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QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 07:33 PM) Oh look, it's Mr. Positive giving us his positive thoughts of the day. These are new thoughts, mind you, not like yesterdays, or the day before that...or the day before that...or the day before that. These are completely new. We can't bury our heads in the sand. People of the world are at war with each other. You could be shot, stabbed at a movie theatre, anywhere. I don't want to be negative on a Thursday but it's a scary world we live in. Be vigilant. Be safe. Be good.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 03:44 PM) Honestly, how far back do you have to go to get a President better than Obama? He beats out Clinton, both Bushes, Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon handidly. LBJ has the Civil Rights movement, but he has Vietnam. Dwight would be a good argument. Truman as well. Obviously FDR is often regarded as a Top 3 president, so it couldn't get past him. Arguing politics is fruitless, but do you guys know what you are saying? Not to be a party pooper but Obama's tenure has seen the ultimate destruction of the middle class (the era of the layoff, furlough, salary cut, total change in businesses' relationship with workers; who the hell is hiring???) as well as close to a new social revolution in terms of shootings, disturbances in cities, race relation problems escalating. Inability to get any government consensus. He's one helluva likeable guy and a great speaker but I think he's been a disaster in terms of President. As a person? Great person, great speaker, appears to be nicest guy ever and that's very important in life, but you guys IMO are drinking the Democratic koolaid so to speak. Economically? Are you and your friends better off now than you were 10 years ago? I think the Average Joe is living paycheck to paycheck and one bad business decision from being homeless. Why the Obama love? disclaimer: I have the right to my opinion on politics as much as any of you Obama supporters who probably want me banned over this post.

QUOTE (Footlongcomiskeydog @ Jul 17, 2016 -> 11:38 PM) The White Sox playoffs odds are less then 5%. The playoff drought will continue. We're not very good that is for sure. But I think we've waited too long and I'd prefer the trades this winter now.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 05:01 PM) Truly can't believe criminal negligence or manslaughter could again not be proven. Justice is never done. But hey, baltimore, you get to pay millions instead! Punish the citizenry, protect the perpetrators. How is Baltimore reacting?

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 05:08 AM) This country took Obama for granted. It's sad. Can't wait until it realizes that. I think he had a chance to be a great leader. For some reason he held back a bit. He certainly did nothing to embarrass the USA. I think the next president will likely embarrass America more than a few times. Unfortunately Trump would be the opposite of Barack Obama. He'll be in the faces of Americans and foreign leaders and it will be ugly. His ego is too huge for him to be an effective leader. In fact he has no chance to lead. Hillary? I dunno. She could prove me wrong and take charge and be a true leader since Bill is in her inner circle and she by now should know what makes a respected president. On the other hand, Hillary could absolutely get blocked at every turn and be a disaster. She has to do a lot to correct the perception she is a liar and elitist. I think Bernie coulda figured a way to be liked by all (or many). I think the socialist thing was blown outta proportion. In conclusion: Barack deserves a B- for his 8 years. Trump has a 1 out of 10 chance of being any good. Hillary has a 5 out of 10 chance of being any good. Bernie had a 7 out of 10 chance of being any good IMO. That's my take and I stand by it.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 05:52 AM) You're actually making an argument against Ms. Clinton here, whether you realize it or not. How could a 70+ year old socialist/marxist/communist from a state almost nobody has ever been to make it such a horserace....dwarf her fundraising in number of total donations...with almost zero name recognition coming into 2015, and do so much damage when the race should have been over after the first 4-5 primaries and caucuses? The problem for her is that to this day, despite 24 years in the spotlight, many Americans are still unsure of exactly what she has accomplished (that she can legitimately take a large amount of credit for)...for example, if you were to poll the first ten random people on the el tmrw morning and ask them what are Hillary's three main accomplishments, how would they answer? And you act like it's Sanders' fault that he ran such a surprisingly effective campaign and got five out of every six young people...male and female....on his side. This from a balding old guy who slogs through speeches with a strong accent and could easily be a cast member of Seinfeld...we're not talking Mario Cuomo/Jesse Jacksonesque oratory with JFK Jr. looks here. Caulfield hits a home run with this post. He's not always on top of his game, but this one is an A-plus post. Thank u. QUOTE (kev211 @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 05:55 AM) Barrack Obama is a motherf***ing superstar. I've always said I like his style and his speeches. I like Michelle. But IMO Mr. Obama was another rotten president in a long line of them. Can't we get a great one? For once?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 04:49 AM) Chapman declined interview with Cubs reporters after the game cause he's mad how they treated him yesterday. Be careful, he owns a gun Wow, that's huge. Fathom what did the Cubs reporters do yesterday? Blast the acquisition cause of his domestic issue? Was it pretty nasty in the press in Chicago?

