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QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jan 9, 2008 -> 11:05 AM) Congrats to Goose for this. However one of my favorite Whitesox moments was Rockin Robin Ventura crushing a slam off of gossage with 2 strikes and 2 outs to win it. Nothing more exciting than a Walk off slam. The place was electric, and the place shook. The place never hit that type of frenzy until I saw Konkero hit a slam in the 05 series. I was lucky enough to be at both events. Its the beauty of the game of baseball. You have memories of certain moments that are frozen in your memory forever. Robin is my all-time favorite White Sox, and that is my favorite Robin Highlight.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jan 9, 2008 -> 08:49 AM) Edwards is killing Obama. There is no way that his 15% would have went mostly to Clinton. I agree. I think if people wanted to vote for Hill, they would have been already. People are really passionate about Hillary one way or another. They are either really for her, or really against her. There is no way people would be switching to Clinton from Edwards, it would be to another candidate entirely.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 08:23 AM) Polls are just pouring in now for NH. New ones over the 1/5-1/6 period (I'll just list the leader and lead)... CNN: Obama +10 Suffolk: Obama +1 Gallup: Obama +13 Pierce: Obama +3 Str. Vis.: Obama +9 Those are the leads over Clinton. Edwards is running anywhere from 14 to 23 points behind Obama, and is no closer than 9 points behind Clinton. Anyone else notice during the NH debate that Edwards aligned himself with Obama pretty clearly? Not sure if that's because he sees that as the winning route, or if he thinks it benefits him to get rid of Clinton, or if Obama and Edwards are approaching some sort of deal... could be any combination of those things. Man the polls ended up being absolutely worthless in NH. That was something like a 15 point swing in one day from the major polls.

Good to see the closers finally starting to get some love.

QUOTE(longshot7 @ Jan 8, 2008 -> 03:06 PM) Second that thing about admiring you for working for your guy. Very cool. Why didn't he run for Senate again? The most electable people are the people who don't have a voting record to tear apart.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jan 8, 2008 -> 12:56 PM) I won't guarantee that this will convince you to support him but I appreciate your effort in looking into him. Based on his positions I could never vote for the guy, but I respect him, which is more than I can say for the majority of people in both parties.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 8, 2008 -> 02:55 PM) Bedard and Matthews Jr to Sox for Crede and Paulie. hmmmm. I hate having to take GMJ's contact but to get Bedard it might be something to consider. That would be one of the best 1-2-3s in the division. Mathews might not hit much, but getting Bedard would be worth it.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 8, 2008 -> 11:40 AM) Thank you Balta. Interesting. I'd still like to see Mike's line of thinking and also the Romney aspect of it. Balta hit the ball out of the park. Romney had one whole different set of positions as a governor of a very liberal state. Now as he has tried to push himself onto the national stage in the conservative realm, many very basic ideals have completely changed, which I do not believe happens to 99.9% of people. Most people's basic moral beliefs are shaped at a young age from a variety of sources, and while they might evolve somewhat, they really don't go under a drastic change. John Edwards has seemingly undergone the same drastic conversion in many aspects in the last four years. To me it tells me that I can't trust the person running, because if the situation suits them, they will betray the very reasons I would be voting for them in the first place.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Jan 8, 2008 -> 03:57 AM) even though he's the exact opposite....? i understand y'all don't like trial lawyers apparently, but i'm staying right now with a doctor who is a die hard edwards supporter. hmmm interesting that he doesn't fault him for his career choice. Edwards, if you actually talked to the man - if you actually listened - is the most genuine candidate i think we've seen in a long time. why is it that every other candidate keeps stealing his ideas, platforms, even speeches? Yesterday i heard Clinton say "this is very personal for me". Straight out of John Edwards. Obama said "I walk the walk". Straight out of John Edwards. The health care plans? Edwards came up with it first - they took it and called it their own. He's been a leader on almost every issue but he's not black and he's not a woman so the media didn't care. He also is against the giant corporate conglomerates that RUN the media... so they have a stake in him losing. look - yesterday i met some incredible people. people with nothing - literally clawing to survive. a house made of wooden shingles and a tin roof. IN AMERICA. These people have been thrown by the wayside. The husband of a couple i met lost his job cuz he was hurt. Now he's "supporting" his family off of SS. for how long? and is that enough? no. They told me about friends dying because they didn't have health insurance. I talked with him and his wife for half an hour yesterday and when i left i was near tears because it was that heartbreaking. I've never been so inspired in my life This is who Edwards is fighting for. These people NEED this man. Obama can't do it - doesn't have the balls. Clinton can't do it - she just doesn't care about these people. You all can bicker all you want about this that and the other, but right now I'm out here fighting for people with nothing and i'm fighting against huge odds to get a man into office who can change this country. Y'all might think i'm a bit crazy - but sometimes you need crazy people out there if you want to actually accomplish something. John Edwards is the lefts answer to Mitt Romney, he completely transformed himself in an election cycle to try to get wins in two different elections.

