Texsox

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 19, 2012 -> 09:34 AM) Do we elect individuals or parties? We elect an individual from a party 99.99% of the time. There are very few independents around.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 20, 2012 -> 09:02 AM) Yes, the only thing you look at when considering a job is location. Good call. If that were the case, NW would have had legendary coaches by now and not made the tournament 0 times. That seems like an oversimplification. Location should be somewhere on the list and it will probably be different for different people.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Mar 17, 2012 -> 09:15 AM) I actually do, if the candidate didn't qualify to be on the ballot, which it was ruled that he didn't - the party he ran with shouldn't benefit from the fraud. I understand your point and it is a strong one, but that would only be the case when the person selecting the replacement was from the other party. I believe the replacement should be as close to the voter's wishes as possible. Allowing political parties to use this as punishment and reward should be secondary. If the voters wish to later punish that party that is there choice.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 17, 2012 -> 06:53 AM) As I've said before, if there's one thing I can't stand on message boards, it's terrible/unoriginal nicknames. Both. Sorry man. My original idea was for Texsox to sound like Texas kindof. and yeah, both suck

Would you agree it is probably more of a factor for the Cubs than the Sox?

I just received the notice I was eligible to consolidate my student loans. It seems like an easy decision to go with the consolidation.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 01:12 PM) How many people out there wait for the advertising campaign to buy tickets? The same number that buy toothpaste, beer, cars, shoes, etc from a great advertising campaign. It's the casual fan, the once or twice a season fan the advertising works on, not us. Why else would teams spend money on advertising?

I would love a nice floor fight at the convention. That that would be the a great lesson and theater.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Nov 29, 2011 -> 03:44 AM) I would be at USAA in a second if I could qualify. Their product line is amazeballs. I only qualify for a sliver of their products, after the wedding I'll have more. Damn their customer service is amazing.

Going to USAA has been awesome, leaving my bank has been a nightmare. After two months and multiple and contradictory statements by their employees, I believe I know what happened. On 1/27 I go to my branch to close the account. I am told there was one more item to clear and the account would be closed on the following Monday and if no transactions appear for one day the account would be closed and anything presented would be kicked back. A couple weeks later I received a statement that I owed $125 or so in fees. Since the account was now opened, additional charges could come through, and they did. A once every two years bill for a web site, an annual magazine subscription, more over draft fees, account minimum balance fees, etc. Via the 1-800 customer service line I was told the account has to stay at a $0 balance for 14 - 30 days before it is forever closed. In person they told me one day. Then we looked for the item that presented itself on that one day, a check for $15. A motherf***ing check. I said, no way I have not written a check in months. I hadn't. It was a check to my attorney I wrote on 10/11/11 for some court fees and some other work he did for me. I gave him the check at a Scouting function, I can only assume he just now found it in his wallet and deposited it. So they want $429 in fees. We're negotiating. I hate banks

QUOTE (YASNY @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 03:14 PM) Holy s***, Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Nice Steve Martin impression* *I'm certain it is on youtube or somewhere

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 12:57 PM) Who cares what the tagline is? People put way too much time into nothing but a commercial campaign. Just like bad contracts cripple the team, loss of revenue from sales also hurts the team. If you believe dollars and cents = wins and loses and vice versa, you have to care. So yeah, I agree with you, why care.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 12:57 PM) Who cares what the tagline is? People put way too much time into nothing but a commercial campaign. They should just do it

Funny, last season Veeck and I tossed a couple emails back and forth and I mentioned to him that being a lifelong Sox fans means having to appreciate the game. In fifty or sixty years of watching there will be more playoff-less years than playoff years. Basically it was the same comments I made in a thread last year that a few people here ripped me a new asshole for. So how dare the team tell me how to be a fan?

If him blaming Walker helps him, I'm fine with that. Somewhere else I read that positive reinforcement was lacking in Oz's approach. Whatever. Just hit.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 11:08 AM) McDonalds? We never approached fast food however one of our other biggest benefactors owns several Burger Kings. He donates in his name, serves on our board, is a past board president, etc. I'm not certain I would compare fast food to a strip club. The better stone to cast would be the NRA and gun manufactures

Which is why I try to keep the person in office if possible. When that can't occur, for whatever reason, then the next important factor should be party affiliation. Especially when if can change majority rules, etc.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 07:05 AM) the Indiana Supreme Court overturned the lower court's ruling, so Daniels can pick a permanent replacement instead of it going to the Democratic candidate. http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/03/1...ed-voter-fraud/ I always prefer the party keeps the office. IMHO it is about as close to the voter's wishes as can be for that office.

When I was working for the Boy Scouts of America we could not, and would not even consider, accepting donations from companies that promoted products that would be harmful to people, especially kids. It was usually beer companies that had logo stuff they would offer to us. (I'm not saying strip bars are harmful to kids) I'm not certain how many parents would want their daughters playing in a league that was sponsored by a strip club. Better would have been for one of the owners to donate in their name(s). One of our largest benefactors owns a beer distributor and another owns a grill and bar.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 12, 2012 -> 08:49 PM) Lol, this country is so f***ed up She's in elementary school and having a baby!?

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 14, 2012 -> 02:15 PM) Now they're younger than reported age! lol... They were always younger, now Rangers will try to prove he is older.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 9, 2012 -> 01:07 PM) Perry also recently turned down federal funding for womens health clinics to make sure pp doesn't get it. He fits perfectly into the current GOP mold on almost every issue. IIRC there was also an issue with multiyear matching dollars from Texas which cannot be done based on our constitution.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 9, 2012 -> 12:19 PM) His balanced budget approach was no different than anyone else in this race. Pretend that somehow you're going to slash federal departments without explaining what you'll do without them (see his debate gaffe), and then pass a huge tax cut for the rich that magically drives down unemployment better than the last ones. He actually has a track recrod of doing it. Texas weathered the latest downturn better than most states.

Lon Kruger needs to return to UT - Pan American #beyondpipedreams

$12,000 and a ride to one of America's long trails.