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QUOTE (Tex @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 03:15 PM) My bedroom set has a couple hidden compartments which would take a burgler more than a few seconds to locate. One I modified to where it will not open without something else happening. So I feel reasonable safe that a burgler would not use my own gun on me. It also is an extra step that I would have to be awake enough to get to the gun and possible not accidentally shoot someone. Now, some joker you met in the craigslist casual encounters is the beneficiary of all your hard work. Hope you remembered to remove the gun and other "toys" before you gave him the goods. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...p;#entry2146645

I blame the Cubs. I'm sure Milton will agree with me.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 5, 2010 -> 11:48 AM) That's where the fine for committing an already illegal act comes in. And don't worry, they will screw it up. Remember the last amnesty was supposed to fix things too. Who gets fined in the event that an illegal immigrant gets pulled over for a traffic violation? The immigrant? Will his fine cover the cost of the enforcement? I doubt it. I personally don't believe in amnesty, but I also don't think it's realistic to try to round up 12-15 million people suspected to be here illegally. I'm not sure what the solution is, but I don't see how the current law (SB1070) will manage to do anything other than hassle brown skinned people and add more work to already overworked law enforcement officers. I don't see this as much more than a way for local Republicans (Arpaio, Brewer, Pearce, et al) to get some free publicity in an election year. It's similar to abortion in that it's an issue that only comes up during the election cycle. We never hear anything about abortion on the federal level unless there's a presidential election, and this is similar in that way. In my humble opinion. I think we'd be better served to implement some kind of work visa situation for those that are here currently illegally. Get them to come forward and let them stay for a period. If we know who they are, then we can figure out when they'll need to leave or file for an extension. We have built a false economy that they are part of. People (American citizens) have started businesses, bought rental property, etc. with the idea that the pool of people who buy from them or rent from them have the right to be here. It's unfair to the Americans who have done nothing wrong but seek the American dream of owning their own businesses. Americans have already been burned by the collapse of Wall Street and the housing market, why pile on? It might also make sense for the U.S. to give incentives to American companies to relocate some of their foreign industrial jobs to south of the border. Want to keep Mexicans in Mexico? Give them a reason to stay. I'm sure they'd rather be near their families and friends in Mexico than living in the shadows in the U.S.

The cost of universal health care is the main argument against it, as I understand. Are these new immigration controls going to be cost free? How do we pay for it? Why would we trust the government to run this, when we don't think they can operate healthcare? Local law enforcement is broke throughout the country. The federal government is deeply in debt. Won't we have to raise taxes to fund this new immigration law?

I apologize if I've said this before, but Jin and Sun wouldn't speak English to each other. It bothers(ed) me every time they do it. It's really a pretty terrible oversight on the part of the writers. Not an important plot point or anything, but it's jarring to me. That is all. Oh, and somehow I forgot the show was new today. So, I have to wait until tomorrow to see the first half hour.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 3, 2010 -> 12:42 PM) Having machine guns set up to automatically kill anything that moves = murder in most sane people's standards. You're discounting the possibility of the immigrants ducking or outrunning the bullets. In that case, they're just warning shots.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 3, 2010 -> 11:47 AM) wa-la? I'm pretty sure SS2K5's real identity is Marshall Brodien. Every so often he forgets that this isn't Bozotalk.

Here's a link to a Pulitzer Prize winning series that ran in the East Valley Tribune a year or so ago. It's a five part series, but worth a look just to see the lengths that law enforcement in Maricopa County sometimes goes to in order to have "reasonable suspicion." It might help to explain some of the fears that people have regarding SB1070.http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/page/reasonable_doubt

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 30, 2010 -> 10:31 AM) BTW...whoever's writing the Democrat's acronyms lately deserves a promotion. They had me years ago with SCMODS - State County Municipal Offender Data System.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 10:07 AM) However keep in mind, even according to the NYTimes, Mexicans send back BILLIONS, even with the weakening economy. How is this different from Americans going on vacations and spending BILLIONS in Mexico? It's all money earned here that is spent elsewhere.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 10:00 AM) Are you really telling me the governments in Mexico and Cuba are similar? I'm telling you that people come here from Mexico because they have no opportunity in Mexico. Mexico is basically lawless. Their government provides nothing for them. And we want to turn them away. Are you telling me that the government of China is different from the government of Cuba? Communism is communism, right? But it's ok for us to do business with one country and not the other.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 09:42 AM) So where is the part about a kid fleeing China and a family trying to keep them hear to keep them out of the grasps of the government? We're not allowed to travel to Cuba, import items from Cuba, etc. But we can go to China and do business with China. Both are communist countries. Why the difference? People (kids and adults) flee Mexico daily because of the oppressive government and poverty in that country. They come to the U.S. seeking refuge and opportunity. But we want to turn them away.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 09:03 AM) That is a terrible analogy. The problem was sending him back to an oppressive communist government. Did Castro take over Mexico? If the U.S. has such a problem with communism, why do we do so much business with China? Pretty good article about why Obama shouldn't get involved in the immigration issue. Funny that McCain has changed his tune so drastically in an election year. http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailybeast/2010042...10_bushwasright

