Milkman delivers

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 07:58 PM) Surprised Ozzie hasn't already signed Juan Pierre for a final go-around with the Marlins. Psst, you already said that 20 minutes ago

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 08:08 PM) Ron Paul is giving an epic second place speech. If you see a link, send it this way. I haven't watched anything yet, and I seriously doubt it'll be re-aired.

Good Lord, the site has been incredibly slow this past month.

Grant was also terrible, mostly having to do with unchecked corruption in his cabinet and I'm guessing his alcoholism.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 04:19 PM) W was the worst President of all-time.. I do believe that Obama will win with over 300 electoral votes I'm fairly sure you're joking to an extent, but it's hard to be worse than guys like James Buchanan.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 12:54 PM) Exactly. If we chase off the majority of our season ticket base, we will become Oakland again. The one thing this team has done over the last 10 years is to considerably narrow the fan gap in Chicago. Trading everyone away pisses that progress away. You really think so?

QUOTE (MAX @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 12:25 PM) First "Jap" and now "Yellow fever"? This thread is no model of political correctness, that's for certain. Meh.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 12:37 PM) Eh, I think Bush I wasn't like that. He destroyed his reelection chances by raising taxes, which was the right move even though it was unpopular. H.W. gets a bad rap.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 12:24 PM) What do you like about Romney? What policies would you hope he would implement? His tenure as governor of Massachusetts. If the choice is him or Obama, I still might just stay at home.

Not a fan of Asian women. It seems that the only times I'm ever attracted to them, they're merely part Asian. I've just never caught the yellow fever.

I actually remember that episode.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 11:38 AM) Change for change's sake isn't always a good plan. Not saying Obama deserves it, but I don't think any of these GOP candidates are what this country needs. What I DO think this country needs is Campaign Obama...not President Obama. If he does win a second term, I think you are going to see more of Campaign Obama. Because as was said so eloquently in the movie The American President, "...I was so busy keeping my job I forgot to do my job." And I think pretty much every president since Reagan probably falls into this category...and maybe even before. I get that logic, but I can't support it or him. After thinking it over, I'd consider voting for Romney on the chance that he might revert back to his old ways, but I will not vote for Obama.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 11:56 AM) you must have enjoyed it, if you spend 20 minutes reading everything. Not in the least. I try to read everything in PHT to keep me on top of all things White Sox.

No s***, I had a dream last night where I was something like The Shadow, and I blame it on this thread.

I just read 9 pages of this. A waste of 20 minutes.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 09:52 AM) If you're looking for a centrist Republican, vote Obama! I was willing to give Obama a chance (as I said before, I'd consider myself more of a Democrat than a Republican), but I can't vote for him in 2012. While he isn't to blame for all of it, things have gotten worse under his watch.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 09:26 AM) Pretty sure he hates on Huntsman mostly to egg me on. As for Ron Paul, I can't believe I am defending the guy again, but need to clarify yet another falsehood from Reddy... Paul served ACTIVE Air Force as a surgeon for 2 tours of duty. Then he went to the National Guard. Reddy has this odd tendency, when he hones in on something he doesn't like, to try to add to his position by making things up and/or being selective in his acceptance of which facts he likes and doesn't. If Huntsman were to somehow win the primary lottery and win the nomination - which is incredibly unlikely - he would definitely have my vote. Romney I am on the fence about, I don't like the guy, but I think as President he is likely to be more like the centrist version of Romney than the far-right one he acts like in the primaries. And I'd be OK with that. Paul is intriguing, but he just has too many bats*** crazy ideas for me to vote for him. Anyone else from the GOP field wins, and I'm voting for Obama. I hope you're right about Romney. He reminds me too much of McCain, where I liked and respected him and his policies until each became a serious contender for the presidency. At that point (McCain in 2008/Romney in 2012), they backed off of their histories and started to say anything they thought would help them win.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 12:42 AM) See, did it again, haha. I was about to say... Agreed with J4L, though.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 9, 2012 -> 10:55 PM) Seriously, with all the SoxTalk "insiders" with their wisecracks, innuendoes and jokes, I share Milkman's concern that only about 50-75% of the site (and, in his case, my posts) is actually intellectually accessible. I just sometimes think you're on acid or at least a strong weed with the tangents you occasionally go on

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jan 9, 2012 -> 10:15 PM) FOX hates Ron Paul even more than they hate Obama. Where do you stand? I know it's probably somewhere in this thread already, but I'm pretty damn lazy and not going to go back to find it

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 9, 2012 -> 09:38 PM) They very much have been in the past, but Paul is openly antagonistic to almost everything that's made up the Republican coalition of the last several decades. Just look at how hard Fox News, Limbaugh et. al. go after him, and you can see the problems he'd have getting that large part of the Republican base behind him. But to credit you argument, apparently there was a CBS poll that came out yesterday that had Paul and Obama essentially tied. I'd characterize their treatment of him as more "ignoring" than "going after" him. The guy continues to poll pretty well, but nobody pays attention.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 9, 2012 -> 09:12 PM) do you know a single thing about Huntsman? He's the most moderate candidate in the campaign. He supports environmental reforms, civil unions, is actually religiously tolerant - teaches his adopted indian daughter about hinduism. How awesome is that? He also supports lowering taxes and all that other GOP fiscal policy. I'd vote for him over Obama. I wouldn't vote for the Dept of Education cutting, National Endowment for the Arts cutting, Health care destroying, pro life, anti gay Ron Paul if my life depended on it. And I know y'all wont believe me, but I'm NOT crazy liberal. I just seem like it compared to all these Right wing wackos these days. I said I'd vote for Huntsman. I'd vote for Paul as well (and first). I won't be voting in the general election if it's anyone else.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 9, 2012 -> 08:53 PM) He'd get some left-leaning support, for sure. He'd get most of the libertarians, but that's a relatively small group. He'd get some Republicans, but some of his domestic policies and his especially his foreign policy is 100% against the Republican party platform. While party tribalism would give him some "hold-your-nose" Republican votes, a large percentage of reliable GOP voters would simply sit at home. Recent polling is already showing Republican enthusiasm fading in the face of their possible candidates. Gotcha. I guess I just see Republicans as more of a cohesive group when it comes to Democrats vs. Republicans.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 9, 2012 -> 09:11 PM) Or this guy What the hell is that? This thread is way too obscure.

The Shadow?