Taro T
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That's what I'm thinking. The Sabres have been doing it with injuries to their top play makers. I thought Tim Connolly being out would really hurt the Sabres but it hasn't due to someone else stepping up. I thought the same with Briere and Dumont but they seem to have the depth needed.
Who honestly thought there was any reasonable expectation that anyone other than Tim's mother would be able to make that statement and mean it before this season began?
Connolly has far exceeded my expectations this season.
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Actually, out of the handful of lefties I've heard, I'd say Ed Schultz (sp?) is the closest thing to Rush that the left has. He's with "Mother Jones Radio Network", not Al's one.
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Swados sounds familiar. I believe he was in the Sabres organization. One interesting thing about the Buffalo Bisons hockey team is that for a time they played in Fort Erie.
There were a lot of riots in 1968. In Buffalo and cities all across the country (Vietnam, MLK assassination, etc.) ther was incredible anger. Even as a little kid I sensed it and saw some of it. I went to high school with kids from the fruit belt and they used to tell me how they didn't like going down Jefferson. I am amazed that the Sears at Jefferson and Main stayed open as long as it did.
If I can find it, I will check out the book.
Swados was the team's Corporate Counsel from day 1. He was #3 in the food chain behind Seymour and Norty. I believe he held a minority stake in the team as well.
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Dean,
It's an interesting theory (actually, throwing the CTW theory in there as well, it's 2 interesting theories), but I think the problem with the main board is simply that the Bills are in a very bad / chaotic place right now and no amount of wishful thinking by posters will change that.
Considering I spend far more time on the Sabres board than the main Bills board, I am very glad SDS separated this one from the main board. If threads such as the "peanuts in the doorway / my (former) coworker is a loon" thread were kept on the main board, by the time I got over there they'd be buried under 200 "so and so should be the next DC" threads. I'd miss all the classics, at least until it gets close to draft time and there is a reason to venture over there more than once every week or 2.
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Agree Dave... Double agree. What kind of audience did The Unabomber have?... AC seems to have a greater sane angle... Which could be troubling... And she hones in on prominent (even know not any less an inmportant human) as a SC justice.
She did the right thing by saying it was a joke... She had to... That is all I am arguing about. To say that she didn't have to make a disclaimer is just irresponsible.
It would be pretty scary to think someone would actually listen to her on this one (assuming she hadn't said "just kidding" or whatever). An interesting (at least to me) aside in all this is, she said this in a "lecture" at a "traditionally black college" apparently located near Little Rock. If she doesn't say something this mind-numbingly stupid, I still haven't ever heard of Philander Smith College nor did I know people anywhere (much less at a southern predominantly black institute of higher learning) actually PAY HER to "lecture".
I chalk this up to a well calculated publicity stunt. Not only is her name in the public eye, but now if a bruhaha erupts, she uses it to forward her already annoying agenda (which as near as I can figure is primarily self-promotion).
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Unless you were supporting the roommate, it does not look like you could claim head of household. The 1040 instruction booklet describes who qualifies to claim head of household.
On federal, you may claim yourself as a dependent provided someone else (like your parents) isn't claiming you. It varies state by state as to whether you can claim yourself or not (in NY, you cannot claim yourself as a deduction). You can (within reason) claim any number of deductions you want on your W4's, this only affects the amount of tax that is withheld, it doesn't affect your tax liability. By claiming 0 dependents, you likely had more money withheld than you will owe and you will end up with a refund.
Disclaimer in case anyone working for the IRS is on the board: I am not a tax professional and don't claim to be.
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Ya... That is different... And I am serious (like that is a shock).
Historically, folks on the right have acted on their violent words. There are loons on both sides... IMO, again historically... It wasn't the tree-hugging, peace loving, loony liberal that was hanging "strange fruit" from southern trees or killing US presidents.
Thank you Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan for living!
EII, come on, there are wack jobs on both ends of the spectrum. The Unabomber didn't kill people? Tree spikers and people that firebomb research labs aren't exactly "peace loving".
It is truly sad that people like Coulter and Rhodes find audiences on the airwaves. They have the right to spew whatever nonsense they want, but there is nothing in the Constitution that says people have to listen to it.
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Which is why Congress should appoint an independent panel to review the situation. Is it really so hard for Congress to get people who are outside of the situation to review the stuff?
Oh yeah, cause its US Politics.
Seriously though, better there be a review done by congress, then one not at all. If some good comes out of it which helps refine the process, which I'm not SO cynical that I believe that it won't contain anything of value, it should be done. God knows Congress isn't going to use our money in a better way.
But if people who actually understand what was going on, what should have been going on, what was done well, and what needed improvement are conducting / have conducted a review; is there anything to be gained by having congresscritters grandstand?
I don't see where congresscritters can do anything in a situation like this for non-political reasons.
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No I probably wont. Whining and making excuses are different things though.
Unfortunately for Pat Quinn he is not the GM anymore or else I would like to think he would not have made some of the dubious moves our rookie gm did after the new agreement was signed.
Toronto is a different animal compared to other teams sadly for the fans. The organization is about making money, not neccessarily wins and that is bull.
