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[SaintsFAN]

Surprised ESPN got this before d3football.com did:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4826112

Pat and Keith do have day jobs, my guess is they probably will get to it eventually.  All the above is a hot topic on the OAC boards. 

Hopefully PC's family is ok.

I work with a guy whose mother and several other family members were missing as of 2 days ago.  He went down yesterday morning. No word yet back here but the whole thing is tragic.

SF has an ex-coworker that he mentored who is a Haitian Immigrant to the country ---- he's still waiting to hear from his fam. 

Worse yet is that SF and his company got an alert from FEMA (we are one of many who ship their emergency supplies) saying that people were already trying to fraudulently obtain donations earmarked for the efforts in Haiti.  How sick can some people be?



On another note, LD... did you catch Jersey Shore last night?  Ronnie is the only dude in that house that can actually punch someone.  He was in two fights last night and got a trip to the pokie after the 2nd one --- a one punch knockout.

[PBR...]

Surprised ESPN got this before d3football.com did:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4826112

Pat and Keith do have day jobs, my guess is they probably will get to it eventually.  All the above is a hot topic on the OAC boards. 

Hopefully PC's family is ok.

I work with a guy whose mother and several other family members were missing as of 2 days ago.  He went down yesterday morning. No word yet back here but the whole thing is tragic.

SF has an ex-coworker that he mentored who is a Haitian Immigrant to the country ---- he's still waiting to hear from his fam. 

Worse yet is that SF and his company got an alert from FEMA (we are one of many who ship their emergency supplies) saying that people were already trying to fraudulently obtain donations earmarked for the efforts in Haiti.  How sick can some people be?



On another note, LD... did you catch Jersey Shore last night?  Ronnie is the only dude in that house that can actually punch someone.  He was in two fights last night and got a trip to the pokie after the 2nd one --- a one punch knockout.

have to say the pix/video coming out of there are just staggering. Not sure how you can completely rebuild a whole country infrastructure et al. that was basically broke already w/ no real way to help itself and the rest of the world resources already stretched so thin. just horrific all the way around. first thing they need are gigantic freezers/generators to start storing the bodies everyone said the decomposing bodies are making breathing difficult.

[Knightstalker]

Surprised ESPN got this before d3football.com did:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4826112

Pat and Keith do have day jobs, my guess is they probably will get to it eventually.  All the above is a hot topic on the OAC boards. 

Hopefully PC's family is ok.

I work with a guy whose mother and several other family members were missing as of 2 days ago.  He went down yesterday morning. No word yet back here but the whole thing is tragic.

SF has an ex-coworker that he mentored who is a Haitian Immigrant to the country ---- he's still waiting to hear from his fam. 

Worse yet is that SF and his company got an alert from FEMA (we are one of many who ship their emergency supplies) saying that people were already trying to fraudulently obtain donations earmarked for the efforts in Haiti.  How sick can some people be?



On another note, LD... did you catch Jersey Shore last night?  Ronnie is the only dude in that house that can actually punch someone.  He was in two fights last night and got a trip to the pokie after the 2nd one --- a one punch knockout.

have to say the pix/video coming out of there are just staggering. Not sure how you can completely rebuild a whole country infrastructure et al. that was basically broke already w/ no real way to help itself and the rest of the world resources already stretched so thin. just horrific all the way around. first thing they need are gigantic freezers/generators to start storing the bodies everyone said the decomposing bodies are making breathing difficult.

Saw a thing today that the UN has reported that most of their 15,000 tons of pre-placed diaster relief supplies had been looted prior to the earthquake.

[Knightstalker]

A little old school metal on a friday afternoon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdOfUcEyWqk&feature=related

[Frank Rossi]

Not to hit a political stride here -- so let's leave political debate out of any discussion that spawns from this -- but, I don't think I've witnessed such a huge turnaround in such a short time by one candidate in a statewide or national race like the one we're seeing right now in Massachusetts for the Senate seat opened by the passing of Ted Kennedy.

