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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 23, 2012 -> 06:08 PM) It is two different branches of government. Do we need to overrepresent rural areas in every branch of government?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 23, 2012 -> 05:31 PM) I think if you got rid of the electoral college, you would just disenfranchise a different sector of the country. I have said before that we as a country did built in minority (as in not the majority of the votes) protections. I think the electoral college was another method, much like the senate, to try to limit the power of urban areas in a country that has a large agrarian history. But they are already way overrepresented in the senate. There's your minority power.

QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 23, 2012 -> 05:25 PM) This is speculation. Recent history has shown this to not have much of an effect. Moody's predicts that at our current pace, we will gain 12 million new jobs by 2016 (that number sound familiar?). This would probably encourage a sitting President to wait it out. It would absolutely boost growth. It just would not make up the revenue they claim it would.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 23, 2012 -> 05:20 PM) Europe has shown pretty clearly that austerity will only make things worse, as well as our own experience with the Bush tax cuts. Europe hasn't cut the revenue they've enacted higher taxes and less gov't spending. Romney's plan is stimulus, it's just republican stimulus. Tax cuts and military spending. Spending on military doesn't count against deficit IYAR. It would work though. If Obama is elected, Republicans will demand austerity. If Romney is elected, they will allow huge tax cuts and increased spending. Vote republican! They won't hold the economy hostage if you do!

I couldn't believe they were leaving Tillman all alone in the end zone with CJ. And he held strong, it was an unbelievable performance.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Oct 22, 2012 -> 10:00 PM) It was a throw away post, but if you want to keep the back and forth going . . . the Sox have a much better idea where the economy is heading than you or me. LOL

For the first time since week 1, I've won in both leagues I'm in. Same s*** every year, week 1 I have the best team in the league, I'm super pumped. Then TD droughts galore for 4 weeks. Then I try to claw back and narrowly miss playoffs. Sitting at 3-4 in both leagues. Killed by lack of real QBs. Every year I want to get one, but then either draft too late or get bid out.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Oct 23, 2012 -> 03:54 PM) That it would be. I forgot to mention (though it says so at the link) the Louisville AD mentioned the home-and-home for basketball AND football. That's why I really like it. I want to add a frequent non-conference opponent that isn't Ball State, and Louisville seems like a solid choice. That would be an awesome travel game.

keep us updated.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 22, 2012 -> 02:23 PM) Homeland - I'm still bored and confused by some of the story lines. particularly the one veteran's quest to find out what happened with Walker/Brody, and Brody's daughter dating the VP's son ..... what's the point of those other than filler? But wow, that ending was great. I think those will bear fruit. Per the vet, Brody is about to disappear just as his old marines are starting to look into him. But I also think it served to show just how impossible it would be for brody to preserve himself as those around him started treated him like a human being and not an object that couldn't be criticized. I think on the daughter angle, one this is a show about all the characters. But clearly she's drawn to people who can understand her circumstances. BUT, her father, at some point, will be proven to have tried to kill his father. It's not a bad idea to establish their characters now because that is a huge story line for them. How they deal with their father/husband going from hero to politician to terrorist.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Oct 22, 2012 -> 04:28 PM) It's not good news for the economy that the most common response in these surveys was "too expensive." The drastic cut in ticket prices is another data point that things are going to get worse before they get better economically. People still have price discrimination, even in great economies, and...especially with average teams.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Oct 22, 2012 -> 04:08 PM) Doable in a PPR league. Probably need Johnson/Forte to get 25 each It's difficult with the lack of TDs forte is given with Bush.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 22, 2012 -> 05:37 PM) How about we get the vote out for neither Obama or Romney, and let the two major parties know that the people aren't getting what they want from either side, instead. All that will tell them is they need to focus their efforts on the people who are still voting.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 22, 2012 -> 06:09 PM) +1. Netflix sucks, but the selection is still better. I was hoping Amazon would bring some competition to the market and create a better experience for everyone, but nope! Still, I love the 2 day free shipping since I shop on Amazon all the time. yeah the streaming video has added nothing to the prime experience. They also make it more difficult than it should to discern between their free videos and paid rentals.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Oct 19, 2012 -> 08:00 PM) Roddy white for Jamaal Charles sound like fair deal? My RBs are turrable. Yeah, but as always, context matters.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 19, 2012 -> 07:05 PM) I can't even tell what you mean here. But I am firm believer that not only will it help politics in this country to have more choices, I also think it will have a direct effect on the current run-for-the-edges mentality in elected government and among the voting public. What I mean is if people really want to elect a third party politician, you need to elect a third party to congress, help build an organization so that party gets more seats, gets senate seats, then gets a presidential candidate. You elect a third party politician now? Great, awesome. But with a republican/democrat congress, it really doesn't matter what the hell the guy believes in. Obama's presidency was the fruition of 20 years of stewing legislation and other things formed through the dem caucus. This top down view of American democracy will never happen or wouldn't really matter. He/She'd come in, can't do or articulate anything, leaves. If people want choices, write to their congressman what they believe. The public wants a magic wand, but democracy is hard work.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 19, 2012 -> 06:57 PM) they are legally allowed to tell employees they will be fired if Obama wins, and I don't think that should be illegal. But it is, imo, immoral to use that position of authority and control over others' livelihood for political messaging. Eh, I think it's more of a sexy news story than anything. If I worked there i'd just be like "meh". In most newspapers they are seriously hindered from showing any outward political allegiances (QUEUE HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER FROM CERTAIN POSTERS), and I'm sure most don't care.

