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The Fascination with Moms Gone Haywire
Casey Anthony, charged with the first degree murder of her toddler, and Nadya Suleman, mother of octuplets plus six, share a few key similarities.
Does it take the worst possible examples of motherhood to give us confidence in our own parenting capabilities? A rep from the National Organization for Women says the enormous pressures of motherhood could be a factor in our interest: "Society and the media put the burden of parenting on the mother, whether you're talking about crime stories or who's getting marketed to in commercials."
Whatever the reason, following the plight of women in peril makes for a strange guilty pleasure. Could it be their common denominators that make Nadya and Casey's stories so compelling?
Irregular views of motherhood
Casey, it seems, never wanted to be a mother. Her mother Cindy reportedly wouldn't let Casey have an abortion or even put Caylee up for adoption. The result was tragic. Nadya Suleman says her desire to have many children stemmed from her being a lonely only child.
Dysfunctional relationships with their mothers
Nadya's mother has repeatedly voiced her dismay over the fact that her daughter insisted on having the octupets via IVF treatments when she already had six children at home. They've even been filmed arguing about Nadya's refusal to implement "selective reduction" of her implanted embryos. Cindy Anthony, Casey's mom, has been accused of treating Caylee as if she were her own daughter. Rumor has it the rift between Casey and Cindy began when Cindy was the first to hold her new granddaughter in the delivery room, not Casey.
Going it alone
With the extraordinary challenge single mothers face, Nadya Suleman has upped the ante to ridiculous proportions. With no man in her life, the "father" of her children is a sperm donor / former boyfriend. Casey also raised Caylee alone -- albeit with much family support. No one knows for sure who Caylee's father was -- the family has always maintained he was killed in a car accident.
Freeloading and lying
One sponges off her family and one off of the government. And both lie about how they supported themselves. Casey claimed to be employed at Universal Studios as an event coordinator -- to explain away her late nights out partying. Nadya told Ann Curry on "Today" that she is "not on welfare," although it was later revealed she receives both food stamps and state disability payments.
Obsessed with their looks
Nadya Suleman, even before giving birth to octopulets, had six mouths to feed. But somehow she still managed to spend money on what appears to be plastic surgery. Casey, when she was supposed to be searching for her missing daughter, entered herself in a "Hot Body Contest" at a local bar.
Can you explain what fascinates you about Casey Anthony and Nadya Suleman?
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Complete Casey Anthony Coverage
I'm not fascinated but I think what's really common to both women is that they live in their own fantasy worlds. Neither one seems to live in reality.
Casey allegedly thinks she can just make up a story and stick to it and that makes it REALITY. Nadya seems to think a Masters in Psychology will pay the bills.
Both are delusional and act like the world owes them a favor.
I personally and not fasicnated with that women that had 8 babies. When it comes on I change the channel. As far as Casey Anthony, I just want to see her get what she deserves.
What I'm facinated with is the media attempt to make ratings off the backs of these 2 women. It is sad that so many people can be misled by Nancy Grace, Michael G. and Jane V Mitchell…..CNN is no longer headline news it is tabliod trash.
Nadya was implanted with 6 embryos each ime she was pregnant and each time she gave birth to one baby except once when she delivered twins. Because 5 embryos dies during each previous pregnancy she would have had no reason to believe that this time all embryos would take and 2 would split into twins making 8 babies. Those against this Mother believe she should have let the doctor kill some embryos off but that has to be left to the Mother only. I do believe in abortion but I do not think it is my place to force another Mother to abort any fetus…..just like I do n ot believe anyone should be able to prevent a woman from aborting if she chooses.
My fascination is not in the women themselves but how we as a society are helping them develop into the women they have become; television, movies, whatever. And then what about the children. Should Octomom even be allowed to bring the children home. I read that the hospital is holding the children until her home is childproofed. What is so sad, with six other children in the house, shouldn't it already be "kid proofed"?
Blame the mothers is an easy out. Families can have good values, but peers and outside influences play a big part in character development.
Not so much a fascination, but a curiosity about how these stories will end.
Here's an idea, put Nadya Suleman and her brood on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Nadya shouldn't be rewarded for being irresponsible and she is probably not in her right mind (I'm being nice), but the kids are innocent and shouldn't have to suffer. Neither should the grandparents. Anyone know the producers of the show? These networks LOVE this kind of thing and the ratings would be HUGE! Every kid should have a safe home. I'm certainly not defending Ms. Suleman, but at least she seems to love her children.
On the other hand, it appears that Casey Anthony didn't want children. She deserves whatever is coming to her. I get sick to my stomach thinking about that poor murdered child.
These 2 women are definitely on opposite ends of the spectrum.
I am not fascinated at all with Nadya Suleman. However, the sick, twisted, toxic Anthony family is indeed fascinating, in the way you'd look at a squashed black bug on a slide.
I don't think they wanted the house child proofed, they wanted a separate crib for each child, more rooms for them so they have the home up to code. Basically, there is no room in the house for another eight kids. In simple terms, only so many people can live in a house at once. And seventeen people require much space. Let us not forget that these children are micro-preemies-they are going to need special care. That takes space-for the machines, beds, diapers, clothes, you name it.
I'm not fascinated with these women. I'm just sorry for these kids. Period. They will never get the care and love they so deserve. I have three kids and I have a hard time(along with my husband) giving them the attention they deserve as individuals. As for Casey, I hope she gets what she deserves.
I hope both of these women get what they deserve. Talk about mothering gone wrong. What's next?
The Octuplet mom may love her kids, but her love is destructive. Love is also based on the choices you make in the interest of your children. And with 6 kids at home, I don't care if you just wanted "one more", that's still too much to think about when your other children are already living on borderline poverty.
2 words. Morbid Curiosity. I read a lot about the holocaust when I was young, same basic principle… I still just don't get it! I am just trying to understand it. I think we need the crew from the BAU to profile these chicks and shed some light…but you've done a pretty good job at tallying up the similarities. I'm not surprised they have 'mommy' issues, it is just unfortunate that it is the child that ultimately suffers, obviously that is the case in one of these sad stories, let's hope it will not be the case in the other. Hopefully she'll get her sh*t together, get a job and find away to take care of all these kids so I don't have too!
My fascination is not what you might consider a positive thought. Casey Anthony is a certifiable liar as well as a murderer who deserves the death penalty. She should have just left Caylee with her mother and moved out of the house for good. She did not want the baby but she did not want to give her to the mother either. Ms. Suleman is totally off her rocker and should be in an institution for the insane. There is no way she will be able to support those children alone, she will rely on public funds from Social Services to support them. We as the public will provide that for her too. The one and only reason she did this was so she could be set for life, feeling that the public would rally round and give her all her hearts desires since she had a multiple birth. I recall her being upset because public gifts were not forthcoming. I have heard welfare mothers say that they needed more money so they just had another baby and then their checks and benefits increased. This as well as hearing married women confess to having several babies so their husbands would not expect them to go out and find a job. Come on, what is wrong with being honest? I raised my own without one cent of public assistance and I did it the hard way, got up each day of my life, sick or well, and went to work. But, I did not have fourteen of them either, only two. She expects to set some type of record with the number of births and then she expects to be totally supported so she does not have to turn a finger to do a thing. She needs to consider that one person can not care for that number of babies alone, not even keeping them fed and diapers changed. She is in the limelight but not the one she thought she would sit under. The children should be removed from the home, and she should have to go to work to support her ownself. But first they need to cut her babymaking machine off for good. She is in for a hard life, Casey did her own hard life making and I sure hope to see her get what is coming to her. Both of these female persons, not women, are sick to the limit.
