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RomaVicta

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  1. You seem to think the recognizability of a chief presidential advisor and strategist is the key factor when he announces the president of the US has absolute power. The importance of a news story is founded neither in that factor nor if the readership are ignorant sybarites who don't care. The magnitude of declaring a republic essentially dead or one big step closer to having the plug pulled is not just a huge story for the news, it's historic. It's the biggest story our news outlets would ever cover if they embraced the big picture. They don't, generally. It's the same ol' segmented approach using the templates. On the day the President of the United States assembled all of the nation's flag officers to announce they'd be invading US cities for political reasons, I was listening to NPR All Things Considered. They had a solid interview with a congresswoman veteran. They reported a part of the content of the speeches. Then, because it's their template, the time for that segment ran out. Their next story was about a science breakthrough. Okay, thanks for that explanation of the world catching fire, in our next segment we talk about Halloween (scary music in back, hosts fake laugh) and so it goes. They have little editorial understanding of their jobs. They're all putting on a show. And, always, pander to your audience and block them from seeing anything too terribly disturbing. You might block them from becoming Treymfiant! The second biggest story? The American people tamely bow to tyranny.
  2. That was a very deft duck before he started hammering the head. He knows what he is doing. I don't think this was so common 40 years ago. I don't want to be anywhere near it.
  3. The national media humiliated themselves by setting up this huge story of another Manning entering the game and taking over college football on day 1. They ranked us number 1 based mostly on that. Look at all the players we lost last year, they didn't care. They turn out wrong then they crucify Manning for not living up to their delusions. They're all geniuses, the sports writing guild. They had to be right in their predictions, so the problem can't be that they're wrong. And fucking stupid. All. The. Time. Manning did not proclaim himself the greatest. He didn't ask for the whole God gives us another Manning to rule football narrative. He was an extraordinary prospect not the sure thing. He may still turn out to be exceptional, but that won't be on the moron schedule. I like Manning the man. I want him to succeed. I don't think he's ready, but that's secondary to this point: the idiot sportswriter world created a huge circus only to have their tent catch fire because they didn't know what they were doing. They're the kings of Idiot World. My last word on Arch is, good luck and beat OU. Hook 'Em!
  4. I can't find the graphic about how people rate Monster. I know some publications are harping on it's terribly low rotten tomatoes score. The graphic showed almost all ratings either a 5 or a 1, and I totally get it.
  5. They don't use the same actors, but they are very close in appearance and portrayal. I don't know why aficionados would be irked. Delighted to hear we may get another season of Mind Hunters.
  6. We started Wayward last night. After two episodes, it's pretty good. There's some mundane character development in the first episode. Speaking of mundane, we've watched a few episodes of Manifest which I started based on critical acclaim. It's very much like a soap opera with character portrayals. I'm hoping they develop something interesting about what happened with the flight soon or they'll lose me. It's all stock characters, predictable relationships, and the mundane ominousness of the NSA. The flight survivors need some spice and maybe even a villain. I don't know how good the cast is. They're trapped in two dimensions. I'll reveal more as we get deeper in.
  7. ScipioTex wrote extensively about the problem with Greg Davis' line recruiting not matching his offense. Demanding reach blocks from guys who were better at driving. I haven't read him in years. One of the best writers on the internet for my money.
  8. I knew I recognized something about the actor but couldn't place him. As said above your post, it's the actor from Sons of Anarchy. He's brilliant in this. We watched it the same way. Goredho, I was wondering if we should proceed after the first episode. We were fascinated but, more than that, we were unsettled. It's not the same thing episode after episode. There's are real character arcs and a terrific cast to dramatize them. The tie to future movies is used in a very interesting way. The second to last episode includes scenes that border on the obscene as my beloved noted. Richard Speck became maybe the most depraved human to enter my sight. The portrayal is dead accurate. I recall seeing a photo and video of him in prison in the news last century.
  9. I'll give them their due. They're undefeated and doing better than we guessed they would. It's a wild year, and who knows how far the Aggies or just about anyone else will go. I thought it would all be fun when we thought we were in the mix. All that we have over the Aggies is that we're not pointing to the Ohio State loss as proof we're really good. All of that said, my goodness they are pumping themselves up based on beating ND at ND, which is certainly credible, and wins over Auburn and Mississippi State which is kind of dubious. MSU has a 14-game SEC losing streak extending back to 2023. They played the hell out of Tennessee and lost. Auburn is 3-2 with a win over Baylor in August. In the Aggies position, I'd be excited but cautious. As usual, the Ags think they have already arrived. They complain that they're not getting enough respect. I guess this is dog bites man news, but I must feed my obsession from time to time.
  10. Monster is pretty brilliant. It's horrific, but not gratuitously. I'd never heard of Gein. Anyway, I think it's elite.
  11. I continue to wonder if the GOP is ready to ease Trump out so they can resume control of the subjugation of the republic themselves. All of their pieces seem to be in place with gerrymandering, control of Congress, a GOP toad as VP, and troops deployed to deal with any possible demonstrations from the tame Americans. Trump boosted the speed of this. Now, his approval ratings sink as he takes blame for the worst parts of the plan. Tragic death re-elevates Trump and the cause. Easy peasy. So, let Epstein playout with GOPs voicing concern and, (vomit in mouth) taking the moral high ground. The timing and situation seem perfect for that to me. But I am almost always wrong with political predictions.
  12. I suspect your reasoning is circular. I really don't care that much. Maybe my reasoning is circular as well. I hope Arch comes around. It's my experience that if the first team guy isn't cutting it, you give the second team guy a try. That would remove speculation and present a body of evidence beyond a single play.
