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Post by Strummerman on Oct 9, 2004 16:31:36 GMT -5
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Post by Skilly on Oct 9, 2004 18:12:11 GMT -5
I hear Kerry is also thinking about the abolishing the red line, banning fighting, and his favorite player is Jaromir Jagr.  He also wants to abolish the DH rule, but says he won't get involved in it. So I don't see him getting involved in any aspect of hockey. (other than a fan). In an interview with SI he makes no mention of getting involved in the labour dispute. The Democratic Presidential candidate and senator from Massachusets played hockey, lacrosse and soccer at Yale and, at 60, is still a jock.
SI: What was your greatest sports highlight in college?
Kerry: It had to be in soccer. I scored a hat trick against Harvard, and we beat them for the first time in years. That was just a great day.
SI: Weren't you playing in a soccer game when you found out John F. Kennedy had been shot?
Kerry: Yes. I still remember that hush go over the crowd when the announcement was made. But I don't remember the score [of my game].
SI: When did you start playing hockey?
Kerry: On frozen ponds in New Hampshire as a kid. There weren't many artificial rinks then. I chipped a few teeth, got a few stitches in my face along the way. But it's a great game.
SI: You play in charity games with ex-NHL players. What's that like?
Kerry: Like you're a kid in heaven. I mean, you come off your shift and your tongue is hanging out and you look over and there's Ray Bourque sitting next to you. Then you look to your other side and there's Phil Esposito. Then you feel a hand on your back and someone says "nice shift," and it's Gordie Howe. Come on. It doesn't get better than that.
SI: How did people react when you acknowledged Bourque's retirement on the Senate floor?
Kerry: I don't know. I just know he's a great athlete, and I believe great athletes should be honored.
SI: What did you think of the President's mention of steroids in his State of the Union address?
Kerry: It's a legitimate issue, but I did think it was strange to hear in that speech.
SI: If you were president, would you abolish the DH?
Kerry: [Laughs.] Could I actually do that? Oh, I don't know.... I'm not a fan of the DH, but I think we're going to have to live with it.
SI: What about in the NHL, would you get rid of the red line? Abolish fighting?
Kerry: Well, I'm just not a fan of all the grabbing and the clutching. I'd like to see things open up a little more. I like the finesse game, like Jaromir Jagr's. The players are so big now, I'm not sure the rinks are even big enough anymore for the game to be as wide open as it could be.
SI: If you could challenge President Bush to any sport, one-on-one, what would it be?
Kerry: He's a better runner; I'm a better hockey player. Maybe we'd have to compete on neither ice nor asphalt -- how about windsurfing?
SI: A few years ago you were profiled in American Windsurfer and said windsurfing can be like meditation. Explain.
Kerry: It's the mixture of the wind and the sea and flying. There's a lot of freedom, and when everything is dialed in right, you're just right there, focused on getting it right.
SI: Haven't you windsurfed from Cape Cod to Nantucket?
Kerry: Yes, four times. It takes about six hours. When you get tired, you just drop your sail and sit for a minute. Or if you get dunked, you drop your sail too.
SI: As a Red Sox fan, what do you think when you hear "Bill Buckner"?
Kerry: Little white ball. Squiggling through the legs. World Series -- gone! The toughest loss of all. But Bill Buckner's a good player. He's had a tough time. I've forgiven him.
SI: Have you forgiven Grady Little for leaving Pedro Martinez in against the Yankees in Game 7 of the ALCS?
Kerry: No! That was just unbelievable. We were screaming at the TV, "Take him out!" I could see leaving Martinez in for one more batter, but after he gave up a hit [sighs].... Well, it still is just unbelievable.
SI: Were you happy when the Marlins beat the Yankees?
Kerry: Oh, yes. You bet I was.
SI: Senator Edward Kennedy tells a story of you showing up at his house on your bicycle, blue and half frozen. What was that about?
Kerry: It was the end of the coldest ride I have ever had. It was a [charity] ride from Boston to the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport -- about 80 miles or so. [Three-time Tour de France winner] Greg Lemond was riding [with us] and he said it was the worst conditions he'd seen for bicycling. But, you know, it was a challenge. I liked that. There was no way I was going to quit.
