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Has that been established yet? And really, why does that matter? He had his gun legally after all.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 10:20 PM) Pop-ups = awesomeness. Seven runs down, nobody on, bottom of the 8th. Let's swing for the solo shot!

yeah, he used direct pressure enough to stem the bleeding from his artery enough to not bleed to death.

I'm proud of this so I thought I'd share again.

By the way... the VA Tech shooter had obtained his gun legally.

I think New York is uniquely American. I think Paris is uniquely French. I think Montreal is somewhere in between.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 01:12 PM) What a flaming bag of douche. Is that even physically possible? I completely ignore Fred Phelps. But that other Phelps guy, hell of a swimmer, no?

Conceal Carry Permits were allowed in Virginia in 1995. Total Violent Crime in Virginia: 23921 offenses in 1995, 21400 in 2005. Total decline 10.5% Total Violent Crime in the US: 1798790 offenses in 1995, 1390695 in 2005. Total decline 22% Source: http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/

McCain is a pandering hack, IMO. He stopped being genuine in Fall of 2000.

That's almost like a whole Rush album, right? :-P

I don't know how you expect a player with one year experience in the bigs to look at the plate with seven at bats over ten games.

We're getting 3 or 4 inches of rain in NJ today. That's what three feet of snow if it was cold enough? Basically, the Nor'easter hitting the Jersey shore will be at its peak, comparable to a Tropical Storm. Just colder.

The 25 billion in bailouts was basically a farce btw. Less than 20% of that money was ever actually awarded.

Nothing has become of America. Didn't this take place in Canada?

Here in NJ, it was all about the word ho.

Bit of trivia: Jon Corzine is the third consecutive elected governor in New Jersey to break a leg while in office.

No. His aide was, and she was not injured.

They say he's doing well considering and should be off the ventilator within a couple days. I'm very surprised how many people still don't wear seat belts these days. Probably back at work within 10 days.

Here's to hoping he gets better. In the heat of the 2005 Governor's election, he blew off a campaign event to watch the White Sox in the playoffs. He's a huge White Sox fan. http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?A...3/NEWS/70413009

If I was her, I would probably return the couch.

I guess it should be noted that this isn't the first time that he's gotten into hot water over this. There was an exchange with Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune seven years ago where he pledged to never refer to black women as "hos" again. This wasn't the first time that he's violated this pledge. I think the real reason Imus lost his job is that his bosses weren't adept enough at handling the controversy. When this first firestorm started brewing, they should have punished him immediately like a week ago instead of Wednesday. A two week suspension was definitely appropriate, in this case. However, letting the I-man twist in the wind before announcing the punishment made everything seem insincere. I think its appropriate for him to lose his MSNBC gig. It makes no sense to put someone using shock jock humor in a morning news gig. However, the radio show firing is somewhat ridiculous - but not unheard of. When you base your life's work on insulting people (which is what he does) eventually that will bite you in the ass.

If he wants to be taken seriously as a political "kingmaker" he needs to leave the lame shock jock act at home. It hasn't been funny in 15 years. For what he's said and other things he's said in the past, I wouldn't call the MSNBC broadcast an appropriate venue for him. I don't think he should be fired from his CBS show over this however.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 09:09 AM) In this case there is no long shot. The kid is gone. Obviously it's a different situation if there's a chance, but here there isn't one. And yes, hospitals are under a legal obligation to provide life saving treatment. But that's not an indefinite obligation. It's been three months here, is that long enough? A year? A decade? How long would they have to continue worthless treatment? I'm surprised Medicaid hasn't jumped in yet to put a time limit on this treatment. Surely there's a regulation about this sort of thing so it doesn't go on forever. That is, as far as I'm aware, absolutely an indefinite obligation.

That foul territory in Oakland is huge.