tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post652900462359476676..comments2024-03-19T01:52:00.810-05:00Comments on Althouse: When you think about Rick Perry, The New Yorker would like you to think about squeezed testicles.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42893123391304844312011-08-24T08:01:20.872-05:002011-08-24T08:01:20.872-05:00@Darren, I know the culture very well. In fact, if...@Darren, I know the culture very well. In fact, if you haven't been back lately, I encourage you to do so. You might be surprised at the changes. Plus, the new biotech corridor that's being established on the far west campus, between the vet school and Riverside Campus (with the new Health Science Center facilities in the middle), is really impressive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12940107895598993012011-08-24T07:32:34.317-05:002011-08-24T07:32:34.317-05:00"... why would anyone choose to attend a coll..."... why would anyone choose to attend a college that did not begin admitting the fairer sex until after Perry had presumably graduated?"<br /><br />Texas A&M became a university in 1963, when it also became coeducational and made participation in the Corps of Cadets optional. Perry graduated in 1972.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42094530798877979322011-08-24T07:20:20.976-05:002011-08-24T07:20:20.976-05:00Which is it? It certainly can't be both.
It i...<i>Which is it? It certainly can't be both.</i><br /><br />It is completely possible to be both if you're not hung up on identity politics. You're not, are you?Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88122815472731563852011-08-24T06:49:21.394-05:002011-08-24T06:49:21.394-05:00From the part of the article I read I found out th...From the part of the article I read I found out that George W Bush was bipartisan down in Texas. So, what happened in DC? Did Bush change? No one believes Bush was capable of change.<br /><br />Regards — CliffC R Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563658418464959198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8134245892238131502011-08-24T03:33:43.198-05:002011-08-24T03:33:43.198-05:00This Republican field and the media reaction to it...This Republican field and the media reaction to it is just tying you in knots, isn't it Althouse? A couple weeks ago you were ecstatic at the prospect that women were doing so well in the Republican field, demonstrating, according that Republicans just aren't that concerned about outward signs of masculinity. Now, as Rick Perry is portrayed as a macho buffoon, you sneer at the pansy New Yorker because they don't understand that grabbing one's crotch and being a Macho Man is a positive to most voters.<br /><br />Which is it? It certainly can't be both.Freder Fredersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498410102809290399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59214525100263896832011-08-24T01:05:41.603-05:002011-08-24T01:05:41.603-05:00If the purpose of attending college is to find a m...If the purpose of attending college is to find a mate who can enhance your prospects for success, why would anyone choose to attend a college that did not begin admitting the fairer sex until after Perry had presumably graduated? Co-education destroyed the most highly esteemed of all Texas institutions, the Aggie joke.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061304265345986242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18996622436955286862011-08-23T21:48:16.303-05:002011-08-23T21:48:16.303-05:00Down here in Texas, we love our Agro-Americans, ev...Down here in Texas, we love our Agro-Americans, even the ones who publicly adjust. Go, Aggies!Lawyer Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487040434589941351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82664218015802462702011-08-23T21:48:14.318-05:002011-08-23T21:48:14.318-05:00@Darren, the College of Medicine was part of the u...@Darren, the College of Medicine was part of the university when it was new, but for many years has been a stand-alone member of the A&M System, equal on the org chart to Texas A&M and with no more affiliation to Texas A&M than any of the other 10 universities or seven state agencies.AmyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14996008942501790789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26437722783163247542011-08-23T21:07:16.916-05:002011-08-23T21:07:16.916-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21171988545766620242011-08-23T21:06:58.584-05:002011-08-23T21:06:58.584-05:00I'm a faithful New Yorker reader. I'd lik...I'm a faithful New Yorker reader. I'd like to think I have some kind of colored glasses that shield me from the slant in their political reporting, but probably not. Their hit pieces are done with considerable subtlety and malice and become part of one's thinking. They're very good at it.....You could take those same bare facts and make Perry into an uncomplicated fellow who knows his mind and cheers for what's right, but then it would not be a New Yorker piece......I read that damn put down of Bachmann in last week's issue. She seems to be leading a balanced, useful life and some of that is thanks to her religious beliefs. A belief in God inspires things other than antipathy to homosexuality and Darwin. Her wish to adopt all those foster children came from her religious beliefs. Isn't that more significant fact about her than her belief in intelligent design.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68496244349082244092011-08-23T20:56:22.864-05:002011-08-23T20:56:22.864-05:00Perry: "I’ve got my fist cocked if you still ...Perry: "I’ve got my fist cocked if you still want to fuck with me."<br /><br />Obama: "Don't make me call my bluff."<br /><br />Who would you rather have for President when the stuff hits the fan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18590476745016774622011-08-23T20:56:00.239-05:002011-08-23T20:56:00.239-05:00@Ann
