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02/13/2008 09:51:12 PM · #1 |
Ive been away from the States for a while, and I'm wondering if anyone can explain why Clemens (sp?) use of drugs (or not) is being handled by a congressional committee?
Unless im missing something, it seems a bit trivial for them, no? |
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02/13/2008 10:25:38 PM · #2 |
| Short version: there was a perception that Major League Baseball was incapable of policing itself and enforcing any reasonable standard of an anti-drug policy, so congress stepped in. Now a senator is also showing interest in how the National Football League handled the Patriots' cheating scandal. Pretty soon congress will be looking into DPC DQ policies. |
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02/13/2008 10:33:01 PM · #3 |
| I understand that the reason that congress is involved is that MLB operates under special examption from Federal antitrust laws and in exchange Congress has some oversight functions/duties. |
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02/13/2008 10:36:37 PM · #4 |
That's the same reason Spector gave for looking into Patriotspygate.
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I'm sure it's true, but let's keep in mind we're talking about games. Entertainment. Guys wearing tights playing ball. Let the MLB do the job. If they keep f**king up, they'll pay in ticket sales, as they have over the past decade or so. Let Goodell do his job. No need to look over their shoulders and pretend it's of grave national interest.
Message edited by author 2008-02-13 22:38:05. |
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02/13/2008 10:38:30 PM · #5 |
| Because they already solved the out of wack budget, spending, healthcare, war on terror problems..etc..etc. What else is there to do? |
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02/13/2008 10:38:33 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by kolasi:
Ive been away from the States for a while, and I'm wondering if anyone can explain why Clemens (sp?) use of drugs (or not) is being handled by a congressional committee?
Unless im missing something, it seems a bit trivial for them, no? |
they solved all other problems.
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02/13/2008 10:49:38 PM · #7 |
| As a non-american living here.... I am torn.... I have no idea why they should have anything to do with any sport wrong-doings.... but as someone said, it stops them doing something more dangerous :-o/ |
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02/13/2008 11:11:53 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by strangeghost:
Short version: there was a perception that Major League Baseball was incapable of policing itself and enforcing any reasonable standard of an anti-drug policy, so congress stepped in. Now a senator is also showing interest in how the National Football League handled the Patriots' cheating scandal. Pretty soon congress will be looking into DPC DQ policies. |
"Mr. Congressman, it was a tough time for me, I was on dodge&burn for 3 years and that just lead to cloning in basic" |
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02/13/2008 11:19:20 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by trevytrev:
Because they already solved the out of wack budget, spending, healthcare, war on terror problems..etc..etc. What else is there to do? |
Haha, that's what I was thinking. :) |
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02/14/2008 07:59:20 AM · #10 |
Senator Spector, at no time did my editing techniques result in a change of a typical viewer's description of a photograph.
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