  13. Yes. I thought all the argument around here is that you can't blame a QB for a poor team. I only judge by what I see. I don't care about the background of a person who performs the best. I don't even get why you'd make such a point. It all comes down to who is playing the best not what they were doing last year or in high school. I prefer winning to pedigree.
  14. I guess that I felt there were short receivers available, but maybe you are speaking of an overall shift in strategy. I agree that a concentration on the short game would be best. I still wonder about our execution of it from the current QB.
  15. I'm not a great analyst of things such as game plan. I do feel like we have many plays that would work well with a competent throw or, gasp, reception that led the receiver rather than require breaking stride to grab at a poorly place pass. To me, that indicates that the plan (at least on those plays) was sound. Execution did not require a high level of skill, but execution is the point of failure. I've felt that way for two seasons now. Ewers could not hit a set up long pass (low percentage, admittedly) but was reliable in the shorter game to release quickly and accurately. That and an ol that could block for runners who could exploit openings was success. None of the execution works this year, it seems. I don't think that's a failure of offensive game plan so much as adequate coaching/recruiting to ensure success.
  16. I can see why the elegant articulation caught your eye. It's not the kind of phrase one ever sees outside of an English literature class. Sadly, it has no bearing on what I wrote.
  17. Caldwell's single pass was on target. He had the pocket presence to know he could hold it that long. That's a remarkably thin bit of evidence in favor of Caldwell, but his one play was a stark contrast to the plays preceding and following it. We're largely fucked whatever we do, but I have a sick sense that Arch's futility is impacting the rest of the team. Football is not a game for the fragile.
  18. A&M with a towering win over #16, 2-loss ND and now Mississippi State at home = top 5. They just about have to be ranked that high because they're undefeated and that's the way to polls and rankings work. Who knows how good anyone is? What a weird, crazy year. I thought it would be fun when it looked like we would be in the scrum. Alas, we're floating with the scum. But, let's not make any changes and stay the course.
  19. We all are, Senor Self Righteous. We're discussing opinion not loyalty.
  20. He's paid well to make tough decisions that should lead to winning games and more. That's all that's on his performance review. I'd hate to demoralize Arch, but I'd have to keep in mind my job. I so wish we had Chris Simms on the bench. For a fleeting moment, I had hope. The prior few plays were disaster that spelled more disaster. I did a rare scream at the TV. Don't take him out! The "he didn't lose the game by himself" argument is a pretty low bar for a starting QB. That's about the same level as, "well he played well for a quarter." As you state, pointing to bad play by the OL doesn't explain Arch's dithering on pass plays or his abysmal placement even where there are catches. The all caps persuades me that Arch is competent. Thanks. Strange posts? Arch didn't play great and choked at the end except for a few plays? Which side of this discussion are you on? You do not describe adequate performance. Hasn't been great? I missed the SHSU game, but I've seen the rest. We're coming up on the halfway mark of the season, has Arch had even a sound game in there? Has anyone thought, "alright, here we go. Arch is on point. I can't wait to see him play next week"? I don't stake out territory as a fan. I don't have a stand to defend on who starts. I like Arch. I dread him on the field as QB week to week. That's way beyond "hasn't been great." I breathed after that play until I saw it was not to have a follow-up of competence. By all means, we should choose our starters based on anything other than performance. You always start the guy once rated a five star over a guy with seasons of experience. Why is that even being discussed. To win, I bench Arch and start Caldwell. It's merited based on performance. It also may help with Arch's choking problem. I want Arch to work out. I'm past the point of throwing away games to see that happen. The Florida fans are right. We were overrated and will likely remain so. Next year is the year we should be great. But, there's that quarterback thing.
  21. Anybody else wonder if SecDef Rambo chose this hanky so it could be folded to look like military ribbons? I may be going off the deep end. Reel me back in!
  22. If one wants to trace the toxin the hate engine poured into our political discourse, merely follow the campaign against Hillary Clinton. Lesbian who murdered her male lover and married Bill because she knew that was her best chance to become president herself. And that's the nice stuff that seeped from the American Spectator like pus from a bubo so the megaphones like Brother Rush could quote each as though they were credible. One report said the Bill and Hill were running lesbo gay camps in Arkansas. For thirty years this went on. She was the origin of zero toxins but the campaign was so relentless that even intelligent people on here who have recognized and abandoned the lie of what the GOP is still can't deprogram themselves from hating her. So, well said. I haven't read all the dialogue between you two, but I think I have a feel for where Bozo comes from. In this case, toxicity refers to the impact of different individuals on the chances of success for their political party. Bozo is not right-wing. I would present Bozo's point (that is, if I get it) a different way. To illustrate how Warren (my favorite candidate first go 'round) or Hillary might be toxic would be to imagine what their presidencies would have been like. Nightmare and Nightmare on Elm Street, respectively. Although their policies and capabilities as leaders in a well-functioning USA would have been outstanding, the target each would present to the toxic right would be crippling. We were fucked in 2016 because one candidate was a degenerate and the other a red flag to the bovine opposition and their rabid zombie followers. Something on a smaller scale would have happened to Warren. They're stupid cunts who don't know their place with characters besmirched by a shit river of lies flowing from FOX News and shameless GOP elected officials. The most disappointing embracers of this would be GOP white women saying it's too early for a woman. Paint either of those women black, and you have burning crosses. I have presumed to interpret Bozo here, I ask forgiveness if I'm off base. And how 'bout that government shutdown and further development of executive plenary power, huh? Thank God I'm staying out of the weeds and keeping my eye on the ball!
  23. I like the cheapest unit at Public Storage motif. It speaks to me.
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