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Ferrarro is one of those demented progressive liberals who felt that it was finally time to "have a woman president" just basically for the sake of "having a woman president."

Still doesn't sound like Hillary is willing to give up after these next couple of primaries. Not a shocker, but getting even more pathetic by the day.

What the hell was wrong with Orton's old music? This new stuff is completely generic.

YES! Heh...at first I was like "That's not a very good Leela," then I realized she was dressed as Amy Wong.

Maybe so, and you are correct that culture evolves, but it's not like there is some huge "gays should get married" movement in this country that a lot of straight people are behind. It's a very vocal minority advocating this. This isn't like the abolitionist movement of the 1800s.

I could see limited replay calls during the playoffs for stuff like home runs, maybe fair/foul rulings.

Brewers got swept by the BoSox. I wonder how much longer Yost has manager.

Yes, yes I would. I would say "I have nothing against you as a person, but I think marriage is traditionally defined as between a man and woman should stay that way."

Hitler?

Oh, for the record, I've known and even lived next to plenty of gay people in college. Most were perfectly nice people. So don't try to think that I don't know any, or haven't been exposed to them.

Sure, you have the right to say it. You don't have the legal right to do jack shit about it. It's against your religion? Tough titty. Separation of church and state. And marriage laws belong to the state, not the church. Yeah, except it's not legal in most states, and when put up to public referendum, the voters in the US have almost universally voted against it. But, yeah, I'm sure the will of the "enlightened" minority is supposed to trump the will of the many, right?

Jingus, you have to recognize, all that other stuff aside, that openly gay married couples have NEVER been a part of Western society at large. You can't expect our society just to up and suddenly say "OK, you homos can get hitched now," despite what a grand PC idea that might be. You also have to recognize that as much as you might have a right to say "Gays should be able to get married!", I (and millions of others) have a right to say "That goes against my religious views." If you don't like it, I don't care.

I think you almost formed a coherent sentence somewhere in there. Keep trying, you'll get there!

I'm not interested in debating the results of a study that seemed obviously designed to promote the pro-gay agenda. We are not equivalent to animals, anyway. I have no problem with gay couples getting the same rights as married ones...I am opposed to gay marriage on the grounds that, like it or not, this country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles, and gay marriage is not a part of that tradition. Our culture is based on the basic family unit being the building block of society, and a gay couple simply does not fit into that mold. This does not even bring into the equation the fact that gay couples cannot naturally reproduce to begin with. It doesn't mean I hate gays, etc...it just means I don't think we should recognize something that isn't equivalent to two people of the opposite sex forming a family. I highly doubt this thread of yours is going "to end this once and for all", at any rate. I realize I am in the extreme minority on this, but I can live with that. Let's face it, this message board, like most, leans heavily left. It's no big secret.

Most in the industry consider Vasgersian an excellent announcer.

Strange signing? You're nuts. I'm sure "pawning him off to the AL" would be a Cubs or Cards fan's wet dream, but that's not gonna happen. Braun had one of the best rookie seasons ever...well, at least since Albert Pujols. Braun isn't that bad in the outfield, and he's getting better. Really, if you want to discuss defense, Rickie Weeks is the butcher with the glove, not Braun. The guy is an athlete, and can hit for average and power. I think a big part of this is that it gives the Brewers some cost certainty moving forward as well. I don't think it's any secret that Fielder's days are relatively numbered. Boras won't let him sign a deal similar to Braun's. I could see them getting Corey Hart locked up down the road, though.

Well, the bad taste in my mouth from seeing the Brewers lose at Miller Park last night has been completely washed away by the fact that the Brewers just announced they have signed Ryan Braun to an 8 year, $45 million deal, which buys out two years of free agency. I understand, reading from the message boards, it could reach 51 million with incentives (or more accurately if he reaches Super 2 status)...even so, that's a steal for the Brewers.

Do I even need to say it?

Oh man, so much I could say. Really, though, the middle portion of my life's education really was not all that exciting. I went to a private elementary school (K-8), and it was pretty much as routine as it could get. Didn't do any drugs or anything like that...didn't really know anyone that did, other than a couple really loser kids that bragged about smoking a joint one time, or something. I was considered "smart", and a lot of times got ostracized a bit as a result, though I had enough friends, I guess. In high school, I was still fairly shy, didn't even go on a date with a girl 'til I was about 16. Oh, that's actually kind of a funny story... My friend's parents were out of town, and I went over to his place. We told my parents we were going golfing, and then I was going to stay over at his place. What we actually did was meet up with his girlfriend at the time, and a friend of hers, and we drove down to Six Flags, and had a blast. Drove back, dropped my "date" off, and then the three of us stayed over at his place that night. I made a call to her mom, claiming to be my friend's older cousin, and said I'd be supervising them. My parents never found out about this 'til a long time later. I don't know if his ever did. Had my first beer around that same time, too. A lot of high school was just awkward and weird for me...I couldn't wait to get out by the end. I tended to get in a lot of fights, whether it was with jerks, friends, whoever. It basically got to the point where if someone bumped into me in a hallway or said something stupid, I'd decided that punching them in the stomach or tackling them and choking them 'til they were gasping for air was an easier response than bothering with a witty retort or something. Yeah, college was definitely a lot better than that crap, though I don't miss being in school at all by this point.

"A PRO-CREATING GOD!"

