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Bet that's never happened before. DAMMIT, I swore I wouldn't say that.

So lemme get this straight. Spike Dudley is Bruce Springsteen? or George Steinbrenner? Which one is he?

"What do you think Michael? Think I could win a poetry contest with it? I mean, I just don't have the confidence in it." This gimmick is going to be like Berlyn meets Ernest Hemmingway isn't it?

KICK ON DUELING BANJOS!

I'd buy my first Hogan t-shirt if he did. Maybe with the start of the new season, the WWE will stop sucking!

The Season Premiere? So what, these have been re-runs?

If he did that and came out at the debate to "The Imperial March" from Star Wars, I'd vote Bush in a heartbeat. If he walked out with two guys in those Crimson Guard uniforms as well and the robe the Emperor wears, I'd campaign for him.

And? I'm pretty sure August 28 is LATE AUGUST but I might be wrong. So he followed the rules and the Democrats are bitching. He was confirmed in May, they just did it to further shut up the whiners. He was approved in May, it was a formality So what was the point you were trying to make? That he followed the rules and he should be out? So it wasn't a huge convention, therefore he should be out because the Reform Party isn't loaded with cash? Wait, when was the Republican Convention? Oh, August 30 to September 2...well I guess Bush should be removed from the ticket then since he was confirmed after Nader.

Happens a lot for some reason. Apparently reading addresses isn't high on the Police Raid units list of things to do before a raid.

UNLESS the candiate is nominated in late August. He doesn't NEED them. This is why it is going to the Supreme Court. Nader does NOT need the signatures in Florida because of the time of his nomination. Which was explained a million times in the other story about why it was going to the Supreme Court of Florida. Again: He doesn't need the signatures and the only reason AGAIN he is being sued is cause the Democrats are just being paranoid as ever. But of course, the Florida Supreme Court if they rule Nader is on will be called "favoring Bush" or some insanity even though he doesn't need the signatures.

But James had fumbled and Manning was finally on target. They did not believe the Pats could stop the pass and New England was getting called for the five yard rule alot. It was a smart call and it just didn't work. Willie was the only player on the New England defense who was not fooled into thinking it was a run because he couldn't be fooled. He was on the QB no matter what and he just got lucky that it was a play action. Had it been a run, James would have been slammed and possibly got the ball stripped again. They left the game in the hands of Manning and he got sacked big time. It happens. No way they could have known Willie would be on a straight blitz. Then again, he got them last time so someone blew an assignment I will give you that one. Other than a blown assignment, it was the right call. Just didn't work.

So because he doesn't have a chance, he should just be removed so everyone HAS to vote for John Kerry? Is that how the election system works now? We don't like you might hurt our chances, so we should be allowed to lie and sue you for no reason other than to drain your funds so people will vote for us. Nothing can justify what the Democrats are doing. Also, Nader IS following the rules. The ones not following the rules are the Democratic Party. This isn't a case of Ralph being allowed to run without following the rules of the state he is on the ballot for. They sued him Nevada, they lost. They sued him in Colorado, they lost. They sued him in Idaho, they have lost. They sued him in Wisconsin, they lost. Why? Because they didn't HAVE anything to stand on and are claiming he is a cheater when he's not cheating. In Flordia, he doesn't need the signatures according to the state law because of the time of his nomination. Which if the Supreme Court has a working brain will realize. The Democratic Party has just become extremely paranoid about everything and thinks the whole country is out to cheat them.

If this case gets enough press, a LOT of states may put Nader on the ballot. Given that the Kerry campaign is disintegrating before our eyes, I could see a lot of left-leaning voters deciding to vote for Nader in order to get him the 5% he needs for matching funds in the next election. Well CNN is now covering it, and FOX NEWS is definately covering it. If Nader gets on television and starts informing the public, we could be in for an interesting little situation. And did all the smart Democrats in charge of campaigns leave with Clinton? I mean, the last two elections by the Democratic party have been so poorly ran that it's went from sad to pathetic to down right shameful.

I heckle the minor leagues, but I don't get personal and when they come through I give them a hand. It's fun and it's not crossing a line. I've heard hecklers who pull that stuff about family members, thinking it's cool to insult someone they don't know. They are usually drunk off their ass by that point. If anyone grabbed Fran, then they crossed the playing field border and should get their teeth knocked in. Not with a chair, that is just brainless. And don't give me this "I just said they were going to lose" crap because bullpen players hear that weak ass heckle all the time. For a heckler to be so bad that secruity is called tells me that they had crossed a major line. And Doug Brocail has been in the majors awhile so someone must have said something pretty damn steep.

Kerry should hit Bush in the back of the head with a chair during the debates, then start yelling about how tough Bush is now or something. If they are going to act like this, lets see some fists flying. Maybe they can race cars at Widowmaker cliff or something.

1976. I'll take Bush or Kerry far over Ford or Carter. -=Mike I'm beginning to think the tagline of AvP should be the words added to election coverage ELECTION NIGHT 2004 Whoever wins, we lose

Class? Class? This early in the college year? Man skip that and go to the screening.

