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Ugh, obama is so choppy and incoherent sometimes. Not impressed in a forum i thought he'd do well in. Romney still assertive but not as good as the first debate.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 16, 2012 -> 09:04 PM) Obama was winning handily in the first 50 minutes but Romney had a really strong answer on the "what did you do to earn my vote Obama" question and his just-now unveiled immigration reform. Oh god here we go! Brawl!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 16, 2012 -> 09:04 PM) Obama was winning handily in the first 50 minutes but Romney had a really strong answer on the "what did you do to earn my vote Obama" question and his just-now unveiled immigration reform. Oh god here we go! Brawl!

I'm so confused with the story. Did he post pictures? Or did he just create those subforums for other people to post on them? I mean, being a dick online is no crime. Unless he was doing something criminal, I find it bulls*** that Gawker published his identity and that he lost his job over this.

Caught up on Boardwalk last night. Little slower than I like, but some great scenes. Nucky needs to stop obsessing over this Billy chick, but I guess the story is going to naturally flow to him killing her at some point. Or one of his enemies will (like Rosetti). Speaking of Rosetti, "Harry, you're alive! And you're a horrible shot!" Lots of point blank misses there. The Gillian stuff is getting tiresome, as is Margaret's. Both need to spice it up somehow. And lastly, Van Alden. I'm glad he's now hooked up with Capone's gangster enemy. Now let's see him be an enforcer.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 15, 2012 -> 11:20 AM) Another part from the comics, some zombies are known as sleepers, they aren't as active as walkers and really only wake when hit or walked by closely. That just makes me hate the writing on the show even more. And if that's the case, wouldn't they make it a priority to check those zombies just to be sure they're dead? Also, my wife and I couldn't remember - was there an explanation for why the zombies don't just "die" from lack of food? Do they need any (wasn't that the point of them moving out of the city into the country)? Could they conceivably just continue on for the next 100 years? Or can the humans realistically try and wait them out?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 15, 2012 -> 10:52 AM) Yeah - good points. Also, we've realized over the first two hit/miss seasons that sometimes the rules are bent when convenient! It's also hard to ignore the rule that humans = zombie movement, except where convenient. "Oh hey, there's a zombie on the ground not moving at all. We'll walk past him. Whoa, wait a minute, he just lunged with amazing speed 3 minutes after we walked past him. Makes sense!"

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 03:55 PM) I can't stop playing Big Win Football on my iPhone. That is all I gave this a shot after reading your post and also go hooked. It seems to be a bit random though, in terms of who wins games. Sometimes i'll go up against a team with a lower rating and no cards and I still lose. I've also gone against teams with a much higher rating (like 47-40) and won.

QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 15, 2012 -> 09:11 AM) I think we can all accept that a disproportionate amount of racists identify as Republicans. It can be funny to see them flaunting their stuff, for sure. I don't find any back and forth beyond that to be constructive I actually don't agree with that. I'll agree to this: more conservatives are traditional racists - KKK, burning cross, bring the white back to white house type stuff. More liberals are nontraditional racists - believing minorities are so dumb/poor/disadvantaged that they can't possible live and survive without our help. Both are equally abhorrent and only one gets called out like it should.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 15, 2012 -> 09:41 AM) Is he RIP? We're lead to believe that lopping his leg off may save him? I didn't read the comics, and I don't really want to know the answer, but it was f***ing nasty/awesome nonetheless. Yeah, I guess I am jumping the gun a little there. I thought the "rules" they had set up prior was that since everyone carries the zombie disease, once you're bitten you become undead. But I also find it hard to believe that an old man can (1) withstand losing half a leg and that much blood and (2) would be able to stay alive in that world on crutches. But I guess we'll see.

