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We've got a real global warming forecast for Charlotte.

I've lost touch with hockey since living in the south for 15 years. Even with the Hurricanes playing two hours away, you wouldn't even know that the NHL exists. I did watch the last 7 minutes of PS-LSU because it was a close ending. That's all the college ball I plan on watching because I think the Bowl games are a farce. If there were a playoff system, I'm sure that I would watch most of the games and definitely the final 3. The NCAA is really dropping the ball on this one. You can't tell me that TV ratings wouldn't increase significantly with playoffs. They could still work sponsorship into each game as well. To me it's a no-brainer.

A disappointing 13.

Good call.

That's what I got out of what Ralph himself said at the PC.

Ring in the New Year with a bang you lucky dog.

Oh absolutely. When Jauron was introduced he spoke about how to build a defense in the NFL. He said that you needed quick lightweight D-linemen and an abundance of DB's to cover 5 wide receiver sets. Then the next year he was quoted as telling the scouting dept to only consider players that would fit the Tampa-2 scheme. This is why we passed on players like Haloti Ngata and haven't improved the team in the 4 years that he was here.

I'll drink to that. And maybe I'll learn how to do a multiple reply post in twenty ten.

Bankruptcy attorney?

I like twenty ten. Saying O ten will make you sound like an idiot. The O's stop at 9. What's your choice? Did I miss any? May 2010 be better than 09. Personally 09 was the worst financial year of my adult life. Things can only get better, right?

Chest pains One of the few voices for the conservative point of view in the media today. I hope it's only minor.

Nice reading comprehension.

No doubt. How do you keep the best pass rushing specialist taken in the draft out of the Pro Bowl? I mean this guy has the quickest first step in the history of organized football. He strikes fear into every quarterback he faces and keeps offensive coordinators awake at night worrying about game planning around him. He is worth every penny that he held out for during training camp and the fact that he wasn't selected is one of the biggest Pro Bowl snubs of all time.

Sad but true.

I'm used to disagreeing with almost everything you post, but this is a damn good one!

FWIW, I got the sarcasm. Now, a question for you. Where is the liberal outrage and protest for the events that are taking place in Iran? Aren't liberals supposed to be peace loving, pro-human rights, and anti-government oppression? They certainly are when it comes to terror suspects in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. Does that same liberal compassion not apply to innocent citizens protesting a tyrannical government? Allow me to answer that for you. There is no mass concern because CNN, NPR, MSNBC, Janeane Garofalo, and Michael Moore are not telling you to be concerned. Typical liberal hypocrisy at it's finest. Sheep will be sheep.

It's the best way to avoid disappointment.

I've got a lot of respect for Polian. He put together an expansion team in Carolina that went to the NFC Championship game in their second season. Also, when he selected Manning, all of the pre-draft hype was centered around Manning or Ryan Leaf. I think Polian may have made the right choice there.

I got a good laugh out of that one.

How very liberal of you. I'm sure that you approve of weakness as a foreign policy strategy.

Forgot about that language filter. It ryhmes with punt. O.K., now /thread.

Called Wilson's daughter a !@#$. That didn't go over so well with Ralph. /thread.

Iranian protests Video I included the video because it's important to see the heartless and passionless manner in which our commander in chief delivers his lip service. Here's the text with my comments in blue. Before I leave, let me also briefly (briefly? Oh absolutely, sorry you had to be pulled off of the Hawaiian links over such trivial matters as an "isolated extremest" attempting to blow up an airliner on Christmas and innocent civilian protesters being gunned down by their own government in the streets of Teheran) address the events that have taken place over the last few days in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran would suffice, we realize they're Islamic.). The United States joins with the international community (I'm so glad that we are joiners God forbid we act like leaders and do anything unilaterally) in strongly condemning (We have verbal condemnation, and that is a good thing. ) the violent and unjust suppression of innocent Iranian citizens, which has apparently resulted in detentions, injuries, and even death. For months, the Iranian people have sought nothing more than to exercise their universal rights. Each time they have done so, they have been met with the iron fist of brutality, even on solemn occasions and holy days.(Yeah, if you're going to kill freedom loving citizens in the streets, it's much more appropriate to do it on an average weekday.)And each time that has happened, the world has watched with deep admiration for the courage and the conviction of the Iranian people who are part of Iran's great and enduring civilization. (We're getting very civilized video footage out of Iran these days but very polite of you to pay the country a compliment.) What's taking place within Iran is not about the United States or any other country.(It's not? Is that what Ronald Reagan would say or even Bush 1 or 2?) It's about the Iranian people and their aspirations for justice and a better life for themselves. And the decision of Iran's leaders to govern through fear and tyranny will not succeed in making those aspirations go away. As I said in Oslo, it's telling when governments fear the aspirations of their own people more than the power of any other nation. (You're no JFK buddy.) Along with all free nations, the United States stands with those who seek their universal rights. We call upon the Iranian government to abide by the international obligations (like discontinuing their uranium enrichment and missile test firings?) that it has to respect the rights of its own people. (Or what???) We call for the immediate release of all who have been unjustly detained within Iran. We will continue to bear witness to the extraordinary events that are taking place there.(Now that may be the first honest statement to come out of your mouth in the past two years. I firmly believe that all you will do is stand back and watch.) And I'm confident that history will be on the side of those who seek justice. (There you have it, fight the power people, die in the streets, and history will be on your side. Move along, nothing to see here.) What weak comments by a very weak and small man. This guy wouldn't recognize an opportunity for true greatness if it slapped him in the face.

Are we talking about the same Barack Obama who said "I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on Wall Street" during a 60 minutes two weeks ago?

The Panthers just announced they're keeping Fox, so scratch Carolina off of the list.