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Kyle Orton announced after practice Friday that he will be probable for Sunday's game at Green Bay, meaning the Bears' quarterback will return to the starting lineup after missing one game with a right ankle injury. Orton worked with the first team again in the short practice at Halas Hall and will test out the ankle again Saturday in a brief walk-through before the team travels by bus to Green Bay. "Kyle looked better today than he did [Thursday],'' coach Lovie Smith said. ``So we're keeping our fingers crossed with him. See how it goes for him [saturday], but he's gotten better each day, there's no reason to think that won't continue [through] Sunday.'' Cornerback Charles Tillman (shoulder) is also expected to be listed as probable when the official injury report comes out in a few hours. Linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer (right thumb) will also be probable.

Bears QB Kyle Orton spoke with the media on Wednesday, and made two things very clear — he feels fortunate his right ankle injury wasn’t more severe, and he’s not ruling himself out against the undefeated Titans on Sunday. Orton said he will not practice today as he continues rehab. Beyond that, he considers the injury day to day.

The Pistons have reached a tentative agreement with the Nuggets to trade Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess in exchange for Allen Iverson. That would solve the Nuggets' point guard problems and Iverson is clearly not happy in Denver. Neither player attended today's shootaround, and ESPN's Stephen A. Smith says the deal could be completed any minute. The big question is whether Iverson plays point guard or shooting guard in Detroit. Either way, he's going to gobble up a ton of guard minutes, which may not be great news for Rodney Stuckey and Rip Hamilton. Then again, some feel the move may have been made to clear the way for Stuckey to start. Iverson has been walking through the motions in Denver, so this news is not all that surprising. Nov. 3 - 11:13 am et Source: Boston Globe

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Bears declared WR Brandon Lloyd, SLB Hunter Hillenmeyer, DB Danieal Manning, OT Fred Miller, third QB Caleb Hanie, S Terrence Holt, DT Matt Toeaina, and DT Anthony Adams inactive for Week 9 against Detroit. Devin Hester and Rashied Davis are likely to start out wide. Nathan Vasher and Charles Tillman both are in the starting lineup, which means Corey Graham will take Manning's place at nickel back.

Pokes fun at politics in general, not a liberal or conservative favorite, a parody, makes me laugh anyway. http://www.peteyandpetunia.com:80/VoteHere/VoteHere.htm

http://www.7obamanations.com/ Muslim faith, not a christian nation....hhhhuuummmmm As for Lovie backing Obama, C'mon 95 % of African Americans are voting that way, any real surprize here?