The latest Suffolk University poll puts the race at Brown (R) 50%, Coakley (D) 46%, Kennedy (I) 3%, Undecided 1%.  In November, the race showed a 31-point lead for Coakley, a 35-point turnaround if the poll is correct on its face.  Massachusetts has historically been one of the most liberal states in the Union, although the Governorship has been held by Republicans a fair amount (Weld, Cellucci, Swift, Romney) -- although, you could argue how conservative or liberal each of those Republicans were.  

Do I think Brown will win?  No -- I think polls tend to undercompensate urban areas (and Suffolk County is very pro-Coakley still).  However, this should've never been a horserace.  Yet, Coakley still is making a number of gaffes publicly giving Brown a chance to do the unthinkable.  Massachusetts, a state with universal healthcare, seems to be suggesting they're not in love with their own system if this vote is becoming a vote on the 41st "No" vote in the Senate.  There's a lot to look at here in a seemingly simple statewide election, so you're going to be seeing a lot about it over the next 4 days until voting is over (and maybe more after voting is closed).

Here's an interesting but funny synopsys about Massachusetts' healthcare:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqD-nMpsYAY

[Yanks 99]

Sooo...are we back to football yet???

[Regulator]

On another note, LD... did you catch Jersey Shore last night?  Ronnie is the only dude in that house that can actually punch someone.  He was in two fights last night and got a trip to the pokie after the 2nd one --- a one punch knockout.

Ronnie is like a freaking monster....seriously, he should have pounded the first kid way worse than it went down.
I believe that JWwow is a really good puncher as well.  Seeing her in some of the other brawls, she is always good for a few overhand rights directly to someones grill.  Even wasted, she still landed a reverse punch to the situations grill.

I was laughing hysterically when Vinny picked up the phone pretending to be The Situation.....that was hilarious.

[SaintsFAN]

Not to hit a political stride here -- so let's leave political debate out of any discussion that spawns from this -- but, I don't think I've witnessed such a huge turnaround in such a short time by one candidate in a statewide or national race like the one we're seeing right now in Massachusetts for the Senate seat opened by the passing of Ted Kennedy.

The latest Suffolk University poll puts the race at Brown (R) 50%, Coakley (D) 46%, Kennedy (I) 3%, Undecided 1%.  In November, the race showed a 31-point lead for Coakley, a 35-point turnaround if the poll is correct on its face.  Massachusetts has historically been one of the most liberal states in the Union, although the Governorship has been held by Republicans a fair amount (Weld, Cellucci, Swift, Romney) -- although, you could argue how conservative or liberal each of those Republicans were. 

Do I think Brown will win?  No -- I think polls tend to undercompensate urban areas (and Suffolk County is very pro-Coakley still).  However, this should've never been a horserace.  Yet, Coakley still is making a number of gaffes publicly giving Brown a chance to do the unthinkable.  Massachusetts, a state with universal healthcare, seems to be suggesting they're not in love with their own system if this vote is becoming a vote on the 41st "No" vote in the Senate.  There's a lot to look at here in a seemingly simple statewide election, so you're going to be seeing a lot about it over the next 4 days until voting is over (and maybe more after voting is closed).

I've been watching this and not trying to make this political but 3 things are sticking out to SF as humorous:

1.  Her Campaign misspelled Massachusetts on 1 of her TV ads --- D'oh!
2.  She said " we have reason to believe the terrorists have all left Afghanistan"...
3.  a supporter of hers tackled a newspaper reporter into a fence  when he asked about the Afghanistan question... SF has seen the tape and is concluding the supporter was probably a DB at Williams or something.  Nice form.

[SaintsFAN]

On another note, LD... did you catch Jersey Shore last night?  Ronnie is the only dude in that house that can actually punch someone.  He was in two fights last night and got a trip to the pokie after the 2nd one --- a one punch knockout.

Ronnie is like a freaking monster....seriously, he should have pounded the first kid way worse than it went down.
I believe that JWwow is a really good puncher as well.  Seeing her in some of the other brawls, she is always good for a few overhand rights directly to someones grill.  Even wasted, she still landed a reverse punch to the situations grill.