SI: Bill Bradley supposedly once suggested that we choose our President by having the candidates shoot foul shots. How would you like us to choose among the candidates?
Kerry: Number of hat tricks.
I googled "George Bush hat tricks" and it seems he scored a hat trick in rugby. (3 trys I guess) .... So Kerry it is one to one ...... hmmmmm |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 9, 2004 23:15:28 GMT -5
I hear Kerry is also thinking about the abolishing the red line, banning fighting, and his favorite player is Jaromir Jagr. He also wants to abolish the DH rule, but says he won't get involved in it. So I don't see him getting involved in any aspect of hockey. (other than a fan). In an interview with SI he makes no mention of getting involved in the labour dispute. The Democratic Presidential candidate and senator from Massachusets played hockey, lacrosse and soccer at Yale and, at 60, is still a jock.
SI: What was your greatest sports highlight in college?
Kerry: It had to be in soccer. I scored a hat trick against Harvard, and we beat them for the first time in years. That was just a great day.
SI: Weren't you playing in a soccer game when you found out John F. Kennedy had been shot?
Kerry: Yes. I still remember that hush go over the crowd when the announcement was made. But I don't remember the score [of my game].
SI: When did you start playing hockey?
Kerry: On frozen ponds in New Hampshire as a kid. There weren't many artificial rinks then. I chipped a few teeth, got a few stitches in my face along the way. But it's a great game.
SI: You play in charity games with ex-NHL players. What's that like?
Kerry: Like you're a kid in heaven. I mean, you come off your shift and your tongue is hanging out and you look over and there's Ray Bourque sitting next to you. Then you look to your other side and there's Phil Esposito. Then you feel a hand on your back and someone says "nice shift," and it's Gordie Howe. Come on. It doesn't get better than that.
SI: How did people react when you acknowledged Bourque's retirement on the Senate floor?
Kerry: I don't know. I just know he's a great athlete, and I believe great athletes should be honored.
SI: What did you think of the President's mention of steroids in his State of the Union address?
Kerry: It's a legitimate issue, but I did think it was strange to hear in that speech.
SI: If you were president, would you abolish the DH?
Kerry: [Laughs.] Could I actually do that? Oh, I don't know.... I'm not a fan of the DH, but I think we're going to have to live with it.
SI: What about in the NHL, would you get rid of the red line? Abolish fighting?
Kerry: Well, I'm just not a fan of all the grabbing and the clutching. I'd like to see things open up a little more. I like the finesse game, like Jaromir Jagr's. The players are so big now, I'm not sure the rinks are even big enough anymore for the game to be as wide open as it could be.
SI: If you could challenge President Bush to any sport, one-on-one, what would it be?
Kerry: He's a better runner; I'm a better hockey player. Maybe we'd have to compete on neither ice nor asphalt -- how about windsurfing?
SI: A few years ago you were profiled in American Windsurfer and said windsurfing can be like meditation. Explain.
Kerry: It's the mixture of the wind and the sea and flying. There's a lot of freedom, and when everything is dialed in right, you're just right there, focused on getting it right.
SI: Haven't you windsurfed from Cape Cod to Nantucket?
Kerry: Yes, four times. It takes about six hours. When you get tired, you just drop your sail and sit for a minute. Or if you get dunked, you drop your sail too.
SI: As a Red Sox fan, what do you think when you hear "Bill Buckner"?
Kerry: Little white ball. Squiggling through the legs. World Series -- gone! The toughest loss of all. But Bill Buckner's a good player. He's had a tough time. I've forgiven him.
SI: Have you forgiven Grady Little for leaving Pedro Martinez in against the Yankees in Game 7 of the ALCS?
Kerry: No! That was just unbelievable. We were screaming at the TV, "Take him out!" I could see leaving Martinez in for one more batter, but after he gave up a hit [sighs].... Well, it still is just unbelievable.
SI: Were you happy when the Marlins beat the Yankees?
Kerry: Oh, yes. You bet I was.
SI: Senator Edward Kennedy tells a story of you showing up at his house on your bicycle, blue and half frozen. What was that about?
