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 | re: For those who missed the Carter years... - texashorn on 5/16/13 at 4:47 pm
The Dept. of Transportation under Carter also mandated that all speedometers max out at 85 mph, as though that would psychologically keep people from driving really fast. Now that I think of it, was 55 mph Nixon or Carter? (quick Google.) It was Nixon. Turns out he actually wanted 50 as the national...
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| re: Source: Two 'rogue' workers principally behind IRS targeting of conservatives - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 7:46 pm
[quote]Somewhere in Hell, Richard Nixon is smiling at the thought of another member of the Presidential Impeachment Club..... [/quote]
I hate to be a smartass, but Nixon was never impeached. He resigned before it got that far.
The House Judiciary Committee approved the Articles of Impeachment, a...
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 10:33 am
Sounds to me like it's tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3. Keep spinning.
[quote]Slive would not disclose financial figures, but sports business journalists previously said that such a contract, along with the league’s CBS contract, could provide each league school as much as $28.5 million annually alone ...
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 10:15 am
I am not impressed, cockface....
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 10:11 am
What difference does it make? You sound like Hillary Clinton....
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 10:09 am
[quote] Fact is, tier 3 has been a gold mine to the top SEC schools in large markets for many years now.[/quote]
How much have the A&M third-tier television rights been?
Zero?...
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 10:06 am
[quote]That projection is tier 1 and tier 2 + increased bowl revenue -- without the SEC network numbers factored. Yes, I know it stated confusingly in the initial article(probably purposefully). [/quote]
??????
[quote]Some believe the combination of the current contract with CBS [b]and the arr...
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 10:02 am
[quote]Especially funny considering Horn is the one in debt.[/quote]
... says the school that's about to go a half-billion dollars in the hole....
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 9:58 am
You chose not to read my post about that on here awhile back, why don't you read it now:
[link=(http://www.secrant.com/rant/display.aspx?sp=41742874&b=12&s=1&p=41741077)]LINK[/link]...
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 9:46 am
I'm kind of like this scrooster fellow, it really wouldn't be so funny if you Aggies hadn't flooded the Internet about how much money you'd be making, etc. etc. etc.
You frickers are legends in your own mind....
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 9:37 am
[quote] Remember, this has always been about money, especially since A&M needs it so badly because the previous athletics department was run into the financial ditch (and the school administration took away the AD's checkbook-signing power, so to speak).
Total falsehood. No basis in realit...
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 9:31 am
[quote]THE WHOLE ARGUMENT WAS ABOUT. That is the SEC Network.[/quote]
But you see, this, too, was largely underwhelming. I think it is comparable what each Big 10 member gets for its network, which is about $8 million/school/year.
[link=(http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/21/big-tens...
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 9:10 am
When does the contract expire? 2024, right? [link=(http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/05/mike_slive_sec_probably_would.html)]Yup.[/link] That's a virtual eternity....
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| re: OT Doctors or people who have had dealings with H Pylori? - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 9:07 am
I had a bad ulcer because of H Pylori awhile back, then it resurfaced (the same pain) a couple of years later, and I was sure it was another ulcer caused by the bacteria.
Took the blood test, and it was not H Pylori. Was told the ulcer likely never healed, and I reaggravated it somehow.
Good l...
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| re: New CBS/SEC deal worth same amount as last year - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 8:34 am
This article pretty much predicted as much in Aug. 2011. I suppose even a better record for A&M failed to be seen as a permanent needle-mover by television executives.
Remember, this has always been about money, especially since A&M needs it so badly because the previous athletics department was ...
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| re: Things i dont care about. - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 1:18 am
Income disparity....
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 1:10 am
Yeah, I was confusing traffic fatalities as a whole (my 40,000/50,000 comment) with drunk driving fatalities, which are about a third of all traffic fatalities (10K out of 30K)....
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 1:09 am
I pulled this data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which reveals the distribution of BAC levels in fatal crashes:
[img]http://i1353.photobucket.com/albums/q676/toplonghorn/Capture_zpsb87ec7b6.jpg[/img]
p. 5
[link=(http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811385.pdf)]LINK[/lin...
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 12:37 am
Well, I say that, and the chart explained on [link=(http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/safety/motorist/drunkdriving/crash.htm)]this page[/link] explains that chart is solely for the state of Wisconsin.
I'll dig a little deeper for nationwide stats.
More, for anyone interested:
In 1977, in the sta...
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 12:33 am
Stats look like a legit source, and I can buy the fact that cars are safer post-1970's. Enlightening. I missed that the first time around....
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 12:20 am
I'm surprised it's that low, I have to say.
It wasn't too long ago that those numbers were waaaayyy up there. I wonder why it's dropped? Hmm....
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/15/13 at 12:09 am
[quote]Nor is it any different than getting killed by someone chewing gum. I suppose we should ban that too.[/quote]
How many people are killed in vehicle crashes due to chewing gum? Zero? A handful?
How many people are killed each year because of someone driving under the influence of alcohol? ...
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/14/13 at 11:18 pm
[quote] thanks to over-expansive courts, states are forced to adopt federal standards in BAC (that was the exact case)[/quote]
I'd like to get back to this argument.
For someone who preaches personal freedom, choice and responsibility so often, with this statement you seem to ignore that states ...
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/14/13 at 11:12 pm
[quote]Texas is an a-hole. Dickholes like him I will enjoy destroying on a cross.
Either way a drunk will pay. Just better that they pay me instead of the state.[/quote]
This does nothing but perpetuate the vindictive nature of police officers, and does nothing to help your arguments....
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/14/13 at 10:58 pm
As am I, and it appears we are of a like mind.
One does not have a constitutional right to operate a motor vehicle on a public roadway....
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/14/13 at 10:54 pm
You're not the boss here, big boy....
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/14/13 at 10:51 pm
[quote]being justifiably skeptical of unfettered police power versus being a self-righteous hack?[/quote]
You seem really angry. Have a drink....
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/14/13 at 10:50 pm
[quote]Really? You typed that seriously?[/quote]
I damned sure did. It's that simple....
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/14/13 at 10:49 pm
I can think of an issue in the recent past that had overwhelming support of similar interests, and seemed like a slam-dunk -- immigration reform under George W. Bush.
People burned up the phone lines, threatened to actually do something, and the politicians dropped it like a stinky turd....
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| re: NTSB: Lower drunk driving threshold to 0.05% - texashorn on 5/14/13 at 10:47 pm
Don't like implied consent? Don't get a driver's license and don't drive a motor vehicle....
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