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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 18, 2008 -> 05:35 PM) We haven't done anything recently that I'd call "evil". But, I think an unjust and awfully executed war in Iraq is close. Go back in history, and see what we did to the American Indians. I'd call that evil. Slavery as well. But those are of course way, way back. Which is why I called it desperate to say we are evil. That stuff is a long time ago. Plus Iraq was to stop the evil torture that their government was doing. Sometimes you have to meet evil with really nasty.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 18, 2008 -> 05:40 PM) Maybe he was referring to his old state, with something like less than 1% black population.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 18, 2008 -> 05:39 PM) And which President has appointed more African americans to positions of power, the one from the 'white' party or the all-inclusive one? Hell, the DNC even hates gays (or at least Dean seems to). Exactly. Dozens and dozens of them. And I'll bet if you look at all of his appointments it would number in the hundreds.

The GOP is as much a rainbow as the Dems. The GOP just doesn't promote it that way. And with the pressure on minorities to vote Dem, I imagine there are a lot of GOP voting minorities. It is just the GOP doesn't trot them out for a photo op and make examples of them.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 18, 2008 -> 01:50 PM) Well, when that is one of the top 3 things you think of when asked what is evil, it does seem pretty warped. Evil to me would be genocide, like in Rwanda or Hitler Human experiments Torture like Saddam stuff like that. I'm not certain what kind of definition he would be doing to judge something the US has done as evil. Perhaps giving billions in aid around the world? Sending our troops, at our expense, around the globe? Calling the US evil is just asinine.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...urce=paul_lukas Great article A few former Sox players are mentioned.

Well most Doctors and Fred and Barney agree

QUOTE (tommy @ Aug 17, 2008 -> 04:47 PM) Lewis University, Joliet, IL area. How did an aviation program get started?

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 17, 2008 -> 01:09 PM) Another Obama quote at Saddleback (can't get the video to link or embed) "You know a lot of evil has been perpetrated based on the claim that we were trying to confront evil." So according to the Messiah, we are eeeeevilllllll! obviously desperate. It is a very warped scale to think of anything the US has ever done as evil.

I guess he hasn't been looking at the movement of Hispanics towards the GOP. Idiot.

I just looked at the standings, we don't have to Nuke Cleveland Happy Birthday!! you moron A bird needs two wings to fly, thanks for being the right wing or soxtalk would be flying in circles.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 17, 2008 -> 04:44 PM) Never had seen that video with Mel Allen. How rude that Mel calls him Louis. Tex in the bio you also called him Louis. I should have known better. Several of my sources were using Louis, and my spell checker defaulted to that.

QUOTE (jenks45monster @ Aug 17, 2008 -> 07:12 PM) I think it's pretty sh***y that whoever deleted it never even bothered to message me seeing as it's unwritten and since it was 'written' before I even joined. Yeah it was s***ty to not tell you why, and something we try not to do. Damn volunteers.

QUOTE (soxbearsbulls @ Aug 17, 2008 -> 12:41 PM) I don't post anywhere, but I read everywhere. I used to read you guys every single day and you were great. This board was incredibly active in 05, 06, 07. But what has happend in 08??? I also read whitesoxinteractive and they are like 10 times as big now. It used to be about even. Their post game threads normally have double digit pages, here sometimes there isent even a post game thread! This used to be the place to be for sox fans like me, i'm just dissapointed to see how far its fallen. Usually when someone with 4 posts posts something like this they are just trying to champion their favorite site. A troll in sheep's clothing.

