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Gee, Jim, you don't think any of this is to make Moore look even worse, do you? There may be an obvious parody vs. serious documentary angle to be played, but I doubt it would fly. I can understand the man's point of view and the desire to clarify his position. I can eve better understand his desire to pick up a few dollars in the process. I am certain he is going to need a lot of help in trying to live somethng close to a normal life with his disabilities.

check your video link, I don't see the video there. MMS.com??

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 07:58 AM) Joke I was sent this morning... Answer to the question up above... Maybe because we are spending so much money on providing for illegal aliens, that we aren't funding college educations enough? And why would a legal worker cost less? Haven't you said that once the workers are legal, they will cost more? Getting to cost, it does seem we offer more support for getting a bachelors than a PhD.

A friend of mine was telling me about this last night and I thought it was an urban legend. What a nightmare

Should we also be concerned about all the Doctors and other professionals that immigrate? We seem to be worried about immigrants taking the worst jobs in America, perhaps we should spend as much time and worry about immigrants taking the best jobs? Instead of figuring out how to get our nation's children to pick fruit and mow lawns, why don't we start worrying about why we can't rear enough Doctors? It has to all tie in, doesn't it?

Overall, and not specific to this, but related. It would only seem fair that permission would have to be sought from individuals for derivative works. I know if my likeness or quotes were being used in something I'd be pissed if I wasn't asked. Plus ths blurs news and for profit works. Of course if all he really wants is his name cleared and his reputation back, he has done that. I didn't know him before, but now I do. So he smeared himself and clarfied at the same time. But that money would probably help also.

I THOUGHT YOU ALL MIGHT GET A KICK OUT OF THIS ONE: IN THE BEGINNING: In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth and populated the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives. Then using God's great gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and Krispy Creme Donuts. And Satan said, "You want chocolate with that?" And Man said, "Yes!" and Woman said, "and as long as you're at it, add some sprinkles." And they gained 10 pounds. And Satan smiled. And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might keep the figure that Man found so fair. And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and sugar from the cane and combined them. And Woman went from size 6 to size 14. So God said, "Try my fresh green salad." And Satan presented Thousand-Island Dressing, buttery croutons and garlic toast on the side. And Man and Woman unfastene! d their belts following the repast. God then said, "I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them." And Satan brought forth deep fried fish and chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof. God then created a light, fluffy white cake, named it "Angel Food Cake," and said, "It is good." Satan then created chocolate cake and named it "Devil's Food." God then brought forth running shoes so that His children might lose those extra pounds. And Satan gave cable TV with a remote control so Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering blue light and gained pounds. Then God brought forth the potato, naturally lo w in fat and brimming with nutrition. And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fried them. And Man gained pounds! . God then gave lean beef so that Man might consume! fewer c alories and still satisfy his appetite. And Satan created McDonald's and its 99-cent double cheeseburger. Then said, "You want fries with that?" And Man replied, "Yes! And super size them!" And Satan said, "It is good." And Man went into cardiac arrest. God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery. Then Satan created HMOs. Thought for the day There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If you don't send this to five old friends there will be five fewer people laughing in the world.

A career around 200-150 is possible. Watching him, and realizing he's just 26 and probably reaching his prime the next year or two, leads me to believe he could. Although I'm thinking somewhere around 150 wins. He will have a nice career, win more than he loses, and retire a wealthy man. Champonship teams needa few guys like that.

QUOTE(Big Hurtin @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 12:00 AM) Obviously, the Yankees and Red Sox fans are stuffing the ballot boxes voting in just their guys. I think it goes further than that,. And adding the number of Sox players in 3rd place leads me to this.It's all about name recognition. Winning and post season appearances gets your name in front of an audience and those are the names that get click. I know when I'm voting in the NL, I lean towards Astros players because I've heard of them, I have no idea who any of the stats leaders are in the NL. Kalapse, nice lineup, hard to argue with your selections.

QUOTE(dasox24 @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 01:28 AM) I did all that. I checked it on both line 1 and line 2, but it was just a blue screen, which is what it looks like normally before I turn on my PS2. I guess that means the wiring or something is messed up b/c it seems to me like I hooked everything up correctly. Did you try with the VCR on and then off. IIRC my system needed to be on channel 96 or something crazy like that.

