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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 10, 2012 -> 11:50 AM) This we can agree on - though it might not even be this year. In an interview with NBA TV's Steve Aschburner, Derrick Rose mentioned the possibility that he could miss the entire season as he recovers from knee surgery. http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nba/185...lay-this-season I hope he takes the year off, and I hope Bulls FO is smart enough to tell Rose to not come back too early...we know Rose is a competitor and when he starts feeling good, he's gonna want to come back and help his team. Get that man away from the team and let him recover completely.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 10, 2012 -> 11:16 AM) This team is in the worst possible position without Derrick Rose... Not good enough to compete in any meaningful way, but not bad enough to get a reward for their suckage. This is something like a 40 to 45 win team, misses the lottery because they get the eighth seed. AKA NBA hell. great point, maybe tanking for a lottery pick wouldn't be the worst thing, the Bulls don't pull in top FA talent that's for sure and the core players are young enough to build around.

I guess I'm somewhere between the more pessimistic and the more optimistic fans here, the way Thibs get's these guys to bust ass during the regular season makes me think they'll be a 50+ win team but they aren't ready to challenge LeBron/Heat yet this season. My expectations won't be that high this season.

What I meant when I said that the Packers aren't very good this year is in comparison to the previous two seasons. They are still a top NFC team and yeah, they should be 3-2.

I wouldn't eat worms and roaches if it meant having a night with Kate Upton, much less some damn snake that could one day kill you. The hell was wrong with that guy.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 9, 2012 -> 01:11 PM) Or just one crazy guy who happens to put an R next to his name. It's just more than one guy, Todd Akin, Michelle Bauchmann, Sarah Palin, these last two congressmen in this thread. Obviously there are extremists on both parties but the GOP sure has a knack of getting them elected, these anti-science throwbacks.

The Top 3 teams are San Fran, Houston and Atlanta. I still don't know how real the Bears are because even though they have looked pretty dominant at times, that loss vs the Packers still has me iffy of how good the Bears are since Green Bay just isn't very good this year. The Lovie haters sure have been quiet though, lol.

Nate Silver said the post debate big bounce would eventually fade but he is also saying the race will tighten as we get to election day, he said they natuarally do. Obama just needs to be more forceful next time, the town hall meeting format is more favorable for him anyways. Also, Biden needs to Cheney Ryan, make him look too green, I just hope Biden doesn't stick his foot in his mouth like he is so prone to doing.

Unbelievable... Today's Republican Party FTW

QUOTE (sunofgold @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 06:02 PM) If Ozzie is fired and doesn't manage another team, what should he do next? I can think of a lot of things Ozzie could do. He definitely should come back to Chicago. How about opening a restaurant ? How about putting him in the booth with The hawk and Stoney? How about a show on the SCORE? To the best of my knowledge, the press in Chicago still likes him. Probably bc he gives them good material to work with. We already have Ditka, couldn't stand another overrated former coach/manager.

QUOTE (Cali @ Oct 6, 2012 -> 12:41 PM) f*** Detroit.

