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Whenever I think of the 2011 Rams, I can't shake the title of The Roots' album Things Fall Apart. The year began with such hope, coming on the heels of a turnaround 2010 that saw a six-win improvement and near playoff berth at 7-9 in the (then) weak NFC West. Sam Bradford was the reigning Rookie of the Year, and he was paired with a smart offensive coach in coordinator Josh McDaniels in his second season. One of the more promising young coaches in the league, Steve Spagnuolo, ran the sidelines. After just six wins in three years from 2007-2009, there was light at the end of the tunnel.
One game into 2011, it all fell apart. Bradford's favorite receiver, Danny Amendola, was lost for the year. So was No. 1 corner Ron Bartell. With the one competent receiver on the team gone, an offensive line that provided as much resistance as tissue paper and some more injuries of his own, Bradford regressed badly. The team started 0-6, and ended the year with a seven-loss run. The only highlight was a Week 8 win over the Saints with A.J. Feeley under center and Steven Jackson taking the game over.
It was enough to send Spagnuolo packing and the franchise starting all over again as questions about the team's long-term future in St. Louis continue to loom. New coach Jeff Fisher provides plenty of credibility, but will he finally bring more wins?
2011 Record: 2-14 (fourth in NFC West)
Key Additions: CB Cortland Finnegan, DT Michael Brockers, WR Brian Quick, CB Janoris Jenkins, LB Rocky McIntosh, OT Barry Richardson, LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar, WR Steve Smith, DT Kendall Langford, C Scott Wells
Key Subtractions: WR Brandon Lloyd, G Jacob Bell, C Jason Brown, DE James Hall, DT Justin Bannan, DT Fred Robbins, LB Chris Chamberlain, CB Ron Bartell
Team Strengths: DL, CB
Team Weaknesses: WR, TE
Three Things to Watch
1. Who will run the defense?: A lot was made of Fisher hiring Gregg Williams away from the Saints — at the time, Williams was coming off an embarrassing playoff loss in which his unit was abused late, but in the pre-bounty era Williams still had a decent reputation and looked to be a great fit with the Rams' defense.
We all know what's happened with the fiery coach since, and no team was as unfairly damaged by the bounty scandal as the Rams. Their defense is by far the team's biggest strength, but with the void created by Williams' suspension, it's unclear what the structure of the staff will look like, or how smoothly it will run. Luckily, the staff has a lot of experience on that side of the ball — Fisher, assistant head coach Dave McGinnis and secondary coach Chuck Cecil all have prior experience as defensive coordinators. It's been rumored that McGinnis will be the man leading the defense in Williams' stead.
With the Rams' offense still looking anemic (we'll get to that shortly), it's vital that the defense does its job. The team's front four is lethal, with talented rushers Chris Long and Robert Quinn (who improved mightily as his rookie 2011 season went on) on the outside and newcomers Michael Brockers and Kendall Langford stuffing the middle. The corners, too, are quite good after an offseason overhaul that brought in big-money addition Cortland Finnegan and talented rookies Janoris Jenkins and Trumaine Johnson. With those units, and middle linebacker James Laurinaitis, the defense has all the tools to be top 10 on paper.
2. Which Sam Bradford will we get?: We've already discussed the polarity of Bradford's first two seasons. He should resemble the rookie star more than last season's flop in Year 3 … unless too much damage has already been done.
First, the good. He's healthy again, an obvious lift. He's got more playmakers, with Amendola back and the additions of Brian Quick and Steve Smith (who should be better himself a season removed from injury woes) at receiver along with Isaiah Pead, a shifty playmaker and receiving option in the backfield. He's also got a slightly improved offensive line, though that'll still give him some problems. And new coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is not as bad as he was made out to be with the Jets. He'll help Bradford more than McDaniels was able to.
Still, though, there are concerns. Ron Jaworski raised eyebrows earlier in the offseason by saying that Bradford had "cabin fever" last year, a tentativeness in the pocket and inability to recognize the pass rush coming at him. The line has certainly left him hanging out to dry in his first two years, allowing a league-worst 55 sacks last year, with 36 of those getting to Bradford. All told, he's been sacked 70 times in his first two seasons, and all those hits have apparently left him rattled. That's called David Carr Syndrome, and it's hard/impossible to overcome once it sets in. It would be a shame if the Rams' franchise quarterback was ruined already, but as much as Jaws knows about quarterback play, Bradford still has a chance to prove that he's not done yet.