I hate taking down the Iguchi, that is so cool.

*TEXAS BALANCE* Once upon a time in the kingdom of Heaven, God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the Archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God. "Where have you been?" God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael. Look what I've made." Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?" "It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put Life on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance." "Balance?" Inquired Michael as still confused about the whole affair. God explained, pointing to different parts of earth. "For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth but cold and harsh while southern Europe is going to be poor but sunny and pleasant. "I have made some lands abundant in water and other lands parched deserts. This one will be extremely hot and while this one will be very cold and covered in ice." The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to an extremely large land mass and said, "What's that one?" "Ah," said God. "That's TEXAS -- the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful beaches, streams, hills, and forests. The people from TEXAS are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent and humorous and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking and high achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace." Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What about balance, God? You said there would be balance!" God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I put in AUSTIN."

Keep It Simple Sox fans Platoon Paul and Jim, keep everyone else in their spots. Move on.

Which is why I hate the "I'm going to vote for every White Sox player regardless" mentality. Last I looked, there are a lot of Yankmee and Red Sox fans out there. I am a little surprised at the love for our infield, and shocked that Dye is still overlooked. I guess a WS MVP doesn't open enough eyes.

I've had good success with HP, Sony, and Dell. A lot will be determined by what you will be using it for. I am finding myself using mine for presentations more and will get a bigger screen next time. I also want a decent docking situation so I can use it almost like a desktop when I'm at home. ALthough that last feature is fading since I put in a wireless network at home.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2006 -> 01:23 PM) Do we get the same quotes after a Klan rally, or those bastards to protest the funerals of the war dead? The closest we get is coverage of the biker gang who tries to shield the families from the protesters. We never see a mainstream Christian leader get equal face time to say that Christ told us to love one another and what these people are doing is wrong in God's eyes. Should those protestors received world wide coverage? And I'm not certain that comparing a mainstream Christian leader with a fringe Muslim extremist group is the same. And I receive several emails each day with exactly the same message you are talking about. Beliefnet does an excellent job with just that sort of message.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ May 31, 2006 -> 04:57 PM) haha so now you think the laws of the nation should be respected? changed your mind, huh. And I think our laws should benefit us, which would be a controlled immigration policy.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 31, 2006 -> 01:00 PM) These images support our cause of going after nutjobs like this. That's why it wasn't news here. How does the media decide this? Is there some super secret meeting, maybe a secret internet? How are all media companies represented? Do they elect leaders to decide what to cover? I wonder if they have decided who their cadidates will be in 2008. It must be so powerful that even Fox and the WSJ won't blow the cover on it. This would be our nations best kept secret.

Damn right Daley should make a stink if he sees something wrong in the city. And damn right city workers who know his travel habits will work to make certain he doesn't see anything out of place. Just like almost every company out there. Move along, no story here . . .

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ May 31, 2006 -> 12:02 PM) Well that's what is so damn frustrating. To be so good on defense yet so bad on offense. All glove and no bat. Could we DH for him and let the pitchers bat?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2006 -> 08:28 AM) To be honest, there was no Sox fan doing anything nearly this funny or creative until the Palehose Six emerged from the briney fogs. I still think she is hilarious dispite the fact she hates the Sox. In a twisted sort of way, I think it makes it funnier, because she actually does enough homework to understand Sox fans. Not much different than SNL's parodies of Bears fans.

Damn I do miss the daily crew days when he was working at the bank with those nice old ladies Happy Birthday!!

500 wackos stage a protest in London. Doesn't seem like something that would get worldwide coverage. Imagine of 500 wackos could get that kind of publicity for their cause. I don't know at what point something should receive worldwide attention, but that just doesn't seem like it.

I'm shocked! Do we think he is whole or in pieces?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2006 -> 09:04 AM) I was employed for a company that was bought by GMSA and was promised that no layoffs would occur. I was in the unemployment line in 3 months, and within a year 29 of the 30 people in our office were gone. Were you all replaced by illegals