Kerry: It was the end of the coldest ride I have ever had. It was a [charity] ride from Boston to the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport -- about 80 miles or so. [Three-time Tour de France winner] Greg Lemond was riding [with us] and he said it was the worst conditions he'd seen for bicycling. But, you know, it was a challenge. I liked that. There was no way I was going to quit.
SI: Bill Bradley supposedly once suggested that we choose our President by having the candidates shoot foul shots. How would you like us to choose among the candidates?
Kerry: Number of hat tricks.
I googled "George Bush hat tricks" and it seems he scored a hat trick in rugby. (3 trys I guess) .... So Kerry it is one to one ...... hmmmmm Thank you Skilly-case closed- would W even know who Ray Bourque Phil Esposito and Gordie Howe are? Like I said case closed. |
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Post by Skilly on Oct 11, 2004 19:16:17 GMT -5
Thank you Skilly-case closed- would W even know who Ray Bourque Phil Esposito and Gordie Howe are? Like I said case closed. I wasn't agreeing with you ..... Am I losing my ability to be sarcastic? See what the lock-out has done to me !! |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 11, 2004 20:50:50 GMT -5
I wasn't agreeing with you ..... Am I losing my ability to be sarcastic? See what the lock-out has done to me !! oh I see you must be using the same convoluted logic and sarcasm the swift boat veterans are using on Kerry- they are attacking Kerry on being a war hero and supporting Awol deserter W- yeah and I guess the fact Kerry admires hockey players and loves to play totally destroys my argument  |
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Post by Montrealer on Oct 12, 2004 10:42:55 GMT -5
oh I see you must be using the same convoluted logic and sarcasm the swift boat veterans are using on Kerry- they are attacking Kerry on being a war hero and supporting Awol deserter W- yeah and I guess the fact Kerry admires hockey players and loves to play totally destroys my argument Could you stop using ridiculous political analogies against the other posters on the board? Thanks. |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Oct 12, 2004 11:09:25 GMT -5
Could someone please drop the puck so we can start fighting the Leafs instead of eachother!
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Post by Montrealer on Oct 12, 2004 12:10:33 GMT -5
Could someone please drop the puck so we can start fighting the Leafs instead of eachother! Amen. |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 12, 2004 16:34:25 GMT -5
Could you stop using ridiculous political analogies against the other posters on the board? Thanks. Sheesh talk about attacking the victim. Skilly proclaims he was being sarcastic about what I don't know. His posting Kerry's interview totally backed up what I said. You as well claimed I was adhering to Oliver Stone, an analogy I still cannot figure out. My analogy is quite valid in that the Swift Boat veterans are attacking Kerry on baseless innuendo while supporting an Awol deserter like W. |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 12, 2004 16:35:20 GMT -5
Could someone please drop the puck so we can start fighting the Leafs instead of eachother! The Leafs are the republicans and we are the Democrats and like the republicans they have a stronghold in Toronto or the South while the rest of the country supports the Habs |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 12, 2004 16:36:00 GMT -5
Just like a republican to force his religion on people |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 12, 2004 23:11:37 GMT -5
Well I guess Martin already has had unofficial talks with Kerry and is relaying Kerry's message to Putin which obviously is the sole purpose of his visit to Russia.
PM's thoughts turn to lockout
Canadian Press
10/12/2004
MOSCOW (CP) - Hockey wasn't far from Paul Martin's mind as he toured the land that gave Canada one of its all-time sports glories.
``I remember the famous 1972 Canada-Russia series,'' the prime minister told Echo Moscow Radio on Tuesday.
Canada's last-minute victory over the Soviet Union, a moment frozen in time with Paul Henderson's goal in the dying seconds of Game 8, is sport legend in Canada, Martin said.
He lamented the fact that the ongoing lockout in the National Hockey League has nixed what would have been the NHL season opener on Wednesday.
Radio host Alexei Venediktov said Russians are concerned for local players affected by the labour dispute. He had hoped the issue might come up during Martin's three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
``Disappointed as you may be, that is nothing compared to my disappointment and (that) of Canadians at the situation in the NHL,'' Martin said. ``I would very much hope that the parties would sit down and begin negotiations.''