Fascinated? NO. Disgusted…ABSOLUTELY!
It's like watching a bag of coiled snakes, writhing all over each other. There doesn't seem to be any sanity in either case. Just a pair of misfits.
Course, the parents have aided this sickness. One runs the show and the other one is scared to death of the daughter.
NOW thinks it is society and the media that 'puts the burden of parenting on the mother'? Um, hello! It seems pretty obvious it is the infants themselves that create this "pressure". They need their mothers more than anything else on earth those first few years and the only thing that can take mom's place is another individual who takes that infant on as their own and provides all that the mother would have. The mother-child union is the basis of a civilization, so no wonder it gets our attention when it goes so horribly awry.
Fascinated by how sociopathic these people are and curious as to what made them that way. What is really going on behind the scenes that isn't being told?
First, a correction. Nadya sponges off her parents AND the Govt. As for my fascination, these two stories speak to my own feelings on how unfairly all mothers are pressured beyond human endurance. I'm a mother of just one child, and yet I felt like when I had him I crossed some invisible line into CRITICISM land, where every move I made was subject to scrutiny by society. And yes, I understand it's society's role to look out for children. But PLEASE, no Mom, no matter how well intentioned, can be a totally selfless slavishly devoted error free robot. We Moms are people, not Angels, not qualified nurses incognito, or whatever humanitarian/super earner/sex kitten fantasy society is buying into at the moment. We're people. We're going to make mistakes, sometimes selfish ones (Gasp, how could a mother think of herselve for even a second.) And yes, sometimes the biggest mistake we Moms make is deciding to have children at all. (Another gasp, for a woman to even consider not wanting a child or giving up a child is unconsionable. Let alone the idea that a woman could have an intelligent thought as to whether motherhood is in thier own best personal interest in the first place.) People, the motherhood myth is just that. A myth. All women should not have children the same way all female cats should not have litters. And until society and Individual Women give up the motherhood myth ghost circa Victorian Times, that somehow magic fairy dust falls out of the sky the minute a woman gives birth to give her angelic powers, the Nadya's and Casey's of this world will continue to enthrall us with their 'unmotherly' attributes.
The only thing that will fascinate me will be Casey getting the electric chair. She is truly an evil person. The octo mom is just plain crazy.
IF I WERE A RICH PERSON I WOULD HELP HER WITH THOSE CHILDREN AND EVEN AT MY AGE OF SEVENTY FIVE I WOULD HELP HER CARE FOR THEM IF I WEERE IN HER AREA WHERE SHE LIVES. I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE SAYING THINGS.NAUDIA DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE EIGHT BABIES…SHE WAS TAKING A CHANCE ON HAVING JUST ONE IF IT TOOK. I SAY THAT IF GOD DIDN'T WANT HER TO HAVE EIGHT BABIES THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN EIGHT BABIES AND YESW IN DEED SHE NEEDS HELP. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE FACT THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT HER BABIES TO BE TAKEN TO ANGEL CARE BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO HAVE THEM WITH HER. SHE IS THE MOTHER AND THE MOTHER INSTINCT IN US WANTS OUR BEW BORN RIGHT THERE WITH US. WHAT SHE NEED IS SOME HELP FROM SOMEWHERE TO GET HER INTO A BIGGER HOUSE AND HELP HER WITH THESE CHILDREN. A LOT OF SLACK WILL MOST LIKELY COME BACK ON THAT STATEMENT…SORRY GUYS BUT THATS MY OPINION JUST LIKE YOU HAVE YOURS. I SAY ANY WOMAN WHO CAN CARRY EIGHT BABIES AND BRING THEM INTO THE WORLD ALIVE NEEDS A SHINING STAR FOR HER BLISSFUL GIFTS TO SOCIETY. YES SHE NEEDS HELP. WHERE ARE THE BIG COMPANYS WHO HAVE HELPED OTHERS IN THE PAST WITH TRIPLETS AND SO FORTH? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEKM? CAN'T THEY SEE THIS IRL NEEDS THEIR HELP. SOME SAY SHE PLANNED IT SO THAT SHE WOULD GET HELP…I SAY THATS HOCKEY POCK. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT AT ALL. I BELIEVE THE GIRL JUST LOVES CHILDREN. I DO KNOW SHE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE AND I WILL STAND BY HER IN MY THOUGHTS AND MY PRAYERS THAT SHE CAN MAKE IT WITH THE HELP OF SOME BODY. lORD I PRAY THAT YOU WILL PUT ON THE HEARTS OF OTHERS TO HELP NAUDIA.
Yes, I am fascinated because I had a mother who reminds me of the mothers of these two women.
I believe these two women both did what they did because their own mothers did not know, or simply refused, to love them properly.
In the Anthony case, what can you expect as a result if you are an overbearing, competitive so-and-so to your own daughter. The more you put her down, the more discouraged and weird she's going to become. You have abandoned her, stunted her growth, destroyed her potential, left a hole in her heart she will forever try to fill with useless substitutes for the geniune love and bond with her that you refused to engage in, or because of your own unacknowledged baggage, simply couldn't. I realize that in the case of my own Mom now, and it does make it easier to forgive. But it took decades for me to get to that point, and to get beyond the immaturity of a child in woman's clothing. If you don't affirm your daughter as she grows, if you run interference in her relationship with her dad, and immaturely compete with her as if you were on the same level as her, a child yourself, you keep her stuck, runted, in a childish state. To get past that stage, in my case, has taken dozens of substitute mother figures, one of the best of whom was my first professional counselor. I am not absolving Cindy A. lightly, like most people, of the destruction she has wreaked in her daughter's life. I believe Casey, at the outset loved her daughter dearly. For Cindy to try to take over and yet again rob her of her role and her dignity as Caylee's mother must have hurt like hell. Cindy needed to see Casey reduced to a worthless nothing, no matter what. If she loved Caylee so much why didn't she ever try to find her, before a month was over, herself,or, at least verify Casey's story? I think she was trying to manipulate Casey into submission to herself yet again, and this time it backfired at the toddler's ultimate expense.
My own way with dealing with what I had been handed, family-wise, is mirrored even better by the supermom with the many kids. I really was very drawn to babies, would get ecstatic when someone gave me a newborn to hold. Since such gentle feelings were in desperately short supply in my own upbringing I probably overdid it a bit myself, once I got married. But kids these days can be raised alright, even if you're not rolling in money. Humble circumstances are not the worst thing that can happen to a child. Not being loved is much worse. I just saw a photo of supermom's mother. She's Caucasian, and looks like one cold fish.
So, yes, I'm fascinated because I recognize myself in these two notorious mothers. And I thank God for how far I have come, considering where I have begun. To my own mother's credit, she did instill a firm belief in God in me right early on. That has been my saving grace. She couldn't love me, because of her own "stuff" but she gave me the beginnings of a spiritual foundation which has developed, and has stood me in good stead all my life. For those who struggle with their baggage, and find it hard to love their kids. Please, get help. Pride and fear simply aren't worth the price your children will pay if you don't.
hold. Since such gentle feelings were in desperately short supply in my own upbringing I probably overdid it a bit myself, once I got married. But kids these days can be raised alright, even if you're not rolling in money. Humble circumstances are not the worst thing that can happen to a child. Not being loved is much worse. I just saw a photo of supermom's mother. She's Caucasian, and looks like one cold fish.
