Posted on 09/16/2014 11:19:32 AM PDT by tobyhill
The embattled National Football League is going on offense in Washington bringing on a new top lobbyist as it faces scrutiny over how it handles domestic violence and sex assault cases.
Embroiled in a major public relations crisis, the NFL took action Tuesday drafting veteran Democratic operative Cynthia Hogan, who served as a key Senate aide behind the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, as its new Washington office head.
She will be the league’s first female top lobbyist and comes on board after the NFL engaged in a protracted job search that included several rounds of interviews and dozens of candidates.
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Bagman (or woman) for the shakedown.
And that’s really what it’s all about.
Completely political.
Roger Goodell is such a feckless and spineless chump he deserves to go down in flames. I hope he loses his job and is replaced by a man.
lobbyist = paymaster
they’re bringing in several women to work the domestic violence problems. see, its like I always told you, women are superior. men can be police officers, but women can be police officers, and, work these social issues.
men are obviously buffoons who aren’t capable of being hired by the nfl for these types of positions.
why do you think all the sideline reporters are women, men obviously cant handle the fast pace reporting.
No problem here the FR NFL apologist will be along shortly to explain how this is just business.
He should of dealt with the Rice and Peterson issues right off the bat but instead he chose to use the NFL Security as clean up the mess crews.
Goodell will go down as the greatest destruction of NFL Football.
It was surprisingly easy to quit my NFL habit.
This position would be too low for Dr Rice. If she were to go to the NFL it would be as commissioner, not some lobbyist, or head of the DC office.
here’s the story on ESPN- read the comments on the bottom; hysterically true:
“Great!! Finally someone from DC that will bring honesty and transparency to the NFL. The icing on the cake is that Cynthia served under the beloved President Obama, the world’s finest leader and a champion of transparency and leadership. Pardon me while I scurry indoors as to not be struck by lightening. Good Day fellow citizens.”
The time has long since past to starve this Beast. I would urge my fellow Freepers to never spend another dime on the NFL, or the NBA. Better yet, stop watching, and stop talking about it, stop glorifying it in any way. They have become circuses, controlled by the Global Ruling Elite, to distract us from our more important Mission.
I don’t pay much attention to the NFL. Gave up on football when they refused to let Rush buy in. Haven’t watched a single game since.
BUT the talk about Rice is based on her comment 12 or more years ago that NFL Commissioner would be her dream job. I really don’t think it’s any more than that: talk. From either the NFL or from Dr Rice.
The NFL is no different than say the Audobon Society or even the Presbyterian Church USA.
Moonbats gain control and the original organization becomes a leftist device for population control .
“It was surprisingly easy to quit my NFL habit.”
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Not only easy, but cathartic, liberating, and satisfying as well. No longer is my mood and sense of self-worth defined in part by something over which I have no control or influence. Good for you. Now quit the NBA habit, too.
Why is the the league’s business ?
Isn’t this between the player and the team owner?
Maybe, just maybe, they should put a “morals clause” in their contracts. Drug usage, wife beating, promiscuity, criminal charges, etc. , all sounds a lot like a contract issue.
The league should be issuing some boilerplate about conduct and contract language (very contract must include X, Y, and Z about conduct and morals) and that is where it should end. The league should be concerned with the game play, officiating, and game rules, not policing the players.
That’s the owners jobs. If the owner’s aren’t doing a good job, ban the teams.
Rush predicted the 'RATS would bring down the NFL many, many moons ago.
I never did watch the NBA.
I’m white and old and ornery :D
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