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I think 2010 is a little soon. They don't have the talent right now.

Yeah Chuck Todd sucks but I never thought very much of Tim Russert, either. I have no idea what channel to watch. CBS - Couric is the worst anchor of the last 60 years NBC - I hate Brokaw ABC - Charlie. CNN - that guy with the moustache and weird eyes that creeps me out FOX - FOX CNBC - I do like the brunette anchor I saw on Charlie Rose MSNBC - Pat Buchanon so I guess PBS.

i just got linked to the fox news comments on Obama's grandmothers death...pretty awful stuff. I have a hard time believing people like that exist.

QUOTE (HawkDJ @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 05:05 AM) We're exepcting rain all day tomorrow here in North Carolina. Should be interesting how this effects the turnout. 40% of registered voters have already cast ballots and it is assumed Obama is leading significantly from these early votes. I'm surprised that in this day and age rain still does anything.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 03:09 AM) This one's for you bmags: Or maybe I'm mistaken? Was thinking you're a Diplo fan. Hell yea. I think Top Ranking is my favorite thing that's come out this year. I felt so cool when he used two skream songs on that tape. Thanks BSq!

I'm going to give credit to flash_tizzle here. I remember when we drafted him, everyone was pretty mad at skipping porcello and rightfully so but also calling poreda a crappy pick (he didn't have great stats, that's for sure). But FT said, even though passing on Porcello was a mistake, that these were the types of draft picks we should be making, people that have the stuff but need to develop as opposed to these safe picks like MacCullough and Broadway. Kudos.

Wow, tough timing. She seems to have lived a great life and her offspring is a testament to that.

you tube phenomena

well, it's just that in most polls obama is over 50% so the undecideds at 60-40 wouldn't matter.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Nov 3, 2008 -> 08:17 PM) Well, I just don't see the undecideds "flooding" to McCain, yet, I'm sure Sean Hannity will tell you that McCain's got it in the bag. I don't know about flooding, that seems to be more of a house/senate phenomenon, but I wouldn't be surprised with a 60-40 McCain break.

It's interesting that's for sure. One in the McCain called Obama the virtual incumbent, and it seems that kind of rings true in coverage, but in the way he meant it, that the undecideds will flow to McCain much to the way undecided flow to non incumbent in races will be interesting think to see.

All I know was that in 04, when I was in Illinois, there was lots of Bush excitement. You can see it in youtube videos of his rallies. Meanwhile, as Kerry supporters all that could be made was that BUsh was awful, and most of Kerry's policies were merely to say "Bush, please stop". This was only 1 year into the war, still fresh in 9/11, and he was riding high, as seen by getting over 50%. Now, when I visit home (conservative naperville) I see no McCain stickers on cars. In Mo, i'm in Columbia, but there is no visual McCain support, and most debates in classes lead to why Obama shouldn't be president, not why McCain should, it's very similar in my experiences, though admittedly I have no experience here in 04.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Nov 3, 2008 -> 06:59 PM) Thin skin? Bad reading skills? poor eyesight? Do you really think that I and other haven't been called out on here? I guess the mind really sees only what it wants to see. I was not addressing you I see no reason for this response.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 3, 2008 -> 07:07 PM) Hm. I don't think that's the case, as I try to call people out on their B.S. regardless of which side its on. For the record, I've had a lot of people on the right tell me quite the opposite of what you are saying - that I am quick to get on GOP'ers but let the lefties go. I like to think that if I get these complaints from both sides, I am probably doing my job right. But I will make sure to keep an eye on my responses going forward. I certainly am not trying to be biased in any way. Thank you.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 3, 2008 -> 07:18 PM) With all due respect, NSS is one of the few nuetral people in here. If you are trying to make him into an enemy, you are barking up the wrong tree. If anything he has bent over backwards to let AHB, BS, and many other people in here take all of the rope they could handle. I think you have hurt feelings for being called out on stuff. I don't get hurt feelings on a message board and I've certainly never been correctly called out on anything. I've let the conservatives on this site fight proxy battles vs. me with their fantasy liberals in their head and that's fine, it's less interesting but it's to be expected. I'm merely asking NS - who along with lostfan seem to be the main moderators in this forum - to curtail what I feel to be far more personal attacks being made by controlled chaos and others, in addition to the easing on BigSqwert. You are trying to cut my legs out from under me by making my request more pointed and extreme than it was. It was nothing of the sort.