``I don't think there's a sport in the world that's as exciting as a major-league hockey game. And I have to say that the Russians have brought an immense amount to the game.''
``I really want to see it come back.''
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Post by mnscott on Oct 14, 2004 1:41:01 GMT -5
wow, this thread is too much.  that being said, i wouldn't be at all upset to see strummerman and kerry have us all eat crow in another month |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 14, 2004 23:10:47 GMT -5
wow, this thread is too much. that being said, i wouldn't be at all upse to see strummerman and kerry have us all eat crow in another month scottie you can join my clique now get me a drink |
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Post by PTH on Oct 14, 2004 23:24:18 GMT -5
wow, this thread is too much. that being said, i wouldn't be at all upse to see strummerman and kerry have us all eat crow in another month Somehow, I've got my doubts...... somehow that interview didn't quite convince me  |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 14, 2004 23:25:39 GMT -5
Somehow, I've got my doubts...... somehow that interview didn't quite convince me As kerry said tonight "Is that all you got George???" |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 15, 2004 22:45:56 GMT -5
Can we try out Kerry we need a power forward???
On the ice, hockey fanatic Kerry occupies middle of the road
By William Douglas
Knight Ridder Newspapers
WASHINGTON - He celebrated over my sprawled body as if he'd won the Iowa caucus, the New Hampshire primary and the Powerball lottery combined.
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, Democratic presidential front-runner and first-line ice hockey forward, stood all smiles at the side of the net, lording over me, his arms and hockey stick raised as teammates gathered to rub his helmeted head.
Despite my best efforts as a goalie to get a skate, a stick, a glove or any other piece of gear on the puck, Kerry scored on me in late 2002 - the first of several times - to cement his reputation as the Senate's premier hockey player and the only presidential candidate who takes his sticks and equipment on the road.
"I am so addicted to ice hockey that I still fantasize about starting a professional over-50 senior league," Kerry wrote in his book, "A Call to Service: My Vision for a Better America."
President Bush loves to run. President Clinton's passion was golf. For Kerry, bliss is lacing up the skates, grabbing a stick and playing a game of pick-up hockey. In an effort to show youthful vigor and energy, Kerry has incorporated hockey into his campaign. He played in a Boston Bruins alumni game last month in New Hampshire - a hockey-crazed state - and attempts were made during last week's Michigan Democratic caucus to get him to skate with the Detroit Red Wings old-timers' team.
Kerry was exposed to hockey as a kid attending private school in New England. I gravitated to the game while growing up in the West Mount Airy section of Philadelphia and watching the Flyers teams of the 1970s fight their way to two Stanley Cup championships. I was the proverbial rink rat, hanging out at the University of Pennsylvania Class of 1923 Ice Rink and the Wissahickon Skating Club.
I never imagined hockey and politics could be merged. Then came Kerry.
Before his high-profile exploits on the campaign trial, I squared off against Kerry on the ice on several occasions over the years. He and I played with a coed group of die-hard hockey players who assembled weekdays at the crack of dawn at a Washington rink. As a goalie who has faced Kerry's shot, I can offer a scouting report.
First off, he doesn't look like a hockey player. At a lean 6 feet 3 inches, Kerry looks like he'd be more comfortable on a basketball court. As he put on his skates and equipment, I envisioned a stumbling, gawky skater who would have trouble keeping up with the other players and keeping the puck on his stick.
I was wrong. Kerry's long legs produce a fluid, graceful stride that, in turn, makes him a deceptively nimble skater. He's not Mercury on skates, but he's no lead foot, either.
For someone used to rubbing elbows in politics, Kerry isn't a physical force on the ice. He doesn't initiate contact, but he doesn't shy away from it. He doesn't try to muscle opposing players; he prefers to use his stick to try to poke-check the puck away from his opponents.
Most players in our morning hockey group treated him like any other player on the ice. But I must confess there was one time when Kerry's job and political future crossed my mind. He came in on me in a breakaway - that's when an offensive player skates in alone against the opposing goaltender. I started my usual move of skating aggressively out of the net to take away the shooting angle.