So, yes, I'm fascinated because I recognize myself in these two notorious mothers. And I thank God for how far I have come, considering where I have begun. To my own mother's credit, she did instill a firm belief in God in me right early on. That has been my saving grace. She couldn't love me, because of her own "stuff" but she gave me the beginnings of a spiritual foundation which has developed, and has stood me in good stead all my life. For those who struggle with their baggage, and find it hard to love their kids. Please, get help. Pride and fear simply aren't worth the price your children will pay if you don't.
I am completely fascinated/borderline obsessed with the Casey Anthony case. I have read every piece of evidence, every article that has printed, watched pretty much every interview that have been released. (Octomom- Not so much) But I think my fascination with the Anthonyâs comes from the fact that Iâm not much older than Casey, while I donât have children yet, my boyfriend and I are planning to get married and that is the next direction we will take together. I have a large family and I am very close to my nieces and nephews, and I canât imagine a mother hurting her own child. Even if it was an accident, I canât imagine disposing of the body like trash and then going out like its Spring break every night for a month until it catches up with her, This blows my mind and seems unfathomable to me. (when my nephew was 3 we were playing and he busted his lip and I was a nervous wreck to make sure he was ok, my sisterâs daughter wandered off in the walmart one night and a surge of panic rushed over everyone, she was only a few yards away but at the age of 19 I got my first gray hair that night) I think that the availability of the case information has made this beyond the normal high profile case. The amount of video and text messages and pictures that have been available make this case so hard to just let fade away. Iâm 23 and I know so many girls around my age that put themselves in the situation to get pregnant and have children that they donât want. My own neiceâs mother reminds me so much of Casey, She wanted to give my niece up for adoption until my brother said he would take full custody so out of spite she said she would rather take my niece home than give her to our loving family. She has said in court that my brother should have custody on weekends so she can take a break because having children, and welfare paying for all of her needs and no job is apparently too stressful and she should be able to go out with her friends. It blows my mind that anyone can bring a life into this world and resent it so much. They make birth control for a reason, it amazes me that people donât use it. At any rate, I think the public has kept up the fascination mainly because I think everyone can relate to some part of the case, whether itâs the mom wanting a break, or having a child that age in your life, or being a worried family member, or anyone being fed lies by someone in their life or even the partier who canât imagine giving that life up for a child, thereâs a little piece of everyone in this heart breaking case.


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Georgia's Drew Butler Thursday night was named winner of the Ray Guy Award as college football's top punter.
The award, presented at the nationally televised College Football Awards Show in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., capped a remarkable first season as Georgia's punter for Butler, the son of former UGA All-America placekicker Kevin Butler.
Drew Butler, from Duluth, leads the nation this season with an average of 48.8 yards on 50 punts, including 24 of 50-plus yards and 17 placed inside the 20-yard line.
"My mom's birthday was yesterday, so this should be a pretty good birthday present for her," Butler said as he received the Guy Award, which was presented by Guy himself. Guy was an All-American at Southern Mississippi and a seven-time NFL Pro Bowl punter with the Oakland Raiders.
Crediting Georgia's entire punt team, Butler said "this is far from an individual honor."
His sports of choice had been soccer and golf until he decided to go out for his high school football team in 10th grade. Georgia signed him after he made All-State as a senior at Gwinnett County's Peachtree Ridge in 2006.
He had punted only three times in games for Georgia before this season; he's a redshirt sophomore who has two years of eligibility remaining.
Earlier Thursday, Butler was named to the Walter Camp All-America first team. Last week he was named to the American Football Coaches' All-America first team.
Georgia placekicker Blair Walsh also was a finalist for an award at Thursday night's awards show. But the Lou Groza Award as the nation's top placekicker went instead to UCLA's Kai Forbath.
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December 10th, 2009
8:52 pm
this guy went to my high school, rep peachtree ridge drew!!!
December 10th, 2009
9:04 pm
Way to go, a great punter and a great family.
December 10th, 2009
9:13 pm
Drew was a true class act receiving the award as well. Acknowledged his family, the other finalists, Ray Guy and his entire team. Congrats Drew!
December 10th, 2009
9:23 pm
Congrats to Drew, the Bulter family and the UGA special teams. Future looks bright w/ Butler, Walsh and Boykin / Smith playing special teams. Hopefully the rest of the guys can keep up.
GATA and Go DAWGS!!!!
December 10th, 2009
9:24 pm
That's great….now he can win it three times in a row and join his dad in the College Football Hall of Fame….and I am sorry I missed the presentation, especially if Ray presented the award. Did they make the ol' boy talk?
December 10th, 2009
9:28 pm
why do people think it is so good to be "FIRST" in posting for the blog???? Because you are the most bored and sit around on the computer all day waiting for these to come out????? btw…Congrats Butler!!!
December 10th, 2009
9:39 pm
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9:44 pm
Hey Drew. I was at the Clemson game in 1984. I was trying to get with a girl named Mona. I wasn't even in my seats when your Dad did his thing. I did see it though. I was standing in a portal I think it was around 104. Anyways, I spoke to your Daddy after the GT game this year. I told him I was glad I didn't see you in the game (obviously I did on the extra points, but you get it). Your Dad shook my hand and agreed with me. Congratulations on the award. You, like your Father, are DAMN GOOD DAWGS.
December 10th, 2009
9:44 pm
Great kicker better family!
December 10th, 2009
10:09 pm
I don't think Drew will read that, but um, yeah, good story….
December 10th, 2009
10:20 pm
I would have won this award instead, if only the applied it to your backyard instead of a football field…..and cats instead of footballs.
December 10th, 2009
10:44 pm
Great job! The bulldog nation is very proud.
December 10th, 2009
10:47 pm
Larry? As in Larry the Cable Guy??
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December 10th, 2009
10:50 pm
So this is only blogworthy? This was announced two hours ago, and no story. I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the AJC hates UGA.
December 10th, 2009
10:56 pm
Why isn't Ray Guy in the NFL Hall Of Fame? Could it be that he wore the Silver and Black?
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December 10th, 2009
11:23 pm
I hate the Dawg fans and they all suck, but I will say this is a darn fine punter. One the best I have ever seen! He is from good stock and true weapon. I can't wait for him to leave and go pro! Go early and you can skip all the boo's from the redneck loser fans in Athens! Congrats and I wish you the best in the future.
December 10th, 2009
11:26 pm
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December 10th, 2009
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what a SOB to give the news to your players at their banquet to celebrate your 12 and oh season. Do not care how much the money is, this Cincinnati team gave that coach all they had and this was the thanks they got, abandonment before the Sugar Bowl, what an @sshole.
AP report"The parting was painful.
The team held its annual football banquet at a downtown hotel on Thursday night. As players arrived for what was supposed to be a night of celebration, they were greeted by camera crews and reporters asking about Kelly's decision to leave Cincinnati for Notre Dame."
December 10th, 2009
11:31 pm
Jeff Sagarin BCS Rankings ranks UGA Number 17.
