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'Cause Tom Daschle was sooooooo partisan.

QUOTE (Disco72 @ Nov 15, 2008 -> 10:16 AM) There were several people here that were pretty much giddy when the reports came out about not knowing Africa was a continent. Alot of people don't like her for her politics (including me), but I'm happy to see that these reports ended up being false. It just shows that all is fair in politics. Sad but true. And that is my point. But everyone is just so happy to see her fail. That's the part that pisses me off. And for the 10,000th time, I don't even like her.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Nov 15, 2008 -> 05:42 PM) Heh, yeah, that was more of a reply to Alpha Dog's post using the same logic. If Obama successfully does 2 terms and has Reagan or even Clinton-like popularity at the end (not out of the question) then those are some hefty coattails to hang onto, you have him campaigning for you and so on and it's almost like running as an incumbent or a VP. If not, well yeah, that about torpedoes any chance of her ever running again. Not going to happen. The country won't elect a 72 year old... duh.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Nov 14, 2008 -> 09:56 AM) When this first came out I believe I made some comment along the lines of I wouldnt be surprised if the GOP was trying to squash any chances of her running in 2012 already So did I, but some around here wanted to throw her under the bus. I don't like her, but that stuff is ridiculous.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Nov 12, 2008 -> 07:11 PM) Thanks everyone. Yes she getes her good looks from her mother. Our other daughter is 2 1/2 and she is excited about the new addition, but there is definitely going to be an adjustment period. Michela is pronounced the same as Michaela, or Mikayla. Michela is the Italian spelling. Congrats! Our 2 1/2 year old daughter is getting a little sister as well in a month.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 11, 2008 -> 10:33 AM) But you know, you gotta take care of these guys, because you gotta retain top talent. I guess my company's "lavish" for spending their money too. Like I said, it's everywhere.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 10, 2008 -> 09:43 PM) Summing up the day. Yep, because it's "bipartisan" and we're "above all that crap" now, right? The hatred is just disgusting.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 10, 2008 -> 08:27 PM) And...once again. I laugh because this s*** happens everywhere, all of the time. It's always someone else's money.

But a lot of people here would like to see us become a Eurpoean style of government sans coalition governments.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 11:21 PM) The blame that Limbaugh and all those other fools are putting on the moderates is asinine. Right leaning moderates (like me) are DISGUSTED with the GOP right now (and I am not just speaking for myself here, I know others like me that agree). The GOP got it's ass kicked this year and has had problems the last few years because George W. Bush has been an awful president, and the right wing loonies like Limbaugh continue to try and take over the party. In fact, I think John McCain (the "moderate" GOP nominee) doomed himself when he tried to appeal to the right wing part of the party, most noteably by picking Sarah Palin as his VP. If the GOP wants to make a comeback, it needs to start by being more willing to compromise on social issues in order to appeal to a wider base (which would probably anger a lot of the looney right, but I really don't care) and go back to being the fiscally responsible party who tries to shrink the government. Exactly. "conservatism" shouldn't equal "morality".

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Nov 2, 2008 -> 09:39 PM) My God, I don't even know how people in Dallas can root for the Stars. Ott and Avery are 2 completely gutless f**gots. If you don't hate them by now (I have no idea how that's possible), watch below: OK and if that's not good enough, Mike Modano after the game, referring to Ott and Avery: "It's stupid. It's one of the more embarrassing things I have seen, on the ice and involved with the fans. In 20 years, I haven't seen anything like it. If that's what we're going for, maybe I need to find myself an office job." f***ing dbags. Ott running Habby Friday once the game is out of reach, classy style. A-f***ing-men, brother. I live in Dallas, I used to love the Stars, but I said when they went and got Avery, I would never pay for a ticket again until he's gone. I hate this f***ing team now. And take it from a first hand source: Steve Ott is a pussy.

Wow... this thread has gotten deep...

You are so bad.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 02:11 PM) My dog is being put to sleep back home as we speak. It sucks. Sorry to hear that, Alex.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 04:30 PM) Down 10% in 2 days. DOW loses another 440. Bad news. But Obama's gonna fix it!

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 11:39 AM) I've heard that, but I find it truly hard to believe. The GOP is probably trying to really to discredit her even more so there is no chance she thinks about running in 2012. I just have a hard time believing any 44 year old with any sort of decent education or IQ is not aware that Africa is a continent and not a country. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 11:42 AM) Welcome. To. America. What makes me laugh is all the people who dislike Palin are running around saying "see?!?!" ... I don't like her either, but this is just nonsense. It's called "hit pieces".

