Terry Tate

lol, half this board could get together in Orlando.

Buffalo (Kenmore, Tonawanda, Athol Springs, Clarence)/42/Deland, FL

I like the way your opening phrase, posted in a 'public' meeting place, obliterates your whole Americans=Nazis now theoretical BS post. Unless I missed something about Nazi freedom of speech, a Nazi Civil Liberties Union, a Nazi Freedom of Information Act, and Nazi prosecution of Nazis for crimes committed against prisoners. Big fan of irony, are you? There's your irony.

Any team leaves Buffalo, they're dead to me, and their league is dead to me. After the Braves left, I never watched another NBA game again. I've never followed MLB since there's no Buffalo team. The only teams or sports I would follow at that point is college, university, and minor/independent league sports teams that play in the area where I live now.

Al Swearengen made comments about and exhibited symptoms that lead me to believe he is suffering from a serious physical ailment, possibly kidney stones. Given he faces threats and rules his empire with a strong physical presence/threat of violence, and the fact that 1876 medicine is cruder and sanitary conditions are no where to be found, his illness and whatever subsequent treatment are going to be a major force in the direction of the plot.

C'mon, people, focus! Alaska Darin's avatar is obviously just a frightened little 'mew' for help. He needs a cat intervention. Someone get a dozen long hair fluffy cats, with bell collars. It's cold up there, so we'll need little cat sweaters, boots and mittens for each cat - should probably stay with pink on this. I'll run over to the non-union giant discount store of my choice and gather as much catnip and cute little cat toys as I can carry. We're gonna need a copy of Tom Jones' "What's new pussycat", also. Time is short. Meet you all in Alaska.

I don't suppose you have an old Bills 1976 Wyche #13 or #14 jersey for him to sign? Now that would be funny.

Another reminder that there will be quality players available this summer, and there could still be significant roster changes after the FA period and the draft.

Everyone's familiar with Fout's media career. After leaving the Bills, Charlie Joiner moved on to be the KC WR coach. The Vikings just hired Wes Chandler as their WR coach. John Jefferson is the Redskin's Director of Player Development. Chuck Muncie went through numerous rehabs; they didn't work. He spent over two years in prison, and his marriage broke up. Then he cleaned up. He now runs a youth foundation in SoCal, and is working the NFLE internship program as an assistant coach. Chucking Demons "We're going to throw the ball, and we don't care who knows it" - Fouts

AVP has been mentioned here before in this program, here's the rest of the former NFL players taking advantage of the NFLE coaching internship program this year. I wonder if/how many future NFL coaches there are amongst them. Some of these players are just assisting during training camp in the US (some aren't retired yet, either). Amsterdam Admirals ROBERT HUNT ANTONIO BANKS NORMAN HAND WENDELL DAVIS Berlin Thunder CHRIS DISHMAN KURT GOUVEIA D'MARCO FARR (interned 2004, on permanent staff now) REGGIE MCELROY Cologne Centurions JAY HAYGOOD CHRIS WARD CARL KEARNEY CORNELL BROWN Frankfurt Galaxy MILTON WYNN JAMES ROOTHS DANA STUBBLEFIELD ALEX VAN PELT At the Galaxy training camp in Tampa Bay. Hamburg Sea Devils MARVIN MARSHALL JOE BOWDEN JAMES TRAPP MARQUES OGDEN Rhein Fire ALVIN HARPER ('inside the huddle with') E.J. JUNIOR TORY EPPS CHUCK MUNCIE

As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anyone want to see second prize? Second prize's a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired. Very cool list of monologues on that site.

You don't differentiate between bad picks and good picks that are no longer on the team due to injury/higher bidder? Big difference between Cowart/Winfield and Flowers.

I liked Spoon, then he went out for the season with a torn bicep (again! - had a torn bicep in college), and that was pretty much the end of his Bills career. A shame.

Or perhaps he's just trolling, yes?

From what I've heard, no one is willing to give up a day 1 pick in trade for Shelton either. Just the fact that they're talking about draft picks means it's very likely nothing will happen until just before or right at the draft. From what I've heard, lol. I should say from what I've read.

So that's where all the hyperventilating is taking place today? I didn't get the memo. Did anyone else get the memo?

You all realize of course, that the signings of Gandy and Holcombe validates a recent prediction that TD was doing something at OBD, and that someone, not sure who, would be signed at an indeterminate point in time. Freaky, isn't it? The only thing missing is CAPS and A WHOLE BUNCH OF EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!!

jimshiz, read the fairtax.org faq list. They address a lot of concerns. It may not convince you, but they put forward a pretty good argument.

That's the way to go right there. Excellent link, thank you.

Not even close. But I'm still fast enough to catch my wife. Uh, after that, watching the clock is not permitted.

Yes, that is exactly what I'm saying, and no, I didn't mean that at all. That's not that much clearer, is it? Perhaps this article from the BBC will help you understand my point: US 'whittling away at death penalty' It is also important to understand your statements about IQ measurements assume they are a standard that is unassailable. They are not. They are a useful tool in many ways, but in judging competancy, they have many shortcomings that can be exploited, and aspects of compentancy they do not address at all. The US court system has ruled the death penalty is constitutional and justified for two reasons: retribution and deterrence. Keeping people who are a threat to society off the streets can be accomplished by locking them up; executing them is not necessary. I am not for executing those determined to be incompetent, which is already available for counselors pre-trial, during the trial, during sentencing, and during the appeal process. If you create a standard that if a criminal fails to achieve a certain number on an IQ test, or has not reached a specific age, he is not subject to the death penalty, you are not taking into account other important aspects of compentancy, and weakening the ability to enforce the death penalty for the most heinous crimes. I believe the pursuit of introducing these standards and others like them that will follow are an attempt by death penalty opponents to weaken enforcement of the death penalty during the period of time that the public is not willing to ban it entirely.

Of course it does. I wasn't equating maturity level with mental retardation, but yes, if you determine a criminal who has committed a capital offense should not be subject to the death penalty because of mental capacity, of course it weakens it. You may believe it to be proper, just as there are those who feel it is proper that a criminal under the age of 18 who has committed a capital offense should not be subject to the death penalty. But it obviously weakens capital punishment by making exceptions to the rule, in lieu of banning it, which is not possible at this point in time. Which was the point I was trying to make. Were I a defense lawyer, I couldn't argue my adult client was actually a minor, but I sure as hell could argue he had the mental capacity or maturity level of one, and therefore should not be subject to the death penalty. Also see: Ban on partial-birth abortions, in lieu of overturning Roe V Wade, or California's medical marijuana initiative, in lieu of blanket legalization of marijuana.

Furthers the point that it is not minors that are the concern, it is the inability to eliminate capital punishment, therefore the effort is to selectively weaken it's enforcement to the point that it is impossible to implement.

The only problem I see with capital punishment is that it is not used often or swiftly enough. If criminals commit capital offenses (we're not talking about a theft here), and they're found guilty, they should be executed. If they happen to be minors, I guess a lengthier review before sentencing would be in order, but to quote Jules in Pulp Fiction "Well we'd have to be talkin' about one charmin' mfin' pig. I mean he'd have to be ten times more charmin' than that Arnold on Green Acres, you know what I'm sayin'?" Next step: Joe Criminal was convicted of a capital offense. Your Honor, since Joe has the mental maturity level of a minor, he should not receive the death penalty.