A's, Money Ball was the s***.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 06:30 PM) ...right, because this is something Obama never does. Oh, wait...he has just as many times. I guess that means you won't be voting for either! Let's see, what has Obama flip flopped on, right in front of your face, but you don't give a f*** about it...because you relate yourself to a party instead of relating yourself to reality/logic. * Gitmo closing. Nope, Gitmo staying open. * End wars. Ehh, no...keep wars going. * Gay marriage bad! No, Gay marriage good! * No deficit spending. Deficit spending. * No spying on citizens. More spying on citizens! * No tax cuts for the rich. Eh, f*** it...let's extend the Bush tax cuts. * No cracking down on Weed/Hemp. Make that more cracking down on Weed/Hemp! * More transparency. Nope, make that less transparency. * No more business as usual in Washington. Wait, scratch that...just as much if not more business as usual in Washington! So, in other words, it's ok when Obama does it all the time, but not Mitt Romney. Ok...we get it. Clue: They both do it. They're both politicians. And those are just the ones off the top of my head... People. Need. To. Wake. The. f***. Up. I know Obama isn't perfect, never said he was, but he's a lot closer to my political stances than the Republicans. Tell me why do you defend Romney so much, what great policy ideas does he bring to the table, huh? Or is that you like Romney because he has an R next to his name? I'm a Democrat because I agree more with their platform and I believe the GOP caters to the redneck mouthbreathers. I may not be the wonkiest poster here but the GOP really bother me with their backward anti-science, bible thumping, gun loving intolerent nonsense. I have noticed that a lot of you guys say you are mainly conservatives because you believe in fiscal responsibility, balanced budgets and whatnot, that's total bull crap, When is the last time a Republican president didn't expand the Federal government, didn't soend like a drunken sailor in a Thai whorehouse, let alone actually leave a surplus? Reagan (hero to the right) left a huge deficit at the end of his term and so have every Republican president since. Republican b**** and moan about deficit spending unless it's a Republican president, W went bats*** crazy on that front but nowhere did I see FOX news up in arms about that nor did I see Republican congressmen complaining. Fiscal responsibility my ass. What makes the GOP better? I would really like to hear your reasons. Is it because they hate f*gs, A-rabs and wetbacks? Or is it because redneck Republicans are more 'mericun than us liberal tree hugging Godless commies? If you say it's because you really do believe in balanced budgets and small government, then the GOP isn't the party you should support and you are more blind than what you claim us liberals to be... Open yer f*cking eyes

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 06:09 PM) Obama had no details, no ideas, no plan. Just his usual marketing slogans. It still amazes me that a certain segment of the population buys into it; but I suppose we are talking about the bottom of the intellectual barrel. They will believe anything with a shiny logo and marketing slogan. OTOH, Mitt has taken both sides of every issue! Well, maybe except for tax breaks for the wealthy, that he has been consistently pro tax cuts!

Y2HH...

http://www.theonion.com/articles/mitt-romn...rsona-fo,29789/

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 03:25 PM) Obama was caught off guard by Romney disavowing every position the president brought up. He never recovered and hit back at the multiple openings he was given. Kerry also haunted W in the first debate and the next 2 were seen as Kerry wins but not an asswhupping like the first debate and still W won the election. Debates aren't the game changers they once were...if they ever were.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 02:19 PM) RCP has new polls from Ras and WAA out for the states jenks mentioned. OK, thanks. Anyways, this race will tighten, never expected a blowout but when Nate Silver starts showing Obama's chances of winning are 50/50, I'll start worrying...right now Obama's forecast of winning is 87.1to Romney's 12.9 and right now it projects Obama winning 321.2 ECVs to Romney's 216.8. His model has really been accurate in 2008 and 2010.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 11:48 AM) Obviously it's way, way early still, but Romney just took the lead in Ohio, Florida and Virginia among likely voters. The race is getting much closer than people think, and the closer it gets, the better for Romney. People will come out to vote if they think there's a legit chance that he'll win. Link? Nate Silver's Fivethirtyeight blog and RealClearPolitics still have Obama leading in those states plus the national polls, albeit Silver states that Romney's bounce from the debates will show sometime early next week...

