Roger Godell to go in front of senate

[Owen DeBoard]

I dont know if this has been posted yet but Roger Godell has to go in front of the senate to explain why the nfl destroyed evidence about spygate. Good thing this is being checked into since Godell just gave Bill Belicheck and the Patriots a slap on the wrist.

[Mr. Miyagi]

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I can't wait to see this. I want to know why too.

[Mr. Miyagi]

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Where did you see this though? Link?

[Jan Reimers]

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To me, this is simply another case of the misuse of government power.

What the Patriots did violated NFL rules, but did not rise to the level of a federal offense. Nor does this have anything to do with the NFL's exemption from federal anti-trust laws.

Congress would be better served by making the Bush tax cuts permanent, and providing support to our troops in Iran and Afganistan.

[Owen DeBoard]

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Where did you see this though? Link?

I dont know how to do links but go to espn news and it says it under nfl.

[Jan Reimers]

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I can't wait to see this. I want to know why too.

Basically, Senator Arlen Specter wants to know why Goodell had the Pats' spygate tapes and other evidence destroyed after assessing the NFL's penalties on them.

[Owen DeBoard]

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To me, this is simply another case of the misuse of government power.

What the Patriots did violated NFL rules, but did not rise to the level of a federal offense. Nor does this have anything to do with the NFL's exemption from federal anti-trust laws.

Congress would be better served by making the Bush tax cuts permanent, and providing support to our troops in Iran and Afganistan.

Yeah well if they get into the steriods in baseball I think they should get involved with spygate since they both are cheating.

[M]

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Here's one link ...

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20080201_NFL___Goodell_will_be_questioned_in_spying_case.html

[Bill Brasky]

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Yeah well if they get into the steriods in baseball I think they should get involved with spygate since they both are cheating.

yeah but situations like this show why our country is going down the tubes... congress would rather waste time investigating video tape alligations instead of dealing with real issues like an uncoordinated 'war effort' or spiraling energy costs.

[Jan Reimers]

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Yeah well if they get into the steriods in baseball I think they should get involved with spygate since they both are cheating.

Not nearly the same. Steroid use is much more widely spread, illegal in society at large, and constitutes a real danger to those who take them, including impressionable young athletes.

Spygate is Belichick being an arrogant *****, for which he was quickly punished by Goodell.

[Owen DeBoard]

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yeah but situations like this show why our country is going down the tubes... congress would rather waste time investigating video tape alligations instead of dealing with real issues like an uncoordinated 'war effort' or spiraling energy costs.

Yeah I agree with you but instead of hearing about Roger Clemens where there is no proof that he did steroids and that was all the media wanted to talk about, they can turn to spygate which there is proof that they cheated and the nfl tried to cover it up.

[Jan Reimers]

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yeah but situations like this show why our country is going down the tubes... congress would rather waste time investigating video tape alligations instead of dealing with real issues like an uncoordinated 'war effort' or spiraling energy costs.

Exactly. You would think that the economy, the war, the energy situation, health care and several other key issues just might take priority over an internal NFL matter.

[Owen DeBoard]

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Exactly. You would think that the economy, the war, the energy situation, health care and several other key issues just might take priority over an internal NFL matter.

Why would they when you have a president and vice president in office that are making major $. I didnt vote for Bush the first term and sure as hell didnt vote for him the second term. We have nobody but our selves to blame for the shape the economy is in because we let him get elected again. Im getting way off the topic now.

[Jan Reimers]

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Yeah I agree with you but instead of hearing about Roger Clemens where there is no proof that he did steroids and that was all the media wanted to talk about, they can turn to spygate which there is proof that they cheated and the nfl tried to cover it up.

I agree with you on Clemens. That moron Mitchell never should have released names in his public report, particularly when there were only allegations and no hard facts (like a failed drug test.)

I don't agree, though, that the NFL tried to cover up spygate. Belichick and the Pats were punished swiftly and publicly.

Regardless, it's still an NFL matter, not a societal matter like steroids.

[Jan Reimers]

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Why would they when you have a president and vice president in office that are making major $. I didnt vote for Bush the first term and sure as hell didnt vote for him the second term. We have nobody but our selves to blame for the shape the economy is in because we let him get elected again. Im getting way off the topic now.

Yes you are. And you're talking to a staunch, conservative Republican. But I respect your viewpoint and your right to vote - even for a Democrat.