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QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 18, 2007 -> 02:40 PM) Exactly. But the media's not biased! Because they make more money promoting liberal causes. All conservative reporters and editors are fired before they can cause any problems. Thank God Fox is there to provide unbiased coverage.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 18, 2007 -> 02:30 PM) Ah so now we know how Thompson is going to be stereotyped by the media... I guess it was conviently ignored in the mainstream that dispite the reporters not knowing what Thompson was talking about, Fred Thompson actually knew what he was talking about. I wonder who the media elected in their secret election. If they would just come out and tell us, we can all avoid the campaigns and polling. We know they are the ones that really elect the President.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Sep 18, 2007 -> 01:56 PM) Wrong time, wrong place? What does that even mean? Seriously. Think Tom Jones singing You can leave your hat on, champagne, chocolate, crab legs, candles, a really hot guy Now it's a blind date and he's at your parents house. wrong time, wrong place

If I ever agreed that capital punishment was warranted, this would be it.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Sep 18, 2007 -> 01:08 PM) Pee Wee's Playhouse is listed, but Law & Order isn't. Where are the Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock shows? What about Inside The NFL during the Dawson/Buonicotti/Collinsworth years? I'm not that big a fan of Family Guy, but where in the hell is it? "MTV 1981-1992" -- What happened in 1993? Why is 1992 the cut-off point? I see Gilmore Girls, Felicity, etc, but no Beverly Hills 90210? I could probably sit here all day pointing out major flaws. That list is atrocious, mang. Thanks, I won't bother clicking, this tells me all I need to know.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 17, 2007 -> 09:47 PM) I think the Giuliani wing part is sort of an aside. The fact that Romney used the hospital without permission is more the issue, at least from my view. I'm not certain this is an issue. People use back drops all the time, think Capitol Hill, any downtown corner, etc. So they found a hospital and shot the message.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Sep 18, 2007 -> 11:16 AM) I am soooooo sick of the "leave Britney alone" spoofs. I'm not, not by a long shot. Of course I'm not so starved for entertainment that I have watched any of them. Could be all that indy music has caused you to be less discriminating in your clicking

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Sep 17, 2007 -> 07:06 PM) oj quote: "i thought what happened in vegas stayed in vegas." seriously. He's working on his career as a standup comic. Of course he may only be performing to a small audience in prison.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 17, 2007 -> 03:59 PM) ACLU files a brief supporting Mr. Craig in court. You know how those conservative republicans stick together . . .

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 17, 2007 -> 02:48 PM) I'm married. What do you think? Well it isn't reason number 3

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 17, 2007 -> 10:26 AM) Like it or not, the Muslim population has been hijacked by these extremeists. It's very unfortunate. World wide attention has been hijacked by the extremists. There is a difference.

^^ What he said, and just for Kid. I *heart* Thome

It would be nice to spare us a very public squabble. With so many good people on both sides of the aisle, I am surprised we can't do this more often.

And perhaps the two smartest had non working moral compasses.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Sep 16, 2007 -> 08:04 AM) He was technically non-tendered. The Twins have the cheapest owner in sports, when you don't mention Bill Wirtz. Just so there is a discussion, the cheapest owner (or worst) in sports title should be retired with Dollar Bill Worst. It should always be assumed you mean the second cheapest or second worst . . .

Not to defend the cop in any way. But as I as watching this I wonder if the kid wasn't hoping for an encounter like this. The camera, his later explanation he was meeting a friend to retrieve his cell phone (who picks a deserted lot) just doesn't ring sincere with me. But, at worse, we have a citizen basically using the same tactics that the police use. He gave the officer a chance to make a mistake, and this cop took it. I will be very surprised if neither one of these people have previous experience doing this. Again, I am not defending the cop, maybe just making this kid a little less of a random, innocent, victim.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 15, 2007 -> 08:31 AM) The same could be said for ethanol. I do not have the source, but I have read with my own beadie little eyeballs that it takes .85 gallons of oil based energy to make one gallon of ethanol... and therefore, it's totally counterproductive to even be making it in the first place. You are close, *today's technology* yields about 1.3 units of energy for every 1 unit put in. Contrasting that to Brazil and their sugar cane, which yields 8 units for every one in. But that is the process. We start out at one point and end at another. Right now a lot of biomass is left on the ground in corn production. With sugar cane is burned to power the plants. Similar research is being done one the corn plant and there seems to be good cause for optimism. And there are energy costs in producing any energy. There is no perpetual energy machine. Back to recycling. the same process is taking place. Glass for example was a terrible product to recycle. It wasn't cost effective until about 10-12 years ago when someone invented a machine which recycles it much more effectively and now recycled glass is being used in a ton of different products, especially "glasphalt". It is also being used as border materials. All the rough edges are pounded out and you are back to colorful sand, or just about. In all these cases, continuing research improves the processes, with greater and greater gains in efficiencies. To dismiss the technology based on the first or second draft or even the one hundredth is a mistake in some cases. Another note to Kap, I am wondering if you are looking at a different measurement. It is also true that there is more stored energy in one gallon of gas than one gallon of ethanol. I believe it is 1.2 to 1.

Are you factoring in the diesel to take then plastic to dumps further and further away from the source? How about the diesel on all the earth moving equipment needed to cover and maintain the landfills? As suburbs sprawl, we are traveling further and further to dump our garbage.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 15, 2007 -> 01:36 PM) LOL Seriously though, I was there, and yes. Everyone was standing, and cheering, each at bat. Thome appeared to definitely be swinging for the fences. but he couldn't get it done. Oh well. Fun game anyway. Nothing like a little extra pressure

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Sep 15, 2007 -> 01:21 AM) Probably in front of their seats. thanks

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Sep 15, 2007 -> 03:37 PM) I've pictured several people here with horns on their heads and barbed tails. Easy to spot, they all post in the GOP only thread . . .

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Sep 15, 2007 -> 12:26 PM) Its just insane that that cop didnt get fired. Ill continue to think that they need to have much stricter guidelines for who they allow to be police officers considering how much power they have. He's been suspended without pay. I'll bet there is a formal process that must be followed before removing the cop. And that is probably a good thing. I imagine cops are accused of behavior like this all the time, and I'll even bet that 90% of the time it's made up. But of course there are a few bad cops, just like there are some bad accountants and restaurant cooks.

Where fans standing for each at bat?

If energy consumption was the only factor, you are correct. Most plastic containers are not recycled into more plastic containers but in making textiles, plastic lumber, and other products where virgin material would not be as useful or economically friendly.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Sep 14, 2007 -> 06:56 PM) My sister just called me. She's at the game, first row above the Bullpen Bar, and she got me two green caps. She's a Cubs fan, but she wore her Bears jacket instead of her Cubs jacket so she "wouldn't disrespect the Sox in their building". She told me if she catches #500, she'll give it to Thome if he gives her a jersey autographed to me. I love my sister. That is one awesome sister.