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  1. 51 minutes ago, 59 Burst said:

    It is simply an award that outlived its usefulness. 

    I think its original intent is still useful.   But the purity of the award, the standards of measurement have been bastardized into a popularity contest, instead of what the individuals bring to the game and their team.  The integrity of the award has not been the same since Earl won it.  I will never forget Ross Browner and Parseghian dissing UT and Earl from the Heisman podium.    

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  2. 3 hours ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

    I love how it's the local BCS weather guy that is taking it personally. Hate to rain on your parade, Max, but Mike's not wrong on this one.

    I didn't catch the @ there, but the name seemed familiar.   He knows his talent level has him stuck in the little B/CS market, so he's doubling down.

    1 hour ago, msucolt45 said:

    Even Carl Lewis has UH ties. What does aggy have?

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    Who Is Kennedy Smith? Texas A&M Runner Kennedy922 Smile In Front Of Camera

  3. Along with getting Arch some real gametime experience, I think Sark wanted some recruits to see the wunderkind is in fact real, showing off his potential and the support the fans have for him.  Probably help sell some portal possibles too.   

    I also agree that he waited for the last 4 (potential) games, so even if he had to play Arch in each game going forward, his shirt won't be burned.  

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  4. 2 hours ago, Longboard Horn said:

    They really had a thanksgiving dinner of pizza and fast food 

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    There's nothing on that table J Whitt would put in his body.

    12 minutes ago, Blotto said:

    Even though they won't admit it, I think the average aggy fan secretly loves it when they have to replace a coach, because its the only time they are truly relevant on the  CFB scene. A&M gets a lot more coverage in the media during these times, and for once its not about their milkmen prancing around like they're from KC. After they make their choice, its back to another 4-6 years of 8-4 football where they largely fall out of the national spotlight. This might be as good as it gets if you  cheer for aggy. You can strut around the office rubbing your micropeen telling everyone all about your unrivaled resources. 

    And speaking of those resources, over on the gomer board I see a  bunch of those dipshits that want to hire DeBoer bragging not only about how aggy can pay him more, but also that their unmatched resources will allow a coach like DeBoer to contend for a championship. And yet somehow with all those resources, A&M never contends for championships while Washington has parlayed their green stamps and best buy coupons into a top 4 ranking and a solid chance at the championship in DeBoer's second season. They are so close to getting it, and then liucci comes along and jacks them all off with his one of his patented screeds extolling the greatness of aggy, and the system reboots itself back to the status quo. 

    They enjoy it because it spotlights the coach as the problem each time, and the culture never gets questioned.    I'd really like one of those coaches to sack up and talk about how that culture affects that football team negatively, and to a lesser degree the other sports.  

    But aggy sure likes to point out our culture like it's some plague.  Typical lack of self awareness.

     

     

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  5. 8 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

    From the article, it sounds like they are wringing every cent out of him that they can, and he’ll be discarded within an election cycle or two, before he’s even old enough to run.  I’m sure they are telling him he’ll be able to run.

    I agree to an extent.  I imagine they'll use that time to find out if he is MAGA electable and will run him if he is, and if not will drop him.  Surely other MAGA lunatics will rise to the top of that slop bucket to overtake him as the shiny bauble of the moment.

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  6. It's less about the book than ultra MAGA people grooming him for office.  

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    Two years ago this week a jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse, now 20, of five charges (including two counts of first-degree murder) related to his gunning down Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding a third man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020. This week Rittenhouse began hawking a glossy new memoir, "Acquitted," that he calls “the real and honest version of my story.”

    In reality, Rittenhouse’s latest media effort is less about sharing his truth and more about strengthening his position as a far-right political player.

    Earlier this year, a judge gave Rosenbaum’s family the go-ahead to sue Rittenhouse in civil court, where he could face millions of dollars in damages. The judge’s decision came after Rittenhouse had spent months on the run in an effort to evade being served legal documents. In August, lawyers for Rosenbaum’s estate filed a lawsuit against Rittenhouse (as well as several local law enforcement agencies).
    Ritterhouse’s decision to re-enter the national conversation with a memoir and this summer’s creation of the Rittenhouse Foundation is perfectly timed to capitalize on the 2024 campaign cycle. Bolstered by glowing interviews with the likes of Tucker Carlson and propped up by some of the Republican Party’s most extreme money men, Rittenhouse appears to be already preparing the country for an eventual political debut.


    Rittenhouse’s new memoir isn’t a desperate attempt to remain relevant. It’s more like the opening charge of a well-funded public relations campaign designed to build Rittenhouse’s personal brand into a political powerhouse. One of Rittenhouse’s many fundraising appeals garnered more $200,000 from sympathetic backers. In politics, the ability to raise that kind of money doesn’t go unnoticed for long, and Republican strategists were soon urging Rittenhouse to think about his political future.

