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Just wow.

I gotta say this is one time I agree with Rush Limbaugh.

Hmmm. Now THAT's an idea. How'd your kiddo do on the plane?

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 10:03 AM) In the case where I stated the guy made a post on a message board, he stated he was a Republican (well, insinuated) and then was given a Democratic ballot. Yes there needs to be some more data collected to fully prove, but the intention is pretty obvious. I'm not registered with either party, but I have said publicly that I was going to "vote for Obama before I vote against him"... So what? That's *FRAUD* now? Wow, you're drinking some major kool aid. I guess it was ok when the Democrats did it in Michigan, isn't it? It cracks me up how people get their panties in a wad and start running around with the lawsuits and all that s***, but in Michigan, it's "just part of the process". People like this are hypocritical douchebags. I better stop now.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 10:02 AM) Well yes, they couldn't possibly prosecute on vote. What they COULD do, but won't and shouldn't, is fine people for changing their registration for fraudlent purpose. For example, someone dumb enough to write "FOR ONE DAY ONLY" on the registration change card could be fined or cited. But again, they won't. But see, even though I signed the little card that says I'm a "registered Democrat", what exactly does that mean? I can shred my registration the next day, just because. I mean, yes, you're right, they won't prosecute on something like this, but ... in reality, what can they do about it?

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 09:55 AM) The simple fact that is being looked at in the the most recent primaries might be enough to dissuade some voters from doing it in the upcoming ones. Bulls***. I can and always will do whatever I want when I vote. It's called "open primaries" for a reason.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 09:44 AM) What's interesting is the video at the bottom of the article quotes a message board post bragging about how a guy commented out loud at polling place that he was switching to mess with the democrats. Track down the user name, and who it is registered to and you have a case. Track it to him listening to the pill pusher and you have aiding criminal activity. Hell, *I* publicly said that I was going to vote for Obama even though I'm not a "registered Democrat". BUT, much like exit polls, I could *say publicly* I was going to do something, but how the hell are you ever going to see MY ballot to know how I voted? I pick ANY ballot and no one knows how I *really* voted.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 09:07 PM) my mouth tastes like vomit ugh. i wonder why, puke boy?

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 10:42 PM) I expect that to be done any day now. Dolan should really just get it over with. Isiah's stock is basically screwed for life now. The Knicks is still a pretty valuable franchise, so you'd have a lot of GM's such as Jerry West who'd like to come in and then say "They fixed the Knicks". And they've got some decent pieces. Get an actual pass first PG (go all out for Calderon), trade Curry or Randolph and bring in a frontcourt who can play decent defense and rebound, and they could be a 35-40 win team next season with better coaching. You know, Randolph's been pretty quiet on the extracurricular activity front, so maybe he's learned his lessons a little, at least you'd hope. It amazes me that a double double guy is benched for the worst team in the NBA, though.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 09:36 AM) They already have several throughout the park. They are made of porceline. I like it.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 10:16 AM) http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?s=...t&p=1592862 OK, I missed it... but good grief. That's a little uncalled for.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 10:12 AM) Yas, do you preach religious intolerance and hatred to your kids? You seem to have no issue with McCain's spiritual adviser doing so. I don't think Yas has said a word about what he thinks about McCain, since this is about Obama.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 10:10 AM) After reading both of his books and following his political career since his Illinois Senate days I have seen nothing that has led me to believe that Obama is a hateful person. He may not be, but what about the people surrounding him? What about the cabinet posts? You all like to cook George W. Bush on the same s***, well, think about that for a moment...

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 10:02 AM) My father preached hatred for the 34 years of my life. He's one of the biggest racists I know. I am the complete opposite. So should everyone label me a racist because of my father's beliefs? Thank goodness. It's people like you that break the stereotypes that are out there, unlike the 'esteemed' Reverend Wright, and that's the point.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 08:10 AM) Ah yes the elasticity of gasoline. These last few years have been a really interesting live case study in something we studied pretty hard in college. Amazingly enough, energy has almost seemed to have had a reverse elasticity, as demand has kept going up as prices have tripled. It really is incredible, and completely contra-logical. Intellectually I really wonder what point it would take to get people to treat gasoline as they would any other thing that saw a dramatic increase in prices over a short period of time $5 a gallon? $10 a gallon? Ahhhhhhhhh hell, damn cold medicine..........

