President Obama today announced his plan to add “choice and competition” to the World Series of Major League Baseball by adding a ‘public team’ to the traditional end-of-season championship duel.
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Obama Adds Public Option to World Series
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1 JamesonLewis3rd // Oct 27, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I think the Texas Rangers should be declared the winner of the World Series and should have been awarded the Nobel Prize, too.
2 Hawkeye_R // Oct 27, 2009 at 1:05 pm
In related news, National Public Radio (NPR), which had been broadcasting the Series games in order to showcase the 'public team', was forced to interrupt its coverage with a pledge drive…
3 boberinyetagain // Oct 27, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Go Phillies! Attempting the toughest challenge in sports…a repeat!
Against the highest paid "athletes" in the world…
4 afterthoughts // Oct 27, 2009 at 1:58 pm
I would support a public option team if the baseball czar gives them four outs per inning, the ability to score runs based on good intentions, and redefines any ball they get out of the infield as a "home run."
5 boberinyetagain // Oct 27, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Would we be able to "opt out" of this team if we so choose?
6 debass // Oct 27, 2009 at 2:19 pm
When are they going to cap the players and owners salary based on their performance? What about actors, musicians, politicians, etc.?
7 ChileSerrano // Oct 27, 2009 at 3:04 pm
JL3 : "I think the Texas Rangers should be declared the winner of the World Series … "
I hear that the One is in Cooperstown New York, making a last-minute, last-ditch plea for this year's National League pennant to be awarded to the Chicago Bears.
I personnally believe that we need to give this year's Commissioner's Trophy to Chicago, after first apoligizing to them for a century of discrimination !
8 CallMeShelly // Oct 27, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Where have you gone Joe Demagio, our lonely nation turns its eyes to you.
(Mrs Robinson-Simon and Garfunkel)
9 boberinyetagain // Oct 27, 2009 at 4:42 pm
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2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root."
1000 B.C. - "That root is heathen, say this prayer."
1850 A.D. - "That prayer is superstition, drink this potion."
1940 A.D. - "That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill."
1985 A.D. - "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic."
2000 A.D. - "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root."
~Author Unknown
10 Libby_Gone // Oct 27, 2009 at 6:05 pm
So it's soccer mom rules now…
(Note my childrens mother never bought in to that idea, God bless her !)
We are all winners. Grade on a curve and get a 3 instead of an E.
Go Lions!!!!
OT, I here Carol Costello is stalking Radio show hosts….send her my way.
I got a walkie talkie.
11 Libby_Gone // Oct 27, 2009 at 6:11 pm
What?
Someone just said the Lions don't play baseball.
Well well well.
So is Ford Field and Comerica Park part of the new Public League?
12 Libby_Gone // Oct 27, 2009 at 6:17 pm
opps HEAR,
I think of Carol and just go ga ga
mmm mmm mmm
13 JamesonLewis3rd // Oct 27, 2009 at 6:38 pm
The Democrat plan for a government takeover of health care would impose more than $820 billion in new tax hikes.
Why are Democrats pushing a government takeover of health care that will inflict harm on small businesses and make job losses even worse?
14 boberinyetagain // Oct 27, 2009 at 8:42 pm
I'm genuinely asking for sources for either the figures or the conclusions, preferably both. If these things are true then they are distressing. I don't even expect that your source would/could have "iron clad" proof one way or the other but, are the accusations based on any sort of real facts/figures or, as is the custom on BOTH sides, are they just kinda made up/thrown out there?
Who said it will cost $820 billion in NEW taxes and what do they base that on?
Who says it will harm small business and what do they base that on?
Who says it will make job losses even worse and what do they base that on?
15 Libby_Gone // Oct 27, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Darsh Bob!
Sounds like a lil conserative inquiry.
You still may be converted yet.
16 Libby_Gone // Oct 27, 2009 at 9:31 pm
v.
17 RAM1 // Oct 27, 2009 at 10:36 pm
If the "public option team" is fielded by politicians, I'm thinking they better not use Obama for the pitching position!
Pitching as throwing the baseball. I think we ALL agree, "O" is quite a "pitch man" as far as rhetoric goes!
I am SURE Barney Frank will be the designated "switch hitter" though, and since Obama talks so much about mops and mopping lately, he can be the "clean-up"!
