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Does it really matter? Paid "professional" athlete without ethical constraints....everything in retrospect....again, does it really matter?
If this is proper use of congressional time then obviously we don't need them!
Maybe next they'll investigate how ESPN caused Barkley to lose 400K betting on Super Bowl!
Surely whatever they did was in violation of something....probably his civil rights!
It may be that my sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
RHTFISH wrote:Does it really matter? Paid "professional" athlete without ethical constraints....everything in retrospect....again, does it really matter?
If this is proper use of congressional time then obviously we don't need them!
Maybe next they'll investigate how ESPN caused Barkley to lose 400K betting on Super Bowl!
Surely whatever they did was in violation of something....probably his civil rights!
If a Democratically controlled congress is wasting its time on this, it has less time to raise my taxes...so heck yea...let them waste otherwise worthless congressional time.
RHTFISH wrote:Does it really matter? Paid "professional" athlete without ethical constraints....everything in retrospect....again, does it really matter?
If this is proper use of congressional time then obviously we don't need them!
Maybe next they'll investigate how ESPN caused Barkley to lose 400K betting on Super Bowl!
Surely whatever they did was in violation of something....probably his civil rights!
If a Democratically controlled congress is wasting its time on this, it has less time to raise my taxes...so heck yea...let them waste otherwise worthless congressional time.
Point well taken Mr. MudDucker!
It may be that my sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
Below is an artical from a friend of mine in Atlanta. He is not a writer. He just enjoys putting thoughts on paper and sending them around.
Enjoy,
On the day that 10 of the Major League Baseball teams had their pitchers and catchers report, the man who is arguably the greatest pitcher of our time appeared before Congress to defend himself against allegations that he used performance enhancing substances to bolster his records.
At the same time, another Congressman was meeting with the head of the NFL to discuss how the NFL has destroyed evidence that, by their own admission, shows that New England Patriots’ coach Bill Belichick has been cheating by video recording opponent’s signals since the first day he became their coach. Three Super Bowls and all those offensive records now called into question because of his cheating.
Now, first off, with all of the troubles in our nation and the world, I do not understand why Congress takes the time and spends the money to worry over cheaters in a sporting event. I read my Heritage Foundation copy of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S Constitution and do not recall anything in there that gives Congress purview over baseball or football. If it is anywhere, it falls under the 10th Amendment which, by virtue of it not being mentioned as a power of the Federal Government, reserves the right to investigate and regulate to the states…but that is another story.
In Clemens case, the little weasel that has accused him is visually and vocally repulsive. If he sat next to me in a bar, I would move. But…and I hate to admit it, he was convincing. Roger, on the other hand, had his story and was sticking to it. For probably the first time in many many years, the Rocket was out of his league. Then there was Andy Pettite. Andy’s statements were clear and not motivated by any ulterior motives. Roger looked pitiful trying to dance around Andy’s remarks. His characterization of Pettite’s statements as, “he misremembered” were as sad to me as the day when an aged Willie Mays hopelessly misplayed a routine fly ball for the Mets. It is not the way for a hero to exit the field.
Sport mirrors society. Bud Selig (baseball) and Roger Goodel (NFL) exercise their duties by putting their heads in the sand on the really tough issues. They have created and promulgated the atmosphere that condones cheating, and so…SURPRISE, SURPRISE…it happens. No one likes to confront tough issues and so they look away, then act aghast when someone points out that the King has no clothes. I blame the commissioners as much as Congress. For, if the Commissioners had done their jobs, Congress would have had even less of an excuse to get involved.
And, as to the players??? Shame on you…shame, shame, shame. Another standard has been debunked…from this point on, the purity of sport can only be viewed with your fingers crossed.
If we were all crazy, Wouldn't that make us all normal.
So..............what else is new. There would'nt be any pro sports if they released everyone who cheats in one way or another. Most just dont get caught. The sad part is now you must cheat to be competitive with all the other cheaters. even in my beloved sport of Auto racing crew chiefs push the rules to extremes with a " WE'LL REALLY HAVE AN EDGE IF WE CAN GET BY INSPECTION WITH THIS" mentality. Get use to it , it aint goin nowhere nohow with the simple fact that a slight edge means millions in revenue to those that dont GET CAUGHT
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