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I don't think I agree with this. I say this as a former conservative myself--and I say "former" only because I don't think conservatism in any coherent form exists anymore--conservatives never adhered to the nihilism that distinguishes Trumpism. And I think it is rooted in the newfound and astonishing rapaciousness of many of the very rich in this country. That's a new development; it's a characteristic unique to the baby-boomer generation. This concept of "I'm going to get everything I can and fuck everyone else"--we haven't seen that before. It used to be that there was a sense of noblesse oblige among the insanely rich. Sure--to some degree it was patronizing and patriarchal. But at the same time, it resulted in private philanthropy that built hospitals and schools. It resulted in a governmental structure that funded the government from the people with sufficient funds for the purpose. There's still some of that around with people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, but they're outnumbered now by the likes of the Mercers and most of the Waltons. And I'm not going to tell you that it was purely a noblesse oblige brought of altruism. It came from a peculiarly American idea that people of merit could rise above the station of their birth through talent and hard work. And that through the rise of such people, the entire society is benefited--especially the rich who might benefit from their talent and hard work in the course of their rise. That sense informed conservatism for more than a century. Conservatives supported policies that encouraged work and furthered a meritocracy, and they disapproved of policies that disincentivized work (e.g., certain welfare programs) and undermined merit-based advancement (e.g., certain affirmative-action programs). Yeah--there was the support of "liberty" that is peculiar to that class that has the time and money to enjoy the fruits of "liberty" if the government would just ignore your eccentric behavior. And yeah--there was a loathing of anything that had the whiff of socialism. But there was also a recognition that society had to be governed by certain norms, and that the poor needed a hand up from the government in order to be in a position to advance (though programs such as public education). What's unique and different about Trumpism is that all of that is gone. It has been replaced with a morality of absolute solipsism among our upper class. Steal everything you can now before you die, because who cares what happens after that? And to get away with that, they have imbued the society with a sort of nihilism that tells people that nothing is really true; nothing is really right; nothing is really false; nothing is really wrong; nothing is really real. And ultimately, there is a real and abiding loathing of the poor. Real, deep-seeded hatred. I don't get it. I'll never understand it. But it's there. And somehow, notwithstanding that, they've gotten people who they would regard as "poor" to adopt their nihilism, to their own detriment. So yeah--cancel all the programs that keep you from crippling poverty, all so that a rich guy in Manhattan can have a few million more. And don't worry about the debt--that rich guy will be dead long before it's a real problem. Yeah--none of that is consistent with conservatism; at least not the conservatism I grew up with under Reagan and Bush. It's more the conservatism of the early 20th Century Russian aristocracy.

Oh shit--maybe it's an Offensive Coordinator???

This page ruined the commitment more than EJ did.

Was from 24/7 Sports. Not sure which individual site Brennen Eagles – I knew TCU was out of it because I was in the right place at the right time. At the VYPE Magazine shoot in Houston last May I was with another reporter when he walked up to Eagles about releasing his top schools. TCU was in that list the other reporter joked about putting his crystal ball in for the Frogs. Eagles looked at him and said “I ain’t going to no damn TCU.” Needless to say, the Frogs immediately slowed their recruitment.

Give me 11 Cade Brewers and I will give you an indoor lacrosse championship.

Why should the rich dedicate 20% of their income to secular causes like public schools, Medicaid, the CDC, etc. when they can tithe 2% towards things that really help the poor, like guilt-tripping them about birth control and handing out Bibles?

Ok. Fine. I get it. Fuck EJ

I appreciate the work that you and your site do, but nope, that's not gonna fly. If recruiting sites want to be taken seriously as "journalists" then you've got to hold yourselves to a higher standard of professionalism. You don't see the New York Times running retractions with the excuse of "Shit happens." That this is not the first time it's happened makes it even more inexcusable.

This is why I will never for as long as I breathe vote for the right again. Not as long as they are aligned with these people. And not that I auto vote left, the left has a shitload of problems themselves, but nothing bothers me more than the hypocritical religious folk who hide behind their bullshit and always act as if they're on a higher plane where reason doesn't matter, because you know that's the way God wants it and he told them personally.

