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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 05:37 PM) Let me put this into a totally different context. For the people who believe that Palin or Fox, or whatever right wing group they believe is responsible for this, how will you react when this happens... A terror attack occurs in the United State again, and the inevitable "I'll bet they were Muslim" post happens, are you going to be OK with that? After all, we have a history of terror attacks on American soil, a culture of hatred generated towards the US, and plenty of threats to carry out attacks by militant Muslim groups. I'd think that any Muslim group which had made statements which easily could be interpreted as endorsing violence should be shunned, embarrassed, and at the very least should publicly apologize. Even if they had nothing to do with the actual event.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 05:36 PM) You can easily find the salary structure of a Chicago Public School Teacher simply go to cps-humanresources.org. The 52 week teacher, yes one that decides to work year round, 6 hours a day and not take the summers off starts off at well above $40K. It almost hard to find a teacher that makes less than $40K. Teachers are rewarded for going to school and continuing their education with guaranteed raises. Nowhere in the private sector is there such a guarantee. If the education system in America worked, I would be all for it. The systems sucks and we continue to fund the hell out of it. It is also why we in Illinois will never see the federal tax break for this year.... Chicago Firemen can make well over $80K as this is essentially a part-time job. Being hired for this job is akin to winning the lottery, I understand there are risks involved. These are risks that make that job rewarding on many fronts. By they way, these pensions have provided nicely for many relatives of mine. You're simply not going to get very far arguing that teachers and firefighters are vastly overpaid.

Oregon will pick one quarter to score a ton of points.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 05:06 PM) Done ditto I didn't know we could do that.

It Appears that Ron Rivera will finally get a head coaching job (Carolina), adding yet another former Bear player to the NFL head coaching ranks. Good hire for them. Now they need someone to handle their offense.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:57 PM) I'm referring more to exploiting your friends death with no connection to said person. And as I said, it'd depend on the situation. If a person is stupid enough to say something violent or mean about someone, and then a very bad thing happens to the subject of the joke...I'd expect the person who said the original phrase to at least feel bad about it and make an effort to apologize.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:51 PM) And it would probably piss you off if someone tried usurping it for their own personal gain too, right? Depends on what the end result was. If I'd said something stupid and another person used it against me, I'd probably go out and say "yeah, they're right, I shouldn't have said that, I'm sorry".

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:46 PM) You have your time line backwards to make this relevant. Ok...if I made an off-color joke about a car accident in December, and I had a friend who wound up in a coma due to getting in a car accident in Minnesota the week before Christmas, wouldn't I feel really F***ing bad about having made that joke? I can think of a few inappropriately timed jokes that I made 10 years ago that still bother me. (Side note, portions of this post based on reality).

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:45 PM) The Seahawks running game has been the best it has been all year the last two weeks. 141 against the Rams and 149 against the Saints. Those 2 teams were #22 and #17 respectively in rushing yards per attempt and #16 and #17 in total rushing yards given up this year. They face #6 in YPA and #2 in total rushing yards given up this week.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:30 PM) That's a great fit for him. The RF upper deck is a pop up down there during the summer. You know...Vlad is a fit for the Twinkies too.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:41 PM) To be clear, if you're using this event to criticize the "rhetoric" of Mrs. Palin or others with whom you disagree, then you're either: (a) asserting a connection between the "rhetoric" and the shooting, which based on evidence to date would be what we call a vicious lie; or (B) you're not, in which case you're just seizing on a tragedy to try to score unrelated political points, which is contemptible. Which is it? Via I use the example I gave earlier. If I have a friend who was in a car accident, and I'm talking to someone who makes an off-color joke about someone dying in a car accident, wouldn't I be fully justified in taking offense, especially if they knew about it?

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 03:53 PM) I just don't see why this needs to be addressed immediately in 2011. The only way for him to start is to take Peavy's place, and the longest that can be is through May, with many thinking Peav will return much sooner. People seem to think it's a bad idea to flip-flop him from starter to bullpen in the same season so why not just keep him in the pen this year? Let him start next year when we have rotation spots open. This year he needs to be scaring guys like Joe Mauer again in critical, late-inning situations. Because if he spends this entire year in the pen and pitches 50-75 innings, there is zero reason to think his arm will be ready to handle 125 innings next year, let alone 200. That would be a serious strain on his arm. If you want him in the pen this year and back in the rotation next year, then you need to plan for him to only pitch 1/2 of a season. If you get mmore than that you're sorta lucky, but you're also risking serious long term injury.

Tom Delay has been sentenced to 3 years in prison.

Anyway, I have trouble believing you guys genuinely don't see a difference between those 2 uses. And not just a small difference.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 03:06 PM) Now about the bullseye targets that seem to be causing people to kill that appeared on that website? Bullseyes and targets are common lines in familial wills?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 02:56 PM) Are you talking about Soros or Huffington? Both of whom clearly benefit if their taxes go up.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 03:01 PM) My Congresswoman is dead, doesn't raise your fancy at all? Now that I've googled which one you're talking about...I note that you did not complete the post, and as such, you make it appear that it is not the use of the more common colloquialism "Dead to me".

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 02:55 PM) So why none of the left wing hate getting mentioned? No quotes from the Daily Kos, where two days before appeared a much similar article than anything Palin has ever done... Why is that mentioned not here, if all we are worried about is the "climate of hate" or what ever garbage is excusing the right wing attacks? After all, you guys are much more avid readers of that, than anything Palin or Beck do. A much similar article than anything Palin has ever done? First of all, link? Second of all...grammar?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 02:24 PM) Seriously, why do you read from or listen too Glenn Beck? He's a sensationalist doing what he does...sensationalizing. He's the only one who's received any direct communication from the 2008 Republican Vice Presidential Candidate since this event happened. He's making news right there. He's been elevated to a legitimate part of the discourse.

One of the grandparents of the 9 year old girl...Dallas Green, Manager of the 1980 World Series Champion Phillies. Her father worked in the Dodgers organization.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 01:58 PM) I make sure to brush after coffee so that makes it a 3rd brushing each day. I have the coffee with breakfast, do 60 pushups, 150 crunches, do the dishes, and then brush my teeth.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 01:56 PM) *raises hand to all of the above* Only brushing twice a day. Thankfully, that's what my dentist recommends.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 01:48 PM) Tea Party versus No Label Party No movement stays true to its origins, and neither will this one. WTF tex? Its origins are a well finance group of very wealthy people dedicated to advancing their own political views.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 01:34 PM) for some reason I think the packers are finally gonna run out of gas against the Falcons. The Packers have had to give 100%, especially on defense, for 3 weeks now (starting with that Patriots game) to recover from the egg they laid against the Lions. Your scenario is certainly plausible.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 01:32 PM) What about the possibility of Sale carrying the entire bullpen/team on his back all season? What if he starts mowing through the AL Central? We need that chance. What if he does that as a starter in April?