I was laughing hysterically when Vinny picked up the phone pretending to be The Situation.....that was hilarious.

Thought Vinny blew it in the beginning of that phone call with the Israeli chick, but he recovered nicely. 


Thoughts on everyone turning on The Situation:

SF agrees with The Situation.  He's been real the entire time.  You CAN hate him for being a douche, but not for being anything else...

I think Jwow punches like a dude, because well she's a dude... with nice +2s

[union89]

Not to hit a political stride here -- so let's leave political debate out of any discussion that spawns from this -- but, I don't think I've witnessed such a huge turnaround in such a short time by one candidate in a statewide or national race like the one we're seeing right now in Massachusetts for the Senate seat opened by the passing of Ted Kennedy.

The latest Suffolk University poll puts the race at Brown (R) 50%, Coakley (D) 46%, Kennedy (I) 3%, Undecided 1%.  In November, the race showed a 31-point lead for Coakley, a 35-point turnaround if the poll is correct on its face.  Massachusetts has historically been one of the most liberal states in the Union, although the Governorship has been held by Republicans a fair amount (Weld, Cellucci, Swift, Romney) -- although, you could argue how conservative or liberal each of those Republicans were. 

Do I think Brown will win?  No -- I think polls tend to undercompensate urban areas (and Suffolk County is very pro-Coakley still).  However, this should've never been a horserace.  Yet, Coakley still is making a number of gaffes publicly giving Brown a chance to do the unthinkable.  Massachusetts, a state with universal healthcare, seems to be suggesting they're not in love with their own system if this vote is becoming a vote on the 41st "No" vote in the Senate.  There's a lot to look at here in a seemingly simple statewide election, so you're going to be seeing a lot about it over the next 4 days until voting is over (and maybe more after voting is closed).

I've been watching this and not trying to make this political but 3 things are sticking out to SF as humorous:

1.  Her Campaign misspelled Massachusetts on 1 of her TV ads --- D'oh!
2.  She said " we have reason to believe the terrorists have all left Afghanistan"...
3.  a supporter of hers tackled a newspaper reporter into a fence  when he asked about the Afghanistan question... SF has seen the tape and is concluding the supporter was probably a DB at Williams or something.  Nice form.

U89 will be at a Scott Brown rally on Sunday morning.

[Frank Rossi]

Not to hit a political stride here -- so let's leave political debate out of any discussion that spawns from this -- but, I don't think I've witnessed such a huge turnaround in such a short time by one candidate in a statewide or national race like the one we're seeing right now in Massachusetts for the Senate seat opened by the passing of Ted Kennedy.

The latest Suffolk University poll puts the race at Brown (R) 50%, Coakley (D) 46%, Kennedy (I) 3%, Undecided 1%.  In November, the race showed a 31-point lead for Coakley, a 35-point turnaround if the poll is correct on its face.  Massachusetts has historically been one of the most liberal states in the Union, although the Governorship has been held by Republicans a fair amount (Weld, Cellucci, Swift, Romney) -- although, you could argue how conservative or liberal each of those Republicans were. 

Do I think Brown will win?  No -- I think polls tend to undercompensate urban areas (and Suffolk County is very pro-Coakley still).  However, this should've never been a horserace.  Yet, Coakley still is making a number of gaffes publicly giving Brown a chance to do the unthinkable.  Massachusetts, a state with universal healthcare, seems to be suggesting they're not in love with their own system if this vote is becoming a vote on the 41st "No" vote in the Senate.  There's a lot to look at here in a seemingly simple statewide election, so you're going to be seeing a lot about it over the next 4 days until voting is over (and maybe more after voting is closed).

I've been watching this and not trying to make this political but 3 things are sticking out to SF as humorous:

1.  Her Campaign misspelled Massachusetts on 1 of her TV ads --- D'oh!
2.  She said " we have reason to believe the terrorists have all left Afghanistan"...
3.  a supporter of hers tackled a newspaper reporter into a fence  when he asked about the Afghanistan question... SF has seen the tape and is concluding the supporter was probably a DB at Williams or something.  Nice form.

