O.J. Simpson was convicted today of the criminal charges filed against him in Las Vegas. He faces a possible sentence of life imprisonment.
Last football season, after the first few games, a man named Travis Henry led the National Football League in rushing. In July of this year the NFL notified the Denver Broncos that Henry had failed a drug test, and because of previous infractions, he would be facing a one year suspension. The Broncos cut him from the squad.
Like O.J. Simpson, Travis Henry could run with a football, but, like Simpson, was not a good human being. He has fathered nine children by nine different women. A newspaper story about him this week revealed that he is a "ruthless money guy" in a cocaine trafficiking ring.
The feds set up a sting operation Tuesday in Centennial, a suburb south of Denver. In the sting, Henry and another man received eleven pounds of cocaine. Henry fled the scene, but was tackled for a loss "a few houses away." Maybe the Broncos should find out who those feds were that outran Henry!
Maybe the rest of us should pay more attention to what the politicians and Wall Street tycoons are doing, rather than being so immersed in watching sports. While we are watching our sports heroes perform on the gridiron, the politicians and tycoons are running around the other end of the field knowing that they can convince those of us who have been asleep that we need to bail them out, so they can avoid being penalized for irresponsible conduct!
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Good call Bob!
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Here's the problem. The press generally tells all it can, good and bad about athletes, but politicians and businessmen are treated according to their alignment and connections, not actions.
At the moment, it still all comes down to us and US ain't doing so good.
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