SpartanTailgate.com becomes MSU’s ESPN affiliate
In 1995 when I started what would become the Red Cedar Message Board, I had modest expectations but envisioned a place “where everybody knows your name”, an online version of a local MSU sports bar, or MSU tailgate. I was thrilled when we had our first 100 post month and started hearing from Spartans from various other states.
Several twists and turns later, we’re now up to 3500-4500 posts per day on average with hundreds of thousands of Spartans visiting from all 50 states and almost 200 different countries. The site was the first community of its kind in the Big Ten and is now one of the oldest of its kind in the nation.
After almost 15 years of running the site, I thought it was time to take another turn in a new direction. I’m excited to announce that SpartanTailgate.com is becoming the official MSU affiliate for ESPN’s online college sports network. Please see this post to read more about what that means for our very popular MSU forums
We’re making extensive behind the scenes changes and significant upgrades to our servers. Many of the visible changes though are actually going to be coming to this section of the site, the home page and news section. As part of those changes, I’m very happy to welcome Jack Ebling and Sean Scherer to our writing staff."
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
WXMI-TV Fox 17 adds 6 p.m. newscast starting Sept. 21
WXMI-TV Fox 17 adds 6 p.m. newscast starting Sept. 21
"WXMI-TV (Channel 17) is expanding its news lineup.
On Sept. 21, the station is adding an early evening news broadcast, which will air from 6-7 p.m."
Good news...maybe...we'll see...won't we?
"WXMI-TV (Channel 17) is expanding its news lineup.
On Sept. 21, the station is adding an early evening news broadcast, which will air from 6-7 p.m."
Good news...maybe...we'll see...won't we?
Remembering 9/11
Remembering 9/11 -
"The September 11 Digital Archive is dedicated to preserving the history of Sept. 11. You'll find firsthand stories and photos.
Once you've explored the collection, leave your story. You can upload images or documents. Or, simply state your recollections and how the day changed you.
You'll also want to visit the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. You'll find professional and amateur video footage and photographs.
The site also places photos alongside current Google Street View photos. Of course, there are also memorials to victims of the attacks.
It is easy to focus on the terrorists who carried out these attacks. And they are certainly worthy of our anger.
But, for most of us, it isn't so easy to put faces to the victims. Project 2,996 will change that. It has asked bloggers to help remember the victims."
"The September 11 Digital Archive is dedicated to preserving the history of Sept. 11. You'll find firsthand stories and photos.
Once you've explored the collection, leave your story. You can upload images or documents. Or, simply state your recollections and how the day changed you.
You'll also want to visit the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. You'll find professional and amateur video footage and photographs.
The site also places photos alongside current Google Street View photos. Of course, there are also memorials to victims of the attacks.
It is easy to focus on the terrorists who carried out these attacks. And they are certainly worthy of our anger.
But, for most of us, it isn't so easy to put faces to the victims. Project 2,996 will change that. It has asked bloggers to help remember the victims."
The green-washing of Sept. 11
WasThe green-washing of Sept. 11
"This attempt to re-brand the horrors of Sept. 11 is part of the effort to ease America along in the radical transformation of the nation that the president promised on the campaign trail.
The vehicle for this push is the National Day of Service and Remembrance.
In April, the president signed a bill declaring Sept. 11 a day of government-sponsored community volunteerism. Since then, the Obama administration and its allies in the activist left have decided to transmogrify Sept. 11 into a celebration of recycling, solar panels and radical community organizing called Green the Block.
Using the language of markets, Green the Block tries to convince Americans that the utopian fantasy of an oil-free, so-called green economy is possible without turning the United States into a Third World country. Green the Block says it was created 'to educate and mobilize communities of color to ensure a voice and stake in the clean-energy economy.' It's a 'partnership' between the Hip Hop Caucus and Green for All, a nonprofit incorporated by Mr. Jones.
On Aug. 4, two White House media events promoting Green the Block took place."
"This attempt to re-brand the horrors of Sept. 11 is part of the effort to ease America along in the radical transformation of the nation that the president promised on the campaign trail.
The vehicle for this push is the National Day of Service and Remembrance.
In April, the president signed a bill declaring Sept. 11 a day of government-sponsored community volunteerism. Since then, the Obama administration and its allies in the activist left have decided to transmogrify Sept. 11 into a celebration of recycling, solar panels and radical community organizing called Green the Block.
Using the language of markets, Green the Block tries to convince Americans that the utopian fantasy of an oil-free, so-called green economy is possible without turning the United States into a Third World country. Green the Block says it was created 'to educate and mobilize communities of color to ensure a voice and stake in the clean-energy economy.' It's a 'partnership' between the Hip Hop Caucus and Green for All, a nonprofit incorporated by Mr. Jones.
