mr_genius

welcome back Nuke. and just in time for baseball season.

I'm glad you guys all like this Rev Wright guy so much. Just a little warning, the guy has more stuff coming down the pipes. A lot of anti-semitic stuff. But I'm sure some of you will support such remarks as well. Unfortunately for Obama, most voters don't agree with this kind of rhetoric.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 28, 2008 -> 04:04 PM) Radar magazine quiz: Jesus or Barack Obama? "Your rating 8/10; You are Jesus! You are so smart you must be the son of God." OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 27, 2008 -> 08:28 PM) One thing I don't understand...how is asking whether or not Hillary is going to leave once the math becomes such that it's difficult for her to have a shot any different than asking when Huckabee is going to get out of the Republican race after Super Tuesday, or asking if Romney was going to leave the race after Florida, or stretching back farther, asking when Edwards and Dean were going to drop out in 04, etc.? I would say it's different because she is very close and can still win if she gets enough super delegates, as Democrat primary rules state. If she loses Pennsylvania she would have to bow out, or would really just be a Huckabee at that point.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 27, 2008 -> 07:26 PM) And as I said, you want to re-do the system, I'm all for it. Get rid of the supers, rotate states in some fashion, so on and so forth. Then and only then would all the votes count. Actually, you are suggesting a total re-haul in which the primary ends early, even though no one has reached the necessary delegates. The system was setup to have the super delegates determine a contest such as this. Now if YOU want a total re-do of the system, that is fine. Edit: Unless, of course, you are suggesting all the supers jump in to disenfranchise Pennsylvania, Indiana, and whatever other state is left. Thats fine with me and it would obviously be well within the Democrat rules. And it sounds like a good plan.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 27, 2008 -> 07:10 PM) Like I said, this long primary season is already more democratic than most. You want to reform the system, great. But at this point, I wouldn't call it much of a disenfranchisement. Michigan and Florida votes did not count, text book disenfranchisement. If they try to discredit Penn, Indiana, ect. Thats just more disenfranchisement. The system states a certain number of delegates must be reached to win the nomination, so what I am suggesting goes along with the system set up by the Democrats. Remember, every vote must count.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 27, 2008 -> 06:03 PM) The votes will still be counted and I don't know if/when Hillary might end her campaign, but if the "it's over" meme really takes hold, that's the kind of one that could really kill her in PA. A good comparison might be where the Republicans were after Florida. There's not enough delegates to end it yet, Huckabee doesn't drop out until it's officially over, but everyone kinda starts realizing that it will be soon. Doesn't mean that the last 3/4 of the states were disenfranchised. What happens if the Howard Dean and the Dem leadership say "it's over", but Hillary still wins in Pennsylvania and cleans up in some other states? Shouldn't she have the right to claim momentum and a go into the convention with the super delegates deciding things, as Democrat rules clearly state?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 27, 2008 -> 05:56 PM) Calls are growing louder from within the Dem party for this thing to end, and soon. I am thinking more and more we'll have a groundswell of supers endorsing Obama, and this thing might even end before the PA primary. But northsidesox72, shouldn't all the voters have their voices heard? Florida and Michigan have already been disenfranchised, should Pennsylvania suffer the same fate?

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QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 26, 2008 -> 06:00 PM) By the way... In a very sad day for this party....truly tear-jerking...Mike Gravel has announced that he's fed up with not winning and is leaving the Democratic party. He'll be joining the list of people running for the Libertarian party nomination. I'll admit that I don't know much about Gravel... but does he know that the Libertarian party is anti-tax, anti-big government, wants to end many aspects of the welfare state, supports school vouchers, is against universal health care, ect? Not really anything close to what the Democrats are for.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 26, 2008 -> 04:55 PM) The Iron my shirt people were a stunt by a local radio station DJ. that makes sense

I bet this movie is horrible. But it might be so bad it's funny. I like movies like that.

