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QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Sep 28, 2007 -> 10:15 PM) has there ever been a peaceful day on earth? this is terrible. Nope. Once that apple was ated, that were it.

National Enquirer Material, AT BEST. GMAFB.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 28, 2007 -> 06:10 PM) An editorial about John Edwards visit to my hometown. http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;TM=50863.27 Nice. Very nice indeed. Hillary is made of the same mold. Obama? Don't know yet. I did see an article in the WSJ yesterday saying he was trying to get to smaller towns.

Nice. The Washington (Com)Post is turning on the Democrats. I LOVE the last paragraph. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7092701658.html (registration req'd)

It's not Norfolk, it's Rockford.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 28, 2007 -> 03:32 PM) I bought it a few months back and returned it the next day. I bought it so I could watch stuff on my pocketpc phone but I couldn't get it to stream more than a frame or two every 5 seconds. It could be my network (the old Cingular...not Edge) though. I would think that it would be a little difficult to stream onto a phone, but that's just me.

Do any of you have a slingbox? If so, are you satisfied with it? The technology is pretty cool, actually. I just wonder if they will jack up the prices now that Dish Network (EchoStar) has bought them out?

El Paso is nasty. Dallas/Fort Worth is home, so I can't bash it too bad... I like it here, but it's mighty congested. Houston is dirty but has improved a lot even since 2000 in terms of cleanliness. I really enjoy San Antonio - the riverwalk is a great place to hang out, if you could get rid of the tourists. Never been to Amarillo. Midland/Odessa is a Dallas/Fort Worth wanna be, but they will never even come close. Lubbock is Bobby Knight country now. I've not been there but I will be the last week of December. Austin is just cool. You're right next to the hill country, which is beautiful, especially in the spring and fall. Good night life, and not too unbearable as far as amount of people.

FREDDY THOMPSON! Seriously, do you all think the Goracle is going to run?

We were talking about doing reviews of the websites as well and making comments about each one to really learn about the candidates. If we do that, no matter who it is, we should list 3 positives and 3 negatives (you know, fair and balanced ) analysis.

Austin is actually a really great city.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 28, 2007 -> 01:26 PM) No, the Re-pube-licans want another $200 Billion for THEIR pet project - a disaster of a war. Oh, and, all THEIR pork too. By the way, I've suggested this before, but it bears repeating here... I think the Chicago City Council has the pork thing down right. None of the budget-related bills have amendments, they are on-point. But the know the Aldermen need to show their wards some local money. So, the budget contains a chunk of money specifically to be distributed to each ward for local, "pet" projects. The money in the ward pot is partially dictated by the population in the ward, as well as TIF money and other ward-level tax in-take. Those pet projects are usually helpful to the community, because the aldermen use the money for parks, road repairs or whatever, that makes them look better, to get elected. In essence, they found a way to keep "pork" under control by sanctioning a certain amount of it, but building the system in such a way that the needs of the citizens are aligned with those of the aldermen. I'd love to see Congress set up a similar system - no spending amendments EVER, but based on population or land area or some combo, you get a chunk of money per unit of measure to spend on the projects your area needs (but that aren't covered by major legislation). Fine. I would rather see the money spent on getting things right in Iraq then have the whole Middle East blow up because of a power vaccuum. But I know that 90% of you disagree. That's where the conversation stops. Their pork is pork, but it's not fallacy pork, like "FREE" healthcare for everyone!!! It's not free, and I don't want those assholes telling me what I can do with my health care coverage and who and who I cannot see while taking the money and robbing us blind on a plan that will come in double what it's supposed to, and then we'll hear OOPSIE!

