Gregory Pratt

PTI was talking about how Mickelson had changed his gear to darker clothes, longer hair, a bit of a shadow on his face, so as to "challenge" Tiger and come off as if he's "ready" for a duel of sorts. Heh. It was funny.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 11:25 AM) Well crafted. Nice tune. Wrong on so many things. I thought the "neener neener neener" guitar chord was clever.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 11:21 AM) That didnt answer the question. Yeah. We need photographical evidence! Forkball it over.

Thome's going to break the Single Season Home Run Record. Actually, somewhere last night I read an article on some blog from a Phillies fan begging Thome to break the Single Season HR record because they thought he was the only one who could legitimately do it and they were badmouthing McGuire, Sosa and Bonds as phonies. I thought it was kind of nifty how people put their hopes in their player like that and write an "open letter" to them begging them to do that.

I'm a Democrat. To prove it, I blog here: www.OfficeoftheIndependentBlogger.com It's my site. My liberal site. And I love it. Well, that aside (I felt I had to PROVE my BONAFIDES), I stumbled across this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o762HKxYMeA&eurl I love that little song. (As a Democrat, I'm typically supportive of Bush's foreign policy, which is probably why I like the song. But I particularly enjoy the nifty, dorky melody of the song, too. So I like it musically as well.) Don't know if anyone's heard of it before. And I put this in this section instead of the Filibuster because it was more musically related than politically, I thought, although it WAS a very tough call.

QUOTE(POPPY_HIDALGO @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 10:42 AM) I'll guarantee you that Konerko has more homers than Thome. Considering Thome won't make it all the way through this season injury free. I think Thome can make it through the season injury-free.

Is no one holding out for Konerko to hit more homers than Thome and Lee?

I luuuuv Detroit.

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 09:06 AM) Whoah! Relax! I am not offended if you guys mess with me! Just relax and not let it bother you day! Besides TOMORROW! Our White Sox playand we will all talk about stats and all! Okayokay. Since you showed the enthusiasm I like to see.

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 09:00 AM) Okay! You can break the sarcasm! You LITERALIST! I'm offended! First Tony Cisneros calls me a "Papist" and now this!

QUOTE(Steff @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:56 AM) Completely Useless By September But this is the year! You're so cynical!

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:55 AM) I am sorry for asking this question? But what is a thread? Is it a little joke or giving a new member a hard time? It's what you knit with.

Let me rephrase a bit. I was saying that I wouldn't report an overage girl for trying to have sex with me because I wouldn't be bothered. I was making the point that these girls wouldn't report him because they liked him. As I explained here, The girls who weren't consensual and were bothered refused to go along with any reporting. The girls who were consensual didn't want to, either, because they liked him. My hands were very much tied, is what I'm saying. QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:44 AM) The problem is we always remember the accusation, but rarely the outcome. Our system is based on innocent until proven guilty. Shouldn't the innocent have some protection? Nobody has a right to never be accused of anything -- or to be accused of something and have everyone be unaware of it. It's not a right enumerated anywhere in the Constitution and I personally don't think it should be granted. If someone ever accuses me of something I didn't do, I'd stand by that, too. As to your question, the innocent do have protections. Plenty of them. So do the guilty who are presumed innocence. The presumption of innocence, along with the "burden of proof on the prosecutors/plaintiffs," is protection and damned good protection.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:42 AM) You wouldnt report a person having sex with a minor because it was consensual? It isnt consensual unless the kid is over 18, until then it is statuatory rape and sexual assault of a minor. I am having a really hard time believing that you turned a blind eye to this guy because you felt that it was consensual. Actually, I think I did a poor job explaining my role in this. I was editing the school paper at the time, oddly enough, and wanted to publish the allegations. The teacher in charge told me I couldn't but recommended that I report him if I felt so confident about the story. I asked her if she thought I should tell the Principal with or without the girl's agreement. She said I should. I told the Principal about what was going on -- without naming names -- and he told me his hands were tied unless the girl herself came forward. XYZ., the girl he was basically stalking, refused. Then ZYX, the girl who wound up years later making charges after getting the Blowjob Text Message, refused, as well. I recently called her to tell her I was glad that she reported him but sorry she didn't win her case. I'd report it, sure, to answer your question. I'm not sure, in retrospect, if I should've gone to the cops, but I was quite young at the time and didnt' consider it, I don't think, because of a lack of cooperation from anyone.

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:43 AM) Pink! What are you talking about Pink! The text is not Purple! While I commend your newfound enthusiasm, I think what you were going for there was "?!?!" don't you?

