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After all of the immediate families were taken care of, I would buy a minority share of the White Sox to try to get onto the board of directors and get into the management side of sports.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jul 11, 2008 -> 01:13 PM) Veep / Cabinet Alert? Hagel to Join Obama on Iraq Trip Yet Joe Lieberman is evil...

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QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 11, 2008 -> 11:38 AM) See... I knew that the '80s thing would give it away. Joe Cowley is the answer. Great question...

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 11, 2008 -> 11:12 AM) Shut up that's why! [takes ball and goes home]

My two cents White Sox C- Carlton Fisk 1B- Frank Thomas 2B- Nellie Fox SS- Luis Aparicio 3B- Robin Ventura OF- Shoeless Joe Jackson OF- Magglio Ordonez OF- Jermaine Dye BN- Luke Appling BN- Minnie Minoso BN- Harold Baines BN- Eddie Collins BN- Paul Konerko BN- Ray Schalk Starting Staff: Ed Walsh Billy Pierce Jack McDowell Wilbur Wood Mark Buehrle CP- Goose Gossage SU- Bobby Jenks SU- Keith Foulke MR- Hoyt Wilhelm MR- Roberto Hernandez LR- Eddie Cicotte Manager- Ozzie Guillen Bench Coach- Tony LaRussa Pitching Coach- Don Cooper 1B coach- Fielder Jones 3B coach- Al Lopez

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 11, 2008 -> 08:08 AM) We had a kid on the block who either got stuck being It and we'd all pretend to hide but would really just leave and let him keep looking, or if he was a hider, we'd all pretend to be hiding or seeking but would just take off and let him keep hiding to think he had a really sweet spot. To the kid's credit, he would hole up and hide for a good hour or so before popping his head out. "Guys. . . hey, Guys. . . ?" Wow, were we a-holes or what? Come on fess up... you were the "kid" weren't you.

Track and Field is always my favorite. I love the hurdles, esp the 400's. The relays are a blast to watch as well.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 11, 2008 -> 09:15 AM) OMG **IRAN*** $147 $83464658765 These stupid idiots. They have actually faded off pretty good. We are down into the $143's now.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 11, 2008 -> 07:03 AM) Now you are good. For those keeping score at home that is an almost $10 rally since 1pm yesterday. $146 $147

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 05:30 AM) $145 $146 Now you are good. For those keeping score at home that is an almost $10 rally since 1pm yesterday.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 11:51 PM) What'd you do now See above snowman.

Excellent!

53-38 +2.5 games

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 10:41 AM) I'd say that is analogous to looking at Brian Anderson's batting average through May. It's not really enough to go off of, or to fully gauge. This is where the legit claims of inexperience come into play. I look back at the loads of BS that we have been fed during campaigns and I really believe it is better to go off of their body's of work prior to electing to run versus anything they say on the campaign trail. If you are to this point in a campaign, you pretty much will say anything it takes to get elected. Even if I have to look at something as short as the period of time that Obama has served, I think it is a better indicator of what he will do in office. Bush and Clinton both campaigned as being uniters yet resided over two of the most polarizing White Houses in decades, and their histories showed that they didn't really stray too far from what they had done in their days before the Presidency.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 10:29 AM) Telecom immunity Also, he was with the conservative SCOTUS opinion on child rape not too long ago, for whatever that counts. Before that, he'd been painted as anti-death penalty because he voted against it in Illinois a few times for other reasons. All of those have changed since he beat Hillary and he has tried to move back to the center. I don't put much weight into that, just like I don't put much weight into McCain's new found rightwingedness. I am more looking at Obama's time in Congress than anything.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 10:02 AM) I don't really think this is the "worst election we've ever had." I am not enamored with either McCain or Obama, or any other standard Democrat or Republican, but I see it like this - McCain would be an improvement over Bush, and Obama is definitely an improvement over Kerry. The 2004 election was pathetic and disheartening, IMO. I've started tuning the media out now. One too many manufactured controversies. Kerry versus Obama is a tough one for me. I think I might prefer Kerry. It sounds crazy to say this, but I think he might be more moderate than Barack. I really can't think back to one spot where Obama has crossed over to a predominantly republican stance, or opposed his party on anything meaningful.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 09:40 AM) On top of that, I want to point out that I don't necessarily thing its a bad thing that OC left the game and didn't talk to the press. I don't know if I want him going and talking to the press and airing something in public. Let OC and Dye handle the situation behind closed doors. No need to comment about it in public. That's how I feel. I don't care if someone talks to the press or not. Heck the most beloved White Sox ever was a guy who hated the press, and did them no favors.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 07:47 AM) and he pretty much laid the smack down on his dad. I'm sure it was either that or get thrown under the bus like anyone else who screws up in the Obama campaign...

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 07:22 AM) Jackson is definitely jealous. It's obvious. I mean, outside of black people, nobody likes him or even respects him. Not even black people really like him that much anymore. But now Obama is getting all the attention, and he is more or less trying to avoid Jackson and do his own thing. Jackson isn't in the spotlight, and he doesn't like it. I won't argue that either. Obama is getting the national respect and attention that Jackson has always wanted and felt like he deserved.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 07:18 AM) I don't get it. Obama's being criticized (by Jackson) for saying that black people, specifically black men, need to take responsibility for themselves and their community. How's that talking down to somebody? That actually is a pretty conservative thing to say, especially in contrast to what Jackson said after that, which was something about the government needing to take care of black people or something like that. Now, had Obama said THAT, I could see criticizing him. But here? No. Jackson is the one who's full of it, always has been. Not Obama. Not for this, anyway. Jackson has always been full of it, I won't argue that at all.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 07:15 AM) I'd be pretty surprised at this because Jesse and Barack aren't exactly "friends". Jesse's son is also his national co-chair.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 07:06 AM) I'm not so sure that Jessie really wants Obama to win. I see a petty man there, one who is jealous of Obama's campaign success, and who is all but ignored by Obama. I think on the surface he is pulling for him, but underneath, I bet he is very conflicted. I agree with you that I think Obama has been talking down to people, just not quite sure on Jessie's motivations. I think Jesse benefits more from a win versus a loss. He might actually get a position of power out of this.

Happy Birthday Guys

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 06:30 AM) I wasn't following the game thread but did anyone else laugh when Hawk mentioned that minor league ball girl scaled the wall and catch a foul ball? Hilarious. Too bad DJ called him out on it and let him know it was a hoax. He would have been telling that story for years. I was laughing so hard, I couldn't explain to my wife why it was so funny for a couple of minutes. You have to got to love Mark Buehrle.