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Maybe something by Average White Band.

QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 09:32 AM) Laugh. It's hysterical!! Still stalking you and I'm glad you find this amusing.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 09:15 AM) Wow. I honestly just don't understand how some people can think that Fox News is anything even in the vicinity of objective journalism. Its a joke. There may be validity to the argument that the major networks' news leans slightly left... but Fox is still trying to find the right field line from the seats. I guess it's all a matter of perspective. I believe FoxNews is slanted to the right. But I also believe the major networks, CNN and MSNBC are very left leaning. I didn't realize what thread I was in. I'll delete this post if requested.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 08:40 AM) I made sure to include the 'not a scientifically valid survey' note in the image. You didn't make sure to call it irrelevent.

Alright. Enough drama. I believe it was during the period prior to the Tookie Williams execution, that I posted a poll that showed a vast majority of roughly 80K people were in favor of capital punishment. That poll, like the that was shown in this thread, was an MSNBC poll. Shortly after posting that poll, the liberal Soxtalk contingent swarmed in and unanimously dismissed it as irrelevent because it wasn't conducted scientifically, including, if memory serves, the very person that posted this poll. I was curious as to where all those same people were to shoot down the relevence of this one. Texsox, as a reminder, I think that MSNBC poll I posted was the precursor to the little "button pushing" spat we had. I just couldn't let this pass wothout pointing out the irony.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 07:12 AM) I guess not. Seemed like you were questioning why people were opposed to the deal. I'm not sure where you're going with this. Patience is a virtue my friend.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 06:20 AM) You honestly have no idea why people have issues with this? Amazing. There are 11 pages of material you can read through in this post. Honestly, you have no idea what I am getting at here. I'm going to wait awhile before I make my point.

QUOTE(Soxfest @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 02:52 AM) Only 29 games on WGN sucks take some of the 20 plus games and let more people enjoy them WGN doesn't want to cut into their prime time schedule with baseball.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 22, 2006 -> 06:29 PM) Actually I did give that some thought...it wasn't just a knee-jerk thing. I think there's a big difference between being pro-choice and pro-abortion. There's also a big difference between being anti-choice and being anti-abortion. I believe the terms each side uses to identify itself are pro-choice or pro-life. So, if you can justify using anti-choice, then .....

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 22, 2006 -> 10:53 AM) And which would also make it possible for the federal government to actually institute a ban, by simply getting a majority vote in both houses of Congress. Yes, it would go to the states at first, but there wouldn't be any reason to assume it would remain only a state decisision. Is there any reason to assume it wouldn't?

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Feb 22, 2006 -> 11:34 AM) This is totally hilarious. I just wonder, is there anybody around here that can tell me why? Texsox, you might be able to do so.

Last year, I used each months wallpaper as my desktop throughout the season, but right now I have the "GO SOX" Chicago skyline on my home pc, and the Wrigley marquis "Congratulations Chicago White Sox" on my work pc. I'm not ready to change either one of them yet.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 22, 2006 -> 11:08 PM) Joking...? I would certainly hope so considering he sucks and is a bigot. He's ranks up there with Sosa on my list of guys I never want to see near the Sox.

QUOTE(Spiff @ Feb 22, 2006 -> 01:23 AM) I like the way you think. I'd totally hang out and drink beers if I didn't live like 13 hours away. As it is I get to watch about 2 games before my gay class that I probably should attend. I thought people were born with their sexuality determined.

QUOTE(samclemens @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 02:29 PM) dont underestimate alito. all signs point to him and roberts swinging this court. if they dont eventually ban abortions except for when there is health reasons or incest, etc. i will be extremely suprised. I don't think they will ban abortions. The key word in that statement is 'ban'. They may, however, overturn Roe v Wade which would then put the decision whether or not abortion should be legalized back in the hands of the states.

