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QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Dec 29, 2005 -> 08:56 PM) Meh, down 4-2 we have no chance. This game is already over. totally wtf ken williams, if we had Griffey the sox would be winning.

QUOTE(Middle Buffalo @ Dec 29, 2005 -> 08:18 PM) I don't recall him saying that. When talking about the stories of the year in sports, Olberman said it was steroids in baseball. He also said that he wished that the story was the White Sox winning the World Series, but it wasn't. He also said there is not a White Sox nation (like the supposed Red Sox nation), and that's the truth. I tend to think that the existence of the Red Sox nation has its roots in the East Coast media bias. I mean, it's obvious that many of the ESPN guys are either Yankees or Red Sox fans, so they tend to make those teams the story even when they're not. But, what Olberman said about the White Sox was not innaccurate. He said that maybe - maybe if it had been the Cubs or Red Sox winning the Series and ending they're droughts this year, that would have been the story of the year in baseball. Maybe. Who cares? I don't. 2005 was the year of the White Sox for me. Not even close. Somewhat related. I think the hour with Olberman on the Dan Patrick show is the only hour worth listening to on the whole show. i disagree. the white sox WERE the sports story of the year and were rightfully named so. also, this 'red sox' nation stuff is just BS. Olbermann is an idiot. Cubs suck. Chicago > Mesa.

oh yea, Olbermann was on ESPN radio claiming "no one cares about the White Sox" and "they'll never be anywhere near the Red Sox". hey olbermann:

QUOTE(bmags @ Dec 28, 2005 -> 08:01 PM) it's not about being smart, its about being entertaining... smart can be very entertaining.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Dec 29, 2005 -> 05:21 PM) Oh and by the way, 200 a month would kinda be the cost of three monthly bus passes at 75 a month, right? Oh yeah, right. ride a bike

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Dec 28, 2005 -> 05:28 PM) I'll just quit on this note, the one certainty this signing does grant is the ability to give it another go in 2006 with all six pitchers on the roster without hurting the club in the long-term. Now that Garland is locked up at what Williams, Hahn, and co. figure to be market-price, they can keep Contreras during his walk year--a year known for increased effort/production--and have McCarthy as that sixth/spot-starter once again in 2006. If I were the Sox and I was worried that McCarthy wouldn't be happy with another year in Charlotte or a long-man type role with the ML club, I'd say tough s*** and, "listen, at least one of these starters is projected to need some time on the shelf given all the innings pitched in 2005, this World Baseball who-ha, etc. and you will be given a handful of starts in 2006 with a vacated spot just waiting for you in 2007." i totally agree and i don't think McCarthy will have a problem coming out of the pen. He knows he'll get his shot in the rotation soon enough.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 28, 2005 -> 05:21 PM) The Conservatives were the ones who bult "Political talk radio" as an industry built lol sorry, but you had it coming.

I think a liberal talk radio network could be successful. In my opinion they should hire more intellectuals rather than celebrities as their show hosts.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Dec 28, 2005 -> 02:57 PM) Was it MSNBC or CNBC that picked up Tucker Carlson recently? MSNBC

great news!

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Dec 27, 2005 -> 08:18 PM) Now that all the bribes dried up from Saddam Hussein I guess Kofi and Kojo are looking for a new racket to get their slimy hands into. kofi can't be expected to lower his standard of living just because evil George Bush ruined his 'sweet' oil for food hook-up.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 27, 2005 -> 07:54 PM) There are a few other possible considerations too...the U.N. fund in question was composed of $590 million in donations, altogether there was something liek $15 billion guaranteed and $12 billion delivered in tsunami aid, it's very likely that the U.N. would have had a hand in organizing how other aid was delivered...whether or not those funds came from other donations I don't know, but that's one logical thing to consider. There are, as noted above, other questions about what could be considered "Administrative" costs...i don't know about identifying bodies, but keeping casualty lists, organizing shipments of supplies to remote regions, organizing donor conferences, all those things could be considered potential administrative costs as well. And 18% would not be good, but it would not be horrific either. For example, the Christian Children's fund, the one you hear about whenever you watch commercials on the History Channel, spends something like 15-20% of their donations on administrative costs. The Salvation Army is somewhere in teh same range. 33% would be pretty damn inefficient if they were only doing the exact same sorts of things as the other charities, but then again, I still don't have a good answer as to what they're administering. haha, 18% is not good. 32% means a lot of UN people are pocketing the money (suprise, suprise) Christian relief fund 6% http://www.christianrelieffund.org/AR/ar_2004.htm Salvation army 12% (the salvation army is often critized for being inefficient ) http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/14/CH0144.html United Way 5% http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/14/CH0253.html American cancel society 8% http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/14/CH0003.html Catholic charities 10% http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/14/CH0030.html

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Dec 27, 2005 -> 07:43 PM) 18% is not necessarily that bad. I'm guessing that administrative costs would include fueling airplanes and ships to bring aid I don't think logistics would be considered an administrative cost.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 27, 2005 -> 07:28 PM) First of all, if you want to appear credible on this, at least learn how to spell "Tsunami". It's not that hard of a word to look up. Secondly, Here is a source for the article, from UPI. Also wasn't hard to find. Third, the UPI article says it's somewhere between 18 and 32%, not firmly 1/3, I don't know what the FT article says because you didn't excerpt it, and I don't have a subscription. lol kinda b****y today, huh. You know what, even 18% is a scandal but I am guessing its about a 33%. ps. i don't give a f*** if i spelled tsunami wrong.

The financial times is reporting the United Nations kept 33% of all sunami aid donated from countries around the world. The UN reported the 33% as 'administrative' costs. haha, yea right.

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Dec 27, 2005 -> 05:03 PM) Grossman, the most overrated Chicagoan since Kerry Wood :finger you have no idea what your talking about

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Dec 26, 2005 -> 03:23 PM) Mini-New Orleans? You might want to re-think that. dude, New Orleans is way bigger than Chicago.

a ruthless sox coffee mug

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 25, 2005 -> 07:16 PM) Maas has been almost as bad for the Packers this game as Berman was for Boston during the ALDS against us this year. Unreal. totally but who cares, BEARS WIN!

Mushin 'butter fingers' Muhommad for all that b****ing he was doing he sure has dropped a lot of passes.

hahaha, another pick!

QUOTE(Brian @ Dec 25, 2005 -> 06:33 PM) I'm really tired of the Favre ass kissing all game. yea, it's getting old real fast

jones should have caught that 4th down

D is missing a lot of tackles

lump of coal