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 09:21 PM) Kap, Some of it might be hyperbole, but I think that she may have had a stunning lack of world knowledge for a potential VP candidate. I think right now there is a certain group of Republican's who are out to take down Palin, the ones who come from big cities, with big money and big corporate connections. Obviously all theory, but I just have this feeling so much negative Palin stuff is about to hit. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 09:24 PM) And almost by definition...Fox News is part of the big money, corporate section of the Republican party. You both are exactly right. And I think that's why she's getting ran over - they want to put the car in reverse, run over her, and put it back in drive and kill her so she never has a chance again. She pissed off a lot of people.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 09:16 PM) I could seriously picture her not knowing who the members of NAFTA are. I couldn't. I think this is all blown out of proportion crap. But whatever, who cares, it doesn't matter anymore.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 07:15 PM) Because you're a fiscally conservative (and at the moment slightly disenchanted) Republican who believes the government should not be involved in legislating "morality." But, um, that's just a guess.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 09:13 PM) I just wonder why you are so sure that this is the media "perpetuating" something. I know that people blame the liberal media constantly, but theres also the possibility that the media was easy on Palin and we are going to find out she really had absolutely no clue. I mean some of her answers to questions are just mind numbing. They are, and I agree with that point, but I just think it's ludicrous that she doesn't have second grade knowledge. Seriously. This is all just stupid.

And I think a lot of it is just lies to make it "excusable" that they lost. All this just needs to go away. Like yesterday.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 08:37 PM) Holy s***. Before that he said she didn't know what countries were in NAFTA, but it's completely overshadowed by what he says after that. This is just stupid f***ing bulls***. The media perpetuating this is just terrible. Faux News included.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 10:42 AM) Kap, don't start this so early. As soon as he picks one democrat "bi-partisan" is out the window? Rahm knows the Congress and is an asset to get bills through. All I'm saying is, this pick is known as a hardball player for the Dems. That's it. But, of course he's going to have picks like this. It's expected.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 10:15 AM) FWIW: Rahm Emanuel has been offered the Chief of Staff position Well, there goes the "bi-partisan" thing right out the window, because this one's known as an "elbow pusher" for the Dems.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 09:25 AM) So about last night... We got to Grant Park at 5PM last night and waited in a long line behind some barricades. I think it was about 6PM when they opened up the barricades to allow people to continue to the security section. You first went through an area where they checked peoples bags and purses. They you had to wait in another line to go through the metal detectors. That whole process took about 45 minutes from start to finish. Once we walked into Hutchinson field it was amazing to see how many people were already there before us. It was a sea of people. You could see large American flags scattered throughout the crowd, waving gently. The crowd was incredibly diverse but there was definitely a very strong contingent of 20 and 30 somethings. The lines for the food and beverage vendors were not too bad. Connie's pizza was selected as the vendor for the event. I noticed along the south side of the field the media tents. There were many separate tents for all the various networks and one huge tent with hundreds of camera people. We were able to secure a spot to about halfway in the middle of the park in front of a large camera crane for CNN. Hutchinson had 3 large screens with the CNN feed so the crowd would go nuts after each state awarded to Obama. Everyone was so friendly near us. People were all discussing the state of the race as well as the race for the House and Senate seats. And then we heard PA was called for Obama. People were ecstatic. A little later on Ohio was called for Obama and we all pretty much knew it was over. But it wasn't until 10PM when the west coast polls closed that they announced that Obama had secured the 270 EVs needed. The crowd exploded with cheers. Everyone went ballistic and started cheering and hugging each other. I gave my wife a huge hug and a kiss and we both had tears in our eyes as did many people around us. Chants of "Obama" started up and euphoria reached across the sea of bodies. It was a moment I would never forget. It was a little while until Barack came to the podium to speak but we all were treated to McCain's gracious and eloquent concession speech where most of the crowd cheered him for his kind words. Once Barack appeared on stage the crowd erupted once again. We all listened closely and snapped pictures as he spoke and were treated to a wonderful speech. Surprisingly the crowd dissipated rather quickly and effortlessly and there didn't seem to be any trouble in or outside the park. Kudos to everyone for a peaceful night. It was fun to walk back to the train alongside thousands of friends and neighbors who were all a part of history. Hopefully I'll have pictures posted soon. My camera sucks but my friend brought his nice SLR. When you work so hard for something, it's very rewarding to see it all come to fruition. You were one of the few that put their money where their mouths are, so to speak, because you actually worked to get your guy elected. I'm glad you got to share the moment.