3. How much of a lift will Jeff Fisher provide right away?: Fisher has done a lot of work to the roster this offseason, and the team looks more talented as a result. But there are still a lot of holes, and it's up to him to coach some of these players up beyond expectations. That's part of the reason the Rams favored his experience over another neophyte coach.
But for all the praise thrown Fisher's way, it's important to remember that in 17 years as Titans coach, his teams only made the playoffs six times, with just five playoff wins, three division titles and one Super Bowl berth. In his last three seasons in Tennessee, the Titans averaged just over seven wins a season.
Sometimes, a new coaching hire sparks a team to perform above its head in the first year. But that's usually when the team is coming off an untenable situation with its prior coach, and that certainly is not the case with Spagnuolo's stint in St. Louis. Fisher's experience and knowledge will help, but is it worth more than a win over the team's talent level?
One year didn't just change the course for the once-promising Rams, it altered the entire NFC West. Entering last season, St. Louis appeared primed to finish first in a substandard division. Not only did the team take a giant step backward, but the 49ers, Seahawks and Cardinals all got better. That seems to be the case again this season.
The 49ers are coming off an impressive 13-3 season, and appear set to be just as good, as long as Alex Smith can remain steady. The Cards and Seahawks were better than their 2011 records suggested, especially late in the year, and the Seahawks in particular are a team to look out for this year.
So, where does that leave the Rams? They're a rebuilding team, and they made a lot of progress in that effort this offseason. But that won't be enough to compete for the division this season. It'll be enough of a fight with the Cardinals to stay out of the NFC West basement.
– Tom Mantzouranis
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16 May 2008
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In the fiscal year ending on 31 March 2008, Plzensky Prazdroj, a. s. confirmed its position as the leading Czech producer and exporter of beer. Income for sales of goods, own products and services has increased by 8.8% to CZK 15.68 billion and the net income has reached CZK 3.88 billion. Plzensky Prazdroj is one of the leading contributors to the Czech economy, having paid a total of CZK 4.25 billion in taxes during the past fiscal year.
Mike Short, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of Plzensky Prazdroj, a. s., emphasized in his comment to the financial results two key areas, export and the growth of market value. "The Czech Republic is a stable and saturated market. Therefore we continued in our strategy to increase the value of the beer market by providing better customer service, nurturing the Czech beer culture and supporting the premium beer segment. Also our export focus continued its solid momentum achieving full year export volume growth of 14 %. Sales of our brands abroad were supported by marketing campaigns and contributed to the ongoing enhancement of the Czech beer image, its presentation and consumption."
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Saturday, 19 April 2008
CO, The Fire, Space is Pregnant, and Other Short Stories
[Toot!] Index: 0.0
Communism Bit: Off
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Okay, so WordPress people, I can't comment on your blogs. Thingy says I'm commenting too fast, I should slow down. On my first comment. Bug.
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On the Budo tragedy ... Ever the iconoclast, I'm into rejoicing. Thank God for the (n-19) children who survived the fire! [1] And also, thank God for showing us that there may be a wet-nosed four-foot heroine scampering about between our legs. The girl heroine, I mean, who died in helping her friends. A kiss, a hug, I breathe a prayer, for that little girl and her parents.
Now, some brightness.
I sneaked up on me cat and flipped her over. You see, she's been eating a lot, of late. I grew suspicious. I was buying more food, without knowing why it was going too fast. So, I crept up, and tossed her around.
And the little pink breasts looked back in startled shock and threw scared hands over their little bosoms and stared back, moving arms to shield the rest of their nakedness. But I had seen.
My cat is pregnant. So we got into the obligatory fight. Why didn't you tell me before? Don't you trust me? Don't you know I'm always going to support you? Et cetera. And we cried on each other's shoulders. And then, like most people who really care about you, I asked Tell me, who is the father? Is he a respectable cat with a solid financial standing? Is he honourable? His family? And she gave me that look of I was drunk, I don't know ... There were many cats. We were all drunk.
Okay. The truth is that I saw them. Back then, around a month ago, my cat got laid. So many male cats were around my place. She called for them (angering waul), and they came. By the dozen. They fought and fucked, and fought and fucked. She got pregnant, but I don't know who the father is, either. Actually, cats can conceive one litter with multiple fathers. There is the dark, furry tomcat with a deep growl. I hope he slipped a daughter in. ;o) I want the best kitties. Then there is the long, thin one. I want kitties! My camera batteries quit right when I saw her and her guys outside my window. There is this one tomcat I'm sure landed a son in there. I hate it because it's an uncouth, uncultured, dreadlocked, communist alley cat. It's ugly, too. But I saw it bound over the walls, once, when I chased it. The sheer athletic ease with which it leapt, the fluid, feline grace with which it landed onto the ledge ... Ah, them kitties will be nice. I knew right away, this one should have kitties with Space. Arranged marriages and shit.
