NoCalMike

Shitty and Biased are two different things. The NFL has shitty officiating but I don't think it is so much because of bias. The NBA just has straight up BIASED OFFICIATING.

And people still pretend like there is no bias towards certain teams. Look as a fan of the game, I can sort of understand why a guy like Kobe will get favorable calls, however extending that privelage to the entire team because the jersey says "Lakers" is fucking horseshit. How was Nash not fouled twice, on top of calling fucking TO, and the official just stands there.

Exactly. Thanks for adding this because I forgot to mention it in my post. I just find it weird that WWE fans are going to be booing the so-called "WWE REPRESENTATIVE" that is going to be taking on RVD. I mean at least Triple H gets some of the crowd on his side as a "bad-ass heel" I am still trying to figure out how this will work out....I mean Turning Cena full-fledged Hell is probably the ONLY way for WWE not come away looking foolish.

Out of all the generic american diners. I prefer Applebees, best quality and the best prices. And and hey not all truck stop joints are awful. They have this place here called the Sliver Skillet, and they invented some type of sandwhich that is deep fried till golden crisp, and sprinkled with a pinch of powered sugar, and served with a side of fruity goulash, haha. Thank goodness it is tiny because they thing is a heart attack waiting to happen. I also love it because you go in, and one side is blasting Fox News, and the other side is blaring CNN.....

This thread needs a...... "What the hell is the Dim-Mak"

Breakfast food is one of those things you can gorge yourself with to no end, and still be hungry no more then 3 hours after your last bite.

Problem you say? Violence Uproots 100,000 Families in Iraq By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 25 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sectarian violence has forced about 100,000 families across Iraq to flee their homes, a top Iraqi official said. At least 17 people, including an American soldier, were killed Saturday in fighting. Adil Abdul-Mahdi, one of the country's two vice presidents, estimated on Friday that 100,000 Iraqi families — 90 percent of them his fellow Shiites — had fled their homes to escape attacks by rival religious sects. Abdul-Mahdi's estimate was higher than any offered so far by Iraqi officials. Dr. Salah Abdul-Razzaq, spokesman of a government body that runs Shiite religious institutions, put the number of displaced Shiite families at 13,750 nationwide, or about 90,000 people. That includes 25,000 Shiites who have fled since the bombing of a Shiite mosque in Samarra on Feb. 22 triggered a wave of attacks on Sunni mosques and clerics. The hardline Sunni clerical Association of Muslim Scholars said about 980 Sunni families, or about 5,000 people, have left five mixed areas of Baghdad in recent weeks and moved in with relatives in Sunni-dominated communities outside the capital. However, the U.S. military insists that even the lower estimates appear exaggerated. U.S. command spokesman Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch said this week that American troops investigate all reports of displaced people and have found no evidence of "widespread movement" away from religiously mixed areas. Lynch said sectarian attacks in the Baghdad area had fallen by 60 percent last week and were approaching the levels before the Feb. 22 bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra, which triggered a wave of reprisal attacks against Sunnis. Accurate counts are difficult because many people simply move in with relatives. Despite U.S. claims, it is clear that substantial numbers of people have relocated to areas where their communities form the majority. About 400 Shiite families are in a camp near Khanaqin, a largely Kurdish town near the Iranian border. Most fled Baghdad with only what they could carry. The Human Relief Organization, an Iraqi NGO, has provided the refugees with tents from the regional government and is talking with officials to get more help. "We get some every day," said Omar Mansour, an official with the relief group. "I'm afraid the numbers will increase greatly when the school year ends and people feel freer to flee. All these families have letters with death threats. So they came here fearing for their lives, only to live in these harsh conditions." One letter was signed by "The Mujahedeen Brigades" and addressed to "The Rejectionists" in Beiji, using a Sunni extremist term for Shiites. "Leave our city now, because we don't want to have to kill you as Sunnis in their regions have been killed. Go. You have been warned. The (Shiite) dogs won't stop barking until their mouths are shut," it said. U.S. officials are hoping a new national unity government can calm sectarian tensions as well as lure disaffected Sunni Arabs away from the insurgency. Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki has three more weeks to finalize his Cabinet — the final step in forming the unity government. That is necessary before Washington can consider a substantial drawdown in the 130,000-strong U.S. military presence. Two former Cabinet members have emerged as contenders to head the key defense and interior ministries, officials said Saturday. Qassim Dawoud, an independent Shiite politician, was under consideration to head the Interior Ministry while Hajim al-Hassani, a Sunni Arab, was being discussed for the Defense Ministry post. Both jobs are currently held by members of the same religious groups. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations, said the names of both candidates were raised with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her visit to Baghdad this week. Rice raised no objections because both Iraqis are not affiliated with political parties that maintained armed militias, the Iraqi officials said. U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has insisted that the heads of those ministries have no ties to militias. U.S. officials believe the key to a stable Iraq is to abolish sectarian militias and rid the army and police of their influence. Militiamen, including some who have infiltrated security forces, are believed responsible for the wave of tit-for tat killings by Shiite and Sunni militants that have raised sectarian tensions and threaten civil war. The Iraqi officials emphasized that no decision had been made on the two key security posts and that other names were under discussion. Dawoud served as minister of state for national security during the administration of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. Al-Hassani, who lived for several years in Los Angeles, was industry minister under Allawi and speaker of the previous parliament. Neither Dawoud nor al-Hassani has been tainted by accusations of corruption, but each carries considerable political baggage within his own religious community. Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr have not forgiven Dawoud for his role in Allawi's government during fighting between U.S. troops and the radical Shiite cleric's Mahdi militia in 2004. Dawoud became the first Shiite figure to call publicly for replacing Ibrahim al-Jaafari as nominee for prime minister, which angered some Shiite politicians. Al-Hassani broke with his own Iraqi Islamic Party in 2004 when he refused to resign from Allawi's government to protest the American assault on the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. The 17 people killed Saturday included six men found dead in the Dora section of southwest Baghdad, police said. All were handcuffed, blindfolded and appeared to have been tortured, police Capt. Jamil Hussein said. The soldier's death in a bombing southwest of Baghdad brought the U.S. death toll for April to at least 70 — the highest monthly figure since November, when 84 Americans died. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060430/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