18 RAM1 // Oct 27, 2009 at 10:41 pm
It seems you are trying to do better AND I promise I will try to do better with my responses to you also!
I don't have any links right now but will try to find some later, unless JL3 posts some first. I am pressed for time right now, sorry.
19 RAM1 // Oct 27, 2009 at 11:02 pm
With limited time, here is the best I can do right now:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19539003/Halfway-to-Whe...
20 JamesonLewis3rd // Oct 27, 2009 at 11:46 pm
The Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation are the sources for the information on the $820 billion figure.
21 mindknumbedkid // Oct 28, 2009 at 12:18 am
Not that it really matters what they say it will cost, they always underestimate costs. Given their past performance one can only assume they will fail at health care also.
Everyone wants to believe that it will be a wonderful success, ant that, yes, we can. But there is no evidence that points to such results.
The government hasn't even done an analysis to see what the exact problems are, they cite what are fairly isolated horror stories about failures, and then cite the masses of uninsured as a reason we have to completely restructure the whole system. They are seeking to dominate our every move without us figuring out we are their well trained circus performers.
22 onlineanalyst // Oct 28, 2009 at 2:15 am
How about this public option? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO2eh6f5Go0
23 camojack // Oct 28, 2009 at 5:29 am
If we like the team we've got now (and I do; go Phillies!!!) can we keep 'em?
24 JamesonLewis3rd // Oct 28, 2009 at 12:06 pm
via NewsBusters:
25 boberinyetagain // Oct 28, 2009 at 12:08 pm
It's a deal!
26 boberinyetagain // Oct 28, 2009 at 12:17 pm
I can't disagree with that…in most matters we are the "played"…and NOT the "players". The whole meltdown thing was/is an even more striking example. We all lost about 1/2 of our retirement and about 1/4 (or worse in both cases) of our home value…but i didn't see any "pain" whatever for those of means…they pretended for a while to cut back…but they ain't losing their homes, ain't at the soup kitchen…
We got played…again, and it isn't about to stop
27 boberinyetagain // Oct 28, 2009 at 12:18 pm
YEAH BABY! Woo Hoo!!
28 boberinyetagain // Oct 28, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Well, I don't much like those numbers. Trouble is that numbers can be made to say anything you want…and far too often people just screw with them tp promote their point of view…and I truly don't get that.
Can't anyone say, without spin, what this option or that might cost? I know their all going to be guesses…but a guess w/o a point of view attached would be a tad more comforting
29 boberinyetagain // Oct 28, 2009 at 12:25 pm
anything could happen
30 mindknumbedkid // Oct 28, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Solid conservative, or just substantially to the right of this Obamation? Are they opposed to the type of government programs and spending that we have been fighting, or do they just want a "light" version of it? The midterm elections might give us a better perspective.
31 RonShegda // Oct 28, 2009 at 9:35 pm
The President's Baseball Czar wanted to name the public team "The Washington BO's." BO the dog would be mascot. Czar Roger Clemens said, "This name does not reflect that the team stinks. Believe me, this new team is not in the Washington Senators tradition."
The President signed an Executive Order making himself team Ace. Fox News questioned that status since the President bounced a pitch at the '09 All Star game.
The White House later announced that MSNBC will carry all the water, err games, for the BO's. Keith Olbermann will call the play by play. "Hey," Olbermann celebrated, "I know a homer when I see one. And I'm darn proud that the BO's will sport 3 left fielders."
32 RonShegda // Oct 28, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Charlie to Big Guy: "Keep 'em ribbies and homers comin'."
33 onlineanalyst // Oct 28, 2009 at 10:05 pm
That post was consistently clever. Good job, and welcome to the Scrappleface neighborhood.
34 mindknumbedkid // Oct 28, 2009 at 11:10 pm
But they will have a lot of difficulty playing home games in Washington, due to the lack of balls.
35 DragonHead // Oct 28, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Oh, it is just to get people like you get your shorts all tied up !
36 boberinyetagain // Oct 29, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Nicley done indeed!
37 RAM1 // Oct 29, 2009 at 8:37 pm
From your first paragraph, it sounds like they would be right at "home" with the pro (?) football team from the area.
I saw where the D.C. , (or maybe it was the Virginia), lottery has a new scratch off game called "Redskins Mania" where you can win Redskins tickets.
And I always thought lottery's were for awarding prizes people actually wanted.
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