I'm hoping his injury history is due to just growing pains into a 6'9 body. Really excited by the lamar odom comparisons, which would do well in our offense (lamar odom would do well in any offense, him in his rhode island days were insane). I'm excited, specially after the horribly depressing football season. I'm hoping the fact that keion bell and ross et all were practicing with team all last year means more continuity than you'd expect with 8 guys playing together for first time. But chemistry matters a lot in basketball.

MSNBCs weekend lineup is strong. Chris Hayes up with chris is excellent.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 07:02 PM) Didn't realize yall were supposed to be that good... The SEC East is going to be loaded this year. I fully expect Tennessee to be a Top 25 team. Returning Phil Pressey and Mike Dixon. Added Alex Oriakhi to be Center. Returning Lawrence Bowers (last year he had torn ACL, was our best player imho before last year, or at least a toss-up with Denmon). And we filled the 3 with a # of players. Keion Bell from Pepperdine, Earnest Ross from Auburn as backup PG, and in December former 5-star recruit Jabari Brown from Oregon is eligible. And Tony Criswell should be a big body. And yesterday Johnathan Williams III just signed on for 2013. I'm excited. We won't have 30 wins again. But the hard thing about last year was we absolutely could not get in foul trouble, so on defense it was hard to play aggressive. Now we have oodles of depth (13 scholarship to 7 players last year!), so playing time will be the question.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 19, 2012 -> 03:13 PM) I can't see how people vote for 90% of the these morons that somehow get into congress/senate/governor/city council positions, etc...but somehow they get there. What's more astounding is they often get re-elected without trying, despite how stupid they've shown they are while in power. yet everybody love their own congressman.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 19, 2012 -> 03:27 PM) Good. Him and the Green candidate are both getting a few % points on some polls, they should be included. bleh. It's not the candidates it's the institutions.

What do eyewitnesses say about the events in Benghazi? Were they related to the insulting video, or is that a red herring? And was the assault planned for the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, or was it spontaneous? According to reporting by David D. Kirkpatrick and Suliman Ali Zway of The New York Times, eyewitnesses have said there was no peaceful demonstration against the video outside the compound before the attack, though a crowd of Benghazi residents soon gathered, and some later looted the compound. But the attackers, recognized as members of a local militant group called Ansar al-Shariah, did tell bystanders that they were attacking the compound because they were angry about the video. They did not mention the Sept. 11 anniversary. Intelligence officials believe that planning for the attack probably began only a few hours before it took place.

When it's all said and done I think we'll see Missouri in the top 10 at the end of the regular season.

They apologized for the video, but then defended how important the 1st amendment is to democracy. You can't really disagree with that (though you will). Clinton had a whole speech about how important free speech was after the video.