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QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 10:52 PM) My wife said it. lol. She was defending her from all the bulls*** media attacks until about 40 minutes ago. Ditto.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 10:47 PM) Roland Martin on CNN is RIPPING into Palin for mocking community organizers. He said his parents were community organizers and CLEARLY Palin and the GOP have no clue to their importance. He went hard at her and he seemed pissed. I was just going to post about that. Back on Rudy, Jim and I met him at the All Star game in Milwaukee and he was as nice as pie - even while discussing politics - and I have not paid any attention to him over the past few years. What a nasty man.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 10:33 PM) Don't know if anyone has noted this yet, but supposedly the RNC had a Palin introduction video that wound up getting cut because 9/11 ran a little too long. That reminds me... has he always been that... ummm... pricky? He is one bitter betty that's for sure.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 10:28 PM) The part where you give it up for your high school sweetie Todd would be a little awkward. LMAO!!!

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 10:20 PM) Even if you don't agree with a word of what she said, it was a very well executed speech. I imagine anyone holed up in a hotel room for 3 days practicing would be able to read pretty darn good also.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 10:14 PM) My point is that her speech was no different from Biden's. Was his that bad for those that are complaining about hers? I was not a fan of his either, but mainly for me it was the delivery. You are presenting yourself to be the assistant to the leader of the free world and your taking silly pot shots with a smile no less. She seemed extremely arrogant. And while Biden did his share of attacking he was extremely respectful of McCain the entire time.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 10:07 PM) If you're a Republican you probably love it, for obvious reasons. But having said that, to be honest literally any Republican could've given that speech. Nope.

It is 10 f***ing o'clock. Why is that child not in bed??? Ugh. That is ill.

f***. I wanted to like her sooooo bad. So so bad... damn.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 10:02 PM) By the way, any war vets in here? You're ready t be president. I dunno, seems the way she is describing it, Jane Fonda might be qualified.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 10:01 PM) So does this about sum up her speach....fear...war.....shot at Obama...fear....war....shot at Obama? More like shot, shot, bulls***, stretch of the truth, shot, shot, my darling husband, shot, shot, poor John, shot... That's about it so far.

I'm embarassed for her.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 09:56 PM) "raise income taxes ... raise payroll taxes ... raise investment income taxes ... raise the death tax ... raise business taxes ... and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars." Blatantly misleading on many levels. and debunked by FactCheck.org. I really, really, really want to like her and sat down with an open mind but she is just looking dumb. Even some of the ladies the camera flashed on were caught mouthing "oh that was bad.." at some of her attacks on Obama.

I get that her job is to rip Obama, but she can't even be bothered to show him the respect of calling him by name? And, IMO, the facts speak for themselves and her s*** shots only make her look stupid.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 07:56 PM) Um, which Palin said what? I read earlier a newsstory quoting the mother in law that she was considering not voting for Sarah, and then it listed the facts that she ran for mayor after Sarah left, and lost. The earlier story very well could have been wrong, I am just trying to figure out who said what in your text above. Hmmm... "The mother-in-law was on Inside Edition today....." http://www.insideedition.com/news.aspx?storyID=2071

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 06:53 PM) Hell, her own mother in law hates her because Palin wouldn't back her for election to mayor. Of course MIL is a life long democrat and very pro choice, opposite of Palin, so why should she? The mother-in-law was on Inside Edition today and was the complete opposite. "Palin: “There is absolutely no question, I’m going to vote for the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin.” Palin: “Casual conversations get turned into things taken out of context which from my experience was extremely hurtful. As newcomers to this arena that’s a lesson were going to have to learn and I find that sad. … To have it twisted, I find it personally offensive.” Palin: “I’ve supported her since Day One. … I’ve stood out on the parks highway in the cold waving signs, we’ve done fundraisers. We’ve consistently supported her in her political efforts up to today and will continue to do so.” Palin also tells IE that the youngest son, Trig, who was born with Down syndrome, has only made the family closer. Palin: “It’s pulled the entire family together because we have this special child.”

QUOTE (Steff @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 09:45 AM) Saw on 2 news this morning that CPS spends on average $10K per student and New Trier on average $16K. No idea where the #'s come from but that's what they said. She skewed the numbers both ways, but here's the comment and the link. "Chicago Public Schools calls Marshall one of its struggling schools. The state report card puts its graduation rate at 46.9 percent. CPS puts the spending per student at about $9,775. That's certainly less than at New Trier where the graduation rate is just about 100 percent and where spending per student last year was roughly $16,856." http://cbs2chicago.com/local/school.fundin...t.2.808722.html

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 09:41 AM) Sorry, I should be more clear - that is 5% in Illinois, which is a silly statistic. The Chicago metro has a very different economy than the rest of the state. I'd imagine CPS is more like middle ground for Chicago metro school districts (but I can't say for sure). Have to admit though, now that I look at that number, its a lot larger percentage of New Trier's (for comparison) than it was in the 80's or 90's when Kozol's book was written. I wonder if its that CPS has grown so much in spending, or other districts have slowed spending growth, or both. Saw on 2 news this morning that CPS spends on average $10K per student and New Trier on average $16K. No idea where the #'s come from but that's what they said.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 2, 2008 -> 07:52 PM) I cant find it anywhere but I heard it on Fox News, but if anyone wants some insight on McCain, Sean "P Diddy, Puff Daddy, Diddy" Combs discusses why Palin isnt qualified because there are no black people or crack heads in Alaska. I think he hit the pipe before filming this.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 1, 2008 -> 10:32 PM) Let's just stick to the issues. If that's your desire then you should just stay out of the filibuster all together.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Sep 1, 2008 -> 10:17 PM) Can I get a link to that? Post #752 http://thepage.time.com/2008/09/01/asked-and-not-answered/

QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 1, 2008 -> 12:10 PM) Shotgun wedding FTW. First off, for the record I'd like to clarify that I believe this has no bearing whatsoever on the presidential race, Palin's personal character, or anything like that, and that it's the business of her family and her family only. Now, having said that, it's my personal belief that getting married just because you're knocked up is a terrible idea. You're either meant to be married to someone or you aren't (and I don't believe in soul mates btw but that's another subject), and having a baby is NOT going to automatically make it work. However, I do hope it works out for her. Agree 100000%.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 1, 2008 -> 12:08 PM) Here's the key, if the rumors are that the 4 month old baby actually belonged to the daughter, but the daughter is 5 months pregnant with another child, then the 4 month old can't possibly belong to the daughter. The daughter would have to have been 1 month pregnant at the time that she gave birth to the other kid for that to work out. Yea.. Having just had one, I'm pretty up to date on how the baby thing works... So obviously the rumor is bulls*** which is why I wouldn't relate it.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Sep 1, 2008 -> 12:07 PM) I would rather go through the hilarious thread that santo posted earlier. Juggernauts threads made my head hurt with so much doubletalk and ID bullsh**. Mostly because we should all be divying up 1000 dollars right now He was one of a kind... thank God!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 1, 2008 -> 11:03 AM) Actually, it appears that you can relate it to those rumors. Different link. 2 different kids, 2 different pregnancies, one is a rumor, one is a fact. I see the looong stretch, but I wouldn't relate one to the other. Hopefully she has a happy healthy pregnancy and gets left alone.