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Quick poll update... New IA poll shows Obama only 2 points behind Clinton (statistical dead heat)... Clinton 27% Obama 25% Edwards 21% Richardson 10%

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 05:53 PM) It is definitely possible. /Devil's advocate ... I would like to know -- why is Bonds a "cheater" and what rules did he break? Didn't his juicing, and McGwire's/Sosa's juicing/everybody else's juicing come before it was a Major League rule? Or am I missing something?` He broke the law (regardless of MLB rules) to gain a competitive edge. How is that not cheating?

QUOTE(Brian @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 04:55 PM) The guy called 911 again and got the same dispatcher? That is a small town. The dispatch computer system probably auto-routed the call based on an open call for service, if they have a computerized dispatch system. Or its a small town.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 04:24 PM) And a guest worker program, tied to jobs, that satisfies the needs of American business and industry. Yes, as long as the "guests" are not already here illegally. And much, much more aggresive enforcement against businesses hiring illegals. And those "ties" need to be economically driven, as well as fairly doled out.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 03:13 PM) Obviously Blanka. What is that, a video game character or something?

QUOTE(SmashROT @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 03:05 PM) I think catcher is the least of our pressing concerns. No problem with AJ catching most of the games back there. There is no way Hall can be as bad as he was last season ... although if someone worthwhile was available for a reasonable price, perhaps. Welcome to the board! Um... what is that in your avatar?

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 03:03 PM) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/e/5303222.html Wow, I don't know what to say. They were robbing his neighbors house and he killed them. " This clearly is going to stretch the limits of the self-defense law." Indeed. I'm thinking he might have a hard time arguing self-defense, when he went chasing people in someone else's yard and shot them as the fled. He's going to jail, I think.

T2 went off the timeline anyway, which was a shame. The original T, and for that matter even T3, were faithful to the material. T2 looked cool and all, but it went off the reservation as storylines go. This looks like more of that vein, unfortunately.

Obama may not have the experience yet, and he may not win... but I have to say, I've liked him more and more as the campaign has gone on. He screws up here and there like everyone else, but, he looks to me like a real, actual future statesman. And I think he's got a more positive and more cooperative approach than most anyone in the race.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 01:55 PM) Not completely. The dems voted for this war. Don't let them off the hook so easy. And yes, they would have mismanaged this war just as bad as Bush did. Nation building and being "world police" is a bad idea, and the Iraq war is an excellent example True. Some of them did, and they are to blame as well.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 01:35 PM) Then she shouldn't have hid behind the gender card last week. She did, now she has to deal with it. We'll see how well she does. Agreed. I think it ends up hurting her politically. And that would make me happy.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 01:39 PM) Texsox, Actually I don’t follow that ethic. I just also don’t get on a soap box and pretend that I have never cheated in my life. Ive looked at my friends plays in madden a few times, I took money from the bank in monopoly while my friends were out of the room, I stacked the deck in Candyland… So what they are games, baseball is a game. It is for fun, for entertainment. So perhaps I just don’t value the game of baseball like others do. To me its just a sport, and when baseball itself became addicted to steroids, it is very hard for me to blame just one person. To me it is all or nothing, either baseball goes after every player with the same vigor as Bonds, or it doesn’t. And that has nothing to do with the Fed, it has to do with things like “asterisk” etc, things that never were contemplated with Big Mac and Sammy. If Bonds records all go away, does Big Mac become the record holder for most Hr in a season? We replace a cheater with a cheater, and in the end, who cares. Everyone was cheating, you cant change the past. You cant change your mind about whether or not you wanted players using steroids. Baseball wanted players hitting more hr’s, it wanted fans, it wanted big monster players. It got what it asked for and now it wants to clean its hands because the game is popular again. So I guess you have never cheated at any game Texsox? Here is an interesting quote. I have never said cheating is okay because others cheat. I have said that it is hypocritical to only hold 1 individual accountable for cheating when it was commonplace. Either baseball needs to go after every player that cheated in that era, or they go after none. You just don’t go after 1 guy. As to “legal defense”, not sure where you pulled that from but if you actually read my posts youll see that Ive basically outlined what Bonds defense will be. He didn’t knowingly use steroids. Who cares what the tests say, who cares that he tested positive in 2000, he didn’t know he was doing it. Just like Merriman, just like every other player who tests positive; “It must have been in some supplement I didn’t know.” It wont matter that he failed, that’s not the case. The case is did he during 2000, or 2003, or whenever he was taking the cream and clear know it was steroids. It doesn’t even matter if he found out in 2006, all that matters is at the time of the occurrence what was Barry Bonds state of mind. Not to mention they will have to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, meaning that even if for one split second you believe that maybe Barry didn’t know, you have to find him not guilty. And in a he said she said case, its very hard not to have any doubt. When you are dealing with famed people, a network or heirarchy if you will, all involved in crime, you go after one or a few high profile people first, to establish place and authority. Then you work your way up, across and/or down. That's the way they go after organized crime, and for much the same reasons. Its the best way to build cases, like building blocks, off each other. That is what they are doing here. And its probably the most effective way to do it.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 01:24 PM) Right? Doesnt it seem a bit strange? Like he was working on something. Well, they are down there to learn. I guess that may include some experimentation. Also... it may be that its taken a while for his wrist to heal, and now he can turn over that top hand a little better.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 01:02 PM) From another point of view, they threw her a get me over fastball, too. Consider that possibility as well. But, yes, I totally mistook where you were coming from. I'd actually suggest that softball had some razor blades sticking out of it. Like I said, I think, ultimately, this picture being painted lately about her lady-ness is not going to help her. And I think that negative result will be among female voters, who want to see her be a candidate, not talking about diamonds versus pearls.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 12:57 PM) Looks like Sweeney picked it up a little. I hope he was working on his swing or something in the AFL because his SLG sucks beyond belief. Its pretty weird. His first 21 hits were ALL singles, then all of a sudden his last few games he gets a bunch of doubles and a home run.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 12:56 PM) I see it now, thank you. You saying that my response made you angry, and then following up with the sexist comment put me on the defensive to the point that I really didn't comprehend the crux of your text. My bad, NSS. The fact that CNN is forcing questions, and worse, forcing insultingly vapid ones, is what made me angry.

