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Say what you want about the horses*** Royals organization, but they've made the playoffs 2 years in a row now. Will there come a time the Sox are dominant again? And to those who say I'm a closet Royals fan I again turned down free tickets in mezzanine level with that same group of friends because I see no point in watching a game of a team I don't care about. Give me the Sox or give me no ball in person.

How come Obama's presidency has been stock full of these government shutdown incidents? Growing old. Our country needs something good to happen. The pope's visit wasn't enough. This country is really in the doldrums right now economically and culturally.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 12:58 PM) Again... zero evidence. None. Stop it. I can stop, but I'm far from the only person questioning severely this whole thing. http://dailycaller.com/2015/09/25/clock-ki...ly-traumatized/

QUOTE (MEANS @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 01:35 PM) knew that was the real reason you brought this up It's a pretty good listen. She doesn't bash the Demos the whole show. Good politics without the shouting.

It's not a bad trip. Stay at one of the major hotels down by the Riverwalk. The Mexican food joints down by the Riverwalk are not bad at all. There are some bars on the Riverwalk and a Hooters as I recall. The Alamo is cool and there are some neat old buildings. I'd take one of those bus tours of the city and make sure you stay down by the Riverwalk. I think there are 2 Marriott chain hotels down there that are fine.

Has anybody listened to Meghan McCain's radio talk show on America Now radio? It appears on one of the major KC area radio stations (980) Monday-Friday in the early evening hours here, and I think it's good talk radio. Why? She gets name and no-name guests and they talk politics and I've yet to hear the annoying screaming and talking over each other bulls*** that pervades almost all political talk shows. I can't watch those shows on cable TV, like Chris Matthews' show; like O'Reilly's show because it drives me crazy when guests scream over each other. I just can't take it. I was watching a clip of that former actor on MASH, Wayne Rogers, appearing on one of the shout-over-each-other political shows on FOX I believe or CNN and he finally gave up because whenever he started answering a question of the panel 2-3 others started screaming and he simple couldn't complete a sentence without some idiot talking over him. I don't know why that has become a popular format -- get 3-4 guests, put a question out there and the winner is whomever screams the loudest to get the floor. Sickening. McCain's show, no matter your affiliation, is informative cause there is civil discourse. For what it's worth, she favors Florina and does not like Trump. She also stood up for Cruz tonight. And she's a Hillary hater.

Adam Eaton is still only 26. He was a lower round draft pick which means he's an overachiever in baseball terms. The fact he's got his average up to .283 means he's had two pretty good offensive seasons in a row. So are you happy he looks like he'll be the Sox CF for at least the next 5-6 seasons? Did he gain so much more experience this year he'll be an all-star candidate in seasons to come? I will give him credit. I despised him earlier this season but now must give him props it looks like.

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.