BigSqwert

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 08:57 AM) FWIW, 50's album is much better than Kanye's Can't stand the guy. Wouldn't even waste my time downloading it.

QUOTE(bmags @ Sep 11, 2007 -> 07:41 PM) Drunk n hot girls is great, people jus aren't expecting it. Agreed

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 11, 2007 -> 07:13 PM) Everything I Am is phenomenal and IMO the best. I also dig Barry Bonds but that's cause I'm a Lil Wayne fanboy. Good Morning is also a fantastic intro-to-the-CD song. I'd agree with "Everything I Am" as being the best track.

Doesn't look like today's edition is available yet. The "today's issue" with 50 Cent and Kanye is from yesterday. http://redeye.chicagotribune.com/red-archi...=red-home-promo

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 08:41 AM) What page? I would like to check out the PDF No clue. I threw it away after I got off the train.

Check out today's RedEye. Several guys from this site are quoted in response to the Ozzie extension. Yossmarian, Milkman Delivers, and others.

This makes almost no sense. What was the purpose of this?

Is the woman an advertisement for Laverne and Shirley syndicated on Telemundo?

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Sep 11, 2007 -> 01:21 PM) No. But it is a ferris wheel. Navy Pier?

On a side note, shouldn't the filibuster have a catch all thread for news tidbits?

The eyes in the middle are from Millenium Park.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 11, 2007 -> 10:14 AM) Sqwert, Perhaps my age gives me a perspective that is much more optimistic. Take a look at standards in the 60s when rivers caught on fire and much of the drinking water was in peril, and today and you will see how well we have done. I don't see us returning to even 1960's levels. Just my .02 and I would encourage everyone to stay vigilant and be concerned. I hear you. Just seeing that populations have grown exponentially in the last 100 years, forests are being replaced globally for farm land, and seas are 90% depleted of fish makes me wonder how that kind of momentum could ever slow down or be reversed.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 11, 2007 -> 10:04 AM) Economy X3 Almost every issue comes down to the Economy, from Health Care, to the Enviornment, to immigration, to Social Security. I want to see how a candidate can take the smaller issues and form them into a big overall economic plan. Talking points are cheap, the big picture is what matters. I understand why you and many people put the economy as a top priority but when it all comes down to being able to actually "live" comfortably in the future I can't stress how much more important the environment is to me. I'm always thinking worst case scenario so my vision of the future is quite bleak. I'm picturing an arid wasteland with scarce crops...another dust bowl, if you will. Water and air quality much worse than today's. Couple that with overpopulation and what kind of a world could that be? The economy at that point would be irrelevant. Just my 2 cents.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 11, 2007 -> 09:53 AM) Shall we make this a poll? Thought about that but decided not to. Think it would work better in that format?

With the Presidential campaign in full swing lets hear what 3 issues concern you the most and why. You can also try adding who you think can address those issues most effectively. Mine: 1 - The Environment There are so many benefits to a cleaner, greener economy. With cleaner air and water we can live healthier lives. In theory, our children and grandchildren should have fewer health problems because of this. Carbon fuels such as coal and oil are a plague. We need to find clean, renewable energies and incorporate them into industry. We only have one chance with our planet so lets not mess it up. I'd also love to get rid of factory farming. Not only is it immoral but it provides more CO2 emissions than vehicles. LINK Not to mention the land and water needed to sustain factory farming is not going to be feasible at the rate of growth in this industry. I'm really surprised factory farming isn't mentioned much by the global warming thought leaders. 2 - Health Care If all the things addressed in my first choice are addressed I think people would lead healthier lives to begin with. The cost of health care should go down with a healthier populace. Preventative care should become the backbone of the health care industry. How that is accomplished I don't know but it could solve so many problems that are currently being addressed via pills being forced down our throats by big pharm. 3 - Education A smarter population has better opportunities to better a society. By giving children equal chances to succeed in school we create a better workforce. We need a stronger pool of scientists and engineers. Let the 3rd world countries do the manufacturing. We need to innovate. The candidates I would vote for (in order): Kucinich Obama Paul

Biden still sounds the smartest with regards to Iraq: Full Article

QUOTE(Soxy @ Sep 11, 2007 -> 08:25 AM) I saw You Kill Me last night--it was hilarious. It's about a hitman, Frank (Ben Kingsley), who works for the Polish Mafia in Buffalo (NY). The Polish Mafia is having some problems with the Irish mafia, and so a hit is ordered on the head of the Irish mafia. Well, Frank is a drunk and he falls asleep and misses his shot. So, his bosses send him out to San Fransisco to get sober. It's a really funny and sweet story. And all of the scenes of Frank at AA are absolutely wonderful (also very good are scenes involving him making a list of people he's wronged). The humor is dark; I recommend it. Just added it to my netflix queue.

Colin Powell

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 10:58 AM) Have a nice week. Your apparent claim to be some sort of centrist is quite a farce. And my motive to "get out of Iraq" isn't some tinfoil wearing extremist view in case you haven't been reading the news. It's quite a popular position.

A MoveOn.org ad posted in today's NY Times: EDIT: Believe it or not today was the first time I have ever visited the MoveOn.org website. The ad in the NY Times is quite harsh and I wanted to see if they had any facts to back up their claims. Seems like they do.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 10:41 AM) Another example: 450 neighborhoods in a country the size of California. That would be like taking a poll in 25 neighborhoods in or near downtown Chicago and saying that they are most likely to vote Democrat. DUH! It was across all 18 provinces across the entire country of Iraq. They didn't cherry pick the provinces. Your analogy does not work.

2005: We actually had a good team filled with players who gave a crap.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 10:09 AM) Which further goes to show that any poll taken could perhaps be biased, unless again, it's for your cause, then it's an "important" poll showing just what you all (those wanting to "get out of Iraq") want it to show. I'm not saying that you're "wrong", but you might be biased. I linked an article that polled 2000 Iraqi citizens that actually live in Iraq. They don't want us there so why are we spending billions and killing our children over there?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 09:57 AM) That is pure comedy gold right there. I, like a large percentage of the American populace, think we should get out of Iraq. Not really sure that would be a 'cause'. EDIT: Instead of "American populace" what I meant was "the American, European, and Iraq populace".

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 09:28 AM) And quite a few accounts on the ground counters that OPINION poll. Really where? And isn't the opinion of the actual Iraqis pretty important? QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 09:28 AM) But hey, if these further your cause, then it must be true. What exactly is my cause?