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QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 08:10 PM) She will never win the presidency (and not, not because she was a women, but because of all the layoffs she had, etc...they will hammer her like the democrats hammered her in California). I also would point out I think in many cases a mediocre CEO is probably far better prepared to be a president and far smarter then most of our presidents. But I digress cause most normal CEO's would never want to be president. Exactly. I can't understand why she's wasting her time when her record as an executive dooms her from the start.

A lot of smart people got fooled by the Ahmed hoax. The kid and his family wins, being on every talk show known to man. Remember, school rules may be awful but they are the same everywhere now. Remember the little kid accosted n suspended cause his pop tart looked like a gun? How bout the kid who wrote a story about shooting a dinosauer with a gun?? That kid was suspended and treated like a criminal. This is happening all over. This was a media creation story and Ahmed's 20 minutes of fame are slowing ticking away. He's close to being old news unless daddy does something stupid. http://dailycaller.com/2015/09/21/did-amer...-and-his-clock/

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 09:54 PM) or this looks more and more like a setup, whereby they are using Ahmed to avenge the sister's slight. Hmmm, seems the mayor and police and school are just daring the media to please please dig deeper into this. Cmon folks, the dad is an activist guy and this is all fishy stuff. The National Review agrees with Greg on this, that there should not have been a rush to print one side of this story. http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/ahmed...tive-ian-tuttle http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/20...-years-earlier/

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 08:51 PM) Walker was a joke intellectually. Kasich, Rubio and Christie would all do pretty well imo. Finally, you (theoretically) should be happy with Cruz, Huckabee and Santorum as well, as God would be mentioned every day by them. The Clintons and Obamas hardly ever speak about religion, comparatively. Yet Jimmy Carter mentions God a lot, bless the man! I don't need my President to mention God a ton but I do respect Jimmy's stance. Once these secondary candidates emerge I'll have to examine their positions. I'm still most interested in the 15 minutes of fame candidates: Bernie, Donnie Trump, the Surgeon and Carly. I'll get around to learning about the others.

QUOTE (ron883 @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 11:44 PM) Greg, we get it. You are sexist. Give it a rest. I'm not a sexist. I mean look, Carly ruined HP and I don't like these big-time CEOs of companies that get paid zillions of dollars when the little guy gets much less. Hillary? Geez. There are so many examples of her being just an elitist-type mean person. I don't want her in the White House, sorry. And ooops add Sarah Palin to my dislike/hate list. I mean I just don't like anything bout her, either. From her policies to her demeanor, me no likey Palin. Now Elizabeth Dole?? I love her. Class act. Wonderful! Give me some more choices. Not Florina and Hilly for gosh sakes. I respect many many people on soxtalk. I just don't see how anybody who likes a good hot dog and beer and ballgame, a down and dirty Chicago southsider, can be for somebody who comes across as so non-chicago as Hilly! Again, I will support women! Just not Hilly/Florina/Sarah.

Oops. I saw the score and figured my boy Danks is runnin out of gas this season. But it was Montas who had the ugly line. Oh well. Melky with one of his good games. As a Melky hater I'll give him credit. He's had 5-10 really good games this year. I'll tell u one thing. In year two with the Sox, Melky and LaRoche better remove markedly or our lineup will blow chunks again!

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 09:25 PM) Also, Nixon/LBJ/TR, probably wilson too Please make Hillary go away! Just retire, Hillary. Relax and enjoy your money. http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/hillary-c...9/23/id/692921/

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 05:22 PM) Are you saying Greg doesnt have "faith" Gage? I have faith but do not think this story is as cut and dried as the media portrayed it. Nobody is demanding the full story in the media. Nobody is being fair to the police/school. http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/dalla...ident/72647922/

The Republicans have all these joke candidates who are getting their 15 minutes. First Trump now Florina. Will they even have a nominee by the time this is over? Florina is beyond bad candidate; and Donnie is a caricature/clown. Nobody wants the surgeon cept Greg. None of those next eight candidates are any good. WOW.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 04:04 PM) That whole question during the debate was pointless. Every GOP candidate had a layup too. Nancy Regan. She's sitting right f***ing there and those idiots were talking about their mothers. So what? Hillary did the same thing in that clip. She wouldn't name fricking anybody after ripping the Republicans. She must go away. I don't think we've ever had a President as outwardly egotistical as Hillary. It's going to be a disaster.