U89 will be at a Scott Brown rally on Sunday morning.

Glad we FINALLY agree on something.

SF, here's a clip giving the play-by-play of the situation:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Dd-jAJD3c

[Jonny Utah]

Not to hit a political stride here -- so let's leave political debate out of any discussion that spawns from this -- but, I don't think I've witnessed such a huge turnaround in such a short time by one candidate in a statewide or national race like the one we're seeing right now in Massachusetts for the Senate seat opened by the passing of Ted Kennedy.

The latest Suffolk University poll puts the race at Brown (R) 50%, Coakley (D) 46%, Kennedy (I) 3%, Undecided 1%.  In November, the race showed a 31-point lead for Coakley, a 35-point turnaround if the poll is correct on its face.  Massachusetts has historically been one of the most liberal states in the Union, although the Governorship has been held by Republicans a fair amount (Weld, Cellucci, Swift, Romney) -- although, you could argue how conservative or liberal each of those Republicans were.  

Do I think Brown will win?  No -- I think polls tend to undercompensate urban areas (and Suffolk County is very pro-Coakley still).  However, this should've never been a horserace.  Yet, Coakley still is making a number of gaffes publicly giving Brown a chance to do the unthinkable.  Massachusetts, a state with universal healthcare, seems to be suggesting they're not in love with their own system if this vote is becoming a vote on the 41st "No" vote in the Senate.  There's a lot to look at here in a seemingly simple statewide election, so you're going to be seeing a lot about it over the next 4 days until voting is over (and maybe more after voting is closed).

This really has been an interesting race here Frank, and its one that I have been following pretty close.  There there are a few reasons why this race has closed up so much (or appears to have closed up).

Coakley basically didn't campaign until this race got close and people realize that.  She doesn't go around and talk to people in cities and towns like your average politician does, and probably should do.  

Coakley also has run a lot of negative ads recently, and that has also pissed off some people.  And its not the fact that the ads are simply negative, its that the ads simply don't fly with an intelligent voting base.  Comparing Brown to "Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Cheney" and then emphasising the word 'republican' in every add is just not flying with people.

MA also has a very unpopular democratic governor right now.  He has really given democrats a bad name here in local MA politics.

And another bottom like is that coakley comes off as more of an old school boring politician, while Brown is a young engeretic man looking for "change".

[Frank Rossi]

Not to hit a political stride here -- so let's leave political debate out of any discussion that spawns from this -- but, I don't think I've witnessed such a huge turnaround in such a short time by one candidate in a statewide or national race like the one we're seeing right now in Massachusetts for the Senate seat opened by the passing of Ted Kennedy.

The latest Suffolk University poll puts the race at Brown (R) 50%, Coakley (D) 46%, Kennedy (I) 3%, Undecided 1%.  In November, the race showed a 31-point lead for Coakley, a 35-point turnaround if the poll is correct on its face.  Massachusetts has historically been one of the most liberal states in the Union, although the Governorship has been held by Republicans a fair amount (Weld, Cellucci, Swift, Romney) -- although, you could argue how conservative or liberal each of those Republicans were.  

Do I think Brown will win?  No -- I think polls tend to undercompensate urban areas (and Suffolk County is very pro-Coakley still).  However, this should've never been a horserace.  Yet, Coakley still is making a number of gaffes publicly giving Brown a chance to do the unthinkable.  Massachusetts, a state with universal healthcare, seems to be suggesting they're not in love with their own system if this vote is becoming a vote on the 41st "No" vote in the Senate.  There's a lot to look at here in a seemingly simple statewide election, so you're going to be seeing a lot about it over the next 4 days until voting is over (and maybe more after voting is closed).

This really has been an interesting race here Frank, and its one that I have been following pretty close.  There there are a few reasons why this race has closed up so much (or appears to have closed up).

Coakley basically didn't campaign until this race got close and people realize that.  She doesn't go around and talk to people in cities and towns like your average politician does, and probably should do.  

