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- There's a theory developing out there that TCU officials wanted a high profile arrest roundup to counter the bad press associated with multiple assaults and other crimes on and around campus over the last couple of years. Kind of a "We Are Cracking Down On Crime" PR campaign. The fact that TCU police were so involved in the case along with the well planned press conference yesterday gives legs to that idea.
- Seriously, once TCU officials knew that four football players were selling a little weed, wouldn't one "cut-that-crap-out-or-you're-gone" meeting with Coach Gary Patterson have solved that problem?
- Which gives rise to another conspiracy theory: The academic minded administration thought Patterson was getting too big for his britches after his fantastic success over the years. Thus, the Ivory Tower Boys wanted to send a reminder of exactly who is in charge at TCU. (Had they been influenced by the news over the last six months of how Joe Paterno had been the most powerful man on campus at Penn State?) If Patterson is to be believed, he knew nothing about the investigation until yesterday morning.
- And why would the arrest affidavits contain completely irrelevant quotes from the targeted football players that anywhere from 60 to 82 football members had failed a recent drug test? Those statements don't have anything to do with establishing probable cause for a warrant, but they do embarrass an entire football program. And Patterson.
- You think the Auburn, LSU, Florida or any other SEC campus police will ever be involved in an investigation of a football player for weed? Not in a million years.
- "They broke the law. That's all I need to know." - That kind of comment always blows my mind. What's your message? Be a good little boy and do what your government tells you to? Hey, does Rosa Parks ring a bell?? The Boston Tea Party? Draft avoidance during Vietnam?
- Changing gears . . .
- SMU's basketball team scored 28 points last night. That was for the whole game.
- You have to be over 40 to understand this, but can you believe Josh Hamilton gave an interview to James Robison?
- Finally had someone come out to to take a look at my faltering (hot) water heater. After weighing the cost of repair vs. getting a new one, I got a new one. (The old one was about 10 years old.) But, man, I hate spending money to replace things.
- A day does not go by that I'm not stunned by the gullibility of the fans of Sean Hannity.
- That crazy Parker County torture case kind of brings to mind Silence of the Lambs.
- I've watched about five minutes of it, but I learned that the "bad fingers" civil case being tried in Wise County is a medical malpractice case. One thing I heard the female Plaintiff say regarding the pain she had gone through was (slightly paraphrasing), "I've had two children. I would rather have 50 children than go through the pain I've experienced with my fingers." After the verdict, I'll give you my thoughts on that.
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Bacon Scale
4.7 out of 5
Dang she is smoking hot. Nice and curvy.
GJ BG
So selling dope to college kids is the same as Rosa Parks standing up to discrimination?
Hmm... Rosa Parks?
I'm thinking that maybe the drug stuff was not civil disobedience by the players...
Maybe.
The number of kids who fails kind of blows my mind, though. I mean, I'm pretty bad when it comes to obeying useless laws, but... that still seems surprisingly high.
Kids today. Hell in a hand basket.
There IS is clear difference between smoking it in your own home and SELLING it, right? I support gay marriage but I don't want to have anal sex with a man. You do see the difference right?
A big issue in all of the "TCU-thing" is that we as a society "molly-coddle" and worship Division I-level players so much(all the way from high school on up). So--is it any wonder that so many exhibit very little decent, honest and admirable character traits? That's why Tebow and others like him stand out so distinctly! Hey folks, they run on grass (or turf), and carry, pass, and kick oblong balls while they do it! :-)
"Your Government” is elected people by the by people for the people, oh yea who wrote and passed the “LAW”. But you only think that applies when you want it to.
Barry if it wasn't for dumbasses like these kids you would be a poor, homeless and still bitching.
"IT"S ILLEGAL" and they got caught!
Now let the public or a Judge do what they do best, hear the facts from one side and some wild tells of mistreated childhoods from your side. I would think that if you’re right then they will walk away with little being done, just like you did when you were deciding these cases.
Did you go tankless or traditional on the water heater? Inquiring minds want to know.
My Other Brother Darryl
"Hey, does Rosa Parks ring a bell?? The Boston Tea Party? Draft avoidance during Vietnam?"
Rosa Parks did not break any laws, The Boston Tea Party participants knew they could be arrested. They were protesting a law made by a government they did not have any representation in to affect which laws were made. I won't go into the draft avoidence thing with someone that believes his freedom comes free and no one ever paid a price for it. That we should just accept things like the terrorist bombings of 9/11 and move along.
Our government is designed so we have a voice and affect which laws are created. It may even take being arrested and locked up to make the point, and not everyone will be 100% in agreement in a democracy. But, a law is a law. True, politics may have played a roll as to when and why certain laws are enforced or looked over. But, when enforced if proven guilty, not much can be said.
You lost a lot of credibility to your drug argument with the Rosa Parks and Boston Tea Party references. Maybe a closer comparison would be the moonshiners of the Prohibition era. I bet all of these TCU scholars will create a new sport similar to NASCAR, except it will more resemble a game of hide-and-seek.
