Steve Schmidt (born 1970) is an American campaign strategist and public relations worker for the U.S. Republican Party. He specializes in political "message development and strategy."[1] Schmidt was the senior campaign strategist and advisor to the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator John McCain.[2] He is currently a political analyst for MSNBC and also appears frequently on Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO.
Nicolle Wallace (née Devenish; February 4, 1972) is an American best-selling author and political commentator. She previously served as communications chief during the presidency of George W. Bush and in his 2004 re-election campaign. In 2008, Wallace also served as a senior advisor for the McCain–Palin campaign.
Dana Maria Perino (born May 9, 1972) is an American political commentator for Fox News and book publishing executive at Random House. She served as the White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush from September 14, 2007 to January 20, 2009. She was the second female White House Press Secretary, after Dee Dee Myers who served during the Clinton Administration.[1]
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Tinker:
All three of these people were employed by John Mccain to help elect John Mccain and Sarah Palin to become the president and vice president of the United States in 2008.
By their own admission they never liked Sarah Palin's gun ho conservatives point of view, and then told everyone in and out of John Mccain presidential campaign what they discovered about how Sarah Plain was a ignorant person, acting like a diva. Wow! How do you like those guys as your next fishing partner.
I certainly hope that when I need media help to sell my best side to the American public that the three media dogs with fleas stay far away from me.
Then again the republican party ran another republican of moderate persuasion as a presidential candidate against Barack Obama and also of course lost again in the likes of Mitt Romney in 2012.
So now the American people have Barack Obama and the liberal point of view as the people full of fleas keep running the United States Government.
The down fall of this nation can be traced right back to when apparently the northeastern part of the United States started all that liberal bull talk to began with. And then kept spreading their liberal bull talk in and out of the classroom of America.
The blue bloods Ivy league oracle gathered a tight grip on the country's political power and began suppressing the real truth of what was really going on in the America Halls of Justice.
Then because they had theirs, the power of both wealth and political control to run this country, they willingly led the American people down the garden path to social destruction. Railing again the American people Christianity, and breaking down the moral standards within the generations that followed with their liberal pie in the sky bull talk.
Then because they had theirs, the power of both wealth and political control to run this country, they willingly led the American people down the garden path to social destruction. Railing again the American people Christianity, and breaking down the moral standards within the generations that followed with their liberal pie in the sky bull talk.
The people in the Northeastern part of America running Washington DC did not want to change the way Washington DC ran the United States government. So henceforth we now see the hypocritical media show that keeps going on in a vicious circle. Reducing the American people everyday society down to a demeaning uncivilized and savage display as a Democrat vs Republican big time rip off TV show.
Now we have fifteen year olds killing innocent people just for fun, because he was bored. And millions of black American trapped in a government trick bag of government dependence, void of moral standards. Millions of Spanish immigrants spilling across the American borders at will to get in on the free stuff Washington DC is giving away. So to make sure that the democratic party keep winning political elections in America.
And of course the American news media are only too glad to further that political corruption because that keeps the American people involved with the American big network TV shows, living out their life in a box. America is nothing more then a very shallow TV show now and becoming less and less important to the rest of our world with each passing day.
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Tinker:
And please don't start talking to me about mankind's self serving religions helping matters. Talking about the greatest show on earth, telling people about god. Can you imagine how millions and million's of people are believing in that bull talk. That people pay these guys money to talk about god. People give these guys money to talk about god. I had to repeat that to myself because after the age of reason the greatest show on earth is very hard for me to believe that my neighbor's think that their religious bull talk is truth.
If I feel like talking about god I can't in good conscience receive money for that, that is ridiculous and hypocritical and also very corrupt.
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Bradley Manning Fallout: The Beginning Of A Police State In America?
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The NSA surveillance of millions of emails and phone calls. The dogged pursuit of whistleblower Edward Snowden across the globe, regardless of the diplomatic fallout. And the sentencing of Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for giving a cache of government files to the website WikiLeaks. Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg sees these events as signs that the United States is becoming a police state.