If the guy was dragged into the yard of the house where the party was going on, and everyone just stood around watching it and not helping or stopping the brutality, then they should all be charged with negligence.

The problem is, I mean in a way Cena is a good rep. of WWE, he is style not substance, his ring work sucks, he is bland, yet he has the title. On the other hand, it isn't like he is a WWE Mainstay. If he dissapeared tomorrow from wrestling, I don't think he would be remebered all that much in 5-10 Years, opposed to someone like HHH. I mean Cena would be hated for having no talent and his gimmick, but Triple H in an ECW ring would bring all the extra heat for being a political bastard and for well being "in the family" I guess it comes down to the decision of Vince/Heyman as to who is the better guy to represent "All that Epitomizes WWE"

Obligatory second post from Bob to counter-act the inherent gayness of the first post. If this show appeals to any man beyond the obvious facination with listening to women talking about how much they like to have sex/watch women having sex, it might be time to question your lifestyle choices. Agreed. I may be a liberal, pinko, greenie etc....but to describe SITC as anything but annoying is crazy to me.

*acknowledges I am late to the conversation, oh well* Yes, this is why I was so pissed when the Lakers stole one in Phoenix, because everyone knows damn well that if the Lakers have a glimmer of hope in a playoff game, the officials are going to do the best they can to make sure the Lakers are in position to win. I am not saying they actually cause the Lakers to win, but they will make sure they give them a good situation.

Phobe Cates, a Swimming Pool, a Red Bikini.....yeah you know where this is going... "I heard a Ruckus" The Johnny Cab from Total Recall "Times like this I wish I had three hands" The Army showing up to help, 10 seconds after the Monsters were defeated in the Monster Squad "Hi I'm Chucky Wanna Plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay" The mom discovering CHucky didn't have any batteries in his pack, and all hell breaking loose

What has the heavyweight division come to when people think Hasim Rahman is a legit contender. The dude is going to live off his Lennox Lewis KO FOOOOOOOREVER. Because of that single fight he will always gets shot at the belt.......Well just remember, Oliver McCall also knocked out Lewis.

It's nice and all to see WWE booking a show at ECW Arena, but I just hope Vince doesn't do something drastic like make the building's owners sign some exclusive agreement to only host "wwe-ECW" show, and in the process dump all the other indy federations from the place.

Kings had their chance to win the game. I have no idea why they bit on Ginobli driving for two, as if it would have mattered that he made the layup.....ugh.

I kind of want to see it, but something is holding me back.

Nevermind: I will instead use this thread to say............Castillo/Coralles III coming soon!!!!

