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QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Dec 28, 2005 -> 01:46 PM) Seriously. He really has nothing to lose. He knew the situation at MSNBC was in when he took the position and I think his run at CNN began hinting at the direction he was looking to take the channel. Obviously, it didn't work out for him at CNN--and the ratings will show as much--but, MSNBC is doing all the right things. As a member of this newly-targeted, younger demographic, MSNBC is far more appealing either Fox or CNN. Unfortunately, the "younger demographic" doesn't watch news as much as adults. That's why Fox is destroying MSNBC in the ratings. IIRC, the 4 AM (ET) re-airing of O'Reilly was out-drawing the primetime airing of Countdown something like 40% of the time last month. Liberal news commentary doesn't draw ratings. Air America's rating vs. those of Rush, Hannity, etc. clearly show that. If MSNBC wants ratings, they're going to have to feature more conservatives. That would include featuring Scarbrough. Was it MSNBC or CNBC that picked up Tucker Carlson recently? He could be an asset to them as well.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Dec 28, 2005 -> 01:27 PM) I actually spoke with the head of MSNBC, Rick Kaplan, quite a bit over the past few months and they really think they have the nucleus in place to be considered the country's premier cable news channel.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 23, 2005 -> 11:11 AM) Personally, if Obama runs for the nomination in 08, he's got my primary vote already. No matter who else runs against him. Unless he does something really stupid like marrying Jeri Ryan and divorcing her or somehting like that. He's the best speaker our party has not named Bill Clinton, he's the best representative of what our party should be, he has vastly less baggage than someone like Hillary, and he is just a wonderful story. "He speaks so well!" It'll be a waste of a ticket. Obama won't win because middle-class America will be concerned, justifiably or not, that he'll push for increased economic redistribution (higher taxes, more welfare spending, socialized healthcare). The first minority and/or female President will have to be a fiscal conservative. Obama doesn't fit into that category. Hillary's an extremely savvy politician, but I agree that she has waaaay too much baggage to win and waaaay too many people already dislike her. The conservative media will rip her to shreds. I have no idea who would make a good nominee for the Dems. Kerry didn't work out last time. Howard Dean's an idiot. John Edwards is a possibility, but not a terribly exciting one. I think that a conservative Dem like Evan Bayh would be their best bet.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Dec 28, 2005 -> 11:47 AM) Sometimes I wonder if we're reaching a point in this country where recessions and growth are kind of ceasing to matter for most Americans. It's why I just don't get economics. Inflation is low, yet the price of milk, meat, gas is much higher than it was last year. And the year before. Unemployment is low, yet the percentage of eligible workers in the workforce has stayed static or has decreased for the last five years. I'm far from an economics expert, but it seems to me that high energy prices are responsible for most of this. Energy is required to produce items and provide services. Higher energy costs stifle sales revenue because people who pay $250/month to heat their homes have less disposable income. Higher costs also mean that companies have to cut back on hiring. And, of course, people who don't have jobs aren't really in much of a position to drive the economy.

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Dec 28, 2005 -> 09:43 AM) Five Best Presidents Abraham Lincoln Franklin Delano Roosevelt George Washington Theodore Roosevelt Harry S. Truman I'd replace Truman with Reagan, but agree with the rest.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Dec 27, 2005 -> 04:32 PM) I would also say, no matter where Carter wanks as President, he is easily the greatest Ex-President in my lifetime. No one has done more to help the disadvantaged. While Reagan jetted off to Japan for a $two comma speaking engagement$, Carter would be building homes for the poor. Of course, Carter wasn't in the early stages of Althezimer's disease when he left office. :rolly Carter was certainly not the worst President ever, but he sort of forgot that he was no longer President once Clinton came into office (North Korea). At least Reagan had an excuse for his poor memory.

Ten years ago, I never would've imagined that major media outlets such as the Times and MSNBC would have such a blatantly liberal political slant. It's gotten so bad that Fox News is doing the same thing on the other side of the political spectrum.

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Dec 27, 2005 -> 07:18 PM) http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?Stor...23-010515-8477r Yes, it says UP TO 1/3rd, but it also points out "several U.N. agencies continue to refuse to disclose details of their relief expenditure in spite of earlier pledges of transparency by senior officials. " Given their history, 1/3rd might be on the low side. I had heard that the U.N. gave a lower figure for overhead than the 32%. That might've been 18%, or possibly lower. Either way, I don't trust them. Corruption in the U.N. is rampant. I recall one of the moron higher-ups over there calling America "stingy" a year or two ago (despite the fact that we supply more money to both them and charities in general than anyone else in the world). Is asking for accountability when dealing with $590 million "stingy" as well? Is it "stingy" for us to ask for accountability in the Oil-for-Food and Somalian rape scandals? :finger We should cut their funding until they clean house and act responsibly. Right now, they're a nearly-worthless organization.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Dec 26, 2005 -> 09:58 AM) http://www.ifamericansknew.org/ -- Take a look at the charts and then tell me who is causing more damage. /not condoning what the Palestinians are doing but showing that this whole "Israel can do nothing wrong" platform is one that cannot be defended. While one can't quite compare building a highway through someone's farm to blowing up a bus full of people, the Israeli government commits more than their share of abuse. I support Israel, but it's wrong for our government to give them a free pass all of the time. QUOTE(Steve Bartman's my idol @ Dec 27, 2005 -> 11:43 AM) I don't believe that Israel hates 'the "palestinians"; I think that Israel just wants to be left alone...no more, no less. Perhaps, but wasn't Ramallah once part of Jordan?

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 06:50 PM) This schmuck might have a case for V For Vendetta if he did his homework. Then he'd realize that it was originally written in the late 1980s and was made waaaaaaaay before Gitmo et al. (I know, I've read it) But it's being re-hashed now for some reason. Gee, I wonder why. :headshake I think that was his point. Syriana is so blatantly anti-Bush that it's comical. It's painfully obvious to anybody with two functioning brain cells that Hollywood has aligned itself with the left.

Too bad Damon can't pitch.

They won't move Prior if another solid pitcher isn't involved in the deal.

QUOTE(TheHawkaroo @ Dec 27, 2005 -> 08:27 PM) Bad idea, we have a surplus of pitching so why trade a pitcher who will probably be a FA next year for another pitcher who will also become a FA. Unless we know for a fact that his numbers will decline this year, there's no reason to trade him. We are trying to win it all again this year, aren't we?