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QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 04:14 PM) Angel Pagan. The Cubs have a guy named Angel Pagan? Anyone else find that name kind of hilarious?

I love it. The more fans, the louder the crowd, the better.

QUOTE(bmags @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 02:14 PM) I guess consolidating power and controlling the media outlets doesn't strike you as dangerous. I have no doubt in my mind that Putin does not like the US and is not going to be a cooperative partner as he and russia begin to get more powerful. And yes i'm comparing Putin to hitler. Cuz hitler also seized control and corrected the economy whilst consolidating all his power and stripping away freedoms. that much sounds familiar. I can make that analogy without referring to the holocaust. There aren't that many good analogies of democratic societies being taken over by power hungry men and succeeding. Putin's control of the media is much less than it was previously. Freedom of the press is still sadly lacking there, but there is more of it than there was five years ago. Yeah, Putin isn't fond of the US, and guess what? Neither is most of the rest of the world right now. But Russia will be open to US cooperation because they need the cash flow. I'm sorry, but your comparison of Putin to Hitler is just ridiculous.

QUOTE(bmags @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 01:44 PM) hitler was pretty great for the economy too...consolidating so much power for the government and controlling all the media outlets therefore controlling the information...he can f*** himself he's leading that country into a place America's never stood for (as long as they weren't fighting a worser evil of course) Are you serious? You're comparing Putin, who has led Russia out of the dark ages and done pretty much everything right with the economy and public safety, to Hitler? Where amongst Putin's actions and decisions do you see anything remotely like imperialism, or cultural cleansing, or government control of industry? Russia has been giving up government control of tons of business. If you are really thinking that way, then all the facts in the world won't convince you otherwise.

A world series ring with the 2006 White Sox wouldn't hurt his cause.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 01:52 PM) Yeah I thought both those things would kill bacteria. Depends on the bacteria. There are some bacteria that like to live in the ice flows of the arctic. There are also bacteria that live solely in hot springs or near heat vents on the ocean floor, both of which are very very hot. Boiling water, at sea level boiling temps, will kill most bacteria from water that would cause problems for humans. But even that is not 100% reliable. This I know from experience.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 02:55 PM) The players should get free stuff considering how much money they bring the school and those stores anyway. They get the opportunity for a free college degree from a major university (which might be worth over 100k), which is the key to career success (worth a lot more than 100k) for most people in this country. Plus all sorts of other benefits from the school. They get plenty.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 04:34 AM) FYI YAS, even for the most optimistic among us regarding Iraq, I think we all accept the reality that the great majority of things happening over there are bad. It is, after all, a war, and an ugly one even on a relative basis. One would have to strain to find positives in that. Seems to me that if 95% of the stories from Iraq are about negative things, then I'd have to applaud the authors of the 5% for finding what they did.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Mar 26, 2006 -> 08:19 PM) Yeah, well, that very well may be true, but he's someone to keep an eye on as he seems to have his fingers in every cookie jar. Of course he does. They want to keep as much influence as possible, particularly in their perceived regions of interest.

QUOTE(bmags @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 09:32 PM) russia owns all their media outlets. Putin is a f***ing joke piece of s*** that is gonna destroy any chance russia had at a free society. I strongly disagree. Putin is the best thing for Russia since Gorby. He has done more to promote real business in that country than all his predecesors combined. Corruption is still rampant but being pushed down. People are making money. There is a real middle class now. Putin barks pretty loud, but he has been a great leader for that country.

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 03:01 PM) I have relatives in Texas and they say drunk driving a very, very serious problem down there. There is always at least one student dying each year from drunk drivers at my cousins school, and usually more. If this is what they need to resort to doing, then I don't have a problem with it. Try the method I cited earlier. Better results, and no one has to go to jail.

QUOTE(BabyJesus69 @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 02:39 PM) the inferiority complex is a good place to start... there is no 'superiority complex' in iowa city. it's obvious that isu fans haven't realized yet that hawk fans don't care about them. we've got bigger fish to fry, whereas iowa state's football season peaks in september when it plays iowa. isu's bball season peaks with the iowa game also. both were in plain display this year. If memory serves, ISU has beaten up Iowa pretty well in both basketball and football, more games than not, in the last decade or more.

QUOTE(Iwritecode @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 02:13 PM) The fact that I include the words "Mr. White" might give you a clue. Yeah, but I can't remember a first name. I've only seen the guy once, doing that particular routine, so his name didn't stick.

