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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 6, 2012 -> 06:29 PM) God is a petulant child, apparently. he also hates the Foo Fighters, just like I do. And guess who is playing right now at the Democrat Convention...

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 6, 2012 -> 06:21 PM) haha yes. you.are.going.to.hell

The sad part is that Clinton and his buddy Greenspan basically led to all the bad stuff he was whining about in his speech.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Sep 6, 2012 -> 07:02 AM) You sound like Wolf Blitzer. ^^^

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 5, 2012 -> 09:57 PM) Really? Should I go watch it? serious question it was actually pretty bad. one of his worst speeches. but i was switching between that and football

So what do you guys think about the big controversy of the changes just made to the 2012 Democrat Party Platform?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 5, 2012 -> 05:19 PM) In a good or bad way? in a good way. you are pwning them

Loyal Democrat Shepard Smith, FOX news prime time anchor, has been in his usual form. The convention just makes him just that much worse. So much for the 'conservative' bias at FOX.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 5, 2012 -> 09:41 AM) I haven't seen it, but my assessment of the vaunted Julian Castro speech is that it didn't live up to the praise it received immediately afterwards. I like his story and I like the philosophical main point, but I was no big fan of the delivery. I was rather upset I spent the time to go watch it after the fact...which makes me unsure whether I'll check out Michelle's speech. Yea, don't even bother.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 5, 2012 -> 05:46 AM) Ann Romney's speech sucked and Michelle's didn't. That doesn't make the media liberal, but they are dumb. Michele Obama's speech was unbelievably bad. Admit it

Julian Castro looks almost exactly like fez i just noticed this

QUOTE (Reddy @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 10:30 PM) his parents are gay. i don't even think that is possible. and you think he'll get 0 Pinocchio's. hahaha.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 10:30 PM) http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archiv...ication/261945/ i've been voting almost exclusively based on the Pinocchio ratings. who cares what The Atlantic says.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 10:24 PM) Zach Wahls will be speaking at the DNC tomorrow. Went to my high school. I never knew him well, but my brother's good friends with him. They talk on facebook about this crazy ride he's been on. Amazing. Y'all better watch and listen. This kid's inspiring. i wonder how many Pinocchio's he'll get from fact-check. probably 4

QUOTE (Reddy @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 10:17 PM) do you seriously disagree that FOX News has a conservative bias? They have a liberal bias

And 'conservative' FOX news can't stop talking about how much they have loved this convention and all the speeches so far. this coverage is terrible.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 09:58 PM) I'm trying to figure out your gripe. You hate soldiers and healthy children, the only two things she's focused on in 3 years? i'm impressed you could connect the dots from my post about no one approving of Mitt Romney or Congress, to the truth about my hate for soldiers and healthy children. well done BigSqwert.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 09:44 PM) higher approval rating than Obama, Romney and all of Congress combined? not very many people approve of any of them

oh boy here we go. Michele Obama speech.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 09:33 PM) I want Biden without a teleprompter. Thats when the magic happens.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 09:26 PM) I wish they had to drink before giving speeches. LETS ME TELL YOUS WHATS WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY! Its not even hard anymore, they get a teleprompter. Its ridiculous. is Biden giving a speech? same result basically

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 08:32 PM) I notice that you failed to adequately fact-check their statement and assign the appropriate number of Pinocchios, pants-on-fires or some other childish measurement for lying i'm stealing this line and going to use it next time someone talks about fact-check to prove something

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 08:28 PM) I dont watch conventions or award shows. good policy to have. i'm watching the Dem convention right now, total snooze fest.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 11:14 AM) They were equating money with respect, so it has everything to do with money. What do they want, statues? Parades? If the district is THAT good as you say, they already get respect from the local parents, and people seek out districts like that to move into (if they can afford it). Of course. No statue = strike!

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 10:50 AM) When does it turn into an argument for respect? When I was in HS, my district had the longest tenured teachers in the state and I believe it was top 3 in salaries. Those teachers went on strike for a higher percentage pay raise. That has nothing to do with wanting more money, it has to do with respect concerning education level, length of tenure in the district and where the schools were in educating the kids (I believe we were near the top in test scores at the time). Here's the funny thing, and I'm not going to go after GOP or Dem on this...the United States, in the last 20 years, has been talking about growing businesses. More, more, more. Whether it's by buying smaller businesses to get bigger or selling your business to someone to get seed money for another start-up. So now, when teachers or anyone goes on strike to ask for more, there is an uproar. This is what most people strive for. To do better than our parents, to create a better life for our kids. This isn't a professional sports league where millionaires are fighting billionaires over what amounts to be dollar bills. This is about a teacher trying to teach a kid but getting the business from the students or the parents or the district or the taxpayers. I currently live in a school district where the property taxes are very high. I know our schools are good schools. Does it hurt to see that tax bill, you bet it does. Does it make me feel better when I talk to other parents in the area who say, "Oh, you're sending your kid to (local middle school), my kids loved their teachers and learned a lot." Abso-f***ing-lutely. We all have choices. You don't want to pay higher taxes, move somewhere taxes are lower, but be prepared to get fewer local services. Or get a new job besides teaching after tax payers shoot down your demands. Or just accept your $100,000 a year salary. If you can't live on that u fail.