I realize your post about A&M's curr...@Ann<br /><br />I realize your post about A&M's current status was likely cut and paste from somewhere else, but TAMU does have a College of Medicine. At least, enough of one to convince the State Board of Medical Examiners as to my fitness to hold a medical license. It is a unique large state college, most state schools are distinguished in some way but A&M has a far more conservative culture than others, probably due to its relative isolation and the large role the military has played in its institutional history. It is still a very tradition-oriented place, with the kind of rabid alumni loyalty, to the institution and to each other, not often seen outside of SEC football schools.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Darren Duvall, MD<br />TAMU College of Medicine '94Darren Duvallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206549297099752092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72296639669160128672011-08-23T20:38:15.180-05:002011-08-23T20:38:15.180-05:00The New Yorker good grief. I've read it for cl...The New Yorker good grief. I've read it for close to sixty years. Long Winded Lady, Audax Minor, Big and Brassy, Christ it was a view into a world that just possibly existed. My parents read about horse shows in the twenties, college football, the price of bootleg whiskey, as if they didn't know to the nickel. Jesus, they did profiles of Tammany guys. You'd wait for it weekly, always had a laugh or two, Chas Adams, Peter Arno.Now what is it, a top shelf Nation with ads. They haven't published a funny cartoon in twenty years. What can you say, the left has killed it's own wit. You thinkRoss would spend half a minute on Bill Maher? Forget it, throw it away, it's lousy cover to cover.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957989251319808382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30816515759736617052011-08-23T20:28:17.918-05:002011-08-23T20:28:17.918-05:00That is an odd tradition. Most universities teach ...That is an odd tradition. Most universities teach their students to squeeze the rich.<br /><br />but Pogo, is it wise to rely on the testimony of an ex wife? Just sayin'...walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818749187960350810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10084623334786961282011-08-23T19:21:15.977-05:002011-08-23T19:21:15.977-05:00"I first met Rick Perry in 1985. He was a Dem..."I first met Rick Perry in 1985. He was a Democratic freshman state rep, straight off the ranch in Haskell, Texas."<br /><br />This means Perry was a Democrat during his ball-grabbing days.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127409660281635556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18211503997894905272011-08-23T19:08:16.191-05:002011-08-23T19:08:16.191-05:00"Cheerleading is the sport of presidents.
Na..."Cheerleading is the sport of presidents.<br /><br />Name all the presidential cheerleaders." Ann<br /><br />Wasn't W? Jimmy Buffet was too!Severely Ltd.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02837823141279732919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52117857105888262562011-08-23T19:06:18.609-05:002011-08-23T19:06:18.609-05:00"Cheerleading is the sport of presidents.
Na..."Cheerleading is the sport of presidents.<br /><br />Name all the presidential cheerleaders." Ann<br /><br />Wasn't Bush? Jimmy Buffet was too.Severely Ltd.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02837823141279732919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36372939683966611612011-08-23T18:58:30.028-05:002011-08-23T18:58:30.028-05:00I thought "determinedly rural" referred ...I thought "determinedly rural" referred to libs who moved out to the country to live on a "farm."Silly Old Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546221010018229192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75938901656203495532011-08-23T18:54:18.783-05:002011-08-23T18:54:18.783-05:00The reason why mainstream media and New Yorker Mag...The reason why mainstream media and New Yorker Mag types are upset by the Aggies is because they have no balls to squeeze.<br /><br />Fingering their pussies is about the best they can do,Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83326157807450329832011-08-23T18:18:33.914-05:002011-08-23T18:18:33.914-05:00I've live in Texas all my life. Voted for Rick...I've live in Texas all my life. Voted for Rick three times. My niece just graduated from A & M. I have never heard of this and now feel a little creepy. My daughters went to THE University of Texas. I just thought Austin was weirdjacksonjayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087439032927487222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89282372793694715832011-08-23T17:34:37.353-05:002011-08-23T17:34:37.353-05:00I would think that the democrats might think they ...I would think that the democrats might think they are the "testicles" being squeezed by Perry and the Aggies, but then I thought that dems are eunuchs, so there must be a different reason this annoys dems.<br />Yeah, maybe it's that the Aggies have something down there to squeeze, which makes the dems envious?showbiz111https://www.blogger.com/profile/09244712411680124158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78560469364596949752011-08-23T17:22:33.817-05:002011-08-23T17:22:33.817-05:00Julius: man up--now is the time to say "than...Julius: man up--now is the time to say "thank you, Beldar. I was wrong."<br /><br />Probably too difficult for you to do.Roger J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12639676792043324100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12896031415986106912011-08-23T17:21:28.202-05:002011-08-23T17:21:28.202-05:00When the institution gained university status in 1...<i>When the institution gained university status in 1963, the "A&M" representation (no periods, no spaces and with an ampersand) was incorporated into the official name in deference to the institution's history and rich traditions, but the individual letters no longer explicitly stand for anything.</i><br /><br />So you could go to College Station and major in A if you wanted to? Could you first go to community college, get an associates' degree in T, and then transfer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80976325862738056622011-08-23T17:15:48.751-05:002011-08-23T17:15:48.751-05:00Oh: pardon the typo: sophomoreOh: pardon the typo: sophomoreRoger J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12639676792043324100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79643232713987619832011-08-23T17:14:21.531-05:002011-08-23T17:14:21.531-05:00Julius is a sophomre in spades (no racial allusion...Julius is a sophomre in spades (no racial allusion implied)--Damn Beldar: dont confuse trolls with facts--totally screws up the narrative<br /><br />Grow up Julius: this is a learning opportunity for you.Roger J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12639676792043324100noreply@blogger.com