So, I'm buying twice as much food, of late. I need to buy a padded basket for the kittens. Cats take nine weeks to give birth, so I have about a month left. Pregnant cats show much affection (mbu, it's good for the kitties), so I get home and submit to the relentless rubbing-against-me that she's taken up of late. But this will be her last, so she might as well have a blast while at it.
[1] Where n is the number of children who were in danger. In my time in Budo, what most people don't know, we had a fire. But nobody died. A few mattresses burnt, and that was it. I know that people who die in fires don't die of fire. They die of CO. When in a fire, stay as low as you can, because CO rises in the heat, and the non-poisonous air is below. You won't die of the fire - don't fear it. Fear the poisoned air.
24 comments:
- DeTamble said...
SOCKS! Fifth time in a row! I'm on a Communist roll!!!! Sweet! Except I have to go out now, stupid Ginger!!! Will read later I guess :-(
- Saturday, April 19, 2008
- Princess said...
Congs! You're gonna be a daddy! [sort of!] LOL.
- Saturday, April 19, 2008
- Iwaya said...
youn watch your cat in the...errr..act?
This was hilarious by the way!
- Sunday, April 20, 2008
- DeTamble said...
Kittens :D I remember kittens. Ohhh, they're so cute!! Pity they're so darn annoying too. Well, enjoy...and don't kill them!
I hate that relentless rubbing-against thing. Especially when you're trying to sleep and they shove their face in your face and purr like a rocket ship.
"Is he a respectable cat with a solid financial standing?" Hahahaha! Cake!
- Sunday, April 20, 2008
- Tandra said...
like OMG! congs!
- Sunday, April 20, 2008
- sybella said...
lol... that is so cute. the last time we had a female cat, she decided to have her babies in my brother's clothes which were on his bed, he was not amused. so get ready for that mess somewhere in your crib... after that drama, my Mom decided that we would have only male ones and they were always castrated.
- Monday, April 21, 2008
- gayuganda said...
Congs comrade. Soon to be a father.
A happy pregnancy to you and yours.
- Monday, April 21, 2008
- Peace said...
The story about Space had me dying. I could picture Mom asking me of my boyfriend, even though she wouldn't as long as we loved each other, 'Is he a respectable man with a solid financial standing?' To which I would say, 'Respectable? mmm. Solid financial standing? Ah, ah.'
- Monday, April 21, 2008
- Be silent said...
Kale you had me rolling i hear who is the cat father
- Tuesday, April 22, 2008
- buttercookie said...
Space is preggo??? And u're the daddy??? Wow.
This has got to be a first!
- Tuesday, April 22, 2008
- buttercookie said...
But Rev, ever the one to be offside...
- Tuesday, April 22, 2008
- antipop said...
i think you are a bad father comrade. why you saw your cat going at it and never grounded it, i will never know. never put it across your lap and administered a good spanking, never berated. just took the horny sucker back and fed its greedy self. now u gotta raise its bastards. i bet all those boys took off when tehy heard that she'd bin knocked up.
i love this post
- Wednesday, April 23, 2008
- Duksey said...
You invaded her privacy!
Trust me on the multiple dads.Funny my Ruby seemed to have one dude.With every litter she had black and grey kitties.
Let me be the first to know when labour sets in.
- Wednesday, April 23, 2008
- antipop said...
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One consequence of the current economic crisis is that more mothers are working. More new moms are remaining in the workforce and at-home mothers who had decided to put their careers on hold are having to return to work. With an increase in dual income households comes an increase in the demand for quality childcare.
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Volume 1, Number 21
Monday, August 1, 2011
by Michael S. Hart
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More and more schools are handing out various ereading devices, now even including cellphones, to each student entering schools mostly at the college level; this is in addition to hundreds of colleges and other schools that have done similar projects with netbooks, laptops, tablets, etc.
The idea behind all this is to stimulate faster discussion with the aid of instant footnotes and other lookups. Rather than it taking an entire minute for every student to find the footnote, the teacher already has them all online labeled with URLs, just cuts and pastes the relevant URLs into a class email. Students just cut and paste at the other end and INSTANT FOOTNOTE!