    And he was acquitted, as we said on all charges,

    It’s no coincidence that the Rittenhouse Foundation emerged right around the time Republican leaders realized how eagerly conservatives would part with their cash to stick it to the libs. Ostensibly a group meant to fight against gun control legislation, the Texas-based Rittenhouse Foundation is a sophisticated branding and fundraising project bankrolled by some of the state’s most influential far-right conservatives.

    How Rittenhouse — an Illinoisan who gunned down protesters in Wisconsin — ended up in Texas is its own drama. Rittenhouse initially claimed he’d be attending Texas A&M University, but university officials told the press he’d never actually been accepted. Rittenhouse instead settled on tiny Blinn College, conveniently located about an hour’s drive from Republican state lawmakers in Austin.

    “Ever since the shooting, Kyle Rittenhouse has been on a quest to stay as relevant as he can, and there’s no doubt he appeals to a big part of the Republican base,” said former Rep. Joe Walsh, an Illinois Republican. “From Day One he’s been totally used by people on the right to raise money and get constituencies fired up. He’s making money putting his face out there for MAGA causes.”

    Texas Gun Rights President Chris McNutt counts himself among the foundation’s directors, alongside officers from vastly wealthy conservative activist groups like Defend Texas Liberty PAC. Shelby Griesinger, another Rittenhouse Foundation director (and treasurer at Defend Texas Liberty PAC), is one of the state’s most prolific conservative fundraisers. (Griesinger also believes Jews worship a false God.) 

    Coincidentally, the Rittenhouse Foundation was created just in time to amplify Rittenhouse’s book and, more importantly, the associated promotional tour. But Rittenhouse is proving to be a political animal even without institutional support. During the 2022 midterm election, he endorsed a handful of failed far-right primary challenges to incumbent Republican lawmakers like state Rep. Lynn Stucky and U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales. Suddenly Rittenhouse is everywhere in Texas Republican politics, and he has the money to make a real impact.

    One thing holding Rittenhouse back is his age. At just 20, Rittenhouse still has two full political cycles before he meets the minimum age of 25 to run for a seat in the House of Representatives. An easier option would be entering politics at the state level, where Rittenhouse’s recent endorsements show he’s already receiving high-level political guidance from the state’s far-right power players. 

    There’s also the fact that Rittenhouse, like most 20-year-olds, isn’t a very good politician. The gun rights rallies he headlined over the summer often drew fewer than 100 attendees. He also appears prone to distractions: Alongside the new Rittenhouse Foundation, he’s also working closely with another gun rights group founded by his former Kenosha criminal defense team.

    Rittenhouse’s actions in Kenosha are the embodiment of a disturbing conservative belief that suggests liberals are leading an attack on our nation that must be resisted. Lionized by the far-right for his bloodshed in Wisconsin, Rittenhouse is now building the infrastructure to elect and empower Republican lawmakers who share his dangerous Second Amendment maximalist beliefs. 

    Rittenhouse and the behind-the-scenes conservatives providing him direction appear to understand that remaining relevant is the key to his success both in politics and as a far-right media celebrity. What better way to stay in the headlines than to release an explosive new memoir during the heat of the 2024 presidential contest? If the goal is to draw former President Donald Trump’s attention and to unleash a monumental amount of fundraising power, then it’s a perfect setup.

    Rittenhouse’s political ambitions are still forming, and his upcoming book tour will provide even more insight into how he plans to wield his latest public persona. Republican financiers have made sure Kyle Rittenhouse isn’t going away any time soon. Neither is the violent war-on-libs extremism they intend for him to represent. 

    This article was originally published on MSNBC.com

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kyle-rittenhouse-s-new-book-isn-t-about-the-truth-it-s-about-power/ar-AA1kjajN

     

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  7. 8 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

    So....nothing will be done as these guys will be left behind to deal with this fuckery long after TX leaves.  No national media is going to run with this.  Hell, they're barely running with the MI crap.  

    No, the easy clickbaits are JImbo's hotseat and Arch thinking of transferring.  Thats all the write about anymore down here.

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  8. I agree with Brisket on most of his takes, and I believe Chainsaw has my same dance card. 

     

    Prop 13 is a Yes for me because someone higher up the food chain told me we had a few really good Dem judges who were about to be retired, and this would allow they keep their benches a few more years.  I also had one of them tell me it's no fun going before a judge who is sundowning.  So I guess it's a shrug, but I'd be a definite YES if they had added in some types of mental fitness standards.  

