and I don't know whether that's just because
0:05.4	I'm a bit for homebody and I love a 5th but I think it's just the holiday period is just
0:10.7	for me it's the most romantic period and I think anyone who's listened to my records
0:15.9	will know that I'm quite a big fan of romance.
0:18.8	Join in every sip with Red Carp's Now Back at Starbucks.
0:46.6	Moment of silence.
0:49.4	Nothing personal word of the day.
0:50.7	It is Monday, May 16th, 2022.
0:53.8	I don't know how your weekend was but let me tell you how mine was.
0:59.2	I was watching some games very excited for all the game 7's yesterday and trying to wrap
1:05.0	my arms around the news of the weekend.
1:08.4	The number of mass shootings that it took place this weekend in Buffalo, in Milwaukee.
1:15.5	Part of that happened yesterday at a church, Houston, Chicago.
1:23.4	And then the bucks are lining up to start their game 7 in Boston.
1:28.6	And the announcer said, and now we will have a moment of silence.
1:32.6	And the moment of silence is going to be for everyone to think about all of the tragic
1:37.6	loss that has occurred in Milwaukee and in Buffalo.
1:43.0	And then they show the Milwaukee players going down the line and they show the South
1:46.8	players going down the line because there's a cameraman.
1:49.6	The moment of silence happens one of two ways in sports that either is team generated
1:55.1	or league generated.
1:58.4	When there is something that happens that is a worldwide event that requires more than
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