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2013-10-14 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Penguin 2013-10-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 You obviously aren't a Bears fan, or live in Illinois Mr. Penguin. I can assure you Da Coach would have trounced the Organizing White Sox fan from the Southside.

Here's some fun projected dialogue:

www.latimes.com/topic/ct-met-schmich-1013-20131013,0,6346509,full.story

Posted by Mugsy Glink 2013-10-14 08:53|| 2013-10-14 08:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Just so you know Mugsy, the comments in red are from one of the moderators, not mine. Ditka would have kicked Obama's ass. Straight up.

Posted by Penguin 2013-10-14 10:19|| 2013-10-14 10:19|| Front Page Top

#3 And the ~~pink~~ salmon moderator lives in Illinois.

Posted by Pappy 2013-10-14 11:36|| 2013-10-14 11:36|| Front Page Top

#4 he would have found a way to dirty up Ditka

Ryan is one thing. Ditka is another. I suspect the blowback would have been substantial coalescing a significant block that otherwise would have sat at home. Think of getting the base out with the Trayvon circus by the Donks.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-10-14 12:16|| 2013-10-14 12:16|| Front Page Top

#5 All that is required for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

But then, why would a guy like Ditka want to be a senator? Surely he has all the money he can use and gets to spend his time any way he wants. Why would he want to spend his time in DC? It is an unfortunate aspect of our democracy that many of the people who are attracted to political power are sociopaths with axes to grind and unscrupulous fat cats standing behind them. Once in a while we get lucky and guys who already have wealth and name recognition because of their accomplishments outside the political arena step up to the plate just because they believe it's the right thing to do. Guys like Schwarzenegger and Reagan come to mind. Too bad. Maybe Ditka could have been like that. I liked him when he coached the Bears but haven't paid much attention to him since then. Maybe he just got drunk and start running his mouth.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-10-14 13:19|| 2013-10-14 13:19|| Front Page Top

#6 just as Champ had found a way to get Jack Ryan out of the race

From the very start, Obama's political career has been characterized by his ability dig up dirt on his opponents, including his political mentor. Usually this involved what were supposedly 'sealed' or confidential documents.

Hey, kind of like the IRS and NSA scandals, eh? I guess the bear doesn't poop far from the tree, or however that saying goes.

Posted by SteveS 2013-10-14 16:42|| 2013-10-14 16:42|| Front Page Top

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