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Ariza never was a catch and shoot player until he put on a Lakers jersey. Didn't you see him play in Orlando and New York? All he did was catch a pass, dribble and drive hard and try to jump over everyone, a la James White. And I saw Artest catch and shoot plenty of times out of doubles against Jermaine O'Neal. But here's something. You'll see two in a row at around 30 seconds. One more at 1:05 in the video, and then three others at 2:45 in. And all of those were when he was a Rocket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMhP9dHD5dk You guys will see.

Use them to pay OTR's hosting fees after combining them with the ones I find in the trash cans every morning.

Greenspan had no reason to say what he did about slowing the economy while he's pointing fingers in many other speeches about who is the cause of a plummeting economy. That's being a hypocrite, something Greenspan has always been good at. And you noted that the banks wouldn't have to lend to anyone with 600-700 on their credit scores. Well, they don't now...and that's why Americans (namely the middle class) hate it. When the industry comes out with a $40,000 car and expects people to buy it, they better start loaning out money to more than just the rich people that, honestly, don't even need a damn loan. The country has fallen into the hands of the rich, simple as that. There's no more for me to discuss.

That's the speech where Greenspan declares that he didn't fully understand what happened, also. And wasn't it Greenspan that said he supported slowing down the economy and raising unemployment, to maintain a certain level of insecurity among the workers? Again, just another guy who wants to point fingers at his party's opposition.

The banks won't have any money if nobody uses them for loans. And nobody will need loans if the government uses your plan and gives everyone $100k. It's that cut and dry. I'm not sure how else to put it. If the government figured that giving money to the people was the resolution, you'd think that would've been done already. And when I say "giving money," I'm not talking about a small check for $200. The US can't afford to give everyone a million, or a hundred thousand. The banks can't afford to lose everyone's business. This country can't afford to lose their banks. Aaron hit the nail on the head earlier, with his reference to USPS. It's a perfect example of government-controlled business that has been effective for decades. You don't have a USPS CEO stealing money from the program, and you still have a vast amount of people involved, seemingly unlimited jobs and millions that use the service.

Ah, come on. Bill Clinton didn't start this. Our economy started failing after 9/11, and unemployment was rising around 2003, stayed level up until 2008, and then it started rising again. See, this is where I end the discussion. Saying that Bill Clinton is the reason the economy started failing is like saying the war in Iraq benefits us...and usually, people that hate Bill Clinton WILL say the war is good. Truth is, I don't like everything Obama does. I don't like anything Bush did. I don't care if you are a left-wing or right-wing, don't care what people see me as. Politics are the fall of this country. People that make decisions based on their political "beliefs" do so because they can't think on their own. I hate Obama's health care plan. Health care needs fixed, but not like that. However, the government has to step in and do something right now, to save this economy, because it's been proven for eight years that the American people (and more importantly, the rich) sure the hell don't want to save it, and without the middle class, this country is dead on its feet. If someone is looking for a resolution, make things such as welfare, medicaid and medicare available to those that actually deserve it. Give it to those who have no history of drug abuse. Give it to those who have no criminal record. Give it to those who have no history of lawsuits connected to more than one job-related accident. Then raise taxes slightly for those making six figures, keep taxes the same for anyone else. Put a real ban on illegal immigration. Shut down the borders and demand that everyone entering this country registers immediately. End the war in Iraq, to stop spending money for nothing. Force banks into giving loans to US residents that have been here for longer than a year, 600+ credit score (instead of a ridiculous 725 you pretty much have to have today). Hell, legalize marijuana, put a tax on it and sell it, since alcohol is more dangerous. But no, you won't see much of that going on, ever, because everyone is concerned about Democrats and Republicans, and not the American public, and that's why we're in the mess we are in today.

Ron is notorious for jacking up shots when he's running an offense or playing as the primary scoring option. Houston, Sacramento. I'm sorry, but that's not going to happen here. Fisher brings the ball up, and it goes into Kobe's hands. Ron will play Ariza's role, and he'll land wide-open jumpers all game long...and like Ariza, he'll hit them and will be a pivotal piece in our 2009-10 championship run.

Pay off a house, and it's yours. The banks are done with you at that point. They make no money off of you. Banks would rather you have to pay on it for 25 years, as they rack up interest. Same with vehicles. The difficulty of getting a loan doesn't help the economy at all, because at the end of the day, people paying on cars are making money for the economy, not people buying them directly, because technically, the bank purchases that car from the dealership and puts their hand out for your own money. Banks are key to this economy. Giving everyone money only eliminates banking from purchases, crushing the US economy.