This also allows students who find extracurriclar footnotes for the class to also share them, thus widening the parameters.
These footnotes can take the form of text, pictures, paintings, maps, etc., and I'm sure that as this progresses the footnoters will be able to provide highlighting, map pointers, etc.
Some institutions, such as MIT [kudos to MIT!] had been putting ALL their teaching materials online for years before the latest innovations, and not just online for their students but an open access eLibrary where everyone can work at their own pace to do an MIT style education.
More and more schools, libraries, media centers, etc. are doing similar things with online resources, eBooks, etc.
The idea now is to promote viewing class assignments at home to allow more time for better class discussions and doing what was called "homework" a while ago in class under the new system.
This allows for a much faster question and answer portion for a homework problem which might not have been stated as clearly as possible to start with, thus paving the way for more "homework"
accomplished today, and a better way of stating the "homework,"
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In additions, errors in the texts can be corrected instantly to be downloaded by the rest of the class, as opposed to the hours by the millions wasted in the old days when teacher and student populations used to sit down on the first day of school to make all the corrections that had been noted earlier, penciling them in next to the incorrect portions of the text.
As time goes on the delays between the real world and classroom will decline to the point where elements discovered "yesterday"
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You probably wouldn't believe how long it took Einstein's world shaking treatise of 1905 to make it into the Britannica, years!
So, today, instead of the newest information in your textbooks, reference books, etc., being years out of date already, classes can literally read and discuss new events the very next day.
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Still the big boy to beat.
It began in 1935 as the Suburban-Carryall, a pickup-based wagon whose all-steel body upstaged its woody rivals, and it has gone on to become the perennial big kahuna of utility vehicles.
Note the omission of the word "sport" in the foregoing. At 18.5 feet long and more than three tons, the Suburban is as sporty as a brontosaur, and just as deft in tight parking lots. Hence the term suburban, with its vast shopping-mall parking-lot connotation, is particularly apt. So is the term carryall. All of what? Well, whatcha got? People? The Suburban can carry up to nine. Cargo? Payloads range between 1593 and 2561 pounds, or 137 cubic feet, the max volume behind the front seats.
Towing goes from 8000 pounds for 4WD 1500-series models such as our test vehicle to 9700 pounds for a 2WD 2500-series. There are essentially two V-8s—a pair of 5.3-liters, one of them iron block, the other all aluminum—and two 6.0-liters, ditto, with variable valve timing on the aluminum version, a $1095 option included in our tester.
Like GM's smaller (comparatively) full-size utes, the Suburban has been extensively revised for 2007, starting with the new GMT900 truck chassis. This firm foundation, plus a new coil-spring front suspension and new rack-and-pinion steering, yields distinctly more decisive responses. Improved dynamics, including stronger braking, are augmented by a raft of active and passive standard safety features, plus the option of four-wheel drive.
Inside, this truck has a more upscale look, especially in our loaded LTZ (a package that adds more than $8000), and of course interior volume rivals that of a good many Tokyo apartments.
All in all, it's a better Suburban, and still the big boy to beat. But the future is full of question marks. The fuel-economy question, of course; we averaged 10 mpg. At this writing, unleaded regular is climbing past $2.50, making that kind of mpg barely acceptable, and for how long?
More important, vehicles such as this are becoming less and less PC, as CO2 phobia sweeps the electorate. Owners probably don't have to worry about torch-bearing mobs just yet. But they'd better be prepared for increasing disapproval.
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BEMIDJI - A fast-moving thunderstorm tore through Bemidji shortly before 7 p.m. Monday, leaving a wide swath of debris, downed trees and much of the city without power.
The storm produced 80 mph straight-line winds, Dave Kellenbenz, senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, N.D., said.
Beltrami County Sheriff Phil Hodapp said that while the department didn't immediately know the extent of the damage, he had crews out checking every street for downed power lines.
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Massive trees along Lake Avenue were uprooted, blocking the road and delaying travel. Crews opened up most of the road within a couple of hours.
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Warning sirens sounded as the thunderstorm rolled through the area, toppling trees onto homes, cars and streets. Once the storm passed, cleanup started nearly immediately.
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The VP Gaffe Over & Under
Normally open July 4th only---the one day a year when partisan politics, religion, etc. are acceptable topics on this Board (within reason). The forum is now closed.
No, im a radical moderate, fiscally conservative, social liberal with a touch of Karl and Groucho Marx.
Oh and anyone who wants to kill my fellow citizens... i want to blow them up.
