Texsox

In all fairness to the list of worst, we have a pretty damn good record of electijg Presidents, I believe even our worse would kick the crap out of most of the world's leaders.

Too bad there was a billion and *ONE* warnings about meeting people you meet on a message board. Which reminds me, hey Queen, when you coming back down . . .

LOL That is soo sad, loser boy. Mine would be much different

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 01:49 PM) Ok. I didn't say anything about Democrats ... which is what I was implying. You are correct, I believe you said liberals. QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 01:57 PM) Was it ridiculous of me to assume someone wouldn't take the shooting incident and use it to their parties' advantage? No it wasn't, as I have stated, the conservatives on the board immediatly used is as an opportunity to slam liberals and Democrats by predicting their behavior. Now if Chaney had been drinking, and having a couple drinks during this type of hunt wouldn't be unheard of, it still is just an accident. It isn't like he was "on duty" and in the White House, he was on vacation, enjoying some hunting with his buddies. If he had been drinking, they would have seen it, and they assumed teh risk of hunting with him. I personally will not be in the field with anyone that has had any drinks, but most of my friends during white wing season will.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 01:33 PM) Who said anything about Democrats? QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Feb 12, 2006 -> 03:50 PM) Immediately, I envisioned a fight breaking out between the conservative and liberal factions of Soxtalk. QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Feb 12, 2006 -> 04:52 PM) Time to stir the pot-- How long until a Democrat uses this accident against the Bush administration? Doesn't matter whether or not Cheney was the lone person involved; everyone associated with him will be included. I'm anticipating a comment from someone (probably Hillary) which says, "This administration has been incompetent since the moment they've entered the office. Just look at the shooting accident which occured over the weekend, for example....." And to be clear, I'm not using this shooting accident as an example of how the Democratic party embraces cheap shots at inopportune times. I'm honestly curious to see how long it takes until someone within Congress brings it up. Ask, and he shall receive . . .

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 01:21 PM) Not hoping, expecting. And guess what? Look at all the crap out there and the press corps yesterday and today. They didn't disappoint. Take your soapbox somewhere else on this one, because they have attacked at will on this. Please post a link that any politician tried to blame the Bush administration? Yes there were jokes, just like there have been jokes about Clinton and Monica's blue dress, and Ted Kennedy drinking, It seems that Ted Kenedy drinking, which by all reasonable accounts led to someone's death can be a matter of joking. As I see it Chaney accidentaly shoots someone in a hunting accident. Some of the first posts were taking shots at liberals for things they might say. In other words the conservatives around here have been using this accident to rip on liberals, before anything was even said. That's ok with you?

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 01:14 PM) Some things are predictable. That's what is sad. Backhanded accusing people is sad. Using an accident like that to make Democrats, who did nothing, look bad is disgusting.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 01:11 PM) I guess getting shot and hospitalized is considered minor in Texas. Well it seemed minor to most of the talk show hosts, I didn't notice any politicians making jokes. But right from the start the Republicans around here started hoping for boorish behavior from liberals, that is sad.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 12:51 PM) What? No more joke quotes? :headshake Still trolling for bad behavior? When a minor accident becomes life threatening, common decency dictates it isn't a laughing matter anymore. I find it rather insulting that some people here keep accusing people, even before anything happens, of poor behavior. :headshake It seems like nothing would make you happier than some stupid comment from a liberal. That is sad.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 12:30 PM) Breaking News on CNN.com, Harry Whittington has suffered a minor heart attack because birdshot has become lodged in his heart. No link yet. at least they are calling it minor. I can't believe Doctors missed some shot in his heart, I'd have thought x-rays would have picked that up pretty easily.

QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 11:39 AM) My sister and I have decided to get her diapers. Don't be tacky, get diapers for the kid . . . dammit, SS beat me to it.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 11:16 AM) Well, they were penraised quail if it means anything.... That sucks. So basically it's walk around, kick the damn thing to make it fly, and shoot it. Not my favorite hunting style. I did pheasants that way at a hunt farm, boring. I wonder if that is more pc than shooting wild birds?

QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 11:01 AM) Embarrased for her... hehe.. she's the one that suggested having the damn thing!!! This one.. is quite the piece of work. This is the one that brought her kid ONE DAY removed from puking his guts out with the stomach flu to our house on X-mas eve, got everyone sick and we couldn't visit Joey for a week!! OMG, asking for a Shower!! That is tacky. Now I'm on the same page and understand some of the comments.

QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 10:38 AM) And that's the problem.. they had NO PROBLEM telling everyone that. Ugh.. my jaw hit the floor when they said that. :headshake No idea if hubby will be involved. I would have died of embarrasment for her. I think regardless of the circuimstances, saying your having a shower (1st 2nd, 3rd, etc) because they need stuff, is tacky. Although I've always described showers as middle class wedding and pregnancy insurance. We paid and paid so it was nice to receive and receive. My family looks for any excuse to throw a party. I don't remember if we ever had multiple "showers" for anyone. I do remember a second wedding shower for a friend of mine, but that was because his first wife was a (damn I'm trying to only say nice things) she was a, she was a *GREAT* ex-wife and ex-friend we didn't have to deal with anymore.

^^^^^^^^ OMG

QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 10:31 AM) After what we all just dealth with I'm in favor of a party to celebrate as well.. but a shower " to get girl stuff cause she doesn't have any" I find icky. I can see that, I think calling it something else would probably be appropriate. I'd cringe at telling everyone that reason. BTW, will the dad-to-be also be invited? I love that new tradition of inviting the guy to the Wedding and Baby showers.

Having a party to celebrate the coming of another child seems nice to me. I'm in favor of everyone celebrating new life, beats the worse case alternative by a mile. So if we are starting new traditions, I like this one. Edited to add, maybe not calling it a shower would help people to be more comfortable with the idea?

BTW, I like a Pres or Veep that fishes and hunts. Tell me he actually cleaned his catch and I'd be even happier. I was thinking how sad it is that he travels with an ambulance. In a couple years, the ambulance goes away, as if he doesn't matter anymore.

Oh s***, I got confused, I thought it was a VP hunting trip to shoot Quayle . . .

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QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 10:38 AM) That's the key word ... interpretations. If and when it comes to point that Bush and Co. are proven guilty of breaking the law, or even legally charged with it, as opposed to liberal rhetoric stating so, then I'll have a different outlook on it. Until then, it's just a bunch of politicians playing politics.

QUOTE(bmags @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 12:10 PM) it appears so, i'm afraid i'm not that knowledgable on what is used for quail hunting but it can't be that powerful if the guy took shells to the face and was never in any great danger even at age 75 It's all about distance from the shotgun. When dove hunting we always try and stay at least 75 yards from each other, of someone should accidentaly fire in anyone's direction, the shot is so dispersed at that distance you can barely feel it. That type of accident is very easy to have happen. Basically the bird flied between two hunters, you are following the bird, the rush of excitement when the bird flushes, you swing, shoot, and someone screams.

Because of Future Sox and being around here, I actually now care about the guys in the organization and what happens to them (damn you Gage). A few seasons ago, I'd have maybe read that, probably not, and went, big deal, whiny minor league guy. Now I've been hoping he'd make a 25 man somewhere, even if it was outside the organization. If he doesn't make the roster, I'm guessing someone will make an offer that Kenny will accept, even if it's shuffling prospects.

Gee looking for two white men in their 20s or 30s who would have seen that one coming :headshake