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QUOTE (Soxy @ Jul 15, 2009 -> 09:57 AM) That's why I included community service. Spend a year teaching in a school system that always lacks teachers. Or being a guide at a national park. Or beautifying a community. Or working at a daycare. Or a retirement home. Give people a choice as to what kind of service they would like to perform. I said nothing about everyone must join the military. I realize that. I like the idea, but there will be some issues to work out, especially for the population with less skills. Also, what penalty would be used for those that refuse service, or would there be a big carrot?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 15, 2009 -> 08:51 AM) Your assumption was that I have never been on the bad end of the system. That is not true. I have gone without insurance for periods of time before. Even with that said, I do not think that someone else should be paying for me. Just looking at degrees here. Would you be in favor of the government paying for treatment or prevention of infectious diseases like TB, flu, small pox vaccines, etc.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 15, 2009 -> 08:03 AM) How would that be possible? Especially for those who went to college? College loan paybacks begin within 6 months You would more than likely be picking up some form of a check while serving your country. One potential problem is the military doesn't want a lot of these people.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jul 15, 2009 -> 09:32 AM) Who said that again? Cabrera? Wasn't it Vasquez?

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Jul 15, 2009 -> 08:21 AM) How could anyone in their right mind not like Billy Koch? One thing he did was man up and admit he was sucking, didn't hide, didn't give some lame, I'll be a rich man sitting on a beach speech. I always respected him for that. I really liked Billy Koch, Billy Botch frustrated the f***ing hell out of me.

What pitch was he trying to throw? I'm not liking his grip. But, as always, Coop can fix 'em.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 11:22 PM) Imagine how much more he might have been booed if he were wearing a Cubs jacket. Of course, that'll never happen. QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 11:33 PM) Well, that wasn't exactly the most impressive pitch I've seen, but being Obama, I'm sure he threw his "change."

Happy Birthday!!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 03:14 PM) Those are actual emails sent to members of Governor Sanford's staff during the 5 day period where he was totally missing assuring his staff that this was no big deal and the media attention was silly. They were sent, respectively, by reporters from the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Washington Times, and Stephen Colbert. And the emails may, or may not, be what they actually thought. Buddying up to staffers is a well worn path to a story.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 04:40 PM) Where has this occurred? Drunk drivers. OJ.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 03:08 PM) Prisons and jails should use the inmates for labor and jobs more than they do. I use to believe that until I realized the criminals would be taking jobs from law abiding citizens. That troubles me. A friend of mine lost a nice contract for assembling electronic parts when a prison opened up a small assembly shop to train the inmates and have them pay for some of their costs. He had to lay off four assembly people.

One thing she will have by quitting, is the power to chose what she does. Writing an op-ed piece while playing with the grand-kids is far different than leading a state.

I read a number of pages from The Beats: A Graphic History. After about 15 or 20 pages I saw so many inaccuracies and biases, I put it down.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 09:03 AM) I'm there with ya. At first I was thinking why is a thread about some Olympic *guy* I've never heard of so long? QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 09:03 AM) But I'm happy to have seen her now. Yes sir.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 09:06 AM) Jimmy Carter, I heart you. I have always been a big fan.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 10:26 AM) Jimmy Carter is a good person who was a lousy President. The hostages say hello.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 10:12 AM) Well, the other realtors I've talked to have been very specific also about what I need to do. One lady even went so far as to say, look that color mulch doesn't look good with your house. Try something else how about blah, blah, blah. Or how about if you organize your furniture your furniture this way for the photos. Let's take the pictures off the wall. All of these actual tangible ideas instead of nothing. Sure those ideas may come to nothing as well--but at least it's something. Actually, that those are why you pay the agent and far more important than how many times they themselves show the house. I remember when I last bought a home and how some just looked ready to be sold and others seemed like the owners really were not interested in selling. Some of the gimmicks (vanilla extract on the light bulbs, bread baking in the oven) annoyed me, but removing clutter, storing most of our clothes elsewhere, taking out extra furniture, all are excellent ideas.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 11:19 PM) i love shawn. she's from iowa, i'm from iowa. she's a sox fan, i'm a sox fan. it's meant to be. oh, and she's spunky. i dig that.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 06:33 AM) Thanks for the help. I was able to get out of the contract. This past realtor I found out after talking to another local realtor also didn't tell me about a huge major ethics violation that the broker for the realty firm I had been using got busted for last year (he ultimately had to step down). So, I wonder if that was part of the reason that other realtors weren't calling. The house next door was getting inspected yesterday, so I am hoping it will be off the market asap. And now you will be very specific with the next agent about exactly what she/he will be doing to market your house. Good luck, I hope it sells quickly.

Dahl could really pull in a crowd. Except they weren't baseball fans, they were fans of far out.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 09:16 PM) Of course you can. Think "pedophile" or "rapist" or "murderer" or "Glenn Beck". you missed necrophiliac

QUOTE (YASNY @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 06:36 PM) Nice. But the point was that whatever her reasons were, none of us have been in her high heels and know what she and her family have been dealing with. So, to condemn her for doing what she thinks is right thing to do for herself, her family and the state of Alaska is just wrong without really knowing the underlying reasons. She has asked the voters to pass judgment when she ran for Governor and on a Presidential ticker. I believe it is fair for voters to again pass judgment based on what little information she has given. And I also believe it is her right to be as secretive or as open as she wants. That is the life of a politician. She freely chose to run for office, I think CofC was spot on earlier.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 05:33 PM) So, in other words, there are acceptable reasons to quit while others are not acceptable? Yes. That seems pretty obvious. Acceptable: I have been diagnosed with cancer and would like to spend the next few months with my family. Unacceptable: Dude, surf is up in Maui and I am so outta here. I thought this job would be cool, but it is so lame. People always asking me s*** and stuff, and I am not getting half the woman that other Governors and Presidents got.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 05:01 PM) There's another way to look at this too. She's racked up $500K in legal fees defending herself against frivilous ethics charges brought on by the liberal hit squads. She couldn't effectively represent the people of Alaska while fighting all that crap. She also probably couldn't fanancially afford to remain in office because of that. She'll now get out on the speaker circuit, like Bill Clinton, and make a decent living. They seem more than frivolous, if true.

My single biggest gripe is she did not disclose she was a part timer before having Soxy sign. I keep thinking about that. While I know several part time real estate professionals, I would not use one to sell my house, only to buy a house. Ask other realtors what they think about part timers, and it usually isn't nice. Listings are the plumb commission, I wonder if this listing is being ignored.