Smithsonian refuses OJ Simpson Suit

Associated Press ^ | March 2, 2010

[Free ThinkerNY]

LOS ANGELES—The Smithsonian Institution has rejected a donation of the suit O.J. Simpson wore when he was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend.

The decision announced Tuesday comes a day after a judge approved the donation as the solution to a long court battle over the clothing. Smithsonian spokeswoman Linda St. Thomas says the suit is not appropriate for the museum's collection.

[carton253]

Thank goodness someone at the Smithsonian has some sense.

[a fool in paradise]

One day the Smithsonian will also reject Barack Obama’s empty suit.

[kalee]

Maybe Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum will accept it.
Worth a try, OJ.

[JoSixChip]

oj is scum, but going forward; who decides what is kept for historical purposes? obumber, the dem party. It’s a slippery slope.

[smokingfrog]

Whatever happened to the white Bronco?

[Sprite518]

Good!

[DManA]

Talk about trying to rub our noses in it.

[TheThirdRuffian]

It was a historic moment to me, as I realized by the reaction of my teammates (I was a football player at the time) how racist black people were.

I had worked with and around black guys since college playing football and we never had any racial anything (other than normal guys screwing with each other stuff); we were very much teammates.

It was really eye opening how much so many black people hated white people, such that they celebrated a killer getting free.

It was pretty much that momement my eyes opened.

So, in short, the suit would mean a lot to me.

[Seruzawa]

Give it to noted wife-beater Charlie Sheen. He might be needing it.

[Political Junkie Too]

Maybe a prison somewhere can take it for a released convict to wear after he finishes his term.

Or maybe the prison could keep it as "wardrobe" for when the prisoners appear in court.

-PJ

[jimfree]

Ripley’s perhaps?

[stylin19a]

I'm surprised Ron Goldman hasn’t grabbed it.

[ctdonath2]

Well, let’s start with there being something worth remembering about the man or event.

A celebrity killed his wife, and his lawyer was clever enough to confuse the jury enough to let him off. So? Nothing worth remembering, certainly not his suit.

[oyez]

Whatever happened to the real killer?

[Young Werther]

Still playing golf and Tiger is no closer to fnding him then OJ! I have a cat named OJ and she is much sweeter and cuddly!

[safeasthebanks]

He’s in jail, actually.

[subterfuge]

I was thinking it would be a good fit at the Clinton Museum.

[Realman30]

Whatever happened to the real killer? Upon his release OJ will continue in his quest to find the back-hearted assassin/s.

[Graybeard58]

Upon his release OJ will continue in his quest to find the back-hearted assassin/s.

Scouring the nation's golf courses and liberal's cocktail parties, in his relentless pursuit.