"We have not only the capability of a police state, but certain beginnings of it right now," Ellsberg said. "And I absolutely agree with Edward Snowden. It's worth a person's life, prospect of assassination, or life in prison or life in exile -- it's worth that to try to restore our liberties and make this a democratic country."
Ellsberg was a military analyst with the RAND Corporation in 1969 when he secretly copied thousands of classified documents about U.S. decision-making during the Vietnam War. In 1971, he leaked the files (known as the Pentagon Papers) to The New York Times and 18 other newspapers.
Although the Nixon administration tried to prevent the publication of the files, the Supreme Court ruled in New York Times Co. v. United States that the newspaper could continue publishing the files.
"We have not only the capability of a police state, but certain beginnings of it right now," Ellsberg said. "And I absolutely agree with Edward Snowden. It's worth a person's life, prospect of assassination, or life in prison or life in exile -- it's worth that to try to restore our liberties and make this a democratic country."
Ellsberg was a military analyst with the RAND Corporation in 1969 when he secretly copied thousands of classified documents about U.S. decision-making during the Vietnam War. In 1971, he leaked the files (known as the Pentagon Papers) to The New York Times and 18 other newspapers.
Although the Nixon administration tried to prevent the publication of the files, the Supreme Court ruled in New York Times Co. v. United States that the newspaper could continue publishing the files.
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Tinker
Won't it be nice to wake up into a social culture with real dignity and grace that men and women could raise their children in reasonable safety, enjoying the breadth and width of our own hard days work. Looking into the clouded sky at our own real time patch of perfect blue. A moments of healthy happy American people who can respect their countrymen again.
No our American culture is years away from what I would like it to be, and even slipping further away from what little advancement that we had before now.
This social decline in American society seem to be what we are living in now at this time in our American history.
This social decline in American society seem to be what we are living in now at this time in our American history.
Where oh where did our red blooded American people go...How can they just stand by letting the mainstream media destroy the American people children culture. What has happen to the American people fighting spirit to win at all cost, Stop arguing and just kick them in the nuts.
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Ranking the SEC’s football stadiums
Published August 20, 2013 - 11:45am
NEW: Discuss this topic in the Google+ community for SEC fans.
Tailgating, corn hole, bands, cheerleaders and thousands of rabid fans make going to games in the south much different than anywhere in the country.
So, let’s rank those top stadiums, shall we? And there are hundreds of different ways to rank stadiums. You can base it on noise, record or on anything else you feel justifies the ranking. SDS tried to account for everything.
Let’s get on it…
There’s nothing like Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. The nickname is Death Valley, where teams go to die, basically. It once measured on the Richter Scale in 1988 against Auburn, and the game is played in front of some of college football’s craziest fans. So, get your gumbo ready to roll, because LSU is expanding the beast to 100,000 seats. LSU is 50-7 under Les Miles at Tiger Stadium, and they have won 34 consecutive non-conference games dating back to 2002.
The SEC’s second largest stadium is full of rabid Crimson Tide fans. Alabama owns a nasty 225-52-3 (.809) all-time home record. Dating back to the 1988 renovation, more than 14.2 million Alabama fans have witnessed a game in the venue. The atmosphere is electric, and Nick Saban’s 29-6 home record is just downright nasty. Urban Meyer said he knew he was officially in the SEC when he played at Bama and heard the voice of Bear Bryant.
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Florida has the stadium with three names – Ben Hill Griffin, Florida Field and The Swamp. You ask any player in the SEC what’s the toughest venue to play in, and the majority who have played at The Swamp will tell you Florida. The stadium goes up, not out, and the completely enclosed playing area lets fans be a major part of the game. The field of play was originally built in a shallow sinkhole, and the surface is below ground level. The crowd noise has been measured at 115 decibels. Florida fans have been known to be some of the toughest fans to play in front of.
Kyle Field has an approved plan in place to become the SEC’s largest stadium with 102,500 people. But the pageantry of the 12th man fits right into the traditions of the SEC, and the Aggies always bring their A-game. Just last year, the Aggies hosted two of its largest crowds against LSU and Missouri, where 87,000-plus packed into the stadium. I mean, where else does the press box sway during pre-game? Kyle Field is the SEC’s oldest venue, having opening in 1904.