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Jan 3, 2008 -> 04:45 PM) Since it's hard to read, here is the table ORANGE= Iraq and Afghanistan universal health coverage provided by US war funding GRAY= Countries without universal healthcare DARK GREEN= Countries with some form of universal healthcare LIGHT GREEN= Countries trying to implement universal healthcare So I guess in excess of being Mexico's unemployment and social security plans, we are their health care plan too?

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 11:17 PM) My thought was that it was a calculated and direct response to 'the iron lady' syndrome of which you speak. That was my first thought as well... The Clintons never met a poll they didn't like.

QUOTE(TheOcho @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 07:34 PM) It's funny how bad the dialogue is. Thank you. This is hard to watch just for that fact.

Let me mix this up by saying, this is the exact same way they have been undermining/defending abortion for 35 years now.

I'm not a huge McCain fan, but he doesn't have the slime factor that all of the leaders seem to have, sans Obama.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 12:05 PM) Maybe not a VP candidate either. May just be making an exit, and if he leaves after NH and endorses Obama, he may get a cabinet post or something. Undersecretary for Fighting Poverty or something. Obama needs to balance his ticket with experience. Someone from the NE with foreign policy experience would be ideal. QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 03:03 PM) That's Hillary claiming she has years of experience while saying she's the candidate of change. Kind of an oxymoron. All of the while hiding any documents related to her work... QUOTE(Soxy @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 04:04 PM) Here's my question: why the fudge would anyone WANT to be president? You have to be pretty messed up, imo, to want it in the first place. Its no wonder that so many people that we think of as ideal candidates refuse to run. QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 04:25 PM) I'll remember you both said that. So... who wants to run FEMA? "You're doing a heck of a job SS", has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 03:58 PM) Dye moving to 1B sounds like a good idea, would he agree to it though? Because a Swisher - Figgins / Willits - Quentin OF, would easily be one of the best in the majors defensively. All of JD's history indicates he is a team-first guy. If Kenny and/or Ozzie said this would make the team better, I have no doubt he would do it.

Iowa has been a huge push for Obama, as he has gone from even to a double digit lead since then. Wow. Ding Dong the wicked witch is dead? Stay tuned.

The show was fun when the action was going on, but the dialogue was so incredibly cheesey... Its a show that needs to be done on mute.

QUOTE(JuiceCruz16 @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 11:05 AM) Just curious, why would you have a career right fielder moving to 1st base with no clue of how to play that position while Swisher has tons of 1st base skills and experience. You improve the team defense at 3 positions by a lot, and I really don't think it would take Dye, who grew up as a SS, long to get 1B enough to play it passibly. I'd be willing to bet his first day on the job he would already have better range than Pauly. The big differences would be that PK is excellent at digging balls out of the dirt and turning the 3-6-3 DP. I think moving Dye to 1B in that scenario is a big time net gain for the Sox.

Skimming the thread, why would everyone be arguing whether Swisher or Fields would become the 1B if Konerko was traded? Jermaine Dye would be the perfect candidate to be our next 1B, because it would also free up RF for Quentin, LF for Swisher, and leave CF to Figgins, or some other filler D-first type CF off of the scrapheap. Dye with his athleticism and height is a natural future 1B if you ask me.

Well you can say one thing, Jim Thome hitting behind Swisher will be a big boon for him. Heck even if it is Konerko or Dye, he is going to be protected by some big bats, not to mention the huge jump from Oakland to USCF in terms of hitters parks.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 4, 2008 -> 11:28 AM) But the Bush administration benefits from him being alive. he is the face of terror and fear. He dies, the argument for the war on terror and the war in iraq fades. They benefit WAY more from his being dead. Imagine being able to go onto TV and declaring that they got their man. As for needing a villian, there is always someone to take his place, heck how many other Al Qaeda key members are still out there to serve as the boogieman. Trust me, if he was dead, Bush would be the first to tell the press.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Jan 3, 2008 -> 12:46 PM) Ultimately, a lot of the oil pricing is speculation, no? The price of oil only touched 100 a barrel because one guy bought a small quantity at 100 to say he was the first to do so. Then he promptly sold it for a loss at 99.40.... (I think it was only a $600 loss on the $100 per barrel transaction). I read that on the internets this morning so it must be true. There has been talk about the different "premiums" priced into oil for years now. That is pure speculation.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Jan 2, 2008 -> 08:44 PM) Do you have any probelms with his actual positions? Is that all you have, that he doesn't come off like a raving lunatic in trying to become President? Seriously, the only negative I have heard on here are things relating to his 'energy' or not wanting it enough. And that is the reason we keep ending up with Clinton and Bush type Presidents... we spend too much time on the worthless stuff. Who cares how hard he campaigns, seriously, what difference does it make? What are his positions, is he a decent person, is he going to stand up for what he believes when it really matters, will he be a slave to popular opinion polls, etc... that's what I want to know.

By April 1st Oil will either be at $75 or $125 a barrel. That is my prediction for what it is worth.