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He was the keynote speaker and delivered a great speech. Each year there seems to be the man of the moment, comes out of nowhere to appear on the national stage. Sadly, they usually fade from sight in a couple years. I hope he writes a different story.

Do you also like to watch Gladiator movies?

s***, I think I accidentaly edited CW's post not added a new one. My mistake. I hope CW can fix his post. Sorry for the confusion.

I wrote the comment that appears under CW's name. I took his post with your quote and added his quote and added my comment. That should not be under CW's name. It should have Kap's quote CW's Quote Not enough.

I am trying to say that not enough people understand that I love America and Israel. Actually if I could just convince one more . . . How did my post show up as CW?? Something is goofy.

The biggest roadblock we place in front of the poor are our public schools. We fund local schools through property taxes. Take a look at the Highland Park, Texas school district. When they hired a science teacher in 2002, they required a PhD. For a High School. Why? Because they could pay a fair salary for one. Greater pay equals better, more experienced teachers using better equipment and textbooks. Poor school districts are working with antiquated technology and old text books. How can we continue to be competitive in the world when so many of our children are going to schools that are working with one hand tied behind their backs? It has little to do with the teacher's desire or teh students desire. Equal opportunity. Stop funding schools by local property taxes, level out the playing field and then we will not need quotas and stuff in our colleges and universities. With companies moving jobs, especially low skilled manufacturing jobs to China and other countries we need to train these kids for productive jobs. We need to encourage companies to employ Americans. So many of you talk about how great living on public aid is, why not research and see what you will really have.

Tell that to a Mexican American that cannot rent an apartment. Tell that to a small business owner with diabetees who cannot get affordable insurance. Tell that to a poor community who is using 1970 era textbooks because they are funded by property taxes while a rich school district down the road spends more on a new weight room than the poorer school spending on books.

Does anybody really believe you can own a three bedroom, take a vacation, send your kids to a decent school, etc. while living on welfare? You are vastly overestimating what welfare buys you. Should the guy making $250,000 have better roads to drive on? Should his calls to police be answered quicker? Should his garbage be picked up more frequently? Again I ask, do you want to live in the America that the poorest can build? If we want everything to be "fair and equal" let's tax everyone the same. If it is decided that the most someone making $18,000 can pay is $1,500, let's tax everyone that and live with the America it can buy. So we have less Troops with worse equipment, our FAA has les money for defense, our roads aren't as nice. At least the folks that make more money can keep it. No one who has worked hard to earn more had their lifestyle get worse because of it. Working hard and earning mroe is still rewarded in America.

Reynosa, Tamaulipas

I've posted from Mexico. Regularly a year ago, never anymore.

Too bad there won't be a season

what's soxtalk?

Dude, you've been on the road too long. Did that bus have a leaky exhaust If we are going to have this thread lets kick it up a notch Hot Dog: Take a cast iron Dutch Oven lid, flip it upside down over a wood charcoal fire and fry the hotdogs in the lid until golden brown. Place it in a poppy seed bun, add mustard, dill pickle relish, raw onions, tomato, pickle slice, sport peppers, and sprinkle on a little celery salt. Serve with a side of home cut fries. Brats: Simmer in a dark beer for 20 minutes while mesquite coals are being made ready. Grill 3-4" from a medium hot fire until slightly charred. Serve on a small french roll with spicy mustard and grilled onions. Pair either one with a cold beer. I prefer a little heavier, darker beer, with the brat. A nice ale will be fine with the hotdog. Now, anyone for an Italian sausage?

Both. Dammit, I want it all. But if I can only choose one, I'd go with a brat with grilled unions and a spicy mustard. Whomever said ketsup :puke No one eats ketsup on a hotdog.

It costs a little more to live in a 1st Class country. We could base our society on the lowest common denominator. Would you prefer a few more begers outside you door? Some more road congestion? Perhaps taking days and weeks to clear products through customs instead of hours? Waiting hours for an overseas telephone line? Corrupt government officials taking bribes to augment paltry salaries? Water that always needs to be boiled? Sewage in our lakes, steams, and rivers? Do you want a US that is based on what the poorest among us can afford, or what we collectively can afford? I do not mind paying more than the average in my income tax. I travel 20 miles west of my door and visit Mexico. I see what cheaper taxes buy.

All these years I thought you were a guy . . .

I'm busted, actually I'm Mariotti, but you can call me KotexBoy

Actually I was at a White Sox owners meeting with ncorgbl and Mariotti and JR mentioned this site was really good . . .

Al Sharpton 2004 Democratic National Convention Amen brother.

I.R.S. Says Americans' Income Shrank for 2 Consecutive Years More at link

Someone sent me an email from ESPN or chisox.com, I've forgotten which one. I wasn't on ESPN very long, I've even forgotten my screen name over there. After posting here for a day or two, I realized this site totally sucked and had the biggest group of assholes around. So I figured, hey what's one more

He's just a rookie, he'll be fine.

Still a bit chilly, just about perfect. NOw if I can avoid McDonalds filling my yogurt parfait with joints, no red tides, no rip tides, and a decent view, life is good.

OMG, Have we become Chicago's loveable losers? Hell with Zambrano and Co. on the Northside acting like immature, Howard Dean campaigning, beanball throwing, profanity yelling, assholes, have we become the loveable losers?

Put it on the board YES! Welcome back buddy, I missed ya. Even though you are a stupid little twit.