‘Between the Hedges’ is really a sight to behold in the SEC. It’s not the biggest or the loudest, but it may be the sexiest stadium. Is that possible? The finely manicured hedges in the middle of a unreal campus. It’s like a scene right out of The Masters, with a crowd ready to cheer their Dawgs. The girls wear dresses, and the guys look like John Parker Wilson. Outside of Gary Pinkel, Mark Richt is the longest tenured SEC coach, and he’s registered a 63-13 career home record. If we’re talking college towns, Athens tops the list.
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Neyland Stadium at No. 6? This has to improve, and it will when winning returns to Knoxville. The Vols currently have the largest SEC stadium that holds 102,455 fans, but it hasn’t been full in a few years, thanks to several mediocre seasons. But few are better when the Vols host a top 10 matchup at night, and the checkerboard end zones are really something to behold. The Tennessee River and Vol Navy are a big part of the game day lore, and Neyland gets loud. The Power T is still one of the best pregame sights in the SEC.
If you don’t get goose bumps when the eagle flies in the pregame air, you need to check your pulse. From the Tiger Walk to the pregame festivities, Auburn is definitely one to check out. The atmosphere lights up on game day, and Auburn really has some of the most passionate fans in the country. The stadium itself might not be that new, but the atmosphere can get out of control. Hopefully Gus Malzahn gives fans something to cheer about in 2013.
An underrated stadium overall, Razorback Stadium is home to some of the country’s most rabid fans. Would it get its due if the Hogs played all their home games at Razorback Stadium? With no pro team in the state, Arkansas really comes out to support ‘the’ team in the state, and it shows on game day. Just bring your earplugs, because the “Woo Pig Sooie” will rattle your tooth fillings. Planned renovations will push the capacity to around 80,000, and the facilities are top notch.
Related: Why Bret Bielema is the best new SEC head coach long-term
The electricity of the ‘Cockpit’ is riveting, and one of the loudest noises in the south is the ‘loud cock’. Over the last few years, Williams-Brice has been one of the toughest venues to play day or night, and that won’t change in 2013. This stadium is on the upswing, as Carolina keeps putting out 11-win seasons. Just make sure you get there early in time for one of college football’s best team entrances.
Related: 10 inappropriate ways to prepare for SEC football 2013
One thing you’ll learn about Missouri’s fan base is they’re very loyal. So, they’ll be at Faurot Field rooting on their Tigers come rain or shine. Upsets have occurred in the past – think Oklahoma 2011. And the stadium is getting SEC-ready by adding a new luxury sweet tower and a facelift to the north end zone hill. Missouri fans fit right into the SEC, but winning will further that home turf.
It’s hard not to mention anything about Ole Miss without The Grove. Yes, it’s football’s finest tailgating time, but it’s not part of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. If Ole Miss officials can figure out how to make the stadium as attractive as the Rebel ladies, then we’re talking about moving into the top three. Until that happens, the SEC’s third oldest stadium will still be a great place to catch a football game.
MSU fans are very passionate, and if you were impressed with the way they showed up in Omaha, you’ll be impressed with Davis Wade. Their cowbells are loud, and Starkville is an underrated sports town. The stadium isn’t exactly deafening, but it definitely can get loud and stay loud. Season tickets are sold out again in 2013, and that’s a massive reason why there’s a $75 million upgrade going on to add more seats.
Mark Stoops nearly filled every seat in the Cats’ spring game. More than 50,300 fans showed up to watch the spring fling, and they’re hoping this carries over into the fall. The low attendance numbers had to do with the dreadful play of 2012’s squad. This fan base is passionate, loud and ready to have something to cheer about. If Kentucky starts off 2-0 before hosting Louisville, look out!
Related: SEC spring football attendance
The Commodores’ stadium may not have the passion, tradition or pageantry of your favorite stadium, and it doesn’t scare many opposing teams, fans or coaches, but it’s not like it used to be. James Franklin is changing the tradition, but it’s still tough to get fans to show up at home games. And if you haven’t noticed, Vanderbilt fans are coming alive with their recent success, and there’s plenty room for moving up this packed list. Ole Miss coming to town week one will help this year get started off right.
