The Water Cooler

From MSNBC: From CNN: Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAm-Nvk3FAw Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2AiQ5ShYSU If McCain can't even vet his own VP choice, what does this mean for the country? We've had enough loose cannon's in the Whitehouse. Sorry I don't have some source like RabidDogRepublican.com or something to quote. The mainstream media will have to do.

You don't fake these photos. Unlike the Clinton's whom I'm not sure ever had an authentic moment in their lives.

For those who can stand heights, the new "Ledge" that will allow visitors to the Sears Tower Skydeck to look straight down 1,353 feet opens Thursday at 9 a.m. The Ledge--actually enclosed glass boxes--extends about 4.3 feet from the building, according to the Skydeck Web site, and is touted to provide "never-before-seen" views of Chicago. First opened in 1974, the Skydeck attracts about 1.3 million people annually. The 1,500-pound glass panels used in the Ledge's construction on the 103rd floor of the skyscraper were installed by MTH Industries, the same architectural metal contractor that installed the Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park, accordi…

I'm so going to punch this guy Willis if I ever meet him. Jerk.

Second verse... same as the first! A little bit louder and a little bit worse! (for McCain) I thought McCain would be a man and have the balls to bring up some of the shit he's been saying about Obama on the trail. Face to face. But no, instead Gramps stuck with his whole "tax and spend" talk while hiding behind Sarah's skirts. Pathetic. Apparently the American People felt the same way.

As I said in the draft thread, I pulled myself a little acting gig. It's a low budget indie horror film that the directer described as kind of an old school, very vibrant/highly saturated film. I want the teaser (and later on the actual trailer) to get as many views as possible, so I'm posting it everywhere... I'm the fat clown at the 15 second mark("Fatty the Klown"). I hate the "costume" but it is what it is, low budget. Give it a view, if you have a youtube account and would be nice enough to give it a thumbs up, that'd be great .....See Stinger, it's not a gay porn =p

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/209154-...ng-with-america I read this article and itt got me thinking. It could generate some good discussion. Should athletes speak out on touchy/political issues? Sure they can bring attention to the matter, but is it their place? Should we value their opinion? Also should the USA be the big brother to all countries?

I'm getting ready to break down & buy a TV & I'm kind of stressed on what to buy. I've read what the experts say, but I'd appreciate anytihing you guys have to offer from a first-hand experience. I've narrowed my choices down to these 2 (both from Wal Mart. I hate Wal Mart but damn they're cheap) : 1. 47" LCD Magnavox 1080p for $1198.00 http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?...le131444-rLink1 2. 50" Plasma Phillips 720p for $1397.00 http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5633687 I'd appreciate any advice you could give me, especially when it comes to watching football. I get 16 HD channels so I'll be able to watch most Bears games…

Some time back, I gave a quick "first hand" (me being from Alaska) perspective of Governor Palin and the full story of Troopergate and other news tidbits. Now, those of you in Illinois have a bit of a story your own with your Governor Blagojevich. So is this something that has been getting local attention for some time? I recall some of you expressing frustration with Obama when he was in the State Senate. I am curious what some of you may know, if anything more about this story. As Paul Harvey used to say..."And now you know, the rest of the story."

This is since WWII. Hardly a small sample size. Take a look at the graphs and make your own call. Seems obvious to me. From http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2008/09/notes-to-self-f.html

The past two days have brought some pretty big Madden 2010 news. http://www.virtualsportsnetwork.com/2009/0...lease-date-set/ First of all, the Madden 2010 site launched and a release date of Friday, August 14th. Looks like it's going to be a big 3-day weekend for a bunch of people. The launch site for Madden 2010 is releasing 2 players each week over the course of 5 weeks as "candidates" for the Madden 2010. The first two people they showed were Ed Reed & Adrian Peterson. Anthony Stevenson (twitter.com/eanthony) said that the next 2 candidates are from the NFC East and AFC North. My guess was Brandon Jacobs and James Harrison. Definitely looking forward to…

Did anyone catch the episode the other night? I finally watched it off my TiVo... It had me cracking up when they related cheating with the Patriots and Bilicheck! Like it or not, Pats fans will have this legacy do deal with for a long long time...

But Soxtalk is an unpleasant place to be.

Well for some reason my work blocks soxtalk but not talkbears...so just thought i'd post this here Thoughts?

Both are very cool.

Maybe a question especially for the chicago natives on site. I'm looking for a blues station that streams???

By any chance has anyone happened to record the first three episodes of this show? After I hit stop while recording the 3rd Eppisode last night the disc had an error now the disc won't read at all. I figure it's an outside shot but worth a go.

The braying jack-ass is out at 670 THESCORE to be replaced by Mully & Hanley. I'm THRILLED to be able to listed to the SCORE in the morning's again.

Elections have consequences. Thank GOD! Link Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions Stem Cell, Climate Rules Among Targets of President-Elect's Team Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues, according to congressional Democrats, campaign aides and experts working with the transition team. A team of four dozen advisers, working for months in virtual solitude, set out to identify regulatory and policy changes O…

http://www.vsngaming.com/2009/01/madden-co...dence-or-curse/ Do you believe in the Madden Curse? There is decent supporting evidence from each version. Favre & the Jets choke to miss out on the playoffs, Mangini gets fired, he leads the league in interceptions. Does it exist? If your favorite team's star player was going to be on the cover, would you care about it at all? Or is it just a silly notion.