Could be as many as 100,000 dead, maybe more, and this is what their terrible military government is doing to solve the problem: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...;show_article=1 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country. He says the WFP has no choice but to suspend the shipments until the matter is resolved. WFP spokesman Paul Risley said Friday that all "the food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated." The shipment included 38 tons of high-energy biscuits. Risley said it is not clear why the material was seized. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. YANGON, Myanmar (AP)—The United Nations blasted Myanmar's military government Friday, saying its refusal to let in foreign aid workers to help victims of a devastating cyclone was "unprecedented" in the history of humanitarian work. While the junta dithered and appeared overwhelmed by last Saturday's disaster, more than 1 million homeless people waited for food, shelter and medicine. Many crammed into Buddhist monasteries or just camped out in the open. Entire villages were submerged in the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta, with bodies floating in salty water and children ripped from their parents' arms. At least 62,000 people are dead or missing, state media reported, and aid groups warned that thousands of children may have been orphaned and the area is on the verge of a medical disaster. On Friday, Japan said it will give aid worth $10 million through the U.N. to Myanmar, adding to the massive amounts of aid that has been pledged by foreign governments. But while accepting international aid, the isolationist regime of this Southeast Asian nation has refused to grant visas to foreign aid workers who could assess the extent of the disaster and manage the logistics. "The frustration caused by what appears to be a paperwork delay is unprecedented in modern humanitarian relief efforts," said Paul Risley, a spokesman for the U.N. World Food Program in Bangkok. "It's astonishing." He said the WFP submitted 10 visa applications around the world, including six in Bangkok, but none has been approved. "We strongly urge the government of Myanmar to process these visa applications as quickly as possible, including work over the weekend," he said. The junta said in a statement Friday it was grateful to the international community for its assistance—which has included 11 chartered planes loaded with aid supplies—but the best way to help was just to send in material rather than personnel. One relief flight was sent back after landing in Yangon on Thursday because it carried a search-and-rescue team and media representatives who had not received permission to enter the country, the junta said. It did not give details, but said the plane had flown in from Qatar, apparently referring to a U.N. flight. The announcement came as critical aid and experts to go with it were poised in neighboring Thailand and elsewhere to rush into Myanmar, one of the world's poorest nations. "Believe me the government will not allow outsiders to go into the devastated area. The government only cares about its own stability. They don't care about the plight of the people," said Yangon food shop owner Joseph Kyaw, one of many residents angry at the regime for doing little to help them recover from the storm's destruction. Among those waiting in Thailand were members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. Air Force transport planes and helicopters packed with supplies also sat waiting for a green light to enter Myanmar, also known as Burma. Myanmar allowed the first major international aid shipment Thursday—four U.N. planes carrying high-energy biscuits, including one which was apparently turned back. On Friday, state-owned television showed a cargo plane from Italy with water containers, food and plastic sheets at Yangon international airport. It is not clear how much of the aid is reaching the Irrawaddy delta. The U.N. estimates 1.5 million people have been "severely affected" and voiced "significant concern" about the disposal of dead bodies. A Norway-based opposition news network, the Democratic Voice of Burma, provided graphic details of misery. In the village of Kongyangon, someone had written in Burmese, "We are all in trouble. Please come help us" on black asphalt, a video from the opposition group showed. A few feet away was another plea: "We're hungry," the words too small to be seen by air rescuers. According to state media, 22,997 people died and 42,019 are missing from Cyclone Nargis, which hit the country's Irrawaddy delta on Saturday. Shari Villarosa, who heads the United States Embassy in Yangon, said the number of dead could eventually exceed 100,000 because of illnesses. Grim assessments about what lies ahead continued: The aid group Action Against Hunger noted that the delta region is known as the country's granary, and the cyclone hit before the harvest. "If the harvest has been destroyed this will have a devastating impact on food security in Myanmar," the group said. Anders Ladegaard, secretary-general of the Danish Red Cross, called the relief operation "a nightmare." "There are problems to the aid inside (Myanmar) and there are problems to get the aid out to the delta area. There are almost no boats and no helicopters," Ladegaard said by satellite telephone to Danish broadcaster DR. In Yangon itself, the price of increasingly scarce water shot up by more than 500 percent, and rice and oil jumped by 60 percent over the last three days, the group said. Hardships in the country's largest city have prompted some embassies, including that of the U.S., to send diplomats' families out of the country. Although the military regime had begun allowing in the first major international aid shipments, it snubbed a U.S. offer to help cyclone victims. By doing so, the junta refused to take advantage of Washington's enormous ability to deliver aid quickly, which was evident during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen nations. With roads in the Irrawaddy delta washed out and the infrastructure in shambles, large swaths of the region are accessible only by air, something few other countries are equipped to handle as well as the U.S. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told reporters Friday that he will try to go to Myanmar on Sunday to persuade the junta to accept U.S. help. But the junta told Samak his Myanmar counterpart is too busy to meet with him, said a Thai army general, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media. But a Taiwanese Buddhist leader who just returned from Yangon said Friday that Myanmar had mobilized soldiers and civilians to transport aid to cyclone victims. "They try to handle the relief work by themselves as much as possible because they don't have the time to deal with external criticism," Master Hsin Tao said.

Last night on ESPN they showed the rankings of three teams in the AL East: Rays 1st Red Sox 2nd Yankees 4th Go figure.

Heard a report on the radio this morning that the army there is distributing spoiled food to the people and keeping the good food to feed themselves. So basically we're going to be sending more stuff over their to feed their army. Isn't that wonderful?

Ryan Braun with another two home run game tonight. I believe it was four home runs in six at bats.

Yeah, those dixie cups full of soda and napkins with potato chips on them add up. (Not making fun of you, referencing an older thread, btw).