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office. Obama's assertion that "I've offered spending cuts above and beyond" the expense of his promises is accepted only by his partisans. His vow to save money by "eliminating programs that don't work" masks his failure throughout the campaign to specify what those programs are -- beyond the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. A sampling of what voters heard in the ad, and what he didn't tell them: THE SPIN: "That's why my health care plan includes improving information technology, requires coverage for preventive care and pre-existing conditions and lowers health care costs for the typical family by $2,500 a year." THE FACTS: His plan does not lower premiums by $2,500, or any set amount. Obama hopes that by spending $50 billion over five years on electronic medical records and by improving access to proven disease management programs, among other steps, consumers will end up saving money. He uses an optimistic analysis to suggest cost reductions in national health care spending could amount to the equivalent of $2,500 for a family of four. Many economists are skeptical those savings can be achieved, but even if they are, it's not a certainty that every dollar would be passed on to consumers in the form of lower premiums. THE SPIN: "I also believe every American has a right to affordable health care." THE FACTS: That belief should not be confused with a guarantee of health coverage for all. He makes no such promise. Obama hinted as much in the ad when he said about the problem of the uninsured: "I want to start doing something about it." He would mandate coverage for children but not adults. His program is aimed at making insurance more affordable by offering the choice of government-subsidized coverage similar to that in a plan for federal employees and other steps, including requiring larger employers to share costs of insuring workers. THE SPIN: "I've offered spending cuts above and beyond their cost." THE FACTS: Independent analysts say both Obama and Republican John McCain would deepen the deficit. The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates Obama's policy proposals would add a net $428 billion to the deficit over four years -- and that analysis accepts the savings he claims from spending cuts. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, whose other findings have been quoted approvingly by the Obama campaign, says: "Both John McCain and Barack Obama have proposed tax plans that would substantially increase the national debt over the next 10 years." The analysis goes on to say: "Neither candidate's plan would significantly increase economic growth unless offset by spending cuts or tax increases that the campaigns have not specified." THE SPIN: "Here's what I'll do. Cut taxes for every working family making less than $200,000 a year. Give businesses a tax credit for every new employee that they hire right here in the U.S. over the next two years and eliminate tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. Help homeowners who are making a good faith effort to pay their mortgages, by freezing foreclosures for 90 days. And just like after 9-11, we'll provide low-cost loans to help small businesses pay their workers and keep their doors open. " THE FACTS: His proposals -- the tax cuts, the low-cost loans, the $15 billion a year he promises for alternative energy, and more -- cost money, and the country could be facing a record $1 trillion deficit next year. Indeed, Obama recently acknowledged -- although not in his commercial -- that: "The next president will have to scale back his agenda and some of his proposals." Add this to his poor half brother living in a shack in Africa: Barack Obama has lived one version of the American dream that has taken him to the steps of the White House. But a few miles from where the Democratic presidential candidate studied at Harvard, his Kenyan aunt and uncle, immigrants living in modest circumstances in Boston, have a contrasting American story. Zeituni Onyango, the aunt so affectionately described in Obama's best-selling memoir "Dreams fFrom My Father," lives in a disabled-access flat on a rundown public housing estate in South Boston. A second relative believed to be the long-lost "Uncle Omar" described in the book was beaten by armed robbers with a "sawed-off rifle" while working in a corner shop in the Dorchester area of the city. He was later evicted from his one-bedroom apartment for failing to pay $2,324.20 in bills, according to the Boston Housing Court. The press has repeatedly rehearsed Obama's extraordinary odyssey, but the other side of the family's American experience has only been revealed in parts. Just across town from where Obama made history as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review, some of his closest blood relatives have confronted the harshness of immigrant life in America. In his book Obama writes that "Uncle Omar" had gone missing after moving to Boston in the 1960s a quarter-century before Obama first visited his family in Kenya. Aunt Zeituni is now also living in Boston, and recently made a $260 campaign contribution to her nephew's presidential bid from a work address in the city. Speaking outside her home in Flaherty Way, South Boston, on Tuesday, Onyango, 56, confirmed she was the "Auntie Zeituni" in Obama's memoir. She declined to answer most other questions about her relationship with the presidential contender until after the November 4 election. "I can't talk about it, I just pray for him, that's all," she said, adding: "After the 4th, I can talk to anyone.

Earlier this week the Detroit Free Press had an amazing stat: Six quarterbacks have set their career-high passer rating versus the Lions this year. And they've only played seven games. Detroit has allowed 9.5 yards per throw—which ranks dead last in the NFL by over 10 percent—and they have a grand total of one pick while allowing a 118.0 combined quarterback rating. Seriously. Orton and the Bears receivers will continue the lions downward spiral and torch their D for 40 more!!

There's no harm... He's not asking citizens to call in sick. If people want to use their vacations days for whatever they like, it's all fine by me. It's still a free country so far! Uh huh. Which really won’t be much of a problem for the majority of Obama’s supporters. Most of whom are already unemployed or students (or both). And the students will probably get extra credit — or just an automatic A — if they tell their liberal professors that they were out volunteering for the Obama campaign. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if most of them cancelled classes anyhow. Me? I’ll go to the polls and vote — and then I’ll go do something infinitely more important and valuable for our country and our economy. I’ll go to work. Hey, someone’s got to work and pay the taxes that Obama wants to spread to those of you who will “taking the day off” to volunteer for his campaign…

Daunte Culpepper said Tuesday that he "had a great workout and meetings with the Lions." Culpepper turned down a chance to tryout for the Chiefs because he felt the Lions were a better opportunity, but so far least Detroit hasn't made a contract offer.

