Rob E Dangerously

Batting leadoff for the Royals tonight, Jose Bautista (who now has 13 Ks in 26 AB) I hate you Tony Pena

http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/entertainment/9075125.htm

A bit of a followup here http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5333896/ Remember kids, if you criticize Halliburton, you won't want Iraq to succeed.

The map might be better in the discussion of the electoral college. It however does show the importance of the electoral college. Seeing that President Bush's support was so much more widespread, while Gore's support lied mostly in the highly populated areas of the country. Liberals scream about diversity..........except when it comes to electing the President. Hearing what different people, from different areas of the country with different needs and ideas isn't the right kind of diversity I guess. This wanders around "Yes, communism, marxism and socialism are HUGE threats to America right now. A far bigger threat than Islamic terrorism" in the field of coherance, logic and fact

What would Jordan have to gain by provoking instability in Iraq? They might be in a bit of a precarious position when it comes to keeping their own people happy. (I'm not totally sure though)

And a bit of a followup http://www.eurekareporter.com/Stories/fp-06180405.htm http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/04/43/news-arellano.php

I consider this a screwjob. I'm running an OOTP5 league.. for the heck of it, I make the #1 pick.. turns out I probably messed up. Here's the stats for the guy in Single A 28 starts, 6.00 ERA, 9-14, 180 innings, 145 strikeouts/65 walks I called him up in September. Here's how that went. Game #1: 2.2 IP, 11 H, 13 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 82 pitches, Game Score: Minus 19 Game #2: 3 IP, 10 H, 10 ER, 5 BB (2 intentional), 1 K, 89 pitches, Game Score: Minus 7 Now, here are the splits, keep in mind that this guy is a left handed pitcher. v. LHB: .680/.710/1.040 (17 for 25) v. RHB: .364/.533/.364 (4 for 11) He has a way to go, it seems

Robzilla is on Hiatus.. Smarks Board Name: Rob E. Dangerously Wrestlers Name: Rob Gilbert Nickname(s): Robzilla the Lady-Thrilla Height: 5'11.5" Weight: 165lbs Hometown: Chappaqua, NY Summer Residence: Kennebuckport, ME Winter Residence: Paradise Valley, AZ Age: 18 Face/Heel: Super-Cowardly Heel Stable: none Ring Escort: "The Terrific One" Timothy Valentine (height: 6'0", weight: around 240lbs, Age: 50, bleached blonde hair, dresses in fancy suits. Serves as trainer and mentor) Weapon(s): One Loaded Black glove (left-handed), Chain, Brass Knuckles. Whatever other things he, or Timothy Valentine, can get into the ring Quote: "Let me tell you this", "Yeeeeah" Looks: Gilbert has short red hair, clean-shaven. Long limbs (arms/legs). Not very built physically, skinny. Basically, one of the more unimposing figures in the history of this sport. Street clothes: Dresses in Orange suits, wearing sunglasses and sandals Ring Attire: Bright Orange tights going down to his knees, black elbowpads, black kneepads, wrist tape, orange boots with a white G on them and a white collared shirt with short sleeves (occaisionally wrestles without a shirt). Wears a dark jacket down to the ring. Ring Entrance: ["Serial Thrilla" by Prodigy plays as Gilbert walks though the curtains followed by his trainer/mentor Timothy Valentine. Gilbert ignores the fans as he gets on the apron, and enters the ring as his trainer has the ropes opened for him. Gilbert then holds up his left hand and goes to his corner.] Stats: Strength: 3 (Not that strong) Speed: 5 (Has some agility and can pull off top rope moves) Vitality: 5 (Can take a beating and last for awhile) Charisma: 7 (Has charisma) Style: Awkward. Gilbert is a technical wrestler, when he does wrestle. For a man his size, he rarely leaves his feet, and may brawl at times (unsuccessfully) Signature moves: Flying Elbowdrop Tornado DDT Frog Splash DDT Fisherman's Suplex Russian Legsweep Slingshot Suplex Spinebuster Fistdrop (clean, or with the aid of an illegal object) The Iron Claw (success of this move is.. dubious) Common moves: Elbowdrop Kneedrop Camel Clutch (Scott Steiner-variant, sorta like a rear chin lock) Bulldog Knee to the face Gourdbuster Reverse Neckbreaker Punching to the kidneys (done out of the view of the referee) "Discus Elbow" (Spinning Elbow to the face) Sleeperhold Atomic Drop Gutwrench Suplex Hotshot Backdrop Kneelift Rare moves: Moonsault Finishers: Straight out of Chappaqua (Downward Spiral, Gilbert then rams the guys face into the mat a few times after the move, before going for the pin) Notes: Gilbert has an awkward stance in the ring (a peek-a-boo stance with his hands in front of his face), and isn't afraid to backdown, beg for mercy or keep his distance. Gilbert is also prone to what some would consider 'overselling' (although he's one of the skinnier wrestlers too). Gilbert doesn't mind cheating to win. Bio: Robert Brandon Gilbert got all the good things in life. Why not? his parents were only well-off. He attended private schools and he didn't have the time for the common man. But the one link between him and the usual common person is that Gilbert is a fan of Professional Wrestling. Using his family's wealth, he could get the good seats for whatever events he wanted. But, on his 18th birthday, he shocked his family by annoucing that he wouldn't be going to the prestigous Columbia University, but he would instead buy some of the most talented wrestlers around to train him to become the next great pro wrestler. Now, just months after the end of his training, first with Jackson Vega (who was dismissed from his duties in may) and continuing with his second trainer Mitch Duncan, most Wrestling observers still doubt that Gilbert has any sort of ring talent. But, money gets you far these days, and Gilbert's ability to win by any means makes up for his inexperience. Unfortunately after losing his second match, he fired his trainer Mitchell Duncan. He replaced him with a former champion, Timothy Valentine.

