The Beast

QUOTE (Two-Gun Pete @ Jan 21, 2018 -> 12:00 AM) Well, reading is a skill... I did write "approval rating polls," did I not? Feel free to show us any of "Barry's" approval ratings being anywhere as low as Donny's. (PROTIP: you won't find them. Just be a big boy about it, & admit being wrong about "Barry being as despised as Trump.") Is Barry’s supposed to be offensive?

QUOTE (Wanne @ Jan 20, 2018 -> 10:10 PM) Lol...keep grasping at s*** boys! Kudos with the back pedaling. No...polls had her winning BIGLY! Spin it any way you want...blame any mueller crap you want...they were massively wrong. Every single one of you misjudged people sitting back just waiting to vote. Blame it on whatever. Maybe blame democrats for trotting a lying old stale pos candidate out there people couldn’t stand. And too bad with the 2m morevote bs. Like I said...the country does not revolve around heavy metropolitan blue cities like Chicago...la and nyc. Get over it... What will happen when he’s out of office in 3-7 years? Will those who are “forgotten” finally have their “needs met?” What about people outside his base that he isn’t working for? (I thought he said he’d be a president for all Americans.) I’m mostly referring to jobs - primarily in manufacturing and in coal. Automation is going to play a significant factor and he can’t stop technological advances. I’d also add that if he’s trying to act on the opioid crisis and provide money for that, it’s almost like an entitlement, which his party isn’t really for. I’m not sure why we are all still talking about the 2016 election either.

The stat about men isn’t good - at least we only have at most 7 years left of him and he can be weakened by the elections that follow.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 08:12 AM) If they are losing money on the radio deal, that isn't a very good sign for the TV deal that comes up next year. The Bulls don’t have a profitable deal either and Cumulus is just broke. What kind of TV deal are people talking about around here lately?

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 07:49 AM) The 1000 signal is awful out west of the city. It was bad enough growing up in Oswego, and I think it's probably even worse now that I'm in rural Kane County. What about 720, how does that come in? They apparently made a play for the White Sox in 2016 before 890 snagged them. I wish the Sox never left the Score, and I wish they’d be on a sports talk station so they’d actually be talked about instead of just hearing Cubs talk.

I would hope they land with AM 1000 Chicago since 670 is tied up with the Cubs. I doubt they’d end up with 780 or 720 for a long term partnership given the history with the Cubs on a sister station and with WGN.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 10:13 PM) Quite frankly there is an entire generation of politicians that we need to get rid of. They have no handle on the present Also there is a large part of the population that literally believes everything they read on the internet Yes - Sanders, McConnell, Pelosi, Hatch and a few others that have been there for years. I would be fine with term limits in Illinois and on the federal level, there shouldn’t be career politicians. New, fresh voices are needed, which is why I am hoping Harris, Gillibrand or Cuban can get rid of Trump in 2020 (or maybe Biden). I’m even welcoming the thought of Romney taking over Hatch’s seat in 2018 since he will be a critic of Trump and not be a yes man like others are being.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 08:16 PM) Every day I think more and more how much better off we would all be without so many social media outlets. Twitter has become a cesspool. If we all spent the morning reading our papers I feel like we would be better off. The only news I watch is WGN in the morning and then I try to stay focused on industry stuff We would be better off without as many social media outlets, at least Facebook is changing its news feed up. Facebook can be nasty in cable news network threads. People hiding behind their computers have muscles in their fingers but would never say anything like they do online in person.

QUOTE (Whitesoxin2019 @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 11:49 AM) I was always a George Bush hater for many reasons I voted Ron Paul in 2008 and 2012 in the primaries I voted Obama(deporter in chief) in 2008 in the National , McCain was not an option I hate the national media including fox’s censorship of Paul in 08 and 12 I despise Ivy League schools with far left ideology I despise groups like antifa who I label as communists I think CNN is the worst media outlet and has become a joke that actually helps Trumps cause. I am an independent Voter who is open minded for 2020. But I will not be bullied, shamed, intimidated with my vote. What would it take for you to consider a candidate other than Trump, like Gillibrand, Harris or even Biden?

QUOTE (Whitesoxin2019 @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 11:36 AM) Nobody seems to get the point. As long as the media is s*** and people feel they are being lied to Trump will thrive. I mean come on folks. If Trump is as bad as we think he is why not play it straight above the fence? Why use photo shops, edit videos, peer pressure, shaming etc etc Nobody can answer this, specifically the tragedy that is CNN. I think they only help trumps popularity. “But FOX news” yeah they are s*** too. But I can tell you from an independent point of view CNN takes the cake. Stick with the issues guys. I was more inclined to vote liberal 20 years ago but all the white shaming, media deception, gang mentality, violence (yes I do think the violence from antifa is severaly underreported), I see them as communists. Say what you will about Trump, but until these things get fixed y’all don’t have much leg to stand on. Also a new trend I noticed with the left side is lack of compromise. You won’t admit being 1% wrong. It would be refreshing to hear if trump ever does something good because he has done good. I don’t agree with all the bullet points under the fake news awards but a more than a few items stick out in my mind as unquestionably true. The shame with networks like cnn though is even if he does lie, how can I believe it? Cable news as a whole sucks. So does their social media accounts. Local news is much better than watching hours of commentary from both sides. I don’t get why we don’t have a leg to stand on, are you saying we can’t make valid arguments about Trump? Compromise? The GOP didn’t compromise with Obama when they took control, and didn’t allow Garland to be seated. In talking with Trump supporters at a recent sales conference, there was no compromise on the issues, they just agreed with each other that they hate Hillary and that he needs to stop tweeting. Also, terms like snowflake, the left, liberals and libtards are getting old, just like some insults and generalizations on the other side.

