Very cool.
How good are selfies posted onto social media with the intention of getting praise hidden so poorly under a blanket of awareness-raising, challenge-accepting, meme-propagation as to be art in and of themselves?
I love the Ice Bucket Challenge and its extremely toned, shirtless men and women doing their part for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, any #TBT carefully selected for hotness though captioned “OMG, guys, don’t know what I was thinking here…”, influencers at protests…
… and World Surf League CEO Erik Logan hopping on to Bernie Sanders’ latest viral moment to, bald-faced, highlight his own barrel riding savvy (above).
You certainly saw Bernie Sanders at the recent inauguration, dressed in a Burton jacket, knitted mittens and face mask. The People couldn’t get enough and he popped up in boats…
…on the moon…
…this guy’s hands…
…and barreled at Surf Ranch courtesy of Logan.
Very cool, funny and topical all at the same time.
A selfie trifecta.
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Who’s the bigger narcissist? ELO or Ashton???
Kook doing kook things, yet again
the bernie thing isnt even that funny. you are gay if you think this is funny
What’s elo doing better than Sophie?
I think his exit is but days away and a new ceo will sit in the tube seat
It is for some.
Those with snouts at the trough.
those are matty matheson’s hands. show some respect.
He doesn’t love you the way you love him,
I think you can do better
Pretty sure My last decent barrel was a year ago. Pool or not, it just doesn’t seem right that Elo gets more pits than me.
Elo is impervious to ridicule, I’m sure he reads BG on the regular.
I too am jealous of his wave quality quantity.
I believe it to be a very staged close out so don’t feel bad. Imagine the outtakes. Gross.
The use of a paddle by someone with two functioning arms is nothing but bourgeois decadence.
Following the VALshevik’s broletarian revolution all SUPers will be purged and exiled to the Aleutians.
VALsheik! Ha!
I once prone paddled a SUP in a shorebreak. Paddle obsolete.
I shoved my hands into a couple of furry things the other day to keep up with what I THOUGHT was The Trend. Silly me. I should’ve worn my reading glasses.
Arrested for animal cruelty and those baby cats will never be the same again.
The difference between mittens and kittens, while slight, is very important.
Like the time I thought that guy on the beach was loudly criticising my bitchy cynical humour. Pointing at me and shouting “Snark! Snark!”
“Fuck you” I thought. “At least I’m telling it like it is.”
All the people I was regaling with hilarious repartee paddled in, obviously disgusted with my sour mode of being as highlighted by that jerk on the shore. The upside was that they were leaving the waves to me, so I finally understood the idea of ‘no such thing as bad publicity’.
The difference between snark and shark, while slight, is very important.
I think you might have an issue here CB. Not sure if it is spelling or a speech impediment.
Well, thanks bexy !
You’re a bit early tho, bro.
6-8 Feb
Today, the top 1% of 1% of surfers catch the same number of sets as the bottom 90%. The etiquette game is rigged, and this level of stoke inequality is unsustainable. We need lineups that work for the kooks as well as they work for the Kelly Slaters and the Josh Tudors.
There is no justice when the top one-tenth of 1 percent of rippers in American lineups catch as many set waves as the bottom 90 percent. Do you think it’s moral when 90 percent of the vulnerable adult learners in this country, with the most waves listed on wannasurf.com in the history of the world, are paddling out and not getting bombs? That 60 percent of wavestormers are living on inbetweeners, whitewash reforms, and closeouts?
Does this mean the pro-letariat should be seizing the WSL’s means of content production?
All professional surfers will be subject to strict ideological purity standards. Professional surfers Ben Gravy and Joe Aaron are the only tentatively approved pros by the VALshevik party, pending their demonstration of idealogical reformation via self criticism at their post revolutionary struggle sessions.
Attitudes such as “an overhead wave is wasted when caught by someone who can’t bottom turn” must be purged as they make surfing feel unwelcome to surf cultures most vulnerable population – 27 year old affluent beginners.
Obviously, all visual surf content will be presented from the most ideologically pure perspective of a nose mounted GoPro.
If only someone could make a on demand freshwater wave inside a pool.
Mmmmm call it a “Wavepool”
More bourgeois decadence. While wave pools will not be outright prohibited, as the Kelly Slater wave company operates today, access will be exclusive to VALshevik party members.
New commentator or new handle?
Long time listener, first time caller.
Weee [popcorn]
If only someone could have been dumping ice on him while he was in that barrel…what a humbleflex that would have been (for a good cause!)
you mean closeout
Only the photo counts…right?
It hurts me to my soul that that photo exists.
I think that’s the effect that E-Lo is aiming for.
Bernie has a better stance.
After the DNC cancel cultured Bernie, the cancel culture sure picked up steam. E-Lo is scared of being cancelled, and this is a shot across the bow of Ziff, to not get too trigger happy on the idea of firing E-Lo.
Canceled?
“Despite Democrats’ narrow control of the Senate, Mr. Sanders is expected to exert heavy influence over taxes, health care, climate change and several other domestic issues. That is because his role as budget chairman will give him control over a little-known but incredibly powerful congressional tool that allows certain types of legislation to win Senate approval with just a simple majority.”
yeah, when he was running for President.
His power and influence will be what it’s always been, very little.
“Frank, former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, offered an unblinking assessment.