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 28, 2007 -> 01:12 PM) What you are getting at with voting GOP because you want less government in your life, is why I have voted Republican more often than Democrat (for both Prez and US Congress seats) over the years. But here is the thing - if you pay close attention, I think you will find that the GOP no longer can say that with a straight face. They have been far too busy this decade telling people what they can and can't do in their bedrooms, who they can and cannot associate with, running up huge deficits and spending far more than they take in, intruding in their lives without the fuss of a warrant, getting all up in arms about the occasional nipple on TV (while ignoring violence on it), and stealing money from what 70% of the country wants to spend it on in favor of a war supported by only 30%. That's not less government - its more government. Frankly, neither party can say they are the smaller government party anymore. I hope one of them tries to regain that ground, but right now, I just don't see it. You're absolutely right. But I also don't hear Re-pube-licans running around telling me that they have to raise taxes to fund 85 billion pet projects either, during this next election cycle. Both parties disgust me, the Democrats much more so.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Sep 27, 2007 -> 11:39 PM) I've asked this once before and don't remember a response: what do you actually hope to accomplish by always resorting to hyperbole? Has it actually ever raised the level of discourse here? If its directed at Congress, using it to shut down discussions here doesn't do much good. You want the truth? Generally, you have about 20% of the Democrats that believe this s***. I mean, truely believe it. So, I basically mock it, because you see these assholes running around Congress and in front of their kooks being a parrot to these asshatery idealogues. I say it here, because people here need to realize that is what their party stands for at the end of the day. I have also mocked BushCo on a number of occations, just not as blatent. NSS was alluding to it, and I agree, that there are fringe elements of the Re-pube-licans as well - which is why I call them Re-pube-licans. They are a disgrace to their party as well. They have given up on their conservative principles to pander to the fringes of their party. A lot of times, you start to see elements of the "fringes" come out around here, but most of the time, people know when to stop. You can still see it in the majority of posts and the subjects that people here choose to start as conversations, or steer the conversations. The God's honest truth is I don't like the Re-pube-licans of today, either. I've said it a lot. But, I think the Democratic party is just completely off their rocker and want to take control of everything that they can. I don't want my government interfereing with anything I choose to do. If they TRUELY help people, fine. It scares the s*** out of me when people like John Dingleberry tell me that he is going to take away my deduction because that motherf***er thinks I live in too big of a house. Who the f*** does he think he is? And the Democrats continue to do this s*** ad naseum. The healthcare issue, the same damn thing. Give people the choice to take care of themselves. It's not my fault that people choose to do stupid s***. I chose the path I did to try and take care of my family. I want my government to stay out of my life and not tell me what doctors to see, or how much I can earn without them taking it all away for redistribution to feed their pet projects. This all is meant to say what more of some of my "true" beliefs are. I can't do that in one post, and I would say that half of my posts are hyperbole - but it does call attention to what the Democrats really are pandering to, and it's sad.

No guys, with the exception of probably two to four people in here, YOU ALL are not the ones I mock - it's really these knuckleheads in Congress who want to keep fanning the flames to cater to the moveon.org fringes. It disgusts me. Most people in here post pretty reasonably (with the exception of four people that come to mind). I'll address the other questions you asked later. Edit: You all also have to realize that your Democratic Party is being hijacked by people who DO believe in the hyperbolic s*** I post every day. And that is why I point it out, to be honest. And if they themselves don't believe it, they at least cater to it, and that's just as dangerous, IMO.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 27, 2007 -> 10:12 PM) That hat fitting a little tight nowadays? Something like that. But honestly, I have seen enough of that crap to last me a lifetime. Unfortunately, there will be more of it.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 27, 2007 -> 10:01 PM) I'm not certain if this comment is pro or con towards Blackwater and the like, but why is anybody running a private business in a war zone? I can't imagine the logistics, even with all the official and no doubt unofficial help they get from our government. OH OH OH OH BUT THIS IS WHY WHY WHY WHY WE WENT TO WAR! HALLIBURTON! BLACKWATER! DYNCORP! BUSHCO!

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 27, 2007 -> 09:47 PM) So its Global Cooling then? 'Cause its one or the other. Seriously, semantics. If you feel better calling it Climate Change instead of Global Warming, then fine. Call it that. Whatever, its there, we need to do something about it. Oh, trust me, they would have said "global warming" - they choose their words very carefully - semantics or not.

CLIMATE CHANGE is NOT (necessarily) "GLOBAL WARMING"...

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 27, 2007 -> 09:12 PM) So, I'm pulling out of the research campus today and what do i see barreling down the drive behind me, but The "MittMobile Five Brothers Bus" Meh, they''l let just about anybody into the damn place. I guess the bus is on it's Florida leg of the primary state swing. You should have let the bus hit you in the rear . . . ba ba dum dum dum . . . . *rimshot*

R-A-T-I-N-G-S. This guy is a jackass. Thank you, and have a nice day.

John Edwards will make Jimmy Carter a good president. That's all I'll say.

I commented on this earlier... she IS, which is why I say you liberals out there have been totally duped. Enjoy what you sew, because it's going to be ugly. As long as the remaining Re-pube-licans can keep her from getting her way on health care, whatever, because she is no different then the rest of them. Excuse me while I go barf.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 27, 2007 -> 03:38 PM) That's probably true. Seems to me the time is ripe for a third party to get in there. The Unity party doesn't have a specific platform, just "we're not them". I think a new party, one who is fiscally and intergovernmentally conservative and socially liberal, could do really well if they had a few known faces out there. Want to start one? The big issue with a third party is the "big two" shut them down faster then a blink of an eye. You ever notice how the voter laws change so quickly after a "scare" from a third party candidate?