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michael corleone
| Favorite team: | LSU |
| Location: | baton rouge |
| Biography: | lsu alumni |
| Interests: | fishing |
| Occupation: | professional beer drinker |
| Number of Posts: | 6512 |
| Registered on: | 6/30/2005 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Which finished Britain as a world power: WW2 or Suez Crisis?
Posted by michael corleone on 2/24/26 at 12:32 pm to prplhze2000
Very interesting question but I suggest you expand on it. It should really be two questions:
Which event ended Britain’s ability to exercise influence and leverage as a world power.
Which event caused Britain to realize that it was no longer a world power.
In my opinion, when Patton crossed over the Rhine, it ended Britain’s ability to exercise and leverage authority as a world power. Britain in specifically Montgomery wanted to be the first to cross the ride. The allies gave Montgomery multiple opportunities, dating back to market garden in September. He couldn’t get it done. He wanted a direct order issued to patent to not cross the rhyme. Then once he crossed it, he demanded that patent be relieved of duties. Churchill realized at that point that Britain was not the big stick it used to be. Immediately thereafter, they lost much of their empire as part of the post World War II fallout. Despite this, it is clear that they did not realize how we emasculated they were until the Suez crisis. Reality finally hit them in the face.
Which event ended Britain’s ability to exercise influence and leverage as a world power.
Which event caused Britain to realize that it was no longer a world power.
In my opinion, when Patton crossed over the Rhine, it ended Britain’s ability to exercise and leverage authority as a world power. Britain in specifically Montgomery wanted to be the first to cross the ride. The allies gave Montgomery multiple opportunities, dating back to market garden in September. He couldn’t get it done. He wanted a direct order issued to patent to not cross the rhyme. Then once he crossed it, he demanded that patent be relieved of duties. Churchill realized at that point that Britain was not the big stick it used to be. Immediately thereafter, they lost much of their empire as part of the post World War II fallout. Despite this, it is clear that they did not realize how we emasculated they were until the Suez crisis. Reality finally hit them in the face.
re: Abigail Spanberger chosen to deliver democrat response to State of the Union
Posted by michael corleone on 2/24/26 at 12:20 pm to loogaroo
CIA —can’t beat them , join them. Anyone who votes for an “ex” CIA officer for an executive position is a fool.
re: The joke Trump made about women’s hockey was unacceptable
Posted by michael corleone on 2/24/26 at 12:18 pm to SelaTiger
What’s wrong with the comment ?
Mom&Pop/Family owned restaurants in Florence/Tuscany and Rome
Posted by michael corleone on 2/22/26 at 4:31 pm
Headed there for Easter. We are looking for recs for the mom&pop/family owned restaurants. The “mangia” type places where Noni are cooking the food.
re: Bayou Bambino
Posted by michael corleone on 2/16/26 at 8:18 pm to RTRnFlorida
He just hit a fricking BOMB !!! You are just jealous that you don’t have a major sport with a similar championship tradition as LSU baseball.
Bayou Bambino
Posted by michael corleone on 2/16/26 at 7:07 pm
Just stole second and then scored from second on a bouncing ball single up the middle. LSU stacked. SEC fricked
re: CEO of Microsoft AI says most white collar work will be fully automated within 18 months
Posted by michael corleone on 2/12/26 at 12:51 pm to RLDSC FAN
Anyone want to bet this doesn’t happen in the next 5 years , let alone 18 months ? I will take the over.
re: MBB operates at a profit- no matter the record.Save the $ & let Mc contract expire
Posted by michael corleone on 2/11/26 at 12:14 pm to Covingtontiger77
With NIL and the portal , a solid hire can rebuild and make the tourny in year 1. Save the money.
re: Kurt Cobain's death 'was a homicide' according to new private forensic findings
Posted by michael corleone on 2/10/26 at 5:03 pm to boxcarbarney
There has been speculation since the day he died that it was a homicide. The leading factor supporting the theory is that the amount of heroin he ingested should’ve immediately incapacitated him, making it virtually impossible to shoot himself.
re: Woodward was exposed as maybe the worst AD in NCAA history
Posted by michael corleone on 2/8/26 at 6:25 pm to Strannix
OP with a big stretch. He hired JJ who is clearly the best baseball coach in college. He also hired KM for woman’s basketball and DD’s replacement. Collectively they have won 4 NCs. He severely screwed up the BK hire, but consensus at he time was that he was a home run. Basketball —by far a true cluster with how he dealt with Will Wade and the hire.
re: How is Roger Craig in the Hall of Fame?