Hillary is making it too easy for me. So she blasts the Republicans in this clip for not naming any names of women who should appear on the 10 dollar bill. Then TMZ asks Hillary the same fricking question and she won't answer it either. LOL. What a country. What great choices for President again.

For some of us hockey playoff fans, how much did the Hawks lose from their title team? I know there was talk they'd have to shed salary. So did we lose a ton and what are the prospects of winning it all again this year? Did the Blackhawks get gutted of talent? Or not?

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 12:43 AM) No more "retooling" crap. Acquire as many prospects as possible via trades and draft picks? That's what I wanted to do a month before the trade deadline when it was obvious we had a s***ty team. Shark, Duke, Robertson, Melky and LaRoche. Should have dealt all of them and re-tooled right there. Idiotic to stand pat. I think we could have moved all of them a couple weeks before the trade deadline for a ton of prospects.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 04:15 AM) If the kid would have explained what he was carrying to the school and the police when asked none of it would have happened. Is that seriously that hard for you to comprehend? Are you denying that the kids clock could look like a bomb to someone who isnt trained in explosives? There are hundreds of children in this school, is it so absurd that all of these "fools" were concerned with something they felt resembled a bomb? Can you at least acknowledge that the fact that this was in a school makes it a different situation? This wasnt at a mall or something, it was at a school, where they now have metal detectors and conduct school shooting scenarios. What do you expect them to do when they think someone might have a bomb? Also, the police have stated that all the kid would tell them about what he had was that it was a clock. If you have the internet youll know that this kid hasnt stfu about his clock for days, so why when hes being asked by either faculty at the school or the police what hes carrying can he only say its a clock? Im not even sure where the faux outrage is coming from on this one. Are you implying that they only thought it was a bomb because the kid is muslim? Do you not think police have the right to err on the side of caution in a situation like this? Wouldnt you want your kids to go to a school that takes a better safe than sorry approach to things like bombs? Please excuse me for asking a lot of questions I just find this faux outrage stuff fascinating. http://www.infowars.com/video-man-debunks-...-in-20-seconds/ I agree. This was a story whose outcome was pre-determined by the media. They group these stories in cliches and this one to them was cut and dried: Genius student proud of his clock scares the big bad adults, is grossly mistreated by these adults and now he must be given 25 minutes of fame by gawd. One problem. Not that simple for many of the reasons Bomber stated. The Bomber is my thread hero BTW.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 12:44 AM) You are no different then Greg. Just like Greg, you focus on every negative out their (in his case...it is violence...in your case it is race). Reality is significant progress has been made in terms of race / sexual discrimination. Is it perfect, no, but we are light-years ahead of where we were previously. Is it perfect, no, and you'll tell me how my argument about what I do doesn't matter, but if everyone treated everyone equally it would matter. I'm married to a minority and my kids are minorities and my daughter is a female and minority, so double minority. I can tell you that I will raise my kids to believe they can do anything. I will not ingrane one iota of because you are a women X or you are not white then this is going to happen. Even if it means they have to drive for more, my kids are going to be raised being role modeled by parents who are accepting and they will have that mentality. Could someone take issue and still not give them that chance in the future, sure, but If that is the case, I want them to use it as extra motivation to work harder because they can. You can say I live in a world of lala land but that is my mindset. I'd rather people spend time thinking they can vs. they can't and why not me vs. it can't be me. Excellent post. I don't think I focus on EVERY negative out there, BTW. I'm not that defeatest. QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 02:04 AM) Seems more like a thread about a kid who is being manipulated by the adults in his life to create a s*** storm. Bomber with a nice bombshell. Good post. QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 03:24 AM) This isnt some profound moment in American history. This kid took a clock out of its casing and brought it to school. He was asked what he was carrying and he wouldnt give a straight answer. He couldnt say something to the police like "This is a clock I built and Im showing it to my teachers" or "This is a clock I took apart" or anything like that? Now if you want to use this as some platform to change society go ahead. The system wasnt broken here. This was at a school and they err on the side of caution. What planet are we living on where when someone who brings something that looks like this: to school that the authorities or the people who work at the school(and are also responsible for the kids safety) arent allowed to ask what it is? This kid was manipulated and coached on exactly what to do and say to get this exact reaction. He was detained for 2 hours and the charges were dropped (there wouldnt even have been charges if he was honest from the beginning) and he was released. Now hes invited to the White House, has scholarship offers from multiple schools, has go fund me's set up for him etc. Poor kid. You can't deny, Bomber is dominating this thread. Nice Bomber follow up post.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 02:08 AM) Duke representing the offseason from hell. At least Q keeps boosting his trade stock. I don't know if I trust the front office to make a 'good trade' for Q, though. He has been such a solid pitcher for the Sox. He's a stud.

