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Please stop. You know nothing about this issue and you are embarrassing yourself. Congress has investigated the NFL several times in the last 10 years. An investigation is coming... http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2014/09/senate-committee-chair-rockefeller-looking-to-investigate-nfl.html
Right. So a letter from a group of House reps is evidence that the Senate is going to start an official investigation.
How about this tough guy. Care to put your money where our mouth is? A little wager for charity? $200 sound about right?Right. So a House letter is evidence that the Senate is going to start an official investigation
Why would I iBet a complete stranger? What on earth is the matter with you?You are WAY to vested in this.How about this tough guy. Care to put your money where our mouth is? A little wager for charity? $200 sound about right?Right. So a House letter is evidence that the Senate is going to start an official investigation
1. Because you continue to ridicule all my postings, implying that you know better on the subject.2. You are not betting me. You are putting your money where your mouth is - for charity. Let's make the donation to the battered women's cause.Why would I iBet a complete stranger?How about this tough guy. Care to put your money where our mouth is? A little wager for charity? $200 sound about right?Right. So a House letter is evidence that the Senate is going to start an official investigation
There's not going to be a Congressional investigation.1. Because you continue to ridicule all my postings, implying that you know better on the subject.2. You are not betting me. You are putting your money where your mouth is - for charity. Let's make the donation to the battered women's cause.Why would I iBet a complete stranger?How about this tough guy. Care to put your money where our mouth is? A little wager for charity? $200 sound about right?Right. So a House letter is evidence that the Senate is going to start an official investigation
The better question, is, why wouldn't you take the bet when you are so convinced that I'm full of it?
Answer - cuz you're a troll and a fraud.
Care to elaborate on why you are so sure of this? Congress has been all over the NFL the last 10 years. They investigated the NFL pension and disability plans in 2007. They investigated steroid use and they investigated HGH testing (or lack thereof). In 2009 the House Judiciary Committee held hearings on the concussion issue, where Mr. Goodell didn't make any friends I can tell you that. In 2012 Senator Durbin ordered an investigation into Bountygate but canceled it a month later after being satisifed with Goodell's actions. Heck, Senator Arlen Specter (he of Warren Commission fame who coined the term "magic bullet") even tried to open an investigation into Spygate. It's only been a few hours since the AP story broke and we've already seen a member of the House and a member of the Senate launch their own inquiries into the issue.I have some contacts on the Hill and there is most definitely a buzz about Congress getting involved here. It's an election year and the topic of domestic violence resonates with a lot of target voters. Conventional wisdom is that an investigation or formal inquiry probably won't come to pass as Goodell will most likely have to resign in the next few days.There's not going to be a Congressional investigation.1. Because you continue to ridicule all my postings, implying that you know better on the subject.2. You are not betting me. You are putting your money where your mouth is - for charity. Let's make the donation to the battered women's cause.Why would I iBet a complete stranger?How about this tough guy. Care to put your money where our mouth is? A little wager for charity? $200 sound about right?Right. So a House letter is evidence that the Senate is going to start an official investigation
The better question, is, why wouldn't you take the bet when you are so convinced that I'm full of it?
Answer - cuz you're a troll and a fraud.
It's for a good cause....man up.1. Because you continue to ridicule all my postings, implying that you know better on the subject.2. You are not betting me. You are putting your money where your mouth is - for charity. Let's make the donation to the battered women's cause.Why would I iBet a complete stranger?How about this tough guy. Care to put your money where our mouth is? A little wager for charity? $200 sound about right?Right. So a House letter is evidence that the Senate is going to start an official investigation
The better question, is, why wouldn't you take the bet when you are so convinced that I'm full of it?
Answer - cuz you're a troll and a fraud.
If a team flat out lied about getting evidence they would lose their 1st round pick, be fine 1 mil and the owner would be in a hot seat.
The only thing the public wants is him gone and at this point half probably can't remember why
there's no evidence the DA lied, i am pretty sue the DA had this tape and never said otherwise and stands by their decision
There was a blurb on the espn crawl about the county prosecutor saying that even if Rice went to trial, he would have been charged with 3rd degree assault, found guilty because of the tape but probable sentence was only probation since he was a first time offender.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/11/mara-rooney-to-oversee-independent-investigation/
The last "independent investigation" done by the NFL was done by Mary Jo White (Bountygate) and it was a sham.
Hearing this in a few places ... but I wouldn't assume that the Atlantic City DA is going to get a pass in the end.
First-time-offender status and a guilty verdict may have gotten him probation, but the DA office's breach was procedural -- Rice should never have been in the diversion program.
The video shown illustrates this "story" though. I hear people talking about it being "different" that it was a closed fist vs an open hand. In a case like this, I fail to see a huge difference. He either hit her with an open hand or closed. Bottom line is, he hit her.CapnJB said:
That's not what the prosecutor said. Since it was third degree not second degree with serious bodily injury, PTI was in play. really sounds liek screwed up laws especially when compared to Shaneen Allen.
Goodell's not in trouble for covering up Ray Rice's behavior. He's in trouble for covering up a cynically botched internal investigation. Goodell has not been covering up for Ray Rice for Rice's sake ... but for Goodell's sake.
I don't think Goodell was thinking he was gaining anything. I think it was just total arrogance that whatever the 800 lb gorilla of the NFL says, goes and people will just follow along.
Thanks for the link -- that's a refinement of what was in the echo chamber yesterday.
NJ state legislature already is. They want to review the process.
You ridibuled me yesterday, because you said there was no coverup. Care to think differently? The lawyers had access to the tape. Did Goodell see it? We don't know, but indications is that he day. Funny how your face has changed since facts are coming out.
I would not be so quick on this thought....The last 15 years or so have shown when "outside" special interest groups are able to get private business and governments to make a change through PR, boycotts, etc they don't stop. Once outside groups are given the "empowerment" of making changes they want, they don't stop. They just wait until they can come up with a new issue.
This is what I was referring to earlier. The hatred for Goodell is what is driving this and just remember if he goes down, the league will never be the same. Every group you can think of will push their "issue" and many of them will be adopted. There is a whole section of the medical community that believe there should not be any football at any level due to the head injuries - whether we understand the whole process of brain trauma makes no difference. Let them get going with Congress again and watch what changes get made to the game.
Yeah, thanks for insight, really bugs me how people in power have no touch of reality and no idea how the public reacts. I have a hard time believing he is dumb enough to have seen the inside elevator video and only levy a 2 game suspension.
not really at all, as this was not a federal case
Yeah I don't get the DA hate. There's nothing unusual about Rice getting a deal as a first time offender.
