mr_genius

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 1, 2012 -> 03:36 PM) Did someone else run against Obama?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 1, 2012 -> 02:33 PM) Like how fun the 2010 election was? ' he did specifically say presidential election

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 10:08 PM) Jon Stewart is tearing into the RNC right now. might as well just cancel the election.

ripped

so money

ugh

Oh wow, I didn't know Dotel has been a pro since 1993

i love the bunt idea

crap

super loud heckler

alrighty

ouch. got the run!

haha terrible bunt. Cabrera still can't get it.

dang

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 03:27 PM) It's amazing how badly he hurt Republicans in Missouri. I passed a bunch of political signs the other day, Democrat and Republican. Only a small s***ty Akin sign that you had to look for was graffiti-ed surprisingly, still close. but i think he had a big lead before. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/08/30/p...ce-a-dead-heat/

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 01:15 PM) RNC delegate offended to find a Mexican working in the "America" section at Epcot: he's a rock star. it's his job to offend and be outrageous.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 11:51 AM) Related to the good news out of Texas, an Ohio judge has issued a temporary injunction allowing early voting for all Ohio citizens in the three days prior to the election.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 28, 2012 -> 12:34 PM) Time to go pick up Madden. good idea

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 11:39 AM) Did anyone notice that for the first time in as long as I can remember, the Republican nominee didn't really lay out a plan? It was more of a "what hasn't our current President done" speech than a "this is what I'm going to do and how I'm going to do it." Well, it was a "this is what I'm going to do" speech, but not so much of a "and this is how I'm going to do it." There were no empty promises, nor was there a structure for those promises to eventually fill. Strange speech...but it riled up the crowd, that's for sure. it think we all pretty much agree the speech kinda sucked.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 11:50 AM) Did the FDIC bail you out, too, after you threatened to raid the corporate coffers to pay you and your fellow executives millions in bonuses before going back to your old job and luxurious salary? i wish

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 10:55 AM) Sean Hannity paid $300,000 for this one! He's got a lot of Kinkade in his style. haha i love it

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 11:42 AM) HUH? Corporations dont pay someone with a bachelors degree higher than someone with just a HS diploma? Last time I checked having an MBA usually gets you a jump as well. Where have you worked where this hasnt taken place? read the whole post, your answer is in it. by the way, i worked at one of the largest tech companies in the world for a number of years and currently work at another top corporation. also have a successful side business. i'm a big success like Mitt Romney!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 11:28 AM) If you really think that expense is extravagant I invite you to look at the city's budget. The city is a corporation that we all pay to be a part of, they should pay their employees fair wages based on their education level and workload regardless of where the money comes from. The salaries of teachers are the least of my worries as a tax payer in Chicago. We could find enough budget for this increase if we cut off the disability pay of chicago cops that have second higher paying jobs for god sakes. First, in my experience corporations do not pay based on education level. They mostly pay based on skill, knowledge, and/or return on the employee. That can include education level, but education level alone does not warrant high pay. Depends on what they learned or how marketable that 'advanced' education is. Now, as someone who signs the front of the checks and not the back of them at this Chicago corporation, I do indeed think this salary increase is a big deal and I do not approve of it. The rest of the corruption and waste is a big deal too, and I will put up as much of a fight against it. And I will probably lose and my taxes will keep going up up up.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 11:14 AM) They should not f*** off, they should be compensated for increased workload. yes they should. there's a lot of people in Chicago that make less and work a lot harder than these teachers. these are the people that will be forced to pay for this extravagant increase. the economy sucks, there is no money. deal with it like everyone else has to. pulling down everyone else to give a certain group more is not the way to fix this.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 10:49 AM) It's actually 30%. Which is in direct response to Rahm taking away their previously agreed upon raise, and then attempting to force longer school days and years on teachers. Ok, maybe it was 30% (and they can still f*** off). I also believe Chicago has one of the shortest school days right now. so it is an increase on that. but of course Rahm went overboard http://www.npr.org/2012/04/23/151047543/ch...es-want-details