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I applaud any candidate that will follow the rules and push their limits. I'd like a President that did the same thing. As far as listing accomplishments, name Bush's before he took office? Reagan? Clinton? Sponsored such and such bill? Sponsoring any bill worth a damn is a party favor handed out based on longevity, fund raising and a bunch more less than honorable reasons. Then it gets trotted out at the right time and people who don't follow closely think some stuff means more than it does.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 02:48 PM) your favorite Che Guevara T-shirt? Thanks again, turns out Senator Kennedy was here in the 1980s doing work for the farm workers. So the shirt was a big hit. Quick review. After the local guys spoke and gave the local slant (many, including two of our state Senators are endorsing Obama) Joe Kennedy, Senator Kennedy's nephew spoke. Rex, I'm working your side of the street for a minute, one word . After graduating he did two years in the Peace Corps stationed in the Dominican Republic and was just recently in Timur helping with the refuges. And damn, he is one good looking man. I'm guessing they are grooming him for the Kennedy seat in the Senate. He did about half his presentation in Spanish, playing well with this crowd. And I was later told his Spanish was not a poser. Then the Senator made his way to the stage. Great mix of historical Dem highlights with current issues. Spoke about Health Care, Education, Immigration, lots about a VA hospital in the area. We have over 50,000 Veterans in this area and the closest VA hospital is 5 hours away in San Antonio, and a few other issues, real general stuff. He showed his age as he made his way on stage and shook hands with the politicos in attendance. Once he started speaking, the polish was evident. You know he has delivered this speech, minus some details, thousands of times, but this time it was special. Or at least he made the audience feel that way. Obama will be here Friday morning for a 9:30 am rally. Nice that South Texas is getting some play. No need for a REP to visit.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 02:51 PM) Apparently BillyBoy just said in Texas that if Hillary doesnt win Texas AND Ohio "I dont think she can win". So, if she looses either, she should drop out. Fire up the supporters.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 02:48 PM) your favorite Che Guevara T-shirt? Doh, why didn't I think of that?! Thanks. I had on my Williams S. Burroughs, but Che is better. and shorts, makes it easier to be frisked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_gube...lection%2C_1980 I'll take Clinton trivia for $400 Alex

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 02:43 PM) Hey, I'll be glad when Hillary is gone from the political fixture that is the United States political landscape. Just remember, they have never lost an election. If you count them as dead now, she'll come back to bite you in the ass. Trust me, there's no one that wants her gone more then me, and I still contend that there's going to be shennanigans that puts her over the top in more ways then one. I thought Bill lost a reelection in Arkansas And she will be around for a very long time. She may be a Teddy Kennedy-esque player, but she will be a fixture for the next couple decades.

Obama rally in 45 minutes featuring Ted Kennedy, my daughter is coming with What to wear?

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 01:12 PM) executive order against an assassination? Seems kinda odd. Especially when it can be used against terrorists. http://archives.cnn.com/2002/LAW/11/04/us....ination.policy/ for some background

Sure it is fun to mock something that others people hold as sacred.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 12:50 PM) what law? Sorry, executive order. It's been in place since President Ford.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 12:37 PM) Could send in a special ops force or hire an assassin. But yes, I would tend to believe he means bomb. Of course that pesky law against assassination may get in the way of some leaders.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 11:53 AM) Judging by the turnout in Republican primaries and caucuses to date I don't think people will be coming out in droves to support an uninspiring waffler like McCain. You are right, I'll be voting for Obama in the Texas primary. No need to vote for McCain, it is a forgone conclusion.

Post your homework help requests here. There are always soem posters who will help. First request . . . For my linquistics class, I need some slang terms that have changed meaning over the years.

From a friend of mine who works at the library at NIU

QUOTE(Vance Law @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 12:06 PM) I think Dick Allen's point is, how could signing anyone with any kind of upside to a minor league deal (no risk/high potential reward) be dumb? It kinda can't. I thought I was agreeing with him and adding that this is even an easier decision that E-Lo was.

Perhaps the shooter tipped someone off to come witness the massacre and that is the "woman in back". However, that seems reminiscent of the "woman in red". I wonder if someone isn't trying to push some similarities. I think Balta is also close. Sometimes reporters have this item they do not know what to do and they try and find a place to toss it. Perhaps the reporter had another three or four paragraphs explaining more but they were cut to fit the space. Almost every cell phone made in the past ten years has a sim card. Interesting he pulled his. I'm wondering if that doesn't point to a possible accomplice or perhaps to some paranoid state.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 10:38 AM) Sounds like Bartolo's people are trying to scare other teams into a last minute bid... About what I was thinking.

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 11:13 AM) This wouldnt really even do anything for me either. i havent had a land line for a few years and Ive never had a problem getting reception anywhere, let alone inside my house. Would you like to have free minutes at home, using the same phone and phone number?

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 11:09 AM) Wow if Danks and Fields end up at AAA will we have two guys in Baseball America's top 100.

With our favorite baseball team we can see no good, with our political candidates we can see no bad. Interesting.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 10:36 AM) wait... i dont understand your logic. You are saying because a lot of people dont like hillary, that will make MORE people vote for her? That's twisted logic. Not much of a race on the GOP side, so as a REP, why not cross over and vote against the candidate that your leaders have announted the DEM's most evil threat? Reps for Obama, not that far fetched. This process is for the party to select their candidate. The mainline supporters are typically supporters going back at least as far as Clinton 1, and in some cases even farther. Because some people just now decided they like a candidate, these supporters will take a back seat and say you run it? Too much in it for people. Too many received benefits from Clinton one and wish to return to those days. I'm not all the way with Kap, but he's closer to right then the she doesn't have a chance people.

When a candidate's supporters say I will support this candidate and no other, it does not sound like they are Democrats at all. These are flash in the pan voters who will go jump to some third party candidate or similar. They will get the level of respect they give the party. My way or the highway supporters come and go in every election.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 10:17 AM) I completely understand your logic but the only way I could see it work is if the last 10 races were close. She is getting her ass handed to her. It is quite obvious that a big shift of momentum is going towards Obama's camp. I just couldn't see how the superdelegates would arbitrarily all begin to shift towards Clinton for no apparent reason. It would be the demise for the Democratic party....at least in the short term. She would literally need to begin getting landslide victories on March 4th and beyond in order for that tactic to work for her and I highly doubt that will happen. Many are already committed to her. 80% of my local superdelegates are already pledged to her. They have been for months.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 10:15 AM) Do the Democrats want to shoot themselves in the foot and give the Republicans another two SC appointments? The true stakeholders want a win in November. I don't believe that Hillary will give them that, and I think they also realize that. The true stakeholders want to build the party for more than just this election. Being held hostage by supporters who claim they will not support the party if they do not get what they want is not good as well.

A house divided Robert for Clinton Teddy for Obama Coincidence or well coordinated family plan? I'm hoping to see Ted at the Obama rally this afternoon. He's basically touring college campuses. My son mentioned he will be at Texas State tomorrow.