A new 30-second spot on Barack Obama's Web site is urging voters to "talk to your boss" or professor and then take the day off from work or school to volunteer for his campaign on Election Day. The "Take the Day" campaign suggests voters sign up to go to battleground states or work in phone banks closer to home on Nov. 4, when they would normally be at work or in class. "We can't win this election unless every Obama supporter gets out and votes on November 4th. To do that, we need a massive team of volunteers helping us. Can you take next Tuesday off from work, join the final push, and make sure that everyone who supports Barack turns out to vote?" asks the Web page hosting the ad. On the trail, Obama has been encouraging voters to go to the polls for early voting, and reports from several states are that Democrats are going into the voting booths in larger numbers than Republicans. John McCain's campaign, though, scolded Obama for encouraging voters to skip work on his behalf. "Apparently Barack Obama believes that you can't 'make history' by doing your job, or going to school, or caring for your kids. Apparently Barack Obama thinks the only way Americans can make history is by voting, and working, for Barack Obama," McCain spokesman Michael Goldfarb said in a statement to FOXNews.com. "It's the arrogance of a man who believes Americans either support his candidacy or cling bitterly to guns and religion out of fear and xenophobia." This is just Brutal how far he is willing to go to sink us!!

Not looking like a very good debut at all for Mike as the lowly Seachickens are putting it to the 49ers in their own house, uuuhhhh.

Obama will bring Socialism here's an articla from Yahoo, not Fox news you will see what will happen when he implements this type of strategy: He wants to give Social Security and Drivers licenses to Illegal Aliens, that's really American huh... http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/080728/issues.html?.v=1

I think you have a cracked brain, every one knows all the media on tv and your magazine sources only want to report the good about Obama and fail to mention any of the negativity, I mean PLEASE, quoting sources so biased such as MSNBC and Vanity Fair? Whats next, Rolling Stone? Give me a break dude, you are obviously brainwashed and can't think about what your saying, it's really not very logical for you to really believe this guy is the savior you know, your hatred and most like you of Bush shows that all you really want is anything but him. McCain is not Bush and is probably one of the more liberal republicans there are. Obama has no experience and yes he's gonna win, he will succeed in driving this country into a deeper hole than were at now, he will finish the job and show just how much he knows about running a country as powerful as the USA and run us completely into the ground!

BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com Nathan Vasher passed the final hurdle toward healing when he had the pins in his right wrist removed Wednesday. Whether he is the Bears' starting right cornerback when he returns remains to be seen, and it wasn't a question the team wanted to entertain after a short practice Thursday as players scattered from Halas Hall heading into the bye weekend. ''There are enough reps for all good players,'' coach Lovie Smith said. ''We have a lot of different positions to be able to play our cornerbacks, and we'll use them.'' Vasher, who did not practice, has not played since injuring his hand against Philadelphia on Sept. 28. He returned to finish that game but had surgery that was expected to keep him out of one game. While he has been on the practice field some, one game became three as he missed the Minnesota game last week after battling a minor infection. In the meantime, Corey Graham may have wrested the job from him. Whether the team wants to admit it, you can be sure it has been dissected in meeting rooms. ''You've got to talk to Lovie about personnel questions,'' defensive coordinator Bob Babich said. ''We feel good about the number of corners we have. Young guys getting playing time while the starters are out, that does nothing but help your depth.'' Graham, who already was taking time from Vasher, had a team-high 33 tackles (25 solos) in the three games as a starter with an interception, a forced fumble, a tackle for loss and two pass breakups. As hard as it might be to imagine a playmaker such as Vasher -- whom Smith dubbed ''The Interceptor'' when he led the NFL with eight picks in 2005 -- being pushed aside, it's apparent Graham isn't going away.