Sagarin ranks Florida Number 2.
Sagarin ranks Texas Number 5.
Sagarin ranks Iowa Number 15.
Sagarin ranks Penn State Number 32.
Sagarin ranks Arizona Number 12.
Sagarin ranks Nebraska Number 45.
Sagarin ranks Central Michigan Number 18.
Yeah, let's all quote Jeff Sagarin.
December 10th, 2009
11:52 pm
Jeff Sagarin Ratings he does not call his BCS Rankings :
1 Alabama… Virginia Tech 7.
2 Florida… Georgia Tech 9.
10 LSU…… Miami-FL 11.
16 Arkansas. Clemson 21.
22 Ole Miss. North Carolina 30.
25 Auburn… Boston College 39.
26 Tennessee. Florida State 44.
28 UGA…… Weak Forest 59.
34 South Car. Virginia 70.
40 Kentucky. NC State 73.
45 MS State. Duke 78
Jeff Sagarin has so many different rankings/ratings it is quite clear he doesn't know what he is doing. Just find one you like and blog about it.
The NCAA itself has a Strength of Schedule. It shows Georgia Tech Number 51 SoS in the nation. Duh. Tech played 6 games against teams not even in a bowl game. 6.
December 10th, 2009
11:56 pm
1 Alabama… Virginia Tech 7.
2 Florida… Georgia Tech 9.
10 LSU…… Miami-FL 11.
16 Arkansas. Clemson 21.
22 Ole Miss. North Carolina 30.
25 Auburn… Boston College 39.
26 TN vols. Florida State 44.
28 UGA…… Weak Forest 59. No Bowl Game ACC.
34 South Car. Virginia 70. No Bowl Game ACC.
40 Kentucky. NC State 73. No Bowl Game ACC.
45 MS State. Duke 78. Neither Bowl Game. GT played both.
99 Vanderbilt. Maryland 97. Neither Bowl Game. GT played both.
December 11th, 2009
12:18 am
Jeff Sagarin ranks Jacksonville State in there with all the BCS Conference.
The NCAA does not rank Jacksonville State in Strength of Schedule with 1-A teams, because it is NOT in the 1-A.
Jacksonville State LOST to Eastern Illinois.
Eastern Illinois LOST to Penn State 3-52, LOST to Eastern Kentucky, LOST to Tennessee State 10-21, and LOST to Southern Illinois 7-48.
And, you come running in here trying to tell me that Jeff Sagarin's SoS Rankings are valid because Jeff Sagarin tries to rank these 1-AA teams with the 1-AA teams. And, because Jeff Sagarin ranks Virginia Tech HIGHER THAN HE RANKS GEORGIA TECH. And, because Jeff Sagarin ranks Texas Number 5, Iowa Number 15, Penn State 32, Arizona 12, Nebraska 45, Florida Number 2 and Central Michigan Number 18.
Again. Let's all quote Jeff Sagarin. He obviously knows a lot more about all this than The NCAA itself.
December 11th, 2009
12:39 am
Jeff Sagarin ranks Virginia Tech HIGHER than Georgia Tech.
December 11th, 2009
12:49 am
If we are going to quote Jeff Sagarin, let's quote Jeff Sagarin.
You cannot quote 1 of Jeff Sagarin's B.S. Rankings without quoting the rest of his B.S. Rankings.
December 11th, 2009
1:11 am
6 Games by Georgia Tech against teams so BAD, that with 68 teams in Bowl Games, 6 of Georgia Tech "OPPONENTS" are NOT EVEN IN A BOWL GAME (These 6 "OPPONENTS" of Georgia Tech are NOT IN THE TOP 68 TEAMS, NUMBER 69-119, SIX.)
NCAA Official Strength of Schedule.
December 6, 2009.
Why have a SoS Officially for the NCAA, if instead we quote just 1 ranking of Jeff Sagarin (And, attempt to disregard ALL HIS OTHER Rankings.)
1 Miss St
2 Oklahoma
3 Arkansas
4 Alabama
5 Virginia Tech
6 Arizona
7 Georgia
9 Oregon
11 Florida
12 Clemson
13 Baylor
14 Miami – Ohio
15 Minnesota
16 Louisville
17 Iowa
18 Virginia
19 South Carolina
20 Syracuse
21 Miami – Florida
22 Auburn
23 Illinois
24 Oregon State
26 Washington
27 Wisconsin
28 Michigan State
29 West Virginia
30 Oklahoma State
32 Pittsburgh
33 Vanderbilt
34 Colorado
35 South Florida
36 Kansas
37 Missouri
38 Arizona State
39 Washington State
41 San Jose State
42 Utah State
47 Memphis
49 Texas Tech
50 Wyoming
December 11th, 2009
1:13 am
December 11th, 2009
2:11 am
Tech struggled against everyone.
6 non-bowl teams.
LOST to Miami of Florida who beat no other ranked team.
LOST to Georgia who beat no other ranked team.
Made UGA season.
Made Miami of Florida season.
Losing Record no bowl game Weak Forest beat in OT going 4th down.
Gave up 27 and 34 to Climpson Farmers NOT RANKED ANY POLL.
Gave up 30 to UGA, right up the gut and LOST.
Gave up 27 to Weak Forest NOT EVEN IN BOWL GAME.
Gave up 33 to Miami of Florida and LOST.
Gave up 31 to Misssissippi State NOT EVEN IN BOWL GAME.
Gave up 44 to FSU a 6-6 hack of a football team FIRED COACH.
Gave up 31 to Vandy a 2-10 team NOT EVEN IN A BOWL GAME.
Gave up 27 to Weak Forest NOT EVEN IN A BOWL GAME.
Gave up 17 to 1-AA Jacksonville State NOT EVEN IN A BOWL GAME.
3-9 Virginia FIRED COACH NOT EVEN IN A BOWL GAME.
Patsy Duke NOT EVEN IN A BOWL GAME.
Now, you play Iowa, who beat Penn State and Wisconsin NEITHER OF WHOM BEAT A SINGLE BCS TOP 50 TEAM.
And, excuse the hell of out me, but you LOST to UGA 24-30 when you came in here pre-game and bragged how you would INSTEAD DESTROY UGA.
December 11th, 2009
2:14 am
I did not know that a 24 to 30 LOSS is destroying UGA.
December 11th, 2009
2:35 am
Congrats to Drew Butler, but if Chas Henry got to punt for FLA more often it would be obvious that he is the best punter in the nation.
December 11th, 2009
5:23 am
December 11th, 2009
5:48 am
Charles Henry's Freshman year, he averaged only 39 yards a punt.
Charles Henry's Sophomore year, he averaged only 43 yards a punt.
Charles Henry's Junior year, he averages only 43 yards a punt.
Charles Henry's entire college career, he averages only 42 yards a punt.
Drew Butler averages 49 yards a punt, which is 6 yards per punt MORE than Charles Henry's punts.
6 yards farther.
Tech fans are SUCH LIARS.
You are also HORRIBLE POOR SPORTS, and always have been.
December 11th, 2009
6:35 am
In spite of BuLLS&$T, excuse me, BuLLDawg, I want to congratulate young Butler on his award. We learned a couple of years ago the importance of a good punter and it is great to see him get national recognition.
Also, good story on Chance at Yahoo Sports today. Wish that young man well.
