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QUOTE(greg775 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 12:44 PM) He's 6-foot-6? That screams lotta walks to me. Buh?

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QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 02:51 PM) Well the score just announced that Josh Fields has been sent down to AAA. I think I'll start a roster moves thread and put this in it.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 02:56 PM) no one has yet to explain to me why this outlandish story about Sinclair and Obama has been buried, but an even more outlandish story about McCain and a "platonic" relationship with a lobbyist was front page news. There is no question that both of these stories should have been buried, but if McCain's was front page, why wasn't this Sinclair crap front page? Because McCain's relationship wasn't some bad joke like this Sinclair thing is. They were close, people in HIS campaign were worried about it. Besides, even that story died a quick death.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 02:46 PM) I am not claiming Obama did any of this. In fact, I doubt it. My main point in this thread was actually the complete bias by the main-stream media, and how they are willing to cover up anything Obama. If this Sinclair guy claimed this crap with McCain or even Hillary, you can bet your ass this would have been covered a whole lot more. I post the reverse speech, and other stuff to not prove he was telling the truth, but rather there are still plenty of questions out there, and this should be getting some coverage. You know, one can make a very convincing case about supposed liberal media bias. This ain't it. This is the media covering a wingbat at the level that is appropriate - which is to say, very little.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 02:36 PM) Perhaps we can start a new thread on how Obama is a jihadist planted by some radicals as a mole. It has to be true because I received an email stating that this was in fact true. He also was sworn in using the Koran. I'm not sure if Reverend Wright gave him the Koran or if someone else did. While I agree the accusation seems outlandish, it was something being discussed in professional media, so I can't see closing the thread.

Oh and, if the MSM is covering it up supposedly... why is a major newspaper your first citation?

Might as well leave this open. But fair warning, this subject could get ugly, so let's try to keep things under control. As for my personal perspective... some guy makes these claims, fails a lie detector test, goes to find someone else to administer one, and passes it? That's beyond weak to me. Having taken a poly once and then again on the same matter makes the second results moot, as understand it, because of the advantage it gives. This is weak sauce.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 12:12 PM) Obama opens up a HUGE lead in north Carolina I wasn't so much surprised by this, since NC will be a solid state for him. What was more surprising to me, with Obama barely showing his face there yet, was the fact that Clinton's 15-20 point lead in PA has already shrunk to 10.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 12:47 PM) You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet! OK, I admit it. I actually didn't know that's what your name stood for until now. In fact, I always wondered if it was a New York reference of some kind.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 12:46 PM) Why? Mike Huckabee seems to be at least a decent person. His politics scared me a bit, but I said during his candidacy that I liked the postivism he brought to the table. He and Obama both excel at that - not falling as far into the muck and mire.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 11:49 AM) Don't call me out on distorting the truth if you don't want to hear the truth. I would never disagree about Wright, but I will have to disagree about this "truth" - Obama clearly stated he HAD head the Reverend say some questionable things that he disagreed with. When did he deny that? I may have missed it, in all seriousness.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 11:25 AM) Defensively, Ramirez has been fine this spring. I didn't see that play, but I'm going to have to disagree on this point. I like Ramirez a lot, and I think he'll be a great presence on the club... but there is no doubt in my mind his defense needs a fair amount of work. There is a lot of talent there, but he's inconsistent to say the least.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 12:39 PM) Interesting. I bet they are trying to trade him. You think anyone would take Hall? I think the DL is more likely, with Phillips taking the slot. I would have thought Lucy would get it, but Phillips has been getting a lot of playing time this spring, and he looks decent.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 12:37 PM) Unless you expect Clinton to step aside for the benefit of the party (highly unlikely and out of character, imho) you are drastically underestimating the levels to which she'll go to pry the nomination away from Obama. Yeah, I've said before, I think that the only way Obama ices this thing before Denver is if he wins PA. And I don't think he can do that, without some major endorsements coming out (Edwards and Gore, specifically), and help on the trail. Obama will still likely win, but it will be a bitter fight to the end.

