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I'll be honest, I won't really classify the UN as either option. I would go more with "Bloated and ineffective bureaucracy". They have some useful things, but nothing that couldn't be duplicated pretty easily and more effectively by some of the international aid companies if they had the budget to do so. I don't see the UN as being worth much on the world political stage, but their humanitarian work is very valuable in general. I really do believe a group like Red Cross/Cressent could do better if they had a fraction of the funding that the UN has.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 19, 2009 -> 08:59 AM) The UN doesn't really have the power to do things like that especially if the non-US member nations aren't willing to do anything about it. The UN really is just a forum for diplomacy, I don't think anyone is or should be under the illusion that they have the same amount of authority that a sovereign government would in its own territory. I understand how the UN functions. I just don't think it is fair to be able to give them credit for intervening to stop things, but not to give them credit for when they don't, or won't.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Jan 18, 2009 -> 09:19 PM) This isn't true at all. There has been one instance of conflict between great powers since 1946. Before the UN there was the Russo-Japanese War, World War 1, World War 2 and plenty others. The UN has been extremely effective at preserving world peace, it's actually exceeded any realistic expectations they could've had at it's inception. So if they get credit for preventing all of the wars, do they get credit for all of the genocides they didn't prevent or just flat out ignored?

QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 06:55 PM) God, I feel older every day http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61966064 I'm right there with ya...

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 18, 2009 -> 01:51 AM) so how bout this mike, despite EVERYONE saying alternator (even in green) it wasn't. My positive connector was overly corroded and the wires in the cable were frayed. good thing i didn't just fix it without getting it checked huh? Cool. THat is much cheaper!

Happy Birthday

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jan 18, 2009 -> 09:32 AM) I just joined Facebook to join my podcast's group so I figured, why not join the Soxtalk group too? So I'm in. Post a link to your podcast group on the Soxtalk page so we can see it and tell you how bad it sucks!

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 09:17 PM) that's all well and good, but a) it's flippin' cold B) i'm in school and c) i'm also doing a show that has me commuting 50 miles a day, 5 nights a week. I just have no time. This is the easiest way for me to get it done. oh and i suck at mechanical things. In all seriousness, I am mechanically retarded, and I can do an alternator. It is literally a 15 minute job that you will end up paying about $200 for.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 05:01 PM) Oh Rockabilly......... Could that be the SOX!>!11! That is a crock. There is no way someone is offering Brandon Lyon that kind of money in this economy.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 03:40 PM) Getting a gun to hopefully prevent yourself from being that 1 in a million that's murdered each year? That's logical? Sigh. 500/3,000,000 doesn't equal 1,000,000.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 04:38 PM) thanks guys. see this is why i love this place. actually, went back down about 2 hours ago to try again and it jumped this time. drove it in and it's at the shop right now, so hopefully it'll be up an running again soon. i love winter in chicago. Really its too bad you took it in. An alternator is a pretty simple job to do.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 02:53 PM) Tell me what "right" of yours is infringed upon by the fact that someone else has a gun in public. To me its like saying your right to pollute is impinged by my right to clean air.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 12:14 PM) I don't see Jon taking less than $10 million/year, especially when he's supposedly asking for $13 mil per. I'd also think that a pitcher still in his prime would want a four-year deal. Who do you see out there offering Garland more than $10 million per season and/or a multi-year deal

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 01:18 PM) If that's the case, then Garland could kiss everyone's ass. If it wasn't for Ozzie having immense trust in him, who knows where Garland could be right now. What was always the issue with Jerry Manuel? He pulled the pitchers, especially young ones, too fast, and didn't let them learn from experience and get themselves out of jams. Look at how what Ozzie did effected Garland, Danks, Floyd... I agree with you 100%. As a pitcher, you pretty much have to love Ozzie, because if you are willing to man up, throw strikes, and take the ball, he will put trust in you.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 01:12 PM) Ozzie has said he'd love to have him back. I think what's keeping him away is what I read earlier this week. He still wants $13 million a year. Maybe it was on Garland's end then. I have no idea, this is the article. http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1192

I really thought Jon was the Ex-Sox pitcher who was most likely to come back here, until I read about his disconnect from Ozzie. It kind of makes it doubtful if it is true.

Good stuff, give it a click. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/109827-...-white-sox-pt-1 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/111167-...hite-sox-part-2

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 12:11 PM) Because we are all normal. ^^^

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 10:32 AM) I wonder if Kenny has tried to gauge just how interested the Cubs were in getting value for their players with no options left, because we have the players to make a decent offer for Felix Pie. What is the school of thought on Pie? Bust, or just hasn't gotten a chance?

QUOTE (rangercal @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 03:59 AM) The Hawks won't pass the Bulls in popularity for 10 years ( if this trend continues) The Hawks are drawing 22,557 a night, the Bulls 20,984.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 04:02 PM) That's my point. It makes me sad though, as I think there SHOULD be more outrage about Geithner than about the other two, in this case. I am more upset that this guy is getting off scottfree than I am that the reason they used to take down Blago is being completely ignored while installing our Secretary of State, because I really believe the only reason the Gov was arrested was because the entire state hates him.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 10:43 PM) Exactly. Salaries are so out of whack I saw he signed for a million and wondered if that was MLB min I believe it is $400k now.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 12:55 AM) There are so many people that want this guy in this post, he could have done anything short of pulling Ben Bernanke's beating heart out of his chest and showing it to him before he dies and he would still get confirmed. Then again for some, that might actually add to his qualifications... Are we really to the point where it is OK to be a criminal for this guy? He is not irreplacable. After nearly a decade of having every Bush official questioned, and called a criminal of some kind or another, have we really gotten to the point where all of those standards are out of the window, even before the inauguration?

TP or not to TP, that is the question!

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 03:13 PM) The Sox won't tolerate a 6+ ERA from Colon. He'll either be put on the DL or released, because there's virtually no way Poreda/Marquez/Richard/Broadway/Egbert can't duplicate a 6+ ERA or so. Exactly, and with him having a million dollar contract, they wouldn't hestiate to do so. They literally lose the price of two minor leaguers if he shows up to camp at 350 pounds or something.