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this kid is a friend of my brothers' and went to the same high school as me. Iowa City's a pretty dope place.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 11:03 PM) I agree as well. And please, allow Miami to overpay for their FA's like they did with Reyes. So it could blow up in Ozzie's face. Reyes and Hanley... Oz must be pissing himself. count me on board for the total rebuild.

QUOTE (VictoryMC98 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 05:32 PM) They have term limits, you the voter control them. voters are idiots nah but the problem is, the fact that they can stay in office indefinitely is part of what leads to the problem of not being willing to challenge the status quo because of fear of losing your job. if they were already guaranteed to lose their job, they'd probably do what was in the best interest of the people and not themselves - but this is a topic for a different thread.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 05:53 PM) Yes he does, and I'm glad he is leaving. The guy was just terrible, and liberals could find much better people to stand for their values. haha he was one of the few people to actually speak his mind and stick to his guns. We could use a helluva lot more of that in congress.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 05:51 PM) It isn't a good thing, but it is not some grand conspiracy against Occupy either. In fact they love Occupy, because it is a major news event. yes, they love that they can show it and spin it in the way they want.

QUOTE (VictoryMC98 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 05:21 PM) Barney Frank announced that he will not rerun in 2012 http://news.yahoo.com/democratic-rep-barne...-190526163.html sucks

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 04:24 PM) Please. Tell me if I trolled the Dems thread on a daily basis, I wouldn't get the same exact response. And as to the bolded, THAT IS THE WHOLE PROBLEM. That is entirely what this thread is about, and why it was created. this isn't the GOP thread, last time I check. It ain't stickied.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 03:57 PM) They are the media, they look for the howlers, not substance. They did the exact same thing to the Tea Partiers. i get it - but then again, mainstream republicans aren't too thrilled with the tea partiers either. and yes, this is how the MSM operates, but remind me why it's a good thing?

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 03:31 PM) How about one of the major players in the housing mess that helped to start this mess we are in? Every time a reform package came up, he squashed it. Helped put his boyfriend in a cushy job in the very industry he was helping 'regulate'. And I am sure more will come out later, just as it did when Murtha finally croaked, revealing what a crook he actually was. And I am also sure there are people with an R that the same can be said of. they're all crooks. that's why they all should have term limits.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 03:16 PM) Not covering it? You guys can't be serious. It was all over the news, and it is still there but to a lesser extent, because it is no longer "new". But it is still being covered by the major outlets. And as for getting their word out, they are actually better at this than the Tea Party was, because Occupy is much more social media-savvy. They come off as unclear because they ARE. Its pretty simple. They have a general gripe about bank bailouts and income inequality, and everyone knows that. Beyond that it gets fuzzy, because they are by nature sort of a leaderless movement. they "cover" it. But can you tell me you saw even ONE interview with a protester on Fox or CNN that didn't come off as 'liberal hippy anarchist who doesn't know what the f*** he's talking about VS intelligent, concise 1%er"? I'm not saying they're not covering it, they just skew what they put out there so it makes OWS look bad.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 03:30 PM) Speaking of a passive aggressive move, I don't have to pass some kind of a cheerleader test to be able to call this thread what it is. Turning this around on who I support doesn't change anything here. All it does to to legitimize that this thread has been pretty much been against all of those filibuster rules that were created to prevent exactly this thread. hahaha - sorry, poking my head back out from under my rock - but don't you see that now you're contributing to the very thing you're saying is wrong with the thread? If you don't want to be negative, then stop being negative about the thread, and post something positive about the guy you're backing. Take the initiative bro! you're just continuing the spiral