    On Prop 6, one of the things the Tribune posted was something about the treatment of fracking water.  That gave me pause, thinking maybe it would be a way for O&G to get taxpayers to pay for some environmental obligation of theirs.   But the overall promise of the venture outweighs the negative, especially since it seems to have pretty good oversight built in.

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    A portion of the fund would have to be used for water infrastructure projects in rural areas as well as for water conservation strategies and water loss projects. At least 25% of the fund would be used for the New Water Supply Fund for Texas, which will support projects to increase the state’s water supply through, for example, marine desalination and treating “produced water,” which comes from the ground during the oil fracking process.

    What you need to know about Texas’ Nov. 7 constitutional amendment election | The Texas Tribune

    One of the provisions of Prop 5 is that the to be eligible for this funding not only does the school have to be a state university, but also have a research budget of at least 20M/yr. and graduate at least 45 Phd's for three years running.    So at least it sets a standard.  I was afraid we'd be sending Baylor a wad of cash to research for proof of creationism over evolution.  

    On Prop 4, the temporary part bothers me.  Reminds me of the Trump Tax Plan.  Delicious looking icing on a turd.  Once the rainy-day fund begins to dwindle, where will the ISDs turn for the shortfall in funding due to their tax base being reduced a couple of years earlier?

    I'll be interested to see if the Lake Limestone screwup isn't early in the priorities for Prop 14 plans.

     

     

     

     

  9. The healthcare system is layers of corporations upon more layers all taking a piece of the pie, and we keep voting in people who not only allow this stuff, but actually pass laws that make it easier.  

    To me the fleecing of the middle and lower classes by corporate greed (in all areas) is criminal and the protection of the average citizen from them should be top priority. 

    Democrats should make consumer protection one of their standards.

    You know there are rich fuckers who are in your misery from cradle to grave, every phase of your life.  Selling you the shit that makes you obese, then owning the healthcare and drugs that supposedly treat you, even the assholes who own the funeral homes that dispose of your body.    All the while they keep you distracted from how they are picking your pocket with all these diversions about race, gender, age, religion, etc.   

    Harkening back to the conspiracy thread, I don't know if those rich assholes at the top orchestrated it starting centuries ago, or just are living large off the stupidity of humans, but I bet the answer is somewhere in the middle.    

    On the funeral stuff, if you haven't watched The Burial yet, I'd suggest it.  

     

  10. 2 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

    A buddy and I thought it would be cool to eat there before seeing Guy at the Union Ballroom one night. We walk in and there’s Guy and Verlon in the back booth having a pre show meal. Shouldn’t have been surprised but we both thought it was cool as shit. 

    Think I might have been at that show.  The one I attended was in the fall of 98 or 99?   

    There used to be an Italian place catty corner to the Parlor that was pretty good.  RIght next to Rick's(?) which was a pretty cool piano bar.  Long gone now.

  11. 10 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

    I don’t care if they made a million bucks a year, they would still be susceptible to lobbyists. 

    I agree.  I was half assed in my comment, since that pay raise would be tied to restructured campaign finance and lobbying rules in an effort to get big money out of politics.  I know, pie in the sky dreaming.  And not the discussion for this thread. 

     

  12. It wasn't a pay raise per se.  It was an adjustment to the per diem they can claim while in DC for both food and lodging. Think it came out to about an extra 37K each.

     

    I personally think they should be forced to live with the increased costs of living caused by their actions or inactions.   On the other hand I think they are paid too little, leaving them susceptible to the lobbyists.   

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  13. I have a cousin who went to Baylor on scholarship in the 70s, and was a twirler.  There's just so much holier than thou, but also we're just better people, since we go to a high dollar private school and you went to a common school.   Then when they are losing they shake their heads and ask "what do you expect from little ol Baylor?"    When they win, it's practically God's will or something, and you never hear the end of David slaying Goliath.   Of course, there's no mention of any of the crap that's transpired there for decades.    And that cousin is highly racist and all the members of her family drop the N word with regularity.

    SMU and Bill Clements and the Pony Express shit was just more of the same, sans God.  The methodists aren't as avid as the baptists.

    TCU were always the cockroaches.

    Tech, I can remember when they joined the SWC, that never was a rivalry.  They were more suited to be Aggies' rival.

    UH came in with Bill Yeoman and then Jenkins.  Those were bad years, but even then we knew they weren't players in the long haul.  

    RIce was the only one I ever respected, they weren't a bunch of insecure douchebags.   They knew they were whipping everyone academically, and that was the name of their game.  They played the games for the pleasure not the prestige.

     

    I do have to say outside the football arena, basketball and baseball will be interesting come the tournaments.

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