Posted by michael corleone on 2/7/26 at 11:56 am to SoFla Tideroller
He invented the position relative to the modern era of football. It can’t be denied. Prior to him , no one was utilized EVERY down as both a run / pass option. Did you have a couple of guys come in every now and then in 3rd down to catch a pass—of course. Craig played every down. He was just as likely to catch a pass on 1st or 2nd down and any down. Likewise, he was equally as likely to run the ball in any down.
re: How is Roger Craig in the Hall of Fame?
Posted by michael corleone on 2/6/26 at 8:30 pm to High C
In his defense , he was the first run/pass catch back. The system created him and ultimately produced more , but what he accomplished during his era was unheard of as compared to contemporaries and predecessors. He gets in the same as older era WR. They stood out amongst their peers.
re: Prediction: LSU will win 8 games at most next year likely 7
Posted by michael corleone on 2/6/26 at 8:26 pm to GameDay7
I will take that bet. What’s the wager ?
re: Why are Pam Bondi & Kash Patel going after Benghazi?
Posted by michael corleone on 2/6/26 at 8:21 pm to FLTech
Going after bc Clinton is testifying.
re: Obama pressured Comey through Lynch to get rid of Clinton’s email scandal in January 2016
Posted by michael corleone on 2/2/26 at 2:19 pm to Timeoday
I explained this to SFP a few months ago when he peacocked that the statute of limitations ran out on alleged Comey charges. DOJ knew that and leveraged it during his interview. Question Comey as part of a criminal inquiry, he cat take the 5th bc his involvement cat be prosecuted due to statute of limitations , but he still has to be 100% cooperative and truthful with his responses or risk being charged with a felony for lying to DOJ. This is about getting to the truth of what happened , who knew , and who made the decisions. Even if no one goes to jail, We The People need to know. It continues to shed light on how the DC machine and media conspired to lie to the American public.
re: NTSB releases 3D reconstruction of DC midair collision from last year
Posted by michael corleone on 1/27/26 at 8:19 pm to Bubb
Said it multiple times when the accident occurred and argued with people here. What fool thinks it’s a good idea to have the air traffic crossing like that at the same time in similar altitude. The flight path of the military helo was set up for a human failure to occur. You create a different route around and you stick with it every time. No reason to ever have them cross near each other within 300-500 ft of altitude. It’s like having interstate lanes cross each other , wh e depending upon a traffic cop and all drivers to avoid collisions. It will work for a while , but it only takes one of those humans to fail to cause a collision. My guess is that the had multiple near misses each year as well.
re: Toledo Bend - Sabine River Authority Not Following Own Operations Guide on Water Release
Posted by michael corleone on 1/27/26 at 8:45 am to StanleyB
Big article yesterday on how solar in Texas can’t keep up with demand during the freeze. Probably adding capacity to the grid to make up for it. Evidently all of the smart engineers and environmental wackos forgot that solar doesn’t have an accelerator that can be pushed to increase capacity when demand goes up.
re: Did Germany ever have a real chance of beating the Soviet Union?
Posted by michael corleone on 1/26/26 at 7:33 pm to Canon951
Launch in March. Drive to Moscow. There is a possibility. Japan bombing PH really hurt as much or more than anything else. Until PH, minimal German resources were needed in Western Europe and North Africa. PH locked in a true two front war.
re: Considering getting my first German Shorthair Pointer
Posted by michael corleone on 1/26/26 at 2:03 pm to Sull
Purchase a subscription to Gun Dog magazine. It will have a ton of info you can review and vett
Does Glenn have the chest to write an apology
Posted by michael corleone on 1/23/26 at 8:03 pm
On Day 3 or so of the portal opening , our friend Glenn wrote an article declaring CLK a portal failure. A true journalist with integrity and objectivity would write an article stating that he risked to judgement and was wrong. I challenge Glenn to do so given how the portal has shaped out. Will he take the low road or high road.
Glenn, we are waiting.
Glenn, we are waiting.
re: It was a banner year for Ole Miss
Posted by michael corleone on 1/22/26 at 11:06 am to Landmass
Only Oxford, MS logic can conclude that a 2003 SEC West Champ banner is a “troll job”. You lost the game , LSU won the SEC, and a NC. You continue to embarrass yourselves by keeping it on the stadium and referencing it as some sort of “victory”. The delusion has become comedy gold.
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