As I prepared to drop and roll onto the ice - a move that normally forces the approaching offensive player to either try to sweep around me or risk injury by bowling into me - a headline flashed into my head: Journalist-Goalie Maims Potential Presidential Nominee.
I aborted my move, which prompted Kerry to break out some moves of his own. Before I could recover and think about what I wanted to do next, the senator worked the puck to his left, then to his right, prompting me to open my legs wide enough for him to slide the puck through. Goal.
Kerry knows what to do with the puck.
Kerry is an unselfish player and sneaky with the puck. He can comfortably skate through traffic, drawing the full attention of the opposing team's defenseman before dishing the puck off to an open teammate.
But for a candidate campaigning on his military credentials, playing defense on ice isn't his forte. Kerry often plays forward. When play turns to his defensive zone, he sometimes lopes in circles waiting for his defensemen to feed him the puck rather than joining the fray.
Kerry's hockey skills have received mixed reviews. Joe Watson, who played defense for the Philadelphia Flyers on their two Stanley Cup championship teams in the 1970s, played against Kerry when the senator suited up with Boston Bruins alumni players in 1994 and came away impressed.
"I didn't know who he was," Watson recalled. "Someone told me who he was, and I said, `Hey, he's not a bad player.' "
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Post by Skilly on Oct 16, 2004 12:28:37 GMT -5
Sounds like he'd make a terrible president.
"lopes around in circles" .... "isn't defensive minded" .... "likes to use his stick" ..... shies away from body contact" ......
Insteand of the professional over 50's league maybe he should start something more up his alley. A figure skating opera entitled "Floaters ON Ice"
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 16, 2004 17:07:14 GMT -5
Sounds like he'd make a terrible president. "lopes around in circles" .... "isn't defensive minded" .... "likes to use his stick" ..... shies away from body contact" ...... Insteand of the professional over 50's league maybe he should start something more up his alley. A figure skating opera entitled "Floaters ON Ice" As usual the Republican smear machine is out in full force. Let me just say at least Kerry knows how to play hockey unlike Awol Hockey dodger W Bush. And dont tell me W is from the south cause I know he lives in the summer in kennebunkport Maine. Anyways as for the smears about kerry let me quote from the article: Kerry's long legs produce a fluid, graceful stride that, in turn, makes him a deceptively nimble skater Kerry knows what to do with the puck I aborted my move, which prompted Kerry to break out some moves of his own. Before I could recover and think about what I wanted to do next, the senator worked the puck to his left, then to his right, prompting me to open my legs wide enough for him to slide the puck through. Goal. Kerry is an unselfish player and sneaky with the puck. He can comfortably skate through traffic, drawing the full attention of the opposing team's defenseman before dishing the puck off to an open teammate. Joe Watson, who played defense for the Philadelphia Flyers on their two Stanley Cup championship teams in the 1970s, played against Kerry when the senator suited up with Boston Bruins alumni players in 1994 and came away impressed. "I didn't know who he was," Watson recalled. "Someone told me who he was, and I said, `Hey, he's not a bad player.' " When a pro athlete say W isnt bad at something let me know |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Oct 16, 2004 17:57:42 GMT -5
As usual the Republican smear machine is out in full force. Let me just say at least Kerry knows how to play hockey unlike Awol Hockey dodger W Bush. And dont tell me W is from the south cause I know he lives in the summer in kennebunkport Maine. Anyways as for the smears about kerry let me quote from the article: Kerry's long legs produce a fluid, graceful stride that, in turn, makes him a deceptively nimble skater Kerry knows what to do with the puck I aborted my move, which prompted Kerry to break out some moves of his own. Before I could recover and think about what I wanted to do next, the senator worked the puck to his left, then to his right, prompting me to open my legs wide enough for him to slide the puck through. Goal. Kerry is an unselfish player and sneaky with the puck. He can comfortably skate through traffic, drawing the full attention of the opposing team's defenseman before dishing the puck off to an open teammate. Joe Watson, who played defense for the Philadelphia Flyers on their two Stanley Cup championship teams in the 1970s, played against Kerry when the senator suited up with Boston Bruins alumni players in 1994 and came away impressed. "I didn't know who he was," Watson recalled. "Someone told me who he was, and I said, `Hey, he's not a bad player.' " When a pro athlete say W isnt bad at something let me know Doesn't this Kerry analysis belong in non-habs hockey or at least habs-Prospects? I've seen Kerry skate and he is a smooth skater. He's a much better hockey forward than he is a Presidential candidate. No, I'n not baiting anyone to get into a long diatribe! |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 16, 2004 22:29:07 GMT -5