By the way, you can sign "guts" as a free agent, but you have to know where to look. See Gary Roberts.
I like Sundin but acknowledge the euro captain crap only because NO euro captained club has won a cup that I know of although in this new NHL, I expect that to change. Sundin has been a top flight player and captain during his tenure in Toronto. However like all Leaf captain's that I can recall, they get traded. I'm not sure but I think Keon may be the last one to retire as captain.
Most of what you have to say is ok though, the Leafs certainly will not be buying their way out of this and this is all self created on their part by not doing things they should have like buying Belfour out. Telling Tie Domi stick it and take a hike and telling Wade Belak to get on the same bus. But they are doing some things right. Lindros was a right move. Allison was not.
Lastly I would like to mention that I love Marty. I would gladly give you Allison for him
And if Regeir can swing a Marty or Miller for Jovonovski or Bertuzzi, I hope he makes the deal. But my guess is Marty isn't going anywhere and it may be a great non move come playoff time.
Gee, if you're willing to give us Allison for Biron, I'd be willing to give you Peters for McCabe, that's almost an equivalent deal.
I'm not sure how Allison's incentives are structured, but his current salary is $1.5MM but he's counting $4.5MM against the cap according to THN. You are right about them screwing up by resigning Belfour. Paying over $4.5MM for your team's 2nd best goalie is not a bargain.I'd have been surprised to see Quinn do any better primarily because he has a history of being enamored with higher priced veteran players which is a large part of the reason TO had several players that had to be bought out this off season to get under the cap.
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You mean it's down to just Daisy and Luke, or is Uncle Jesse still with them?
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Maybe Spacek comes to the Sabres. (Wishful thinking on my part.)
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Nuni (pronounced like new knee) was a master of the knee check, not the hip check. He tore up many a player's knee, including Buffalo's own Donald Audette.
Schoney and Robi were pretty good at the hip check back in their day.
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I disagree. It was clean at the top but he dragged his back leg and that's why Jay Smith went after him. It wasn't overtly dirty but it wasn't clean either.
Kasperpunkass' hit was clean - and unnecessary. I've been wondering how long it was going to take for someone to do that to Connelly because he's been gaining the zone at speed very effectively alot lately and it was only a matter of time before someone gave him something to think about. He's been lucky to avoid it because for the most part he's been doing it in the middle of the ice where he's tougher to line up.
I also agree with everyone else who said that the most important part of the play was Drury's quick reaction. That tells a great story about how tight this team is and how close they really are to being special because they care about each other ALL the time.
AD, w/ all due respect, I disagree about the McKee hit. IIRC, McKee hit him w/ shoulder and hip and then his leg trailed out. The hit was clean. It is very difficult to throw a good hip check and stay on one's feet without then having the leg from that side swing out after the check. The leg that came out, IMHO, was used to regain McKee's balance, it wasn't out there to "finish" the check.
As for your other point, I've been very impressed w/ Drury's leadership this season. His reaction to the Connolly hit just reinforces that opinion.
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That's some terrible news Nick. Personally I'd rather see 100 threads about this little girl than the bull sh-- associated with the Jauron hiring, but you can't please everyone. As a father of a 2 1/2 year old I can't even comprehend the torture your wife's cousin and family must be going through right now. It definately gives me food for thought and desire to treasure my time with my son. Next time he does something to annoy me I'll think of this little girl and the hell she's going through and my petty annoyance won't seem as bad.
Nick, starting new threads to post updates are easier to follow than your posting an update in one of the other threads, so when you do have additional news, please post it in a new thread.
I can't imagine the h*ll you and your family are going through right now. For whatever it is worth, in the past 5 years I have had 2 different friends told that their child had little / no chance of making it. Little children are oftentimes much stronger than people realize. The Drs were wrong in both of my friends' cases; I truly hope your Mera pulls through this.
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Duh. I still cant believe someone (or a bunch of someones) actually sat around and said "ya know what...I bet if we federalize airport security, we can do a much better job at a much cheaper price" Morons. Name ONE area of government where they actually do a good job of responsibly managing their finances.
No one said it would be cheaper. IIRC, it was one of the bones thrown to the Democrats to get the DHS approved. (Ironically, they were the ones screaming loudest to get the DHS set up in the 1st place.)
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Joe, it's the same thing, just presented differently.
Every $ spent by government is a tax that you and I will have to pay. If the taxes are raised, you pay it today and the economy takes the hit today. If taxes are cut, you pay it later and hopefully the economy has grown enough to cover that $ down the road.
Every time government spends an additional $, your taxes just went up.
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I'd put the one Mario scored in the Finals against Minnesota with 2 defensemen draped on him, lifting the puck over Casey (IIRC) while on his knees up there as well.
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What, you don't think a 7' tall guy with arms just about 4' long standing under a 10' tall basket and placing the ball inside the hoop is impressive?
You don't think watching a guy travel from the top of the key to dunk the basketball is impressive?
For shame, Doc. ESPN couldn't call them the plays of the day if they weren't. Right?
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Wow!
Ryan Miller will get Buffalo its Championship
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Eric Staal's not a rookie. Dion Phaneuf of Calgary is a rookie though, as is Svatos in Colorado.