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  1. DJ V Lawrence
    Isn't that more of a Supreme Court issue than executive?
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    Yo, where exactly is the Warehouse District in relation to East End? (Major apologies. Haven't been back in Houston long enough obviously...)
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    I don't think Dynamo would suffer an attendance loss if Gus Wortham were the location. That being said, stadium or no stadium, I'm all for an East End revitalization. There's lots of potential there. I'd like to see projects that help build the economy for those living in that area. A world-class stadium and soccer fields there would be a major boost, but it shouldn't be the only thing done. There should also be plans in place to revamp all of Polk and Harrisburg from Gus Wortham to HW59 (downtown). Perhaps urban redevelopment up and down both streets that look great and are affordable. Kinda like Midtown's developments, but with a different architectural flare. Have them enhance the flavor of East End. I think Dynamo, East End, and all of Houston would win if that happened. I've driven by Gus Wortham, and it's a nice looking course. If there's low occupancy there though, I don't see any loss if it's replaced with another significant sports complex that would bring more people and money to Houston and East End. There's plenty more golf courses being built in and around Houston that are also really good quality. If Gus Wortham were home to the Houston Open, I'd feel differently, but replacing that particular course and revitalilizing East End works much more for Houston than Dynamo moving to the suburbs. I agree. I don't consider it a barrio either, but I think new developments there that rivaled SugarLand's Town Centre for pedestrian friendly shopping East End-style would be awesome.
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    (2500 Cool Points Awarded to Tigereye. Keep up the good work, yo!!) I think a stadium on the Gus Wortham site would be a great success. It's in close proximity to Downtown (Just a straight drive on Polk), the area could use a revitalization, and it's in Houston. -A stadium for Pearland or Webster may be a success for those cities, but I think would become a failure for Dynamo. They'd have to settle for a stadium post-Beckham that has only 3000 seats more than the Rockets in order to hope they could sell it out, and their merchandise and marketing potential would be minimal. -Sugarland wouldn't be as bad, but they'd probably still have to settle for around a 22,000 stadium that wouldn't be as occupied as one within Houston. For Houston's sake, I hope we get a 27-35,000 stadium within close proximity to Houston's CBD. East End is actually a pretty good location: an area close to Downtown that could use a major revitalization. The thought of having Dynamo's practice fields there isn't a bad one, but I hope there's an urban development plan also involving the stadium around Polk and Harrison. Say Houston successfully got an NHL team; Dynamo stadium could be the main big-concert stadium/arena for when Toyota Center were not available. At East End's proximity, we could sell out at 30,000+, have the highest seating capacity of all MLS, and build Dynamo into the superclub prestigue. Here's another idea for Houston sports. Pearland and Webster would like more sports and entertainment within their communities. Why not make a pitch to the Houston Texans and Dynamo for their practice facilities? Webster could have Dynamo practice fields for MLS or international opponents, while Dynamo practiced at East End. Also, Pearland could make a pitch for the Texans to eventually build their practice facilities there since McNair has said in the past that their current location may not be permanent. Both would bring so much free press to both cities.
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    Jeremy Shockey, TE of the Giants, also plays a good RB from time to time. ----------------- Speaking of race in the NFL, check this article out: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4502451.html The NFL, as is MLS, is pursuing a stronger hispanic advertisement campaign. It seems like a race between the two leagues as to who can remain the dominant sport in Mexico and the Latin-American community. According to this, David Beckham's signing is a big reason behind it. Their goal (which I think is unrealistic) is to turn the main love of Latin America from soccer to football. What I gotta respect from the NFL is that they're not taking any other league or sport in America for granted. They know soccer is now a sleeping giant in American sports because of it's potential, and they know football isn't an international sport like soccer, baseball, basketball, and hockey. I didn't know until after reading this that only 23 NFL players are hispanic. Remember, there's 50-75 players on a team roster.
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    Are you talking about diversity/prejudice in the NFL, or diversity/prejudice in society? What does L.A. have to do with football? They don't even have a team.
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    Yo, quick question. Has it been announced when the first debates will be? It's all been a name recognition game, and we're all asking each other about who we support, but I'm anxious as to who will stand out with the issues that matter
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    I see it as the exact opposite. If we hired people on our staff because they were black, I'd say that were prejudice and racist. It's not 1965 anymore, yo. We now live in a time where race doesn't and shouldn't matter in football. I thought Dungy and Smith proved that. There's other American sports where officials there are hoping to tap into the minority audience more because of a seemingly lack of minority athletes and interest (NASCAR, NHL, etc.). The NFL doesn't have that issue.
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    The top six (in this order), NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, and WNBA.
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    Are U saying that apples have no choice to live and oranges are evil? The nerve
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    I'm with ya, TexasStar. Have fun at the game. If we do get the Penguins, the first game I'd buy tickets for would be Houston vs. Dallas. Besides, the Stars are my favorite NHL team. They've represented Texas well That would be sweet. We'd be the only city in Texas, and one of four in the country to have the six biggest leagues in America representing them. The only cities with that currently are Chicago, New York, and Washington D.C.. Cities with all five major men's leagues representin' them include: Denver, NYC, Dallas (if the Rangers count), Chicago, and Boston (if the Patriots and Revolution count) L.A. will join the club when they get the NFL again.