That is all...good day to you good woman!
With me, who knows! .....deliberate.
Squakee, You have a great sense of humor and a good pick for VP,
Grocho Marx:.. Those are my principles and if you don't like them, well , I have others.
Almost feel sorry for McCain at this point. Two weeks to go with no major gaffe by the Obama crew (and judging by The Man playing it so safe in the last debate, none to come), it's now glaringly obvious Rove and the GOP intelligencia have given up. Barring a last minute miracle, it's Obama's.
I almost feel sorry for McCain because, of course, HE isn't giving up like those above and some of those around him. The proof of their "abandoning ship" is in the handling of Palin now. She is doing what is good for her, not the McCain campaign. Both she and her husband (he appeared at at an outdoors store here in Minnesota to say hi) are playing up the likeability component while the spotlight is still on her--all in preparation for her future in national GOP politics, probably by party honcho plan (by Rove, if no other; he believes he is a starmaker). If in doubt, consider: Of the four candidates, she already has far and away the greatest likeability. But she also has the least respect as far as credibility in potentially running the country. So do the GOP planners schedule photo-ops with her meeting pentagon generals, ecomomists, or anyone else who could show she has--or is at least striving to acquire--a deeper perspective/substance on the issues in order to help the McCain campaign? Nope. They encourage her to go on Saturday Night Live.
Now, there's nothing wrong (and a lot right, actually) with appearing on SNL. But such appearances do only one thing: help increase likeability. Great stuff for policy-wonk candidates like Obama, Biden and McCain--shows they are real people who don't take themselves so seriously they can't laugh at themselves, take a hit, and have fun. But for Palin, showing a perceived policy lightweight having "more fun" when she needs to be more serious works against her.
You are planning to show her strengths now (good looks, communication skills, likeability) while you have the camera's attention and are planning on periodic pieces during the next 2.5 years that progressively show her getting her hands dirty with serious policy subjects (i.e, trips overseas, etc.).
Having fun on SNL will not change the minds of undecided voters, most of whom have named Palin as the second reason--right after McCain's response to the economic crisis--as to why they hesitate to vote for McCain. Those who already love her don't matter in the last month, it is those still on the fence that require a campaign's full attention.
At his Minnesota appearance, her husband had next to nothing to say to help the McCain campaign. He did have a lot to do showing the people of Northern Minnesota how much he (and by extension, his wife) were "just like you guys." It's called laying the groundwork in a future swing state. Outside of Tipper Gore--who had already achieved national notoriety with her work concerning labling record albums with explicit song lyrics--the spouse of a VICE presidential candidate rarely campaigns, especially alone, or even is encouraged to do so, since they may distort the message and/or cause embarrassing gaffes that hurt the candidates. But if the whole idea is to play John the Baptist and prepare the masses for the future Big Event, then hey, just get out there and be friendly, there's no concern about causing harm. So say a big aw, shucks hello to Todd Palin, folks, here to keep the good feelings for his wife going strong so you have a warmth in your heart for her either 2.5 or 6.5 years from now.
Meanwhile, the rug is slowly being pulled out from under McCain. The navy man will soon find himself the only one left on the sinking ship. The GOP heads know all too well the stats concerning a Democratic Party victory when the economy is bad; the Wall Street mess built the coffin, not being able to trip up Obama in the debates was the last handfull of of nails.
And maybe a GOP loss isn't so bad this time around, they reluctantly rationalize...let the other guys clean up the mess while you regroup: The party attack dogs undermine, coffers are replenished, and the next candidate is groomed.
McCain deserves better. But he has no one to blame but himself. Palin was his choice, and while Obama chose Biden, someone strong in an area wherein he was perceived to be relatively weak (foreign policy) in order to both shore up that "weakness" and later be better at the job of being president, McCain chose his VP candidate to energize the base and help win the election, period. For that decision alone, it can be argued--as many in the Republican party are now doing (including Colin Powell)--McCain doesn't deserve to win.
I've said it earlier: This is not the same guy that was running in 2000. For whatever reason, his responses to situations and campaign decisions are dramatically different. A pity.
Its far from over, but McCain really misjudged the willingness of those female Hillary supporters to move to his side solely because he chose a woman. He (wrongly) believed the media hype concerning the extent of cracks within the Democratic party, and failed to respect the ability of Obama and his campaign to win over nearly every demographic - including those Hillary supporters who were very angry immediately after the primaries.
Or he's quoting Senator Beauregard Claghorn aka Kenny Delmar.
