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QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 14, 2016 -> 11:04 PM) You both make EXCELLENT points! My take is we have to change the system radically in terms of partisanship. And it's impossible to do that EXCEPT if our government allowed/required all government jobs to be filled by one Demo and one Repub. For instance secretary of state (have 2 of 'em; one Demo one Repub). Anybody hired to lead a committee on health care reform (one Demo, one Repub). For instance didn't Bill Clinton put Hillary in charge of health care reform way back when? Nobody wanted to work with her. Obamacare?? Had NO support cause nobody on the Repub side was gonna support it. They are way too selfish. We've got to work TOGETHER and face it. We'll NEVER work together. Like I said earlier the state of Kansas is gonna vote Trump in. We vote Brownback in twice. Cause of the letter R. It's sickening. We CANT cooperate as a country to get things done. And health care is gonna kill us all. I agree the system is a clusterf***. I just want to highlight this beautiful (and depressing) phrase.

I can't be the only one getting popcorn ready for a hypothetical New York Times vs. Trump case, am I? Coverage would get higher ratings than the entire run of The Apprentice.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Oct 14, 2016 -> 12:26 AM) Dodgers have a solid bullpen, but Kershaw might not pitch till game 3. Could be huge break for the Cubs. Kershaw pitches Game 1, 4 and 7. Throws shutouts each time. Earns the nickname "The Curse."

Sweet. Christmas.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 13, 2016 -> 03:14 PM) how is that meme breaking rules of the forum? Thou shalt not post Marvel GIFs.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Oct 13, 2016 -> 02:31 PM) Trump to NYT: You're trying to ruin my reputation. I'm gonna sue you. NYT to Trump: You already ruined your reputation. Bring it, b****. http://www.nytco.com/the-new-york-timess-r...raction-letter/ God that was beautiful.

QUOTE (brett05 @ Oct 13, 2016 -> 01:40 PM) you're very predictable

QUOTE (brett05 @ Oct 13, 2016 -> 01:11 PM) Another poll out post Debate with Trump leading the election by two points. (Rasmussen)

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 13, 2016 -> 01:00 PM) In some ways I'm worried about his cult-like base turning violent, but then I remember how they all (including Trump) pissed their pants and fled from Chicago over some protests that were more tame than what I've seen in the upper deck at a Cubs-Sox game. Chicago to Trump:

I vote we rename The Buster. It shall be known as "The Badger"

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 11:44 PM) Yes but there was no time to check out these women who were/are coming forward. There's always the chance Trump could win lawsuits if the pieces fall the right way. I guess the Cosby case has proven the media organizations will be OK, however. I don't think Cosby has gone after any outlets for libel. I was saying months ago Donald should have dropped out. Just said the system was rigged and he'd had it. With his past as a ruthless rich guy, this stuff was bound to come out. s***, just the fact he was willing to go on Stern dozens of times in his life and play along with Howard with sex banter, showed in itself this stuff would all come back to devour his reputation. If Donald stays in the race, he has to go on the Bill Clinton attack. Just keep alleging Bill is a womanizer and how come no equal scruitiny of Bill. It's the New York Times. I'm sure they've checked. Greg, you should know how this game works / know about communications law.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 11:21 PM) Exactly, but if you read my posts you'd see I predicted this. As we got to crunch time, near the election, that's when the media unleashes its fury vs. the Republican. The news organizations better be careful. Mr. Trump will be suing a lot of people in he said/she said cases. Also, Bill Clinton might need to worry a bit say six months AFTER the coronation/election. The media may go after Bill and his past transgressions once Hillary is safely in the Oval Office. The first two years of her coronation might be fair game for Bill as she doesn't have to win again until 2020. A few years to mess around looking at Bill's past before getting on the Hillary bandwagon again as the 2020 election nears. Again, this he-said/she said stuff is touchy. Little surprised the media attorneys are letting them run with this against a rich person like Trump. I know if a person says something there's "probably" no cause for a successful lawsuit, but then again, if these people making the allegations turn out to be wacky unreliable people, a judge might side with Trump in a lawsuit for recklessness. Thank god the First Amendment exists.

QUOTE (dpd9189 @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 11:06 PM) Yes, absolutely. Ok, wanted to make sure I wouldn't be crazy for wanting that. Doubt it happens though.

If you could get Moncada, Benintendi, Kopech and Swihart for Sale and Melky, do you do it?

Greg is totally cool with a Trump presidency.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 12:54 PM) People love to throw the term worst President ever around, but in my eyes it is Andrew Jackson, then everyone else. Jackson, Pierce and Buchanan are the easy top 3.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 12:48 PM) I probably would have voted for Kasich. I wouldn't have. But I wouldn't be planning on getting hammered after voting on November 8th.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 12:38 PM) I knew most of that other stuff. I had a great Econ history class in college. Hamilton was a big focus of that. Hamilton is 100% the father of modern banking in the United States, even if Andrew Jackson tried to torpedo it. I have also come across some interesting Burr stuff over time. The Chase stuff was completely new though. Which makes it funnier that they were going to take Hamilton off the $10 before Jackson off the $20. Another aspect is how if the Federalists didn't sink with Hamilton's death, they might have been able to get a standing army and national bank in place for Madison's presidency. The US probably wins the War of 1812 without a razed Washington and probably annexes Canada. History is fun.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 12:17 AM) Folks, Kasisch shoulda been the Republican nominee. Case closed. He was the guy that coulda done it. Agreed. I'd feel much less worried if it were Kasich on the other side of the aisle.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 12:36 PM) Is that you? Or is that guy gone?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 12:17 PM) Learn something new every day. Thanks. Yup. Hamilton and Burr might've been the most overlooked significant politicians until the musical came out. Hamilton - Nation's financial system, the Coast Guard, desire to have a standing army, New York Post, crucial part of building the constitution, setup Wall Street, the US mint, essentially decided the 1800 election to elect Jefferson. Meanwhile Burr sets up Chase Bank, his trial vs. Thomas Jefferson established the power of the judicial system, he's the reason the loser no longer becomes VP and he twice was part of schemes to create new nations, once in New England and once in the Louisiana Territory. Considering the two were initially friends, if they could have set aside differences they might have left an even bigger impact.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 11:37 AM) I think we all do. I did, now I can only picture Leslie Odom, Jr.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 11:09 AM) No, and it's not a law either. It's just a procedural thing that fell out of some other changes they were making and wasn't even intentionally put into the rules. There's a pretty good summary about the history of the filibuster from Brookings that's from Congressional testimony. I was wrong, it was Aaron Burr and not JQA I know Hamilton: An American Musical came out and makes Burr look pretty bad, but holy s*** this dude. Burr's f***-ups set in stone so much dumb s*** for the modern day. Fun fact: He founded what eventually became Chase Bank.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 12, 2016 -> 11:06 AM) MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors 3h3 hours ago #Rangers GM Jon Daniels vows to improve the rotation this winter, says TEX has the prospects to swing a major trade: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/10/daniels-on-rangers-lucroy-offseason-needs-gallo-profar.html …://http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/...o-profar.html …://http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/...o-profar.html … Eh, Texas doesn't intrigue me after their midseason trades. Order of preference: Red Sox - Dodgers (Urias needs to be included) - Yankees