As far as BuLLS%#t is concerned, you are suffering from delusions of adequacy.
Do any of you dawgs even think he is not senile, or is he the third St. Simons?.
December 11th, 2009
6:57 am
Georgia needs to go back to locking down the kids from the state of Georgia. We have the talent here to win SEC championships and more, why else would so many teams be invading us. Simple, lock down the kids earlier here, not later. Logistically, you can visit and keep up with them. If you win with kids here, and win big consistently, kids from other states will want to come here. Georgia, is only a regional team, even more of a state popular team, so go after kids who know the Georgia name.
The Georgia bus is losing gas, Mark Richt better find a BP soon or he will be out of here in a few years.
Below is a classic example of kids we pursue from other states, I would love to know our closing ratio of in vs out state. We seem to go after the high profile out of state kids, who are being courted by dozens of schools, they go elsewhere before the signing period. Then, Georgia in a last ditch effort tries to reel in in-state kids at the end of the recruiting process. Maybe go after the in-state kids first? JaWaun James, Mack Brown (we did recruit him heavily though), Tailer, Blake Sims etc.
ESPNU 150 cornerback Cody Riggs (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) has committed to sign with Florida over Georgia and Tennessee, ESPN's JC Shurburtt reports. Riggs officially visited the Gators, Bulldogs, Vols and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Florida State, Ohio State, Miami-FL, Wake Forest, Wisconsin, Rutgers, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Boston College, Duke, Pittsburgh and UConn amongst others also offered the four-star.
Riggs is the 19th commitment for Florida including 11 ESPNU 150 prospects and eight Under Armour All-Americans.
December 11th, 2009
7:46 am
Congrats to Butler. This has to help make all the hard work feel worthwhile.
BuLlDawg: You know they make a pill for your condition, Chronic diareha of the mouth!
December 11th, 2009
8:04 am
Go Jackets
You should check your stats before posting. Chas of Florida wasn't even in the top 8 in the SEC this season in punting and his average punt wasnt even in the 40 yard range. 8 SEC punters and who knows how many more outside the SEC had better averages and stats. Chas shouldn't even been in the three finalists.
Thanks Tim Tucker for the coverage, while Shultz is wasting his keypad covering the Braves and Bradley wasting his covering Mike Vick, Your the only one covering this.
Not only that AJC has a picture of Paul Johnson on the front with something about coach of the year??? Coach of the year don't let his team get run over by a bunch of Dawgs who lost to a bunch of Cats from Kentucky.
How does it feel to get beat by a team that got beat by Kentucky??
How does it feel (Coach of the year) to give up 301 yards to C. J. Spiller.
How does it feel (Coach of the year) to give up 349 yards to Ealey and King of UGA?
Glad Butler won the punting award, but was not happy with Spiller not being in the hunt for the Heisman, this is a disgrace to the trophy itself.
Spiller 4th most yards in CFB history
Spiller was in the SEC he would have been one of the favorites, but, playing in the ACC hurt his chances.
ACC has no ranked teams and him playing against them kept him out of the running.
Spiller- 18 touchdowns in his career of 55 or more yards. That stat alone should have won something.
Colt Mccoy winning all the hardware from a conference that is very overrated, Alabama will prove that in the coming weeks.
Mccoy will probably win the Heisman which will be a slap in the face to Mark Ingram just like it was a slap in the face of Darren Mcfadden a few years ago when it was given to Tebow.
Anyone notice the Walter Camp team had 7 or 8 SEC players on it? Is that strength of conference or what? No doubt what conference rules college football.
December 11th, 2009
8:28 am
And, we almost didn't offer him a scholly… ugh.
December 11th, 2009
8:42 am
"Hey UGA – stop recruiting kids from Florida" – Excellent post – that thought has occured to me as well… We seem to be enamored with the Florida kids and have let some outstanding talent leave our own state due to a seeming lack of interest (late offer). I am hopeful that the Gainesville kid (Sims) will flip from Bama to us – he won't play a down at QB in the SEC, but he is a tremendous athlete and leader. hh
December 11th, 2009
9:45 am
This BuLLdawg cat is a psycho. Do you have a job? The Jiffy Lube will be open tomorrow. Tech did not play Maryland. Give it a rest. UGA's strength of schedule was impressive, their performance against it was not. They would have and could have lost 2-3 more games. The were God awful most of the season and played inspired against Tech. Cox was not given the chance to beat the Dawgs. You know the truth. You also held down the penalties against Tech. So take your 30-24 win and crawl back in your skunk hole. Cheer for your team and come back next year and play some football. Maybe the Dawgs should consider getting a weaker schedule or joining another conference to be relavent again? Just a thought, Florida has become your "Daddy!" Playing for second every year in your subdivision sucks. Maybe you could join the Southern Conf?
December 11th, 2009
11:15 am
BuLLdawg ….you lost all credibility when you listed the GT/GA score as 24-30….anything yuo said after that carried no weight
December 11th, 2009
11:30 am
Hey Taco,
Why would we join the Southern Conference when we could just join the ACC?
Heck, we already saw that 3rd and 4th in the SEC east is better than 1st and 2nd in the whole ACC.
And another random thought… What's Reggie Ball up to?
December 11th, 2009
11:34 am
Congrats Butler on Award.
December 11th, 2009
11:39 am
GA Tech fan here.
Congrats to Drew Butler on his award. Great young man and fine family, a credit to UGA, the State of GA, and NCAA Football.
December 11th, 2009
12:28 pm
For BuLLdawg & others knocking the ACC & Ga. Tech:
Va. Tech led #1 Alabama at the half & until the last 13 mins. of the game. The Hokies did not even play for the ACC Chamionship.
The SEC & ACC each have 3 teams in the Top 15.
A dawg crowing about his 7-5 team, one of the nation's most penalized, barely beating its rival by playing dirty football & deliberately injuring its star QB is beneath contempt. This dirty team & its trashy fans deserve each other.
December 11th, 2009
12:44 pm
Now for the "rest of the story"
How many of you know that the only scholarship offer Drew originally got was from Duke?
As in UGA was not impressed enough to give him one at the start (nice talent scouting there Mr. Richt). Fortunately the kid had enough confidence in himself to walk on and later earn the scholarship.
Kudo's Drew!
December 11th, 2009
1:20 pm
I know kickers in football are not really considered "football" players by most of the other position guys, but they possess a tremendous and important skill that can make or break any game. Good job Drew and keep up the good work!!! I only hope we see less of you next year if you know what I mean!!!!!
December 11th, 2009
1:23 pm
I am very concerned about UGA's recruiting and recon on these young men. Obviously too much stock is put into recruiting rankings and their websites, since very few seldom pan out to live up to their billing or star rating. I think the talent scouts at UGA is a more pressing matter than a D coordinator.
December 11th, 2009
1:23 pm
Good job son! Great work effort! All those extra kicks this season because of offense paid off! Great award!
December 11th, 2009
1:53 pm
StingDoc, we didn't intentionally hurt your "star" quarterback. Enough with the excuses.


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Churchill's famous analysis of Democracy
The great Sir Winston Churchill said of Democracy: (paraphrase): "It's the worst system imaginable . . . except for all the others." I agree, and would also say the same for capitalism / free enterprise. Your thoughts?
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pat gilbert 100+Mar 20 2013: A few more from Winston:
There is no such thing as a good tax.
