StrangeSox

There's 100+lb capacity drywall anchors.

lol

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 2, 2011 -> 04:31 PM) How would you suggest this happen? Send them to the bench? Who might make that decision?

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 2, 2011 -> 04:27 PM) So what if he's a mouth-piece for one side. It still provides insight on what's going on. He acts as if its the Truth and that he's being objective.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 2, 2011 -> 04:19 PM) So you'd prefer he did not report on the fact that these guys don't like each other and there is a power struggle going on? I want to know as much information as possible. I'd prefer a "reporter" not be a mouth-piece for one particular side of the story and not continually insult the other side.

What's that sharp drop-off, an assumption that they'll come up with a debt deal that cuts a significant portion of military spending? Or Iraq/Afghanistan phase-outs?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 2, 2011 -> 03:44 PM) Who is claiming that? Republicans, every time they pass new laws or rules changes that just happen to make it more difficult for minorities and the poor to vote in order to fight the specter of voter fraud. It's actually refreshing to see that facade pulled away and their real issue with ACORN and voter registration drives: these legitimate voters will vote, and they mostly vote Democrat, and that's a bad thing. No, I said there's strands of conservatism that think that way. I don't know the size of it, but it isn't some radical fringe minority of conservatives. One of the founders of one of the bigger tea party organizations supports going back to only landed citizens being able to vote, and the "everyone needs some skin the game" (ie poor people should pay taxes if they want to vote) arguments are fairly common

I thought I'd have to resize it, glad soxtalk has an auto-resize feature.

How can I make that image my avatar?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 16, 2011 -> 07:28 PM) Transcripts indicate that the prosecution in this case deliberately showed the evidence that they weren't permitted to use. This is pretty likely to piss the judge off. Good thing prosecutors are immune from actually being held accountable for this sort of behavior. /tangent

At least they didn't win anything, but that was bulls***.

Good timing with a pretty terrible article in ultra-conservative blog American Thinker: If that's not bad enough, here's some of the comments: I don't know how long you can keep claiming Republican voting law changes just happen to disproportionately affect the poor and minorities when there's vocal strands of conservatism that actively promote disenfranchising the poor or basing voting rights on income levels.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 2, 2011 -> 10:39 AM) Ground Level Ozone and I really don't get along. This one is kinda personal. a thought just occurred to me: why the hell did the WH announce this before his big "jobs speech?" You know there's going to be a big fight over this again if they want to get anything short of big tax cuts and massive deregulation passed. This WH really is just full of terrible policy and incompetent politicians. lol had to post this image from Reuters:

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 2, 2011 -> 02:41 PM) The big stories come from the GM. Then I guess Cowley is lashing out and attacking the GM because he blew his access and is a petulant child.

Cowley brought it up several times while accusing KW of getting personal in the same sentence. It was pretty good.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Sep 2, 2011 -> 02:06 PM) Actually I agree with this. Although I have to admit living overseas I am not nearly as close to it as the majority of this board. But I didn't really see much of an issue that Cowley was saying there, if it's true that KW doesn't talk to him and the only way for him to get the story is to get info from Ozzie and others in the locker room. The problem comes in presenting Ozzie's side of the story as the only side and as the complete truth and consistently bashing KW with petty personal insults. Just because Ozzie is your only source doesn't mean you need to parrot everything he says uncritically.

At least I get the benefit of working in an industry with only one regulatory body. I don't mind the idea of financial regulation reform if it means we clarify and consolidate many of the overlapping jurisdictions and regulatory interpretations while also strengthening the ability of regulators to actual regulate and back Wall Street away from being as much of a casino as it is now.

Speigel does come off as a douche as well, but Cowley really didn't do a damn thing to defend himself.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Sep 2, 2011 -> 11:58 AM) Haha I just picked it up for a few bucks on Amazon the other day and gave it a spin after seeing it mentioned in this thread recently. I enjoyed it for two or three days, but then Deus Ex: Human Revolution came in the mail. That's one I've been looking forward to for a while- and will probably occupy me for a month or two. Anyone else giving this one a shot? The original came out around the time I was a sophomore in HS, and is probably #2 in my holy trinity of games (behind Doom(s), ahead of Starcraft). From what I've read, this is a worthy sequel (actually, prequel). I've heard mixed-but-generally-positive things on another board. the main complaint is that the opposition in the game isn't really given character or fleshed out. Whereas in the original game there may be some confliction in killing everyone, in this one they're just goons in your way, meant to be mowed down. Heard lots of praise for the hacking minigame.

Oh that sounds like fun, digging through trading algorithms. Dodd-Frank is a giant, vague crappy mess, but then again we all knew it would be.

That was just smug defense of my own job! but I'm assuming you're referring to dodd-frank?

Wow, that was just pathetic. The Score and all of their reporters are just protecting KW now? Cowley's the only one telling The Truth about the situation?

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Sep 2, 2011 -> 11:25 AM) Wowwww. Crazy interview. I get what Cowley's trying to say, that only one side of the story will be told when the other side refuses to talk, but it's very, very clear that he's being a petulant child about KW's silence rather than a responsible reporter. Good to see someone call Cowley's out on his childishness. Only getting one side of the story doesn't mean you have to lose all objectivity and openly side with that source. Especially if you lose access because you're such a giant douche.

Cowley trying to defend only reporting one side of the story and then threatening that he could "blow up" KW is pretty hilarious.