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Post #245,332 by lincoln 2/18/06 3:46:39 PM Reply	Chicago native makes history Shani Davis knew what he was doing. Davis became the first black to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history Saturday, capturing the men's 1,000-meter speedskating race. "I'm one of a kind," Davis said, fully aware of how much he stands out in the mostly all-white sport. [link\|http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/olympics/sns-ap-oly-spe-mens-1000-tr2,1,96750.story?coll=chi-news-hed\|link] lincoln "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem. I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a *Citizen* of the United States. [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #245,395 by jb4 2/19/06 11:07:36 AM Reply	Yeah, but he's a complete dick, too Did you see the interview after the race? Yes the interviews are a PITA, and can be annoying, but you just made history, dude...and the female talking head was serving you up softballs...you could have at least put the snarl in your back packet for the 30 seconds or so you were on camera. Having attitude serves you well, and is quite OK...arrogance doesn't become you. There is a difference. jb4 "Every Repbulican who wants to defend Bush on [the expansion of Presidential powers], should be forced to say, 'I wouldn't hesitate to see President Hillary Rodham Clinton have the same authority'." &mdash an unidentified letter writer to Newsweek on the expansion of executive powers under the Bush administration
Post #245,410 by jbrabeck 2/19/06 4:03:11 PM Reply	I agree I was cheering for him during the race. After the interview, I wish he would have lost. A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

Chicago native makes history - (lincoln) - (2) - Feb. 18, 2006, 03:46:39 PM EST

Yeah, but he's a complete dick, too - (jb4) - (1) - Feb. 19, 2006, 11:07:36 AM EST

I agree - (jbrabeck) - Feb. 19, 2006, 04:03:11 PM EST

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