That game turned to s*** quickly. Oh well, we won the first two and you can't really expect more from a team mired in mediocrity. As a boring person once said, "We are what we are." 2-1 lead on the Cubs. Not bad. p.s. How come people were saying we won the Crosstown Cup after Game Two? Certainly they knew there were two games left? I didn't get that.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 03:52 PM) You're not following the news. Trump already conceded and Hillary promised him the next Secretary of the Treasury position. If he made up those figures that's not very nice and people should see I'm not the only one to write questionable things at times on this message board.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 11:46 PM) There is no waving of the wand for any candidate, there's a lot of hard work which is what makes her attractive. Though I know you probably read that last bit "makes her attractive" and were like "WHAT! But she's ugly and old! Chelsea looks presidential with her looks! I don't get it!" I was trying to compliment her sitting there looking presidential (which to me means intellectual) and the other mod got mad. I don't think Hillary is ugly or anything I just don't like her. People blast Bernie with no facts, just opinions, on here but get mad at me on here when I go after the Clintons.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 11:37 PM) It's also kinda true. But aren't my charges of Hillary being a horrificly weak candidate also true? I still can't fathom why people had it out for Bernie except the simple reason the Clinton machine must roll on. Chelsea looked Presidential in her seat last night as I watched Bill speak like Bill speaks (very very charming; I told u I loved Bill). I have no idea though why the country wants 16 more years of Clinton. It's not like they wave the wand and America is great again.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 06:49 PM) From nowhere to President. How is that a good thing? The dude sat on the sidelines, did dick all for years, and then popped up with a bunch of propaganda and empty promises. Hillary has an incredible history of involvement and accomplishment. Bernie had nothing. What a story! Empty promises? Had nothing? How do you know that? A lot of people still want him leading Sarah Silverman to scold those people. Hillary supporters IMO are cheering on a very weak candidate herself. She has some smoking gun incidents (some of us would say crimes) and in my opinion Bernie brings a lot more to the table. What the hell has she done that's so great? To say Bernie has done nothing is pretty harsh.

I want to remind everybody the final count was 2800 delagates Clinton to 1800 Bernie. In the face of unmistakeable odds, Bernie Sanders did not get blown out. Had he been given a fair shake by the press and by the DNC, you think it wasn't gonna be a draw?? This baby was up for grabs. Bernie Sanders could have been an amazing story. From NOWHERE to president of the United States. 2800 to 1800 ... what do the Hillary apologists say about Bernie's effort? Again, you can't deny the DNC was scheming and everybody in power had to have Hillary as the candidate and STILL Bernie was right there.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 05:08 AM) 76% and 5,678 electoral votes, which is enough to allow her to replace every SC justice if she wants, and she also gets to pass 1 major piece of legislation without Congressional approval. It's in Article 12. OMG she is beating Trump with 76 percent of the vote? He can't overcome that. Game over. Blowout.

Sorry. So sorry. Prayers/best wishes for everybody.

So as of today, how much does Hillary lead Trump by? Has the landslide begun?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 11:19 PM) OH MY GOD 2 WOMEN IN A ROW. THIS COUNTRY WOULD END. I just think the family is elitist and Chelsea will be groomed by Hillary the final five years to be ready to run and win in a landslide. I expect Chelsea to get some big-time government job in either the third to fifth year, or maybe run for governor somewhere and win that first. I just don't like the Clinton's getting 24 full years of the Oval Office during a relatively short period of time in our country's history. There's no reason for Chelsea to not start being groomed for President.

Another great game from this weird baseball team. My guy, Saladino, must play every day. Why is it so difficult for the organization to see that? Shields has been masterful. Maybe Coop really is a genius. As much as we blast Abreu, he does almost have 60 RBI. I hate to say it again, but I'd like to try this with a real manager. I mean we have some things to work with. I'm fully convinced, however, that team inconsistency will continue to reign. I am assuming Wednesday is a day game. I hate day games during the week. Sox should play it at night and go for the sweep rather than possibly get smoked during the game. Cubs aren't going to be in good moods after 0-2 and a day game gives them a chance to get the taste out quickly.