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 07:25 AM) We all know what looks suspicious and what doesn't. And if you can't then you can't harass those people. That's the point. Sure a small percentage of people will get harassed for no good reason, they'll sue, and they'll most likely get compensated. That's how our system works. No different than any other law out there that cops abuse and enforce illegally. My viewpoint on this is talking with my cop buddies who work in the worst areas of Chicago. They're limited in what they can do despite what common sense would dictate. This legislation should have been worded differently, and should have included more detail as to what reasonable suspicion means. But the intent of the law is good, and I don't see much abuse happening that wouldn't happen with any other law. Here's a very real situation that could happen to me. I work with a Mexican guy who recently became a citizen. He doesn't speak English, and he looks like any illegal you might see on the streets here in AZ. And, he's not going to learn English any time soon because he's in his late 50's, and it's not that easy to learn another language late in life. So, he's pretty much always going to fit this profile. If I have him in my car, and I roll through a stop or don't signal (pretty common traffic violations), a cop who see might pull me over. The cop can look in my car and see my friend, and, having "reasonable suspicion" that I have hired a day laborer, start asking questions. If my friend doesn't have the proper id on him, my friend will be detained. Unlawfully. He's an American citizen, but he fits the profile of illegal immigrant. In this case, I could also be cited and have to prove that I am innocent. It's easy for you to say that my friend can sue, etc., but one of the rights we all have is innocent until proven guilty. A passenger who's in my car while I commit a traffic violation has done nothing wrong and shouldn't have to prove it. And neither should I.

Arizona is the state that previously refused to acknowledge Martin Luther King's holiday, and it's the state that recently voted overwhelmingly to recognize English as the official language. If you believe that it's the "illegal" part of "illegal immigrant" that worries Arizonans, you're wrong. This all has to do with the color of the skin of the people in question.

This is as good a place as any to ask what I can eat to assure the biggest "load." My wife is out of town, and I want to surprise her with my performance when she comes back. I ask only because this is probably the second weirdest thread I've seen here.

QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 09:14 PM) I cried during Benjamin Button. I have no idea why. Never cried at a movie other than that, but my wife makes fun of me for it all the time. I must have been on my man period. If you cried during the scene at the end when BB was a toddler holding hands and walking with his elderly wife (I think it was her - I can't remember), there's nothing to be ashamed of. You're only human. Say these exact words to your wife next time she brings it up, "I don't know what you're laughing at. You're the one who married a pu$$y." When I was an 18 year old prospective freshman at Illinois, during the orientation, my group leader told us that as we toured the campus, other groups would be yelling I-L-L at us. We should respond with I-N-I. I confess that I walked around all day having no idea why we were yelling I-L-L and I-N-I at each other. And it only took me 7 years to get my BS.

I've never played fantasy baseball, so I truly don't understand most of the "new" stats. I know there's value in sabermetrics, but I feel like Simmons used to feel. He used to argue against the stat guys precisely because of players like JD Drew. I know what I see, and there has to be some value to that, too. Simmons is guilty of doing my least favorite fan argument - talking about an outfielder's defensive ability. He says Jacoby Elsbury has bad instincts, gets bad jumps, etc. How does he know this from watching the games on tv? I hear people talking this way all the time: "He's a great center fielder...>" Really? What makes you an expert on defensive play in the outfield? How closely do you really watch players even when you're at the game? Most people just watch the pitcher, then the batter, then follow the ball. How many people watch the center fielder or shortstop while the ball is being pitched?

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 07:05 AM) The talk at the time was that the performance in those conditions could also have an adverse affect on his arm. Wood's mechanics were due to lead to an arm injury. As I recall, that was the common opinion throughout baseball at the time, and I know that I've heard Steve Stone say it on the Score. I'm not professing to be an ezpert on pitching mechanics. http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/baseba.../KerryWood.html Contrast that with Mark Prior, who was said to have a perfect delivery when he was drafted. This guy disputes that notion, but coming out of college, that was the opinion. http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/Baseba...erspective.html

QUOTE (Real @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 06:44 PM) What's more rare? Throwing a no-hitter AND perfect game, or a 20K game? Randy Johnson did all three. I think a perfect game is more impressive. The pressure mounts on everyone in the field, so the smallest lapse in attention can end it all.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Mar 24, 2010 -> 10:28 AM) That reminds me of right after Obama was elected President. My wife is a nurse and a retirement joint. Some lil old lady tells my wife..." Now all white people are going to be slaves and have to work the fields". I look forward to singing like a bird.

The only thing I'm really sure of is that I'm probably not smart enough to watch this show. Or have I been tricked by the writers into thinking that?

Good episode. I don't read any of the Lost blogs, or do any research of any kind. I just watch. Finally, this episode cleared up some things for me. I'm still not certain how some of the stuff that happened in earlier seasons/episodes has anything to do with what's going on now, but at least I'm getting some questions answered. Not that it's important, but when Richard was in jail, and he met with the priest, he blessed himself in Spanish (I'm pretty sure). I'm pretty sure he would have done it in Latin in the 1800's because the mass was in Latin then. I could be wrong, just something I noticed.

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 22, 2010 -> 12:28 PM) I wonder how many other "not famous" guys get interviewed on The Score? "I am the Bookie Priest...."

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 10:13 AM) Without looking it up, who was the Mike in Tampa during their years as a top Defense??? I don't know off the top of my head....I know Derrick Brooks. He was the WLB. That's Briggs position. Briggs SHOULD lead this defense in tackles every year. It isn't geared for the Mike to make the tackles. The fact that Url led the team in tackles any year in this cover 2 is remarkable. He's that good. If you watch how much ground he covers on a given play it's ridiculous. This scheme is the worst thing that could have happened to Urlacher as far as his "numbers". This was my thought, too. If you watch Urlacher on many plays he sprints backward into coverage. The fact that he's in on as many plays as he makes is pretty remarkable. He's not a classic middle linebacker like Ray Lewis. I have an Ordonez jersey that my sister gave me right before he went to Detroit. I've never worn it. It will make a good throwback for my kids to wear in a few years.