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Date: Feb 2, 2005

Brainstorming Session

Date: Feb 2, 2005

Track and expose every single lie - he's getting tangled up in his own web of deceit - the noose is tightening and his administration is getting sloppy.

Date: Feb 2, 2005

The King is in check...purely reactionary moves at this point...

Date: Feb 2, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Chess
"The King is in check...purely reactionary moves at this point..."

The King is only in check if the rules are followed. And what you call the "King" is just a pawn, actually. The real King's representative stated pretty conclusively yesterday that any "rules" are going to be ignored. Everything is proceeding according to plan. The chessboard will be overturned shortly.

Date: Feb 2, 2005

The "loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness."

B.H. Liddell Hart

Invictus, you may be right and if you are then it doesn't make sense for the faculty to even bother. I would rather see one final push before conceding to your dismal conclusion.

Date: Feb 2, 2005

Invictus,

I'm with BHLH on this one.

If the IHL Board is going to overturn the chessboard, then they should be made to do it now, in public, under the spotlights, while SACS is watching.

Robert Campbell

PS. Will the Hattiesburg American continue its present editorial policy of "faculty must knuckle under to Thames, so his local backers will be happy" if the Board publicly reveals its intentions of tearing USM down?

Date: Feb 2, 2005

More from my hero B.H. Liddell Hart:

"These principles can be reduced to a single phrase, the indirect approach, and two fundamentals:

Direct attacks against an enemy firmly in position almost never work and should never be attempted

To defeat the enemy one must first upset his equilibrium, which is not accomplished by the main attack, but must be done before the main attack can succeed."

The equilibrium has been upset, it is time!

Date: Feb 2, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Chess
"The King is in check...purely reactionary moves at this point..."

Chess - good to see you again. Can you elaborate any? I know asking may be a losing proposition but you could still be (a little bit) cryptic...... It sounds like you have some information.....
NO QUARTER!

Date: Feb 2, 2005

End game is not complete until there is Resignation, Stalemate, or Checkmate so anything can still happen BUT it is only fair play to announce "Check" when the opponents King has been placed in jeopardy...and he has been.

Date: Feb 2, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Robert Campbell
"If the IHL Board is going to overturn the chessboard, then they should be made to do it now, in public, under the spotlights, while SACS is watching.
"

I didn't say that it would be IHL that overturns the chessboard. Why would IHL overturn the chessboard when all is going according to plan? But the chessboard is going to be overturned. Chicken Soup Lady has come the closest to describing what I think will overturn the chessboard...

Date: Feb 2, 2005

Something along the lines of "man proposes, but God disposes?"

Date: Feb 3, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Invictus
" Chicken Soup Lady has come the closest to describing what I think will overturn the chessboard..."

Invictus,

Could you please summarize CSL's scenario, the one to which you allude above, for those of us who are cursed with the dreaded CRS syndrome?

Thanks....

Date: Feb 3, 2005

Please elaborate, Vict. Even I don't remember what you're referring to!

Date: Feb 5, 2005

I would say that the faculty are feeling less "hopeless and helpless" than angry and committed. This is the last stand.

It is firepower, and firepower that arrives at the right time and place, that counts in modern war.

B.H. Liddle Hart

Date: Feb 11, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Chicken Soup Lady
"Please elaborate, Vict. Even I don't remember what you're referring to!"

CSL, my guess is that Invictus was referring to this post of yours on the HA:Klumb says Thames Stays thread from 9 days ago.

"Klumb says they have NO backup plan? They have an almost 70 year old president with a bad heart and nobody has a clue what they would do if he keeled over?? They would have to shut down USM??"