Madness. I don't know what to say or think anymore. I think it's obvious civilization is in a rapid decline. Whether we ultimately destroy ourselves is anybody's guess, but I think it's coming. There's going to be a massive poisoning of a drinking system or simply nuclear bombs being lofted all over the globe. Evil people are winning right now and must be stopped.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 01:26 AM) It's funny that liberals b****ed and moaned about the RNC speakers talking about Hillary for days instead of their nominee. Thus far my twitter feed is nothing but Trump burns, not one word about why Hillary would be a good President. Of course this is happening; thanks for pointing it out though. The most perplexing thing of all time is why African Americans like her and support her and it's sickening that women are overwhelmingly playing the sex card, dying to simply have a female president. Sure we need one, but not Hillary Clinton the liar. Sad.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 09:22 PM) I'm still eagerly anticipating Greg's Hillary-turn. I'm still backing Sale 100 percent on this; I just acknowledged ptatc made a good point. I'd choose sale over management/Robin anyday. And trading him would be asinine. I'm not gonna flop to Hillary. I feel she is despicable and I am anticipating 8 years of her immediately to follow will be 8 of chelsea. You wait.

QUOTE (Green Line @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 09:50 PM) I just can't get behind the double standard being made for professional athletes by some here. If any of us acted the way Chris Sale did, we would be out of a job in a heartbeat and possibly arrested. Its a sad indictment on society that so many people are OK or understanding of what Sale did just because he is a star player. He is paid millions of dollars to go out there and pitch every 5 days, and wearing a special promotional jersey is a small request in the big scheme of things, especially when there is 0 evidence to suggest that the jersey was somehow going to risk injuring him. Great post, but he tried to talk sense into the higher-ups. Cmon they could have worn the uniforms on a day he didn't pitch. If he was at all concerned about mechanics, push him back a day. There may be no evidence the jersey could hurt him, but the mind is a powerful thing. If he feels he's in danger ... scrap the uniforms. Sale obviously will want out of town ASAP now and we'll get fleeced in a trade probably.

You guys think I'm crazy. Looks like I hit a home run. Sale did have health concerns in mind in his quotes Monday. “When I saw that there was something in the way of that 100 percent winning mentality, I had an issue,” Sale said. “I tried to bring it up and say, ‘Hey listen, these are my thoughts and concerns,’ and they got pushed away because of the business deal that was set in place. I’ll never understand why we need to do something on the business side on the field that might impede us winning a game. “[The ’76 uniforms] are uncomfortable and unorthodox. I didn’t want to go out there and not be at the top of my game in every aspect that I need to be in. Not only that, but I didn’t want anything to alter my mechanics. … There’s a lot of different things that went into it. Looking bad had absolutely zero to do with it. Nothing.”

QUOTE (Tex @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 08:48 PM) Let's start an all-time list of players who have refused to play because of the jersey 1. Chris Sale Anyone know of anyone else? In the history of sports? Those are the worst jerseys in the history of sports, though. QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 09:04 PM) Is this a joke post? Any organization whose player's are allowed to literally destroy jerseys in temper tantrums and NOT be punished shouldn't be taken seriously. That behavior is completely ridiculous and wouldn't be tolerated anywhere. It's not a joke. This is the best pitcher in baseball. Make him pay for the jerseys. Fine him if you must. Pitch him.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 12:26 PM) Did you watch her speech Greg? Tony was giving his own opinion, not regurgitating analysts. You too could watch it and form your own opinion. I just saw highlights; I need to watch it. I've always liked her, but I just get sick of the reviews always being so predictable loving the Democrats and mocking the Repubs. on the speeches. I need to watch it soon. QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 02:39 PM) You do realize that nothing in any of those emails actually changed any results, right? People complaining about Bernie in private emails didn't change the fact that Hillary destroyed him in votes. Turn your brain on, ffs. I thought Bernie had unbelievable momentum heading into California, win after win after win and the media ignored it, proclaimed him buried and it affected Cali. Had he gotten the proper love he deserved at that point, with so many recent victories, I believe he may have snatched the nomination. Add that to the DNC plotting for ways to burn Bernie ... I don't like it. I love Bernie.