At least the Sox didn't get no hit. Q might deserve Sox MVP this season. I'd give it to him. What the hell.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 22, 2015 -> 09:39 PM) Again, is it possible he was just being a kid? Yes. I do accept your position on that as a possibility.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 22, 2015 -> 09:37 PM) Bill Maher is a jackass, and he particularly targets Islam for criticism (similar to Dawkins or Sam Harris). He targets all religions. I'm Catholic and more amused than offended by his not accepting there is a God. I think he's a star in this situation. It's easy to take the "cops are bad; teachers are prejudiced" angle on this one. Bill had questions. Mark Cuban has questions. I'm very disappointed the media is not interested in flushing out a good accurate story here. If Ahmad is a fake that's not good copy; it's going after a minority copy.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 22, 2015 -> 09:32 PM) But he wasn't sent to the principals office. He was arrested. A kid was arrested at school for, in his spare time, tinkering with a clock to show his teacher. The problem you are not seeing, is that is not just a mistake in handling, that absolutely should not happen. Kids in school who outside of school are continuing to do educational activities should not be punished. They should be encouraged. Hence the response to encourage a kid who had been discouraged in the harshest way possible (outside of shooting him). You are seeing a kid who had been jailed and automatically assuming there is a reason for it, and that he is a threat. He could have been obnoxious, and he could be arrogant. That's part of being a teenager. He should not have been jailed. But he was. That's a fact you can't wash over. People see a wrong like that and they want to try and make it right in a cosmetic way. You see a wrong and think, well maybe they were right. I want more facts but my position is the cops over-reacted in cuffing him. The facts are blurry. One report I saw said the initial teacher the kid was trying to impress told him it was a nice job but don't bring the clock around the school or people might think it's a bomb. The kid did anyway. My point is I think there's a real possibility daddy set this all up. As far as kids and educational activities outside of school ... did you see Alpha's video of how it probably took the kid about 30 seconds to make the clock? He definitely showed no innovation in building his clock. It's rather deceptive actually and arguably worthy of detention if he was passing that clock off as something he made, not ripped off Radio Shack.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 22, 2015 -> 09:16 PM) There are not two issues. They are the same. No, because I think most reasonable people would say the police should not have cuffed the youngster, SHOULD NOT ever have cuffed the youngster. The kid was unarmed and not a threat and he's a kid and a human being for goshsakes police! All schools have policies, however, and teachers can back me up on this ... aren't you required to send the kid to the principal's office if he has a weird clock that's ticking like that?? Couldn't you get reprimanded if you don't send the kid to principal? And yet other reasonable people would agree there's no reason to make the kid a national hero without letting the story play out a bit and search for some facts. One reporter said the timing of Obama's tweet indicates he hadn't even seen a picture of the weird "clock" just yet. Not saying it's true or not. How can any of you smart people disagree with what I posted about how the media saw this story and how people like Hilly saw this story? They classified it one way and quickly thrust the young-un into the heroic 20 minutes of fame cycle prematurely. Please disagree with me on that. People that despise me often overlook some things I say. Like my initial post was very reasonable (on both sides) and yet I was attacked pretty quickly so I fought back rather harshly myself.