Photo Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
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Tailgating, corn hole, bands, cheerleaders and thousands of rabid fans make going to games in the south much different than anywhere in the country.
So, let’s rank those top stadiums, shall we? And there are hundreds of different ways to rank stadiums. You can base it on noise, record or on anything else you feel justifies the ranking. SDS tried to account for everything.
Let’s get on it…
1. LSU’s Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,542There’s nothing like Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. The nickname is Death Valley, where teams go to die, basically. It once measured on the Richter Scale in 1988 against Auburn, and the game is played in front of some of college football’s craziest fans. So, get your gumbo ready to roll, because LSU is expanding the beast to 100,000 seats. LSU is 50-7 under Les Miles at Tiger Stadium, and they have won 34 consecutive non-conference games dating back to 2002.
2. Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium
Capacity: 101,821The SEC’s second largest stadium is full of rabid Crimson Tide fans. Alabama owns a nasty 225-52-3 (.809) all-time home record. Dating back to the 1988 renovation, more than 14.2 million Alabama fans have witnessed a game in the venue. The atmosphere is electric, and Nick Saban’s 29-6 home record is just downright nasty. Urban Meyer said he knew he was officially in the SEC when he played at Bama and heard the voice of Bear Bryant.
Related: Meet the SEC West coaches’ wives
3. Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Capacity: 88,548Florida has the stadium with three names – Ben Hill Griffin, Florida Field and The Swamp. You ask any player in the SEC what’s the toughest venue to play in, and the majority who have played at The Swamp will tell you Florida. The stadium goes up, not out, and the completely enclosed playing area lets fans be a major part of the game. The field of play was originally built in a shallow sinkhole, and the surface is below ground level. The crowd noise has been measured at 115 decibels. Florida fans have been known to be some of the toughest fans to play in front of.
4. Texas A&M’s Kyle Field
Capacity: 82.589Kyle Field has an approved plan in place to become the SEC’s largest stadium with 102,500 people. But the pageantry of the 12th man fits right into the traditions of the SEC, and the Aggies always bring their A-game. Just last year, the Aggies hosted two of its largest crowds against LSU and Missouri, where 87,000-plus packed into the stadium. I mean, where else does the press box sway during pre-game? Kyle Field is the SEC’s oldest venue, having opening in 1904.
5. Georgia’s Sanford Stadium
Capacity: 92.746‘Between the Hedges’ is really a sight to behold in the SEC. It’s not the biggest or the loudest, but it may be the sexiest stadium. Is that possible? The finely manicured hedges in the middle of a unreal campus. It’s like a scene right out of The Masters, with a crowd ready to cheer their Dawgs. The girls wear dresses, and the guys look like John Parker Wilson. Outside of Gary Pinkel, Mark Richt is the longest tenured SEC coach, and he’s registered a 63-13 career home record. If we’re talking college towns, Athens tops the list.
Related: Meet the SEC East coaches’ wives
6. Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 102,455Neyland Stadium at No. 6? This has to improve, and it will when winning returns to Knoxville. The Vols currently have the largest SEC stadium that holds 102,455 fans, but it hasn’t been full in a few years, thanks to several mediocre seasons. But few are better when the Vols host a top 10 matchup at night, and the checkerboard end zones are really something to behold. The Tennessee River and Vol Navy are a big part of the game day lore, and Neyland gets loud. The Power T is still one of the best pregame sights in the SEC.
7. Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium
Capacity: 87,451If you don’t get goose bumps when the eagle flies in the pregame air, you need to check your pulse. From the Tiger Walk to the pregame festivities, Auburn is definitely one to check out. The atmosphere lights up on game day, and Auburn really has some of the most passionate fans in the country. The stadium itself might not be that new, but the atmosphere can get out of control. Hopefully Gus Malzahn gives fans something to cheer about in 2013.
