Back to the original argument, while I know people hate it when athletes talk politics and while Bonds is a hard person to like, am I the only person who is bothered by the fact the congress is spending time investigating Rafael Palmeiro and determining whether he lied to them? Is congress really going to call him into contempt?
The reason I asked is because tobacco executives have been lying under oath to congress for years, and they never get called on it. Tobacco is not addictive, cigarette ads were never geared to teens, lots of lies.
Honestly, doesn't congress have better things to do than go after Palmeiro?
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I think Congress is taking offence to the MLB and MLBPA above the law attitude in terms to the law. Steriods are illegal and MLB influences young people in this country.
Manny Alexander of the Boston Red Sox in the late 90's was caught with Steriods in his car and MLB never addressed the issue then.
Manny Alexander of the Boston Red Sox in the late 90's was caught with Steriods in his car and MLB never addressed the issue then.
When Bush mentioned steroids in the State of the Union address a couple of years ago, people were surprised that was included in a speech about the national agenda.
It wasn't clear how the national govt. figured into this topic. Did politicians in Washington really believe this was a high-priority issue for them to deal with?
Or did they see a way to get themselves in the limelight on a high-profile issue for some people (mostly sports fans)?
People only remember Palmeiro wagging his fingers and McGuire breaking down but at the time, a lot of people saw through the grandstanding nature of the proceedings. IIRC, some congressmen were wagging their fingers or lecturing these players.
It wasn't clear how the national govt. figured into this topic. Did politicians in Washington really believe this was a high-priority issue for them to deal with?
Or did they see a way to get themselves in the limelight on a high-profile issue for some people (mostly sports fans)?
People only remember Palmeiro wagging his fingers and McGuire breaking down but at the time, a lot of people saw through the grandstanding nature of the proceedings. IIRC, some congressmen were wagging their fingers or lecturing these players.
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MLB is the only one with an anti-trust protection. Remember the USFL, XFL, WHA, ABA, and I know I am missing some.FatPitcher wrote:Sports leagues like MLB are treated specially under the law (particulrly with respect to anti-trust law). That means they are subject to more scrutiny.
Besides, it's not like congressmen were putting in 12 hour days and couldn't squeeze it into their schedule.