While doing some Keating Five research, we barely surfaced for air long enough to notice that faithful commenter Road Dawg left a message on our cell phone wanting to know when we were going to submit a post on the Roger Clemens steroid hearings last week. We listened to a portion of the hearings on radio and of course saw the low-lights on T.V. where the tone of questioning of Clemens and Clemens’ former trainer Brian Mcnamee broke unmistakably along party lines. So, what did we think of that 3-ring circus?
Well, after much pondering and chin-scratching this is what we think: Why did NFL commissioner Roger Goodell destroy the 6 tapes that were handed over to him at the beginning of the season by the New England Patriots as part of the spy-gate scandal? And is there any truth to the rumor that former Pat video assistant Matt Walsh taped the St. Louis Rams Saturday walk-through prior to their 2002 Super Bowl matchup against the Pats?
Senator Arlen Specter (Rino-PA) met with Goodell last week to discuss the handling of the tapes and didn’t appear to be satisfied with Goodell’s reasoning that he destroyed the tapes because he wanted to keep the tapes out of the competition’s hands. Specter opined on the use of safes for such predicaments. And in what has been pro forma for years when this country’s professional sports leagues are behaving in an untoward or unseemly manner in the eyes of our lawmakers, Specte
r dropped the “A”-bomb, as in “anti-trust exemption”. Stories here and here.
Its been a popular refrain heard on T.V. lately, particularly by ex-jocks turned talking-heads who want to sound like smart cocktail party guy: “Doesn’t Congress have more important things to worry about than steroid hearings and potential spy-gate investigations?” Why, yes they do and that’s precisely why we need to keep Congress tied-up with more steroid and spy-gate stuff considering all the wonderful legislation they have lined-up for us.
Continue funding the War on Terror, protect our borders, punch the hippies and find us Matt Walsh!
Well, after much pondering and chin-scratching this is what we think: Why did NFL commissioner Roger Goodell destroy the 6 tapes that were handed over to him at the beginning of the season by the New England Patriots as part of the spy-gate scandal? And is there any truth to the rumor that former Pat video assistant Matt Walsh taped the St. Louis Rams Saturday walk-through prior to their 2002 Super Bowl matchup against the Pats?
Senator Arlen Specter (Rino-PA) met with Goodell last week to discuss the handling of the tapes and didn’t appear to be satisfied with Goodell’s reasoning that he destroyed the tapes because he wanted to keep the tapes out of the competition’s hands. Specter opined on the use of safes for such predicaments. And in what has been pro forma for years when this country’s professional sports leagues are behaving in an untoward or unseemly manner in the eyes of our lawmakers, Specte
r dropped the “A”-bomb, as in “anti-trust exemption”. Stories here and here.Its been a popular refrain heard on T.V. lately, particularly by ex-jocks turned talking-heads who want to sound like smart cocktail party guy: “Doesn’t Congress have more important things to worry about than steroid hearings and potential spy-gate investigations?” Why, yes they do and that’s precisely why we need to keep Congress tied-up with more steroid and spy-gate stuff considering all the wonderful legislation they have lined-up for us.
Continue funding the War on Terror, protect our borders, punch the hippies and find us Matt Walsh!
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Great perspective, not where I thought you were going to go with this one. End game the same, keep 'em playing with their richards rather than playing with new legislation.
This close to election, it seemed almost staged as the big bout with CNN and Fox news doing color ringside. We need to worry about such distractions for the same reason we want them distracted.
Who knows what is going on "behind closed doors in smoke filled back rooms" while our media is executing their due dilegence covering baseball?
(smoke filled back rooms, do they still have them? How cliche.)
The Man Behind the Curtain
I followed the link for the Keating 5, and because I wasn't hip to the politics and what happened at the time, and there was McCain's puss.
How soon we forget.
And what is it about being a veteran gets you off the hook in politics? It took Murtha to completely humiliate himself before anyone would hold his feet to the fire. But first, the pundits would thank him and give him kudos for his service.
When being confronted with testimony by the swiftboaters, kudos was STILL given to Mr. PX hero, Sen. of Massatwoshitts.
I say, if you use your military service as a ladder to advance your political career, after which you spend your political career serving self-interests, you get no kudos your service.
NO,….. NO KUDOS FOR YOU!!
The Kudo Nazi
Dean,
Specter opined a few weeks back that the public had a "right," that's right, a "right" to be sure that the outcome of NFL games were fair. Show me that in the constitution. It would certainly be a good business practice for the NFL, but we have no more right to fair matches in the NFL than we do from say.... the World Wrestling.
Kudo Nazi,
Geez, I really wish you had explained that to me before. Don't forget to write!
Rep. Duke Cunningham (R-CA)
Cell Block H
Arizona Territorial Prison
Mongo
B-Daddy, Yep... another "right" fashioned for the ocasion.
Mr Cunningham,
I read the Wickipedia article where they referenced you as a flying ace for actions during the Vietnam War.
These kudos need to be stricken from the record! Maybe if the Keating 5 had been held more accountable, you would have learned a lesson. (and I wouldn't have such a horrible nominee)
Jail time doesn't restore your service record kudos! NO KUDOS FOR YOU!
K.N.
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