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QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 09:58 AM) Maybe that's a better way of saying that none of them are "presidential" material, but neither is the "dumbass" we have in the White House now. I wouldn't dismiss the camera whore aspect. After thinking about it, the best media whore President was the Teflon King, Reagan. He manipulated the media better than any other public figure in my lifetime. And I think that was a good thing. I value the President as cheerleader. Bring Down This Wall! That was pure media camera whoring and a great sound bite.

QUOTE(juddling @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 10:15 AM) hahahahahaha.....Kanye West went 0 for 5 last night and cried like a little bit*h about it. hahahahahaha Hey Kanye.....you know....an award from a cable staion run by old white guys won't exactly help your "street cred" yo' . Then again...crying about it won't either. hahahahaha great post yo'

Kap is correct in questioning every bit of information especially polls. Bottom line is, it makes perfect sense to me that the average Iraqi does not want a war in their living room. Duh. Pick the worst neighborhood imaginable in the US. Then start bombing it, have an army tossing grenades and other weapons around, and tell me the average citizen will think it's better. They are now living in a war zone with a foreign country controlling their lives. Well duh they are unhappy. Back to the good news - bad news thing. The "out party" always benefits from bad news. Nixon benefited from Vietnam f*** ups. Reagan benefited from Iran seizing hostages. Clinton benefited from Bush problems.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 08:35 AM) If that is true of the D-Backs, then I like them even more. I've been following them a lot the last couple years anyway, they've sort of become my 2nd favorite team. This just reinforces it.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 09:04 AM) The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Second most. Inside the park home run

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 09:30 AM) I still cannot see why people say this is a good field of candidates. They are all a bunch of dumbasses and camera whores looking for a chance to make a soundbite. That's it. And basically, the office of president has become nothing but that. I think we have an exciting group of candidates. Lots of star power. I accept they have to be camera whores. I don't think they are dumbasses, but I also don't see a Presidential leadership style out there yet.

Can she just get to the porn movies so I really never have to hear about her? I now have such a huge admiration for Madonna. She managed in this same slutty world and won. Along the way she even managed a tune or two that didn't suck really bad.

I'll bet this was covered in a secret Hollywood briefing It's a long campaign, I'm going to dismiss that one and see what else he says.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 08:13 AM) Pretty much. That's exactly why I do NOT want Guiliani around much past Jan 15th. He's too much of a drama queen. I'm sad to say I agree. He was on my short list of candidates early, but like every candidate so far in this campaign, I've grown colder and colder.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 07:48 AM) ooooohhhhhhhh, now I see what you were getting at. I think I'm not getting my point across well. I don't think AQ cares one whiff about which party is in power, except for how it effects them directly. They are selfish, if you will. What policies they pursue about gay marriage or what not are ultimately small beans to them. What really effects their world, and what allows them to flourish, is the Iraq War, and to an extent the rest of the U.S. "war on terror" and Middle East policy. In that area, there is a clear difference between the parties, and I think its pretty clear that the GOP stand on staying the course is much more beneficial to AQ's cause than the U.S. pulling out. Exactly. And I'd add, they survive on hate. It is easy to hate someone who just bombed your city and killed your father. Look at the American Civil War. It pitted brother against brother, but it also added soldiers to the same side when, for example, a father was killed. Even if your sympathies were torn, sometimes seeing one side kill a loved one would have you change sides in a hurry. I know that wasn't clear, I hope y'all see the intent.

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QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 9, 2007 -> 09:17 PM) Exactly. As I said earlier, he's not slutty enough (and again, since you Dems are so damn touchy, that's not an insult, it's just a fact of public opinion now-a-days.) Yep, he needs to grab the Rudy G playbook.

Dam, I like that level of honesty. Perhaps too honest to get elected, but I kind of like that.

QUOTE(Cknolls @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 10:06 AM) Rahm Emanuel, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, excoriated President Bush for comparing Iraq's Parliament favorably to our Congress, while in Australia: It has long been the custom that members of Congress do not go overseas and criticize the president — that partisanship ends at the water's edge. But reading today's accounts of the President's remarks in Australia, it is clear he has a different view. Methinks Rahmmy has one more person to whine about. Meanwhile, Dennis Kucinich is in the Middle East: "US Democratic hopeful Kucinich meets Assad, blasts Bush": Kucinich, a strong anti-war opponent who trails far in the US presidential polls, also said he won't visit Iraq on his trip to the region because he considers the US military deployment there illegal. "I feel the United States is engaging in an illegal occupation ... I don't want to bless that occupation with my presence," he said in an interview in Lebanon, after visiting Syria. "I will not do it." Kucinich, who accused the Bush administration of policies that have destabilized the Mideast, met with Syrian President Bashar Assad during his visit to Damascus. He said Assad was receptive to his ideas of "strength through peace Pathetic. Exactly.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Sep 9, 2007 -> 09:53 PM) I had over $19,000 in student loan debt, and that was almost 20 years ago. These kids must be getting a bargin! I'd be interested in how they arrived at that number. All graduates? All students? All with loans, including or excluding those without any debt. That is always the problem when reading a number like that, without knowing the sample population, it is meaningless.

QUOTE(Yossarian @ Sep 9, 2007 -> 07:49 PM) Depressing. Reinsdorf is as stubborn as always. No, not always. Link

We had an entire thread on that gesture. A High School yearbook was recalled and stickers placed over all the hands IIRC. And again Mr Fla seemed to have all the names for it.

We went to war variously to secure WMD and to remove a dictator. Both have been accomplished. Now we keep adding factors. That is GOP rhetoric for continuing to fight. It isn't burying our heads in the sand to determine that nobody can solve centuries of bitter animosities between groups. It isn't burying our heads in the sand to believe that our Troops are better resources when they are available to meet a different enemy than bogged down for a decade or two in Iraq. Bin Laden is in favor of tax cuts and capital punishment. He's in pro-Life and strong on law enforcement. All are nice GOP attributes. Shall the GOP drop those because they happen to follow his message? Does this mean the GOP is Anti-American?

Again Kap, what is wrong with both sides wanting peace? That's the only way to end a war. I thought the GOP loyalists wanted peace also.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 9, 2007 -> 08:28 AM) Hey, thank you very much for proving my point! I appreciate that. But of course, it's a "slap in the face" to admit that for "Democrats". And I'll say it for I think now the fourth or fifth time... the RHETORIC spewed is LIKE THAT of Democrats, not that "all liberals are like Al Queda". I've said it over and over and over after my initial post which was done on the way out the door and poorly worded. Why is it so bad to have both sides wanting peace? I guess my post regarding embracing killing people is pretty damn close to GOP rhetoric after all.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Sep 8, 2007 -> 09:59 PM) http://www.fieldsfanschicago.org/protest.html Wow. Is it too much time on their hands, a personal grudge, or truly a love of a Chicago landmark?

Sorry Jas. Losing a pet is tough.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Sep 9, 2007 -> 08:11 AM) Assholes. Can't wait until they get charged with a crime for it. ^^^^^^ Trying to decide if it was staged or not, these seemed real.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Sep 8, 2007 -> 04:48 PM) I'd be proud of my kids if they worked, went to college, looked good, and were featured on national TV too. In her bra and panties demonstrating her favorite manual stimulation with two of her buddies?