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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 25, 2008 -> 08:33 AM) That was kind of random. He's on a roll . . . It is interesting that many GOPers believe Obama will accomplish far more of his "alleged" agenda than any other President in the history of the US. From taking all our guns, turning us into a Muslim country, allowing terrorists to take over the US, instituting a draft, etc. They have more confidence in Obama than most Obama supporters. Quite amazing.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Nov 25, 2008 -> 08:19 AM) I wonder how many Obama voters will be happy when they receive their draft notice. Ain't gonna happen. Remember all that royalty in congress? This will not allow their sons and daughters to be drafted.

Further, there are a lot of people that think they know what a gun being fired sounds like.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 25, 2008 -> 07:40 AM) To my understanding, they do not because they are a private club, not a public for-profit business. The Boy Scouts can exclude gays and atheists. Just to be accurate, Boy Scouts has never excluded a youth member for being gay that I am aware of. Also, you can count on one hand, with some fingers left over, how many gay adults have been removed. Basically it's "don't ask, don't tell". I think most everyone here knows how I feel about it, and it is which is the better vantage point to help change, from within, or from outside. I've always felt both. And it is only in a couple of the programs that either issue comes into play. BSA has several divisions, including the fastest growing, that do allow gays and atheists, (and girls). We have excluded adults with felonies, drunk driving convictions, molestation accusations, pornography, etc.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 25, 2008 -> 07:15 AM) How many people have actually ever been to the location that this happened at? The one thing I will say is how small the area really is. Oswald shooting from the book depository would have had a perfect shot, at a slow moving target, with nothing in his way, and not a long range. Also with the buildings there, I could really see how people could think there were multiple shooters. Noises echo in areas like that pretty easily, and it becomes hard to tell where exactly they came from. Most researchers peg the number at about 90 yards. Less than half the distance that Oswald was proficient while being trained in the US military. They talk about him living in Russia for a couple years and his trip to the Cuban embassy, but the guy was wacked by most accounts. Sadly, his best training was by the US military. Much like we trained other mass and serial killers.

Interesting. So the Daughters of the American Revolution has to allow men?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 25, 2008 -> 07:07 AM) Hmm.. And since Jim was actually there, I think we have to trust him. Ziiiinnng! I never get tired of Jim is old jokes.

The last time I really studied anything about it the spiral ramp theory seemed to make the most sense. Or as it should be known, tens of thousands of slaves using a spiral ramp theory. Gotta give credit where credit is due.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 24, 2008 -> 10:38 AM) I love that there is a "bacontoday.com" website. That warms my artery clogged heart.

One gunman killed the President and hit the Governor. If there was any others shooting, and I do not think so, they missed and their bullets were never recovered. Stone, admittedly, took many artistic liberties with the story and it has left many people with information dancing around their brains as fact, which, at best, are unsubstantiated claims and at worst, are outright falsehoods.

The most liberal or most conservative President will barely push America a little to the left or a little to the right. We have too many checks and balances to allow for anything more.

We do place different values on different animals. We routinely kill rats with little regard to the method. City workers in Chicago would club them to death, not certain how they do it today. Then we have the animals that are tasty. A modern slaughter house is not cruelty free by any means. But when that nice roast or steak is on the table, do we really worry about how the animal lived and died? Hint: Most of the time, a deer lived a better life and died easier than a cow or steer brought to market. Then we have the billion dollar industry for pets. Cute little coats, painted toe nails, groomers, walkers, beds, gourmet food, you name it and the sky is the limit for some animals. Finally we have humans that had the misfortune to be born in poverty, or in the wrong country, or of lesser intelligence. They may suffer from a mental or physical defect. Often times their lives are no better, or even worse, than many animals. No answers. The scale is difficult to balance.

If anything, you could blame the people he met on the internet, but that's like blaming the telephone or USPS.

Royal blood could also be that it seems to take an education at an Ivy League school or a military academy to qualify. I said at the beginning, and have seen much that confirmed my belief that this was the best choice of candidates in my lifetime. I would have been equally confident in either candidate. Items like this just reinforce my opinion.

I did a couple Applebees Bahama Mommas while my g/f went with the perfect margarita while watching Tech get their asses kicked by OU. I'm liking rum. I do not feel qualified to post in the drunk thread.

This seems like a major outage, my son had problems down here in south Texas. I was fine with T-Mobile. So, no, dumb ass, I CAN"T hear you now

Man, I have to tell you, if I was watching, I'd be thinking hoax. Sad.

All that bulk rate mail keeps our regular rates lower.

