Middle Buffalo

Sad that I clicked on this to find out who the "evil empire" is. Gotta turn my baseball mind back on. From a 23-10 start to the manager getting fired - I checked out at mid-season.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 12:55 PM) I mean those slave-owning, wig-wearing- wooden tooth having politicians were completely perfect in writing their blueprint for the next few centuries. That's why it has never been amended.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 05:07 AM) Pray tell... what is the correct way to protest in greg's world? The idea of protest is to get attention to your cause so that change can happen. Vote for someone who's isn't running for President. It's the best way to thank our veterans for their sacrifices. I'm voting for David Letterman. He showed us how to laugh after 9/11.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 05:42 AM) Buck will forever be the guy that will get you to the door, but will never be able to walk you through it I'd take him with the Sox. He clearly knows how to build a team.

My Dad would classify this as a case of someone who can dish it out, but can't take it.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 09:41 AM) When did he say that? I may have missed it. SS2k did not say "All," but his statement also did not qualify what he thought HC was running on beside Bill's record. He said that HC is running on her husband's record. The implication is that is all she is running on. SS2k did not say she's "basically" or "mostly" or any other words that would imply that he thinks HC brings anything more to the table than Bill's presidency.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 2, 2016 -> 09:26 PM) Now Jesse Ventura or Bernie? We like! Everyone likes the backup QB. If they were the candidates, the two parties would have spent the past few months trashing them. Then we'd all hate them.

House > Houer > Boyer

I went to Walmart today (a place I try to avoid), and I know it's a cliche, but oh, the humanity.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Oct 2, 2016 -> 11:11 AM) It's just basic human nature, and it's not going to change. If it's YOUR candidate, you applaud their "evolution" on an issue. If it's THEIR candidate, they've "flip flopped" and they're "pandering" to win an election. Just like Ben Franklin said about the Revolution: "A rebellion is always legal in the first person, such as "our rebellion." It is only in the third person - "their rebellion" - that it becomes illegal." Same diff. No doubt. Ol' Ben had a way with words.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 2, 2016 -> 08:13 AM) Well, the present election is a good example. Hillary being dinged for her husband's trade policies from 20+ years ago or using the term "super predators," it goes with the territory. Two events that happened twenty years ago, related to Alicia Machado and Trump's Federal taxes/losses, are going to help decide the election in her favor. Maybe that's why Obama had an advantage in 2008, having more of a blank slate and much less of a record to run on or against, but looking at only "recent" comments would generally lead to younger and even more inexperienced candidates, yes? Yeah, there is really not a clean solution. I just find it a little head scratching that something someone said 20 years ago that they might not feel now is still a point of emphasis in an election. In this election, Trump has the advantage of never actually voting for any of the current policies, so he is similar to Obama in lack of experience I like to think that I'm not the same person I was 20 years ago, 10 years ago,.....

I clicked on this story on yahoo ranking the top 10 qbs of all time. It's preposterous to me that Troy Aikman is in the top 10. http://newarena.com/nfl/counting-down-the-..._content=aikman His TD/INT ratio is way worse than Jay Cutler's, which is almost unfathomable. And that's with a HOF WR, HOF RB, And the best line in football for most of his career. Aikman http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AikmTr00.htm Cutler http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CutlJa00.htm

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Oct 2, 2016 -> 05:30 AM) Oh no? 1983 - White Sox first Chicago baseball team to draw two million fans. 2006 - Sox max out on season ticket packages, draw just short of three million with nearly 60 sell outs that season. Only the reduced capacity of the ballpark due to Reinsdorf lopping off the top eight rows of the upper deck a few seasons prior prevents the Sox from blowing attendance records out of the water that year. Yeah, but...