On Aug. 4, two White House media events promoting Green the Block took place."
Tracking Your Taxes: Tax Dollars Being Washed Out to Sea
Tracking Your Taxes: Tax Dollars Being Washed Out to Sea
"From New England to Florida, North Carolina to California, coastal communities lobby Congress for money to buff up their beaches, even though many of these coastal states have set aside state funds for these projects.
Congress dumps up to $100 million in federally subsidized sand onto American beaches every year -- only to have it washed away by waves."
"From New England to Florida, North Carolina to California, coastal communities lobby Congress for money to buff up their beaches, even though many of these coastal states have set aside state funds for these projects.
Congress dumps up to $100 million in federally subsidized sand onto American beaches every year -- only to have it washed away by waves."
Sarah Palin: Obama and the Bureaucratization of Health Care
Sarah Palin: Obama and the Bureaucratization of Health Care
"Writing in the New York Times last month, President Barack Obama asked that Americans 'talk with one another, and not over one another' as our health-care debate moves forward.
I couldn't agree more.
Let's engage the other side's arguments, and let's allow Americans to decide for themselves whether the Democrats' health-care proposals should become governing law.
Some 45 years ago Ronald Reagan said that 'no one in this country should be denied medical care because of a lack of funds.' Each of us knows that we have an obligation to care for the old, the young and the sick. We stand strongest when we stand with the weakest among us.
We also know that our current health-care system too often burdens individuals and businesses—particularly small businesses—with crippling expenses.
And we know that allowing government health-care spending to continue at current rates will only add to our ever-expanding deficit.
How can we ensure that those who need medical care receive it while also reducing health-care costs?
The answers offered by Democrats in Washington all rest on one principle: that increased government involvement can solve the problem.
I fundamentally disagree.
Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones.
Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy.
And common sense tells us to be skeptical when President Obama promises that the Democrats' proposals "will provide more stability and security to every American."
With all due respect, Americans are used to this kind of sweeping promise from Washington. And we know from long experience that it's a promise Washington can't keep."
Read the entire column.
This woman may be our next President.
"Writing in the New York Times last month, President Barack Obama asked that Americans 'talk with one another, and not over one another' as our health-care debate moves forward.
I couldn't agree more.
Let's engage the other side's arguments, and let's allow Americans to decide for themselves whether the Democrats' health-care proposals should become governing law.
Some 45 years ago Ronald Reagan said that 'no one in this country should be denied medical care because of a lack of funds.' Each of us knows that we have an obligation to care for the old, the young and the sick. We stand strongest when we stand with the weakest among us.
We also know that our current health-care system too often burdens individuals and businesses—particularly small businesses—with crippling expenses.
And we know that allowing government health-care spending to continue at current rates will only add to our ever-expanding deficit.
How can we ensure that those who need medical care receive it while also reducing health-care costs?
The answers offered by Democrats in Washington all rest on one principle: that increased government involvement can solve the problem.
I fundamentally disagree.
Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones.
Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy.
And common sense tells us to be skeptical when President Obama promises that the Democrats' proposals "will provide more stability and security to every American."
With all due respect, Americans are used to this kind of sweeping promise from Washington. And we know from long experience that it's a promise Washington can't keep."
Read the entire column.
This woman may be our next President.
Education Spending Doubled, Stagnant Test Scores
CARPE DIEM: Education Spending Doubled, Stagnant Test Scores
"Since 1970, inflation adjusted public school spending has more than doubled.
Over the same period, achievement of students at the end of high school has stagnated"
No sweat!
Health care is WAY easer......skool is hard....
"Since 1970, inflation adjusted public school spending has more than doubled.
Over the same period, achievement of students at the end of high school has stagnated"
No sweat!
Health care is WAY easer......skool is hard....
Muslims still struggle through the anniversary of the attacks.
The Galveston County Daily News
"There is the dread of leaving the house that morning.
People might stare, or worse, yell insults.
Prayers are more intense, visits with family longer.
Mosques become a refuge.
Eight years after 9/11, many U.S. Muslims still struggle through the anniversary of the attacks.
Yes, the sting has lessened.
For the younger generation of Muslims, the tragedy can even seem like a distant memory.
'Time marches on,' said Souha Azmeh Al-Samkari, a 22-year-old student at the University of Dayton in Ohio.
Yet, many American Muslims say Sept. 11 will never be routine, no matter how many anniversaries have passed."
Let's not forget who the "TRUE" victims (as declared by the Obama-loving media) of 9-11 really are!
