Gates posting on Texas A&M message board?

[bmbmd]

http://www.texags.com/main/forum.reply.asp?topic_id=768382&forum_id=5

posted 8:23p, 12/7/2006



Folks, as I just posted on another thread, it is time for true confessions as I prepare to depart Aggieland. Ranger 65 is Dr. Gates ('65 because that is my college class and Ranger because he's buried in my front yard). I have enjoyed reading you all for the past four and a half years -- well, at least most of you. You are all hard core Aggies, and I have listened and paid more attention to you than you might imagine. Good luck to all of you in the future. Bob Gates



A Note from Staff:

Ags,

There has been some conversation in the last 24 hours concerning whether ranger65 is really Dr. Gates. I can understand your skepticism. However, please know that I have vetted the identity of ranger65 to the furthest possible point and I can assure each of you that ranger65 is who he claims to be.


(pretty funny-the guy can't be all bad.)

[AspenRose]

1. The president before him had an email address

where students could write to him personally, without a gatekeeper.

I wrote him once and got email back directly from him (as it was later confirmed).

[Shakespeare]

2. oooh, memories....I used to get in some NASTY fights on that board!

I'm one of the minority (a liberal aggie), and being an alum/editor of The Battalion (the student newspaper) made me an even bigger commie in their eyes. Too funny. I haven't been to that board in years.

[AspenRose]

3. Gig 'em from another 'minority' liberal Ag.

:hug: :thumbsup:

[Ilsa]

4. My husband posts there. Not often, but he reads it every day.

He's already missing Gates who did alot for TAMU.