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Sep 22, 2015 -> 09:55 PM) I think the FO will be quiet this offseason in comparison to last season, but I see two moves really helping this team be competitive next season: 1.) Go somewhat big with an offer to Ben Zobrist. I get it, he's old and people dont want to sign old FAs anymore, but Zobrist is a great solution to the Sox immediate problems. They need a solid third baseball that can provide both offense and defense and Zobrist fits both categories. In addition, he is a lifelong AL player, so he is already acclimated to the style of the league. This allows you to slide Saladino over to SS where his bat plays better. If Anderson is tearing up AAA, maybe he can be a late season call up in a playoff push. 2.) Trade for a catcher, preferably Austin Barnes. Tyler Flowers should not be a starting catcher next season. This position needs to be addressed and it needs to be addressed quickly. Lineup: CF Eaton 3B Zobrist DH Abreu 1B LaRoche LF Melky RF Thompson C Barnes SS Saladino 2B Sanchez BE A. Garcia BE L. Garcia BE M. Johnson BE Flowers? SP Sale SP Quintana SP Johnson SP Rodon SP Montas/Danks CL Robertson SU Montas (if not starting) SU Jones RP Duke RP Petricka RP Jennings RP Albers That's actually a reasonable plan. If Sox aren't going to do much spending, that's actually a good plan. Zobrist would be good for the reasons you mentioned and catcher must be addressed. Might have to overpay for Zobrist. How much is the question.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 22, 2015 -> 08:51 PM) LOL. Took the kid all of one minute to probably make his clock. I just challenge the media to keep covering this and if the police ever get to interview the dad that that is made public as well. This was a rush to judgment story and Obama, Hillary and Microsoft should not have overreacted without letting the story play out. Of course nobody wants the story to play out any more cause of media bias. The media wanted this story to be: Genius student of color very very proud of clock he made. Big bad school officials think it's a bomb and call cops. Cops handcuff kid (I'm not backing cops 100 percent on this; very stupid; they fell for the alleged trap right there and I am against any police brutality especially of an unarmed 14 year old for goshsakes), no charges filed, kid gets put into the 20 minutes of fame cooker where President, Hilly, all the morning shows want him on now til that 20 minutes of fame runs out. Update the story when he gets scholarship to Yale. Update the story 10 years after that when he's a success in life. The story just might not fit that agenda, but too late ... media already made up its mind how the story will play out. Takes a cool guy like Bill Maher to say ... WAIT!

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 22, 2015 -> 09:29 PM) There's been plenty of people supporting what greg is saying, even powerful people on the left. Don't get the need to attack him. I don't think he should have been cuffed though. He disassembled a clock. While I don't get the celebration of his "genius", I don't think it should have ended with cuffs either. In case anybody missed this post I posted it in support of myself. Thank u Buehrle/Wood. This isn't me creating a story on my own. Read my initial post. I posted a fair representation of this issue. I challenge the media to keep covering this and I think you are going to find out there are 2 sides to every story. This got turned into a superhero kid story IMMEDIATELY when PERHAPS that should NOT be the case.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 22, 2015 -> 09:23 PM) Holy crikey, "greg". Conspiracy? Hoax? Do you have any evidence whatsoever of it being a hoax? Other than some people's apparent desire to make it so? Wow. Have you read about this? Did you listen to Mark Cuban's account of talking to the kid? Have you listened to the experts say the kid's invention took about a minute to reconfigure some wires off an already made clock? Don't turn this into a Greg thing please. There are 2 sides to most every story and the media and Obama and Hilly wouldn't wait this one out. This isn't Greg freaking out. My take on this is shared by people like Bill Maher for gosh sakes and Cuban and security experts.