Texsox

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 10, 2007 -> 06:09 PM) Eh, you only have one hometown. Besides the commute to work and baseball would be a b****. True. But I always believe home is where the mortgage is

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Oct 10, 2007 -> 02:34 PM) Fair enough. I could go for that, as long as his criminal past isn't for violent things. Then something different may be called for. Sure. And overall I favor Judges having more, rather than less, options in these cases.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 10, 2007 -> 02:48 PM) I don't think you could support me. Nice With your passion for bettering your community, we'd love to have you here.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Oct 10, 2007 -> 02:39 PM) What did they have to gain by leaking it? Someone is made to feel special. Someone is looking for a job. Someone is looking to be a hero. It could be someone inside the administration but not working under orders. Or it could be the liberal media trying to make the President look bad. But I doubt it in this case, too high profile.

Something less than even 5-years. Perhaps house arrest, or a work release system where he spends a year of nights and weekends in a cell.

These are messages left on an internet message board. If anyone thinks that speaks for mainstream conservatives, they are blindly partisan. Hell it doesn't speak for most of the wingnuts. You have to go pretty far out there to believe those comments, or be trying to make conservatives look bad.

QUOTE(vandy125 @ Oct 10, 2007 -> 02:09 PM) Washington Post says leak came from Bush administration: Post Article Someone should get fired for this... Sounds convienent to blame Bush if you are the media.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 10, 2007 -> 11:33 AM) This one could be ugly. Chrysler has new management, and they sound like they are ready to fight. Move down here

My bad, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 10, 2007 -> 10:23 AM) That is very cool. For a young person like me who didn't "live" through the moment, my perception of Gorbachev was a guy who understood that letting go of Russias power/zeal to become a hegemon was the best thing for not only Russias future but also the worlds (mixed with an understanding that his country was getting poorer by the second). I also find it amazing that relations between the two nations changed so dramatically in 20-30 years (though it loks like Putin is really starting to trash their democratic spirit). Is that an accurate assessment for those who lived through it? There is a lot there. Certainly the events leading up to the moment, Vietnam, Iran, Inflation, Oil Crisis, left us feeling a bit defeated. Along comes Reagan, his great "tear down this wall" line. And we won something. We won the cold war. In reality, dispite what Nuke will counter with, The USSR was in trouble before Reagan and would have collapsed in time, no matter what Reagan did. And I think anyone looking at this objectively would say that Reagan probably had some help. Perhaps Congress? Maybe other nations? Perhaps the governments of many Soviet block countries.

No doubt that kids will work, but I happen to volunteer and work around a lot of these kids and the ones that want to work find work. Obviously being between the border and the interior checkpoints this is the easiest spot for illegals. Yet the high school kids that desire jobs find them without any problem. I can't believe that kids who are willing to accept these positions are not getting hired. So the question becomes, absent immigrants, will the kids that aren't working suddenly decide they will work in a bean field? I don't see it. They aren't going to abandon football, dance lessons, gymnastics, WOW, and all their other activities because our nation needs laborers.

The industry that I am most concerned about is agriculture. High School kids can't follow the crops for 9 months picking and processing. It is also unlikely that enough local workers can be found for 3-4 weeks at a stretch. That is where a guest worker program is critical. I also believe it is critical to our national security. I believe eating is a good thing.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Oct 10, 2007 -> 08:16 AM) . All fine and dandy. Except that they also recruit from non-poor areas, so that argument is only half right. And on a different note, I don't recall people here cheering when Russians were starving. In fact, didn't they get alot of food aid from the US? Some of his comments sounded like he was trying to practice a little revisionist history, like Russia really wasn't that bad, etc. But I bet it was still an experience to listen to him. I would have liked to have been there myself. All true. We took joy in winning the cold war, and we sent aid.

QUOTE(NUKE @ Oct 10, 2007 -> 06:57 AM) They can, indeed, talk all they want to..........they are right. All by himself.

