Texsox

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 04:17 PM) Why go to thru the production hassles when you have ready-made product. Because you can tailor it towards your exact message, much like Republicans want to hear from our media.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 11:36 PM) No matter how much I hate Mr. Bonds, I'd have to sell it. I just can't screw my life over that much when handed that kind of gift. And pay your medical bills for the pummeling you will have endured to keep the ball. It will be insane. I fear someone will get trampled. The bleachers will not be a place for kids. It will look like a soccer crowd. I think it is sad, with the overwhelming preponderance of evidence he used performance enhancing drugs to break the record, that people will still cheer for him. It shows all that is wrong in our society and I hope, at the least, that those that cheer him do not adopt that same cheating attitude in life.

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QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 02:18 PM) If you survey people and their 'giving' habits, would you think that democrats or republicans give more to charity? And I mean of their own money, not by appropriating taxes to fund thier pet causes. Most surveys I've seen show the poor as the most generous. Dems and GOP the breakdown usually shows a slight difference with the GOPs giving more money and the Dems giving more time and talents. As far as giving, as working for a non profit, it takes time, talent, and treasure to make most non profits work. It is usually easier to find treasure than time and talent.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 02:16 PM) Tex, in sports, when you can see that the other guy is tired, or losing confidence, you can always find that little bit extra to try and finish him off. why not the same in war? The terrorists are in a waiting game, and the more that they see the good guys don't want to fight, the more they can convince themselves that if they just hold on a little bit longer, the burger-eating surrender monkeys will leave. Because war is different in sports. When you spoke of finishing them off did you think about killing or being killed or did you think about winning a game? If he's staring across the line, is he thinking about the other team's fans or the guys he's playing against? Going into battle and thinking you may die is probably a bigger motivator than thinking that someone in Iowa, not even the person trying to kill you, is unhappy. Put another way and bringing it home, which is more important to the guy across the battlefield from Nuke, Nuke's motivation or mine? If that guy really thinks he's going to win because I would rather Nuke be back home b****ing about liberals, he's half way to overconfidence and a dirt nap. Also, if it is that big of a motivator, wouldn't the other side just produce some propaganda films to motivate their Troops? They don't need actual CNN coverage.

I've heard Frank is quiet in the locker room. Not much of a vocal leader, but a nice team mate. He also has probably mellowed some.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 11:38 AM) So apparently Carwell's BA Level was .00. Um, Brian, why in the blue hell weren't you driving then? Tall, sober and stupid is no way to go through life, son

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 09:32 AM) I'll take... C. Make it work where it CAN work. Pull everyone back into Kurdistan, let them set up their independent country like they want to. They are capable of it, they actually like having us there, it would solve the refugee problem in Turkey and Iran by giving them a place to come back to, its a smaller area to be concerned with, there is oil to provide income, we'd be close to the borders with Iran and Syria which can be better secured... its really the best possible solution at this point (its not PERFECT by any means, and there will be issues, but its a world better than the current scenario). Unfortunately, everyone wants to make this thing all or nothing. If we pull everyone back isn't that leaving? Call it what you will, are their troops there? We stayed. If the troops are gone we left.

QUOTE(NUKE @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 12:58 PM) That's the problem though. As a soldier you do not have the right to publicly criticize the government's war policies. That's one thing you forfeit when you sign on that dotted line. I do see a difference in whistleblowing and policy differences. I agree that there the military could forbid public criticism from their employees. I can't believe it makes the enemy fight harder knowing some people are against the war. I think dying might be more of an incentive.

Image wise the NBA basically has been trash for most of it's history. From the fighting days, through the heavy drug days, to today. There have been years when they have been better, but over all it has the worse imagine of any major league. The NFL on the other hand, has an almost Teflon™ image. Still not perfect, but better than most.

QUOTE(mreye @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 08:06 AM) You know that's not what I'm saying, Tex. Many POWs from Vietnam said the vast coverage of discontent here only emboldened the enemy. That's the road we're heading down again. I don't know the answer. I just think cuttin and running at this time is not ideal. WMD? Gone Regime Change? Done Cutting and running? Mission Accomplished, Go Home!

Obviously we have defines poverty too strictly. We need to lower the poverty threshhold to around $2,000 and then we won't have all these poor people.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 07:21 AM) Most of you think we need to leave now, at least if you listen to your own rhetoric. Once we removed all those WMD and the evil dictator, are next goal should be getting out. Mission accomplished! So, which is it? Stay forever or get out? What are we accomplishing by staying 5-10-15 years and is it worth Americans dying? We can't stop crime in our own backyards. How can we say finish the job, when we keep redefining what the job is? WMD? Check Regime change? Check ?? ?? ??

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 07:28 PM) So the ONLY answer is to get the hell out, right? Well there are TWO options A. STAY forever B. GET the hell OUT Which one do you like? If you pick B, then you agree with about everyone here. The disagreement becomes when.

I just read that 1 in 4 Americans have been on tv.

QUOTE(striker62704 @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 02:39 PM) I was told he drove up in a white bronco

love the widescreen

Does anyone think the refs favor their favorite team?

Nice sig I have to agree with her.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 04:18 PM) Interesting article on how much CBB refs work. http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6495276...CP&GT1=9131 Great article, I had no idea how many games they worked

QUOTE(knightni @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 03:15 PM) http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=56846 Thank you http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=56580 3 You gotta be timely

QUOTE(hitlesswonder @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 11:09 AM) If I were coaching the team, I think I would have suspended him pending the outcome of the legal process. He wouldn't have benn on the bench. So we agree there. I'm not sure that sending hime to jail is a great idea. Really DUI, is equivalent to running around town randomly shooting a gun. Smith could have killed a bunch of people. I think the act should be punished accordingly, but I also think sending him to jail for a few years would be more likely to produce someone who will commit more serious criminal acts when released. I'd personally be in favor of yanking his license for 5 or more years, and thousands of hours of community service. In general, I'd like a lot stiffer penealties for DUI. Very hefty fines like in Japan would be good, maybe those could be used to finance some sort late night public transportation for drunks -- I don't know. The fact is that DUI enjoys broad bipartisan support in this country; both the current President and Ted Kennedy have done it repateadly and skated. I think it's clearly a problem that most people don't want to be severely punished because they have done it or think they will do it and don't want stiff penalties in place. Anyway, hopefully the legal system is wiser than I am, and comes up with a good solution. It isn't just the DUI, it is also leaving someone hurt in the car.

So the spokes person for YUM Brands issues a release talking about how important food safety and health. The dude is like 250 pounds.

QUOTE(Chet Lemon @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 12:28 PM) Stay until the job is done. We're done, remember Dubya landing on the aircraft carrier Mission Accomplished!