Well, $100k pays off a house around here, probably pays about a fourth of a decent house in California. Housing isn't a problem, but that's what many will use that money for, and that means that banks will be less involved. Banks fail, car dealerships fail, economy fails, and people will be without jobs and without their $100k. Everything isn't so basic, or else we'd all be running for President.

So...start Monta, Curry and Jackson together, and bring Maggette and Azu off the bench? I figured Jackson would be more comfortable playing the two-guard position, but I guess not.

Give every American a million dollars? Where are we going to get that kind of money at? That's going to cost us more zeros than our national debt. 800 Americans = $800 million. Not a chance. And just like many millionaires, a lot of them will keep that money. Then the US will get a huge slap in the face because the economy fails quicker than it could ever go.

But to suggest that we just let companies fail (such as GM) and let the country fall into a depression...that's insane. Anyone who lived through the Great Depression would drop their jaw at someone suggesting such a thing. We aren't even in a full, severe recession yet. I don't ever want to know what a depression is like, and I could care less how it's suppressed as long as it's done.

We tried one thing for the last eight years, and it didn't work. Might as well try the other. And when, or if, that doesn't work, might as well try another. Eight pages, and not a single person (including me) has yet to post a resolution. Therefore, I'll realize that Bush was wrong, and I'll give Obama the chance he earned. Otherwise, I better have a method of whipping this economy back into shape, or what I say is meaningless in any debate.

You can't compare Iverson and Brooks. Yeah, Iverson has shot 40% in his career as a primary scoring option, and a player that many have to double. Nobody has to double Brooks. If anything, teams were leaving him open to close in on Yao and even Artest and Scola. He shot 45% in the playoffs against a very slow and old point guard in Fisher (who flops) and a player in Farmar that has absolutely no lateral quickness. Brown was busy defending Lowry and Houston's two-guards.

Nevermind, I have it.

Can someone send me a test PM, please? I won't reply to it...gotta keep the PM notification up and test some coding. Thank you.

You guys do realize that people burned their money to replace firewood during the winter, because firewood was too expensive...right? Let the country go into a depression and see how quickly you'll be praying that we pull out of it. This minor recession is nothing compared to a real depression.

Let the country go into a depression? What? And it's a given that Obama has people to answer to. Checks and balances. The only time I saw a Congress not act on anything was when Bush decided to invade Iraq illegally.

If GM were to go under completely, it would bump this country into a borderline depression. And I can resurrect a website without any assistance, and without anyone stopping me from doing so. Obama has people to answer to.

Haha, no, the CEO's are laying people off because they were dishonest to begin with, sneaking money under the table. We've covered that pre-Obama. We gave CEO's the money to recover, and they STILL spent it the wrong way...has absolutely nothing to do with raising taxes. Again, layoffs have been happening since the beginning of 2008. And Obama isn't going to pull anyone out of the war. It's not his decision in the end, which is also why the health care reform is getting so much heat.

It was at the beginning of 2008 when the economy finally started losing jobs (since 2003), and it never slowed. If someone was ready for a resolution within Obama's first year in office, that's unfortunate. You aren't going to pull a country as massive and important as the US out of debt that quickly, and it's always darkest before the dawn. It also doesn't help that we're still spending for a war we have no reason spending for.

I realize that they do make more, and I realize that it'll always be that way...but that doesn't make it right, nor does it make it right for the hardest-working laborers to have to pay the same amount of taxes the rich do, especially given the fact that most rich people do absolutely nothing for their money, in regards to physical labor. The problem with America is that the people flaunting their wealth don't give a [expletive] about anyone working to GET THEM their wealth. Truth is, if it wasn't for laborers, none of the rich make money, and this world probably ceases to exist. So when some rich guy whines about paying a little more out of his six-figure earnings each year, he should be slapped with a pair of gloves, safety glasses, boots and a hard hat, so he knows what it's really like to work for your money, then robbed by "The Man" who is, ironically, the one complaining about taxes.

15 against Blake, 18 against Fisher (and I'm sure any speedy point guard could drop 20 on Fish). He shot under 41% in the regular season.

I watch the show because Megan is a piece of work. But yeah, the guy...I remember him. I wanted him to win. I guess the show finished up in March (taping), and he was a finalist. He secretly married Jasmine Fiore, who is a Playboy model, and they split up in May. He also ended up participating in I Love Money 3, and winning $250k (rumored), so they may be canceling that show, while just postponing Megan's.