Balta1701

I will say and ask this 1 more time. Barry Bonds's grand jury testimony was in December of 03. Since then, Conte and Anderson have plea bargained out, and Conte is already out of jail. Bonds has hit something like 50 home runs. 2.5 years have passed. Why the Hell did it take so long to get the perjury investigation started?

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Apr 17, 2006 -> 08:48 AM) You could also tie that in to Napster, Jason Newstead leaving the band, and the fact that they werent bad-asses anymore. When Lars is on their last documentary "Some kind of (piece of s***)" talking about his art collection, you get the idea that they dont have that edge and it was lost a long time ago. back to b****ing about hair length and tarp sliding But all of that happened AFTER they cut their hair! That's when it all started! My theory is that they cut their hair, immediately found each other attractive, and that's when the infamous all-metallica-orgies began.

So...as far as I can tell, this means his average home run distance dropped considerably while I was on that field trip. Washed up, I tells ya.

Does anyone remember how Metallica started to suck and sell out the moment they cut their hair?

So...if the Cardinals decide to offer him a contract which says that he can do the slip & slide thing during rain delays, does this guarantee we'll lose Buehrle?

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 09:21 PM) I think part of this was a slam at Comedy Central and how Fox was willing to air Muhammed on Family Guy yet Comedy Central wouldn't. This is a refernece to how Comedy Central will never show the scientology episode again because it caved into threats from Tom Cruise who was going to refuse MI3 (which I think is being done by Paramount which is somehow associated with Comedy central). The supposed issue with the scientology episode was that MI3 might hold back from advertising on Comedy Central if they ran that episode again. Comedy Central's official explanation was that they moved that episode in order to show some of "Chef's classics", which they did do that night (Chef aid, for example). The one that they actually did remove from rotation was the one that offended Catholics, where there was a statue bleeding out of it's ass, which was deemed a miracle until the Pope decided it was bleeding out of it's vagina, and a woman bleeding from it's vagina is no miracle.

QUOTE(Steff @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 09:23 PM) Sounds like she was attacked in some way previous. Got so s***faced she doesn't remember how or where. And is blaming it on the last place she was...? And yet, the D.A. feels like he has enough to go to a grand jury. I don't get it either.

So now the report is that the accuser was actually passed-out drunk when the police found her, and supposedly there are timestamped pictures of her before the alleged rape occured already showing some of the injuries she said occured during the rape. And also, the defense expects the D.A. to ask a grand jury to file charges on Monday.

Johjima reaches first on an error by Boone, another run scores for Seattle.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 06:36 PM) What are you following it on?? Just Gameday...have a class in 20 min., didn't bother loading up the audio, also packing for a field trip.

Everett walks, driving in the lead run for Seattle.

Carl Everett could really help us out here.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 05:50 PM) Just think in a few years, it's actually possible they may not have a team in the North-West at all, if the Blazers moved as well. Which, given how devoted those fans were to that team only a few years ago, is pretty damn sad. Hell, both of those teams managed to make it all the way to 2nd during the Bulls era.

By the way...No, Comedy Central did not show the Prophet Muhammad. Yes, the creators of South Park had him in the episode. Yes, Comedy Central caved and censored it themselves.

You know what? I still have absolutely no ability to feel sorry for those people in any way, shape, or form.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 03:30 PM) i don't think so set up a system where an employer checks the status of a certain individuals information. aka, have it possible to detect false information, computer checks and so on. i'm not accepting stupidity or ignorance as an excuse for illegal operations. like i've said all along, if illegal immigrants can't get jobs in the US they'll stop coming in illegaly. Such a system already exists, and has been running since 1996. However, it is only voluntary, and thus, only about 5,000 of the nation's 7,000,000 employers actually have made use of it. It will work as a system, even as a voluntary one, only if there is a major government enforcement effort tied to it. In other words, the government can't make deals with the nation's largest employer allowing that employer about a 15 day warning before any inspections for illegal workers take place just because that employer happens to give some nice campaign contributions.

I've celebrated Zawahiri's death too many times to care about this until there's confirmation.

So, after a surge in recent days, we're up to something like 5-6 retired generals who have called for Rumsfeld to resign.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 02:48 PM) That's TSA. I was referring to the intelligence mechanisms, like FBI/CIA/NSA. FBI in particular is still in shambles. In those terms, you're right, the CIA/NSA are in even worse shape than they were before 9/11 thanks to our most recent "national intelligence director" overhaul debacle. USA Today ran an article saying just how screwed up things are there yesterday. And supposedly, Negroponte has enough time in that position that he spends like 3 hours a day at a private club, smoking cigars, chatting it up, etc.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 02:44 PM) As I pointed out earlier in this thread, we don't need to spend billions or put up a 1400 mile wall to protect our borders. There are more efficient technological methods, just as there are at our ports. If we find a way to remove the reason for people to cross that border illegally...there will be no reason to spend all that money to prevent people from crossing illegally.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 02:39 PM) I sincerely hope you are. But I don't see it. If nothing else...at least box cutters are illegal on planes now.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 02:12 PM) Why don't we just put a bullet in this guy's head and be done with it. Every day he rants during his trial is another day he mocks America. I think the best argument against putting a bullet in this guy's head is that he seems to want to have it happen to him so badly. I think there's at least decent evidence out there that he wasn't actually supposed to be the "20th hijacker", because the people involved didn't trust him and though he wasn't up to the job. He was certainly in on the plot though. So he wasn't good enough to actually be included in the plot, but the U.S. is going to do him the favor of martyring him anyway. That's the only reason I'd hesitate in this case...life in prison seems to be what he wants the least.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 02:31 PM) Oh so making sure our borders are secure is a "waste of money" huh? I guess screening all those containers coming into our ports is a "waste of money" too huh? There's so many and they're all carrying toys. dvd players and televisions, nothing could ever happen there! Sometimes you really amaze me. :rolly Which is why the Republicans blocked the Democratic efforts to actually screen those containers. I apologize for the interruption, you may now return to the immigration-related sniping.

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 01:27 PM) Thome now has a four game home run streak. And now...he gets to go back to the Cell.

QUOTE(Soxfest @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 01:19 PM) Gave up 9 runs 21 hits and still win that is a rarity Just one of those days...everyone was hitting on both sides, at least we are able to win these sorts of games this year. Last year we just wouldn't have been able to.