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    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4501189.html NEW Superliga announcement. All three 1st round games for Houston Dynamo (against Club America, Morelia, and D.C. United) will be at Robertson Stadium. The ultimate home-field advantage for da OrangeBoyz.
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    I hope we're as lucky with NHL as we have been with MLS (Champs in the 1st year in H-Town)
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    I'm fickle, b**ch!! Yo, maybe after the Penguins deal doesn't go through, Alexander should just go out and buy another one. I KNOW Nashville wants to leave if they knew their success would bring fans. The city's just not getting the job done.
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    I agree. To me, a president's stance on things like abortion and gay marriage isn't as important as his stance on the economy and where to send American troops. Not saying those types of issues don't matter, but they don't deserve the same amount of attention. If the election were held today, I'd choose Obama, and if not him, then either Clinton or McCain. Biggest reason is because I'm more aware of their stances than any others running. I think all three would be responsible when it came to the economy and how to finish our missions in Iraq with a victory so my friends could come home. I like Obama's lack of politics, and his bi-partisan approach. I want to look into Clinton and McCain more in terms of their stance on issues, but both have a great history. Hilary and John both know how Washington work. McCain has a VERY strong military history, which I think would help his credibility with strategics, but I just don't know enough yet. Clinton as well; I want to know more. Guliani did a great job after September 11th, but don't get it twisted; I still don't know what his plans are as president. He did what we expect a good leader to do. What I'm curious about is what he would do as president from preventing a major attack like that from happening while he were in office, post "war on terror". And I'm curious what his economic stance is that would stand out more than Obama, Clinton, and McCain. I wanna see some debates and hear more on their stance before I say "this is the person I want".
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    ...but not Dallas, Texas, right? Oye Oye Oye!!
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    Oye Oye Oye Nashville and the Florida Panthers would be the two teams I'd look at. Both have horrible attendance. I'd prefer the Predators over the Panthers though. They're a much more respected team in the NHL aside from support.
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    Actually, Feufoma is right. How much did Dallas spend on the stadium? Far as I'm concerned, Arlington put more money in it than any other in the Metroplex. It's their team, but Dallas still deserves credit for being the biggest city in that area.
  20. DJ V Lawrence
    SOME kind of parking would have to be added if the Astrodome became a hotel. Might as well become conservative with Reliant Park's surface lots...
  21. DJ V Lawrence
    Yeah. Thought he was all bad 'cause he got the top bunk. Then he realizes that the guards AND jailbirds are teaming together to take his Cocktail Fruit > "Bradddddleeeeeyyyyy!!!! Oh Braaadddllleeyyyyyy!!...."
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    I think the greatest debate and voter influence in this election will be on Iraq and what each candidate's plans are for the next 4-8 years. Iraq is probably the biggest reason why Bush has a 28% approval rating (according to CBS) in contrast to the same president's 82% approval rating a few weeks after Sept. 11. I mention that because I'm curious of the Republican campaign approach. It's not completely over for the Republicans in 2008 for two reasons: 1) Americans have ADD. I don't think Bush's approval rating will be this low throughout the rest of '07. If so, then damn. 2) Between the four most popular candidates thus far from both parties (McCain, Obama, Clinton, and Guliani), McCain has the most veteran military experience, and has always been outspoken against both parties' policies if he didn't agree with them. That could be a major strongpoint should he win the GOP. If he doesn't, it's hard to see Obama or Clinton lose to any other candidates (especially if they were smart and pulled off a Kerry/Edwards '04)
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    They probably haven't come yet. It was reported they were coming sometime this week, but we don't know when. Yo, check it... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/hockey/4496703.html The Govenor of the Penn-etentary all up on da Penguin's grill, yo. Also, look at this... http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl Check out their poll at the bottom as to where you think the Penguins will play next season. Fox didn't even mention Houston's name. I guess they feel Houston is a long-shot. (sniff, sniff) I smell fish, yo. Something tells me Houston may only be de-bait for the Penguins to get a better deal in Pittsburgh. Maybe they have no intention of moving, and are just using KC's new arena and the Toyota Center as a way of saying "Yo Pittsburgh, Gimme yo' dessert after every meal to keep me happy" (like that Prison Break reference, don't cha?!) "Warden's gone home, b**ch. Mice are gonna plaaayyyy
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    U brought up a good point. Say the Astrodome does go through as a hotel. Why can't there be underground parking in Reliant Park? Wasn't part of the issue with the Texans a ramp for parking in the Dome? They could have a few underground event parking places for Reliant Center, the Dome Hotel, and perhaps for the Texans as well under the current parking spaces. And STILL use the surface lots for parking/tailgate parties. After that, sell the parking spaces across the street from Reliant Stadium to another urban development entrepeneuer to get some or most of the money back for the new parking construction. Couldn't that work?
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    How ironic. Some of us Americans go to Canada for drugs.
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