I don't have a problem with the practice, it is legal. I do have a problem with some of the particulars.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 21, 2008 -> 04:50 PM) That's why you only go as long as 4 years (preferably 3), play him for 1 year in LF then move him to DH in 2010 (assuming he's willing to make the move). This way you're risking maybe 1 or 2 years of 39/40 year old Manny quitting on your club because he's become so limited physically but even then; he'll be in a contract year and looking for his final deal, and NO ONE is going to want a 40/41 year old fat former superstar who can no longer play the field and is coming off a year in which he just didn't look like he gave a damn. Plus, I think Manny has a little more pride in himself and his legacy than to go out like that, like I said before, I just think he got too comfortable in Boston. I believe he truly loves the game (though he may not truly respect the integrity of the game which is a shame) and has about as much fun as anyone out there on the field, perhaps a bit too much fun at times. I believe we both are thinking the same thing, have the next to last Manny contract and you are probably safe. And the image of Buerhle and Manny cracking up warms my heart.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 21, 2008 -> 04:23 PM) Yeah but even when Manny was at his supposed worst effort wise (July, 2008) he still put up a .347/.473/.587/1.060 line. I just think he got too comfortable in Boston, he thought he could take a few days off just because he felt like it in the middle of the season without repercussions but he was dead wrong. I don't remember him being a distraction during his 8 years in Cleveland when they went to the WS twice or a major problem when he was just being Manny during the Red Sox World Series run in 2004, when you're talking about adding an all-time great talent like Manny I think it's worth the risk. There are worse risks and the upsides are many. The last thing I like to take risks with are character issues. And by character it's not the laughing at the camera antics, it's the not giving 100% antics that concern me. He's a phenomenal talent, but in three or four years, physically, I could see him in a similar spot as Junior, and wondering if he would give the same effort? And before someone starts comparing Manny to Junior and saying it is an unfair comparison, insert the aging player of your choice and give him Manny's efforts. Manny will get older. He will decline physically, then desire, heart, and effort take over.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 21, 2008 -> 03:49 PM) On a sidenote, giving up just one of Pelfrey or Martinez for Jenks and Javy would be highway f***ing robbery by the Mets. Theyd' be robbing the Sox blindly. How often have we read other teams boards and thought, the fans are f***ing nuts, no way the Sox would accept that. And I'm certain they look at ours and think the same thing sometimes.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Nov 21, 2008 -> 02:34 PM) NO, ideally I would like for him to dosappear. If it continues, then that is likely to happen. I am just putting this out there. Is he really a changed man? If so, that would be a good thing. If he is just doing this because now the 'house negro' is one of his own, then he is a hypocrite. Which is it? That's all I want to know. His behavior now is new territory. We all know his history, now we see the current. Where will the future be? Hopefully off of cable news shows and out of the newspapers. Hopefully he's there for you to complain about for a long time. Remember one man's hypocrite is another man's repentant.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 21, 2008 -> 03:52 PM) If he's offered enough money over 3 or 4 years I think he'll jump at it, I just don't see any team (even the Yankees) giving Manny 6 years. Keep in mind, the offer that Manny flatout rejected from the Dodgers was only 2 guaranteed years at $22.5M per, that's a low ball offer for sure. Boras clients often have to settle for less than they demand at the opening of free agency, sure he's demanded 6 years now, just as Derek Lowe wants $16M, Jeff Weaver wanted 4 years 2 years ago and Kyle Lohse wanted $50M+ last year we'll see what they end up signing for in the end. Agreed. It seems that many GMs are hesitant to sign Manny for 4 or 5 years. But it will only take one to make his dreams come true. I still say whomever holds Manny's last contract is taking a huge risk. He has demonstrated the ability to play half ass more than other players, and much more than other superstars.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Nov 21, 2008 -> 03:37 PM) Thank you. The question you originally asked was... So no, people wouldn't be as excited about players from countries not known for having competitive baseball programs and producing Major League baseball players. That is not to say talented players cannot come from other areas - Jair Jurrjens and Matt Stairs are both from the Netherlands IIRC - but those players have a lot more to prove. Edit: And again, the Chinese basketball example is horrid. Just because the only Chinese NBA players you've ever heard of are Yao Ming and Yi Jinlian does not mean China as a whole takes basketball as a sport lightly. Comparing Chinese basketball to the NBA is like comparing Japanese baseball to MLB. Obviously the difference in talent is huge, and most Americans who can't cut it here could go to those other countries and do very well for themselves, but they still run programs that are competitive with other nations and are still capable of developing some great players. OTOH, talking about baseball in France is like talking about basketball in Antarctica or ice hockey in the Carribean. Horrible comparison. So you are excited about Cuban players because of the quality of play in Cuba? Cool. Thanks. You mentioned France was not considered a baseball country, my analogy then was based on my ignorance that China was to basketball what Cuba is to baseball. I felt that China's basketball was on par with French baseball certainly not as strong as Cuban baseball. Thanks for the correction.