Texsox

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Nov 19, 2007 -> 09:01 AM) Tex, you act like because of the wall there will never be tourism and noone will ever want to visit the US of A again. Please stop being so over the top. The people at your mall had to come here somehow, possible over a road and thru a checkpoint, which would still exist with a wall. We are putting up a 700 mile sign that says we hate Mexicans. That is how it is perceived.

Nice article on Romney. More and more I realize this is an industry and the background players stay the same, it's just a different brand of politician they are promoting, like mouthwash or hemorrhoid cream. If they can prove he push polled himself, you can cue Freddy Mercury . . . Another One Bites The Dust . . .

Do you think they discovered that "I don't know" polls well? I really like that he appears more genuine than the other candidates, but I know in the back of my mind, at times, I'm seeing Arthur Branch, not Fred Thompson. I am also feeling a Mr. Smith Goes to Washington vibe. I believe Thompson is one of the honest candidates with some backbone and integrity.

Setting up for a push poll.

QUOTE(Middle Buffalo @ Nov 19, 2007 -> 07:34 AM) Fire and Rain - James Taylor Fire on the Mountain - Marshall Tucker Band

The movie is even better than the TV show. I place the TV show in my top 5 of all time. It claimed the #1 sitcom spot for a very long time. You may wish to mention in your homework assignment that the TV show actually ran longer than the war itself. One of the themes that would periodically emerge was that the Doctors really did not care which side their patient fought on, they all bled the same. Well all except Major Burns who was the rabid war hawk. Unlike WW1 and WW2, this enemy was a little less clear, a little less evil. With Vietnam, hundreds of thousands of citizens stood up and said, maybe we shouldn't be fighting this war. M*A*S*H was able to show this to a greater extent because of the Vietnam War. Prior to Vietnam, depicting a Japanese or German soldier in a sympathetic way would not have been well received.

Yesterday's experience at the mall may help to explain the differences between the border area and the interior in our attitudes towards Mexico. The mall was packed, literally every parking space was full. They closed lots and only allowed cars in when someone left. In the row of 46 cars where I parked, over thirty carried license plates from Mexico. Nuevo Leon was #1, that would be the state where Monterrey, a great city, is located, which is about three hours away via the autopista. But there were several other states as well. And the number of packages filling their trunks was staggering. Most of the retail stores in this area will rank in their chains top 10 nationally. The largest volume JC Penny store happens to be in McAllen a city of barely 100,000. The last year I saw a report from our local Chamber of Commerce, almost 3/4 of the new businesses were owned by Mexican-Nationals investing in the US and getting their money out of Mexico. 70% of the condominiums on South Padre Island are owned by Mexican-Nationals. Without the influx of Mexican cash into the border economy, it fails and fails hard. We saw it with the peso devaluation a couple decades ago. We're seeing it now as many Mexicans are feeling the anti-Mexican sentiment that is sweeping the US. At the mall, almost every sales clerk approached me in Spanish first. My friend and I jokingly waited to see how long it would take to hear a conversation in English. So with this wall, and the attitude it represents, we are potentially screwing with the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of Americans who depend on the trade brought in by these tourists. We potentially screw with the farmers and ranchers, all the retail trades, the hotels, restaurants, and other tourist attractions. The towns and cities that depend on the tax revenues. Perhaps if people on the border had an attitude of f*** your town, we don't care about you, you would understand our feelings.

QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ Nov 18, 2007 -> 07:24 PM) Little Drummer Boy--Mark Kozelek Different Drum - Linda Ronstadt

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 18, 2007 -> 11:04 AM) Give Peace a Chance - John Lennon Peace Train - Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam

I can't study for more than an hour I was so tired I took a hot shower Anything to avoid the big textbook Perhaps I'll end up as a fry cook Once a week classes all stacked like freddy Three tests next week and I'm not really ready So all this week is filled with misgiving, Oh I can't wait for Thursday's Thanksgiving Four more weeks 'til the end of semester Think? Will I end up a corporate investor? or stay playing the silly court jester? As my textbooks lay like a wound that will fester

QUOTE(The Critic @ Nov 18, 2007 -> 10:09 AM) The Devil's Takin' Names - The Lawrence Arms The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band

QUOTE(The Critic @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 11:27 PM) Stop Your Sobbing - Pretenders Stop In The Name Of Love - Diana Ross

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Nov 18, 2007 -> 12:57 AM) Does it matter? Let's assume that the Pres. had good intentions. Let's assume (as Tex mentioned) that it was protective, fatherly type advice. Let's assume someone made some kind of crass comment to the Pres. about Mary and he's just trying to look out for her. Let's also assume that this promotion had been in the works for a while. The situation was still mishandled. She's gonna stay for now, take the promotion, the new title, the raise, fatten up her resume and look for something else in the spring. They're also going to put her through some kind of courses and get her certified, so she's gonna use them for that too. Therte isn't a company on the planet that hasn't made an error in HR. Serious mistakes should be dealt with legally and to the fullest extent possible. Others are better non calls, no harm, no foul. It's her call. I still think they were trying to help and fumbled big time.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 03:23 PM) it's all good guys, I fixed the problem: That is partly true, it will be almost literally in my back yard.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 01:17 PM) Good job! I cracked myself up with that one. Think they took that concept a little too far

Bad Company - Bad Company - Bad Company 1974

QUOTE(The Critic @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 09:24 AM) Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division Love Hurts - Nazareth

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 11:19 AM) Who was Bozo the Clown's sidekick? Dick Chaney?

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 11:18 AM) Is it a deterant only if it deters EVERYBODY? If this shooting stops 50 people from committing similar, or worse, acts, was it a deterant? The death penalty at least deters one, but we don't quite know how many others are swayed by the fact they could die by committing certain acts in Texas. We'll see if there is a statistically significant drop in burglaries in Texas for 2008.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 09:18 AM) What is Oreo? Who is Tiger Woods?

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 08:26 AM) There was a famous World Series catch made by Cookie (something Italian ... and long) Longettivo? or something? ... against Joe Dimaggio. Who is Cookie Rojas? I'll take famous "cookies" for 400 Alex

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 09:09 AM) Backdoor Love Affair - ZZTop - First Album Love Without End, Amen - George Strait

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 17, 2007 -> 08:42 AM) Looking Forward - CSN&Y - Looking Forward CCR - Lookin' Out My Backdoor

Side bar YAS. I immediatly thought of Steppenwolf's The Pusher, would that be a legal pick? Though it would make for a tough follow up