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Satchel

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  1. Well, let’s just say there was a time in the South where racism was all the rage. OU’s conscious attempt to recruit above this circumstance served them well.
  2. OU rode the wave of being more open to the black athlete and it has paid big dividends for them. Plus they were/are massive cheaters.
  3. It’s time to talk about how politicians over time become addicted to power and prestige and what can be done to save them and us from themselves. Diane Feinstein, and Mitch McConnell should be nowhere near the Senate.The retirement age should be whatever Dick Durban is.
  4. Another reason not to beat your chest or clutch your pearls about where kids sign coming out of high school. Chances are they will not end up where they started. It’s the NFL.
  5. Commissioner Sankey had better learn his place and stay in it. The networks are not above replacing him with Yormark.
  6. There’s a lot of unemployed on air talent available should Yormark ever devide to start one.
  7. I applaud Francis for dragging American Catholicism. Much of my spiritual formation occurred during my 12 years in Catholic schools. I learned about the social teachings of the Church. I don’t think they teach much of that anymore. Quick story. A relative approached the pastor of St. Anne in Coppell after Mass yesterday to inquire about why there was no mention of the Jacksonville race motivated shooting during the Prayer of the Faithful. She said the pastor looked confused and flustered before finally offering that he would get with the other priests and “ see what they can do,” If it doesn’t have to do with abortion, these people don’t give a rat’s ass.
  8. Texans elected and re-elected a law and order AG who respects the rule of law- not a preacher.
  9. Trump and Ramaswamy Show Us How the Worst Get to the Top https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-and-ramaswamy-show-us-how-the-worst-get-to-the-top The fact that people like yours truly found Ramaswamy repellent during Wednesday night’s debate only proves that we are out-of-touch with the base of today’s GOP. But at least we’re not alone. There are numerous reasons to dislike Ramaswamy. He’s cocky. He is often wrong, but never uncertain. And he’s a suck-up; he panders to Trump (calling him “the best president of the 21st century” during the debate). In fairness, some of these criticisms say as much about us as they do about him. Politicians who have paid their dues are understandably resentful of a rich, young tech-bro line-skipper, besting them. And to more jaded journalist types covering the primary, Ramaswamy is the quintessential eager beaver who wants to be the teacher's pet. He’s Uriah Heep. He’s Eddie Haskell saying, “Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver.” Sycophantic villains long ago became tropes precisely because audiences spotted and inherently disdained them. Once you understand (and accept) this reality, it’s easier to make political predictions regarding the GOP. Who wins? It’s almost always the “craziest son of a bitch.” Who wins? The people who have no sense of shame. The people who are willing to kiss your butt—or slit your throat—depending on the circumstances. In this type of culture, attributes like decency, merit, and consistency become liabilities. Asa Hutchinson is too decent (read boring) to win. But the slick and fast-talking Ramaswamy is perfectly suited to thrive in this “Give us Barabbas!” era.
  10. I agree that the LHN is/was a convenient whipping boy. It’s not like Texas gave itself a network. ESPN is the author and finisher of all of the chaos in college football.
  11. If more Americans were brave and honest enough to disclose how much they don’t like guns, it would shock the world.
  12. Sane people must start challenging the prevailing notion that the 2nd amendment sacrosanct and more important than all of the other amendments. It is not, and it’s time we start ensuring domestic tranquility and allowing everybody a reasonable opportunity to pursue happiness.
  13. This is the thought that pains and keeps it real for me. The 52 year old lady, along with the two men, aged 19 and 29, left home to go the Dollar General. As we do everyday, they had a reasonable expectation they would return home, as had been the case countless times before. You just don’t want to believe that you’ll be shot to death because of a fateful decision to go the the store around the corner.
  14. I know this is Texas, but damn! https://www.yahoo.com/news/conservative-texas-supreme-court-rules-040843808.html Republicans in Texas are laying the groundwork to legally suppress the vote in Harris County— a democratic stronghold and the state’s largest county. On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled Texas Supreme Court ruled Harris County has to disband its elections office by September 1st and give the state's Republican secretary of state oversight power of the county's elections
  15. He should familiarize himself with the modified version of the “cracker slapper” popularized in the aftermath of the Riverboat Rebellion in Montgomery. The folding mechanism on them fits perfectly across the brows of ignorant, dumb biscuit bakers on the take.
  16. If one googles stories about Deloss, one will find any number of glowing articles about his long tenure at Texas. One will also find some not so flattering takes as well. In one such article, a Tulsa Herald writer called him a dictator and said; “Dodds has been the Big 12's de facto commissioner from the day the league was officially formed on Feb. 25, 1994. Schools have either played by his rules or else.” Following Deloss’ retirement, that kind of talk has clearly become clearly water under the bridge since OU was invited to tag along with Texas to their new home. Money really does make strange bedfellows.
  17. Here’s the rest of the story. Trump was allowed to self record his measurements in advance and provide them to Fulton County. He shaved off 30-40 pounds because he can’t be honest about anything.
  18. I agree with your view of the predicate established by UT and OU to be “discreet.” Nice job.
  19. I have no earthly idea what the solution might be. Money is the driver here and will continue to be until there’s no more of it.
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