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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 11:37 AM) Kaine flip-flopping on the Hyde Amendment (now for it again) sucks Let's hope Clinton doesn't die in office.

I think the anti any concept of TPP is the stupidest and most shortsighted thing happening in left politics today

I don't know Jas, he overplayed his hand to disaster in 1998. Almost everyone involved in the speaker of the house from in on is now disgraced. Romney wiped the floor with Gingrich in debates. His intellect is way overblown.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 10:27 AM) Honestly if they don't, rebuild and trade everyone. They'll seriously try to tell us they're contending by signing Jason Castro and Carlos Gomez. And what's worse, is I'll get behind it, because I want to see this team do well even though I know they will make the wrong decisions. It's helpless.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 10:29 AM) My take giving it 30 seconds of time is that he took issue with Michelle Obama claiming that the White House was built by slaves. I think on the one hand he was trying to say that's not a full truth since the White House was also built by non-slaves, and then he wanted to go further and differentiate between "real" slaves in the south versus "well fed, sheltered" slaves in the north. A stupid, unnecessary distinction that really gets you nowhere. It was dumb of him to say. However, I do agree with Y2HH that there's nothing racist about saying it. I don't think its racist to say, but it is perhaps the most ignorant and stupid "Well, Actually" I've seen in a while. Michelle Obama, the descendent of slaves, talking about how she lives in the most important house in america, which was built by slaves (modifying house, but all of it kind of), and then to say "Michelle said this but in all reality the place was built by a mixture of slave and real labor and the slaves were treated well" WHY, WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT. If this was dinner I would laugh you out of the house because for one, the most innocent thing you can say about that is also the most insulting: that Michelle Obama does not know history the way that you do. Screw off, O'Reilly.

Sigh - my feeling is we will not do anything, and in the offseason we will once again be convinced we can buy ourselves into contention.

From Conor Sen: https://twitter.com/conorsen/status/759023399284768769 It's a little hyperbolic, but I grow increasingly concerned that so much money is being sucked up in an unproductive resource, from our most productive areas, that we are going to strangle ourselves. Especially with how irrational people are about housing and neighborhoods, how they can never, ever change. That was fine while neighborhoods sprawled out, but now most jobs are service related and need to be in an denser area. Don't be NIMBY.

I'm no labels party.

Fact Checking Michelle Obama: HALF TRUE Yes it was slaves, but it was the nicest kind of slavery. She should have said "I wake up in a house built by slaves that were treated very well, I mean, it was barely slavery, and see my daughters playing with their dog on the lawn, the dog, held against its will, is unpaid."

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 09:16 AM) Again, I don't think he feels America has never done anything wrong. This is another example of what I'm talking about. He defends America on a few things, so that obviously means he believes America never does anything wrong. Bulls***. He made a rather simple claim as far as I'm concerned, and all I care about is if what he said true or false? The question is this: Were THOSE specific slaves [those that built the white house] treated as he claimed? That's it. That's the only question. If yes, then he's not wrong. If no, then he is. Period. But stretching it beyond that to "making excuses of slavery" isn't what I see happening. It's the simple matter of, in that specific instance, is what he's saying true or not? Don't look beyond that question. This is the problem with this country today, it's all black and white, apples or oranges...there seems to be no room for shades of grey anymore. Anytime I see a leftist talk, they talk as if they're centrists and the open minded ones, and as I've said many times, they aren't. Anytime I see a rightist talk, they also talk as if they're centrists and the open minded ones, and the same holds true for them. IE, just because THOSE specific slaves under a very specific scope of work for the government were treated somewhat better, doesn't mean ALL slaves were treated somewhat better, or that slavery is suddenly ok. Why the f*** can't people just be rational anymore. It's a weird point though because slavery was terrible even if you weren't in the worst practices of chattel slavery. They were forced to work there, by force, after being separated from their families. So there's no "Ok, sure they were slaves"...no I don't think Michelle would be more comforted to know they treated their slaves well. Because it was slavery.

Yeah Chelsea Ain't winning anything snoresssss

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 07:11 PM) I don't know what I find more funny. Kal's troll posts or the fact that people here actually believe he was serious. I'm dying

Also!: As Sox GM Rick Hahn admitted, the White Sox have been “mired in mediocrity” (they are currently as close to .500 as can be at 50-51) and a big deal to shake things up wouldn’t necessarily be such a terrible idea for an organization with three postseason appearances in a century. Not in A century, in THIS century. Don't make me defend our not great record!

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 04:52 PM) Interesting discussion. I just read Join Heyman's article and I am starting to imagine a world where he gone and Sox fans start cutting up Sale jerseys. Jon Heyman on Yankees interest in Sale It is a bit crazy to think about but maybe all those Cub prospects that the Yankees got from Epstein come back to the Sox as part of a package. Love Heyman, but : " The name Sale is a misnomer; this certainly is no fire Sale." pppttthhhhpppp

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 03:25 PM) Yeah I don't even know what word to use to describe that article it was so bad. I couldn't believe that was the Globe.

QUOTE (Sox Fan In Husker Land @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 03:18 PM) The Sox don't have a $100 million dollar house. What the Sox do have is an ace that is available to pitch for a team, and under that teams control for the next 3 1/2 seasons. If a team is pushing to win the World Series (in the next 3 1/2 years) and their major concern is starting pitching, he is the top available person to get. Period. If you want him, you are going to have to pay a hefty price for him. If the Red Sox aren't willing to part with their top prospects and think they can get to the postseason and win in the postseason with Price, Porcello, Pomeranz, Wright, and Rodriguez as their rotation, good luck. Same with the Dodgers, if they think they can get to October and win in October with Maeda, Kazmir, Norris, McCarthy, and maybe Kershaw have fun trying. Same with Texas. If nobody wants to step up and pay the price to get Sale or Q, then we can just leave them here on the Southside and open up talks to all teams in the winter. We are in such an advantageous position due to their control it's not funny. The sox don't have a $100 million dollar house, Dick Allen, they have this valuable pitcher who cannot be turned into a metaphor!

NVM don't bother that is perhaps the worst article I've read on the subject. They might have to deal Eduardo Rodriguez, but aren't sure, since Erodriguez might be as good as Sale anyway.

ugh what an annoying pay meter on that.

Greg come on nobody is banning you for that post don't try and hide behind that martyrdom. You are basically trying to shield yourself from contrary opinions with that.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 02:12 PM) Trump really doesn't want this Russia story line to go away. https://mobile.twitter.com/MareikeAden/stat...325768900476928 That was actually the same presser.

Celebrate, good times. Come on.

Transformative is a weird description.

Leming is speculating that it could just be dehydrtion, as apparently he walked over to cart, and locker rooms are far away.

Football injuries are just out of control. Seems like no point in even saying anymore "we were unhealthy last year" Bears have had a run of poor health for 4 years now, and aren't different than any other team. Year after year our top acquisitions are just on IR the whole time. Probably another reason to consistently trade back since its not like anyone of your starters is actually playing /vent /vent /vent

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 10:04 AM) Yeah, all teams' top 5 prospects are not created equal, that much is for certain. But what would you want beyond their top 2 guys? I wouldn't trade Sale for two top 10 guys and a few lottery tickets. Would you? I don't know systems well enough. to go beyond those picks. I can only compare to white sox system. We have players (like Spencer Adams) not making top 100 lists that I would feel very good about getting back. If we get 2 top ten prospects, and 2 tail enders, then there are some A players we find interesting. Aside from getting stars, we can get interesting players that stock up the farm not just for future starters but for future ammo to use for trades. That is where we are barren right now.