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[We cut to an office where Rob Gilbert's personal Lawyer, Mr. Louis Syffler is sitting. He's holding a piece of paper.] Syffler - "This is a memo from Rob Gilbert. He is unable to make this announcement himself as he has refused to do so on the air." [syffler takes a chug of bottled water.] Syffler - "It is my duty to inform you, the SWF fanbase, and you, Mr. Mitch Duncan, that Mr. Mitch Duncan's services as trainer and bodyguard to Mr. Robert B. Gilbert have been terminated." [syffler takes a drink.] Syffler - "It is due to the inadequate training of Mr. Duncan that I, Rob Gilbert, the greatest wrestler in the civilized world, lost a match to Sean Davis. Mister Duncan failed to adequately train me for my match with Sean Davis. He also failed to provide adequate protection during this match. His actions provided massive embarassment for myself, as numerous friends saw my defeat due to his shoddy teaching techniques" [syffler takes a drink.] Syffler - "It is regrettable that such a thing had to happen, but it is not my fault. Had Mr. Duncan been a better trainer, he would still have his job. I, Rob Gilbert, did not spend thousands of dollars to lose a match. I did not spend thousands of dollars to be mistrained by a man who probably doesn't know how to wrestle. It is due to his sloppiness that I was defeated tonight." [syffler takes a drink.] Syffler - "While it is heartbreaking to me and my family that I was the victim of negligence. We must move on. That is why I have hired a new trainer. His name is "The Terrific One" Timothy Valentine. Timothy was a champion in his time. His usage of technical skills and other tricks will be useful when applied and taught to me. He will also accompany me to the ring as a 'mentor'. It is unforunate that Mr. Duncan had to be fired, but it is obvious by his insubordination and his lackluster teaching that I would never accomplish glory with him around. But with The Terrific One, I am sure that I will recover from this unfortunate defeat. That is all." [syffler shakes his head.] Syffler - "Well, it's tough for me to have to read this memo. But then again, I didn't know Duncan and I don't care about him either. Anyways, cya chumps" [Fade to black]

50% of the voting population? 50% of the voting population doesn't even vote in most elections. That's a tough standard. isn't the riding system criticized for allowing the Liberal Party to dominate Ontario and win? It's not about the actual purpose, but the "If you're not doing anything wrong, there's nothing to fear" I'd imagine the controversy would be almost nil if they had asked for just "observers" instead of "UN observers" Considering it'd be neccessary for a recount. After the 2000 election, the rush for Touchscreens and all that is just hasty at best. Piece of paper. Ballot box. http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/8910769.htm - on concerns about touch screen http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2.../2/104657.shtml - more on that http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?p...06-21-04&cat=PP - "Quarter of voters will use unreliable machines" My idea is to use 'popular-vote proportionality' for picking electors. There'd still be an electoral college, but the "winner take all" system would be scrapped. It's a bit hard to explain, but it did produce the results of 267-264-6-1 (Gore/Bush/Nader/other). Although this mean that the third party candidates get a shot at votes in big states. Nader got votes from California (2), Massachusetts, New York, Ohio and Texas. There might be a bit more to explain That's a bit surprising. *shrug* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana It appears to be more of the "uncompetitive Republic", which is the same as many nations, such as Russia. When it comes to elections, the US is still one of the most competitive in the world. And for all the calls about third parties, I don't think a single European country has three major parties.

That statement applied for this November. It's probably a bit much to worry about a voting system with no paper trail I'll file that under "Ethics, Richard Nixon and". Also, had Illinois went for Nixon, there wouldn't have been any significant change in the results. Just a 276-244 victory for Kennedy. Then again, the same thing is said about Ashcroft as well. (If you ignore that Ashcroft probably expected a Bush victory and a cabinet post and if you ignore that Talent was closer to beating Holden than Ashcroft was to Carnahan) 20,000 votes would have to change in 3 different states. That's quite a stretch. I guess doing what's 'right' in your POV would be beaten by 'doing what's popular'. The hearings would have all sorts of fun. Such as looking into New Mexico, Wisconsin, Iowa and Florida. *whistles* I've heard different from the right. I've heard that ballots were uncounted (as part of why Bush won the popular vote). I've heard that homeless people were bribed into voting in Wisconsin. Nice to hear that those rumors are unfounded. Also, I'd assume there'd be more concern with touchscreen voting and all that from the Republicans. That'll be another day, I guess. (edit: with links~!)