Any actual news or just more idiots trying to one up each other with overused memes and gifs?

If only we could come to an agreement with Iran and all of our allies to bring them to the table to end their nuclear program.

First, this is the problem with any POTUS entering into such a dramatic deal without congressional approval. Because if we let one guy do it, then we do not have a choice if the next guy wants to undo it. The original deal was terrible. IMO, it was the epitome of political grandstanding which actually made the situation worse. The Iranians said they only coveted nuclear capabilities for energy, yet, the recent report by Israel makes it abundantly clear that they want nuclear military capabilities. The 2 biggest problems with the original deal are 1) the timelines and, 2) the access. Obama has openly admitted that this deal gives Iran the capability to have advanced enough centrifuges that they could enrich uranium to military grade in a number of days. Certainly in a shorter time than any inspections could stop it. Why would we agree to a deal that lets the Iranians have the advanced centrifuges? They are completely unnecessary for energy production. It was an absolute horrible part of the deal and the one that, essentially, makes the deal worthless from a practical standpoint. A whopping 10 or so years Iran has to wait to get everything they wanted and we released 100s of billions to them. Literally, the deal from Iran's prospective was- we get 100s of billions in cash, we get trade sanctions lifted, we get advanced centrifuges, we get limited inspection and, if we wait a whole 10 years, we get the ability to enrich military grade uranium in a matter of days. That is the deal of century for Iran. Again, purely political grandstanding. The access is equally as bad. Iran was in bad, bad shape financially and politically. Bad shape. They HAD to make a deal. Yet, we did not demand unfettered access to their potential sites. It is baffling why we would do that. It is like Aggy facing the death penalty for football recruiting violations and Texas agreeing to let them off the hook if we get to inspect their recruiting of punters only. I am hopeful that the advanced centrifuges and access issues can be renegotiated in a new deal. We shall see.

Bullshit. The Iran deal was a good deal. It wasn't perfect, but diplomacy never is. Republicans across the board seized on the imperfections to make a phony case against the deal for purely partisan reasons. Not coincidentally, this is the same party that is already celebrating a mere planned sit-down between Trump and Kim as worthy of the Nobel, and would collectively jizz if he were to get NK to agree to a deal half as good for us as the Iran deal. This is happening because opposition to the Iran deal was turned into a thing for the base in the 2016 election. "Well sure we said it was the worst deal ever but that doesn't mean we wanted to exit it" doesn't cut it.

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Is he going to grow up to be a faggot like his father?

I don't think its more liberal. Its definitely more reactionary. But I understand why. I used to be a Republican, and then one day I was attacked by the Republican president. A Republican president I had voted for, to be clear. It opened my eyes and made me look at my positions in a way I had never been forced to look at them before. I became a libertarian, mainly because that was the wing of the Republican party that best represented my views. I posted some about how my political affiliations had changed, wherever I was posting at the time, but that was it. In West Mall, and then Cloak Room I had bought into the "both sides" team, and remained firmly libertarian in my views, until life got in the way and I started to realize that there are definitely situations where government is necessary, over and above national defense and roads. I was still mostly libertarian in nature, with a few exceptions. But my posting on West Mall and Cloak room, for most of the lives of those forums, was related to gay rights and both sidesisms. I will vote as a Democrat in the midterms, and for the foreseeable future, and that's not because my views have changed all that much. I've adjusted my views some based on life experience, but mostly, I still want a government that is on the small side and that is sane. What has gone off the rails for me is both sidesisms. Yeah I don't like Republicans. Yeah I don't like Democrats. But, it is perfectly clear that the Republican party has been heading down this path for a long long time. Evangelical leaders got us started, then guys like Limbaugh and Hannity put a political spin on this nihilism that's spread through that party like crazy. You know things have gone off the deep end for a party when leaders in that party start taking Alex Jones seriously, and that has happened, repeatedly, in the last few years. This is no longer a both sides situation, because the Republicans as they exist today are so much worse than the Democrats that both sides has no meaning. All those things that Brisket brought up are insane. But all of them are true. There is not another president in my lifetime who could have actually done all those things and survived it. Hell, most of them wouldn't have survived the bullshit they put up with from the Okie EPA guy. The fact that this hasn't really changed the popularity of Trump says a lot of things about the Republican party as a whole, and none of them are good. It tells me I can expect more of the same for at least the next decade. Maybe the Dems will get worse or the Reps will get better, and I will go back to my both sides arguments. Or maybe one of them will actually become a center right party who cares about the rights of all people, and I can actually find a home. But for now, its time to go with the lesser of two evils with full voice, and that means I will vote with the Dems for the first time. This is the legacy that is being left by this brand of Republicanism. It's turned people who were happy enough just to throw away their vote and bitch on the sidelines into people who will actually cross the aisle and vote against them. That's not because a change in ideology of the posters on this board, its because of a change in ideology of one of the parties. And for the record, since I got the right to vote, I have voted for President this way - 1992: George Bush, 1996: Bob Dole, 2000: GW Bush, 2004: Libertarian candidate, 2008: Libertarian candidate, 2012: Libertarian candidate: 2016: Gary Johnson (only one whose name I even remember).