SRO with most of the crowd students. When he walked on stage it was a really cool moment. Bigger than life, but human as well. I'll admit to a certain excitement, but not nearly as cool as Konerko's WS grand slam. Some housekeeping to get out of the way. Technically, it sucked. As he talked, so did the translator. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Five or six words from Gorbachev, then the translator talked over him. Very distracting, I was constantly wondering if the translation matched his remarks. Subtitles on the screen would have been much preferred. His prepared remarks hinged on four themes. Globalization, especially how it affects the developing world. He said forgiving developing nation's debts has already been done, but teaching them to farm and buying them a tractor is better. The environment and how the US and Russia should be taking the lead. He criticized, gently, the US for not being a better example. Terrorism and the Middle East. Do not blame Islam, instead realize that terrorists target the poor and the oppressed with their rhetoric of hate. They find a desperate population willing to list and believe. They go to the very poor areas to recruit. The fourth was how Russians view the west in regards to the west viewing Russia. They are puzzled and hurt that the west would cheer when their economy was collapsing and their people were starving. Now that Russia is rebuilding and doing better, the west is disappointed. This has fueled anti-west sentiment within Russia. He proposed that the world benefits from strong countries. Since the US is the only Super Power, they have a responsibility to take care of everything, where in the past the USSR provided some help as well. He concluded his prepared remarks by quoting a great American with words he said he believes in. Y'all can search who said this on June 10th 1963. The Q&A was very interesting and showed his wit and humor. Asked about the upcoming election he said there are many candidates and it is for you to choose, not himself. (was funny in the moment). Another questioner mentioned that many people here in the US give Reagan most or all the credit for bringing down the Soviet Union. His answer was let them talk. (big laugh from the crowd). He had praise for the Cuban people, their education and health systems and believes trade will benefit everyone. The border wall was mentioned and he was asked to compare it to the Berlin Wall (almost no one down here is in favor) he replied he would not use the words that Reagan said (laughs) but that history has shown that these walls are bad and even though the US is very wealthy, no country has all the money and why spend it on this? (big applause). He feels the US could learn a lot by his countries problems in Afghanistan and their eventual exit. The final question, actually more of a final comment, was delivered by a young lady and was perhaps the most fitting comment. In Russian she spoke rather nervously to Gorbachev. It was plain her comments struck a kind nerve with the former President. He replied in Russian. She then turned to the crowd, and was rather choked up when she explained that she thanked the President because his policies allowed her to leave Russia and come to the United States where she can teach Russian history, language, and customs to the students at UT-Pan American. Upcoming speakers in this free series include John F. Kennedy Jr. and in February the one I am most excited about, Paul Rusesabagina. I can not imagine being in the same room with him.

And don't forget to thank Paulie for that sweet hometown discount and being a loyal player . . .

And we'll pay thousands of a dollars a year paying for his room and board.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 04:11 PM) Not my point. My point was that if you want to say that blacks or other minorities may have a tougher road to "success" in American then I'd agree. But I would disagree if you were saying there are still barriers stopping them from whatever they want to do. I guess I'm saying since there is a tougher road to success for minorities than whites, there must be some barriers in the way, why else would it be tougher? But we would then be parsing words, and why bother?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 04:15 PM) Dude, he was at the University of Dallas last night and I wanted to go so bad. I just couldn't get there with my schedule right now. Please go and tell us how it was. Seriously. I'm going. I keep thinking if this was a band, Tuesday night, no cover, they must totally suck. I keep thinking he's less than a mile from my house, no cost, and I'm sitting here like a winter Texan, it's going to be crowded . . .

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 03:52 PM) Ebay is so lame... I sold a bunch of junk, literally. And now I have someone giving me negative feedback because I clearly stated that I had no idea if the item worked. He complained there weren't batteries, which I never said there were nor did he ask. People expect EVERYTHING on ebay to be in amazing shape and to be a steal. An auction/digital yardsale is never a guarantee, unless you ask questions and then you avoid the bad deals anyway. am I a bad person for selling things that I didn't want and didn't know if it worked? one man's junk is another man's treasure, right? what a jagoff. I have had hundreds of positive transactions on ebay, and one bad one. It's up to you but I would offer a refund, less shipping and fees.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 03:13 PM) I have a beard. I bet 17% fails in comparison to the amount of jobs I wouldn't be considered for simply because I have facial hair. Is that discrimination? I write on my resume that I'm a Sox fan. I bet I'd be denied by a ton of employers for that. Is that discrimination? b****, if you seriously are comparing the struggles that blacks have had in this country versus a beard or being a Sox fan, then I rest my case. You have no clue the struggles and that is my best argument. People died for civil rights.

It's either him or

Mikhail Gorbachev Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Speaks on: Peace in the 21st Century 7:30 pm Fine Arts Auditorium Admission is free and open to UTPA students, staff and faculty. Doors open to UTPA students, staff and faculty only with their UTPA ID’s at 7:00 pm. The general public will be admitted at 7:20 pm. For more information, please call 316-7989.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 02:55 PM) Tex, back in the 80's, I had tried to apply for a job at UIC that I saw in the paper every sunday. I send resume after resume, changing colors of the paper, different cover letters, etc. No luck on getting a call for an interview. until I changed the name at top to Tyrone Jackson. They weren't happy at my appearance or something when i got there, as my interview lasted all of about 30 seconds. but it was worth it. I am certain that happens also. But I doubt it balances.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 02:41 PM) We should add that to title vii - name discrimination. 17% is not a barrier. LMAO. OK, I see where this is going. Enjoy your fantasy.