Doesn't this Kerry analysis belong in non-habs hockey or at least habs-Prospects? I've seen Kerry skate and he is a smooth skater. He's a much better hockey forward than he is a Presidential candidate. No, I'n not baiting anyone to get into a long diatribe! Well I knew a disciple of jerry falwell would have us censored. Yeah since Kerry won all 3 debates he sure sucks as a presidential candidate. Anyways since I have been censored this is the end of the debate |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Oct 17, 2004 7:44:40 GMT -5
Well I knew a disciple of jerry falwell would have us censored. Yeah since Kerry won all 3 debates he sure sucks as a presidential candidate. Anyways since I have been censored this is the end of the debate 1) The thread has merely been moved to a forum more suitable for the subject matter. 2) Kerry does not suck as a presidential candidate. 3) The debate, if others are sufficiently interested, can continue even if you no longer participate. The insinuation of a Falwell connection is based on a fallacy. The Gods of this board pay no heed to him when making their decisions. You have not been censored. However, it is possible that you may consider yourself to have been censured. |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 17, 2004 14:42:45 GMT -5
1) The thread has merely been moved to a forum more suitable for the subject matter. 2) Kerry does not suck as a presidential candidate. 3) The debate, if others are sufficiently interested, can continue even if you no longer participate. The insinuation of a Falwell connection is based on a fallacy. The Gods of this board pay no heed to him when making their decisions. You have not been censored. However, it is possible that you may consider yourself to have been censured. You must be like W who thinks he talks to God every day. You clearly proclaim this is a non Habs thread since it discusses the lockout. However the thread on the CBA is still in the Habs room. Clearly the true flip floppers are the monitors in this place. It seems apparent that the monitors have received their training from the Us Supreme Court who fallaciously made W Prez under false pretenses. And as the good ole boys who censured Howard Stern and Janet Jackson, you have acted in the same Falwellesque heavy handed manner. Clearly democracy is at stake Well at least you dont think Kerry sucks |
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Post by Doc Holliday on Oct 17, 2004 14:54:27 GMT -5
You must be like W who thinks he talks to God every day. You clearly proclaim this is a non Habs thread since it discusses the lockout. However the thread on the CBA is still in the Habs room. Clearly the true flip floppers are the monitors in this place. It seems apparent that the monitors have received their training from the Us Supreme Court who fallaciously made W Prez under false pretenses. And as the good ole boys who censured Howard Stern and Janet Jackson, you have acted in the same Falwellesque heavy handed manner. Clearly democracy is at stake Well at least you dont think Kerry sucks Though I have no problem with you talking hockey, I thought I made it clear to you that your continual baiting and tendency to drive debates into personnal arguments doesn't fly well here. |
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Post by PTH on Oct 17, 2004 16:04:59 GMT -5
You must be like W who thinks he talks to God every day. You clearly proclaim this is a non Habs thread since it discusses the lockout. However the thread on the CBA is still in the Habs room. Clearly the true flip floppers are the monitors in this place. It seems apparent that the monitors have received their training from the Us Supreme Court who fallaciously made W Prez under false pretenses. And as the good ole boys who censured Howard Stern and Janet Jackson, you have acted in the same Falwellesque heavy handed manner. Even a whiner like me (who doesn't hesitate to blame the moderators when I disagree with them or their stance) thinks that you've been given more than enough time and space to make a fuss, so I doubt you'll have much of an audience for your complaining about (non-existent) censorship. |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 17, 2004 16:13:55 GMT -5
Though I have no problem with you talking hockey, I thought I made it clear to you that your continual baiting and tendency to drive debates into personnal arguments doesn't fly well here. Well obviously the Chief of the Supreme Court has spoken\ Excuse me I responded point by point to the response by Beaux, if he discusses politics then I will as well period. In fact, You are clearly baiting me into getting me banned. I think the monitors have shown their true colours. Just the thought that we all are all Habs fans makes me uneasy. |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 17, 2004 16:14:35 GMT -5
