StrangeSox

The East Atlanta Mustangs actions are just baffling. I'm not sure I can fully comprehend refusing to play a football game because a there's a girl on the other team and then using the Bible to support this nonsensical sexism? What? Good for her and her team, though. Hopefully she continues to do well and ends up kicking for a DI school somewhere.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 22, 2008 -> 12:19 PM) The full quote: “To me, (McCain's sinking Poll numbers) motivates us, makes us work that much harder...And it also strengthens my faith because I know at the end of the day putting this in God’s hands, the right thing for America will be done, at the end of the day on Nov. 4.” Ok, so I'm kinda willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. While she MAY have been implying her and John are God's choice, i'd need to hear the audio to know for sure (voice inflection). I say that because, while I support Obama, when I do pray about the election (not all that often), I always say something to the effect of "may the person whom you feel is the right choice for America win... but I'd prefer Obama". I was raised to believe that you ask God's will be done, not yours. She clearly believes that her and McCain are the "right thing for America," based on the rhetoric of her speeches. I don't think there's any implication that she is God's choice; she explicitly states it (imo).

I didn't know I could dislike this woman any more than I already did. Palin: God Will Do The Right Thing On Election Day

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 21, 2008 -> 12:02 PM) About as many Dems who blame voting machines for Kerry losing. In both cases, there may be a small sliver of real effect in there, but its not enough to tip any scales. So, a massive amount?

How many conservatives will use ACORN as some kind of excuse for Obama winning?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 21, 2008 -> 11:42 AM) This isn't just coming out of no where. The fact that it is being floated right now is what is interesting. It's coming out of someone at the New School for Social Research in New York and a couple of morons in the House, not the Democratic party leadership.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Oct 21, 2008 -> 12:34 PM) Wow are politicans stupid. Does this mean there would be no more 401(K) and everything is then a Roth IRA type of contribution? I really wish McCain would have choosen a better running mate. This isn't Obama's plan and I really, really doubt he'd support something this dumb. There would still be 401(k)'s, there just wouldn't be any tax breaks on them, either going in or coming out. So it'd just be a glorified savings account.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 21, 2008 -> 11:12 AM) I'm pinning my hopes on the thought that this idea isn't held in high regard among the Dem party higher-ups. This is just a lunatic idea from a few house reps who are hungry for more gov revenue. I hope. Then this can just die a quick death. I tend to believe that this would never be supported by the party on the whole, but it just goes to show how incredibly naive/ stupid some people in our Congress are. There's only, what, 635 of them, and we still end up with people supporting ideas that are so horrible.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 21, 2008 -> 11:03 AM) No f***ing way. That is idiotic to say the least. This is call/letter to the Congressman territory. This is just disastrous on all sorts of levels. I'm not kidding when I say it turned my stomach. It simply amazes me that this person has a job in the US Congress, and will probably continue to do so.

http://www.workforce.com/section/00/article/25/83/58.php Their plan? Take even more of your money (5% annual) for a SS-like retirement program in which you have zero control. It makes me sad that people like this are in charge of making the laws for this country.

At this point, why don't they just give everyone their own at-home printing press?

QUOTE (The Critic @ Oct 19, 2008 -> 10:34 AM) That ridiculous Cub verdict opened the doors for every team's "reselling" operations. Horrible verdict. Completely wrong. Must have missed that one -- what was it all about?

Don't forget credit unions. They seem to offer better rates than most regular banks.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Oct 17, 2008 -> 10:05 AM) Yeah I am so looking forward to the crazy crap that comes out of looney Pelosi and looney Reid without a veto above them. I'm sure as hell not. That's easily my biggest reservation about an Obama presidency.

Stay classy, Soxtalk.

I wish I had 1/100th of the investment knowledge that Buffet has. I try to follow his advice often, and got myself back into the market with my "side money" on Monday. It's not a lot right now (only $1k), but its something. My parents got themselves out of the market about 9 months ago. Not terrible timing considering where we've gone over that period, but now the problem is convincing people like to reinvest now.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 16, 2008 -> 01:27 PM) Traffic and the ability of people to catch you committing a very obvious felony. If there is no ID requirement, how do they catch this? Don't they just ask your name? For some reason I'm drawing a complete blank of the two times I've voted.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 16, 2008 -> 01:53 PM) I don't care either, but it was a pretty dishonest ad. Yes, it was. Obama has had a few more that have stretched or distorted the truth ("100 years" was definitely taken out of context and made out to be more than it really was). I think some of McCain's ads blow anything Obama has done out of the water, though.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 16, 2008 -> 01:03 PM) Aparently he is a registered voter because he voted in the republican primary. There were reports he wasn't registered, but there is a misspelling of his name on his registration. But the other 2 things he appears to have confirmed. FWIW, he never claimed to be making $250k now. His concerns were if he bought the business that he currently works for. So that $250k limit Obama keeps talking about, is that $250k gross income for the business, or $250k net profit for the business? I have no idea how businesses are taxed.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Oct 15, 2008 -> 03:31 PM) Sure, he's a tallish, strong WR, but he drops tons of passes. He's only had one 1000 yard season in 5 seasons, including 1 or 2 years of less then 700 yards. What has he done to prove he's good? My response to that is "Detroit Lions"

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Oct 15, 2008 -> 10:10 PM) No litmus test? Then what was Obama's reasons for voting against Roberts and Alito? McCain said there was no litmus test but then implied that he would choose judges whom he agreed with; Obama sorta dodged the question but implied the same.

McCain was winning in the first section of the debate (his comment about running against Bush was really good), but he really derailed himself when the topics came to negative campaigning and Ayers/ ACORN. His defense of the nasty comments that both his running mate and his wife have made was to rebuke Obama for questioning the patriotism of veterans at his rallies. He has yet to acknowledge Palin's remarks. People already thought McCain's campaign was more negative, so that wasn't a battle he was going to win. He couldn't just admit that sometimes the rhetoric gets ratcheted up on both sides. Nate Silver's explanation is basically what I was thinking last night: www.fivethirtyeight.com

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 15, 2008 -> 11:03 AM) haha, the guy called Annenberg a liberal Didn't you hear that factcheck is run by ANNENBERG?! The same ANNENBERG who ran the ANNENBERG CHALLENGE that TERRORIST BILL AYERS and BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA were a part of?! Clearly, this means ANNENBERG and anything related to it has an extreme liberal bias and is not to be trusted. :tinfoil:

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Oct 15, 2008 -> 10:10 AM) I'd call Crayton a decent #3, and Austin is progressing, but Owens and Williams will be argubly the best WR combo for any team in the game. As for the CB's, I'd rather give Jenkins and Scandrick the rookies, all the playing time in the world until Newman gets healthy. They'll progress and get better, because Anthony Henry is basically done (Steve Breaston took him to school on the weekend), while Pacman I doubt will be back. And yeah I think we overpaid for Williams, but Jerry Jones is basically desperate for a superbowl. They'll be a good combo if they don't kill each other over who should get the ball 75% of the time.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Oct 15, 2008 -> 09:55 AM) From that link: "McCain had no trouble fraternizing with ACORN in 2006 when their political interests coincided with his." Just shows that as usual, McCain is willing to reach across the aisle in a non partisian way and work with those on the other side for a common goal. Just shows that, as usual, McCain is willing to pander across the aisle in a non-partisan way to gain support.