FlaSoxxJim

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 01:53 PM) lol yea right. you weren't hoping it would happen? suuure this is coming from a guy with given avatar. I'm going to pass on getting into this. And it's not a matter of understanding semantics, it's a matter of reading comprehension. Both of these skills are failing you at the moment.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 12:58 PM) I do see Fla's post now though - so I stand corrected there. Amazingly though, for as lousy as that thread got, there was very little that went to such an extreme. What extreme? Do you and Genius BOTH need a refresher course on the definition of "if"? Man, if I had a flamethrower I'd probably torch this place one day.

Wow, pulled into a scuffle through no fault of my own, a first. Yes, of course my post in the earlier thread was speculative. And no, I was not projecting any desired outcome onto it. I did wonder what the party would have to do to pull Governor Palin off the ticket if (IF, if IF . . . that's the word that is supposed to indicate the speculative nature of the post) something turned up in the post hoc vetting that was so damaging as to make her non-viable as a running mate. I looked into it and basically learned that a candidate could bow out fairly easily until they formally accept the nomination. After that, it would take an RNC committee vote to replace someone on the ticket. That would have been an interesting situation, but not necessarily one I was hoping to see unfold. I still feel very strongly that Governor Palin will ultimately be a key factor in the the McCain campaign's undoing, but obviously she has to be on the ticket for that to happen.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Sep 17, 2008 -> 11:50 PM) Rex, I'm not so certain. If you are trespassing in an abandoned building and find a murder victim, are you telling me it would be inadmissible? What if you are here illegally, can you not be a witness? I think we are confusing police from citizens. Why would we write a law that protects criminals from other criminals? Yeah, I'm interpreting things the same way as you. If the emails in question were official government business sent via official government accounts, then I think a privileged information claim could legally keep the emails from being used as evidence without a subpoena. Otherwise, I don't think so. I don't condone the actions of Anonymous here, btw. Not a big fan of self-appointed vigilantes.

I think it would be up to a judge to make a determination, but i don't believe hacked email of the type noted here is categorically inadmissible. If it was collected illegally by the police, yes, but if it was obtained by a private citizen off of the personal computer of another private citizen then I'm not sure. If I as a private citizen looked on a friend's laptop and realized the were trafficking child pornography, if I quietly took the entire laptop to the police, is anybody suggesting that the contents of the hard drive would be inadmissible in court because I swiped the laptop. Again, if the police did the same thing in the absence of a warrant, then the evidence would not be admitted. If it's a private citizen I don't know. One of you lawyer types around here, help me out. In the current case, if the suspect illegal emails were sent from a private account on a private computer, then I don't think a privileges/private information claim would hold up.

Three day old body, hmm. Maybe it's the launch of a new Verizon tagline. Can You Smell Me Now?

Adrian Belew

Vise Peeper Palin, proud American!

QUOTE (shipps @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 09:49 AM) This is what I love about soxtalk,we are so honest with some of the most personal stuff its really scary. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 10:14 AM) Call me a one pump chump Yup.

A Lather Rinse Repeat thread?!!?? Don't tell me I already missed the belly button lint thread.

I'm of mixed mind on this. It's commendable to not cave to an extremist threat. At the same time, going on with a concert that has been threatened with violence puts an entire audience of innocents at risk. I think the latter concern should outweigh the former in most cases, and i'd strongly reconsider doing this show.

Had the headline about Obama intentionally trying to stall withdrawal been on the mark, I'd say it would be a very serious problem, and I personally would be very disheartened. Reading the piece, however, if this is the operative sentence detailing the allegation: . . . Well, then I see it as being a prudent stance. I don't care for the idea of missing 2010 withdrawal targets, and I'm sure Obama doesn't either. But if this is an alternative to Iraq (not to mention the next presidential administration) being forced into an open-ended Status of Forces agreement, etc., I don't think it's necessarily the wrong approach.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 15, 2008 -> 08:58 AM) Don't worry, the government will save you! You know it, Brother. I'm already standing in the food stamp line.

Shakespeare

Outstanding Day and Evening, other than that Zambrano pap they broke into the game for. :gosox4:

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 14, 2008 -> 11:33 PM) . . . this gigantic new tool on the internet. Dude, I can't believe you just called Markos that. :o

If there's one thing the financial types around here have taught me, it's that the free market is always self-correcting and walks on water, so I'm not worried.

Blind Melon

fire ants

brutality

a$$ broom

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 14, 2008 -> 01:47 PM) I didn't think the green was necessary. My mistake then. I was hard-pressed to fathom somebody not seeing this as inappropriate. Then again, you see the stuff with some regularity, so I guess there are certain he-man Neanderthal high school football players who think shoving broomsticks up a teammate's a$$ is just good clean fun, second only to forced group sex with a cheerleader perhaps.

Gravy

Awesome news AHB! Huge congratulations! Hope you and your wife are caught up on your sleep, because you won't get any now for the next couple of years! :cheers

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 14, 2008 -> 12:10 PM) Frankly, I don't see the problem here. :o Fatty Arbuckle sure could have used you on his jury.