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QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 01:39 PM) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LNrgZFFKyY That doesn't look like Jerry Owens

This is hilarious, on a topic that everyone pretty much agreed on, there was a way to have a pissing contest.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 01:11 PM) haha typical mindless Obamatron comment Obamatron, I love the nickname Is that original? And a perfect label for Jim. Never an original thought, just mindless rehashing of party lines. Talk about raising credibility! If he was a conservative he'd probably just be walking around yelling ditto and mega dittos!

What's Owens to popcorn? cake

The other thing we get is "except the posters here because . . ."

It was impossible to not stop and watch him bat. People with only a passing interest in the game knew how special he is. Amazingly loyal. He was the face of the franchise, much like Roenick, Payton, Jordan, and Sandburg. And like in real life with MVP votes, he probably was slightly slighted by not being the #1 on more ballots. It would seem that somehow he combines platitudes to his greatness while simultaneously being under appreciated. It did take a HoF player in Jim Thome to soften the blow of an icon leaving the team.

I believe it is more a factor of how close the top few are for many posters. I could have thrown Mark, Wilbur, Harold, and Carlton in a hat and pulled any name and been happy with my pick. Four #1s in a sense.

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I've been trying to think of Soxy, Rex, Balta, Jim before using the term 'Dems will' 'Dems think' etc. and to think of Kap, SS, YASNY, Jas before using the term 'GOPers think', and 'REPs will'. By personalizing it, I think some of the argumentative statements that are so incendiary would be better phrased, leading to better threads.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 11:01 AM) Sooooo... I got to the end and realized that I had no bio. Seriously, just post his name and invite everyone to write a bio. He was the face of the franchise through some pretty lean times. I think it could be a really cool thread.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 10:44 AM) So what you're really saying is, we should change the title of President to Quarterback? Either Barack Obama or John McCain will be inauguarated as the 43rd Quarterback of the United States in January 2009. I've gone with an even different metaphor - cheerleader. One of Reagan's greatest accomplishments was as a cheerleader. After the scandal of Nixon, the bumbling and WIN! silliness of Ford, the sit back and wait Iranian policy of Carter, Reagan rode in on a black stallion and said we're here to kick some ass. Give me a U Give me a S Give me an A! Clinton had some of that same magic. After watching grandpa Ron and Grandma and Grandpa Bush he was a sax playing hedonist that could party.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 10:46 AM) no it was actually a post with a theory of how Palin was going to step down and make the excuse that she had 'family matters' to attend to. if the GOP stalwarts predicted that, then they predicted correctly found it, from flasoxjim, in closed Palin thread See old Republican guy from Florida

How could anyone leave Mark off their list? He's like vanilla, nobody dislikes vanilla.

OMG OMG Who is number one?? I can hardly wait to know . . .

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 11:46 AM) I need one of these posters to PM me: Buehrle>Wood, BigSqwert, Markbilliards, OilCan, smalls2598, rangercal, The Bones, MHizzle85 Who are Soxtalk posters that voted Big Frank #1

I love the way Mark plays the game. I love that Mark has fun out there.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 11:38 AM) actually, they both have been. and no i'm not going to look for them You are right, some of the GOP stalwarts predicted the DemHeads here would be screaming for her resignation or that it was wishful thinking on their part.

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 10:49 AM) Then seriously, I had better never hear a word about George W Bush ruining America again. I've said many times, and believe it, that Presidents receive far too much credit, and far too much blame, for what happens in this country and around the world.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 11:31 AM) I just read yesterday that Bill Clinton sent two emails from his official address while in office, and one was a test. No one uses their official email from the sound of it. And they (Clinton staff) made a big deal that the White House did not have a network and that Bush Sr. used 3x5 note cards. It would be interesting to note when that email address was created and what was happening at the time. My guess? She had it before she was Governor and just kept using it.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 10:22 AM) So in other words, we can't say that the 03 and 04 white sox, who were projected not to necessarily win the division didn't choke either. They just "overacheived" Everyone has their own definition of choking. Arguing your definition is better than the next person's might be fun, but probably not. In my definition, there has to be an absence of legitimate reasons for not winning. Those reasons would include, lack of talent, injuries, key blown calls, and maybe a couple more. So I would have a difficult time, for example, labeling it choking if the Sox went .400 for the rest of the season and lost to Minny. The Sox talent, when healthy is probably .500, and they have injuries in key positions.

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QUOTE (YASNY @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 10:52 AM) Finding it dispicable is the politically correct stance. And aren't Dems the masters of politically correct? Almost every noted Dem here denounced this, if they didn't denounce it later when it was a Dem, wouldn't it be hypocritical? Of course the GOP types will applaud the courageous acts of the person who hacked his email. Plus, he's Muslim and we have to be careful. I actually do not believe the GOP types would do that, but it's about as equally wrong as thinking Dems would be more outraged.

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