Did anyone mention you do not have to heat hot water?
I am glad someone finally asked the tough questions Darryl. It needed to be done. You are a true patriot.
Double Fake Bob Villa
"wouldn't one "cut-that-crap-out-or-you're-gone" meeting with Coach Gary Patterson have solved that problem?"
So by this theory, if someone had told Whitney Houston drugs could kill her, she would still be alive? Ha! That's what's wrong with this whole generation! Given too many damn chances!
Look BG I am all for civil disobedience but there are consequences. Rosa Parks knew that there would be consequences and made a decision. I don't remember her cussing out any TV reporters either. But to even think that these kids were doing this as an act of civil disobedience is ignorance. Funny how you keep putting illegal drug use in the same context as the Civil Rights Movement. Do you honestly believe they are the same?
I'm as left as just about any of your readers, but comparing college students selling drugs to Rosa Parks is wrong.
Your comparison not only fails to make the point you want, but it devalues Rosa Parks.
Step back. Think about that. Then fire off an "EDIT".
DF Bob Villa, I am glad you are with me on this important issue. I don't know when people will wake up and stop kicking around the fluffy stuff (race relations, drugs, sex, religion, politics, etc) to discuss the hard issue of what is really important to AMERICA - home appliances & hardware!
a real American
My Other Brother Darryl
Patterson knew about the drug problem because on Feb 1, he gave the whole team a drug test (it's in the report).
Two top recruits changed their decision to go to other schools right before signing day and told Patterson that it was because of the high drug use on TCU's football team that they ran into on recruiting visits.
Patterson freaked out and gave the whole team a drug test .... Feb 1.... national signing day.
"They broke the law. That's all I need to know."
That is the problem with today's society. No one seems to care that the law's have been broken. Or we give you 6-7 chances and a slap on the wrist before you either kill someone while driving or die of an overdose. It would be a lot better for the latter for us on the road! You seedy lawyers always finding a way to get your dumb ass clients off and ways to get around the law. Laws are made for a reason. Smoke a little weed and do a little coke Barry? May'be they should start drug testing you every now and then.
As long as TCU doesn't start blaming Bush I'm okay because I would sure hate to see the Demoflops and Loserials sharing their blame game with someone else out there.
A day does not go by that I'm not stunned by the gullibility of the supporters of Barack Obama.
BG, that was a really bad analogy with Rosa Parks, draft dodging, protesting, to selling dope.
We are a nation of people who can help alter or even change/ remove the laws from the books when we push it.
However, nowadays, there are very few people who act when they think whether a law is stupid or not. Most people just say, "I did it and now I pay, even though this is a stupid law, I will let it go".
This is how we get wrangled in to such laws as; No driving without shoes, Seat belts for everyone in the car that are adults, Making underage exotic dancers register as lifelong sex offenders, jailing people for 1st time weed offenses, penalize all people who hire illegals unless it is house or lawn care and so on and so on.
The real crux will be the punishment!!! Yes, it is wrong, but couldn't God-awful community service be more effective than ruining lives forever?
First, I agree that dealing controlled substances is against the law. With that said, I'm not sure if throwing these students to the wolves to reinforce your brand is a great marketing strategy for TCU. There are other ways.
what is pro choice..?
Josh Hamilton - James Robison? You kiddin me? Getting his support? Too bad Tammy Faye kicked off, but good ol Jim Bakker is still around. Hey maybe you can get some guidance from farting Robert Tilton too. And, if you REALLY want help, maybe Pedro Cerrano will let you use Jobu's rum.
I was a fan, but no more.
Abortion is leagal but smoking weed is not. How odd..
I always find it silly that my place of employment drug tests you when hired, but then they never test you again. You know how many pot heads we got around here?
Obviously all these tough-on-crime big shots commenting here never did anything in their youth for which they could’ve been arrested. They never once:
-Tried any drug (possession of illicit substance)
-Got drunk in public (public intoxication)
-Drove drunk (DWI)
-Got into a fight (assault/battery)
-Stole anything (larceny)
-Lied to a cop (false information to a police officer)
-Mooned anyone (public indecency/indecent exposure)
-Met a drunk girl and took her home (sexual assault)
-For you country boys, hired an illegal to help on the ranch (Federal INA laws)
If none of the above apply to you, you're either a damn liar or the most sheltered...and likely most boring...person who ever lived.
Another way to look at is like this: If you really hate government wasteful spending, a word whispered to the coach could’ve ended that activity immediately by the players. Think of all that taxpayer money that could be saved. The behavior is ended. The end result is the same, right?
Hillary to leave job as Sec of State to become head of the World Bank..that's big news..
Seems to me BG's narcissistic and stubborn tendencies are shining through again by not acknowledging being soundly taken to task over his ill-conceived drug war/civil rights analogies.
Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty? Sounds like many of you have made up your minds already. I'm not saying these kids shouldn't have consequences for their actions but come on, this thing stinks to high heaven. Did they really need a 6 month investigation to know that college kids smoke weed and drop X?
These kids made a stupid mistake but would they be treated the same if they went to TCJC instead of TCU?
Hey Barr, quick question:
Does a liberally pointy stick have a finely tapered end similar to a freshly sharpened pencil, or is it more rounded off, so as to cause more of a bruising effect when repeatedly jabbing the irritable bear?
Here's a tip for bloggers and folks in general who e-mail and Facebook:
"Yea" isn't a word that people use in normal conversation. What you mean is "yeah".
Yea's most common usage is as shouted encouragement or praise (bastardized to "YAY!).
- cheerleaders and spectators imploring a player to win one, possibly for the Gipper.
- proud parents expressing joy over their toddlers' successful use of porcelain facilities and other minor milestones.
The only times it's used as a spoken word:
1. As a vote of affirmation by politicians (usually for a pay raise or other benefits)
2. As an interjection during biblical times, followed by "verily". Of course, one would have to be speaking good ol' 'merican, and not one of those jibber-jabber ancient tongues for that to happen
And yea, verily doth I realize they can have the same meaning, but they don't...
"404 Error - H key not found"
*END RANT*
After reading your comparison of people selling drugs to Rosa Parks et al, I've come to the conclusion that your blog has jumped the shark and you, personally, are not very bright.
Why are we talking about anything but today's RTG?
Holy dangerous curves, Batman!
A good talking to from the Rhome City Council, and a zero tolerance sign on campus would have saved TCU a ton of embarrassment.
"They broke the law. That's all I need to know."
I believe you blogged about the punishment fitting the crime using the story of a teenage boy who lacerated his arm and bled to death after breaking into a vehicle.
I'll admit the reference is a bit dramatic, but serves as an example of the severity of the punishment these former students will be subjected. Some were busted with a petty amount of weed and for that they will be castigated for the rest of there lives as if they had committed some heinous crime.
Granted none will likely face the death penalty, but the stigma will follow them.
Republicans love the middle class worker.
Hannity gives me gas.
Anonymous at 9:36,
"No one seems to care that the law's have been broken."
Welcome to Texas. You must be new here, because otherwise you'd know that punishing law breakers is one of the very few things on which the state is willing to blow lots of money.
Here every politician, DA and judge runs on being tough on crime. And they deliver to a fault. Yeah, so a few people spend their lives in prison for crimes they didn't commit due to poor police work and nefarious prosecutors. We gladly look the other way.
So when you say "no one" cares about law breaking, I assume you're new here...rather than just being an ignorant drama queen who loves to play the part of the "last good man in a town gone bad."
10:45
Barry's "narcissistic and stubborn tendencies" will never exceed your own arrogance and self-importance.
12:19, Please explain where I have shown "arrogance and self-importance"?
10:45
1:04
No need to, you just did.
A "word from the coach" to stop selling weed (and cocaine and ecstasy and prescription drugs) would have stopped them immediately, when the threat of being arrested and thrown in jail (and possibly prison) didn't? That's interesting.
11:31 We like anybody who will work for a living. It's called PHYSICAL RESPONSIBILITY. Ever heard of it? Oh wait...I bet that's not in your lefty vocabulary.
11:38 Good thing. That ---- you take in from the lefties needs to come out. It's called cleansing.
spend their lives in prison for crimes they didn't commit
Only in Dallas County, right?
1:39
I suppose you thought that was clever when you typed it now didn't you. You could have just as easily said that you didn't like my comment...which is consequently what all this boils down to. You know as well as I, that I said nothing that would or could be construed as "arrogance or self importance". Go back and re-read because you are obviously projecting; self-appoiting as BG's blogging police protector against negative comments....now if that doesn't smell a little bit like arrogance!!! BTW, I am fairly sure he can take whatever I or any other commenter can dish out.
You do not have to watch Hannity. I surely do not. Too much of the same crap.
But I have never heard anyone question his facts.
You want to know why weed is illegal? It's not because it's a "dangerous drug" and it's not because "it ruins lives". It's because Harry J. Anslinger needed a job after Prohibition was repealed.
10:13 They made the choice to break the law, they made the choice to sell and use drugs. Do the crime do the time. They made the choice to ruin their lives no one else did that for them...It's called free will. Every action has a consequence!
"Stop breaking the law, a**hole."
D/F Fletcher Reede
Hannity has more veracity than BG. Not even close.
3:57
"free will" should allow you to decide what you want to do in the privacy of your own recliner without the government knocking on your door.
draft dodgers were a bunch of drug addicts that werent man enough to fight in a war they were pussy's plain and simple not anything like those involved with the boston tea party or rosa parks
2:30 sounds like they need an enema
I'd like to get a Hannity Job.
2:30
Fiscal, not physical.
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