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Saw Milk over the weekend. Very solid biopic.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 01:56 PM) I used to do stuff like that a lot when I worked on campaigns. Lawn signs were always the worst. Tens of thousands of signs posted for a span of several miles? Did you check out the video?

QUOTE (daa84 @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 01:57 PM) i believe its highlights...ugh Guess i'll go workout then.

QUOTE (beck72 @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 01:53 PM) I trust Ozzie and KW in determining who is a good fit for the Sox. With guys like Dye, Thome, Buehrle and PK around--all professionals from the get go--the sox mgmnt/ coaching staff know who fits and who doesn't. How could you state that you trust KW in determining who's a good fit for us when he traded for Swisher in the first place? It's not like Swisher had a Thome-like personality in Oakland.

What's the deal with this week's episode? Is it a new episode or some sort of episode of highlights? The promo wasn't clear.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 12:44 PM) An ancestor of mine has paintings in the Smithsonian that I've wanted to see for a long time. by the way, is K street an actual street? Yes. It's where Matt Thornton lives.

Finally a conservative with common sense. Some excerpts:

So true... QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 11:32 AM) Doesn't it seem like every year more and more people use John Paul Steven's birthday as an excuse to get wilder and wilder?

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 11:51 AM) I still haven't been to Washington. Must do soon. To Do List: • Washington Ditto

What the heck?! Boston and Baltimore are playing right now and it's the 3rd inning? Did this game start at 9am?

Couldn't find that book thread so I wanted to mention that this looks like a great read.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 10:20 AM) Flying to Baltimore on the day off, before the series starts. I read that somewhere. Maybe a twitter post by cowley last night.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 10:12 AM) So, the father of one of my good friends from college just threw his hat in the gubernatorial race in Minnesota. Did you go to school with Jesse Ventura's daughter?

QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 09:51 AM) Again...I feel the same way about that...it is awesome that the President is a Chicago sports fan, but you didn't see Bush Jr inviting the Rangers, or Mavericks to the White House, or Billy boy inviting the Razorbacks.... Teams go to the White House when they win championships, not just because the president still gets gitty like a little schoolboy for his sports teams. Perhaps a little more fiber in the diet would help out. This is way too trivial to get worked up about.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 09:59 AM) Will they actually be there today? Define "there"

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 09:57 AM) Well the Verizon Center is also like maybe a mile from the White House, whereas Baltimore is a good 45 minutes to an hour. Just saying. Yeah on a day off I could see why they shouldn't drive 45 minutes to see the most famous Sox fan in the world.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 09:37 AM) Damn that's weird. Excellent use of campaign funds.

QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 09:38 AM) although this is cool...I would only want them going when something like a World Series ring merits it... The Bulls visited earlier this year so why not the Sox?

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 09:38 AM) Ugh - why? Just seems a little out of the norm that 21 horses would just die all of a sudden.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 09:33 AM) You think someone killed the horses on purpose? I doubt it. I think it's feasible.

WTF?

Figured I'd update from the winter thread. Anyone know when Weeds and Entourage start up again?

Andrew Sullivan sums it up best wrt waterboarding:

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 12:24 AM) Also, has anyone seen "The Foot Fist Way"? Saw it a couple weeks back. It's pretty much Eastbound and Down except that Kenny Powers is a Tae Kwon Do instructor in this. QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 01:33 AM) Watched 'Sugar' last night. Story about a Dominican kid and his quest to get to the big leagues. Good balance between baseball and his personal life. Worth seeing. Plan to see it next weekend. Watched Ghost Town last night. Endearing flick.

And boom goes the dynamite. Gavin looking sharp.