Some see private enterprise as a predatory target to be shot, others as a cow to be milked, but few are those who see it as a sturdy horse pulling the wagon.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
Once in a while you will stumble upon the truth but most of us manage to pick ourselves up and hurry along as if nothing had happened.
If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law.
The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
And some how you conclude Churchill was speaking against capitalism and free enterprise. That there is a strong case of non sequitur...
Whoops I misread what you were stating, my bad. We are on the same page.
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Torchwood: Children of Earth Trailer
Made available on Thursday evening to celebrate Eve Myles and Euros Lyn's appearance at the New York Comic Con, the Torchwood: Children of Earth trailer has got pulses racing online!
Could this be the series where Torchwood finally grows into a solid sci fi drama and throws away the shackles of its restrictive and ill-advised "adult" brief?
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WASHINGTON — Stay in school. Work hard. Make good grades. If you do those things, you can go to college and earn a good living.
All over America, teachers repeat that mantra in their classrooms. Parents say it, too. So do coaches, bus drivers and Boy Scout leaders.
It's no accident that as many as 13,000 illegal immigrants are attending college in the United States. Brought to this country as kids, they have become completely Americanized, absorbing the language patterns, habits and dreams of the ambitious among their native-born classmates.
Just as their teachers urged, they stayed in school. They worked hard. They made good grades. They enrolled in college.
But unless Congress passes the DREAM Act, their good behavior may not be rewarded. Any day, they could be arrested and scheduled for deportation to a country they barely know.
That's what happened to Jessica Colotl, a Kennesaw
State University student who was arrested in March after a routine traffic stop on campus. She was shipped off to a deportation facility, where she was held until protests from academic leaders and immigration activists bought her a reprieve. Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement have said she will be allowed to finish her degree, but she is still subject to deportation when she's done.
(That doesn't go far enough for some Georgia lawmakers. Next month, the State Board of Regents will consider a proposal to ban illegal immigrants from the state's most selective universities. Several legislators want to ban them from all post-secondary education.)
A similar fate awaits Harvard University student Eric Balderas, who was arrested in June while trying to board a plane back to Boston after visiting his family in Texas. Balderas, who hopes to one day become a cancer researcher, was valedictorian of his San Antonio high school class.
Why aren't we proud of the all-American accomplishments of Colotl, Balderas and the thousands of students like them? There can be no rational argument that they have refused to learn English or that they represent a permanent underclass. So why don't we embrace them as future Americans?
Instead, we've succumbed to nativist resentments, refusing to acknowledge how much the country needs more college-educated workers. While critics of illegal immigration insist that the country should concentrate on importing workers who are already highly skilled, that's no substitute for growing our own college grads.
An Indian or Chinese engineer, admitted on an H-1B visa, may decide to work here a few years before returning home.
But kids like Balderas and Colotl consider themselves Americans. They have no intention of returning to countries that are foreign to them. So why not grant them citizenship under certain strict conditions?
The DREAM Act would not be a lure for countless undocumented workers hoping to get a foothold in the U.S. It is narrowly targeted to kids who entered the country before they turned 16, have been here at least five years and have exhibited good moral character. If they complete two years of college or military service, they'd be eligible for a path to citizenship.
Still, the legislation has run into strong headwinds. When a vote came up in the Senate this week to attach the DREAM Act to a defense bill, it failed. Even Utah's Republican senators, Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett, who in 2007 supported a similar ploy to introduce a nearly-identical bill, refused to vote for it. Hatch told The Salt Lake Tribune that his constituents want government "to secure our borders."
That's a reversal from a position that Hatch held earlier this year, when he reportedly told a public forum: "If they've lived good lives, if they've done good things, why would we penalize them and not let them at least go to school?"
The problem is, we're not just penalizing them. We're hurting ourselves, too.
Interviewed Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who was born to Jamaican immigrants, said as much: "We can't be anti-immigration. Immigrants are fueling this country. Without immigrants, America would be like Europe or Japan with an aging population and no young people coming in to take care of it. We have to educate our immigrants. The DREAM Act is one way to do that."
It's too bad Hatch doesn't have the courage to remind his constituents of that.
September 22nd, 2010
8:09 am
I don't understand what part of "illegal" people don't understand. Go get in line, apply for a visa and when admitted, then and only then reap the bounty that this country bestows. Illegal means just that, break our laws and get rewarded just doesn't sit well with most Americans. Educate immigrants, I can live with that, educate illegals only on our immigration laws.
September 22nd, 2010
8:12 am
The part of illegal that the lefties do understand is that they should get more rights and privileges than legal immigrants or citizens.
Since they think the US is the root of all evil, letting in illegals helps their troubled souls.
In other words – lefties are not lucid or cognizant of reality.
September 22nd, 2010
8:13 am
It really has been sad to see Hatch on the Dream Act
and McCain on the repeal of DADT
and Voinovich, Snowe and Collins on PAYGO
and Hatch, Grassly, Bond and Bennett on the Healthcare mandate
and McConnell, Coburn, Ensign, Bond, Burr, Isakson, Chambliss on TARP…..
and McConnell, McCain and Boehner on Campaign Financial disclosure
and McCain, Graham and Kirk on cap and trade
Starting to see a pattern?
September 22nd, 2010
8:13 am
"If we ban illegal immigrants from college, we only hurt ourselves"
Wrong, Cindy Lou. They need to go back home, get visas and whatnot like all the other US citizens that came from other countries, then they can enjoy our great universities.
"But unless Congress passes the DREAM Act"
I pray they don't. There's already a way to become a citizen. I wonder what those who did it the right way for so many years think of all these short cuts?
September 22nd, 2010
8:15 am
Granny, on DADT, if the Democrats didn't try to sneak that amnesty-ish law in that bill yesterday, the bill probably would have passed.
September 22nd, 2010
8:17 am
Cynthia, how many other countries allow as many illegal immigrants to enter as we have? If there are others, who are they? If there are none, why not?
September 22nd, 2010
8:20 am
The Republican Party has taken over the foolishness first perpetrated by the Democrat Party during the 60's. The Tea party/Republicans/religious right want to overthrow the government, but don't have a plan of their own. Does this sound familiar?
The more things change, the more they stay the same. In the 19th century there was a fear of Catholics. In the 20th century it was the Jews. This is the 21st century and now it's the Muslims. Immigrant fear is a bonus to the nut cases.
September 22nd, 2010
8:21 am
ctucker @ 8:17,
Like I said, I wonder what the people who did it that way with hard work and determination think of all these short cuts that Congress is trying to pass? If I was one of them, I'd be pissed.
September 22nd, 2010
8:23 am
I wonder how many illegals currenlty have defaulted on their college loans? Its bad enough the legals are defaulting and someone has to pay for that but illegals receiving grants, scholarships…I think not.
Send them packing.
September 22nd, 2010
8:23 am
How can you justify letting someone who is here illegally into a college over someone who is here legally? I just don't get it……
September 22nd, 2010
8:24 am
The "Dream" Act *TEWY*
September 22nd, 2010
8:26 am
Cynthia is Sexy, don't you mean *piffle*? Or *squirrel*? Or whatever one-liner granny and kammy can come up with?
