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QUOTE(mr_genius @ May 2, 2007 -> 06:39 PM) if you owned a department store and wanted to make it "clothes optional" you could. if you owned a video rental store you could allow drinking in it. Walmart and Blockbuster have decided they do not want either activities in their store. that is their right as a business. it's not a question of "people have the right to do whatever they want, whenever they want". it's a question of letting a business decide what reasonable and legal activities they can have in their establishment. I believe in most locations you would need a liquor license to have alcohol in your video store. Carrying a gun is legal, yet the state has banned it in many locations like schools, banks, bars, etc. Should they have a choice? You can drive 55 in some places but not others. You can go fishing in this water, but not there. You can park here, but not there. There are so many examples of restricting legal activities to specific locations, times, etc. You can bet on horses here, but not there. Actually I'm not certain you can have a nudist shop open to the public. Since you can't have clothing optional bars without special permits, I'm not so certain you could have a clothing optional department store.

If you own a car dealership and want to open on Sunday you should be able to. Why do we have these laws? Because industry likes them. If all the bars are smoke free, the bars save the money on smoking related issues. Since people would have to drive to Wisconsin or Indiana for a smoke and a shot, it probably won't effect their bottom line. Just because something is legal, doesn't mean you can do it anywhere you want. Try stripping at WalMart or drinking at Blockbuster. What is Illinois doing about Hookah bars?

I understand blocking me from mlb.tv if the game is available on my cable/sat system. But when I am blocked out and the game isn't available, that's wrong.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 2, 2007 -> 05:49 PM) So then that begs the question...what should be done? Should we just ride out this cold streak and be willing to sacrifice the season if it goes on for a couple more weeks while Thome is out? That is the heart of the question. Would the next coach be able to fix all the problems in less time? Would his approach be any better? I haven't seen where Walker has lost their trust, would Dye turn his swing over to another coach because K-Dub* thinks the next guy is better? If the new guy doesn't turn it around in a couple weeks and the team is still within striking distance, do they switch again? I kind of like the K-Dub for Kenny Williams.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ May 2, 2007 -> 05:34 PM) When everyone on the team is having the same problems, you need to look at the common factors. Greg thinks these guys have great mechanics now and has retooled several players' swings in the past to be homerun swings (which sent their ability to hit line drives into the gutter). He is just not a good hitting coach. It takes more than a day or two to rework a swing. He should have been gone last off season. Either way could spell disaster, I prefer to think of this as a slump, it happens to every team, every season. 2005 it happened late. Switching coaches everytime they slump and we'll have the 2007 Edition of College of Coaches. But hey, I'm a conservative guy

How much credit are y'all giving the coach? To listen to this place Crede = A-Rod with a better hitting coach. These guys have to step up and start playing. If these guys started blaming the coaches you would all starting howling how they are scape goating. I am certain everyone of these guys has been watching tape of when they could hit. Y'all are making a bunch of excuses for guys who are slumping or not playing up to their potential.

Is there really a link between social studies and AIDs? I'm confused on that one. I like a bipartisan bill.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 2, 2007 -> 02:57 PM) Yep, I'm keeping this to myself until it becomes public. When the names from this story are released, I'll simply say yes those are the guys I was referring to or they aren't. I'll bet they will be. Makes you seem cooler with inside information I kid because I care™ Used by permission. All rights reserved. Not valid in Alaska or Hawaii. Tip your waiters

I wonder how many players were traded a few years back when their teams suspected them of steroids. There are a probably a few teams that *botched* trades back then.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 2, 2007 -> 02:22 PM) So, are those of us who were right about this war being a terrible idea around 6 months before it started still allowed to call it Bush's war? Sure, but let's not lose sight that plenty of elected officials on both sides of the aisle were on board. I just don't think it is totally accurate. And while we are calling it Bush's war, I don't see his friends and family hanging out in the desert.

We worry about foreign oil crippling us, image a lack of food.

rip

I do worry when we are dependent on foreign food to feed ourselves.

BTW, I don't think it is fair to call this Bush's war. If we go into the way back machine, we'll find that most of America was behind the war. Now we know some of the information wasn't accurate, so maybe we can pin a bit more but IIRC there was widespread support of the war.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 2, 2007 -> 12:59 PM) I love the "new course" wording. Why can't these assholes just say we're running away because we can't deal with it? Stay the course, eventually this will work. It just takes time, money, lives . . .

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2007 -> 10:06 AM) Instead of blaming rap music, I think we can look throughout pretty much all of modern history and learn that women have just about always been treated like second class citizens. I wouldn't blame any one factor, music, art, etc all reflect societal values. As the values go to hell, the art reflects it. But, yes, that is a great point.

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ May 2, 2007 -> 12:47 PM) Jealousy. I hate being short. When we were kids, my sister wanted to be short and I wanted to be tall. Well, she is 5'10 and I am 5'3 lol.. you received the better hair . . .

I find the Dems PR campaign distasteful. I feel badly for the servicemen. [/color]

Is the US still offering wheat subsidies to keep bread prices low? I wonder if this is a common issue around the world.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 2, 2007 -> 11:08 AM) The exploding price of corn tortillas has become a major political issue in Mexico. They were state subsidized, have they stopped that?

QUOTE(Jimbo @ May 2, 2007 -> 10:40 AM) TWO WORDS: SLUMP BUSTERS Three words College of Coaches.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2007 -> 11:04 AM) I guess this means we have a new leader in the race for "Most Shameful Self-Promotion" Rookies. Pros in self promotion know to use the witty response to an even more witty post that they themselves provided.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2007 -> 11:02 AM) It was either Fidel Castro or Hugo Chavez that was quoted as saying something like this was a genocide against poor people. I don't remember where I read that anymore, but it was a month or two ago. With the ethanol plants in Iowa needing so much corn, Iowa, IOWA, is about to become a net corn importer. I think the quote above is hyperbole, but it loosly grounded in some facts.

http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20070501faes...e-the-poor.html There are always consequences that don't appear at first glance and I am always fascinated by them.

She needs to go bye bye