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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 02:13 PM) - that the key to job growth is not to prop up industries, but to instead put an emphasis on education and moving into the next generation of businesses. Unfortunately, there were two huge political problems with this. For one thing, it comes off as being mean-spirited and hurtful to American workers, so its a philosophy that gets minimal support. And for another thing, since Bush's administration and Congress have been so horribly inept, that they were never able to do anything useful in that direction. Oh and, the trillion dollar Iraq debacle didn't help either. Exactly what industries can we excel in? sure as hell not engineering or anything that requires mathematical science. Green ? well having top notch new energy technology takes engineering. we suck at science and progression industries. Our public education systems sucks, until you get into higher education. but our top engineering schools (and even the mid level or lower level ones) need to stack their student rosters with foreign students, cause there is not enough American students that can do the research or handle the complex work.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 12:35 PM) Oh, I'm sure downstate Illinois would be perfectly happy to break away from the Chicago area. well, those idiots need to stop voting for slimy Chicago politicians if they don't want to be governed by them I see plenty of Blago downstate counties http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.p...fips=17&f=0

Hillary did make up some 200,000 votes in the popular count I bet she is going to argue with numbers like Popular Vote (w/FL & MI) Obama: 14,973,720 - 47.4% Hillary: 15,095,663 - 47.8% She will then say that she is the choice of the people and not counting MI and FL is disenfranchisement.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 05:39 PM) You cant ignore the fact that the republican winds changed when he started his littl eoperation. what, Operation Chaos? dude, it's probably not doing jack. there are so many Dems flocking to these primaries that Limbaugh's plan is really a non-factor.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 05:18 PM) If the republican vote is over 50% in favor of Clinton, it was an attempt to sabotage. Until Rush started his "Operation Chaos", Obama was getting 70+% of the republican vote. i laugh every time i hear "Operation Chaos" . you have to admit, it's a pretty funny name he gave his dastardly plan. but i think you guys give him too much credit. he (along with all his followers of other right wing radio people) went crazy about McCain being the nominee and McCain still destroyed Huckabee. his pull isn't as big as you think. only the most hardcore of ditto heads is going to go out and register as a dem 30 before a primary as to vote hillary

QUOTE (pierard @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 05:08 PM) Per MSNBC "Interviews with voters as they left their polling places showed that nearly 1 in 10 had changed their party registrations in recent months to cast ballots in a primary open only to Democrats. About half had been registered Republicans, while the rest had been unaffiliated." Obviously it's not that scientific, but it seems to be much more than "1/20th of 1%." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24251043/ CNN reported that 60% of new Dem voters went for Obama. That cheater. MSNBC isn't really a news channel IMO. 10% of voters in the Dem primary were actually Republicans there to mess stuff up? yeaaaaa riiiiiight

QUOTE (Texsox @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 02:42 PM) I wonder what system they have to "register" if it is "trouble". IN Illinois and Texas, it is a matter of announcing which ballot you want. Same effort all around. Do you have to fill something out in advance, or take another step in Penn? they would have to register before hand, 30 days before the election I believe. you can't just walk in and be like "I'm a Democrat now!" on the day of the election in Penn.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 01:42 PM) Reports that in one "republican" district a lot of republicans had switched and voted for Clinton. i'm sure that 1/20th of 1% of the primary voters, who are Republicans and went to the trouble of registering Dem just to vote for Hillary Clinton, is going to make the difference.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 07:25 AM) I'd like to see numbers on who the GOP is supporting in the Dem primary and to what degree. My guess is Clinton, and they are probably mobilizing for a big turnout. They could be the swing votes in the Dem nomination. it's a closed primary.

excellent write-ups on the movies, knightni

Nice

QUOTE (NUKE @ Apr 21, 2008 -> 08:42 AM) That's the Soviet Style way of handling media bias. "Or, as I like to call it, The Fairness Doctrine".

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 21, 2008 -> 01:39 PM) and the price of oil has gone from $30-40 to nearly $120 total madness. energy independence is the top issue to be dealt with. too bad it won't. everyone in the Senate and House will just b**** and fight and nothing will get done.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cu...gordo18.article classy move, cubs. insult your new player.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 05:00 PM) lol... I guess that counts if the author doesn't want to go "oh s***" I guess he could write former teammates Bobby Jenks and Mariano Rivera too, if he really wanted.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 04:58 PM) Frank and Jim played together on the 1997 All-Star team. I don't think that counts as them being former teammates in context

should be former White Sox, not teammate.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 03:15 PM)

at least we won't have the typical 'after a loss' thread of "trade bla bla bla bla" or "i hate so and so because he didn't hit a homerun today"

Sox win

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 02:29 PM) this thread needs to be deleted/benched ^^^

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 19, 2008 -> 06:37 PM) See, that's just ridiculous. His "association" with Ayers is that he sat on a board with him. That's about it. No matter what answer he gives you, you won't believe it unless its "Yes, I hate America and Whitey." Obama is pals with the guy, it's not just someone he happened to sit on an educational board with. This Ayers guy is basically an incompetent Timothy McVeigh. I'm sure if the shoe was on the other foot, aka GOP candidate hanging out with some right winger domestic terrorist, you would think it was a big deal.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 07:04 AM) Apparently this was also a hoax of sorts. They found a stray dog before the show and brought it in. They fed it and gave it water. The artist's point was "to expose people for what they really are - 'hyprocritical sheep'," because they wouldn't care about the dog on the street but it is the center of attention in an art gallery. it was just a shock art piece. a poorly done shock art piece at that. supposedly the dog did die. should have been taken to a vet, not a art gallery.

yea, that game sucked