So, I'd guess you don't have much concern about touchscreen voting, or procedure in general. As for 1960, I don't think the depth of what happened was really known or reported by anybody. (Not to mention the Republicans were messing around in Southern Illinois.) And another thing about 1960 is that it would have taken alot to give Nixon a victory. As one site describes it. "Scenario - a change of 20,467 votes (0.03% of national total) from Kennedy to Nixon in three states results in a victory for Nixon. Missouri - 4,991 votes (0.26%); Illinois 4,430 votes (0.09%); New Jersey - 11,046 votes (0.40%)." Ha. A Republican House and Senate wouldn't have started investigations and all sorts of hearings into the election. Well, that would be selfless and all.

there might be a bit more you can add for the "fuck up" part. Anyways, there's always the US Patriot Act approach to this.. what do you have to hide by not having some observers? In fact, i'm sure that the process here can be inspirational. More than likely, observers (independent or otherwise) won't very welcome. But, they should be around. Heck Mike, they might uncover some Democrat vote fraud. ;)

Here ya go. This team will be made up of Hilton (Van Hammer) and Holmes (Test). They'll dress in trenchcoats and gold masks. They'll wear blonde wigs over the masks (when out of the ring). Their wrestling attire is gold pants. Tag Team finisher: Hilton holds the opponent across his knee, Holmes comes off of the top rope and drops an elbow on that opponent. The reason for wearing masks, if they need one, would be to "protect marriages" since if they were unmasked, married women would leave their husbands to try and get with the Bombers. And they'll have some sort of mouthpiece, manager, or whatever. Any comments? Any "alternate blondes" for this gimmick?

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/a...illage_people_2 Good job Colin. *points down to sig*

Mordecai should use that giant staff in a match.

hasn't Sudan been ignored for decades now?

Next week.. Fairplay v. William Hung

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...19082_2004jun30 Bush is subtlely trying to raise taxes by making churches lose their tax-exempt status. [nah] Still.. this is around the ledge when it comes to legality.

*nods* As I noticed from the results (which were actually 67/31 Bush if you round up) 20,000 votes. That's something I'm doubting. First off, the people in line wouldn't be watching TV at the same time. So unless they were called, they wouldn't know. Second, the majority of that "20,000" would have been people who were going to vote at 7:50 CST, but decided not to go vote. Someone else can answer this, but do the other "two timezone" states have two closing times for their elections? It was probably a bit of a goof that the networks forgot about the panhandle, but it wasn't that costly. If I recall the theory, it involves John Annis (his cousin) at Fox News. Which is why four major networks and the VNS didn't just have him ahead at one time, but they called the state for him It might be mentioned with the word "deceit". Another dumb quote from Moore. Yeah Saddam did have (intentions of acquiring) WMDs (or banned missile systems). Yep.

I'll go though some of these, without the benefit of going to see the movie or "pirating" it (yes, I know Michael Moore approves, but it's probably still a form of piracy ) This is pretty much an unproveable claim. I'm tempted to just come right out and say 'horseshit' to the bolded part. But, i'll be fair. I've consulted both uselectionatlas.org for results and Streets and Maps (to find out which counties are in the panhandle) Now, I'm not including Gulf County, since it's in both timezones. The CST results for Florida - 66 to 31 for Bush 234 thousand votes for Bush 109 thousand votes for Gore 352 thousand votes total Now, I'll reprint the claim made. With 10 minutes left, thousands of people were either still waiting to vote in Florida or just about to go to vote. That's a bit implausible. It's not thousands. I'd imagine this isn't the main source for times, but here's a link: http://mikehammer.tripod.com/tables.htm That doesn't even list the time Fox News retracted. And i'd imagine Fox News calling it for Bush first is the main point there. http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1002/koch092602.asp #1 - that was an opinion piece, not a report #2 - Koch acknowledges that it's not a direct quote, this author doesn't do the same service and as I recall, the North Koreans screwed the Iraqis hard on that deal. Took their money and ran. And that's all you want to mention about his role? Don't want to spoil it, do ya? This is assuming that saying one side will win is "supporting them". I'm sure the New York Yankees would beat alot of teams, but that doesn't mean i'm supporting them. But then again, the quote is pretty stupid too.

http://www.uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT...4&fips=37&pty=1 Oh really?

So, he ate his bodydoubles. Interesting.

Did we ever find any of Saddam's body doubles?