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Senator, My reply included the same type of refrences as yours, but my initial response to the thread really dealt more with the fact that a really intelligent guy did something not all that bright, then lied about it, and all the pr spin doctors couldn't fix the problem he created for himself. I wasn't really trying to be politically salacious, but it seemed to me it was taken that way. You can add Weapons Chief Hans Blix from the UN to those who thought the Mustache had a WMD program as well, at least as of 2002. It's nice if you can say what you think, then just say you didn't say it or think it later when it's when politically expedient. I yield the floor.

Shoot, the timing for this is impeccable. At the end of a long trip the other day, my wife was trying to get the straw to puncture the Capri Sun drink for my 8 year old. he had apparently misfired with initial plunge, and had blunted the straw. I was driving in an unfamiliar area, tired, thirsty, and yeah, a little bit scared. I turned to look as my wife jabbed again and yet again in vain to insert the straw, like a junkie trying to hit the sweet spot on a particularly tough part of skin. I became frustrated, as did she, and I screamed at her: "You gotta re-set the point of the straw, you're nubbing it! You're nubbig it!". She told me to shut up and drive, and I turned my eyes back to road and narrowly missed being hit head on by an 18 wheeler carrying Gillette razors to some unknow destination. Bob Kraft nearly killed my family, and surely has blood on his hands. I didn't know he was the force behind Capri Sun, I thank you for bringing this to my attention. . (btw, all of this is true except the 18 wheeler part, and I wasn't really scared at all, just trying to get the minivan to the airport)

well done. you are like well placed sleeper spy, waiting patiently to get the signal to perform your act of bravery (or treachery, depending on what side you are looking at it from). i do think you might have waited longer to spring your trap, but it was well=played, nonetheless.

well, to be fair, we know with certainty Clinton lied, and although i lack the ivy league education of our sitting president, i'm 100% positive he would know you can't be semi-retarded...you either is, or you isn't...

i'm reminded when kraft looked the television cameras in the eye and said to the American people in completely believable terms: "Ah did NOT have sex with THAT woman!". oh wait, that was another person, with a substantially larger pr department, who said that. how'd that work out?

i'd guess 8-8. more importantly, i am willing to suggest that willis mcgahee in his return to WNY will go 1 for 6 with the ladies (the 1 being a lady from toronto), will gain 33 yards on 19 carries before blowing chunks on the opposing sideline just before halftime. also, in a related story, the Buffalo News wil break the news the following Monday that 'chunks' is a 1998 graduate of a certain school in South Florida. and yes, i am saying he's bisexual because i'm still angry that he's a jackass. make up your mind, son, hit the right hole, whatever it is.

keepthefaith = incandescent blather

i told him a million times not to exaggerate.

progs---i don't know if it's about wearing blinders. objectively, why willis mcgahee isn't roundly criticized as a football player who lacks heart is beyond me. give the guy props for rehabbing the knee, sure, but in the modern era of "what have you done for me lately...", i see a guy who personally acknowledged playing at less than 100%. he actually came out and suggested that lack of social motivation for him equates to lack of desire to commit 100% for the franchise. he's ricky williams without the dreads and ganga. oh, and without the gaudy stats that really make him attractive as a player even though he's a head case. starting at little league/pop warner and beyond---does anyone want to keep a guy who doesn't want to be there? as a sports journalist, how can that not be part of the story? much has been written about london and his impact defensively, but he is an older 'backer, and older players are routinely given the opportunity to walk without big paydays. as for spikes, God Love him, he's a gamer but also a guy who acknowledged with class that the scheme we're playing in Buffalo doesn't fit his style as well as the one they play in Phillie (never mind the salary hit and torn achilles). i think it's fair to question the leadership void created by the departure of fletcher and spikes, it's fair to suggest a motivated mcgahee might be a factor in baltimore, and to question how we fix what ails us in WNY. but suggesting we're selling everything at garage sale prices and doing nothing to get better smacks of crappy journalism. and these aren't blinders..they are sunglasses.

A wiser dog has never lived. A lot of us live or die by the whiff of something going on here, especially pre_draft and after FA settles down. The pro's handle this and that's just the way it is. There's potential upside for both teams, potential downside for both teams, and in the end, what the fans think really doesn't matter. Here, we have SD, Buffalo and Turner, all three of whom must be made happy.

this message explains alot, Promo T. I always thought we were the 'Nipple City', because it can get a little chilly when the wind blows off the lake. I told McGahee that, and he just kind of looked at me. Actually, he looked at the hoochie-mamma behind me at the Walmart, but same thing. In a Turner-related story (if you really stretch it), a friend of mine was in Arizona at the same time the owner's were there. The hotel he was supposed to stay at overbooked and bounced him, but sent him to the hotel where the owner's were meeting. My pal lives in Chicago, a bear's fan, but also a big Marv fan because he's a decent guy and a resident of Chicago. When my pal was in line for somethng, Marv came out and he got a few minutes with him. My buddy tells me that Marv looks great, was very engaging and when my pal told him that alot if his Bills friends liked the direction they were going, Marv's humble response was "Well that's good to hear. We're trying to make the right decisions for the Bills, and think we're going in the right direction.". My friend then mentioned that his buddy, standing with them, was a Lion's fan, Marv deadpanned "Well, they're having a few problems over there...".