Even a whiner like me (who doesn't hesitate to blame the moderators when I disagree with them or their stance) thinks that you've been given more than enough time and space to make a fuss, so I doubt you'll have much of an audience for your complaining about (non-existent) censorship. Well thank you for your important opinion, anyways |
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Post by Doc Holliday on Oct 17, 2004 18:56:44 GMT -5
Well thank you for your important opinion, anyways ...obviously you didn't think I was gonna fire a 3rd warning shot. ...see ya. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Oct 17, 2004 19:01:32 GMT -5
Well obviously the Chief of the Supreme Court has spoken There are only Gods in charge of this board. If a guest (such as yourself) persists in flouting the rules we have created and enforce as per our varied temperaments, consequences are likely to be painful to the one and beneficial to the many. You responded to *one* such point. You will discuss that which you are permitted to discuss. You will also refrain from calling out and/or belittling other posters, or suffer the consequences. You have baited your own trap, mainly by opening it without keeping the COC in mind. The Gods colours are well known and are always true. Perhaps you should seek more relaxing company in that case. |
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Post by Skilly on Oct 18, 2004 19:33:24 GMT -5
As usual the Republican smear machine is out in full force. Let me just say at least Kerry knows how to play hockey unlike Awol Hockey dodger W Bush. And dont tell me W is from the south cause I know he lives in the summer in kennebunkport Maine. You have clearly been influenced by the "Presidential maker" Michael Moore. A far left extremist is just as bad as a far right extremist. But let me remind you that Kerry only served 5 months (?) in Vietnam (or Korea or wherever). He used the 3 purple heart rule to come home. Now that might sound like he is the bravest person in the world, but I still wonder if some poor black man from Alabama did the things Kerry did would they give him the purple hearts and the option to go home ...... or would they say "good job soldier" and hold a private patry and he would get a letter from the president and be considered too valuable (to just let him walk home) and get no purple hearts (they might give him 2 ..... but the third would be a long time coming)? White rich boys usually find ways out of things don't they? (see G.W. Bush) When a pro athlete say W isnt bad at something let me know Hmmmmmm ...... professional athlete saying he is good at something ...... anything? That's easy enough. Sep 14, 2004 1:33 pm US/Mountain GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) John Elway's appearance at a campaign rally for President Bush Tuesday wasn't his first venture into the political spotlight, but it may have been his most prominent. Elway, the former Denver Broncos quarterback revered in Colorado for the Super Bowl victories in 1998 and 1999, praised Bush in football terms. "This man knows how to make the right calls when the pressure is on," Elway said. (obviously is is good at making the right calls because a professional athlete said so..... and that is good enough according to you)Bush returned the favor. "I'm proud to be introduced by the man who led 'The Drive,"' he said. That was a reference to the Broncos' fabled 98-yard touchdown drive in the closing minutes of the 1986 AFC title game against Cleveland. The Broncos won in overtime, 23-20. Elway has long been a popular figure in Colorado. A 1999 poll ranked him ahead of Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Gov. Bill Owens and then-President Clinton in generating "very positive" feelings. The survey fueled speculation that Elway might run for political office, but so far, he has not. He sometimes mingles with Colorado's Republican leadership. He attended Owens' 1999 black-tie inaugural ball along with then-Republican Party national chairman Jim Nicholson and brewer Peter Coors, now the GOP candidate for U.S. Senate. In May 2001, Elway helped Colorado leaders try to lure Boeing Corp. to move its headquarters to Denver, meeting with executives of the aerospace company when they visited the Governor's Mansion. The company eventually relocated to Chicago instead. He skipped an invitation to the White House after the 1998 Super Bowl victory but denied it was because Clinton, a Democrat, was president. Elway had his knee checked by doctors that day and then played a round of golf. Now, Elway is most often in the public eye in television commercials for the auto dealerships that bear his name. He returned to the sports spotlight last month when he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is a co-owner of the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League. |
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