“His legislative record was to state the ideological position he took on the left, but with the exception of a few small things, he never got anything done,” said Frank, who has endorsed Clinton. “Senators are not impotent.””
https://www.politico.com/st…
Are you too dim witted to understand or are you mentally deranged and living in your own personal reality that the real world cannot penetrate?
Bernie is the head of the Senate Committee on Budget.
“ it is responsible for drafting Congress’ annual budget plan and monitoring action on the budget for the federal government. “
Sounds like power to me.
Biden does not make Committee assignments. I sure you know that, but were just mistaken. Sanders represents the obnoxious far left end spending on the spectrum. In light of the several trillion that have been spent by Congress on just Covid relief, how much budget leeway do you think Bernie is really going to get? Sure, he knows how to spend, but can he collect without handing the House and Senate back to the GOP in 2022. The power is a mirage here, and only serves to once again place restraint on Bernie. Probably Pelosi’s doing. She’s f’in evil wicked smart like that
The DNC decides committee chairs, the same DNC that you said cancelled Bernie. Get your story straight
Hahaha WHAT? The Democratic National Committee does NOT select Senate Committee Chairs. Hahaha holy shit
You really take things literally, in this case the DNC does select since they have control. From the Senate website…
How are senators assigned to committees?
Each party assigns, by resolution, its own members to committees, and each committee distributes its members among subcommittees. The Senate places limits on the number and types of panels any one senator may serve on and chair. For more information on how senators are assigned to committees, read about committee membership from the Senate Historical Office.
Now what party is in control of the senate?
It’s important to take things literally, especially things like, say, the Constitution.
Thats rich coming from the guy who thinks this election was un-constitutional.
No it’s not. Where in the Constitution does it say Governors and Sec. of States are allowed to bypass State Legislators’s Exclusive Authority to change State Election Laws.
You lose.
I’m starting to think you don’t actually know what is in the constitution. The constitution literally says that elections are left up to the state.
Exclusive Authority of State Legislators. Let me explain, States have an Executive Branch (Governor/Sec. of State etc.), Legislative Branch and Judicial Branch. Separation of powers, just like the Federal Government. The US Constitution vested EXCLUSIVE authority in the State Legislative Branch to make election laws. No power in State Executive Branch.
In 2020, the Governors made election laws. That’s a big NO-NO.
Point me to the section of the constitution that says what you just said…dont worry ill wait.
Secondly, the states that had voter laws changed were done so via their Secretaries of State, so i’m not really sure what you’re on about.
The Elections Clause
Article I, Section 4, Clause 1: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of choosing Senators.
While Congress may preempt States law, no where does it state that the State Executive Branch has any authority.
Sec. of States is part of the Executive Branch
Congress has regulated the Time for Presidential Election, but deferred to State Legislatures in most other stuff.
You’re talent is wasted on this site, no really, you should take it elsewhere
Yeah, nah.
I ran out of popcorn
No where does it say anything you just said though. Doesn’t say anything about exclusive authority, or who can and cannot make election laws.
In fact, in 24 states, the chief elections official is an elected Secretary of State. However, in some states, the chief elections official is appointed by the governor or elected by the state legislature.
“shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof;…”
“shall” is not “may”
If the Founding Fathers wanted the Executive Branch to make law and enforce law they would never have insisted on separation of powers.
So you’re saying 24 states are ran unconstitutionally? Cause you just said Sec of States cant make election laws yet Sec of States are the highest election official in 24 states. In those 24 states the Sec of State is responsible for election laws.
I think you make shit up as you go.
You can read more here: https://www.ncsl.org/resear…
Did you read the link or not? I take it not.
“Duties of the chief election official or election board/commission vary. Secretaries of state have other duties in addition to the management of elections. For example, they may administer business filings and licensing in the state, and act as the keeper of the state seal. Enforcing campaign finance regulations may fall to a secretary of state or state elections board in some cases, and in others would fall to a separate ethics commission.”
Look at words like enforcement, management…nowhere does it say make election laws.
How do the words “ultimate authority” sound?
“Each state has a chief election official who has ultimate authority over elections in the state.”
Sounds nothing like the power to make laws.
Because of covid.
There’s an interview with Bernie about his appointment and in it he states that he will be working within the confines of what Biden decides is OK. Bernie has been cheated sidelined and walked all over by the neoliberals of the Democratic Party for years now. His appointment is about appeasing the progressives more so than any kind diversity of policy. It’s for show.
Point ya fucking hands out the barrel if you want to make the thing. Isn’t that rule #1 that everyone learns?
He’s about to karate chop the photog hanging off the back of raimana’s JetSki, all for the benefit of the third photog on the concourse, there is also another photog over near the airstream taking atmospheric photos. I don’t know why, but i get unreasonably grumpy at elo.
Understandable. He’s sup and Ziffs front man and a dickhead.
And we’re never gonna let him forget it.
Wtf is that fridge door hes on
@infinity_surf. I think maybe a Samsung competitor.
If you cant browse filthytube in the lineup you ain’t no competition
Erik’s a fucking dork. Speaking of dorks, what’s Mustard Man aka French’s DMB Dude doing? The Lineup hasn’t had a new episode since the end of December (not that I listen to any, just want to make sure he’s OK). Please pray for our friend, who appears hostage to the two limp noodles on Getting Heated.