American muslims!
Ain't life gre... well...different?
"There is the dread of leaving the house that morning.
People might stare, or worse, yell insults.
Prayers are more intense, visits with family longer.
Mosques become a refuge.
Eight years after 9/11, many U.S. Muslims still struggle through the anniversary of the attacks.
Yes, the sting has lessened.
For the younger generation of Muslims, the tragedy can even seem like a distant memory.
'Time marches on,' said Souha Azmeh Al-Samkari, a 22-year-old student at the University of Dayton in Ohio.
Yet, many American Muslims say Sept. 11 will never be routine, no matter how many anniversaries have passed."
Let's not forget who the "TRUE" victims (as declared by the Obama-loving media) of 9-11 really are!
American muslims!
Ain't life gre... well...different?
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Sure, he was a rude jerk. But Rep. Joe Wilson has a point.
Sure, he was a rude jerk. But Rep. Joe Wilson has a point.
“The president is right that his proposal specifically says the plan does not extend to illegal immigrants.
But one of the most undercovered stories in national politics is the fact that congressional Democrats have gutted the plan’s enforcement provisions.”"
"Undercovered" is the same as "NOT REPORTED AT ALL BY THE LIBERAL MEDIA"?
I'm thinking it is.
“The president is right that his proposal specifically says the plan does not extend to illegal immigrants.
But one of the most undercovered stories in national politics is the fact that congressional Democrats have gutted the plan’s enforcement provisions.”"
"Undercovered" is the same as "NOT REPORTED AT ALL BY THE LIBERAL MEDIA"?
I'm thinking it is.
My Mother the Car
My Mother the Car
"Most criticisms of ObamaCare have focused on its cost in terms of money and lives, but it's worth noting that in exchange for spending trillions of dollars in taxpayer money to set up a system that will inevitably ration care, President Obama proposes a fundamental curtailment of your individual freedom.
In his speech to a joint session of Congress last night, the president offered what presumably was meant to sound like an innocuous, or at least reasonable, analogy:
Unless everybody does their part, many of the insurance reforms we seek--especially requiring insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions--just can't be achieved. And that's why under my plan, individuals will be required to carry basic health insurance--just as most states require you to carry auto insurance.
In fact, no state requires individuals to carry auto insurance.
The owner of a car, which may be either an individual or a corporate entity, is required to carry insurance as a condition for a government permit allowing the car to be driven on public roads.
Individual drivers, of course, are also required to obtain a government license, which requires fulfilling other conditions."
"Most criticisms of ObamaCare have focused on its cost in terms of money and lives, but it's worth noting that in exchange for spending trillions of dollars in taxpayer money to set up a system that will inevitably ration care, President Obama proposes a fundamental curtailment of your individual freedom.
In his speech to a joint session of Congress last night, the president offered what presumably was meant to sound like an innocuous, or at least reasonable, analogy:
Unless everybody does their part, many of the insurance reforms we seek--especially requiring insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions--just can't be achieved. And that's why under my plan, individuals will be required to carry basic health insurance--just as most states require you to carry auto insurance.
In fact, no state requires individuals to carry auto insurance.
The owner of a car, which may be either an individual or a corporate entity, is required to carry insurance as a condition for a government permit allowing the car to be driven on public roads.
Individual drivers, of course, are also required to obtain a government license, which requires fulfilling other conditions."
Chaos for Glory: My Time With ACORN
My Time With ACORN
"A famous community organizer once said, “The only way to upset the power structure in your communities is to goad them, confuse them, irritate them and, most of all, make them live by their own rules.
If you make them live by their own rules, you destroy them.”
Impossible demands can irritate modern leftists in ways nothing else can, whether it’s by banning Lucky Charms cereal because it’s racist against Irish people, calling Planned Parenthood saying you want to donate money for black abortions in the name of Margaret Sanger, or making Sen. Snowe sign an oversized bailout check for a billion dollars to Amtrak, in her own office."
This is the ACORN story.
Read it.
Demand that ACORN be held accountable by our Senators and Reps.!
"A famous community organizer once said, “The only way to upset the power structure in your communities is to goad them, confuse them, irritate them and, most of all, make them live by their own rules.
If you make them live by their own rules, you destroy them.”
Impossible demands can irritate modern leftists in ways nothing else can, whether it’s by banning Lucky Charms cereal because it’s racist against Irish people, calling Planned Parenthood saying you want to donate money for black abortions in the name of Margaret Sanger, or making Sen. Snowe sign an oversized bailout check for a billion dollars to Amtrak, in her own office."
This is the ACORN story.
Read it.
Demand that ACORN be held accountable by our Senators and Reps.!
