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unhappycamper

(60,364 posts) Sat Sep 27, 2014, 07:59 AM Sep 2014

What's Wrong With the NFL Is What's Wrong With America

http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/richard-eskow/58568/whats-wrong-with-the-nfl-is-whats-wrong-with-america

What's Wrong With the NFL Is What's Wrong With America
Corporate America | Peace & Justice
by Richard Eskow | September 26, 2014 - 10:47am

Sexism. A culture of violence. Untrustworthy leadership. Runaway wealth inequality. An indifference to workers' health. Employees who are above the law. Hush-hush financing. Multimillion-dollar tax breaks.

We're not talking about America's top corporations. We're not even talking about the Christmas parties on Wall Street. We're talking about the National Football League.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's handling of Ray Rice's videotaped brutality has brought the NFL back into the public eye. It's a sorry spectacle that others have addressed at length, so we'll just repeat the cliché: It's the cover-up, stupid.

For my personal assessment of Goodell, we can turn the mic over to Bill Simmons and UltraViolet. And as for the NFL itself, let's just say it's America in microcosm.

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What's Wrong With the NFL Is What's Wrong With America (Original Post) unhappycamper Sep 2014 OP

100% yes. n/t Hotler Sep 2014 #1

Yes, k and r...no text. Stuart G Sep 2014 #2

Um, Michael Vick? Man from Pickens Sep 2014 #3

agreed... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #5

Two Words Boom Sound 416 Sep 2014 #4

I don't understand. He's Ilsa Sep 2014 #6

He was ostracized from the league Boom Sound 416 Sep 2014 #7

Vastly over rated quarterback JayhawkSD Oct 2014 #8

Hotler

(12,167 posts)

1. 100% yes. n/t

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 08:31 AM

Sep 2014

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)

2. Yes, k and r...no text.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 08:46 AM

Sep 2014

Man from Pickens

(1,713 posts)

3. Um, Michael Vick?

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 09:10 AM

Sep 2014

What that guy did was brutal, savage, repeated, and worst of all - premeditated. And yet he was allowed back into the league. The standard of behavior for NFL players was forever lowered when he was allowed to play again.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

5. agreed...

Reply to Man from Pickens (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 03:51 PM

Sep 2014

welcome to DU.

Boom Sound 416

(4,185 posts)

4. Two Words

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 12:08 PM

Sep 2014

Tim Tebow

Ilsa

(62,239 posts)

6. I don't understand. He's

Reply to Boom Sound 416 (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:17 AM

Sep 2014

isn't playing. His comments on ESPN have been pretty gracious towards all teams, never rude or out of bounds.

I wasn't a fan of his when he played, but i think he's pretty good doing coverage.

Boom Sound 416

(4,185 posts)

7. He was ostracized from the league

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 12:54 PM

Sep 2014

Mostly for being too religious.

He's a consummate professional
A winner
Honest.
A child cancer volunteer - without TV cameras
A pillar of the community of Jacksonville

But because he does the SOC, he's out.

JayhawkSD

(3,163 posts)

8. Vastly over rated quarterback

Reply to Boom Sound 416 (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 12, 2014, 10:26 AM

Oct 2014

but I always rather liked him as a person. I'm not big on the overt public displays of religion, Not that it's "wrong" but I just think it's in bad taste. But his speaking manner is charming and pleasant, he seems very likeable, and he does not come across as arrogant.

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