High Court Will Take Up Nader Case TALLAHASSEE - The state Supreme Court has ordered Florida elections officials to stop shipping absentee ballots until justices determine the politically charged status of Ralph Nader in the presidential race. The ruling came hours after a Leon County circuit judge ordered Nader off the ballot and told elections supervisors who had already shipped ballots with his name to send ``corrected'' ballot forms excluding Nader. The Supreme Court is to take up the case Friday morning. The legal wrangling raises the specter that Florida courts could once again play a significant role in the outcome of a U.S. presidential election. Wednesday's initial ruling came during a hearing before Circuit Judge Kevin Davey on the legitimacy of the Reform Party and its effort to get Nader onto the Florida ballot. Lawyers and other participants painted the case as one of ballot integrity versus the right to access by minor parties. But the underlying battle is between Democrats who want Nader off the ballot and Republicans who want him on. Both major parties believe the consumer advocate would siphon votes from Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic candidate for president, in a state that was decided by 537 votes in 2000. Polls indicate that this year's race between Kerry and President Bush is also extremely close. The Democratic Party filed suit Sept. 2 after the Reform Party claimed it had nominated Nader at a convention in August. With such a party affiliation, Nader would not have to collect thousands of petition signatures to get on the Florida ballot, but the Democrats and other plaintiffs called the nomination fraudulent. Since then, the legal posturing has escalated. * On Sept. 9, Davey originally struck Nader from the ballot after two days of testimony on the Reform Party's status and details of its nominating process. But the judge agreed to take additional testimony this week. * On Monday, Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood filed an appeal, which had the effect of lifting Davey's order. Davey was out of town and unable to immediately respond. Infuriating Democrats, Hood instructed county elections supervisors to include Nader on absentee ballots that had to be mailed by Saturday's deadline. * With his second order Wednesday, Davey issued a strong rebuke of Hood's instructions, ordering supervisors who had already mailed ballots with Nader's name to send new, valid ballots without the Reform ticket. He also said a new mailing should include ``a clear written notice indicating that the previous ballot did not comply with the requirements of Florida law.'' * Hood's lawyers instantly appealed to the Supreme Court just a block away from Leon County Circuit Court, and within hours, the high court justices said Hood should instruct supervisors to ``desist from mailing ballots to voters pending further order of this court.'' At Least 4 Counties Shipped Ballots Hood did so late Wednesday, although at least four counties had already shipped ballots with Nader's name included. Hood said she believed her appeal had helped to ``force finality to the issue. It forced the court to deal with this more quickly.'' About 25,000 overseas military ballots must be mailed by Saturday. Ronald Labasky, a lawyer for the state's county- based supervisors of elections, said most counties have printed two sets of ballots, with and without Nader's name, and are awaiting guidance. With a Supreme Court ruling Friday, ``I think it's probably going to work out fine with most of the counties,'' Labasky said. However, western Panhandle counties affected by Hurricane Ivan ``may have a problem now.'' Republican Criticizes Hood The legal back-and-forth has frustrated many elections supervisors. ``I just sent an e-mail to my fellow election supervisors that we have to have a sense of humor,'' said Okaloosa County Supervisor Pat Hollarn, a Republican. ``It's out of our hands.'' Hollarn said that after reviewing the Democrats' suit, she ``gambled with a non-Nader ballot and rushed it to the printer earlier this week.'' She criticized Hood, who was appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush, for taking sides in the issue. ``The manipulation of the electoral system is going to lead to its veritable destruction,'' Hollarn said. That theme of overt partisanship also came up in court Wednesday. When a lawyer for Hood insisted the Department of State had no position on Nader, Davey retorted from the bench: ``They really do have a position, don't they? Hasn't that fact been made perfectly clear?'' Meanwhile, Reform Party backers assailed Democrats for filing the lawsuit. ``This smoke-and-mirrors strategy by the Democratic Party has created this judicial chaos that we're seeing,'' said Patrick Slevin, spokesman for the Reform Party. ``All we can do is roll with the punches and see where this goes.'' High Court takes case ---- HE doesn't need the signatures according to Florida rules, so why in the hell is he off the ballot? Nader and the Reform Party ARE playing by the rules, it's just the Democratic Party doesn't like the rules. And they sued him in Washington with no grounds to sue. He's been following the rules just fine. This is a joke. The same goes for Colorado, where the Democratic Party is claiming he's not even a real candiate and should be removed because they don't like the way he was approved to be part of the election. What's next? Claiming he's a witch and his black magic should not be allowed?