QUOTE (Whitesoxin2019 @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 02:11 AM) I don’t care if you’re independent, right or left. The media is a deceptive disgrace. CNN the worst. My only objective with the fake news awards is fox is not much better. (See 2008 2012 Ron Paul election coverage) But what we have here is a gold mine for the independent thinker not inside an echo chamber. I present the archive link instead of gop because GOP are scumbuckets and Trump broke the site. Hate him or love him but these are accurate awards given for the #fakenewsawards . This calling out of irresponsible reporting is the right thing to do. Of course the storylines will be attack on freedom of press. Well you know what? When our press is being funded by a handful of mega corps I think we need some checks and balances. Shame on anyone here who thinks intentionally deceptive reporting is good reporting. 1. The New York Times’ Paul Krugman claimed on the day of President Trump’s historic, landslide victory that the economy would never recover. 2. ABC News' Brian Ross CHOKES and sends markets in a downward spiral with false report. The rest https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010005/...ke-news-awards/ What if the first guy is a columnist and if a story is later corrected?

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 16, 2018 -> 11:24 AM) Any thoughts on Pritzker? I like his bullet points but don’t know much about him. I think it will be him versus Rauner in the general election, but I’m not sure if he would go against Madigan and get Illinois out of the financial state it is in.

As an independent who votes for both sides of the aisle except for the incompetent child in office, I would rather not have another celebrity get elected to try and right the ship in 2020. I’d much rather have Gillibrand or Harris take on the current President than Oprah.

How does Marvin Lewis still have a job?

Does this increase the chances that the Cubs get Holland or do they go closer by committee?

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 06:26 PM) Do birds fly south for the winter? So it was a no s*** Sherlock question, but I do wonder if she’s going to be thrown into the Clinton category and get beat at the polls like Hillary did in 2016. Of course, we have to see if she’s the nominee out of the clown car of people the Democrats will have in 2020. I doubt Biden or Sanders will run so I bet it is Harris or Gillibrand.

Would Gillibrand be connected to the Clintons in anyway by voters or Trump’s people?

Suck it Trump you p**** grabber!! Woo hoo!!

QUOTE (shipps @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 12:42 PM) I have finally stopped listening to Goff and Bernstein. Its not that I disagree with any of their political stances that they take on the show. I support most if not all that they are typically trying to bring to the forefront. Its just that their show is no fun, like whatsoever. The issues that they try to address on a daily basis I actually support them on and I am not even suggesting they stop fighting the good fight on air. If they feel personally that they need to use their job as a platform to shed light to any social injustices then the more power to them. I just find no entertainment value to their show at all. I was actually going to post something similar. Nobody can disagree with them and win an argument because they shut down callers almost immediately. One thing I have noticed with 670 is that their interviews are almost all the same people and the hosts talk about some garbage. Parkins is an arrogant twat and also shuts down people who disagree with him. I called in and asked a legit question for Can’t Do It and was told my question didn’t count. If anyone listens to that segment, all of the “good” questions have been asked and answered. I flip over to AM 1000 for afternoons because the guys on at 1:45 are at least funny. Bernstein is just a dick, I met him in person and he treated me the same way he treats callers. I guess when you go to Duke and have one of the most coveted jobs in Chicago’s sports media you can be a jerk. It’s such a cutthroat industry that I’m glad I didn’t go into it.

Too bad there’s not a battle to vote out Madigan.

Too bad Sox N Roll isn’t available. Are any of these podcasts downloadable? Since 670 the Score has a massive hard on for the Cubs and anything but the Sox I would love to hear some Sox chatter. Maybe some individual podcasts about the minor league players.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Nov 21, 2017 -> 07:43 AM) Guerrero is the only one that bothers me that is not protected. I would of DFA'd May for him. No one is gonna take Polo and Peter is a utility player. I wonder what Hahn’s rationale is behind Guerrero being left off and keeping a guy like Covey on the 40 man roster. Is there something I am missing? Other than it is the rule 5 draft and they have to keep a player on their major league roster for a season.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Nov 20, 2017 -> 05:06 PM) Why the f*** are they hanging onto Covey? It's puzzling to me why they have invested so much into this guy. Seconded. Why is Covey here? He was like an automatic loss almost every start this year.

Am I missing something about Guerrero, is he really that good, good enough to stay on the majors all season? Would Peters get picked, or did they not add him because of the logjam of infielders they currently have?

Let’s be fair to coverage from both sides. https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/...losers.amp.html http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/17/news/econo...bill/index.html I’ll ask once again, how does this benefit all Americans?