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SO proud of my White Sox right now!

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QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 6, 2008 -> 01:38 AM) Ill take your word for it. Being an Obama fanboy you know all about people that can only speak well when they have a prepared speech in front of them. Yeah! Great Point!!!

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 10:38 PM) The democratic party has a LOT more african-american voters because they've somehow convinced a lot of voters from that group that even despite how the republican party was started in the first place, the GOP hates black people. Besides african-americans, both parties have a pretty equal amount of diversity, it's just that one group that the democrats have put into a trance to almost exclusively vote for them. I mean there are certainly african-americans that vote for the democrats due to the issue, but I think some just do it because "everybody else does". That's just the view of the white guy though. Well, the dems were the ones that were the main pushers for civil rights legislation: truman, kennedy, especially LBJ. Then you had Nixon specifically back some pro-segregationist policies to attract the dixiecrats over to being republicans. The dems are the ones mostly behind affirmative action policies and eliminating prejudice in housing and other purchases. THey didn't convince the black population that the GOP hates them, they are just in more populated areas where people are also more democrat in mindset.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 10:35 PM) The "we were elected to change Washington and we let Washington change us" line blew me away. For somebody to admit that at all about his own party was just refreshing to see in my opinion. Even if it's obvious to us, nobody ever admits something like that. "And what are we going to do about it? Promote the exact same policies!" CHEERS!!!! APPLAUSE!!!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 08:42 PM) Supposedly he has cancelled everything through the general election. Yeah that's what I read too. I'd be happy if I was U of I

btw, I just read that Edwards canceled his U of I speech. I think that was posted in here?

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 08:21 PM) McCain is up by 37.5% in Wyoming polls, I agree with what you're saying but thats a bad example. You're correct, I meant to say Montana.

Just out of curiosity...with the amount of Congress and senate races that the RNC is possibly losing this election, do you think they are gonna put all their eggs in McCain victory so they can negate whatever losses they endure, thinking that after 4 years it would likely even back out?

This team can do two things: 1. Deflate, press too much and fall into the abyss 2. Use this as a rallying cry and crush these freaking teams. I just don't see us deflating. Let's fight this, White Sox.

just the worst news. I wish you the best CQ

QUOTE (mreye @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 07:39 PM) You're swatting at flies, ATH. Wow. I'm surprised to learn she actually put it on Ebay. I thought she was kidding. Come on guys look at what AHB wrote after that.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 07:11 PM) US magazine may not be MSM, but they are suffering just the same it seems. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26549704/ It has been coming to my house for years, despite my protest. I just get so sick seeing all the fake celebs on the cover (Heidi Montag, anyone?) and have been trying to convince Mrs. Alpha Dog to cancel it for years. but since she got some deal for like $10 a year, she hasn't wanted to. She saw a story on the cover page, and now I get to stop that crap from coming into my house! Yah! It really is a rag. lucky man. I prefer people, if I had the choice.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 06:08 PM) Worth noting his tag line wasn't on either of those articles...but yeah, a guy who almost went to work for the McCain campaign happens to be their head guy in Washington right now...and conveniently, that's how the AP responded to each speech. I believe he is their editor.

One interesting thing to note, is that Obama has resources in all 50 states. What this means to me is that even in states he loses, he will probably be closer than Kerry was in 04. What I'm getting at, is if Obama loses, I'm thinking it's likely that he still wins popular. And that would really be bad.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 06:05 PM) A week ago, the AP ran this article within 26 minutes of the end of Senator Obama's speech. Last night's AP article on McCain's speech was this one: (Came out a little over 1 hour after his speech) It seemed to be not until this mornign that the AP put out a negative sounding article on McCain's speech, and they left that to the "AP television writer" to do it. The AP is sort of the standard wire service for so many newspapers...basically, the earlier they put stuff out the more papers pick it up. So probably hundreds of newspapers carried each of those first articles, one bashing Obama's speech and one praising McCain's speech. The AP under Ron Fornier

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 05:56 PM) ABC News: Investigation into Palin Now on Fast Track I take this as a "get you butt into gear Palin" move. She has been trying to stonewall the investigation until after the election. Reports are today that two potentially damaging witnesses already interviewed. So, maybe this is a move to get her to trestify. If she doesnt, the report gets released with mostly the "bad stuff" and no push back. I think you are right. How outrageous to suggest with the spotlight on them, to move the investigation to the board where she appointed all three of them, especially with all this "loyalty tests" coming to light.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 05:19 PM) Question for the one's who know more than me: Is it pretty much a situation where if McCain wins OH, VA, FL he will win and if Obama wins one of the three he will win? Kind of. But that's getting too caught up in 2000 and 2004 electoral maps. Now with VA close to flipping Blue and North Carolina, I'd say, in play, Michigan in play, indiana in play all these states are in play now, so we are possibly going to see a brand new electoral map. There's a couple factors we don't know: 1)How high African American turn out will be 2)How high youth turnout will be 3)How much Bob Barr will affect McCain in the south 4)How much Obama's strategy of ground game as opposed to mass ad game will work If all of those work in Obama's favor, we are looking at an electoral shift, where he can even lose in ohio and FL and it won't matter. Small states matter. In 2000, if Gore had kept his resources in NH instead of moving them to try and grab florida, he could've won new hampshire and taken the election. States like Wyoming going blue now, they make a big difference.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 05:44 PM) A lot of the "issues" brought up around Palin - their daughter being pregnant, for example - are pure B.S. But I must admit, things like this, and her involvement in the trooper firing, concern me. Seems she likes to use her position of power for her personal crusades and vendettas. which were some of the worst parts about the Bush admin.

actually, I just will not let McCain do a speech from here on out.

Okay, I'm McCain's campaign manager, first order of duty: NEVER LET HIM SPEAK IN FRONT OF A SCREEN THAT FRAMES HIM IN GREEN AGAIN! Hire me.

what in the world?

what in the hell were they thinking with that picture in the background?

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 4, 2008 -> 11:17 AM) bmags, very few people read every page of the paper. Very few even LOOK at every page of the paper. Most people skim headlines and read selected stories. I guess you and I are unique. Or just plain bat-s*** wierd. Well, today was a very nice story for McCain front and center in the NY times.

well then call me if they re-bring up Keating 5 and put it on A1. A13 and I read it...huh.