You shouldn't just leave like that without checkin in honey.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Nov 3, 2008 -> 05:00 PM) No, they're not "stupid", they're just perpetuating the divisions. THAT is what's stupid, not them. You're accusing someone of not being able to think for themself, whether or not that's what you are intending that's the effect.

I'm guessin constitutional party's baldwin or whatever.

Indeed. Indeed.

Not in 2004. He had very strong support.

Well, I disagree. If you knew it was a ludicrous statement why continue to post things like this? I'm personally sick of it and that's why I've decided to call it out. I realize personally attacking posters now makes me a hypocrite, but I don't think it's on an even plain. It's offensive to call people mindless Obama supporters, it's effectively calling them stupid. Most of the issues people take up on obama supporters on this site are in regards to their posts about McCain, the candidate, not the posters.

I think Obama by 4. You can sense the tightening but in the end Obama's GOTV ground game is so superior to McCain's right now it will be the difference.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Nov 3, 2008 -> 04:25 PM) The difference is, BS, even we people who tend to be "republicans" would defend GWB but would also call out his crap. And there's been a lot of it. This "I'm going to throw everything I can in people's face" stuff is just obscene. Is there any wonder that people have trouble with our political system, or, to say it another way, why everything is so polarized? GWB was a bad president. But to mock everything about a certain ideology is disgusting. BTW, I'm glad to know that the last 8 years can effect you so much. "It's been hell". Yikes. right, yes, no one in this forum has ever criticized Obama, there's never been threads specifically saying what we don't like about him, there was never a FISA thread with 100% of the Obama supporters in here pissed. That never happened... And by the way, northside, I respect how difficult it is to be a mod on this forum and I think you are doing a good job and you are a good poster. But you are incredibly one-sided on who you decide to take issue on. It's heavily slated towards talking down the Obama posters on here. When the conservative posters on here do one of their many personally attacking, offensive posts while crying about what a tough time they are having because of those damn obama supporters, your response is always a neutral, hey it's not everyone, i agree with you on x. When an Obama poster does something that never attacks a conservative poster but usually McCain or a conservative figure in a mocking light, ala AHB or in this case BigSwert, you are quick to ask them to stop.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 3, 2008 -> 05:14 PM) LINK same thing I saw comparing his latest Columbus rally to Bush's in 04.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Nov 3, 2008 -> 02:33 AM) Not. If McCain had some old KKK guys or KKK sympathizers as friends and there was a mailer from the rainbow coalition sent to the black population saying you need to be concerned about these friends and then listed those friends. Then that would be a similar example. Once again in the typical defend "the one" at all costs attitude, you speak where you have no grounds to speak. If this is a valid concern for even pro Obama Jews, then it's certainly going to be highlighted by Republican Jews and rightfully so. Not everyone has this blind trust that you have. Some people have looked at Obama's associates and past words to make their decisions. Now if you see some lies in those flyers...feel free to point them out, but if you're just here to keep the halo shining bright above Obama's head...at all costs, save that for the concert at Grant Park. Stock up on Bics I'm sure you'll go through a few in the first 25 minutes. Yes, I just have to cry for the poor conservatives on this site who've had a tough time with Obama supporters. Give me a break. Was there a more obnoxious, more baiting, personally attacking post in this entire thread than this one? Not even close. Now if "They" are going to steal your vote is = to this how? Voter suppression is real. Voter registration is real. In my opinion, one is much more effective in f'ing our process than the other, but they are both wrong. ANd so when the conservative media shoves acorn down our throats - they are righteous and patriotic in their defense of the american electoral system. But when liberal media brings up how this anti-acorn movement has brought on lawsuits that are voter suppression, its race baiting. Its a joke. A million columnists in it for the dems, how about the million conservative columnists acting like the themes you are talking about are happening when its just not true, or not a national theme. Is the fact that people are legitimately still hypothesizing about the bradley effect, more Arlen Specter proposing it as reason that JSM could win PA not proof that race is a legitimate theme in this election. When people as in-tuned right now as NS need links, that means there was never a big story on it, a big example during this election of what you are talking about. I have no doubt you'll be able to find links, but with thousands of media outlets across the country, lets not act like this has been an overarching theme. Democrats have a good candidate they like in this election. Republicans don't. It's a role reversal of 04. So don't act like when democrats praise or defend their candidate they are sheep, and when you all criticize Obama while saying McCain sucks you are the crazy political independent that don't drink the kool-aid.