I’m really disappointed in your righteous pontificating, Doug. I have had more respect for you.
None of the NFL’s evidence shows that Brady deflated balls or cheated — none.
You say, “I do not know whether Brady ordered it to be done,” but still slander him.
I will absolutely guarantee you that once Brady gets a fair hearing, he will be exonerated.
The comment about Massachusetts is just ignorant.
I love it when people say they are “disappointed” in what someone else said or did. Oh, I am so disappointed in you. Like a parent or teacher to a child. So condescending. No, I really don’t love it. That was sarcasm. In your case, I think it may be necessary to clarify.
I made it clear that I was agnostic about Brady’s involvement and that “apparently” the investigators thought Brady was involved. After all, I have not seen the evidence or seen his side of the argument other than that he has not had time to “digest it.” I do not know the length of time for his digestive process.
This would be slander: I am certain that Brady did this because he is a known cheating scumbag. To accuse me of slandering him is actually slandering me. I am pleased to pile on and slander Hillary, but I did not do that in Brady’s case.
Since 1996 here I have an enormous body of work in parody and poking fun, along with serious writing. My comment about Massachusetts, since I have no partisan interest in the story, was obviously tongue in cheek. Sports fans, like Democrats, do not care about right or wrong. They defend their guys no matter what. Such can be said about the fans of any team and any city. I simply used Massachusetts because of the location of this team and fanbase in this particular controversy. (If this controversy involved the Giants, I would actually poke some fun at the Garden State, since the Giants do not play in New York.)
You may be right that he could be exonerated if he gets a fair hearing, but I am not going to my bookie with your absolute guarantee. I have made the comment that there could be a racial element to this because of the league’s penalties against black players and how it might look if the white guy does not get the same treatment.
How forthcoming Brady was in the investigation I do not know. I do not think, however, that his flippant digestion comment was helpful. It was mocking. Had he been more forthcoming and gotten out in front of the story, maybe this first round would have him exonerated already.