8. Arkansas’ Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
Capacity: 72,000An underrated stadium overall, Razorback Stadium is home to some of the country’s most rabid fans. Would it get its due if the Hogs played all their home games at Razorback Stadium? With no pro team in the state, Arkansas really comes out to support ‘the’ team in the state, and it shows on game day. Just bring your earplugs, because the “Woo Pig Sooie” will rattle your tooth fillings. Planned renovations will push the capacity to around 80,000, and the facilities are top notch.
Related: Why Bret Bielema is the best new SEC head coach long-term
9. South Carolina’s Williams-Brice Stadium
Capacity: 80,250The electricity of the ‘Cockpit’ is riveting, and one of the loudest noises in the south is the ‘loud cock’. Over the last few years, Williams-Brice has been one of the toughest venues to play day or night, and that won’t change in 2013. This stadium is on the upswing, as Carolina keeps putting out 11-win seasons. Just make sure you get there early in time for one of college football’s best team entrances.
Related: 10 inappropriate ways to prepare for SEC football 2013
10. Missouri’s Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 71,009One thing you’ll learn about Missouri’s fan base is they’re very loyal. So, they’ll be at Faurot Field rooting on their Tigers come rain or shine. Upsets have occurred in the past – think Oklahoma 2011. And the stadium is getting SEC-ready by adding a new luxury sweet tower and a facelift to the north end zone hill. Missouri fans fit right into the SEC, but winning will further that home turf.
11. Ole Miss’ Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium
Capacity: 60,580It’s hard not to mention anything about Ole Miss without The Grove. Yes, it’s football’s finest tailgating time, but it’s not part of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. If Ole Miss officials can figure out how to make the stadium as attractive as the Rebel ladies, then we’re talking about moving into the top three. Until that happens, the SEC’s third oldest stadium will still be a great place to catch a football game.
12. Mississippi State’s Davis Wade Stadium
Capacity: 55,082MSU fans are very passionate, and if you were impressed with the way they showed up in Omaha, you’ll be impressed with Davis Wade. Their cowbells are loud, and Starkville is an underrated sports town. The stadium isn’t exactly deafening, but it definitely can get loud and stay loud. Season tickets are sold out again in 2013, and that’s a massive reason why there’s a $75 million upgrade going on to add more seats.
13. Kentucky’s Commonwealth Stadium
Capacity: 67,692Mark Stoops nearly filled every seat in the Cats’ spring game. More than 50,300 fans showed up to watch the spring fling, and they’re hoping this carries over into the fall. The low attendance numbers had to do with the dreadful play of 2012’s squad. This fan base is passionate, loud and ready to have something to cheer about. If Kentucky starts off 2-0 before hosting Louisville, look out!
Related: SEC spring football attendance
14. Vanderbilt’s Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 40,350The Commodores’ stadium may not have the passion, tradition or pageantry of your favorite stadium, and it doesn’t scare many opposing teams, fans or coaches, but it’s not like it used to be. James Franklin is changing the tradition, but it’s still tough to get fans to show up at home games. And if you haven’t noticed, Vanderbilt fans are coming alive with their recent success, and there’s plenty room for moving up this packed list. Ole Miss coming to town week one will help this year get started off right.
Photo Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
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I listened to the first Les Miles Show last night, and even though the audio quality was lacking and the questions asked were nothing new, it was still enjoyable to hear Coach Miles and Jim Hawthorn speak about the upcoming season. Coach Miles started the program by saying that preseason camp has gone very well and that he likes where the team is at this point. The first position group he spoke of was the defensive line, which he called very talented and capable. Next he complimented the secondary, the offensive line, and the receivers
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Tinker:
Georgia is OK and so is Florida. South Carolina is getting along better and better, Old Miss is becoming very competitive again. all of witch is interesting. But believe me they are nothing like the advancement going on at Alabama/LSU.
This 2013 SEC college football season is going to be a thrill and spill moment kind of football season once more. This 2013 college football season is gonna be a killer and there is certainly gonna be a clash between these two very strong SEC defenses. And for a welcome change also a balance powerful offense.
Alabama/LSU fighting through all the rest until they themselves play in front of the college football madding crowd Bryant Denny Stadium 11/09/2013 on Network television.
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