MB on the bump - probably his last appearance before Opening Day in CLE.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 09:59 AM) DING DING DING. We have a winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well yes, they couldn't possibly prosecute on vote. What they COULD do, but won't and shouldn't, is fine people for changing their registration for fraudlent purpose. For example, someone dumb enough to write "FOR ONE DAY ONLY" on the registration change card could be fined or cited. But again, they won't.

No way they prosecute this. That would be a nightmare for all involved. Its a huge stretch to call it fraud anyway.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 09:06 AM) It's going to be very interesting around here if Hillary actually is able to manipulate the nomination. A think a lot of independents like myself will be voting for McCain, should that happen.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 08:31 AM) I pretty much agree, and so here's the honest question: Should Bear Stearns have been allowed to go belly-up with no Fed interference? Your statement is pretty black and white, so I'm assuming your position is that the Fed should not butt in and economic ripples be damned. In the case of a firm that is holding a lot of people's money, I think the obligation level is higher. So I think its in the country's best interest to not let Bear Stearns simply disintegrate. That said, I think maybe it would be good to legislate something like this... if the federal government has to step in to bail out or financially cushion a firm, then its executives (above a certain level) should be required to leave the firm within X period of time, and not be eligible for severance greater than X amount of money. Basically, if you sink the ship, you ain't getting a yacht back to harbor to get a new ship - you're going in the dinghy with steerage. See ya later.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 07:27 AM) In all seriousness, is there really a reason that James Carville gets treated any differently than Karl Rove? They are the exact same person. Yet one gets to parade around CNN and the news stations, while the other is the punchline to jokes. Last I checked, they both end up on CNN, and they are both the punchline of jokes.

This particular snippet of news from Iraq may get buried, so, I wanted to highlight it. As I've pointed out before, one of the key reasons for the reduction in violence that started this past fall was the voluntary draw-down of actions by Al Sadr's Mahdi Army. The cease-fire they went into was specifically targeted towards making headway with the Iraqi government, trying to win some influence over government affairs for the minority Shi'ite population. Apparently, they are not perceiving a positive result of the ceasefire. They are now beginning calls to civil disobedience, and the Mehdi Army is starting to show itself in force again. Let's all hope that the Iraqi government can work with the Shi'ites to prevent this from getting worse again.

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 08:59 PM) I agree with Balta about the purpose of Obamas speech being to try to discuss resentments people have about others. However your last post is absolutely to a tee what I am talking about in terms of the problem. That whole post was blatant racism but you seem to think its ok because its geared towards white people. When people say things like that it sets this conversation back decades. We will never be able to move on and get past all the resentment when people continue to say in this day and age that resentment towards white is justified because they were born at the top of a totem pole. By law, straight white males under 55 are the only group of people that arent protected by law from discrimination which is bulls*** Regarding societal advantages, I think the reason the discussion fails is because you keep accusing people of racism for even insinuating its possible. Kind of hard to have a dialogue when you throw around insults like that. And I think if you read some of the discussions in this forum in recent weeks about those societal advantages, the tone was really well established in regard to the context. What I and others have said is, its true that someone of a minority race has an equal chance of success 99% of the time, IF they are given the same opportunities in education, health and safety. But what is also undeniably true is that those same minorities have overwhelmingly larger numbers in situations where the schools and neighborhoods are awful, and they aren't given those same opportunities. Further, there's not much doubt that the root of those situations (though not all blame) falls to previous institutionalized racism. So yes, we have progressed greatly as a society - but there are still major societal imbalances to overcome. Am I a racist for saying that? And that last sentence in your post is just plain wrong. Show me a law that says anything remotely like that.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 24, 2008 -> 07:57 PM) Anyone want to write a 6-8 minute speech about John McCain's military career for me? Make sure to get a vid of him jumping off the front antenna array of his plane, leaping through a fire, on the Forrestal. Great visual to get the idea across, and it was caught on video.

Sox down 3-1 going into the 9th, but Ramirez leads off with a double.