Video - Flashback: Democrats Boo Bush At 2005 State Of The Union
Video - Flashback: Democrats Boo Bush At 2005 State Of The Union
"President George W. Bush is booed and heckled by Democrats at his 2005 State of the Union address."
I'm thinkin' Matt, Perky or the ABC blond kinda forgot to mention this bit-o-history.
"President George W. Bush is booed and heckled by Democrats at his 2005 State of the Union address."
I'm thinkin' Matt, Perky or the ABC blond kinda forgot to mention this bit-o-history.
Charlie Sheen demands Obama meeting on 9/11 cover-up
Charlie Sheen demands Obama meeting on 9/11 cover-up
"A lot of rich, pretty people speak out on causes they support at times like that and the world goes, So what?
But when someone with the gravitas of a Charlie Sheen issues a statement, anyone is forced to listen.
In an exclusive contact with the PrisonPlanet.com website, Sheen reveals 1) that he voted for Barack Obama in November and 2) that he [Sheen] has become convinced that the 9/11 attacks were an inside government job perpetrated by people inside government for inside and no doubt nefarious reasons."
"A lot of rich, pretty people speak out on causes they support at times like that and the world goes, So what?
But when someone with the gravitas of a Charlie Sheen issues a statement, anyone is forced to listen.
In an exclusive contact with the PrisonPlanet.com website, Sheen reveals 1) that he voted for Barack Obama in November and 2) that he [Sheen] has become convinced that the 9/11 attacks were an inside government job perpetrated by people inside government for inside and no doubt nefarious reasons."
ACORN Officials Videotaped Telling 'Pimp,' 'Prostitute' How to Lie to IRS
ACORN Officials Videotaped Telling 'Pimp,' 'Prostitute' How to Lie to IRS
"Officials with the controversial community organizing group ACORN were secretly videotaped offering to assist two individuals posing as a pimp and a prostitute, encouraging them to lie to the Internal Revenue Service and providing guidance on how to claim underage girls from South America as dependents."
The most depraved, disgusting story you'll EVER read about our government!
"Officials with the controversial community organizing group ACORN were secretly videotaped offering to assist two individuals posing as a pimp and a prostitute, encouraging them to lie to the Internal Revenue Service and providing guidance on how to claim underage girls from South America as dependents."
The most depraved, disgusting story you'll EVER read about our government!
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Cloture Passes on Cass Sunstein, 63-35
Cloture Passes on Cass Sunstein, 63-35
"Republicans voting for cloture: Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah), Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)."
Remember their names in infamy!
"Republicans voting for cloture: Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah), Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)."
Remember their names in infamy!
New Political Blog BigGovernment.com to Launch Thursday
New Political Blog BigGovernment.com to Launch Thursday
"A conservative blogger and publisher who took on Hollywood earlier this year is setting his sights on the nation's political establishment.
BigGovernment.com will launch Thursday as a 'one-stop shop' for commentary and other political information, according to Andrew Breitbart, the site’s founder."
Oh boy!
"A conservative blogger and publisher who took on Hollywood earlier this year is setting his sights on the nation's political establishment.
BigGovernment.com will launch Thursday as a 'one-stop shop' for commentary and other political information, according to Andrew Breitbart, the site’s founder."
Oh boy!
Tracking Your Taxes: The Earmark Kings
Tracking Your Taxes: The Earmark Kings
"in the House, just 4 percent of members took home 32 percent of all the bacon -- and all were members of the Defense Appropriations Committee"
Read this and remember!
It's them against us!
"in the House, just 4 percent of members took home 32 percent of all the bacon -- and all were members of the Defense Appropriations Committee"
Read this and remember!
It's them against us!
An American Anthem
9-11 is near.
Our country is stronger than some realize.
Watch this video and remember!
Granholm proposes more tax increases
Granholm proposes more tax increases
"It also would reduce an increase in a tax credit for the working poor, increase liquor license fees, expand the 6 percent sales tax to live entertainment, service contracts and vending machine sales, raise the cigarette tax rate to $2.25 a pack, among other changes.
.......“I’m not in favor of new taxes. We don’t need a tax increase. People in the state are having trouble paying their bills,” Granholm said to reporters during a visit to Compact Power."
"It also would reduce an increase in a tax credit for the working poor, increase liquor license fees, expand the 6 percent sales tax to live entertainment, service contracts and vending machine sales, raise the cigarette tax rate to $2.25 a pack, among other changes.
.......“I’m not in favor of new taxes. We don’t need a tax increase. People in the state are having trouble paying their bills,” Granholm said to reporters during a visit to Compact Power."
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