[audio-pals] Re: Ghost Town
- From: Thomas McMahan <thomas.mcmahan@xxxxxxx>
- To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 18:17:21 -0600
Don’t worry, I’m sure a lot of folks feel that way.
> On Dec 14, 2014, at 4:55 PM, Stacey <crazystacey25@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I wish I realized who he was sooner. In 2008, I rooted for him. Big mistake.
> On 12/14/2014 4:22 PM, Ray T. Mahorney wrote:
>> I knew who he was in 2004 and I wanted him no where near the levers and
>> switches.
>>
>>
>> Ray T. Mahorney
>> WA4WGA
>>
>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Stacey
>> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 22:05
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>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Ghost Town
>>
>> Well, you do have a point there. Quite frankly, Lately I have been sick of
>> Obama.
>> On 12/14/2014 2:15 PM, Ray T. Mahorney wrote:
>> you forget Obama has a racial chip on his shoulder as do many in his inner
>> circle. Remember also that he did not make the mistake of saying "if I had
>> a son, he'd look like Michael." Difference, Michael Brown looked like a
>> thug. The 12 year old image of Trayvon Martin did not.
>>
>>
>> Ray T. Mahorney
>> WA4WGA
>>
>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Stacey
>> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 17:52
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>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Ghost Town
>>
>> U know that's a good question. Is it really Obama's concern to be getting
>> involved with this? Shouldn't he be dealing with more pressing matters? Like
>> isis? The situation in Missouri will be old news eventually, but I think
>> isis poses a larger threat to America than something small in Missouri that
>> shouldn't have caused such an up roar in the first place. Michael Brown was
>> in the wrong. They can't seem to grasp that idea.
>> On 12/14/2014 7:14 AM, Josh wrote:
>> I have my thoughts on the matter. What President in history has ever gotten
>> involved with a local police department’s incident?
>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Ghost Town
>>
>> I don’t either. Maybe only just starting.
>> On Dec 14, 2014, at 1:26 AM, Stacey <crazystacey25@xxxxxxx
>> <mailto:crazystacey25@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> I just think the whole thing is rediculous to be honest with u. All this
>> protesting and fighting. I have a sneaky feeling things aren't over yet.
>> veOn 12/13/2014 10:43 PM, Thomas McMahan wrote:
>> No it isn’t but it furthers certain agendas. The people wanting to push
>> said agenda have tried it for the past several years but all cases fell
>> apart. These that are going on now probably will too. The people in power
>> will pay lip service to the protesters until it actually threatens them,
>> then watch out.
>>
>> On Dec 13, 2014, at 10:34 PM, Stacey <crazystacey25@xxxxxxx
>> <mailto:crazystacey25@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> Personally, I think that Michael Brown was in the wrong. The police officer
>> was defending himself. Why can't some people get that through their heads?
>> Is fighting and protesting really gonna solve anything?
>> On 12/13/2014 10:10 PM, Thomas McMahan wrote:
>> I remember when Lou Henson left Illinois or retired out some of them were
>> hoping that the Illini would hire Bruce Pearl on, well they didn’t glad they
>> didn’t. They were already in trouble, he would have probably gotten them in
>> more trouble.
>> On Dec 13, 2014, at 8:33 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> Oh yeah the NCAA has to be who you know. Take a look at Lane Kieffan, he
>> leaves and who suffers. I belive the same was true with Bruce Pearl and the
>> basketball program. Even after Bruce was penalized from coaching, I think UT
>> suffered penalties. Of course there are going to be some reprocussions on
>> the program just because the coach is connected, but in a way I think our
>> teams suffered more than the coaches. Probably just a biased opinion, but ya
>> know.
>> Penn State incident is a pathetic joke. There is no way that
>> it could have went on that long and the situations continued without someone
>> speaking up about it.
>> The whole concept of innocent until proven guilty does not
>> apply anymore. The concept is now guilty until you prove yourself innocent.