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 10:32 AM) You have to be very careful with this sort of strategy, and it's not one they're likely to use because it has a much larger chance of backfiring than not. As sitting President, you have to maintain a presidential stature during these debates, and this sounds not only disingenuous, but very condescending, and it will make Obama come off as the bully in charge. It's disingenuous in that Obama is also a multi-millionaire, who holds fundraiser after fundraiser for mega rich folks that cost 30k+ to attend, which alienate those same 47% Romney was talking about. If Obama wants to pretend to be the president of the people, he needs to be that. The second Obama says anything about Romney catering to the ultra rich, all Romney has to do is say, "You mean like the folks that attend your 40 thousand dollar per plate dinners?" It's hard to debate as a sitting President, as you MUST maintain a presidential stature throughout, you absolutely CANNOT come off as a condescending bully. And when talking about flip flops, it would be quite easy for Romney to say, "You mean just like how you flip flopped on the gay marriage issue AFTER it became beneficial to your campaign?" These types of 'shots' work both ways, which is why they're dangerous to use in a forum where your opponent can respond. They're often better used in commercials where a response cannot be immediate. Well, as they say, perception is reality and of course every politician flip flops, just some more than others. Obama isn't percieved as a flip flopper, unfair or not while Romney is seen as someone who will say anything for political expidiency. The GOP were very effective against Kerry in that regard. The Obama team has also been effective on Romney on that front, especially considering that there is a ton of video out there. Romney was a moderate Republican as Gov, lot's of conservatives pundits like Coulter hated the idea as Romney the GOP standard bearer. He has shifted way to the right to appease his base and I can understand that but that's an opening the Democrats can exploit. If Romney were to win (I still think he won't based on the battleground state polls so far), I think he'll mostly be a moderate except on foriegn affairs with neocons making a comeback and we'll see tax breaks for the wealthy and the deficit will just keep on growing. Republicans always talk about balanced budgets but when was the last time they actually left a surplus? They always talk about smaller government but it ezpands under them, or am I wrong? Anyways, where's Balta, haven't seen anything from him lately.

If I were on Obama's debate prep team, the first thing I would suggest the president should say to Romney right at the opening of the debate would go something like this... "First of all Gov Romney, I would like for you to tell me which version of candidate Romney will I debate tonight, are you the version who was for healthcare for everyone or the version who's against it, will it be the version who pledged to protect a women's right to choose or the version who is against it, the version who was for tough gun laws or the version who's against those laws you supported as Governor, the one who says you'll raise taxes or the one who says you won't"...(the list can go on and on because I don't believe Romney has ever sticked to one side of an issue). I would tell the president to end thise list of flip flops with this line, "finally, tell me which Romney I'm with here tonight, the one who says he'll care about 100% of the country or the one who was recorded behind closed doors telling a bunch of fellow multi-millionaires that you're job isn't to worry about half of the country because they are moochers who'll never take responsibility of their lives regardless of the fact that most of them are children, college students, working single mothers, disabled veterans, retired elderly folks and decent hard working folk who just don't earn enough to pay income taxes, because I gotta tell ya, you're moderate stance on last week's debate threw me off my game so I would really appreciate a heads up"... That would be a killer statement that would put Romney on the defensive and would show Obama is there for a fight. Here's a youtube video of Romney's flip flops, it's a pretty long video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_pgfWK3sxw...be_gdata_player

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 4, 2012 -> 04:20 PM) Lol, this video is great. They are SO angry at Obama. http://washingtonexaminer.com/a-sad-night-...al#.UG38D5jA-b4 I'll be watching FOX news on election night for s***s and giggles. If Republicans think last night's debate was a game changer, they'll be disappointed.

I see Y2HH's point, it is a good thing to change your mind when presented with new facts, but Romney flips back and forth on the same subject. Romney is against it today, next week he'll be for part of it, the week after he's against all of it again and by the end of that week he'll be for all of it again. Romney has no principles, that's why he won't give us details, it'll take too long according to him as his empty suit running mate.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 4, 2012 -> 11:17 AM) Welcome to politics...you appear to be new here since you stated the obvious. I still think it shows that they're ok with changing their minds, it's not like people aren't taking notice and these flip-flopped positions aren't well documented and mentioned in the media 500 million times a day. What do you call it when Romney implemented Romneycare in MA, then he was against it in the primaries, then he said he would repeal all of Obamacare, then he said he wouldn't repeal all of it then he said last night he would repeal all of it? I don't know about you but I call that a bulls***ter who will tell that particular audience what it wants to hear or do you think Romney finds out something new about Obamacare that makes him change his mind back and forth? I bet he'll say he won't repeal all of Obamacare in his next interview, SMH.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 3, 2012 -> 09:34 PM) Good, Romney wins first debate. Even NBC has reluctantly conceded that point. I thought you didn't like Romney? That he was a Democrat on top of the GOP ticket? So you like him or you don't?