StrangeSox

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 02:05 PM) Well Steve many people play basketball outside. It would be like saying baseball is an outdoor sport so therefore should never be played indoors? Once the NBA plays a game outdoors, then outdoor basketball is part of the NBA. Its for fun, who cares. I find nothing wrong with that statement. Baseball in domes is an abomination.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 02:01 PM) If you are so worried about defense and dont care about offense you would be better off having Anderson running balls down in CF than Owens. Andersons D >>>>>>> Owens plus Anderson can throw a ball to the infield without having it cut 2 times. Quentins O + Swisher in CF = > Owens and his rag arm running around CF. Bingo. If you don't care about your CF producing offense, put BA out there. Owens will give you a little better defense (maybe) than Swisher and much worse offense.

Two more Supers back Obama: http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/new...0,5270574.story

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 12:38 PM) Why is this something an AMERICAN Senator should be worrying about? Obama's Global Poverty Act of 2007, passed out of committee just a few days ago WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Barack Obama (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) today hailed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's passage of the Global Poverty Act (S.2433), which requires the President to develop and implement a comprehensive policy to cut extreme global poverty in half by 2015 through aid, trade, debt relief, and coordination with the international community, businesses and NGOs. This legislation was introduced in December. Smith and Congressman Spencer Bachus (R-AL) sponsored the House version of the bill (H.R. 1302), which passed the House last September. Now I don't mean why is it wrong for the US to help people, I mean why is an American Senator trying to pass a LAW that makes the US responsible for reducing WORLD poverty by half? And fyi, co-sponsoring a bill don't mean s***. I can't wait to see the compilation of his Illinois record. How good can it be if the only thing that got him elected to the senate in the first place was Jeri Ryan not wanting to go to sex clubs? Speaking of that, did they ever find out who released the 'sealed' records? Because we (the US government) have already agreed to that .7% and he's trying to enforce the agreement?

It's still on whitesox.com....

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 10:40 AM) Take it youve never played tennis without a wind screen? Wind is one of the biggest factors in HS tennis, even with windscreens. If the wind is in your face its entirely different than the wind being at your back. Wind side to side can change the entire match, even on the serve a gust of wind can completely screw up where the ball goes and the mechanics. It just depends on the shot, a ground stroke with massive top spin that is kept close to the ground wont be impacted, a lob shot can some times move 15-20 feet, I doubt any basketball is going to be moved even 5 feet by wind, its just to heavy. No, I'm not a big tennis guy. Maybe I did understate the effects of the wind on the ball, but I still think its more significant in basketball. If the basketball moves over an inch or two, your shot is no good. In tennis, there's a little bit more room for error.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 10:35 AM) With that said, how much resentment is there against Hillary that is stoking up Obama? If the party faithful deem that's what's happening, you bet your ass they will side with Clinton. Why? So they can lose the election and allow the Republican party to re-bond? If the Republicans lose, I'd bet that the party falls into a bit of disarray and doesn't recover in time for 2010. If the D's put up Hillary and McCain takes the White House, then they'll be able to rally together more strongly.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 10:18 AM) The true stakeholders want to build the party for more than just this election. Being held hostage by supporters who claim they will not support the party if they do not get what they want is not good as well. You don't build the party by pushing away all of the independents and moderates who are coming over to your side. They'll flock over to McCain and the Republicans and won't consider a (D) nominee for a while.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 10:07 AM) I do not wish to put words in Kap's mouth, but I believe what he is implying, and has for weeks, is even as the under dog, she has the inside track to still be the nominee. Primaries are a relatively new way for parties to select their candidate. Historically the party heavyweights got together and selected a nominee at their convention. There are still remnants of that system in place. Primaries are not mentioned in the Constitution, not part of our Bill of Rights. So what Kap is saying, is not too far fetched and anyone familiar with "party politics" and especially "machine politics" knows is sometimes the public doesn't get what they want, they get what the true stakeholders want. In this case the stakeholders are the superdelegates who are the biggest contributors, elected officials of that party, country chairpersons, etc. As many Obama supporters have made clear, they will not support the party if their guy is not the nominee. Therefor, they really are not Democrats, they are just there for Obama. How much voice should the party give non members of the party versus the party faithful who will be there campaigning for all the Dem candidates? Do the Democrats want to shoot themselves in the foot and give the Republicans another two SC appointments? The true stakeholders want a win in November. I don't believe that Hillary will give them that, and I think they also realize that.

