We got a shout out from Victor Davis Hanson

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HollywoodBQ
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7:42p, 9/22/25
Within the first 15 seconds, he says that wealthy elites are sending their kids to places like "Vanderbilt, Clemson, Texas A&M"

I'm still thrilled every time I hear Texas A&M in any kind of national level discussion by people outside of Texas. Especially when it's in a positive light (as opposed to a $76M joke).

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fixer
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7:46p, 9/22/25
Damn I was hoping for an f16 shout out.
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Rapier108
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In reply to fixer • 7:50p, 9/22/25
fixer said:
Damn I was hoping for an f16 shout out.

Same, lol
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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In reply to fixer • 8:00p, 9/22/25
fixer said:
Damn I was hoping for an f16 shout out.

He didn't want to hurt recruiting
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titan
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8:00p, 9/22/25

Excellent. Needless to say, Auburn and Texas Tech should be mentioned in that line up. Perhaps he does in the hour long full thing.
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In reply to HollywoodBQ • 8:06p, 9/22/25
He also said of Vanderbuilt, Clemson, Texas A&M are left wing (something which the A&M BOR is working every day to make happen)
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In reply to TexAgs91 • 8:07p, 9/22/25
TexAgs91 said:
He also said of Vanderbuilt, Clemson, Texas A&M are left wing (something which the A&M BOR is working every day to make happen)

Faculty sure as heck is.

The student body is still conservative, but it has its leftists.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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Rocky Rider
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8:14p, 9/22/25
Vandy? About as conservative as Baylor I think.
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8:17p, 9/22/25
really? based on what evidence?

My kid wasn't even willing to visit A&M, I think due to the yell leader videos. I tried to convince her.

*btw, I am not the wealthy elite.
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In reply to shiftyandquick • 8:23p, 9/22/25
shiftyandquick said:

*btw, I am not the wealthy elite.

That last part was unnecessary
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one safe place
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8:27p, 9/22/25
I have heard his name but don't know anything about him so don't know how excited to get.
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In reply to Rocky Rider • 8:29p, 9/22/25
Rocky Rider said:
Vandy? About as conservative as Baylor I think.

Vandy is very liberal
People think I'm an idiot or something, because all I do is cut lawns for a living.
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In reply to one safe place • 8:47p, 9/22/25
A good historian with his finger on the modern pulse, who is able to distill the salient points succinctly.
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In reply to HollywoodBQ • 9:22p, 9/22/25
VDH must not have been following Michael Young, Welsh, or Sharp.

He'd love me and much of this board, but I'm not an Aggie.
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In reply to shiftyandquick • 9:24p, 9/22/25
shiftyandquick said:
really? based on what evidence?

My kid wasn't even willing to visit A&M, I think due to the yell leader videos. I tried to convince her.

*btw, I am not the wealthy elite.

Alex, I'll take things that didn't happen for $500.
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In reply to one safe place • 9:26p, 9/22/25
one safe place said:
I have heard his name but don't know anything about him so don't know how excited to get.
He is a respected historian and prolific writer on warfare and modern politics.
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In reply to shiftyandquick • 9:38p, 9/22/25
shiftyandquick said:
really? based on what evidence?

My kid wasn't even willing to visit A&M, I think due to the yell leader videos. I tried to convince her.

*btw, I am not the wealthy elite.

So she went to any other school that has gays cheerleading?
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In reply to G Martin 87 • 9:39p, 9/22/25
G Martin 87 said:
one safe place said:
I have heard his name but don't know anything about him so don't know how excited to get.
He is a respected historian and prolific writer on warfare and modern politics.
VDH is as good a political writer as there is in America today.
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9:43p, 9/22/25
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In reply to fixer • 9:47p, 9/22/25
fixer said:
Damn I was hoping for an f16 shout out.


I love you guys, but not enough to stake my entire reputation on it. Please keep this between all of us.
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In reply to Burrus86 • 9:53p, 9/22/25
Listen to him. He's brilliant.
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Buck Turgidson
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10:01p, 9/22/25
The actual academic portion begins near the end around the 1 hour mark. I'm not sure he meant that A&M, specifically, was liberal. He said these people were sending their kids to southern schools and some midwestern schools like Michigan - they're leftist but not crazy. He could have very well meant the midwestern schools like Michigan were leftist but not crazy.
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In reply to StandUpforAmerica • 10:14p, 9/22/25
StandUpforAmerica said:
shiftyandquick said:
really? based on what evidence?

My kid wasn't even willing to visit A&M, I think due to the yell leader videos. I tried to convince her.

*btw, I am not the wealthy elite.

Alex, I'll take things that didn't happen for $500.

She said she didn't want to "attend a cult." Which I thing comes from the yell leader videos.
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10:15p, 9/22/25
He has said in the past that engineering programs at schools like TAMU & Georgia Tech are our last hope as a nation since schools like Stanford have ruined their programs with DEI insanity.
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In reply to StandUpforAmerica • 10:38p, 9/22/25
StandUpforAmerica said:
shiftyandquick said:
really? based on what evidence?

My kid wasn't even willing to visit A&M, I think due to the yell leader videos. I tried to convince her.

*btw, I am not the wealthy elite.

Alex, I'll take things that didn't happen for $500.

No kidding, most likely his reddit indoctrination of her.
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11:48p, 9/22/25
VDH is a national treasure!
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In reply to El Gallo Blanco • 3:45a, 9/23/25
El Gallo Blanco said:
fixer said:
Damn I was hoping for an f16 shout out.


I love you guys, but not enough to stake my entire reputation on it. Please keep this between all of us.

LOL, agreed.

Some irony in that we just managed to oust our DEI-supportive chancellor.

I feel so elite having done something VDH endorses.
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3:58a, 9/23/25
Why is he not Victor Hanson instead of Victor Davis Hanson?

Will he be a Lee Harvey Oswald someday. You always have to use that middle name when you go down that path.
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In reply to Martels Hammer • 5:12a, 9/23/25
Some just like three names. AOC, kbj, rbg, heck Obama made a big deal about Hussein once won.
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In reply to fixer • 5:50a, 9/23/25
fixer said:
Damn I was hoping for an f16 shout out.

Haha exactly what I was thinking when I read the title. But still, always good to hear A&M mentioned on the national stage in a good way.
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