Politicians are really defending the wrong people!

[Mitchy moo]

Politicians are just getting too involved with sports leagues. What the heck do they have to do with how drugs are taken or how players are treated? They need to work on getting the poor & homeless food, jobs & healthcare. Give people who need it a chance, not some multi-millionaire loser with a bad attitude.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2240403

Specter looks into antitrust issues in Owens' case


subcommittee my a**, what is wrong with these people??

[TacklingDummy]

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If TO was white he wouldnt of gotten such a stiff penalty.

[Mitchy moo]

Re: Politicians are really defending the wrong people!

What do you consider a stiff penalty?

Being a multi-millionaire?

They aren't going to starve TO here, he'll make it.

[TacklingDummy]

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Not to mention to work on a timetable to pull our troops out of Iraq

Bush has a important speech about Iraq tomorrow. Probably be the same important speech he gave last time about Iraq.


Losing 4 paychecks is a stiff penalty for using his right of freedom of speech. How would you like to lose a quarter of your salary for a year for things you have said?

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

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Politicians are just getting too involved with sports leagues. What the heck do they have to do with how drugs are taken or how players are treated? They need to work on getting the poor & homeless food, jobs & healthcare. Give people who need it a chance, not some multi-millionaire loser with a bad attitude.

Not to mention a timetable to get our troops out of Iraq

[Jan Reimers]

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Arlen Specter should be a Democrat. He has been a disgrace to the Republican Party, back to his stance against Judge Bork, who would have been the very best Supreme Court Justice of this era.

So his posturing and pontifying on behalf of a nitwit like TO does not surprise me in the least.

[BidsJr]

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Politicians are just getting too involved with sports leagues. What the heck do they have to do with how drugs are taken or how players are treated? They need to work on getting the poor & homeless food, jobs & healthcare. Give people who need it a chance, not some multi-millionaire loser with a bad attitude.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2240403

Specter looks into antitrust issues in Owens' case


subcommittee my a**, what is wrong with these people??

I totally agree on giving some people a hand up......... Giving the people who want a chance, a chance to depend on themselves. The rest of them who want to use my hard earned money IE taxes on a free ride through life can go screw themselves.

Most of the poor and Homeless need to figure out themselves how to get food, jobs and healthcare. Just like you and I.

[Mitchy moo]

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The Government should be there to help the people, not judge the people. It's amazing that he would throw his hat into the ring, not a good move.

[BidsJr]

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The Government should be there to help the people, not judge the people. It's amazing that he would throw his hat into the ring, not a good move.

Agreed with 1 slight adjustment. Should be there to help people help themselves.

[OpIv37]

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Losing 4 paychecks is a stiff penalty for using his right of freedom of speech. How would you like to lose a quarter of your salary for a year for things you have said?

that's a load of crap. Freedom of speech applies to the government, not to organizations that you voluntarily enter a contractual agreement with. The Philadelphia Eagles (or any other team or company) has no legal obligation to allow freedom of speech. How many of us could get away with badmouthing our employers to the media without repercussions?

And last time I checked, freedom of speech doesn't include fisticuffs with a co-worker on the employer's premises.

Also 3/4 of TO's paycheck isn't exactly slumming it. The dude's still making at least ten times more than everyone posting in this thead combined.

[Lexwhat]

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If TO was white he wouldnt of gotten such a stiff penalty.

I'm glad you said it.

Nor would he be criticized as harshly.

[Mitchy moo]

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that's a load of crap. Freedom of speech applies to the government, not to organizations that you voluntarily enter a contractual agreement with. The Philadelphia Eagles (or any other team or company) has no legal obligation to allow freedom of speech. How many of us could get away with badmouthing our employers to the media without repercussions?

And last time I checked, freedom of speech doesn't include fisticuffs with a co-worker on the employer's premises.

Also 3/4 of TO's paycheck isn't exactly slumming it. The dude's still making at least ten times more than everyone posting in this thead combined.

We'll not everyone.

[Jan Reimers]

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I'm glad you said it.

Nor would he be criticized as harshly.

That's crap and you know it. This isn't about race. It's about selfishness, arrogance and complete disregard for your teammates and your organization.

I'm sorry that you see everything in racial terms. It doesn't help, and it is extremely disingenuous to claim that appropriate punishment for irresponsible and mean spirited actions is somehow racially motivayed.

[TigerJ]

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What better way for a politician to get publicity than stick his/her nose into sports. I'm not saying they should in most cases, but it's inevitable.

[RedEyE]

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Isn't this the same Senator that said he didn't have enoug time to review the Supreme Court nominee blah, blah, blah.... so they extended the decision until January?

Some how he found the time to fit TO into his schedule. Great set of priorities.