The legacy of 'W'?

Only one woman? How do we choose who participates? Rock, paper, scissors? Cage match? I don't know about that. Hess is a scrapper. ;)

Good question. I think first of all someone who really wants to engage in this discussion and who isn't simply bored until the season starts.There are a few other criteria I would suggest in addition to the above.

I'm down... I think it should be open to everyone though, with fair warning before hand that any ignorant / inappropriate comments will result in 3 month ban (literally) and deletion of your post.

Plus I think Smoot wants to lay the smack down on someone... It's been a while since It's happened. If I were a mod, I'd be playing "The Final Countdown" on permanent loop before the thread just to get ready to dish out some action.

Seriously though, I think everyone can benefit from hearing a wide range of thoughts / ideas in a semi-controlled environment. It'll be our farewell to the off season thread.

I don't know. It took a while for us to have faith that we could renew political discussion.

I'm not against the discussion, which I think should be free for all. But, we'd have to be very careful and no "You all hate Michael Vick because he's Black" posts.

Ultimately, this is Matty's call

I think to keep things orderly and on track, they're should be a theme for that thread or somewhat of a general topic. After we exhaust one theme or topic we move on to the next. i.e. Race and Athletes, i.e. The "N" Word. Race and Politics....or whatever.

Only one woman? How do we choose who participates? Rock, paper, scissors? Cage match? I don't know about that. Hess is a scrapper. ;)

Where has she been? I haven't seen her in a while.

I don't know. It took a while for us to have faith that we could renew political discussion.

I'm not against the discussion, which I think should be free for all. But, we'd have to be very careful and no "You all hate Michael Vick because he's Black" posts.

Ultimately, this is Matty's call

Yeah, That's why I decided not to start the thread in the first place a while back.

I actually was halfway through a PM to Matty to ask him about it when I just thought it might be too much.

I think the thread would start out very constructive, but would idle until someone went off the edge. Maybe have the thread open for 24 hours, see how it goes.

Another option would be to start it in an independent forum outside of the warpath.

What college did you go to? (and teach at?)

The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Both quarterback Joe Ferguson (later of the Bills) and Bill Clinton were there when I was. I'm not sure whether Clinton was teaching classes or taking them, or both.

Just so you guys know, Cornel got the damn idea from me!!!

Race: State of Affairs - washingtonpost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/07/16/DI2007071601230.html?hpid=discussions)

I think to keep things orderly and on track, they're should be a theme for that thread or somewhat of a general topic. After we exhaust one theme or topic we move on to the next. i.e. Race and Athletes, i.e. The "N" Word. Race and Politics....or whatever.

And then you have geniuses like this (http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/1597353/)

The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Both quarterback Joe Ferguson (later of the Bills) and Bill Clinton were there when I was. I'm not sure whether Clinton was teaching classes or taking them, or both.


Nope...I went to Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas for my freshman and sophomore years. I did travel to Little Rock and Fayetteville to watch the razorbacks play though. Harding got too expensive for me and was too strict on the rules...it's a private Christian college.

And then you have geniuses like this (http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/1597353/)


He's 80 years old, most old people are racists and they don't even know it or think they are. My grandma is insanely racists.