While Trump has been an idiot on a lot of matters, he has been right on the money when it comes to foreign policy. This hopefully will be the death knell for the Islamic Republic. The rial will most surely collapse even further. Even though the Europeans are not pulling out, you will not see any foreign investment in Iran because it’s just too risky. Obama’s naïveté hurt American interests. Remember how Obama supported Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. Trump has smartly backed our great ally Gen. Sisi in Egypt who saved his country from Islamic theocratic hell. Look at what Trump’s tough talk led to with North Korea. They came to the table and are going to end their nuclear program. Pulling out will hopefully lead to the collapse of the Islamic Republic. Bravo President Trump.

For a guy that (correctly) clowns on OB's stupid commit-scooping antics so much, he really sucks at not accidentally stealing kids' spotlight.

He's very good at catching badly-thrown balls. Exactly what we need.

They said that when I was a kid, too. Then I grew up, and now they're saying it's actually these new children. I know a Ponzi scheme when I see one.

Well, now he can be an expert witness.

Trump wrecked the conservative Republican brand and then pissed on the ashes. Respected conservatives like George Will retired as Trumpism took power. The Republican populists declared victory as the "RINOs" were chased out of the GOP. No longer can conservatives point to the writings of Russell Kirk, Milton Friedman and William Buckley Jr but instead have the ramblings of Ted Nugent and Sean Hannity. The conservative Republican brand has become indefensible. No one worth their salt wants to be associated with it. The anti-Trump sentiment here has little to do with a louder liberal voice. Instead of arguing over policy we argue over Trump because he has made everything about him. Tl/DR: The conservative movement has gone full retard and only regards support it now.

That's John Mellencamp's place

you can expect a bunch of bleeding vag on game threads regardless of the score

https://247sports.com/Player/Brayden-Liebrock-46052250 Hello Arizona! From IT: http://insidetexas.com/liebrock-picks-texas/

Governing via Executive Order is not governing correctly. Trump is guilty of this as Obama was clearly. There was no treaty, no Legislative Branch buy in on the Iran agreement between Kerry, Obama and Iran. National Review columnist opines: https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/donald-trump-ends-iran-deal-obama-mirage/

"Brayden is a lot more fluid than Cade Brewer whereas Cade Brewer has higher motor and more grit." Hold on, are you telling me that Cade Brewer is whiter than Brayden Liebrock???

Spot on. For an analogy we can all understand, the white poor are the aggies joining the SEC. They walk into a room with the REAL big boys, and say “hey guys, ain’t it great to be one of the SEC cool kids like us? Sucks to be one of those other losers, like the Big XII or the Big 10! Hurr durr!” Meanwhile, to the rest of the successful SEC...the Aggies are just useful idiots. We are governed by the aggy ethos now. Seriously, it’s the dominant political philosophy in our country.

