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QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 6, 2008 -> 12:41 PM) I really like NSS's idea of a rotation of primary openers. (The post is here somewhere). Why not everyone all on the same day?

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Jan 5, 2008 -> 05:07 PM) The Dem party tried to stop the leapfrogging of states to earlier and earlier primaries and caucuses and tried to set a date of Feb 5 as the earliest that most states could have their nominating contest. Exceptions being IA, NH, SC and NV. (NV was given an early date to try to move the initial campaign partially out west and reflect the Latino voting bloc which is large there but small in IA, NH and SC.) Michigan, thanks to a state law, is having its primary earlier than Feb 5 as is the Florida Democratic Party. The DNC has told the states to move their dates back, or they won't honor the contest and strip the state's delegates. Florida refused, calling the DNC's stripping delegates bluff. So the DNC pulled the delegates. Michigan, too... although the state party could have chosen to hold a separate caucus on February 5 that might have gotten their delegates back, but for whatever reason, didn't. At the same time, because MI's primary's balloting laws are relatively lenient, the DNC encouraged viable candidates to pull their names from the ballot. It is my understanding that the only "viable" names left on that ballot are Hillary, Kucinich (who filed the papers but a couple hours past the deadline to withdraw) and Gravel. That's so dumb. Larger states should go first - having primaries in small insignificant states like Iowa and New Hampshire first is just ludicrous.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Jan 5, 2008 -> 09:49 PM) I actually did. Well, it was a ruler sitting by my desk, not a tape measurer. But close enough. sigs are lame.

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Dec 21, 2007 -> 01:43 PM) i hope you're kidding. if not, maybe santa will drop off a history textbook on Monday night. I'm not, and I was an American History major in college, so there you go.

Oh man this is funny. Yeah, good luck with your new country, Lakotans. I don't quite see why the US govt just doesn't absolve all Indian reservations and force them to assimilate. Didn't Peter do this on Family Guy?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 20, 2007 -> 12:26 PM) The original need of the FISA bill stems from a ruling by the secret FISA court, which we have not seen despite efforts of the ACLU. In some way, it restricted the ability of the NSA to intercept signals involving fully overseas communications if those communications happened to travel on a path that took them through the United States. In theory, the President should have unlimited power to wiretap anyone outside of the U.S. who's not a U.S. citizen or someone protected by the U.S. constitution without having to obtain any sort of warrant, even from the FISA court, but that ruling, based on one interpretation of the law, would have limited that power presumably by requiring a FISA warrant if the communication traveled through U.S. wires. Again, I'm a bit sketchy there, because the ruling is secret. Therefore, there is some logic that a bill amending FISA to allow warrantless wiretaps between 2 people outside of the country who happen to talk on a line that runs through the U.S. is necessary and in fact should be passed. A bill was passed over the summer doing so, but it was fitted with a 6 month expiration date because of the strong debate about the other clauses that the administration wanted included. However, the Bush Administration, as always, wants about 800x that many things included in their bill. By far the single most controversial provision is one that the Senate and Harry Reid specifically keeps trying to include, a provision which brought about a mutiny and filibuster by Chris Dodd. That provision would provide amnesty to any telecom company which violated the law in any form as a part of the Administration's illegal warrantless wiretapping scheme that was uncovered in 2005, and in any other warrantless surveillance that we haven't learned about yet. Right now there are several lawsuits starting to work their way through the court system that may well be our best chance to figure out what exactly the Administration was doing for 6 years when there was no oversight, and all of those would be shut down if that clause was maintained. Beyond that, there are other specific issues regarding privacy concerns that I don't think anyone has a good summary of, in no small part because the documents driving some of the debate are being kept secret even from many Senators. I think that's a good summary of the issues. On one side, there is a need to pass something before Feb. to keep that fix to the FISA law. On the other hand, there is at least a small group adamantly opposed to giving immunity to the telecom companies for past lawbreaking. wow, that's interesting stuff. Thanks!

Savage was hurt Vince didnt want him to wrestle anymore and by the time he retired in WCW, his body was totally run down. apart from the hall of Fame, do we really need him back on WWE TV?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Dec 20, 2007 -> 07:03 AM) for the Kucinich family Agreed. How awful is that?

what's the FISA bill and why does it need to be passed?

All kidding aside, Tom Brady seems like a better choice.