QUOTE(shaneomacfan @ Mar 26, 2008 -> 04:31 PM) Clinton Campaign Volunteer's Disgusting Comments This may be an isolated incident, but after this whole campaign, would you really put it past her? I would say there is a 0% chance Hillary Clinton is directly behind those calls.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Mar 26, 2008 -> 04:35 PM) There's no way to trace these types of shenanigans. For all we know an Obama or McCain supporter could have done that to make Hillary look bad. I would think an Obama supporter is behind those calls. Kind of like the "Iron my shirt!" guy at the Clinton rally was probably a Clinton supporter.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Mar 26, 2008 -> 12:12 AM) i actually had a gay friend of mine tell me recently that a lot of people in the gay community "thought edwards was a f*g." you're friends with Ann Coulter?

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 10:02 PM) Pay CLOSE attention to 4:40-5:00. She used his service / POW experience to defend him. "He's a true patriot" Thats just one person, you're making it seem like the only thing anyone says about McCain is "war hero, back off. you can't criticize". The other lady in the video, the Dem supporter, was a smirky prick. Saying how McCain was too stupid to help the economy. That doesn't mean the Dems only response to anything is a smirk and make fool out of themselves on tv. It's just means that there was an idiot on tv arguing against McCain.

QUOTE(lostfan @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 08:58 PM) That's been one of my bigger issues with this country the last few years, if you dare criticize anything the leadership in this country does, specifically its strategy in the "war on terror" until recently when certain things became obvious, you get labeled as a "silly liberal" or being part of the "blame America first" crowd somehow. People start trying to talk down your patriotism. Doesn't work with me though, I have several trump cards over that nonsense. I've been against Iraq war since the start and haven't had anyone accused me of being "blame America first" or a traitor.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 08:54 PM) Can i just say something that is really bothering me recently. Every-time i hear someone try to criticize McCain, the McCain supporter instantly jumps up and says something like "he's a great american. a war hero. he served his country admirably" then skirts the issue. Really? Using his service to make up for his lack or knowledge on the economy or "Iran / al-quida" blunder? Please dont think this is some attack on McCain or his supporters. I just find it really insulting to use his POW experience as a reason to hide any flaws he may have. I think that is an inaccurate characterization.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 03:48 PM) Considering their original lifetime was 90 days...and they landed what, Dec/Jan of 03/04, it wouldn't be surprising at all. The work they've done so far though has been quite impressive. Definitely. Those bots are proven to by very durable.

Well, now Mayor Kilpatrick is saying this is just a racist lynching Of course it is mayor, of course.

QUOTE(lostfan @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 05:19 PM) It was on Yahoo, only reason I remember is because I was reading the trolls posting on what used to be Yahoo's message boards talking about it. Yahoo and CNN will often use the same AP article.

QUOTE(lostfan @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 05:01 PM) Yeah he was a Democrat but what's it matter really? I would say that not focusing on his party affiliation shows less bias and not more. The original AP article about George Ryan's corruption conviction didn't even mention that he was a Republican at all so it's not like the media is going out of its way to favor Democrats here. (Side note: of course now, 1-2 years later I have no way of backing up this statement.) If you're arguing that the media is biased in favor of liberals more often than not than yeah I agree. But not based off of this. http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/12/17/ryan.ap/ this AP article? seems to say Republican in the first sentence.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 11:09 PM) The FULL (well, almost full) "chickens come home to roost" sermon. Judge for yourself, not what the MSM and Fox News is pushing on you... please keep defending this guy. and if you will make him a centerpiece of the dem platform i honestly think you guys are going to piss away a sure win in Nov. wow

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 09:07 PM) So Drudge linked it, and they got a book deal in the span of 24 hours.... I'm guessing #91 is "Jumping the Shark" Leaving Behind the Trucker Hat by Allen Salkin in The New York Times, March 16, 2008. Stuff referenced: 1. New York Times 2. Non Profit Organizations 3. Organic Food 4. Arts Degrees 5. Brooklyn 6. Hating Corporations 7. Farmers Markets 8. Having Two Last Names 9. Irony 10. Study Abroad 11. Microbreweries Hits too close to home eh