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happily the refs allowed us to shorten the halves and skip halftime.

Yeah, cause that extra bump for hazardous duty is so lucrative

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 15, 2011 -> 09:17 PM) Not sure what youre arguing against. lol no you are :-p Not sure what you're arguing against.

0-0-1 Nice game, no shots on goal against us. Two solid chances, one was stopped by the goalie, one went high. I'm actually liking coaching girls.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 15, 2011 -> 09:03 PM) Not giving a s*** about stupid reporter questions and treating it like a waste of time? Absolutely not. Promoting the game and being a role model? Absolutely. Being a scum bag, gambling, cheating, PEDs, beating your wife, not giving a s*** about the franchise? Absolutely not.

fans were absent from my soccer game today. Too cold and rainy.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 15, 2011 -> 06:19 PM) This is Jay Cutler's "problem" in a nutshell. He doesn't really give a s*** about the agendas of reporters and doesn't really play their game and they hate him for it, so they go out of their way to write stupid s*** about his personality that has nothing to do with his ability as a player. Like it or not, crap all over the sport, no matter how good you are and it hurts the sport. Why honor a guy that hurt the sport? I'm not saying Frank hurt the sport, I'm saying the guys that did with PEDs should be shunned, and those that helped it by being Class A humans, (Baines, Banks) should be honored. Character and overall contribution to the game should be factored in.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 09:44 AM) Great post. Maddux is in first ballot period, and I think Glavine and Thomas will battle just below that level. And with the general questions out there about big hitters in that era, I think that's enough to get Glavine in but Thomas out in their first ballots. Then Thomas goes in 2nd year. What I was going to say is . . . QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 12, 2011 -> 08:36 AM) I don't see Glavine as a first timer, especially being on at the same time as Maddux. I think when people look at the two of them in the same group, they will see Greg as a big step above Tommy, and leave him off for the most part. Either way, I don't see that stopping Frank. ^^^ Glad I kept reading instead of hitting reply and basically writing the same thing. QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 12, 2011 -> 10:57 AM) That is, by far, the worst reason for any player to not get votes. I understand that you're just making a point (and a valid one, at that), but a player's relationship with the media should have absolutely no bearing on his chances at getting into the HOF. I believe the HoF should recognize a person's entire contribution to MLB, including the off the field stuff. If you elevate the game in the eyes of the public, contribute towards a positive image of baseball, that should add to your chances. s*** on the game with gambling, PEDs, etc. and your chances should drop considerably. The media thing is something I'd also weigh, but less than PEDs, arrests, etc. The HoF should be a celebration of all the best people that have been part of MLB.

We just added XM to my gf's CRV. I also bought a home kit. So far we really like it. But we're in an area that has to serve a large bi-lingual market and there are just not that many English choices.

Also on that continent, Sudan may be either peacefully dividing, or heading towards another civil war. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?News...=sudan&Cr1=

I believe we have now reached a point in our society that we will not advocate change unless it can be 100% proven someone died. Wow. Why can't we look at the rhetoric in America and say, this is not helping and should be changed? That's right, for some reason that would be exploiting for political gains. Which seems to mean that one party is the shooter of all that crap and the party that wants to make it stop is the target. Yet we found that both parties have used that technique. So how the hell is it partisan politics to advocate for stopping the crap?

There is political and there is partisan. It seems as if this was political, some of his rants were anti-government. That makes it political. I don't think she was targeted because of a (D) behind her name. That makes it non partican IIRC

We bought my gf a 2010 CRV last year, this year I'm getting a full size pick up. Probably the Ford, but I'm also considering the Chevy, Dodge, and made in Texas Toyota. I'm driving my old company car, a Dodge Intrepid.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 13, 2011 -> 07:33 AM) Hah, that cracks me up that their is a "Texas Edition." All the makers have one. Texas Edition, Lone Star Edition, etc. From Dodge to Toyota. Usually is will be larger and nicer rims, upgraded sound system, badging, etc.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 14, 2011 -> 12:41 PM) I have to go to one "Stephen Colbert" for the best point on this topic. What we need to do is keep ramping up the rhetoric until it actually does directly lead to someone getting killed. Once we're at that point, we know where it is, so we take one step back, and we'll know that we're at the perfect level of violent political rhetoric. Of course even then the support will be determined by whether the person shot was from your party, or not. We wouldn't want anyone using a shooting for political gain. Nothing good should ever come out of a shooting.

Best of luck to Jim.

Since this is the only going car related thread today does anyone look at any stats related to crime in choosing a car? A coworker had the rims stolen from his Texas Edition F250. I was not aware but they are $4,400 to replace new Highly sought after High rate of theft I just crossed off Texas Edition from my list. Tuesday he came out of his house to find his truck up on cinder blocks and the rims and tires gone. His house is 300 feet from the road and he was sleeping thirty feet from his truck when it happened. A couple months ago he found cinder blocks in the ditch outside his home, so he guessed someone was targeting him. He bought the wheel locks, but it turns out that you can buy kits to remove the locks at Sears or wherever auto parts are sold. LOL nice system. I wonder if they put those kits next to the locks.

Yep, the very wealthy benefit from the higher minimum wage, health care, social security, Medicare, Medicade . . .

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 12, 2011 -> 01:01 PM) Name a group financed by very wealthy people where the views of the very wealthy have been lost. Democratic Party

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 12:53 PM) WTF tex? Its origins are a well finance group of very wealthy people dedicated to advancing their own political views. And both have or will be changed by later joiners.

I think of this in part the same way I felt about the Washington Bullets changing their name. Whether it was the DC crime rate or the assassination of Rabin, when Abe Pollin changed the name he wasn't saying that the Bullets were responsible, he was saying in light of current events, things need to change. To me the shooting adds to something I've been saying for a long time, we have created a terrible political climate in this country and we need to chance. Politicians cannot arrive at a new decision without being labeled a flip flopper. There can be no compromise. And yes, the violent imagery is just wrong, no matter who spews it. The shooting was political, just not partisan.

So glad I don't have to wear suits anymore. Pick out some ties that will look good on camera. There are some ties that look great in the store that will not look as nice on TV.

So did everyone get their flu vaccine this year? Everyone eating right, avoiding fast food, staying within their healthy weight, getting enough exercise? Brushing their teeth three times a day? No one smoking here, no one doing drugs. Or are people picking and choosing what we want to follow from doctors?

Tea Party versus No Label Party No movement stays true to its origins, and neither will this one.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 09:27 AM) Congresswoman Giffords's husband Mark has an identical twin brother named Scott Kelly. Mark, I already noted, is an astronaut. Turns out Scott Kelly is as well. Scott Kelly, interestingly enough, is currently orbiting the Earth. Mark will be orbiting in a couple months with a friend of mine, Mike Fossum.