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They didn't take him straight to Huntsville and strap him right into the chair? Damn, Texas has changed since I lived down there. They've gone soft.

It would have been interesting to see how differently his Presidency would be viewed if he operated with this kind of moxie back then...

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 07:04 AM) Their billboard on 294 was a kid picking his nose. Whoever is in charge of their marketing should be tared and feathered. Someone needs to hire him to work for the Cubs.

QUOTE(AssHatSoxFan @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 06:50 AM) I don't get the subtitle of the thread; is it supposed to be moccha-chinos? Its from the episode where the janitor takes a job at the coffee shop because Kelso won't give him health insurance. The janitor comes up with a drink combining the two most addicitive substances known to man... tobacco and coffee ... to make the smoke-a-chino.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 04:22 PM) I would write a book and finish an album if I weren't working...plus probably run a non-profit or two. Definately part of the plan for me. The other thing would be to try and buy a small share of the Sox and get onto the board of directors. That way everyone could call me greedy and stupid!

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 03:41 PM) Yes. And the hideous looking sisters. I never really had the urge to punch triplets before their commercials...

QUOTE(WHITESOXRANDY @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 10:56 AM) Umm, because I have been following the White Sox closely since 1970. I get tired of people bringing up scenarios over and over again that have less than a 1% chance of taking place. The Sox are not going to get ARod, sign Bonds, Jones, Hunter or trade for Tejada. If anyone wants o bet on any of those things happening, I'll give them 20-1 odds. If you're not willing to bet $ 100 on that then you must realize that it's not going to happen so why don't why don' we talk about something that may actually happen ? Wonderful. Then why waste your time here? I am sure there is somewhere that all of you ultrasmart fans hang out that the rest of us don't know about. Run along if the people here bother you that much. For the rest of us, it is a discussion board.

With their prior commercials, it is no surprise they would sink that low.

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 12:55 PM) It's way better than the alternative. I thought not working would be a good thing... it's not. Boredom induces insanity. I hated not working. Even if I won the lottery, I would have to invest into something that would keep me busy. Besides, daytime TV sucks

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 02:37 PM) Much appreciated guys. I may have to take you up on this at some point. I have an interview with someone I'd LOVE to work for next Thursday. I'm doing some heavy prep work for the interview; hopefully all goes well. Not a problem at all. Its always nice to have someone looking out for you, because the road up is hard enough anyway... why make it harder?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 02:41 PM) That is not good. People can't get their net worth above their annual income? Even with the big housing value run-up we've had? Yikes. This nation has gotten really, really bad and saving and investing. Its not surprising at all. People make more money, they go buy a more expensive house. Their house goes up in value, they take out a home equity loan and buy a more expensive care. Everytime their worth could go up, the typical American borrows against it.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 02:12 PM) Net worth isn't median income. Surprisingly it basically is. http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/200...tagnant_ne.html That is basically two persons annual median incomes, which would be what a typical American household would have.

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 01:10 PM) Renewing full. No sense in bailing after nearly 4 decades. Come on, you don't look a day over 34

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 03:16 AM) I know the truth, and that is that he obviously must be white. Otherwise Ozzie would have had to have played him more. True Story.

This is an organization that never really hit free agency at all. It was amazing that they have stuck around as many years as they have.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 09:23 AM) You're right. Elder George Bush has done some wonderful things since leaving the Presidency as well. I guess what I meant to say was that no other former President seems willing to stick their neck so far out on the line to do the right thing as Carter has been. George Bush and Bill Clinton raise money. Carter has gone a step further in his actions since leaving the White House. That's all I meant there. Cool. I'm down with that. I have no problem saying that Carter has been the best of the ex-Presidents.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 08:40 AM) There are a couple or three of those guys with net worths that are semi-pedestrian for professionals of their age. But most of them are indeed rich, very rich, filthy rich or disgustingly rich. According to what we have been told during this campaign cycle, they are all "rich" according to their incomes.

Reagan also had alzheimers disease, which made it pretty much impossible to talk about what he did after his 8 years in office.

Happy Birthday boys

All of the White Sox magnetic schedules back to 2000, plus a bunch of baby pictures.

I kind of have a mix of things. I take the train, so I don't worry about driving, but my commute is long. I could have moved closer or into Chicago, but I like my hometown, and it is dirt cheap. I pay less in a mortgage payment, property taxes, PMI, and insurance for my 1500 sq foot house with a 2 car garage, than people I know with one bedroom apartments pay for rent. If I worked in Michigan City I would probably be making half of what I do now, and I would hate my job.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 04:57 PM) I'm starting the interview process....scary stuff. In all seriousness, if you want tips, ask. There are a lot of people on here in different stages of their careers. There is a TON of good advice to be had, and maybe even industry specific stuff. Good luck!

The US gives free health care to criminals everyday... This really isn't news to me. Hell we even let John Hinckley out of jail on a regular basis because he is "in full remission" for what caused him to try to kill Reagan.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 06:02 PM) Except by doing this you are creating a "ruling class." Only the people who can afford to be in government, run the government and we're stuck choosing which money gets protected by voting for the rich guy we like best. Take a look at my post about the net worth of each of the Presidential candidates and tell me honestly how this does not exsist today. We haven't had a middle class President in our lifetime for sure. To be honest, I couldn't tell you the last time in our history that has happened. We have a ruling class now.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 10:32 PM) Had this been coming from Poppy Bush, he would have gotten the same props from me actually. But the reason that it wouldn't is that Jimmy Carter actually gives a damn - at least now that he's no longer in office. Carter gets no free pass from me, especially since he suspended wheat shipments to famine devastated Ethiopia over its' government's relationship with the USSR during the beginning of the Afghanistan war. But here's a man who at age 83 is willing to put his life on the line - which is what he did - because he won't stand to see what's happening in Darfur continue. I think what you see here is Carter acting as a man of faith, not as a man of power. It's my opinion that as a man of power, Carter was sorely lacking and without the gravitas needed to lead our country. As a man of faith, Carter often shows the leadership I wish he could have brought to Washington with him. You mean Poppy Bush who didn't care enough to head up a group with the man who took his job to try to save lives after the Indian Ocean tsunami? I have a hard time saying that any of our recent ex-Presidents don't give a damn. The last few at least have gone out of their way to try to do a lot of good in the world. I don't really remember anything about Ford or Nixon's lives after the White House, but I know Carter, Bush41, and Clinton have all thrown themselves into beneveloent projects.