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Keef

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  1. I think that twitter thread is a little overblown. Granted, the Trump Organization may not have had much leverage when the loans were negotiated (or it may have had a ton if the facilities were entered into when Trump was president), but my understanding is that these documents are generally pretty borrower favorable. No one wants to enter into a loan which can be called at the drop of a hat. I'm not sure what loan covenant this would even trip - I've never seen an agreement where an entity represents it hasn't been criminally charged. Perhaps compliance with laws? Doesn't that typically have an MAE qualifier? Plus, the lenders may not call the loan even if they could, because Trump can't pay them. Better to keep collecting the monthly payments that jeopardize the whole thing, I would think. I'm only vaguely familiar with credit facilities/loans, so someone please tell me if I'm way off base.
  2. There is also a distinction between non-profits and tax-exempt entities. Not all non-profits are tax-exempt (like the NFL a few years back) - to qualify for tax-exempt status, there are all sorts of additional hoops you have to jump through to demonstrate to the IRS that you should be tax-exempt.
  3. I'm not totally clear on the status of the Johnson Amendment (I think it is still technically on the books?), but I once went to a church service while visiting my grandmother in small town west Texas where the pastor compared the "persecution" of Trump to Jesus. It's basically impossible to enforce/police, but if you're getting a tax break from the government, you should not be a political vehicle. I'm sure the IRS ignores 99% of cases because it would immediately be put on blast on Fox News ("IRS stormtroopers audit freedom loving small town church over its Christian beliefs and free speech").
  4. This worries me. The fact that the operator reached out to the US about a Chinese plant, knowing how that would go over with the Chinese government, tells me there is more to the story than meets the eye. And whether there is a serious issue or not, the US isn't going to publicly acknowledge anything is wrong at this point.
  5. Doctors can't even complain about the First Amendment without letting you know they are doctors.
  6. LOL. $1.8M in fees to an individual is basically proof Paul Hastings thought the US government was backstopping this.
  7. Jeff Howe mentioned that McClung was apparently a locker room issue at Texas Tech.
  8. Can't wait for the inevitable Wescott headline "Klubnik picks X over Texas, others" when he goes somewhere else because we landed Murphy.
  9. That and having to live in Jacksonville.
  10. Trump is even losing Tom Cotton. He may get impeached over this. Related aside, screw you Tom Cotton.
  11. Have we determined how Hugo Chavez was involved yet?
  12. This makes me wonder if the 25th hasn't already been invoked. Not saying it is likely, but there are some signs.
  13. https://www.theonion.com/fbi-uncovers-al-qaeda-plot-to-just-sit-back-and-enjoy-c-1819576375
  14. There's no golf course inside the White House to my knowledge, so he won't stay in there long.
  15. I can buy this point. Pos rep
  16. Sure - but it didn't work out for Tom, and "revamping" the offense was a major reason we hired him.
  17. It's great that Sark is an offensive mastermind and all, but is he going to call plays in addition to being head coach? Where have I seen that before?
  18. On the positive side, Sark is supposed to be beloved by his players. And the UT players almost uniformly despised Tom and I bet a bunch more were hitting the transfer portal during the offseason.
  19. Guys, we look so great in a bowl game! We're going to be so good next year. This time, it's going to be different.
  20. This, to me, is the primary reason that Herman has to be let go. If it is true that the players are telling recruits to go elsewhere, that's about as damning as you can get and we can't hope to turn things around with that type of culture.
  21. Random question - I was discussing the Bruce Feldman book Meat Market with a friend, and it brought to mind how big Hargrave Military Academy, BYU online classes, and other "creative" ways to help get kids eligible used to be. I feel like these were much more prevalent pre-2010 and I never hear about them anymore. Is that true? If so, are high schools just better at keeping kids eligible? Did conferences loosen their standards? TIA.
  22. Kinda nice to see this level of end game incompetence and poor clock management and it not be a Texas game.
  23. Love the agility, but are we sure he's a true 4.4 guy? No idea who Tristan Larsen is and not a corch myself, but he doesn't seem to be "leaving everyone behind" with his speed.
  24. I've heard from several former players that Harsin was a huge tool. Not sure if they just had bad relationships with him and/or it was just a toxic time at UT generally (whynotboth.gif).
  25. Lin Wood reminds me of an evil Barry Zuckerkorn.
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