tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post3568633080159329633..comments2023-11-02T12:37:45.738-04:00Comments on DUMP the chUMps (Spartan Resource): THE STATE OF MICHIGAN IS TURNING GREEN (Part One)return2gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10627394589459313945noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-84273796783116278272014-02-14T08:52:24.908-05:002014-02-14T08:52:24.908-05:00Wishful thinking, Anonymous. Besides, people have...Wishful thinking, Anonymous. Besides, people have increasingly short attention spans. I'd bet that most couldn't tell you what all that fuss about Haiti was all about, so I suspect that their ability to conjure up UM's glory days is a bit compromised. Especially amongst younger Michiganders, I doubt that ours is a perpetually "Blue" state. Mr. Old Gloriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-58690860539835196582014-02-13T18:08:21.634-05:002014-02-13T18:08:21.634-05:00You seem to be the one that's "wishing&qu...You seem to be the one that's "wishing". I seem to be the one that's "reporting".American Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053609741082503574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-3029586936602937712014-02-13T17:41:06.019-05:002014-02-13T17:41:06.019-05:00The Great Lake State, will always be a Blue state,...The Great Lake State, will always be a Blue state, no matter how much you wish it wasn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-63987703514199775982014-02-11T09:57:01.587-05:002014-02-11T09:57:01.587-05:00It's true, and we're not just imagining it...It's true, and we're not just imagining it. <br /><br />It's an interesting thing when a mindset starts to take hold in a people. Back when I graduated from MSU, I only stayed in Lansing because of a job offer. Where there are now 20 - 25 bars in the area near the Capitol, there were maybe 5 then. My dad tells me that that particular area was all liquor stores and p*rno shops not long ago, and I can remember as a youngster when the big crack on someone was, "Your mom works on Michigan Ave." Where there was a once a mass of homogenous, depressing streets and houses, there are now distinct (vibrant, even) urban neighborhoods like Old Town, Downtown, REO Town, etc. Point is that, like MSU had already done, Lansing is growing up nicely. And why not? It's the state capital and home to one of the nation's largest universities. It's in the mindset. <br /><br />That same sense of optimism (shedding the "little brother" label, then stomping on it) is down the street at MSU. It manifests itself visibly in the pride (and, lately, the performance) of the Spartans. Mr. Old Gloriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-28969666848255685572014-02-10T22:56:34.902-05:002014-02-10T22:56:34.902-05:00Yes. Be careful of who you become in pursuit of wh...Yes. Be careful of who you become in pursuit of what you want. It doesn't mean that we can't expose the truth when their media machine and fan base generate a perception that is not congruent with reality. In any case, WIN with grace and and be humble and respectful when suffering a loss.return2gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627394589459313945noreply@blogger.com