QUOTE(MHizzle85 @ Dec 17, 2007 -> 02:29 PM) More WM24 Rumors... CM Punk v. MVP on ECW, Tuesday night...i'll actually tune in for this one. I just don't see how that's a draw, The tag match was better than the main event - and man, that crowd sucked.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 12:27 PM) People still b**** about the White Sox not signing him in 1997. His last 4 seasons in Boston he was 40-39. That guy was a good pitcher but not a HOFer at that point. He's a fake. We SHOULD'VE signed him over Jaime Navarro - look at those numbers! I wish he'd have been on the juice for us rather than anyone else. The 97 Sox were a good pitcher short.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 11:57 AM) I want the Mitchell Report in book form like Game of Shadows. All proceeds go to MLB drug testing. print it out.

QUOTE(Mplssoxfan @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 11:51 AM) Well, you dictate that any missed test is considered a positive. So you visit a player and ask him to come to a hospital lab that's affiliated with the testing authority, If he refuses, that's 50 days (or more, depending what new punishment is negotiated). I think it's ridiculous that the sports leagues run their own drug testing programs. And if you remember the story about the 2000 or 2001 (I can't remember which) White Sox team in which the ENTIRE team refused to take the test as a way to force a positive test - supposedly, if a certain percentage of major leaguers failed the test, testing would be mandatory - and that's what that Sox team wanted.

I'd still like to go on record as saying I have no problem with players on steroids or HGH. Cheating is A-OK with me.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 11:35 AM) This was the list as best as I could put together. (Sorry if I missed anyone): Marvin Benard, Barry Bonds. Bobby Estalella, Jason Giambi. Jeremy Giambi, Benito Santiago, Gary Sheffield, Randy Velarde, Lenny Dykstra, David Segui, Larry Bigbie, Brian Roberts, Jack Cust, Tim Laker, Josias Manzanillo, Todd Hundley, Mark Carreon, Hal Morris, Matt Franco, Rondell White, Roger Clemens, Chuck Knoblauch, Jason Grimsley, Gregg Zaun, David Justice, F.P. Santangelo, Glenallen Hill, Mo Vaughn, Denny Neagle, Ron Villone, Ryan Franklin, Chris Donnels, Todd Williams, Phil Hiatt, Todd Pratt, Kevin Young, Mike Lansing, Cody McKay, Kent Mercker, Adam Piatt, Miguel Tejada, Jason Christiansen, Mike Stanton, Stephen Randolph, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Paul Lo Duca, Adam Riggs, Bart Miadich, Fernando Vina, Kevin Brown, Eric Gagné, Mike Bell, Matt Herges, Gary Bennett, Jr., Jim Parque, Brendan Donnelly, Chad Allen, Jeff Williams, Howie Clark, Nook Logan, Matt Karchner, Daniel Naulty, Jay Gibbons, Rick Ankiel, David Bell, Paul Byrd, Jose Canseco, Troy Glaus, Jason Grimsley, Jose Guillen, Darren Holmes, Gary Matthews, Jr., John Rocker, Scott Schoeneweis, Ismael Valdez, Matt Williams, Steve Woodard http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?s=...t&p=1548718 See, the problem with a list like this is the example of Matt Karchner. He's in the report as someone who willingly talked to the panel about members of the 1999 Chicago Cubs he personally saw inject - not because he himself used.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 11:33 AM) What the hell was that on ESPN? A trucker on CB?

QUOTE(MHizzle85 @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 10:14 PM) per Wrestling Observer However.....

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 12, 2007 -> 09:14 AM) By: John Cole December 10, 2007 at 10:29 am Oh, that's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO funny.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 8, 2007 -> 02:13 PM) Supposedly it could be if things work out at the box office. It might be interesting to see how they could possibly do that though. IIRC from what I've read about that film, the books were originally strongly anti-religious, and IIRC anti-christian, but they tried hard to edit those parts out of the movie to try to keep from pissing off the religious folk. But the 3rd one I think literally takes place in Hell and God is revealed to be a fraud in that one. That's some hard editing work. but it's a MOVIE - y'know, fictional????? What's the problem?

QUOTE(Texsox @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 11:52 AM) Again someone worrying about the a-bomb getting dropped from Russia With Love, would find it unbelievable that a guy would lose $140 million dollars and spend two months in prison over dogs. We're smarter now. I'd have given him the death penalty.

MCab?! Oh God...........

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Dec 7, 2007 -> 02:20 AM) i was expecting something about carmen sandiego ME TOO!!!!! Where is ol Carmen?

Still Rachel Nichols, even after she dyed the red outta her hair.

QUOTE(Brian @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 01:54 PM) It's so sad how far TNA has dropped off. A few years ago I was getting into it, it had good angles and even better matches and than it hit a wall and went over a cliff. I still think it has something to do with Russo turning things into crap. Guys like Styles and Daniels were becoming stars and now everything is a gimic and a clusterf*ck. I don't even really think Joe is anything special anymore. Agreed. I'm very disappointed.