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:29 AM) I respect myself too much to be holding down a shift key for an entire sentence. And here I was thinking she'd jammed you! QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:32 AM) You respect yourself so much that proving a girl wrong will show that your actually lazy! COOTIES!

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:15 AM) Good points. I know someone who is a teacher and one of his former students accused him of some sort of misconduct, although I don't remember the actual charges that he was facing. This is a guy with a wife, kids and big extended family who spent a TON of money on legal fees, had to relocate, find new work and was found not guilty. Sure he's free, but a ton of damage was done. It's just too easy to make these kinds allegations, even if it never makes it to court, the seed of doubt on someone's character has been planted. On the other hand, what's the solution? Penalties, even jail time for making false accusations? It's difficult enough for women who have been raped to come forward, we don't need anything else making them afraid to do so. It's an unfortunate situation all the way around. By the way, the prosecutuion in this case contends that they will press forward with the case. I knew a teacher -- he was my seventh grade Math teacher -- who was accused of sexual harassment and attempted rape and molestations and things of the sort by a girl. He'd sent her a text message requesting a blowjob, she reported it, and then he went to trial and was found innocent. His argument was that his daughter has a lot of friends and one of them must have taken his cell phone and done it because he'd never do that. He was found not guilty. ::shrug:: I know for a fact he was guilty. The guy was a pedophile through and through. He used to fool around with the girls on the soccer team he coached and did a bunch of things that these girls told me about. Most of it was consensual, though, and most of the girls really liked him (he's fairly young, although not in his twenties) and so they never saw a reason to report his behavior. Which is fair enough. I wouldn't report a girl for consensual sex even if she was over the age limit. The girl who did report him was one who really took offense. And I know another girl who he was all-but-stalking was going to report him but didn't want to get into a big messy legal battle and be put on trial with him. What I'm getting at is, being acquitted isn't proof of not being guilty. Oliver North was convicted of crimes and then overturned by a panel of Activist Judges (I think they were activist judges, anyway, in that case) and OJ Simpson was found innocent. I'm sure some make the case that they're innocent, but it's commonly accepted that these men committed serious crimes. Charles Manson was a hell of a man to convict because it was so hard to legally pin something on someone. American Justice is a b**** sometimes because we protect the accused as much as the accuser -- and probably more so. I wouldn't change that because it's necessary adn works well. I'm just pointing out the potential pitfalls of prosecuting. ------------------------------------ I don't think we should classify charges unless someone's convicted. I think the public has a right to know that their neighbor was accused of rape or murder or stealing lollipops. If they are acquitted, then their neighbors have a right to decide for themselves if they believe the jury was right and trust the man's character. If they don't believe them, then that's their right. I think people have a right to know what you've been charged with in the past.

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:23 AM) Well if you give someone say that writing in all caps is the best way to go, but if you are not writing in caps wouldn't you sound like a hypocrite? Give him a break! His caps lock button is broken! QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:24 AM) My caps lock key is broken. See!

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:21 AM) Buehrle wil be effective well into his middle to late 30's. Am I the only one who sees Buehrle as a Greg Maddux-type? You know, a solid pitcher who doesn't overpower, relies on control/his fielders more often than not, can pitch a ton of innings and will pitch until he's quite a few years old?

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:04 AM) Wow, that is some serious optimism you have going on. You would think that the season is more than 6 games old. :headshake Well with the Tigers and Royals on our back, you can't be too cautious.

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 08:17 AM) Well how come the other guys on this post are telling me that my post are FINE! Also if you think caps is all better how come you are not using all CAPS YOURSELF? He's not the one on trial here!

QUOTE(Steff @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 07:59 AM) Yea... OK. I know how to spell pompous. I was repeating the way you spelt it because it looked cute, but I accidentally added an extra S at the end. And I like my version better.

QUOTE(Steff @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 07:55 AM) If you're going to attempt to carry the badge.. correct correctly. I wasn't correcting you.

QUOTE(White Sox Fan For Life @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 07:52 AM) I am so stupid! I should have known! Gosh it is not easy going to college in the morning and then working late at night! Then getting only about 4 hours a sleep a night! You are right! They get a day off today but then they play the Tigers on Wednesday and Thursday. Then comes the weekends where I don't work which they happened to play Toronto for the weekend! Saturday I am going to the game! Sounds exciting. QUOTE(Steff @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 07:46 AM) Yea.. because knowing the schedule makes us all such pampas asses. :rolly Pampass!