September 22nd, 2010
8:26 am
This immigration debate is insane!!!!! How can we as a country support deporting children who have been here their entire lives, have been productive members of society, established themselves as excellent students and been admitted to our colleges and universities? What kind of people would want to send someone that has been here since birth back to a country they have never even visited versus aloow them to continue on and become future leaders in science, technology and academia?
What Colin Powell said is absolutely true. Just look at what is happening in Japan right now as the population ages and there are not enough educated and skilled workers to fill the jobs that will literally drive their economy for the next 50 years.
It's not as simple as "what part of illegal do you not understand", we need moe students like the ones described in Cynthia's article to help drive our own economy into the future. It's always been that way in the country and it always will be.
Manufacturing IS NOT, repeat, IS NOT going to drive this country in the future. It can't, as we have all now seen. We need as many good students trained in science and technology as we can possibly have.
September 22nd, 2010
8:28 am
Well, the Board of Regents in GA, yesterday, recommended banning illegals from all State Colleges and Universities where they cannot accept all qualified applicants. What does that mean? It means that Cynthia Tucker was WRONG. There are state institutions where illegal aliens are taking seats that should rightly go to law abiding tax paying citizens of the United States and Georgia. In fact, there are at least 29 students identified as currently enrolled and taking a spot from a legal citizen. Now, some Regent Larry Ellis might say, "Thirty kids out of 310,000," Ellis said. "Give me a break." But if YOUR CHILD was one of those who did not get into the college of his choice because some illegal immigrant who had, up till now, been nothing more than a financial drag on society while you dutifully paid decades of taxes to the state , you would be rightly pissed off.
September 22nd, 2010
8:29 am
What part of irrational knee-jerk mentality don't you understand? We say illegal, they say "out". These kids, some of them 1 yr or less, when brought into this country, are so smart they knew better when they came to this country even at that age. Of course, we really were not enforcing the law much then, but they were smart enough to know that we would when we let the Republicans teach us to fear everything. They pay their way and consider themselves Americans and in fact may be smarter than our kids, so we must fear them. Its much better to secure our borders and keep them closed. Our minds are closed and rational arguments will not work!
Closed minds means closed borders, despite the impossibility of the task, the rational argument that not all unlawful entrants are the same and that some contribute more to our country than some of our own children.
September 22nd, 2010
8:30 am
Peadwag – How is this a short cut? It sets a path for hard working young people to become a citizen by serving their country or working to receive a degree and become a productive member of society.
Do you not agree that anyone, and I mean anyone, willing to serve this country in the military deserves the right to become a citizen? If that is not the ulimate sacrifice for the good of our nation I don't know what is.
September 22nd, 2010
8:31 am
I would hazard my guess on the in-state tuition paid by the illegals. After all they are residents of Georgia. Legal immigrants have earned that privilege.
Also, the infamous motor-voter act gives the illegal an easy path to the vote.
Just the fact that they are illegal and the Feds are saying that they are only interested in the "violent" illegals makes it just that much easier for the hard worker to stay forever.
By the way, did you see where Obama's aunt says that citizenship is a right for illegals?
September 22nd, 2010
8:31 am
Blue Man, it's quite simple. The parents should have taken responsibility and came to this country the right way. (Kinda like parents not blaming teachers for their kids poor grades, etc. I'm beginning to see a pattern).
Thanks, Lumpkin. I didn't have time to google the stats.
September 22nd, 2010
8:31 am
granny- Starting to see a pattern?
Yes, the inmates aren't getting free reign of the assylum anymore.
September 22nd, 2010
8:32 am
Personally, I would issue the illegals, that would come forward, a residence card good for two years with no path to citizenship.
September 22nd, 2010
8:32 am
Blue Man, it's a short cut compared to what we have, and have had, for many many years. Again, if I was someone who came from another country through the process we have now, I'd be pissed about the short cuts.
September 22nd, 2010
8:34 am
"That means Jessica Colotl isn't taking a seat that should "rightly go to law abiding tax paying citizens""
Maybe, maybe not…but she definitely owes the University a lot of "back pay" for the out-of-state tuition she SHOULD have been paying all along if she didn't lie in the first place.
September 22nd, 2010
8:34 am
So you are saying that we can ignore the local talent and rely on the illegal getting a college degree.
September 22nd, 2010
8:35 am
Let them come to America from every land and every nation to attend free college. I notice the Bible say its their right.
September 22nd, 2010
8:35 am
Arnold- foolishness first perpetrated by the Democrat Party during the 60's
Who do you think is currently running the country? All those foolish radicals for the 60's. There are putting all those crazy ideas into practice thru the Democratic party. It's not hard to figure out why our country is in the shape it's in.
September 22nd, 2010
8:36 am
Instead of celebrating lawbreaking, and encouraging it, you guys should become activists to get the laws changed and allow in a much greater number of immigrants. Right now you are hypocrites who pick and choose which laws should be followed and which should be ignored. Shame on you! You don't make anything better following that road, you just create more contempt for our laws and traditions. If you don't like our laws, try to get them changed or move somewhere else. Isn't there a law against aiding and abetting fugitives? And illegal immigrants are fugitives, thus by encouraging them, doesn't that make you a lawbreaker?
I don't mind if illegals go to school. I just don't want my tax dollars to pay for it. If they are so smart, then they should be able to figure out a way to pay for it themselves.
Increase vastly the number of H1Bs allowed in. And stop the flow of illegals.
September 22nd, 2010
8:36 am
"This country needs more college-educated workers"
Yes, like Jessica who lied to get in-state tuition.
September 22nd, 2010
8:39 am
When is enough, enough? I believe se should educat our own first before spending tax dollars on illegals! Illegals get medical care that our own senior citizens are not eligible for. Food stamps, welfare, government housing, and now education? Many illegal imigrants draw benefits from more than one state. I guess we have educated illegals well enough on how to get around the system to gain more benefits. Cut the deficit of the United States!! Eliminate all spending for illegal imigrants! Ship them home and let them follow the laws of their country, then acquire the proper documentation for entry into ours.
September 22nd, 2010
8:39 am
Yes we need to repair our immigration laws. It is very difficult to immigrate into the US legally, but two things:
1. Every "Comprehensive Immigration Bill" proposed over the last 30 years has concentrated on making Illegal Residents into Legal Residents with little or no effort to make Legal Immigration less difficult.
2. Of all the Countries on all of the Continents on Earth the US is probably the easiest to enter legally, and we welcome Legal Residents with open arms.
September 22nd, 2010
8:40 am
I say we overturn the 14th Amendment, so no one has a right to citizenship because they were born here. Then let's start checking family trees—if you are the product of any irresponsible illegal immigrant ancestors, GO HOME. Then we can give the land back to Native Americans.
September 22nd, 2010
8:41 am
"have exhibited good moral character"
Though Ms. Colotl may not have known she was in country illegally, she knew she didn't have a valid DL, didn't have insurance, and knew she was lying to the police officer. I guess we should give her a pass because she wanted to be a lawyer. So my question would be just what is "good moral character?"
September 22nd, 2010
8:43 am
Much like the solution to the deficitis to stop spending first, the solution to illegal immigration has to be secure the borders first.
I'm not rushing to deport anyone, but I'm going to make sure they are being processed by the INS in some fashion before we start spending money on them. Sorry your parents came here illegally, but your still illegal. I would rather spend my money sending American kids to college first.
