Jump to content

Vern Gagne

Members
  • Posts

    9071
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Vern Gagne

  1. Judging by the Venona papers enough. Alger Hiss, Harry Hopkins, the Rosenburghs, people working for the Manhattan Project. McCarthy was just a horrible person to bring fourth the communist threat.
  2. I was annoyed by Gibson protraying William Wallace as a Christ like figure during his death scene.
  3. Many people in the confederacy were against slavery. Only 10% actually owned slaves. Most sided with the south because of states rights. Another thing. I've read that Nathan Bedford Forest didn't form the KKK to terrorize black citizens. Once the KKK took that path, Forest left the organization.
  4. John ignored it anyways. The credit for the development of parliament should go to Edward I. He was the real greatest king of the English Middle Ages. I should of explained better. King John is considered the worst King in English history. He had nothing to do with the Magna Carte, and it was more or less a slap in the face of his rule. While he ignored it. The document was one of the first giving some freedoms to non-royalty.
  5. Fucketh You! Hippy That's what it's called on SI's website.
  6. Any chance I can lose next week and still make the championship game.
  7. On a similiar note to Robert E. Lee is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Considered by many experts to be a better battle field commander, Jackson led the confederacy to several victories in the early years of the Civil War. he was KIA by one of his own men near Chancellorsville in 1863. Like Lee, Jackson was against slavery and very religious man who remained loyal to Virgnia.
  8. William the Conquerer. In a more incompetent way King John. The Magna Carte was the first real document giving some freedoms to people other than the King
  9. edit.
  10. The Wright brothers deserve mention. The invention of the airplane is one of the most important moments in human history. Think of the rule it's played both good and bad. James Madison for being the driving force behind the Constitution.
  11. Why not give someone like Lionel Hollins the head coaching gig?
  12. I'm just waiting for Damaramu to complain that the Sooner mascot isn't a finalist in the Capital One Mascot challenge. Mike pretty much nailed it. However Arizona is a horribly underachieving program that has zero excuses for finishing 3-8. While not all the blame can be placed at Stoops, imo he wasn't as good his first year as advertised.
  13. Gert picked in KKK's contest, wonder why he didn't for this one? Bored if Boise St. was bowl eligible would they have been in the conf. tourney and what Boise St's record since i starting picking their games.
  14. Marthin Luther was German.
  15. George Washington. The father of our country. Kept together a rag tag continental army together until momentum could change in the battle for Indepedence. Than set the precedent of what the President is supposed to be.
  16. Bono and John Lennon? Charles Martel.
  17. Lionheart plays Notre Dame. An impressive performance against Notre Dame is still considered impressive to many people. No to Reggie Bush. He's not used enough to warrant serious consideration.
  18. The issue is out next week. Just wanted to get people's opinions on who should win, and who will win. Pat Tillman will win and should win. Thinking about it though. Tillman should of won the honor in 2002 or 2003. Giving up a million dollar career to serve your country should be reason enough, it shouldn't take being killed in action to give you the reward.
  19. That's the only way you can win.
  20. Alex Smith right know. However. I think Matt Leinhart has two big games and will end up winning.
  21. The Twins Winning with constraints and some real young talent. Santana, Morneau, Mauer, and Kubel (out most of '05)
  22. Something most be up if Canada is siding with the U.S.
  23. I had the entire WWF action figures and ring. I added some Ninja and Mongolian looking Warrior who were almost twice has big as the other action figures. They'd dominate and do moves like the top rope piledriver, flying powerbomb off the top rope, a veriation on the doomsday device, plus others.
  24. I'm guessing this reaches across partylines. When is Dr.Pepper or McDonalds going to ask me to put their logo on my car or on my clothing? That's the kind of corporate whoring I could get behind.
  25. I don't think Ahmed Johnson can be placed in this category. He was what he was. Someone like Scott Hall was very capable of having good matches. On his best day Ahmed could be carried to a ***1/2 star match.
×
×
  • Create New...