I love Fox News

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 09:15 AM) My son at Texas State (cool school no Friday classes) just told me his lecture hall classes actually have assigned seating and a couple classes have mandatory attendance. I can't remember ever having assigned seating in a college class. Never had assigned seating at U of I. One or two classes had mandatory attendance. A lot of my gf's classes at UIC had mandatory attendance, though.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 08:25 AM) The Clintons don't give a damn about ANYTHING except themselves. And they will do what it takes to get what they want, the rest of the political world be damned. I still fail to understand why that's such a foreign concept. The bottom line is that the superdelegates are generally old party establishment, and the Clintons will strong arm these people. The superdelegate concept is there for NO other reason then to override the "people's choice" when the party deems it necessary. Guess what? The party just might deem it necessary. It's not a foreign concept -- I understand they'll do whatever they can to TRY to strongarm the Supers. I'm questioning what leverage they have to actually do it. They aren't party leaders, and if they lose this election, they'll be pushed to the side. You haven't explained how they're going to strongarm anyone.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 07:19 AM) Camp Clinton for sure would be pushing Obama to get out, and so would the MSM. And despite all of the "good news" for Obama, I'm *STILL* convinced Hillarity will win. It's all about strong arming the superdelegates, and making sure the backroom deal for MI and FL "to have a voice"... It's getting more difficult for Hillarity now. If Obama wins BOTH Texas and Ohio, then I will finally say that Hillarity is done. The Supers aren't stupid. They realize that a backroom deal giving either candidate the Presidency over a clear "people's choice" favorite would just hand the election to McCain. If the Clintons lose this race, then they have no power and no way to get revenge. I really don't see how they can strong-arm the delegates.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Feb 19, 2008 -> 02:54 PM) Er...don't they play tennis in that stadium? And that ball seems to be a little lighter and...um...smaller. So, I think it'll be fine. And it's a great idea. In fact, I think they should do it during the season in a warm weather climate. Tennis balls are moving a hell of a lot faster though so they aren't pushed by the wind as much, and you're not trying to hit them into a little hoop.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 19, 2008 -> 06:32 PM) I had doc's post highlighted and was going to post *click*, then went to page 2. The thing with Gottheil was his test was nothing like what he taught, it was all application and figuring s*** out on the actual test. Didn't like half the class get a C or worse for him usually? Or a very high number fail? I remember hearing something like that. I got a C in his class because I didn't realize there were online quizzes. Oops.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 07:53 AM) If the situation were reversed, do you believe Obama would drop from the race? Maybe, maybe not, but I wouldn't think that he had a chance at actually winning.

Good to know, thanks for the info.

I watched a show on delivery pizza a few weeks ago on the travel channel. Pizza Hut was founded by two guys who had had pizza only a handful of times in their lives. It finally explained why their pizza is so bad. Pizza in other parts of the country tends to be awful. To steal a line from The Office, "it tastes like a hot circle of garbage." I don't know what it is, but they just can't do it right. Even the Uno's chains in other parts of the country are crap. I generally prefer thin crust, but I'll have a good deep dish from time to time.

I've never understood why we treat Cuba like crap but do plenty of business with China.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 18, 2008 -> 07:15 AM) The add did prompt me to start the thread, yes. But I believe that was in the ad as well, or perhaps the trailer. Yep, it's definitely in the ad and trailer. I haven't seen the movie or read anything about it and I knew that part of the plot.

I went to the Wilco concert on Saturday night. Left with two hours to get there before the show started. Still missed the first half hour. Then, since they over-sold the place, I didn't get to actually see the band for more than 5 seconds. Sat on the second floor of the Riviera (what a dump that place is) and just listened. My girlfriend and I spent Sunday just driving around. We found the giganto houses that overlook 88 right near the new Cermack exit. Those things are HUGE.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 15, 2008 -> 11:12 PM) But only when surrounded by people who have the same POV. Any other time, the mention of God is 'inappropriate'. Well, over 80% of Americans say they're Christian, so that shouldn't be too bad.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 15, 2008 -> 11:19 PM) You all are right. But realize we are saying there can be no 100% victims of fraud, they all should have known. No matter how stupid, gullible, naive, you are, you should have known. At worst case, you should know how stupid you are and not go into stores without a lawyer. Anyone surprised you can walk in and buy a $100,000 car, lie about your income, have the dealership alter the contract, and in less than two hours drive off the lot in the car? Stupid people when they get screwed. And with that, I'm done. No wonder our corporations are morally bankrupt. People accept companies screwing over anyone who is stupid. You can't be a victim if you are stupid enough to sign the contract. But then nobody is that stupid to sign a contract without understanding it. For the 100th time, no we're not. The dealership did not lie to her. This isn't a situation of them ripping her off or charging her more. They didn't give her a fake BMW, or one that was about to fall apart. They did not con her. She made a very dumb financial decision, and together, they agreed to lie to the lender so that she could get the car that she wanted at the payments she agreed to. This is not the same as a mechanic making up problems and lying to the customer, a dentist making up cavities and lying to the customer, or your example of the old lady and the furnace repair guy lying to the customer. Those are cons. Swindling you out of your money on a scheme is a con because they are, again, lying to the customer. In this case, they are lying to the bank together. Did the dealership act improperly? Sure. Are they more to blame than the customer? Absolutely. Was the bank dumb for not verifying the income? Definitely. Do they both deserve to get burned on this transaction? Yes. But, at the end of the day, if this woman had an ounce of self-control, this whole situation wouldn't have happened.

I'll vote, and I'll have to keep PHS in mind when I inevitably go looking for a dog.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Feb 15, 2008 -> 11:57 AM) but gun deaths are exceptionally lower in GB. and so knife crime could increase - you can't kill an auditorium of people with a knife. No, but it's easy to build a crude bomb.