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  1. mikecgrimes
    Jon Huntsman? His campaign was so weak nobody had any clue what he even stood for. Tim Pawlenty ran a much stronger campaign and he was out a year early.
  2. mikecgrimes
    Thats Michele Bachmann not the tea party. The great thing about the tea party is our message attracts all kinds. If you think we should continue to increase spending beyond inflation fine but if you just happen to care about social issues which have nothing to do with the tea party worry about the individuals. Liberals don't get to define us.
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    No chance of that, they probably won't even take up the issue.
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    2012 was a landslide in the state house and senate for Minnesota Democrats. Trust me the push to kill it didn't matter. This is the sort of issue that had unstoppable momentum over the years. The moment it could pass it would and thats what happened. As for Bachman the 6th district is a Republican district. If she had any flaws on the fiscal end you could defeat her in the primary process, but as nuts as she is on some issues theres just no way we can give her up. She's one of about 3 reps that I can count on to protect the tax payer and at this time in our history that goes a long ways.
  5. mikecgrimes
    2 billion in new taxes before they deal with the Vikings stadium is somewhat awful. Glad to have this issue out of the way. As a young Republican this issue was always horrible, you just never knew what would come out of an otherwise smart 60 year old.
  6. mikecgrimes
    Next year I would rather have Alex Meyer and Kyle Gibson then Zach Grienke and Johan Santana before you factor salary in. The only position where an argument could be made that we made a bad dump is center if Hicks doesn't develop, and in that case Span was making very little compared to his performance anyways. $180 million dollar rosters don't tend to be filled with all-stars.
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    Just because something always has been true doesn't mean it will be true in this situation. I see it as very reasonable that every GM in the league will pass on him. As a borderline player who is capable of still playing some the league will do what is best for the league. If that means saying behind the scenes to a GM or two that they will pay his salary that is exactly what will happen. Two assumptions are in play, 1 every GM will pass on him, and 2 the league will want him on a roster enough to make that decision a no brainer for some GM.
  8. mikecgrimes
    Whats the definition of multi millionaire? because one more veteran minimum contract will probably increase his net worth by over 10% and thats if he's been somewhat smart with his money. The norm for pro athletes is to be broke by age 40. Property taxes alone will do it once the money stops coming in.
  9. mikecgrimes
    Hockey talk is difficult because theres nothing to analyze. They either played good bad or somewhere in between. The only time I ever seek out hockey talk is after a big win, and thats not really hockey talk thats were super excited and I hope it continues talk, and hey didn't this player and that player play great.
  10. mikecgrimes
    If my team was able to ge the real Santa Clause to show up every year, and then this year they were playing so bad that the real Santa refused to show up, I'd boo the concept of a fake Santa. Kids know the difference between the real Santa and a fake one. The kid pretendin go be Santa understood. If anyone ever boos the real Santa I'll beat them up. Santa's my hero.
  11. mikecgrimes
    I'd boo to if my team was playing like crap and then they plucked some kid out of the crowd in a bad Santa outfit because the real Santa didn't show up. The thousands booing Santa were having a good time anyone yelling a slur wouldn't have a good time, it's just not a realistic expectation. Sitting behind the Texas Rangers dugout last April a few months after his relapse I didn't hear one thing about Josh Hamilton's addiction issues. it's just not socially acceptable to make those kind of comments in a public place. It's barley socially acceptable to get on the refs or umpires to bad. If you aren't drunk, and very few fans are all that drunk, nobody is going to make that sort of mistake.
  12. mikecgrimes
    Going into last year ESPN rated him the 391th best NBA player and falling. In the NBA there are 31 teams with 12 "ACTIVE" roster spots, Probably another 50 to 70 on injured reserve. This years NBA draft will add 30-40 players to NBA rosters not to mention other young players from prior drafts will be entering the league. To sat he is an active player or will easily sign with a team is just not true. The Stat wins above replacement assumes players who are better then Jason Collins, or in other words he is easily replaced.
  13. mikecgrimes
    Wait so I'm not aware of that? HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU BUT I'M NOT AN IDIOT.
  14. mikecgrimes
    When I say society I don't really care what people over the age of 55 think, and honestly if you think some old dude is going to sit in the 8th row behind the bench (again pretending we are actually talking about an active player) and yell slurs is stupid at best. Jackie Robinson didn't get to play the first 10 years as an unknown he was known to be black the day the first non-blind man saw him, and he was born into a very racist society. As for the whole religious and marriage debate, a true religion will never change views it may lose members but the moment it changes views it's done being meaningful, they will fight laws against their belief much more strongly then any other group. In the end who cares if the law changes now or in 2026 we know it's coming and it is legal to live a married life (I understand the critical exceptions). I guess I'm just really bothered that a guy who has next to no chance of an NBA contract next year is doing this at this time. Essra Toualola and John Amechi have already done this, but they didn't do it in a self serving way.
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    By the way the idea that he or even a star player would have to deal with half of what Jackie Robinson dealt with is dumb at best. We as a society are fine with homosexuals. That being said we as a society do not care who you prefer to have sexual relations with and find it self serving to make a big deal about it.
  16. mikecgrimes
    That right there makes my point. He's nearing the end of his career? No he's a 34 year old that averaged 1 point a game who has no contract. Sure a team might of signed him but given the veteran minimum I doubt it. Now the league has no choice but to find a spot for him, at the expense by the way of someone else. We all make big decisions based on more then one factor, if his contract situation had anything to do with it then he is pathetic. Only he knows the truth, and he will continue to have to live with the truth. Having people in Idaho know he happens to prefer men to women will be of little impact to him other then the pressure it puts on the NBA to give him one more undeserved contract.
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    A 34 year old who averaged a point a game and has no contract next year is kind of putting the league in a bad spot. Still don't know of a single pro athlete who has declared there straightness. Just seems kind of selfish to use this in an attempt to get a job next year, why not do it at 29 or after you retire?
  18. mikecgrimes
    Stat of the day Twins are one of 7 teams with 7 or less losses.
  19. mikecgrimes
    We just found out what 6 inches of snow looks like this time of year, I'm pretty sure they can play through a steady snowfall of an inch or 2. Snow in April is not much different from rain in April.
  20. mikecgrimes
    Hate when they play the infield in in non desperation situations, Turning every batter in baseball into a .400 hitter is never a good option unless it's the only option. If you get the out and they tie it big deal nobody on 2 out have faith in the offense. Instead a big inning, let the other team make those kind of mistakes we can't afford it.
  21. mikecgrimes
    Wrestling managers are the best of the best when it comes to entertaining.
  22. mikecgrimes
    Paul Bearer dead at 58
  23. mikecgrimes
    Doesn't take to much practice to be fairly accurate shooting the ball correctly from that range. If the goal is to hit the backboard and miss then a baseball throw works, if the goal is to make the shot shoot the ball like it's a basketball.
  24. mikecgrimes
    Upset that ticket pricing is about money? You can still get opening day tickets for well below the scalper market, the team isn't charging even 50% extra for any game, and you have to keep in mind a weekday Royals game ends up cheaper then it would otherwise be.
  25. mikecgrimes
    Keep in mind MLB works with Stubhub, no idea the details of the agreement but the teams do make money when tickets are resold on stubhub.
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