Was looking through an email archive over the weekend and found an old email that I sent out after a fishing trip to our place that happened a long time ago. Forgive the length but I think its a nice read. I was able get up to our farm a couple of weekends ago with my Dad, one of my best friends from back home and a friend of his, who lives near me down here in Houston. We were planning on setting some trotlines in Lake R/C and doing a little bass fishing in our small lake. When Dad and Beau arrived Friday afternoon, a strong, 25 mph south wind was blowing 2'+ waves onto our shoreline where we launch. Since Dad only likes to use his old 12' johnboat (and paddle at that) to set lines in the big lake, they retreated back to our small 12 acre lake and set one line out, using some hand-sized perch as bait, for opelusa catfish. The small lake has given up lots of op's in the past 30 years, including a 72 pound family record that Dad caught back in the late '80s. Spring, two years ago we did pretty good in Lake R/C, catching 15 op with a total weight of 302 lbs. Last year we only set the big lines twice without catching any large fish either time. Since the wind was still blowing strong when we arrived in from Houston that night we only had the one line set. The line was set with one 2 liter jug in the middle to keep the baits off the bottom. As we pulled up to the lake the next morning, we noticed that the jug was pulled into the wind, out of line of the two post driven into the lake bottom that act as the trotline anchors. Waiting for my Dad to join us, we watched the jug move back and forth, occasionally tipping up and submerging (a la JAWS). FISH ON! We climbed into Beau's 16' john and trolling motored over to the first anchor post. Dad got ahold of the line and we quick ran down to the fish. It looked to be a nice one. Our preferred method of fighting a large trotlined fish is to use another 2 liter jug with a short piece of cord and a quick-clip trotline/longline clip. We move down the line and attach the jug as close to the fish as possible. The fish will make several 'runs' against the jug (you release the trotline when the fish surges) and will soon tire. When the fish tires you can then either reach in and gill the fish into the boat or use a 'large' dipnet. We soon had the fish in the boat, a 42lber. The wind died a little on Saturday so we were able to set our other big cat lines in R/C and one small line we use for catching channel catfish. We spend the rest of Saturday catching bait for the big lines and running the small line a few times. The small line will usually give up about 6-10 1-2 lb channels each run so we had a nice mess of fish for a fry Saturday night (4 men, 7lbs fresh channel cat fillets, 2-12 packs of beer = life is good) and a bunch for the live box. We hit the sack foundered from a good feed looking forward to running the lines in the morning. We arrived at the little lake first thing and again noticed the jug moving into the wind. Another fish on! We went to the anchor post and picked up the line and Johhny promptly had the line pulled from his hand. The fish was on the first hook in 3' of water. He got the fish on the jug and played out like a pro. The dipnet went out and into the boat came a 48lber! We congratulated one another for a moment, then realized that there was something still pulling. We ran down the line to the other end and found a 12 lb channel cat as a bonus fish. A real nice run for the little lake. We went on down to our landing on R/C and Dad and Johnny ran the lines there while Beau and I started cleaning fish. 3 hours and 39 catfish later we were done. Here's a few pictures of how to land a big op. Putting the jug on the line Fish up to the surface Get the net Lift her in the boat Get the hook out In the bottom of a 54" jonboat Getting ready to weighg Up on the scale 42 pounds Catch another one the next day /csb TL;DR: caught some big catfish a long time ago

"I ain't going to no damn TCU."--Brennan Eagles

I've become captain kilowatt. Why is the laundry room light on?

Sure. Except that this is like the 4th or 5th time that he's done this shit. Everyone makes mistakes but at some point you've got to learn, right?