The book, Crossing the Rubicon, lays out a pretty detailed and insightful explanation that The government did know about 9/11 beforehand, also how whistleblowers who tried to bring forth evidence, were smeared and a lot of FBI investigations which were on the track of Osama and Al Qaeda purposely had the plug pulled on them. The author goes along with the explanation of "Terrorists flew planes into WTC/Pentagon on 9/11" however he is pretty adamant that the government knew ahead of time and didn't want the attacks to be stopped.....

I could see a scenario where RVD is taking on Cena/HHH at ONS, and they are really hyping this match as "ECW's chance to show they belonged with the big leagues" You could have any WWE guys that will be on the ECW roster in the back, along with newly signed ECW alumni, and they are all in the back watching on the match on the tv monitors. I mean make it really emotional that they are all pulling for RVD because it would prove once and for all the ECW belonged. Then of course work out some major screwjob, I mean it could be Cornette, Lawler, Vince, HHH, pretty much everyone an ECW "smart" crowd despises the most, and cost RVD the match. Then you cut to the back, and everyone is just in shock, pissed off, doing the "angry intense" look, as Joey Styles signs off..... Then On Raw the next night, the show starts as normal, maybe with a Triple H promo or McMahon promo, or hell maybe even someone lesser like Chris Masters, and they can comment on how they were watching ONS and got a good laugh out of the ME, and blah blah blah....then you cue to the ring entrance, and 20-30 guys start making their way to the ring....but there is no "ECW" music or shirts or apparel just yet. They just come down to the ring as one unit, beat the living shit out of whoever was in the ring and leave. This of course cues to commercial with Styles kind of hinting to sympathize with the angry mob, while Lawler is silent and Coach well you can never make anything he does good, so I guess he can stay silent too. Then you can cut to the back with Maria interviewing someone of a high profile from the angry mob, for an explanation, and they just look into the camera and say something corny like "Sometimes you just have to make things right and take it to the extreme" (Ok yeah I could take a writing lesson or two lol) But I am saying do something suttle at first and build. Don't just start flashing "ECW" all over the place the night after ONS. If you want the new ECW brand to work, it has to seem special, and it has to have purpose, at least in the fans' eyes. The fans, well some of them, will be smart enough to understand what is slowly unfolding, without having to shovel everything down their throat. Then you could have Vince "call Heyman" or something to "settle his boys down" and Heyman could in turn could trick McMahon into giving him a new contract with some special "clauses" in it. This of course backfires on McMahon, and the following week you could have Heyman give a live "we're tired of your rules, your cartoons, and your Son-In-Law" promo via satellite from the ECW Arena....and at the end of the promo have Heyman show the "special clauses" and out from the back, coming to fill the ring is the "angry mob" that jumped someone on Raw, this time with ECW apparel....etc etc It's a start I guess...!?!

My main question about the wwe-ECW project is whether WWE wants to run ECW as it's own brand, or if they really just want another OVW with the ECW moniker. Let me explain. If Vince is truly wanting an "ECW brand" does this mean we are going to get indy-style wrestling, with indy-style rosters, such as no big slug hosses that can't work. I mean I am still skeptical a bit and am kind of afraid that Vince just wants a new breeding ground for WWE-potential guys to get some experience. and that this will turn out to be more like OVW with "ECW" splashed all over the building. I could be wrong though, and that is hopefully what Heyman and Dreamer are there for...!?!

They better have a good friggin' plan for the arrival of the ECW-brand, because RVD hot-shotting the title to a decrepit slug like Ric Flair, certainly isn't a good plan. I think I would rather see RVD screwed out of the title big time at ONS, then to have him win it and lose to Flair.

So according to the blurb by Meltzer, ECW would be taped before RAW/Smackdown...well that is one way to guarantee arena sized crowds, I guess.

So according to the blurb by Meltzer, ECW would be taped before RAW/Smackdown...well that is one way to guarantee arena sized crowds, I guess.

Well now WWE has something to do with all the cruisers, ex-TNA, and ex-ROH guys they have signed and done absolutely nothing with.

Well it can be argued that before Emmauel Stewart got with Wlad, that Vitali did have better ringmanship and wherewithall then Wlad. As far as dynamic offense, yeah Wlad has always been superior, but Vitali had always known how to protect himself better and he knew how to handle himself when he was in a FIGHT, just watch the Corrie Sanders fight and how he didn't wilt under any attack from Sanders. He stepped back and regained control, got his head together, he didn't look like a deer in headlights.