I can't believe the American people fall for this b.s. he keeps feeding people: Obama Lie No. 1 — I will tax just the rich. There is no such thing as a tax on just the rich. Taxes on wealthy people affect everyone. Remember, Obama defines anyone making over $90,000 a year as "rich." Many "Joe the plumber's" discovered that Obama thinks Joe's rich too. Under Obama, he won't be able to hire new employees and grow his business. Joe's not alone. Obama says he'll strip away the FICA cap at $90,000 for every worker. That means every dollar you earn over that amount, you'll pay 7 percent! Obama Lie No. 2 — I want to give a tax cut to the middle class. Baloney! Obama says he will let the Bush tax cuts expire. That's an automatic 5 percent (maximum) tax increase on almost all taxpayers. Plus middle class folks pay capital gains taxes. Obama has said he wants to almost double them from a low of 15 percent to almost 30 percent. He wants to hike the dividend tax, and he also has promised taxes on gas and energy. Obama also wants to dramatically increase the estate tax, which had almost disappeared. There goes your idea of sharing your wealth with your kids in the future. Obama Lie No. 3 — I want to make America more secure. Another outright lie. In an age when crazies like Iran's Ahmadinejad are building ballistic missiles and promise to "destroy" the United States and Israel, Obama has promised to gut the missile defense program created by President Reagan. "I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems," Obama said. He has promised to cut "tens of billions" of dollars from the Defense Department. In an effort to make us more "secure," Obama plans to disarm us. In the age of 9/11 can we afford such a radical Leftist in the White House? No, we can't. Obama is not just a danger to our economy, with his plans to raise taxes and spend $800 billion in new programs. He is a radical out to reshape America beyond recognition. He is so radical he even backed driver's licenses for illegal aliens — even though such a move would help future terrorists move freely in the United States. Even Hillary Clinton opposed his radical plan. But Obama not only touted such a plan running for president, he pushed for giving illegals driver's licenses as a state senator in Illinois. He is also the most pro-abortion candidate in the history of the country. In 2001, as a state legislator in Illinois, he opposed a bill to protect live-born children — children actually born alive! He was the only Illinois senator to speak out against the bill. He opposes gun rights. He has long history of trying to deny ordinary citizens access to guns. He originally backed Washington D.C.'s total ban on private handguns — a ban that was overturned. The NRA rated him an "F" on gun positions and says he is one of the most dangerous anti-gun politicians in the nation. Never forget that Obama is a Harvard-educated elitist. To him, we Americans are simply "bitter" and he has mocked us saying "[they] cling to their guns and their religion."

FOXSports' Jay Glazer reports that the 49ers have decided not to wait for their Week 9 bye to fire Mike Nolan. Nolan is out as head coach effective immediately. The Niners let the news leak out a week before they planned to take action, which would have made the entire week and next Sunday's game against Seattle a circus. Assistant head coach/linebackers Mike Singletary has agreed to step in. Nolan took over in '05 with the organization in shambles. He is a good football coach, but didn't get results after a promising 7-9 2006 campaign. His record ended up at 18-37 in four seasons.

HOMERS! Dear Abby, I am a crack dealer in Beaumont, Texas, who has recently been diagnosed as a carrier of HIV virus. My parents live in Fort Worth. One of my sisters lives in Pflugerville and is married to a transvestite. My father and mother have recently been arrested for growing and selling marijuana. They are financially dependent on my other two sisters, who are prostitutes in Dallas. I have two brothers: one is currently serving a life sentence at Huntsville for the murder of a teenage boy in 1994. My other brother is currently in jail awaiting charges of sexual misconduct with his three children. I have recently become engaged to marry a former prostitute who lives in Longview. She is a part time 'working girl'. All things considered, my problem is this. I love my fiancee and look forward to bringing her into the family. I certainly want to be totally open and honest with her. Should I tell her about my cousin who supports Barack Obama for President? Signed, Worried About My Reputation