QUOTE(lostfan @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 03:15 PM) I don't really want to beat a dead horse but nothing distracted us farther from the war on terror than Iraq. Before the invasion Iraq had close to zero to do with the war on terror, at the most it was a very low priority. NOW there are terrorists in Iraq - not to be confused with the insurgency that will mostly dissolve when we leave - and that is a result of our own piss poor planning, as is the looming sectarian conflicts that were mostly in check. Albeit through some brutal methods, but which is worse really? Instead of confronting the hornets in the nest all we did is kick it and spread them around some more. So now we're stuck. We actually have to do something about it, we can't just hide our heads in the sand. This is where it really gets tricky because there is no clear-cut solution, just a bunch of ambiguous shades of gray. At this point there are only strategic long-term decisions. There is no such thing as "victory" at least in the sense that we are used to and there is no such thing as "defeat" because no matter what we do short of outright genocide, radical Islamists are going to claim "victory" for themselves as long as enough of them live to see another day. And they will, because al-Qaida is not some clear existential military threat the way some of us act like they are, it's not like we can just send a big ground force into some town and settle it once and for all. They're persistent and extremely adaptive, every time we kill one of their leaders some other guy steps in and takes his place and we just disrupt their plans for a few months/couple years, but in the near term they gradually start losing support. The sooner we all understand this and get on the same page the better, the polarizing rhetoric using words like "surrender" or doing extreme left-wing nonsense like protesting recruiting stations is actually pretty idiotic and does nothing to help us. Had he not undermined his own effectiveness with that Iraq invasion and left me sitting wondering what could've been I actually would've had a high overall opinion of his presidency in spite of the fact that I couldn't stand him when he first took office. QUOTE(lostfan @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 03:15 PM) Let's also not forget that the military is not the only tool we need to use against terrorists btw, and we can't do it by ourselves either. Very good thoughts. I like the way you think.

ok, done... I think I got them all... at least i hope!

ok I just set my keepers as my top 5. Holy s*** do I suck, and I just realized how bad I suck. Oh well. Crap.. I will try to go into and set "do not draft" right now.

I hope someone sees this but what am I supposed to do? Set my top 5 to be my keepers?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 12:12 PM) And ironically enough, Kelly Pickler was on the show last night... I wonder if she was giving Cook advice? Probably on how to get with Jordin Tootoo. (where's that puke smiley)?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 09:55 AM) Why is it bad that they are focusing on it now? I mean, I would have preferred if they did it earlier, but, better late than never. I'm not saying that it is (bad), but to some, all these "revelations" that are just now breaking is all interesting timing, is all I'm saying.

QUOTE(bmags @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 09:41 AM) come on, it doesn't work just like that. The reason all this is coming up her language of Command in Chief threshold and touting her experience within the last week and a half, when that is your main basis, the media will start questioning it. oh bulls***. She's been saying "I'm more experienced" pre-Iowa. They're just now choosing to focus more on it.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 08:28 AM) I would have rather seen the Cook girl go, but I had no problem with those two being the bottom two. She'll be going soon enough, although there's enough horny teenage boys voting for her to keep her in for a while, unfortunately. "I'll blow you out of your socks"... LMAO.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Mar 19, 2008 -> 09:03 PM) Glad to see Amanda go tonight. Her act got old fast for me. I agree... I said that right when she first picked her song this week that it was going to be the same craptastic stuff... and it was.

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Mar 19, 2008 -> 07:04 PM) Im not saying they arent relevant, Im just saying that are lots of other issues that are never discussed and thats what I was getting at. Public schools have been discussed in that regard for a long time and we are still at this "stalemate" There are much more important things in this conversation than public schooling because in a sense individuals like us cant control things like that but we can control our thoughts and opinions and thats what needs to be explored more than stuff people have been arguing about for decades. Where do you think this stuff comes from and is fostered?