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 2, 2016 -> 03:07 AM) If you bought into his transition to a moderate Republican and stripped away all of his extreme viewpoints and statements over the years. He seemed more on point regarding economic solutions and uplifting the middle class than most of his fellow Republicans. This is one of the things I find very odd about politics, and I mean it in regard to how all politicians are treated. We bring up their voting record and and things they said 15 years ago and hold them to it today. It's like they aren't allowed to grow or change opinions without it being called a lie or "flip flop." I understand that their voting records and statements they've made are important, but if 15 years ago I said something that showed a blind devotion to law enforcement, and today I was critical, doesn't that show that I'm paying attention? Would it really be better for me to view a police brutality video and act like I wasn't able to see what was on the video? Again, I don't mean this in a partisan way. I mean it in regard to social, economic, and policy issues. I'm not sure why politicians aren't allowed to grow or change as long as they can justify the change.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 30, 2016 -> 04:20 PM) How can you say that? I quote different announcers/broadcasters/shows; I link to a lot of articles; I express my opinions about both candidates whom I dislike. How can you say I provide nothing of substance when I link articles? Just cause I guess I have opinions different from yours I must be worthless poster in your eyes. Again ... I post links and examples. I don't know that I've seen evidence of you disparaging both top candidates in the same manner, but that's your right. You seem to be a little more aggressive when it comes to HC. I also don't see evidence that you "learn" from things others post. Also your right. You often acknowledge a good point made that is in opposition to one of your posts, which is fairly uncommon in this forum, but then you go right back to posting the same things. On another topic of sorts, I wonder how you can justify saying that you are going to vote for Jesse Ventura, who, last I checked, isn't running. That seems like you are not taking your right to vote seriously. That, to me, is a slap in the face of our military who have sacrificed for that right. Yet, you are so upset that football players are not honoring the National Anthem and flag properly because it is an affront to our military.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 27, 2016 -> 08:23 PM) This is an example of the bias against Trump. This is in a news story on CNN.com not an opinion piece. ... The sentence says: "With no apparent consideration for the political recklessness of his crude comments, Trump once again went after Machado's physical appearance, bringing her up on his own." The writer said the comments were "crude" and says they were politically "reckless." Says who? This is how you can tell the writer of the story favors Hillary over Trump. And don't get me started with the TV folks like Chris Matthews. He basically issued a love letter to Hillary making sure he had the first crack at who won the debate. He screamed that it was a shutout with HIllary hitting five home runs to Trump's none. Cmon Chris. Any Trump supporter could point to five zinger lines Trump had that would look good as soundbites as well as Hillary's. If Hillary won, it was by a very very small margin. The bias amazes me. I just saw a yahoo article that referred to Trump's crude behavior, but it also said that Hillary pretends to be amused when you know she's not. My head is spinning. Must be a subliminal attempt to prop up a third party candidate. Perhaps Governer "The Body" will be getting my vote.

I just saw the Boston celebration after they clinched, and it reminded me of the total lack of spontaneity in sports. Guys wearing goggles for the champagne celebration. Generation wuss.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 28, 2016 -> 10:59 PM) I wonder how great or how bad Obama would have been if he wasn't handcuffed by congress. Do we have round 2 to look forward to for Trump or Clinton? This is one of the things I find funny about the whole "Make America Great Again" movement. Republicans have pretty much been in control for the whole of Obama's tenure. So, it's a little off to blame Obama for everything. It's even more wrong for Trump to hang everything bad on Clinton, as if she was the one making policy. But, I guess that's politics.

I don't really understand all the hand wringing over the Bears. The majority of their fans are either Cubs or Sox fans. The Cubs tanked for several years. There are many Sox fans who want the Sox to do the same. The media seems to be totally on board for that type of tear down. The Bears have dumped most of their high priced talent and older players, yet people can't deal with them losing. That said, it's brutal to watch at this point.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 26, 2016 -> 10:49 PM) You are a very very smart man. But hey as far as the winner? Just ask Chris Matthews. It was HILLARY. She mauled Trump. Election ... OVA. What is your opinion Greg? Who do you think did a better job in this debate? There's really only 3 options: 1) Trump won; 2) Hillary won; 3) they tied.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 26, 2016 -> 09:09 PM) I also forgot that Hillary let him off the hook for the racist housing practices. He first started with "well lots of other people were doing it", but then kept saying "We settled with no admission of guilt." Well, thats most of those investigations go when they settle. Also, she now has better footing with any of the allegations against her cause she never was even investigated, which is better than "settling". There were a few times where she really could have nailed him, but she's had such a hard time being forthcoming and entirely truthful on some issues that throwing a barb at him would open her up for a return shot. And, that's where Trump thrives, so she was smart to avoid those situations. I thought she crushed him on the probable reasons he doesn't want to disclose his taxes. Him muttering that not paying taxes makes him smart should be an eye opener, but I doubt people will even care that he's proud of taking advantage of every financial and legal loophole at the expense of others.

Trump says NATO like it's a person. My mom used to do the same thing with Led Zeppelin.

There have been a few times where it looks like she's convincing Trump to vote for her.

Now trump wants to takes guns away from people?

I guess you can stay under budget if your business model is to "take advantage" of the laws and stiff people.