If John McCain is elected President of the United States then the French will immediately surrender to us. If Barack Obama is elected President then the French will immediately invade us. Here an interesting fact: If you add John McCain's age and Barack Obama's age together you'll get the number of times Obama usually says "uh" when answering a question. The age disparity between the two candidates in the upcoming election is significant. John McCain is 71 years old. By contrast, Barack Obama is 322 years old in dog years. Q. Why did John McCain cross the road? A. There was an Old Town Buffet on the other side. Q, Why did Barack Obama cross the road? A. To help the other side. After Barack Obama claimed to have campaigned in 57 states, John McCain should have sent him the name of a good Alzheimer’s specialist. John McCain rolled up his sleeves and went offshore in the Gulf of Mexico looking for oil for American drivers. Barack Obama responded by going to the shores of Hawaii, taking off his shirt and oiling up his torso for American soccer moms. Barack Obama's camp claims that John McCain was cheating in their first forum appearance because he actually gave straight answers to the questions. Politicians aren't supposed to do that. It's a hard election for conservatives this year. They'll have to hold their noses tight in order to cast a vote for John McCain. But they'll have to hold on even tighter to their wallets if Obama gets elected. Q. Why won’t Obama laugh at himself? A. Because it would be racist. Q. How can you tell when Obama has been smoking dope? A. He answers the door when the phone rings. Q. Why did Obama think that he had campaigned in 57 states? A. His heavy pot use has left him a brownie short of a full pan. Like any experienced Chicago politician, Obama would go the cemetary to register voters. One night he came across a grave so old and worn that he couldn't make out the name on the tombstone. The staffer holding the flashlight got impatient and suggested they just move on to the next plot. Obama angrily exclaimed, "This person has a much right to vote as anyone else here!" Bill Clinton said, “I didn’t inhale.” Barack Obama says, “I didn’t inject.” Richard Nixon said “I am not a crook!” Barack Obama says “I am not on crack!” Harry Truman said, “The buck stops here!” Barack Obama says, “Leave the bucks here!” Q. What’s the difference between Ross Perot and Barack Obama? A. Ross Perot is crackpot with big ears; Barack Obama is a pothead with big ears. Anagrams President Barack Obama = Arab base, pink Democrat President Barack Hussein Obama = A Democrat speaks inane rubbish Q. What do Obama and Osama have in common? A. They both have friends who bombed the Pentagon. Q. Why doesn’t Barack drink Pepsi? A. He thinks that things go better with coke. Q. Why wouldn’t Barack salute the American flag? A. It was ours. Q. Why did Obama change his name from Barry to Barack? A. He thought Barry sounded too American. Q: What do you get when you cross a crooked politician with a crooked lawyer? A: Barack Obama. Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. Well, for example, the other day I went downtown and into a shop. I was only there for about 5 minutes, and when I came out, there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. I said to him, 'Come on, man, how about giving a retired person a break'? He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. I called him a 'Nazi.' He glared at me and wrote another ticket for having worn tires. So I called him a 'doughnut eating Gestapo.' He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he wrote a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I abused him the more tickets he wrote. Personally, I didn't care. I came downtown on the bus, and the car that he was putting the tickets on had a bumper sticker that said, 'Obama in '08 .' I try to have a little fun each day now that I'm retired. It's important to my health. ********************* Proof that Barack is the Obamessiah Obama preached to the multitude by the side of the lake. Obama created new states from out of the void. Obama turned whine into Kool-Aid® for his followers. Obama came to us carried upon a donkey. Obama triumphed over the beast, the enemy of all men. Obama was stoned and yet he has risen. Obama's flock has millions of sheep. Obama will reign over us from a house with many rooms. You must have no other candidates before Obama. Obama will raise voters from the dead. Count on it. ********************* Vote for Barack Obama Q. Why will Jimmy Carter vote for Barack Obama? A. Because Jimmy doesn't want to be the worst President in history. Q. Why will Senator Hillary Clinton vote for Barack Obama? A. Because he stole the primary election fair and square. Q. Why will Jane Fonda vote for Barack Obama? A. Because Ho Chi Minh is dead. Q. Why will Ho Chi Minh vote for Barack Obama? A. Because Ho Chi Minh is dead. Q. Why will Jay Leno vote for Barack Obama? A. Because he's running out of George Bush jokes. Q. Why will David Letterman vote for Barack Obama? A. Because he's running out of Jay Leno's George Bush jokes. Q. Why will Britney Spears vote for Barack Obama? A. Because she's running out of other crazy things to do. Q. Why will Senator Ted Kennedy vote for Barack Obama? A. Brain tumor. Q. Will Senator Larry Craig vote for Barack Obama? A. He'll stall first. Q. How will Osama Bin Laden vote for Barack Obama? A. Absentee ballot. Q. Why will Bill Ayers vote for Barack Obama? A. Bill thinks Obama's the bomb. Q. Why will sharks vote for Barack Obama? A. Professional courtesy. *********************

I can't agree about Jax, they run the ball well, Bears will have a hard time containing the 2 headed monster, their Defense is very good. Watched them hold the Broncos offense to 17 points here at Mile High, gotta say no way Detroit wins that one, probably wont score more than 10 in fact.

I live in the Denver area and fortunate to watch the Bears every week it seems without the ticket, I said the same during the game with other out of towners watching from home in Oklahoma and elsewhere, I've never seen the Bears throw this often with so much effectiveness, wow, what a game, I figured 1st 1 to 50 will win and that was at the half, 48 points was just outstanding although I was nervous throughout, I new the way we were throwing was something special and the Viqueens had no answer for the game plan, offensive line knows pass protection but can't block if their lives depended on it to help Forte, is he despized like Benson was? With Romo's injury and the way St. Louis?, handled them we are gonna be playoff bound with Orton and just maybe, have a shot at the Super Bowl but Defense is not there yet.

Peterson just loves playing against are shotty D

Hell of an exciting game at least, can't remember when we threw the ball this much ever, 1st 1 to 50 will win!!