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http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/08/blo.../sxfosters.html

That ought to be interesting... I'll definitely check it out.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 09:41 AM) The Tigers. Vlad puts up better numbers in every offensive category, and he makes less money. Maggs isn't worth what they're paying them. Especially when you figure that for a whole lot less money up front, they could have had Carlos Beltran who would have looked real good in that giagantic CF of Comerica Park. Remember $34 million of his deal is deferred, so he is actually making less money during his 7 year deal than Maggs would. http://mets.mostvaluablenetwork.com/index.php?p=195

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 09:44 AM) How you can put a positive spin on the effects of this tsunami is literally quite insane. That is pretty much what I was thinking.... I am sure that 31,000 people don't think it was that beneficial.

I am not quite sure what to make of this, but according to the author the tsunami has been good economically for Sri Lanka http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/a...my_050208034722

QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 09:11 AM) .. Don't be hatin on my boys... They got a pepper bar.

QUOTE(winodj @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 09:02 AM) 7 times out of 10, I agree with you. I'll even agree that France and Russia had economic interests in a Saddam Hussein led Iraq, however - that being said, Russia and the US met and Putin made that very clear. If Russia thought they could have gotten one penny more out of Iraq reconstruction, they would have come to our side. But I think what we're seeing here is a fundamental switch in foreign policy by the Bush administration and that was seen with great alarm, and for good cause, around the world. The idea of pre-emptive war is a bit chilling. And I can honestly say that major powers, or in the case of France - former major powers, find this unsettling to the status quo of how things go on the part of the major players in the world. In a world where the big players need to be more stable, this as seen as a much more unpredictable switch. I can't argue with that much at all.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 08:34 AM) Got a total figure on that Southsider? I was shocked how much other stuff there was besides the $350 million. I was also trying to find a total for all of the military equiptment that we using as relief aid also... I remember reading that one of the choppers we have down there costs $4000 per hour just to operate.

QUOTE(winodj @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 08:28 AM) Last time I checked you weren't calling the US government ineffective, the Catholic Church Godless, or accusing Bill Gates of stomping puppies (couldn't really think of a good analogy for Microsoft, its early) because of the bad things they do. Yet you're making a judgment call about an entire multinational organization because of the actions of a few people on the take. I love how Oil For Food is now used as a justification after the fact of invasion, and used to explain why Russia and France were so hesitant to allow force involved. Because it neglects the fact that they were right this whole time. The weapons that the US thought were there simply were not there. And Russia and France didn't believe they were there. Last time I checked, Russia and France were right on that score. Actually I would totally agree with your first two characterizations, and would wonder about the 3rd. The US government is ineffective(and incredibly ineffecient), the Catholic church by and large is Godless, and it wouldn't surprise me if Gates stomped puppies after getting back some of the Anti-trust decesions back. And as to the whole France and Russia being right thing... I guess it is back to the ends justifying the means. It is the same reason people with interesting in Haliburton wanted the war in the first place, they know where their bread is buttered. Yes, I truely believe that a country can be motivated by greed. Why is that so hard to believe?

QUOTE(mreye @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 08:07 AM) So, just like Fox Sports Net? worse, by far.

I'm sure things will improve, but outside of the actual games, CSN sucks. They have horrible shows and personalities.

$75 million sight unseen. Mike Illitch has just passed Tom Hicks for the dumbest SOB to own a baseball team.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 07:52 AM) That's a national disaster, plain and simple. The Tsunami Devastation was a global disaster, one of the worst of our time. America wouldn't want to be bailed out by other countries, even if they were its allies. And when the scope of the disaster came into focus, not just the US, but almost every country who gave aid, adjusted their donations upwards. The initial reports were of a few thousand people dead. They are still finding dead people and survivors they didn't know about after 6 weeks of the disaster. I think if the initial reports had been of the entire destruction of tens of thousands of square miles of coast lines over many countries from Indonesia to Africa, the deaths of over 300,000 people, and the displacement of millions more, no country would have offered as little as they did. Out of curiousity, what was the Aussies original donation offer and how long did it take them to make it?

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 07:50 AM) We/they need to keep trying, but I really don't believe it will ever happen. This "war" has been waged since the time of Abraham. I'm not holding my breath, but for the innocent people's sake, I hope it happens. Too many people who want exactly what I mentioned have died because of these wars.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 07:39 AM) I know there were extenuating circumstances for the original amount that they donated, all I'm saying that compared to other countries' donations, America looked a bit stingy (in the eyes of others) for the amount of money they contributed, when you consider how much money they put everyday into Iraq. And if you want to focus on one situation at one moment in time, you can make anyone look bad. How much did the Aussies send for the US hurricane's relief? I'm not going to hold that against the Aussies.

Its sad that one man seems to have been impeding the process so much. Hopefully this breakthrough will lead to two independant states living side by side in peace.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 07:28 AM) No offense, but what was the original donation America made to the countries affected by the Tsunami Disaster FWIW? If you want to nitpick, everyones donations went to one upping things... No one realized the scope of the disaster early on, and everyones donations kept getting revised. Not just the US. And that doesn't even begin to change all of the work that the US does around the world everyday, and not just when their is a natural disaster.

After yet another Anthrax Kenny Williams hatefest post, YASNY gives this gem.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 02:20 AM) If the Sox won the World Series and there was a ticker tape parade thrown for them, you'd blame KW for the litter. Your blatant hatred for KW is moronic. :headshake LMAO... Quote of the month material right there YAS.

It shouldn't surprise Kenny at all... While they have done their best to wish Maggs well, try to resign him, and not make his info public, Borass and Maggs have been on a one sided slander mission ever since last winter to try to win pity for this chump. Finally the Sox organization gets it right in handling a parting with some respect, and Maggs can't even return the favor. Like I said before, its a sad day when Sammy Sosa can handle leaving Chicago with more class than Magglio Ordonez can :headshake

QUOTE(winodj @ Feb 7, 2005 -> 03:16 PM) From the head of the independent investigation on UN Oil for Food in an AP article on February 3, 2005. The UN does some great work. Believe it or not, aside from the corruption which should be eliminated and those involved, punished, it was an incredibly effective program. And the US leads the world in giving as a country. Even as only 5% of the earths population, they lead the world in money given to charity. The US is always the first to respond to disaster, and rebuild countries after wars and famine. Does that mean they can use that to justify the crap they get into? The Catholic church gives an inordinate amount of money to charitable organizations, feeding much of the worlds poor, housing at least hundreds of thousands of orphans, and giving shelter to many homeless. Does that mean would exempt this organization from the sex scandals? Bill Gates leads one of the most ruthless monopolies in the world, yet gives billions of dollars out of his own pocket for causes around the world. He is doing everything from putting computers in classrooms, to preventing AIDS spread from mother to baby, to vaccinating 3rd world kids. Does that make Microsoft exempt from crushing smaller companies who don't follow their whims? The ends obviously doesn't justify the means.

Joan Cusak is the 6th sign of the apocalpse... And you know where to find me...

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Feb 7, 2005 -> 06:33 PM) I had one and it got shredded to death by my mom's cat. Ah, our cats are obsessed with them as well. Ang actually has to put them in something or they take off with them.

QUOTE(Mr. Zero @ Feb 7, 2005 -> 06:41 PM) You guys banned him already, at least show the decency to not talk behind his back. Yeah you're right... we'll leave that up to them.