>> Even if the Criminal Justice System sees you as innocent until proven
>> guilty, the rest of the public are ready to hang you before they even hear
>> the evidence. A clear example of this occurred the other day in class. After
>> the Grand Jury came back with a not guilty verdict in Ferguson my professor
>> asked the classs what they thought about the incident. The responses were
>> well they knew if they found him not guilty they were going to have a riot,
>> they should have just found him guilty to keep the rioting from occurring,
>> he was wrong for shooting Michael Brown, etc. However, not one person made a
>> comment regarding the evidence in the case. If you do not follow the
>> directions of the police expect to be met with reprocussions. If you try to
>> get the officers gun expect to get shot because I can guarantee that if all
>> these sideline judges were put in this same situation they would want to go
>> home to their family as well and not sit idly by and let some random citizen
>> adolescent or adult take their gun to shoot them with it. It is insane the
>> autopsy was done, and then if I am not mistaken Obuma was not satisfied with
>> the results so he ordered another autopsy, and I think there were a few more
>> autopsies done before they moved forward. How can you convict a person that
>> was engaging in self defense?
>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Ghost Town
>>
>> Unfortunately it sounds like in some of
>> On the sports media down there they are already convicted. Sounds like a
>> convoluted case to me, but I’m sure a lot of them are anyway.
>>
>> Then the NCAA will probably want to threaten UT and the whole 9 yards, yet
>> Pen State gets off pretty easy. There’s still a lot of idiots around there
>> that think that school is blameless and inocent with what went on there.
>> Maybe UT should have set up in a much more isolated spot like Pen State did.
>> Of course I’m being a smart ass about that, but that is partially how Pen
>> State has gotten away with a lot more for much longer. A definite little
>> theefdom there. Meanwhile schools like OSU get nailed for a lot less and
>> get threatened with the chop. Makes Illinois’s recruiting violation back in
>> the early 90s look like chump change too, yet they were threatened with full
>> shut down of all sports activity. I guess it’s who you know in the NCAA.
>> Which seems to me to be as clean as the driven slush. I guess in the whole
>> UT situation it was the school that stepped in and sat them down, but don’t
>> know all of the details of the whole deal. Guess we’ll hear something
>> though if they decide to pursue a case on them.
>>
>>
>>
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>> Dec 13, 2014, at 7:54 AM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> Very true. Right now UT is in the hot seat regarding rape allegations
>> against two of the football players. I just read today that one of the
>> girl’s boyfriends is on the football team as well. I read on that the
>> boyfriend caught her, and the girl is on the rowing team. So, there are more
>> elements to the story, but KPD announced last night that there investigation
>> was complete and being sent to the D.A.’s office to see if charges will be
>> pursued. It is a tragic situation either way because if they are guilty then
>> they have not only ruined their careers, but also ruined the victims lives.
>> If they are not guilty, then I would say there will not be a decision until
>> after the bowl game which will prevent them from playing in the game. Not
>> too mention that if they are found not guilty there will still be people
>> holding it against them. So, either way it is a major black mark on these
>> players.
>>
>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:58 PM
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>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Ghost Town
>>
>> But a QB who knows how to tuck and run is often not noticed until he’s
>> gotten 10 yards down the field if he can pull off the fake. If they then
>> concentrate to much attention looking for him to run then he then is able to
>> either use a running back or tail back or pass. Thats why option offense is
>> harder to defend. You have to have a QB that can take some punishment
>> though, no frail guys as QB, or guys who can’t work outside of a pocket of
>> protection. For those it’s a disaster for them to try to run the ball
>> themselves. Does though is in pretty good shape physically. He’s taken
>> sacks pretty well already this year too. There have been a few reckless
>> plays, but learning from them will cure those. But that whole offense well
>> really the whole team is having to learn because there’s so many freshman on
>> that team this year. They are already coming together as a unit pretty
>> good, could be quite interesting even in a couple of years, let alone 3
>> years from now.
>>
>> On Dec 10, 2014, at 8:44 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
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>> I would say the QB also then becomes a target for the rest of the teams to
>> take out. So, he needs to be careful or he will be a true red shirt.