It's like those poor inmates sitting on death row for 20 years. They might be great people now, but they still have to pay for their crime. The shame is it took so long to carry out their sentence. Same with illegal immigrants.
September 22nd, 2010
8:43 am
How very Christian of America to ban immigrants from receiving a education. Pathetic.
September 22nd, 2010
8:44 am
Peadwag – So we peanlize the child for their parents actions and send them back to a country they have never been to when the alternative is allow them to serve in the military or continue their edcuation and help drive our economy into the future.
It's not just about today man, we have to look down the road and see where we are going to be and what is best for this country. The more college educated citizens we have the better we can compete with China, India, etc to be leaders in new technology. It's the only path to prosperity. In case you have n't noticed we have already allowed China to take the lead on green technology. China is investing in their future in a way we are not. I'm not talking about $1 workers in a shoe factory, I'm talking about green technology we and the rest of the world will be buying from them for years to come if we don't step it up.
The Dream Act is a win-win, and I might add, one of the few win-win pieces of legislation I have seen in a very, very long time from either party.
September 22nd, 2010
8:44 am
This is absolute nonsense, Cynthia…
We, meaning our country, owe NOTHING to others who cannot comply with our societal beliefs and rules…If they want to come to school here, then take the appropriate channels and they will be welcome. If not, they can stay where they are..
Student loans should also be given ONLY to those who are American citizens..
Wake up!
September 22nd, 2010
8:45 am
A couple robs a bank, stashes the money away somewhere. They die; their kids find the money, start making plans to invest the money in a new business. The government somehow gets wind of it, ties the money to the crime, and confiscates.
Point is that the children cannot legally benefit from the criminal acts of the parents, which you are asking us to do Ms. Tucker. I have empathy for the children of illegal immigrants, but there are plenty of immigrants trying hard to enter this country the right way – and it should be difficult – and it's not fair to bump these cheaters to the front of the line.
If you have a different argument, Ms. Tucker, I'll be happy to listen to it. Until then, I cannot buy your argument to condone illegal behavior.
September 22nd, 2010
8:45 am
We only have to look to France for examples where illegals have gone wild.
One of the major stumbling blocks with Comprehensive Immigration Reform is the guaranteed path to citizenship. Rewarding bad behavior is not the way to curb illegal immigration.
Illegals should never be allowed a path to citizenship except through the normal channels.
Cynthia, I was just referring to your statement – @8:33
This country needs more college-educated workers, no more where they came from or how they got here
September 22nd, 2010
8:46 am
"I say we overturn the 14th Amendment, so no one has a right to citizenship because they were born here."
I agree.


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Spyker has unveiled the C8 Aileron Spyder in 2009 at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. However, until now there is not even a single unit on the streets. However, while people are waiting to actually see this car, Dutch CEO Victor Muller announced it will be built only as a limited edition. Only 99 people will actually have the chance to drive this car. The only question is "When?" Spyker announced at the official launch in 2009 that the C8 Aileron Spyder will go into production in the first half of 2010, and now is the first half of 2011 and they still do not have a production version ready. So we guess the crisis is really holding them back!
Another news is that instead of being offered with the same Audi sourced 4.2 Liter V8 as the coupe version, the Spyder version will be powered by a V8 Corvette ZR1 engine.
Hit the jump to read more about the Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder.
The exterior and the interior
As with the coupe version, the Spyder is inspired by Spyker's aviation heritage. The Aileron was named after the flaps on the wings that are used to control the plane's rolling and banking movements. The Spyder version gets a high-quality, semi-automatic canvas soft-top. The roof's operation is electric/hydraulic, secured by one central latch operated manually. The soft top has a glass rear window and will be offered in eight colors.
The C8 Aileron Spyder will be offered with a turned aluminum dashboard fascia, 19-inch directional rotor wheels, branded Rotorblade™, quilted leather detailing for the cockpit and Chrono-swiss dashboard instruments. Customers may also order a 5-piece Louis Vuitton luggage set exclusively made for Spyker.
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The coupe version is offered with an Audi sourced 4.2 liter V8 engine, that delivers a total of 400 HP and with a choice of two transmission alternatives: a 6-speed Getrag manual gearbox, with
ratios perfectly matched to the V8 engine and a ZF 6-speed automatic gearbox as an option.
However, for the Spyder version things will be a little bit different. Dutch CEO Victor Muller recently announced that the Spyder version will be offered with a V8 engine, but this time taken from a Corvette ZR1. In the American model, the engine delivers an impressive 638 HP and 604 lb.-ft. of torque. That will give a difference of more than 230 HP between the Aileron coupe and Spyder model.
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The Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder takes on models like Audi R8 Spyder , Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder , and for sure until Spyker will actually put it on sale we will also have a Ferrari 458 Italia Spyder .
Priced from $161,000 the R8 Spyder is powered by a 4,2 liter V8 engine that delivers a total of 430 hp at 7,900 rpm and 430 NM between 4,500 and 6,000 rpm and sprints the car from 0 to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds. Top speed is 185 mph. Like with the coupe version, the 458 Italia Spyder will be powered by a 4.5 Liter V8 engine equipped with the traditional Ferrari flat crankshaft that produces 570 HP at a rather lofty 9000 RPM.
The price
Syker did not announced a price for the Spyder model just yet. However, they did confirmed there will only be 99 units produced. Just for comparison, the coupe version is priced at 199.990 euro (ro $267,000 at the current exchange rates).
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Foxborough, MA, United States (4E Sports) – LeGarrette Blount set a team playoff record with four touchdowns as the New England Patriots advanced to their third straight AFC Championship Game with a 43-22 victory over the Indianapolis Colts Saturday at Gillette Stadium.
In his first career playoff game, Blount tied Curtis Martin's record with 166 rushing yards, doing it in 24 touches. He also became the first player in NFL history to rush for at least 125 yards and four touchdowns in a playoff game.
"It means a lot. I'm excited that they gave me the chance to carry the ball enough times to do that, but I've got to say hats off to the offensive line because on a couple of those runs, I didn't get touched," Blount said.
Stevan Ridley carried the ball 14 times for 57 yards and two scores for the Patriots, who won even without a touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Brady.
Brady completed 13 of 25 passes for 198 yards without an interception, leading the Patriots to their 8th conference championship appearance since he started as quarterback under Bill Belichick in 2001.
The Patriots advanced to the AFC Championship Game against the winner of Sunday's game between the Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers.
If the Broncos win, the showdown will be played in Denver. If the Chargers prevail, the Patriots will host the championship game.
Andrew Luck finished 20-for-41 for 331 yards and two touchdowns but he had four interceptions, bringing his total to seven in two playoff games.
T.Y. Hilton, Luck's primary target, caught for passes for 103 yards while LaVon Brazill was the recipient of Luck's two touchdown passes.
Indianapolis kicker Adam Vinatieri set the playoff record for most PATs when he made his first one in the first quarter. The 41-year-old Vinatieri now has 60 PATs in his playoff career.
Blount put the Patriots ahead, 14-0, after two rushing scores but Luck found Brazill for a 38-yard touchdown pass to bring the Colts within a touchdown.
Blount made it a 21-7 game after a two-yard scoring run before Vinatieri buried a 36-yard field goal and Ryan Allen fumbled through the end zone, cutting the Patriots lead to 21-12 at the break.
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