I'd love to hear Bush try to say that part in bold, for so many reasons.

QUOTE(Iwritecode @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 01:30 PM) The cop was like, "Mr. White, you are being charged with drunk in public-KA!" I was like, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! I was drunk in a bar! They, threw me into public-KA! I don't want to be drunk in public! I wanna be drunk in a bar, which is perfectly legal! Arrest them!" I've seen that routine - its one of the blue collar comedy guys, thought I forget which one.

QUOTE(samclemens @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 01:40 PM) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,189050,00.html interesting article. documents found also say that saddam expressly forbid oil wells being set on fire. it is somewhat bothersome that russia seems to be interjecting itself into all the controversies the US is involved in though. I mentioned this a few days ago in here - Russia is still a key player in the Middle East. As far as Russia is concerned, the Middle East, and particularly Iran, Iraq and the Stans, are within their regional sphere of influence. They will continue to engineer things in that region to their liking, to the extent they are capable - even if it is in direct contravention of the "Western" world's plans.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 12:10 PM) But these arrests are for public intox. You might be surprised how often people are arrested/charged/ticketed for something other than what the law enforcement official was actually targeting. In this case, D&D or whatever, in prevention of DUI.

Thats. Not. Right. If you're really worried about DUI (which is a valid concern), and you want to do "example" drives like this... then send the cops to bar areas and have them patrol the area outside, and have them stop people headed for their cars. Try to get them to take cabs, or have a friend drive. Offer no-strings-attached breath tests. Thus, preventing some DUIs, not having to arrest anyone, and increasing good PR for the police force. Duh.

I tend to think that Utah may be a bit of an outlier, but this article uses only a sparse few actual statistics. I agree with Balta's point of course. Also, don't poor urban families often have more children than well-off urban families? And those poor neighborhoods in large cities vote overwhelmingly for Dems. And, the population trends in this country are tending more and more towards urban areas, away from rural America. In short, this writer seems to have blinders on.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 11:09 AM) I think her quote is accurate in that you're free to practice other religions, but the government has also seen fit to ban conversion, and they may choose to ban other practices in the future. Hence, there's really only religious freedom on a quirky level vastly below how we'd define it in this country. Hm. I guess I should actually go and read the entire Afghan Constitution to get a clearer picture. :sleep

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 11:04 AM) Are you sure the Afghan constitution allows for that? An independent group set up by the U.S. Government called the "United States Commission on International Religious Freedom" has, as far as I can tell, complained repeatedly to the President that the Afghan Constitution does not do so. Before the constitution was passed, they said This about it: In a letter to Mr. Bush yesterday, they said: I assumed that jackiehays' quote, from Chapter I Article II of the Afghan constitution, was correct. I did not verify it myself. If it is not, along with other parts I have seen quoted in news clips, then that obviously changes things.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 08:39 AM) The prosecutor in this case suddenly wants to drop the charges, saying that the defendant is insane - in a convenient way to get out of the issue. However, the judge is refusing the motion and insisting the trial goes on. If this man is put to death, how should that affect our relationship with Afghanistan? Well, it seems that there are legal conflicts the Afghans need to resolve - the Constitution allows for freedom to practice any religion, but also allows for Islam to be part of government function. In cases like this, how do you harmonize the 2? That's a tough question, Rex. I am not sure if it should effect our relationship with them at all.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 08:40 AM) Is this even a US port they're being hired for? I have to admit, the situation seems a little odd to me. It LOOKS like the U.S. would essentially route cargo through a Bahamas port to be scanned, before arriving at US ports. Sounds good from a security standpoint, but adds extra cost for cargo carriers. And I wonder how residents of the Bahamas feel about this.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 24, 2006 -> 12:27 AM) Trent Lott once called that company "an arm of the People's Liberation Army". Link. Trent Lott says a lot of things. I am very curious to see what happens here. As with the DP World mess, my question is, is this company reliable in its security record?

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 01:32 PM) sorry i hurt your feelings Nside Sox. beat your wife came also as a joke and i'm sure even sam clemens took it that way. it's a leading question, no doubt. the bottom one came after... "The fact that someone saw fit to post this crap is what happens to be ridiculous. The responses to it are justified. It's garbage. " and... QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 04:54 AM) The fact that someone saw fit to post this crap is what happens to be ridiculous. The responses to it are justified. It's garbage. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ OK then. You egged them on, they responded, and you acted surprised. Just didn't want you to think these people were complaining for no reason. Believe what you want.