>>
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>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 3:50 PM
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>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Ghost Town
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>> He did play in the Bamma game, but he wasn’t the starter I don’t think. I
>> think they would have at least taken Florida though, and maybe Georgia, and
>> that would have changed things a lot for U T. Dobs fits in to the type of
>> offense that Butch Jones likes to run which of course is an option heavy
>> offense. No problem with that, because your QB becomes a direct offensive
>> weapon at that point. It is either going to work or not. There isn’t a
>> middle ground, usually it works though.
>> On Dec 9, 2014, at 2:29 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> It does sound like interesting things are happening. I have a feeling that
>> if Josh Dobbs was in at the first of the year the florida game and the
>> Georgia game would have looked much different. I cannot remember if Dobbs
>> played during the Alabama game or not, but I know all their games were close
>> calls this past season.
>>
>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 11:43 AM
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>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Ghost Town
>>
>> Even more surprising is that Illinois managed to get in also. Won just
>> enough games in Big 10 this year. It’s been a long time.
>>
>> Interesting baseball trades going on today too. Sox are definitely getting
>> aggressive about trading. Picked up a closer something that they didn’t
>> have last year because the guy they wanted to be closer was hurt early.
>> Then they turn around and pick up Semarja to beef up their starting
>> rotation. Cubs have already been dealing, they don’t have many secrets as
>> to who they are wanting, although the Lester deal hasn’t happened yet. But
>> if they pick him up that will anchor their starting rotation quite a bit
>> too.
>>
>> As for TN, I still say thats a team to be watching out for. The SEC east
>> isn’t a super strong devision, it can be taken and not have to get around a
>> team like Alabama.Depends on recruiting but they’ve already improved over
>> last year’s team despite injuries etc. They don’t give up, unlike the
>> Chicago Bears who seeo just curl up in a ball.
>>
>> Illini basketball is looking pretty interesting this year too and they’ve
>> already landed a major recruit to start next year. Lots of things on the
>> sports plate, something that is needed since Da Bears are so bad this year.
>>
>> On Dec 9, 2014, at 8:38 AM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> Well, we managed to get into a bowl game this year. Butch just got a pay
>> raise and a contract extension.
>>
>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 2:59 AM
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>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Ghost Town
>>
>> Yep, keep an eye on those Vols, they are going to be heard in the next year
>> tr two seriously the way things are going. They’ve had a lot of injuries,
>> but still manage to keep on going to some degree.
>>
>> Yes the style of offense they play actually fits Dobs better than the guy
>> they had start the year, Dobs himself becomes a weapon because he can take
>> more punishment running the ball himself. Even in the Bama game they did’t
>> give up even though Bama got a two score lead within the first couple of
>> minutes of the game.
>>
>> Yes this whole internet thing is a great invention, have listened to more
>> Tennessee games this year than Illinois games, although I did hear the
>> Illini Gofers game and like everybody else was surprised they actually
>> pulled that one off. I bet the Gofers were surprised the most coming in
>> with only 1 Big 10 loss at the time. Think they looked over the Illini and
>> got burned on that one. Well it serves them right they derailed the Illini
>> a number of times in the past.
>>
>>
>> On Nov 18, 2014, at 6:58 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> I can’t comment on NFL, but I am proud of what I have seen out of the Vols
>> this year. It hasn’t been a stellar season, but the games we have played
>> haven’t been blow outs either. In fact I heard yesterday I guess it was one
>> more win for the Vols and we will be going to a bowl game. I wish they had
>> of put Josh Dobbs in earlier in the season rather than redshirting him as
>> it may have caused more upsets especially with Muschimp and those Gators.
>> Sorry for the hi-jack, but I am known for hijacking post. Right? *LOL*
>>
>> From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
>> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 5:39 PM
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>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Ghost Town
>>
>> The Bears have done a lot of that loosing this year especially to teams that
>> logically would be worse than them. Up until yesterday even playing at home
>> wasn’t helping them out. But the NFL this year is completely goofy anyway.