There was a time that the GOP espoused policies that were contrary to public largesse, etc. But the rationale and support was always based on a different take on what truly benefited the greater good. Remember Marvin Olasky and Compassionate Conservatism? (And yes, I know there were strong counterarguments). Now, the rationale is “fuck you, suck it libs!” Full stop. There is open contempt for vast swaths of our population. There is naked “I got mine - and I’m getting more through shameless corruption and self dealing - tough shit! You shoulda figured out how to rip off the system!” It revels in cruelty and causing suffering. It takes pleasure in it. Bill Maher said several months ago that the current GOP process seems to consist of just one question - “what would a dick do?” Then do that. Naked corruption. Cruelty and contempt for everyone who doesn’t follow their mold/party line. Celebrating ignorance and demonizing knowledge and objective truth. What a platform.

Not what I meant.

Your last para couldn’t be more wrong. I’m not talking about folks on TV - I’m taking about real leaders in real places, getting no press whatsoever. It’s not about positions (the Trumpist platform is mostly about shitting on immigrants and your political opponents) - it’s about behavior, and how leaders treat their fellow human beings. And you don’t get your role in this. Wait...you do...you just don’t want to face it. I remember making a smart-ass comment as a teen when we were guests at someone’s house. One of my dad’s co-workers - an older man I respected - said “brisket, we don’t talk to people that way when we’re a guest in their home.” It was a one-sentence rebuke. It resonated like hell. And it stuck. You have the opportunity and responsibility to speak up and speak out to tell people that this sort of behavior is not ok. But you’ve abdicated your responsibility and authority. Because you’re like most all of the GOP leadership I’ve seen in action lately - you’re a coward.

No, it just gets more embarrassing for Trump supporters to show their faces each day.

They are a shitty commuter school located in the middle of a ghetto. Andre Ware is an insufferable cunt and Landry’s has shitty food.

If Herman is so Mensa, why didn't we have Mike Perrin show up and pretend to be Red McCombs during the business school tour?

Gee. I wonder who fits that bill here?

Bite your tongue, sir. When y'all are talking about transactional sex, do you mean while in the dating world? Or also when people are in committed relationships? In some situations I think it could accurately be considered a transaction. But still, "transactional" implies that the individual parties agreed upon the terms before closing the deal. That doesn't happen all the time, especially if you're getting to know one another. If I go out on a date with you, and let you buy me drinks and dinner, and by the end of the night find you to be a pig, I don't owe you sex or a kiss or anything. I appreciate your generosity, but no, I don't owe you shit just because you paid for my meal. It's more of a gamble than a transaction. On both sides.

Is it necessary to paste a screen shot of every stupid thing an aggy posts on a rival board? I already know those yokels are dumbshits. I don’t visit their boards for a reason. Let’s not turn the aggy recruiting thread into a greatest hits of aggy stupidity. That actually might merit its own thread, however.

The left is going to trot out more and more socialists. There are few moderate democrats around these days. It’s going to be interesting.

This person is wrong about Jimbo. I have a good friend that told me his uncles' son was recruited by Jimbo in 2015. He verbally committed and was preparing to set up an announcement for signing day. He drove to FSU on his own dime to speak with Jimbo a week before signing day and visit the campus. I'm told Jimbo wouldn't even talk to him because he had a full schedule that day and that he was to never approach him without talking to his assistant first to make sure it's ok to go to his office. On his way out, he saw some ex Seminoles eating at McDonalds and they ALL warned him about Jimbo. They said he is not the same man that recruited him and that he doesn't care about his players. He drove the very next morning to Clemson and committed to Dabo. He signed with Clemson on NSD. The rest is history.

I created a big ticket item with a value that hasn't been established. Let's say for argument's sake that you possess a unique business tool. It can only be sold one time. The tool is so unique that its value or the value of similar tools has never been firmly established. You've identified say 40 companies across the country that would instantly recognize that the tool is worth something to them. You can easily contact responsible parties in a two-day period.For argument's sake, let's say the tool is worth fifty grand a year to you, but you suspect that it might well bring in a cool half million from the right buyer, more if you can get them bidding against each other, and you wouldn't mind cashing out. You won't under any circumstances sell for less than a hundred grand.

I once disclosed the details of a board meeting on a message board and then got sued for breach of my fiduciary duties. It was a lot of fun, I’d do it again for sure.