"The character inspired the creation of one of the most popular of the Warners' cartoon characters, Foghorn Leghorn, who re-worked most of the originals material and style."
imdb: It's A Joke, Son! (1947) ...and now, back to our regular scheduled program...
I do see McCain apparently being uncomfortable with his own campaign. Or at least the results of it (for example, having to correct the lady who thought Obama was an Arab). I assume the people around him are the ones that have made him appear a different candidate to 2000.
As for Palin, while she may be grooming herself for four years time, is it not more likely she is grooming herself for a television show? After all, she already has TV experience, and it would be more lucrative.
I don't disagree. Earlier in this thread you'll see my comments concerning their lack of effort to win over Independent voters. Althugh McCain's base may not have been excited, they wouldn't have simply given away a vote to an "anti-American" "socialist" that "pals around with terrorists", who "is willing to lose a war to win the presidnecy" on Nov 4th.
My comments should be seen as an additional misjudgement by the McCain campaign.
What's really scary and sad is that another elected official used all of those terms to describe his opponent.
Must be open season on Republicans on the forum. I know I should leave well enough alone but Brian's disseration comes across as a thinly disguised dismissal of both the quality and chances of the Republican ticket which I felt obliged to challenge.
I concede that McCain, a weak nominee selected by the MSM for that very reason, is a lousy speaker and debater and has run an unbelievably inept campaign but hope springs eternal that on November 4 people will vote for character, issues and principles, not oratory.
Granted, I may be over estimating the perspicacity of the voters.
You may be right. I did mention "barring a miracle", so I am acknowledging the possiblility of a McCain win. But it would take a miracle, down this much with no solid plan to get back up there except either an opponent screw-up or an Right Wing epiphany from a majority of undecided voters--both of which, to me, at least, constitutes a minor miracle at this stage.
Sorry if I offended you; I'm not really taking a shot here, it's just that the GOP ticket is at a disadvantage now so it seems like it. I'm just making observations on how (to me) things are shaping up now, with two weeks to go, as far as the journey itself.
Glad you challenged the notion all may be lost. That's called faith. Something everyone should have.
I hear she will be co-hosting a reality show with Gabe:
http://mb.trackandfieldnews.com/discuss ... hp?t=33417
Working title is "On the Road, Lock & Load." :]
Yes, i love Groucho, he played a scoundrel which is perfect for politics and i recently saw a scene from one of his movies that proves he his fiscally responsible.
Groucho enters a hotel lobby with 10 suitcases. Tip time has arrived and he asks the 10 porters if they have change for a dime. When they shake their heads he says " Keep the luggage!"
I don't think its open season on the Republicans, but there is a lot of disappointment and anger from all sides concerning the tone of McCain's campaign. A very popular Republican, Colin Powell, summed it up very well when he mentioned that their message has become "increasingly narrower" over the last couple of months. He specifically mentioned hearing certain things from senior members of his party concerning many of the issues that have pushed him and others away from this candidate, and his the party.
Have you considered that many people who put character, issues and principles first, may end up choosing the candidate who just happens to have the superior oratory skills? Remember, not everyone prioritizes the same issues or has the same principles.
Personally, I think that McCain's problem was that he wasn't able to secure his base in the primary the way Obama was, and instead of running to the middle in the general election, he's had to run to the right. It seems like the base in both parties expect candidates to prove that you're one of them in the primary, and then they'll forgive you for anything you say in the general election as just hollow rhetoric that's necessary to get votes from the middle. Obama resisted pressure from Democrats to pick Hillary and chose a running mate that would help him appeal to the middle, but McCain succumbed to pressure from Republicans in order to appease his base.
The ironic thing is that I think the McCain of 2000 vintage could have beaten Obama, but unfortunately, that McCain could never get the Republican nomination.
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did you actually say anything?
ditto and McCain rushing back to DC.
Yes. He said it all.
He could still win, but your reply confirms the issue/problem with his campaign
The McCain of 2000 was the true Maverick. Now he's turned into a pander bear.
During the 1988 Demo primaries, Bruce Babbitt appeared on SNL in a skit. He stands in an express check-out line of the supermarket allowing up to six items with seven in his cart. A confrontation follows, leading to his arrest. Hilarious!
You might be able to locate it. It looks like they have clips from several decades: http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/
One (conservative) critic's take on the choice of Palin:
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/200 ... 04/0/RSS01
A paid McCain/Palin consultant (who is also a feminist Dem) says Palin is a brainiac: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and- ... -brainiac/
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