>>
>> On Nov 17, 2014, at 10:25 AM, BethAnn LaPresta (Redacted sender
>> "bela28_02@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:bela28_02@xxxxxxxxx>" for DMARC)
>> <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone. Nothing exciting on this end, just working and trying to do
>> some projects around the house for the appraisal...trying to refinance and
>> get some cash out of the house to pay for it all. LOL
>>
>> My oldest turned 29 on Friday and apparently ate the entire jello cake
>> yesterday (with the exception of 3 pieces I made him share with his
>> friends/brother). The Seattle Seahawks lost, so I left right after that to
>> avoid the inevitable "crabby" that would be expressed about the loss.
>>
>> Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!
>> BethAnn
>>
>> From: Heather H <copperlee73@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:copperlee73@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>> To: "audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
>> <audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 10:35 PM
>> Subject: [audio-pals] Re: Ghost Town
>>
>> Hello, Josh and Tom. Everything is okay here in snowy Ohio. The snow is
>> coming down here and I am looking forward to going out and playing in it
>> with Selah. well, she will play...I wouldn't do anything so childish as
>> that...lol
>>
>> Hope everyone who celebraates it, has a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.
>> No turkey here of course...can't trust it. chicken and dumplings here for
>> us. The store killed chicken little for this dish not me!!!!
>>
>> Hugs to you Bethie!!!!! Happy birthday to my oldest nephew who just turned
>> 29. OMG, I'm old. Who let them grow up?
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
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>> On Nov 16, 2014, at 11:56 PM, Thomas McMahan <shadowmonstrosity@xxxxxxx
>> <mailto:shadowmonstrosity@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> Nope you’re still in the list and so should everybody else bee, it’s just
>> been dead quiet lately.
>>
>> Heather probably has the bus running again and she and George and Pete and
>> who knows who else are probably driving around and stopping at Wal-marts in
>> Canada again trying to get Liz’s attention. But I’m not sure they are going
>> to get Liz’s attention *lol*.
>>
>> Got an e-mail from Suzi off list so know she’s alive too. BethAnn might be
>> doing another batch of sessions of closet rap for her next album release or
>> something, or she’s waiting to sell you a house Josh. It might be “the
>> perfect place.” Or maybe not depends on who’s standard of perfection is
>> being used perhaps.
>>
>> Don’t know about Don. Danny though is alive and well, eating lots and lots
>> of cream corn, well probably every meal he eats is cream corn, because he
>> doesn’t like it so he has been placed into the cream corn factor.
>>
>> Patti continues to improve bit by bit, gets a little more talkative over
>> time at times. She has a couple of appointments coming in December, one is
>> physical, the other is the Neurologist. But I’m thinking generally things
>> will be going in the right direction for her as afar as they are concerned.
>>
>> On Nov 16, 2014, at 10:20 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> How is everyone doing? I have not seen any post from the list in a few
>> weeks now. I am wondering if I have not gotten myself booted somehow
>> unintentionally. I guess the last I seen any post was Tom and I interacting
>> about the family issues. The issues are not a hundred percent, but I do feel
>> that since Amanda stood up and stood her ground we have gotten more respect.
>> Now, it seems as though we are actualy people and not servants. However,
>> that could change at any moment. Well, we have our prequalification letter
>> and have found a few houses that we are interested in. We have to call
>> tomorrow and get a real estate agent. Getting the prequal was a bit ofa
>> hassle though. Today Amanda and I went and bought little man some birthday
>> presents and got his location reserved. Sometime this week we have to get
>> the invitations filled-out. Amanda and I are in the home stretch of the
>> semester and everything seems to be going alright. I am in one class where I
>> will not know if I passed or failed until the final grade comes out since
>> 50% of the points aren’t going to be figured until the end of the semester.
>> Amanda as far as I know is doing fine in her classes, she has some projects
>> that she is working on, but I belive they are going fine. So, as always we
>> have a ton of things going on, but little time *LOL*. Have a good one and I
>> hope to be able to read some list traffic here in a few days. Take care and
>> chat later.
>>
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