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QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 20, 2017 -> 10:26 AM) Your comparisons are distinguishable. You are trying to semantically argue that eventhough Trump and Clinton went head to head, and even though Clinton had more votes, Trump didnt "technically" lose the popular vote because winning the popular vote wasnt a condition precedent to winning the election. The problem is that the definition of "lose" does not include "had to have competed for". Lose- be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something). Trump was deprived of having more votes in the popular election. Aka Trump "lost" the popular election. I can win on semantics, I can win on facts. But please find a definition of lost that includes "has to have competed." No thanks Trollboy. I lost the Presidency. Oh Man!!!

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 20, 2017 -> 10:19 AM) You mean to a time of recession, marriage inequality, and health insurance declining coverage for millions of Americans due to pre-existing conditions? Yeah, that was all inherited and fixed. where our healthcare was 1/3 less, our work force was greater, our poverty less, our debt 50% less, our poor less. Yes that time period.

Hats off to Dick Durbin for adressing the 70 democrats boycotting this inauguration.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 20, 2017 -> 10:10 AM) And here we go folks, welcome to the world according to Trump. Whether or not he "competed" for the popular vote, does not change the fact that he did lose the popular vote. 65,844,954 > 62,979,879 The only partisan comment here is yours, my statement is 100% factually correct. Trump had less popular votes, if more people from IL voted for Clinton, it would have changed nothing. Is this really what weve become, we cant even now agree on things as simple as 65>62? I hope you don't have to be right in your job. You cannot lose something you never competed for. I guess I should go around and say I lost the 2016 Presidential Election. And the 2016 World Series. Oh wait....smh

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 20, 2017 -> 06:54 AM) Only a few hours left until all hell officially breaks loose. Did we time warp back 8 years?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 20, 2017 -> 08:53 AM) Hard to tell, Trump did lose by millions in the popular vote. So it really would depend on where the people live. IE It doesnt matter how many didnt vote in Illinois, it would not have changed the election at all. He did not lose by millions of votes if he never competed for the popular vote. But don't let that fact affect your partisan.

Americans voted in conservatives knowing full well that ACA was going to be repealed.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mit-re...ths-than-usual/

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 5, 2017 -> 03:27 PM) I think liberal posters post in here more, but the board leans conservative. I must miss a lot of posts. It seems the board is 90+ liberal

I'm confused....the committee that was supposed to be independent is corrupt so it is getting oversight. What specifically did I miss?

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 30, 2016 -> 02:59 PM) You were mad about people getting paid to not work. It seems entirely relevant to the discussion. 1) Not mad 2) The Discussion was specific to the post.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 30, 2016 -> 10:54 AM) Brett, you going to touch on Congress not doing their job at all? Right now, staying on topic with the rockettes. Thanks.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 30, 2016 -> 08:19 AM) Let's all just move on now. Excellent Well you made it thru one sentence of one post. Top notch!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 30, 2016 -> 08:26 AM) Either way, your initial response didn't make any sense. It makes perfect sense. Perhaps you are the one with the issue.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 29, 2016 -> 11:38 AM) I'd guess that they're paid hourly or by performance rather than salaried, so that wouldn't be asking for compensation for work not performed. They just don't want to perform for Cheeto Benito. and by refusing work, they might not get offered future work

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 29, 2016 -> 12:04 PM) Comparing a job requirement to rape is pretty impressive there. except that wasn't done so...

QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 29, 2016 -> 03:41 PM) Or bakeries that refused to make cakes for gay people. Bakers, nope, owners, yes.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 29, 2016 -> 11:36 AM) I'm sure you said the same thing about pharmacists who refused to sell birth control. It's their job...they are not owners, they are workers.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 29, 2016 -> 11:32 AM) Guess you hate all unions then. Yes, I am against many of the unions as it stands today.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 23, 2016 -> 08:37 PM) Yes, refuse to not do YOUR JOB and expect to be PAID as if you DID. Makes sense.

I went both nights. The best part was taking my daughters for their first. They loved it. My ten year old made her own chant....New Day Rocks and Snowcones. Was pretty cute. The crowd is mental chanting for CM Punk. We countered with "He's a Quitter!" Stephanie nailed the CM Punk chanters with her comment. Cena got more cheers than boos both nights. (Raw during return promos). Braun was the whole Raw entertainment. And that was better than Smackdown. Baron Corbin can't wrestle or do two punches without a prolonged break. He gets winded too fast. That was one of the worst matches I had ever seen. The tag title change was super weak too. But man does the Chicago crown love Randy Orton.

Being one of the few conservatives that post here, my order. Reagan Bush 43 Bush 41 Carter Obama Clinton

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Dec 15, 2016 -> 08:23 PM) Has there been a year with so many big deaths like 2016? I think it happens every year, but as we age we know more and more of the folks.

Craig Sager lost his battle at age 65

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Dec 6, 2016 -> 08:36 AM) Hopefully this little episode will prove once and for all the value of a good well stocked farm system. I have seen how posters would rather win a few more games in September and not get a higher draft pick. Two of the players we wanted were gone right before ours and now we are trying to trade for them. I have seen insane posts about how "well the sox cant develop the minors so whats the point". I hope that the sox dump huge amounts of money and talent into their development operations. The key for the sox to have sustained long term success is their minor league operations and scouting. The ability to locate not only guys who will be on the major league roster but also as valuable trading chits later on. In the end Sale is going to be traded due to the failure of the teams ability to keep a pipeline to the majors open with cost effective options. Now we have way to many holes to fill and we need to now swap out something amazing at the major league level to bring back stability for many a position. I think you are right, but if they don't improve scouting and development the trading of Sale will be a major step back organizationally. If we can do both, that is ideal, if it's only one, it has to be to improve the development/scouting first