SilverEagle

I wonder when anyone (liberal or otherwise) voiced a problem with people making money, so long as it didn't compromise our safety and economic stability. However, one Republican President DID warn us about the potential of the development of evil corporations. (Part of Eisenhower's farwell speech to the American Public 1961) "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together. " THIS IS A REPUBLICAN WARNING US! Do you have a problem with me, or anyone else, being part of "an alert and knowledgeable citizenry", or would you prefer us all to be mindless toadies of the unscrupulous businessmen.......such as the ones who are currently in the news.

.......big corporations who actually MAKE SOMETHING OTHER THAN PILES OF WORTHLESS PAPER. No problem getting out of thier way....especially if what they make is MADE BY AMERICANS!

Well, since Thomas Paine was a big supporter of the French Revolution, I would guess that he'd pretty much support an "off with their heads" policy regarding all the greedy bastards at AIG and all the Madoffs of the world. In fact, every time I read about the growing gap between the haves and have-nots of our society (including all those without jobs, medical coverage, and all the children in America who go to bed hungry every night) I think of the French Revolution. I wonder if all the CEO's in America ever studied history, and what happens when the poor and down-trodden finally get a belly full of it.

Another thoughtful article. http://www.star-telegram.com/ed_wallace/story/1270541.html One of my favorite parts. Consider the Source First! Over the past eight years we knew the economy was weak because of the automobile market. After all, just as Wall Street endlessly pans the "old media" as no longer a viable and important part of our society, it also considers automobile production "old line manufacturing" and another drain on our vibrant financial society. But think for a moment: Who exactly is claiming that publishing and manufacturing are "old line" industries not worthy of our investment? That’s right — the same folks who gave us the world’s financial meltdown. Crap! Could someone edit the title and add an "o".

I didn't know he was a walk-on.

Nathen Tune is the only one that I can remember that got one early in his career. Besides Casey Fitzgerald, the best walk-on story that I can remember at North Texas was Jordan Case.

To me allowing "sudden passion" as an excuse to kill your (alleged) loved one is not much different than a country that has a law on it's books allowing the of beating a woman for having two unrelated males in the same room. My observation of "conservative Judges" is that they tend to favor the male point of view of the law. I don't think that liberal legislators or liberal judges are responsible for the laws in Texas that allowed someone to kill their wife under the rationalization of "sudden passion".

Is that the prop that he's going to use on it? I thought most props were variable pitch these days.

I've asked this before, but does anyone know how Mr. Franklin is progressing?

..and on the electric motor side of things. http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/03/new-scooter-eng.html

I totally agree with this. Especially the part that I highlighted. I have seen many players that came here on a "ship" and wondered "what was the coaching staff thinking?". And I've seen many walk-ons come and go. And when some very promising walk-on leaves, I think the same thing.

If it were me, I'd just settle for some encouragement.

Some of my home made lemon ice box pie.....with real whip cream.

I find the aformentioned acts of "honor" just as disgusting as anyone on this forum. I'm just saying that until our women are no longer stalked, stabbed, shot and beaten by the males who claim to love them (or admire them) we have very little to feel superior about on this issue.

You know, I find this story, and everyone's reaction to it (as well as the guy who beheaded his wife over here) rather interesting. We think we are soooo much more "evolved" when it comes to women, and how we treat them, but this article seems to say otherwise. www.cnn.com FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- A man sentenced to just four months in prison for killing his wife, after a jury concluded he acted in a blind fury, drew a 15-year term for wounding her boyfriend. Jimmy Dean Watkins pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted murder for shooting Keith Fontenot on December 22, 1998. Watkins' estranged wife, Nancy, was killed with multiple gunshots as she tried to dial 911 during the attack. The jury at his 1999 trial found Watkins guilty of murdering his wife but decided he acted with "sudden passion" when he discovered her with Fontenot. In a decision that provoked an outcry, the jury recommended 10 years' probation. Because of the jury's recommendation, the most the judge could have given Watkins was six months behind bars. He sentenced Watkins to four months. I don't know how the law reads now, but it used to be that the law in Texas would totally let you get away with shooting your wife AND her lover if you caught them in the act. Besides this, how many times do we read in the paper about former wives/girlfriends/casual acquaintences who are stalked, shot, stabbed and beaten by the male that professes to love them. I suppose that if some ex-husband/boyfriend decides to beat his ex-wife/girlfiend to death with a baseball bat, then that would be less objectionable than cutting their head off. After all, Baseball is our national sport. While these acts are certainly not sanctioned by the law, they have not gone away either.....regardless of how "evolved" we claim to be. So as a society we have failed miserably in raising our sons to TRUELY BELIEVE that men and women are equal.

You know, if keeping fans/writers at a distance is supposed to maintain secrecy and/or prevent distractions so that the team (and Coach Dodge's system) can reach it's maximum potential, then God help us if we had only half the access that we were used to when DD was here.

Pie it is!

What ever happend to the young man from Celina who is supposed to be playing DT?

I deal with it by going fishing......mostly at Lake Ray Roberts.

ULL and Ark. St. are the only ones that look remotely interesting to me.

I totally agree. To address the original question regarding BV being a guru. IF Brett Vito was one of the big time gurus of College Football, I would really hate to see some of his assessments in print.....they would be brutal. Personally, I think BV has been rather kind and restrained regarding North Texas football. If you want to hear the green-colored-glasses spin on our program go to the athletic dept. site and read the press releases of the SID.

My son had a roll-over wreck (in his Ford Ranger PU) when he was in college. He hit some black ice at the 35w/North Loop 820 interchange and rolled down the embankment. The first people on the scene assumed that his truck had fallen from one of the overhead roads. The roof was completely mashed down to almost level with the headrests on the seats. My son couldn't remember how he got out, but he only had some cuts and bruises. BTW, he had not been drinking. It's amazing how flexible we all are and how much punishment we can endure. But if I EVER find myself in need of emergency help (wreck, heart attack etc) I want the Fort Worth Fire department to be called FIRST.

The historians that I've read said that only about 30% of the south owned slaves. And the poor dirt farmers who did most of the fighting and dying for the south did it because they hated the thought of northerners coming into the south and telling them what to do. The dirt farmers didn't like the southern gentry any more than the northerners, but the poor dirt farmers hated the northerners just a little more. Plus they went to war to defend their individual states....not the right to own slaves. Both administrations (North and South) stayed away from the slave issue, because they both knew that the average guy, whom they needed to go out and die, wouldn't do it for the black man. But they would do it for love of country/state. It's been pointed out several times, that if the Civil war was really about slavery, then the emancipation proclamation would have been issued shortly after the war started.....not in 1863.

He should do more than bulk up. He should get on a program with the new strength coach to try and gain about a half a step or so in speed.