In Idaho Nader was forced off the ballot after the Democratic Party claimed his signatures were false and invalid. Luckily someone in the party checked and it turned out, well his signatures were NOT invalid. He's back on the ballot now and Florida is sounding like another situation were the Democratic Party is pulling an Idaho. Or maybe, explain THIS one --- Nader criticizes Democrats, vows to make state ballot Vowing that he would be on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin, Ralph Nader (news - web sites) sharply criticized Democrats for attempting to kick him off. During a campaign stop at the Milwaukee Press Club Wednesday afternoon, Nader said Democrats have spent a lot of money challenging his attempts to run for president in what he called "the most systematic, deliberate, Jim Crowism assault by the Democratic Party . . . to keep us off the ballot." In Wisconsin, Nader submitted 4,000 signatures, double the amount needed, but state Democrats are objecting to what they say are inconsistencies. Nader got 3.6% of the vote in the state in 2000 and said he was confident he will be on the ballot. Nader vows to make ballot --- Ok, so where the hell is he wrong in Wisconsin? Why are they suing him there? They are basically accusing Ralph Nader of cheating. I mean, give me a break. I will not be one bit shocked if this is the same thing happening in Florida. The Democrats are suing not because he HAS enough signatures, but because they think he is faking signatures. So where is the fairness in this? I'm going to go through and check every state Nader is being sued in by the Democrats to see who is really playing by the rules.

No, I think the Eagles will try something different this year. This year they will decide the Title game isn't worth losing and give up in the second round.

The plane, was carrying a FULL fuel load from the airport IN WASHINGTON. Jet fuel. Full speed. Wall made of steel and concrete, triple reinforced. Jet Fuel. Impact. Explosion. Frankly, I am shocked they found even the smallest part. Again, this wasn't the Towers. This jet was filled to the max, it struck a harder surface at a high rate of speed and basically it did vaporize. Remember the damage done by the planes to the Towers, those were not filled to the max by the time they reached New York City and look how much damage they did. And I don't even remember how much was left of those planes. We aren't talking about a plane hitting the ground here, where the bottom half of the plane strikes first. We are talking head on with a structure designed to stop heavy explosives. A building designed to barely stratch if a missile does ever strike it. Odds are extremely high the wall held for a little bit before the part that collapsed did collapse, so the plane kept forcing forward until it did break. I am not shocked they haven't found much of anything because I understand the design of the Pentagon. Knowing that building at all destroys most if not all of the lame theories I've read. When I see one that isn't designed by people who are comparing the Pentagon to any other building then maybe I'll pay attention.

Why didn't they run? Obvious things A: James had two fumbles in the red zone, you don't give him the ball again in the pressure spot when you are unsure of his head B: Everyone was EXPECTING them to hand off to set up for a FG, they wanted to fool the Pats defense on the play action and go over the top. Willie was on a dead straight blitz so he couldn't be fooled anyway C: Manning was hot, he was hitting his routes and they wanted to go for the win figuring at the very least it would be an incompletion D: Tom Brady and Adam Vinateri As much as I dislike him, there may not be a better QB in the clutch. The Colts did NOT want to go to overtime against the Pats with the chance of Brady getting the ball first and Vinateri kicking in a clutch situation. As for bad playcalling, James didn't just drop the damn ball. It was stripped from his hands twice. Once up the middle on the goal line. I guess that was a bad call, despite the Colts running through the middle of the Patriots defense all game? Also, Manning is the leader so the best plan for the Colts would have been to take it out of the hands of their leader? And what happened if James fumbled again, then what? Is it "oh they should have passed! Why were they running the ball?" New England plays a bend but don't break defense, you can march on them but inside the 20 they will find a way to stop. Whether it be better reads, outstanding plays (god, Buschi made a play most WRs couldn't have made and Manning was pressured), or hell if I know. I don't understand why no one wants to give an ounce of credit to the Patriots when they win. And no, I'm not in Boston and I am not going to show some kind of bs favoritism for New England. They lose, they got beat by a better team. It happens. Unless someone drops the ball in the end zone with no time left when a touchdown wins the game, teams don't beat themselves. The Bengals did not beat themselves, Houston did not beat themselves, even the Bills did not beat themselves but they came awfully close. "We beat ourselves" is the NFL equal of putting your fingers in your ears and running around yelling LA LA LA LA.

He should win. After all, judges didn't have any trouble letting fans who attack players free. I don't blame him, there is a line you don't cross when heckling and it's obvious that one of these people crossed the line. And if they touched him first, then officially they should be the ones at fault. Throwing the chair wasn't the brighest idea but hey, might just be a really crappy fighter. I don't give a damn about these fans. The players should be on edge regarding the fans, lots of them have been acting psycho at these games.

HOW IS IT PATHETIC TO ASK HIM TO FOLLOW THE FUCKING RULES? Because they shouldn't give a flying hell. The Republicans didn't sue to remove him, but in comes the Democratic party jumping up and down saying he should be out. Let the Republicans be the ones to do something stupid, not give them more ammo to shoot. It's like another last ditch effort to win votes in the stupidest plan possible.

Basically how I feel about Kerry and Bush. But this is just a pathetic measure by the Democratic Party. I guess they truly believe now they'll get even more votes, cept for the fact they just totally pissed off the ones who WERE going to vote for Nader so now they definately won't vote for Kerry. It's a stupid move by them and now it's going to come back to bite them in the backside. It's just sad seeing an election that was basically the democrats to lose AGAIN and AGAIN they are finding ways to lose it.