Now the final step to have everyone check out this thread, closing it

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 17, 2008 -> 10:27 AM) Ok, you two, there IS actually a seperate post for speeding, you know. On to Republican things. I am suprised no one has staretd a thread about the get together with Rick Warren. Here is a little clip where Obama is asked with of the Supremes he wouldn't have nominated. He picked Clarance Thomas, and starts to explain why. notice where he cathes himself mid-word as he almost says that Thomas wasn't an experienced enough jurist. And go ahead Obamatrons, try and spin that, but you KNOW that is what he was about to say. Maybe he realized that that would be the height of hypocracy for him to criticize anyone for being inexperienced enough for the job. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfblJvKXiP0&c...;hl=en&fs=1 OMG!! You are so right.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Aug 17, 2008 -> 10:13 AM) Speeding is very circumstantial. It can be a victimless crime, but it can also cause an accident. If theres no traffic around and you go 10 over, than yes its a victimless crime, IMO. If you hit someone, then no, it isnt. Running the metra doesnt mean people are working 24 hours a day. They have shifts. The El runs 24 hours a day. Drunk driving kills a lot of people, if they are so concerned about the well being of people, why not run the train a few times after midnight on weekends so people in the suburbs dont drive drunk. IMO, they dont because of the revenue they get from the arrests. Im honestly fed up with a lot of the politics in the whole country at this point and I think a lot of changes need to be made. I dont like when people like Blago/Pelosi or whomever tell me I need to do this, and then they go and do that. I think our elected officials need to be held to the same standards as the people who vote for them. Without justifying ANY crimes and saying theyre ok, which Im not doing, I just dont like the idea of cameras governing things. There are a lot bigger problems that should be given attention than speeding. Basically, Im looking for a Utopian system of government, where people in a position of power and authority are responsible for their actions, and where if they commit crimes, they are held to the same standards the citizens are. I think cops should all have those dashboard cameras and be miked up at all times while they are on duty. Id like to know where every penny of a governors budget is allocated. Id like the opportunity to ask "Whats going on?" when theres something I dont understand or agree with and get an answer. I know it will never happen, I just think things like cameras enforcing crimes is going to make everything worse than better. What I was wondering is having humans 24/7 enforcing speeds versus a $45,000 van. It sounds like you are saying the van is going to far.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Aug 17, 2008 -> 07:40 AM) nice double entendre. there are other ways to get people to look at your threads without insinuating other things Tex But none work as well.

It should only exist, if at all, for a two game series and it should be to allow a Sox - Cubs, Mets - Yankees, Angels - Dogers, etc.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 17, 2008 -> 01:03 AM) Boy you are right. I remember being very disappointed at the end of that season, but it was so much fun. It goes down as one of the best summers of my life. Veeck was a master at making the ball park fun, win or lose.

QUOTE (tommy @ Aug 16, 2008 -> 10:34 PM) College Writing II College Mathematics Basic Macroeconomics Aviation Legistlation Aviation Safety Where are you at with those aviation choices?

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Aug 16, 2008 -> 10:24 PM) Not after everything was cleared up. Im glad lostfan mediated a little because we werent seeing eye to eye on my stance. Now that we are we can go back to disagreeing on it. The whole camera thing to me is going too far. Im not trying to justify violating crimes but I just think that if they are victimless crimes than its a waste of time to go this far trying to enforce them. If they were that concerned about the well being of people than they would do things like have the metra run between the suburbs and the city 24 hours on weekends to prevent dui crashes. This is just a way for Blago to raise money for whatever bs hes into now. Before we get too far off subject, are you saying that speeding is a victimless crime? That humans working around the clock isn't too far, but a $45,000 machine is too far?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 02:25 PM) Man times have certainly changed. That team would have been buried on the board. All the favorites who bashed the ball until mid August would have been bums in September. You are right. And with Mariotti writing choke columns, wow 77 woulda been a disaster. And think about how ungratful they were to then leave via free agency. Greedy bums. It does highlight one thing, and I do think this is a good thing. We set our sights much higher today as Sox fans. Back in '77 a Chicago baseball playoff berth was huge. Now it seems very obtainable and more aggravating if we miss out. This team for example, os not a "hey, we had a lot of fun this summer, to bad we just missed" team. It's a dammit, you better make the playoffs. Anything less should be worthy of fan scorn. In '77 we'd be giggly with excitement at today's record and standing.