spent time in nashville about a decade ago. they have this section called.....printer's alley(?)...i wouldn't say it rivaled the ballet, but it was not altogether sucky either. 'course, if those girls are still dancing today, they'd be old enough to be the grandparents of wm's triplets.

in a related development, willis mcgahee hs sought for and received a temporary leave of absence from the voluntary off season work out program in Baltimore to attend to girlfriend number 4, pregnant with his number 3.

you've stirred the pot here, but i neglected the obvious answer earlier on. just stop respecting rj and be done with it. problem solved.

it's funny, todd, with all the reviews you can find on the decisions made in FA, it all seems to boil down to the same recycled rhetoric. dockery=too much paid for a player his caliber. l. walker=key member of one of the worst offensive lines in history. whittle = journeyman. d. walker = average. On the other side, we lose clements, fletcher, spikes and holcomb (there's another guy who's name i shall never mention again)and get gigged (by some) for losing them all. we got gigged on the draft choices last year, and they did reasonably well. what i know for sure is that the people in Buffalo calling the shots are on record that championship-caliber football starts with the lines. they've CLEARLY made attempts to upgrade the lines, ipso facto they seem to stick to their knitting. i think you can speculate all you want about who the loser's are and who the winner's are, but when it gets right down to it, those are just opinions that mean nothing. if you're 7-9, make changes that people criticize, but finish at 9-7, 10-6, was your free agency a losing proposition? if New England goes 12-4 last year but loses in the first game of the playoffs, does it matter if they "won" or "lost" in free agency? i read an article on yahoo sports that basically stated that belechick is always a winner in free agency. it was an interesting article because that's literally all it said...that he's great. and, he is a great coach. so? i have trust in the system. not blind trust, but trust. it could alll blow up this season, and if so, my trust was ill advised. but give the guys credit...they have a plan and seem to be following it.

i wasn't aware of that at all. in fact, my 12 year old had to correct me one day when I mentioned he could not have an account on "your space". anyway, i retired my cnn hat and coffee mug due to their biased reporting. i'll take a look at you tube before i pass judgement.

i hadn't thought about it, but with the wig, you may be on to something.

i was just messing around. i think Manning has pretty good comedic timing. for some crazy reason i like the commerical where he has the fake mustache on and says something like ...if you like 6'5" quaretbacks...rocket arm..." his delivery is pretty good.

i was watching that game with a friend who's a confirmed 'skins fan. he just watched the play unfold and wondered aloud "what the hell was that???" and then he just laughed. it was like watching paint dry watching that play develop.

wait a sec. you're telling me that you saw on you tube that seth wickershsham saw a blog on dan shanoff's blog that one of his reader's can confirm this? your sources seem solid enough...

the only thing i ever hated kelly holcomb for was that he got concussed in the kc game a few years back on an ill-advised quick out (also called a mularkey-flicker). i only hate him for that because as he called for the snap, i was casually leaving the room to get a beer from the kitchen, stopped halfway, checked my hair in the mirror, got my beer, took three gulps and returned to the tv just as he completed his one step drop, and was amazed at how long it took the play to develop. i only hate him for that because in my rage, i then dropped my beer into my chili, and it was the last bowl of chili in the house. and i only hate him for that because i really like chili, and the mularkey flicker not so much. then again, maybe it wasn't his fault. i'd wish him well, but i've already done that for TKO and don't want extra mojo going to the eagles.

it's a fair article, up to the mcgahee part. knowing with certainty now what was not uflly realized before the trade: a. the guy didn't want to play in Buffalo. b. he played at something less than 100%, by his own admission. c. he wasn't interested in a leadership role. of the issues listed above, (b) tells me all i need to know about the guy. he doesn't need to love the city, that's not a requirement. guys show leadership in different ways, or not at all, run hard for 1,500 yards and you'll get some pub in the locker room. but, play at a level less than you are capable of becuase you don't like applebees, i'm cool with you finding another team to play at 80% on.

actually, it's not that uncommon in a newer house. or for wealthy people. i have to laugh though--positioning the story that the poor Louisiana guy wasn't aware it got cold in the winter. did he go to high school? elementay school? did he ever make ice? c'mon...this was pretty dopey.

his problem when the tarot cards are dealt wherever he plays, the fortune teller says "ahhh, the head case card". would he have even come back if not for the financial obligation to the dolphins? and how'd that work out for them? did he end up having a couple more good years? he's mike williams with admittedly more success...a ton of talent but issues coming up constantly. why take a guy who's half into it even if he's cheap? even looking at your post, for team we all love and want desperatel to get to the next level, here are the key words... if the trade cost was minimal...when he plays...he was fed up...led to him quitting...he bailed on his teammates...in a drug induced haze... i'd vote for letting him be divisive somewhere else.

the downside is much, much greater than the upside. a stoner who was on the fence about playing the game before he had the drug suspension??? going to a team where the gm was middle aged before "reefer madness" was made? besides, why not just keep the guy without the drug problems who didn't want to play for us. i refer you to the betty crocker cookbook, page 9, under "d" for disasters.