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 02:51 PM) Stop whining and post stories that interest you. haha SS should "occupy" this thread! take it back from the bad guys who stole it from you.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 02:01 PM) While I agree that about half the current GOP are lunatics who should not even be in the discussion... and I agree that the GOP has been intentionally appealing to the less-than-genius crowd... you have gone way, way over the top. I mean, let's start with, the guy you wanted in 2008 if I remember was the sleazy used car salesman who was cheating on his cancer-ridden wife. And Graham, Sharpton and Dean were all indeed looney toons. So get off your high horse here, and take off the liberal-colored glasses for a second. you mean Newt Gingrich?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 12:32 PM) It wasn't dominated by people trying to undermine the candidates. to be completely fair, that race did not include Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry and Herman I-Dont-Know-A-Damn-Thing-About-Politics Cain do you seriously believe any of those three are even CAPABLE of running a country? you can disagree with a candidate's politics but still see them as a legitimate candidate. For example, I am against most of the things Mitt Romney is for - however, when I see him speak, he at least looks "presidential". Guy can command a room and speak with authority and has an understanding of all the issues. John Kerry, John Edwards, Howard Dean, Gen. Wes Clark, Dick Gephardt, Bob Graham, Dennis Kucinich, Al Sharpton, Joe Lieberman. Of those, sure a few were fringe candidates who had no shot of winning, but every single one of them understood politics, understood the issues, and none of them were the executive of a frickin' PIZZA company. And they all remembered their speaking points, and they all knew where Syria was on a map. The GOP has taken this ridiculous turn for the worse, and is putting out complete idiots as legitimate candidates, just to appeal to the complete idiots who make up their party. "Oh gee golly wiz, s/he is just like me! she forgets stuff too!" Sorry, I don't want someone who's "just like" billy bob from the bayou of Louisiana running our damn country. I just don't.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 12:24 PM) I made the point when this thread started that it would just turn into GOP bashing by the Dems here. My point in posting that is that exactly that has happened. No one hesitates to post "relatively minor news" when it is "bad". This thread turned into the exact worthless steaming heap of partisan crap it was destined to become. Congrats for totally missing the point. no i just skewed it to make it fit MY point. taking a page out of yall's book. hah. i didn't even read the first part of your post. but yeah of course that's what it was going to turn into. you don't think the one for Kerry/Edwards/Dean etc etc was exactly the same back in the day?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 11:30 AM) More like it is "good" news, so it isn't getting posted. when are GOPers going to realize that it's actually republicans who generally own the media outlets in this country? baffling.

QUOTE (Tex @ Nov 28, 2011 -> 11:13 AM) At this point the movement is costing themselves support for anything and everything they may have been protesting for. In what regard? the real problem the movement is facing is the very thing they're protesting against. people b**** that there's no clear "message" and that it's unorganized, but that's precisely because the only way for the masses to hear anything about the movement is via the main stream media. Now... who runs the MSM? The big corporations that OWS is against! So obviously they're not going to present information that displays OWS in anything close to a positive light. There's close to zero coverage of it anymore, but not because it's stopped. Did you all know that the protesters from NYC walked to DC to occupy congress? I feel like that's an interesting news story... oh wait - it didn't get covered. There's plenty going on, but the GOP runs the news networks, (and in the rare case it's not the GOP it IS a rich corporation) so we're not going to hear about it. That's the real problem they're facing. If they can circumvent that - the majority of Americans would rally behind them. After all, that said majority already favors the things OWS is championing. Just about getting the message out.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 22, 2011 -> 01:16 PM) Stop lying, please. he's a republican. it's all they know how to do. and no, that's not hyperbole.

ya know - i'm actually excited about it. at first i had the same gut "wtf" reaction as everyone else, but why the hell CAN'T he be good. You don't need pedigree to manage a baseball team - Girardi, Torre, and a billion others have gone right from being players to managers. I'm just so glad ozzie's gone - it's like starting with a clean slate. And one that doesn't have its own agenda - which is good. You can't have a GM building a team one way and a manager wanting to play another way. Obviously, as we found out, it doesn't work. that, and Robin Ventura 23 was white-out penned on my trapper keeper in elementary school.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 10:24 PM) AJ up next on Comcast to discuss Ozzie's departure. that should be fun.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 10:23 PM) 1.) Yeah I would. He was a players' manager for sure. 2.) Have you read some of the posts attacking me? It's a 2 way street. It's not easy to always turn the other cheek, sir. the players (konerko) all but said they didn't like playing for him!

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 10:17 PM) It takes 2 people to have "drama." Too bad he wasn't completely honest and mentioned KW as well. Or was Ozzie a one man "drama king." Not exactly. KW is no saint. so you're going to say the media are wrong. the players are wrong. we're all wrong. and that ozzie guillen was actually a really nice guy - just misunderstood?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 10:11 PM) And big deal. Ozzie Guillen will may them a picture of himself smiling with the WS Trophy. p.s. I'm sure he's sick of their act as well. These well paid players played like bums. No manager in baseball could survive this season - one with Adam Dunn n Rios on the roster. especially while stomping and yelling about being the face of the franchise. but yeah those other things too.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 10:10 PM) Miss him when? Where's he goin? Rebuilding is no fun. Sox need to RELOAD. 90-100 loss seasons will spell disaster for this franchise. Once people get used to losing, 20,000 will be a big crowd except when Yankee and Bosox fans fill the stadium. And of course the 3 games vs. the Flubs. oh i dunno, prolly no where for another year, but it'll be soon.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 10:06 PM) Among many things Konerko said: This regime had run its course. i love this guy. i'ma miss him.