MrRain422

Yep.

I agree. That's a pretty stupid thing to say.

That's fair. I think there are a lot of people who do decide who they're going to support and then never really think about it again. I just don't think that that's unique to Obama supporters.

Can you give me some examples of people talking about a candidate like he's the messiah? Being inspired by a guy is not messianic, and saying that hearing him speak changed your life is often a figure of speech. Are there really many examples of people taking it beyond that? The only candidate running this time around that I think I really saw cultish behavior around was Ron Paul, and IMO even that wasn't as crazy as a lot of people framed it to be. Just because you don't know what that change is doesn't mean that a lot of his supporters don't. I know there's a meme out there that Oba

It's true. I guess, but I don't see why a small group of overly excited supporters means that Obama should be required to do anything different for the media to recognize his candidacy in the same way as they would anyone else in his position. Also, as cynical as I am about politics, I have a hard time coming around to the notion that it's a bad thing for Obama to inspire people in a way that others can't. Isn't it good for people to be excited about politics? I know we're used to all politicians that we support being the lesser of two evils, but why is it creepy for people to be

No, pretty much all of the mainstream media outlets started referring to McCain as the presumptive nominee in February, but Huckabee didn't withdraw until March 4th, when he lost Texas. But the idea of Obama as messiah is also media driven.

I don't mind him as much as a lot of people seem to, but they definately could have gotten someone way, way better.

The whole idea that he can't "close it" is just a media storyline with not a whole lot of grounding in reality. No, he hasn't gotten the number of delegates required to officially clinch the nomination, but he long ago opened up the gap between them wide enough that there is no realistic way for her to catch him. The media declared McCain the presumptive nominee before he clinched it too once it became clear that Huckabee had no chance of catching him. Yeah, Clinton is technically closer than Huckabee was, but her chances of catching Obama are the same. I'm not saying she should be forced

You're out there.

Yes, but that argument is predicated on the fact that he didn't beat her in certain states. But if those states were the only ones that counted, as she claims they should be, then he would have campaigned differently. It's silly anyway though, because sure, she won California and New York, but whoever the Dems nominate will win California and New York in the general election. Ohio and Pennsylvania are a whole lot less certain, but Obama also brings a few other states into play that she wouldn't be able to.

Indeed, her whole argument is based on the claim that she'd be winning if only the rules were different. Well they aren't different, they are what they are. And if the rules were different, then both candidates would have been running their campaigns differently, so we really have no idea what the result would be. Obama would have spent a lot more time in the larger states and less in the smaller ones if the system was set up to reward such a strategy, but it isn't.

Yes, according to noted truth teller Barry Bonds. Anyway, Bonds would only be able to comment on whether they'd talked to him or not. He'd have no way of knowing if Beane was considering it privately.

I wonder how strongly Beane was considering signing Bonds before Thomas got released.

"Santa Monica"

"Tramp" and "Tramp 2" from Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise's album Time to Discover.

Yeah, if there's a studio take with Lou singing it, I've never heard it. A good resource for Lou Reed setlists is here. It's not complete -- it only has shows for which a recording exists -- but there are a lot of them there and it's the best one I've found.

He sings it on the Velvet Underground's 1969 Live with Lou Reed album. As far as solo goes, he did it on his 1972 tour pretty frequently. It was also done some in 1975 (though Doug Yule was in his backing band on that tour and I think he actually took the lead on that song sometimes, though not every time). It was back in the set in 1983, but I don't think he's played it since then.

I think it's just as likely that he'll be a mole. His dad played at Michigan under Bo, you know.

Clinton's claim to hold the lead in the popular vote is dubious not only because it includes Florida and Michigan, but also because apparently people who voted in caucuses don't count.

Actually, welcome back to the entire Detroit offense. That 6th inning was fucking awesome. They're finally starting to hit the way that they were expected to before the season. And they did it with Inge in the lineup instead of Sheff too.

Welcome back Curtis Granderson!

The Clash - One More Time/One More Dub and Something About England/Mensforth Hill

Yeah, why such a short show? I saw him on the Raven tour and he played at least twice as many songs. For what he did play, though, that looks like a really good set though. Did he sing all of "I'm Sticking With You" or did he have a female vocalist there to take the lead?

The rumor is that RichRod actually yelled at him to work hard at practice and wouldn't let him eat whatever garbage he wanted to ingest. I have no idea if that's the truth though. I doubt we'll ever hear any more confirmed details about what happened. Very odd to transfer to tOSU though, not only because it's the rival school, but also because the Big Ten has a rule that a player who transfers from one Big Ten school to another is ineligible for a scholarship. If he'd transferred elsewhere, he could be on scholarship, but he's actually going to have to pay tuition at tOSU.

Ohio State pays better. Simple as that. Just another case of an athlete following the money.