QUOTE(NUKE @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 12:27 PM) One thing I think would be more effective would be instead of parking so many trucks in fixed locations fly squads of agents around in helicopters equipped with thermals. They would be ready to swoop down and pounce on groups of illegals and able to cover a much wider area. I also love how people lament the "thousands of bodies" found in the desert. If they'd have stayed at home they would still be alive. That's similar to what I have suggested before. The wall itself, really, is not only pointless and unnecessary, it also makes the country look awful, costs a metric f*** ton to build and maintain, and would create all sorts of environmental problems. So, how about we do something a lot cheaper and a lot more effective? A "virtual" wall of cameras, FLIR and other detection equipment... monitored by surveillance teams... backed by mobile teams of combined Border Patrol and military units who move in to make the stop.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 12:51 PM) Still waiting for my sexist comment to be pointed out. Buh? I was saying that CNN forcing that question was sexist - not that you were. What did you say that would be sexist?

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 12:35 PM) Then why publish a rules book? Nice ethics. I suppose you follow that creed in your own life? Cheat any chance you get? That is so sad. He's used that line of reasoning in here before. Other cheat, so cheating is OK. That excuse doesn't work for 12 year olds, and it certainly isn't a legal defense for an adult.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 12:48 PM) But didn't Mrs. Clinton herself play the gender card last week when the all those mean men gave her a hard time? Yup. Which, I think, is one of the reasons why she isn't looking so hot in the polls lately. The victim look doesn't seem to play well. Again, asking her questions that frame her as "the woman" in the race isn't going to help her.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 12:43 PM) Wow, between questions planted by the candidates and question planted by the Clinton News Network, what's the point of having these debates? Seriously. That just makes me angry. And it serves no purpose, either. Its not like that question makes Clinton look good - its sexist and makes her look like something other than a real candidate. so who does that question serve? No one. What a crock of s***.

The "regular season" for the AFL is now over. On Saturday, there is a "championship game" set, which Phoenix will be playing in. After that's done, I'll post the stats of the Sox' 7 players for the AFL season.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 12:01 PM) Nope, none of those are right..... Yeah, definitely don't match your list - I wasn't even trying for the lyrics game part. Some of my tracks don't even HAVE lyrics.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 16, 2007 -> 11:52 AM) Just like it's gone every other time. When the people start calling the Dems in congress and tell them to give the troops what they need, they'll cave. And if they don't cave, some people will see the Dems as monsters or cowards, even though this was of course a BushCo-caused disaster.