Walking Dead was much better from last year. Thank you writers for having the characters actually do something during an episode. Though RIP Herschel. Your veterinarian ...er...surgical/general medical care skills will be missed. Homeland was solid again, especially the Carrie half of the episode. The Brody stuff is getting a tad ridiculous. If you're a terrorist group wanting to use Brody, wouldn't he be more valuable as the VP of the United States instead of some rogue Congressman? Why would you chance him getting caught by the CIA as they monitor the tailor? I dunno, to me that whole storyline is really dumb. Blackmailing him into doing what they want is a great angle. Having him stop the assassination attempt was awesome. But stealing intel out of a safe in a CIA director's office (w/magical intel about the safe's combination!) and dealing with the tailor were pretty dumb ideas.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Oct 15, 2012 -> 08:38 AM) seriously? you guys like Revolution? ugh WHY? there's absolutely nothing good about it. story isn't deep. isn't all that interested. Charlie STILL cries over every f***ing person that dies. She continues to be the worst actor on the planet. and we're supposed to be all shocked that the good guy is actually the bad guy WHOAAAAA gimme a break. They've pretty much beaten you over the head with the idea that he started the militia with good intentions and then at some point got out of it, presumably because they were doing things he didn't agree with. It's not the greatest show out there, but it's worth the 45 minutes IMO, and it's getting better each week. Charlie, however, is still awful. I agree with you there.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 03:57 PM) that's a personal attack. Suspend him!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 03:16 PM) that is a criticism of TBTF, not F&F. Nor does it remove culpability from private-sector actors. And no one is doing that. Stop embellishing the arguments that have been made in this thread.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 02:51 PM) At full employment, yes, at any given time, millions are out of work. We are nowhere near peak employment, and we have millions of chronically unemployed people who have been suffering for years. At the very least, it's a tragic waste of human potential. So let's put em' to work. 70% of Detroit should be torn down and returned to nature. Start there!

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 02:28 PM) That doesn't happen a whole lot in Washington. It happens daily, just not to the benefit of 99% of Americans.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 02:34 PM) Millions of unemployed americans seems like a national emergency to me! At peak efficiency there are millions out of work. And we're paying those people to be unemployed anyway. It's not like people are dying in the streets.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 02:17 PM) What would be a reason to compromise if there are none now? Emergencies - war, national tragedies, etc. We're in a s***ty spot, but not an emergency, and both sides think they have the best solution to get us out of it so they're going to stick to that.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 01:58 PM) There was a time when reaching across the aisle was common, Reagan and Tip O'Niell for example. Partisanship really has gotten ugly, it was bad in the Clinton years, worse in the W years and today you have an opposition party that openly admits their number 1 goal is to make the sitting president a one termer. I'm blaming both sides but the Tea Party has driven the GOP far right where they think Obama, who has raised taxes less than Reagan, a socialist. SMH. This is nothing new and has been a part of the process from the beginning. Unless there's a reason to compromise, you stick to your demands. Politics 101.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 01:35 PM) I agree with Abraham Lincoln. Kabooooom!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 01:20 PM) Where is the data supporting your initial contention? You made the claim that Fannie and Freddie bought enough of the subprime loans to cause the crisis. Provide support. I don't think anyone said it caused it, but it played a major role in it. If you know you're going to be backed by Freddie/Fannie, it's easy to make the decision to give out a loan you know has a 90% chance of defaulting. Blame for sure goes to the private lenders, but Republicans saw this issue in 2006 and tried to increase the lending standards but congressional dems blocked them. Would it have prevented or stopped everything? No. Would it have made the financial impact a little smaller? Yes.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 01:11 PM) http://www.publicintegrity.org/2009/05/06/5554/subprime-25 http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2008/10/12/5380...not-fannie.html Federal Reserve Board data show that: More than 84 percent of the subprime mortgages in 2006 were issued by private lending institutions. Private firms made nearly 83 percent of the subprime loans to low- and moderate-income borrowers that year. Only one of the top 25 subprime lenders in 2006 was directly subject to the housing law that's being lambasted by conservative critics. Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2008/10/12/5380...l#storylink=cpy Yeah, ISSUED and MADE, and then those GSE groups bought those mortgages up.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 01:08 PM) Who was buying more?

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 12:09 PM) just read the first one and stopped. seriously? Obama was blaming Youtube for weeks for that terrorist attack. just that the first 'lie exposed' is so incorrect leads me to believe the other 'lies' are also suspect. I was JUST going to post that same response.