Coakley also has run a lot of negative ads recently, and that has also pissed off some people.  And its not the fact that the ads are simply negative, its that the ads simply don't fly with an intelligent voting base.  Comparing Brown to "Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Cheney" and then emphasising the word 'republican' in every add is just not flying with people.

MA also has a very unpopular democratic governor right now.  He has really given democrats a bad name here in local MA politics.

And another bottom like is that coakley comes off as more of an old school boring politician, while Brown is a young engeretic man looking for "change".

Thanks for the insight.  Who is Kennedy drawing his 3% from?  I ask because come election day, his supporters may flock to one side or the other -- but I don't know much about him or his base.  This could swing the election if it remains this close.

[Jonny Utah]

Not to hit a political stride here -- so let's leave political debate out of any discussion that spawns from this -- but, I don't think I've witnessed such a huge turnaround in such a short time by one candidate in a statewide or national race like the one we're seeing right now in Massachusetts for the Senate seat opened by the passing of Ted Kennedy.

The latest Suffolk University poll puts the race at Brown (R) 50%, Coakley (D) 46%, Kennedy (I) 3%, Undecided 1%.  In November, the race showed a 31-point lead for Coakley, a 35-point turnaround if the poll is correct on its face.  Massachusetts has historically been one of the most liberal states in the Union, although the Governorship has been held by Republicans a fair amount (Weld, Cellucci, Swift, Romney) -- although, you could argue how conservative or liberal each of those Republicans were.  

Do I think Brown will win?  No -- I think polls tend to undercompensate urban areas (and Suffolk County is very pro-Coakley still).  However, this should've never been a horserace.  Yet, Coakley still is making a number of gaffes publicly giving Brown a chance to do the unthinkable.  Massachusetts, a state with universal healthcare, seems to be suggesting they're not in love with their own system if this vote is becoming a vote on the 41st "No" vote in the Senate.  There's a lot to look at here in a seemingly simple statewide election, so you're going to be seeing a lot about it over the next 4 days until voting is over (and maybe more after voting is closed).

This really has been an interesting race here Frank, and its one that I have been following pretty close.  There there are a few reasons why this race has closed up so much (or appears to have closed up).

Coakley basically didn't campaign until this race got close and people realize that.  She doesn't go around and talk to people in cities and towns like your average politician does, and probably should do.  

Coakley also has run a lot of negative ads recently, and that has also pissed off some people.  And its not the fact that the ads are simply negative, its that the ads simply don't fly with an intelligent voting base.  Comparing Brown to "Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Cheney" and then emphasising the word 'republican' in every add is just not flying with people.

MA also has a very unpopular democratic governor right now.  He has really given democrats a bad name here in local MA politics.

And another bottom like is that coakley comes off as more of an old school boring politician, while Brown is a young engeretic man looking for "change".

Thanks for the insight.  Who is Kennedy drawing his 3% from?  I ask because come election day, his supporters may flock to one side or the other -- but I don't know much about him or his base.  This could swing the election if it remains this close.

Kennedy actually seems like a good guy, and has some good stuff, but the only reason he is even there is because he is an independent, and his last name is Kennedy (no relation to the other Kennedys even).  So Id say 1% of the people are voting for him just because they think hes an actual Kennedy, and the other 2% simply don't like Coakley and Brown.  We have a lot of those people in MA.  2% anyway.

[PBR...]

this one is going to get ugly:

? In September, Craig James called assistant coach Tommy McVay "to tell him, in effect, that you coaches are crazy and you're screwing my kid."

? The same day that he made the call to McVay, Craig James left a message for Riley "stating, in effect, 'You don't know what you're doing. Adam James is the best player at the wide receiver position. ... If you've got the [blank] to call me back, and I don't think you do, call me back.' "

? During practices before the Valero Alamo Bowl, Adam James "told Coach [Bennie] Wylie that Wylie didn't know what he was doing and James' effort was just fine."

? Adam James "voluntarily placed himself into the electrical closet and apparently took pictures with his phone camera."

? Texas Tech President Guy Bailey advised Leach that he thought Chancellor Kent Hance was going to try to "railroad" Leach, because of a business relationship between James and Hance.

Link: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4828405