There is no way in hell that this makes any sense.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 10:53 PM) Oh yeah -- I don't get to focus on anything really. The majority of the project is just going to be what their families experienced. And yes, we have come a long way from the past (especially post 1947 and 1954, respectively -- with Jackie Robinson and Brown v Board) but we've still got a long way to go. I got lots of stuff about good and bad of what happened to immigrants. All I ask them to do is look at the experience as a whole and decide what they think. The main thrust of the grade is going to be the justification for the position they take. I told them stories about my dad's side of the family that came from Italy and ran a successful grocery store without any repercussions. But at the same time I think it is important for kids to see a lot of what happened in the past -- not only because it shows how we got to where we are but also for the simple fact of "Never again." in regards to discrimination. When my co-op and I told stories that there used to be black schools and white schools, their jaws dropped. Some kids even laughed at the idea of pre-1960s that there was such a hubub about JFK being Catholic. My co-op grew up in the town and has taught there for 34 years so he was telling a lot of stories of his experience pre and post-Brown v Board in the community. Interesting stuff. Plus, when you show how the bad parts changed -- it shows them that their actions can change things if they put their mind to it. We've spent a lot of time on value analysis. We'll take situations like Jackson in Florida or Jackson's Indian Removal and weigh pros/cons (with me always playing Devil's Advocate) and pressing for reasons why people think the way they are. Then there's the role reversal questions (if thought it was good, how would you feel if you were being harmed by the situation and vice versa) and universal consequences (what happens if everybody commits the action in question) and what alternate ways could this have gone down? It isn't so much telling them what to think but how to think and formulate an opinion with facts/justification. Whenever we've had a discussion I make up a page or two of readings -- 1/2 supporting the action with reasoning and 1/2 against. Then the class goes into debate mode with me just throwing questions out to play with their minds a little bit and not having me commit to either side of the argument. Excellent!

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 02:48 PM) Do you have evidence of that claim, or is it just an opinion? It's my opinion.

QUOTE(WSFAN35 @ Feb 22, 2006 -> 02:01 AM) 270 average is horrible for a highschool position player. It isn't very clear, but I think his stats are from Kentucky Wesleyan College.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 22, 2006 -> 03:02 AM) Ya, looking back on it, I'm shocked Seaver could still go in 04 at his age. Fixed.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 12:45 PM) The 1983-1984 example is not a really good comparison to 2005-2006. Squires, Cruz, Dybzinski, and Vance Law compared to Konerko, Iguchi, Uribe, and Crede? The team went from 1st in Runs scored to 10th and 3rd in ERA to 10th from 1983 - 1984. The team OBP in 1984 was a spectacular .312. The pitching staff seemed to all have career years: Dotson, after his 22 win season in 1983, had a total of 1 more winning season and ended his career 111-113. Bannister's 16-10 was his career best in 1983. He never won more than that in one season. Hoyt never came close to 24 wins again after 1983. He was out of baseball after 1987. Those guys don't even compare to MB, JG, FG, JC, and JV. It's comparable in this way ... we had a great staff '83 and added Seaver to it during the off season. We had a great staff in '05, and added Vazquez to it in the off season. We went into '84 as the prohibitive favorites, as we will do into '06.

Jenks' elbow and the fact that he'll have to adjust to the pressure of being the closer through an entire ML season. Stepping into the spotlight of the post season didn't bother him much, but the pressure can build up over the grind of a full season. I think he'll be able to handle it, but that is an unknown at this point.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 01:00 PM) Maybe because City Supervisors don't have to run the military? Wait. You're trying to justify this guy?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 12:41 PM) Even beyond that...eventually science will come up with a plausible, fully consistent mechanism for the origin of life on earth. Dozens have been proposed but not proven. But even when that happens, that doesn't explain why the universe is here. That doesn't explain why the constants of the universe fall where they do, that doesn't explain how the universe started. For those who choose to believe in a higher power, even with a scientific explanation for the origin of life on earth, when one finally does gain acceptance, there is still plenty of room for people to hold those beliefs without contradicting science. In my opinion, it doesn't contradict science. It embraces science. As I said, that's the difference. The creationist aspect does allow for evolution as a viable reality. The scientifific aspect will know even consider a higher power as a reasonable alternative, even though it cannot be disproven any more than it can be proven.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 01:02 PM) the fact that he is in demand to speak anywhere, any time is a testament to the ignorance that pervades certain corners of this country. Ignorance comes from all corners of this country.