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Maureen Dowd: Throw the Bums Out: Roger Goodell, Ray Rice and the N.F.L.’s Culture
The New York Times ^ | September 13, 2014 | Maureen Dowd

Posted on 09/14/2014 10:13:58 AM PDT by EveningStar

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To: BilLies

21 posted on 09/14/2014 10:34:31 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: EveningStar
Minnesota Vikings fan posing with a switch:


22 posted on 09/14/2014 10:36:17 AM PDT by eldoradude (It doesn't matter how many it takes, the lightbulb has already been stolen.)
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To: EveningStar

This whole NFL shtick is just another red herring to distract attention from the dangers of the on-going clown show in the White House.


23 posted on 09/14/2014 10:36:17 AM PDT by pierrem15 (Claudius: "Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out.")
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To: EveningStar
The NFL decided that thug-ball was the way to go. Afterall, the NBA has been thug-ball for about 30 years.

Most of the fans of the NFL are white, middle class. Why does NFL management appeal to 13% of the population?

If the NFL got rid of it's thugs, went 90% white...and even if the quality of play declined...I would still watch it. In fact, I believe that the overall popularity of the NFL would increase.

It seems that the popularity of Pro Golf hasn't suffered without Tiger Woods.

24 posted on 09/14/2014 10:40:54 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: EveningStar

Not giving the NY slimes a click.

But is she referring to the thug culture that refers to women as bitches and hos?


25 posted on 09/14/2014 10:44:41 AM PDT by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: Cowboy Bob
The NFL decided that thug-ball was the way to go.

I don't think the NFL had much to say about it. What has happened over time is that big-time sports now attract two basic types of participants: (1) wealthy kids whose families can afford to pay for personal training, coaching, etc.; and (2) athletically gifted lower-class kids who are willing to play sports that are likely to expose them to a lot of physical problems down the road.

America's middle class may be a huge part of the NFL's fan base, but their kids aren't playing it as much as they once did.

26 posted on 09/14/2014 10:56:03 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("What in the wide, wide world of sports is goin' on here?")
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To: EveningStar

Couple things. Finally watched the video.

He did not drag her out by the hair, as I’ve seen reported. He got his hands under her arms and moved her that way. He did kind of drop her on her face at one point, though.

The video from inside the elevator is low-res. But she quite obviously attacks him, he backs up and when she comes forward again, he hits her.

It did not look like “a punch” to me. She didn’t fly back, she flew to her left, as if she had been slapped, or (possibly) hit with a roundhouse punch rather than a straight one.

I just couldn’t tell, but it also looked to me as if she might have hit her head on the steel rail of the elevator while going down.

In any case, there was no blood on the floor or visible on her clothes, and I would certainly expect some from “a punch” by a man of that size.


27 posted on 09/14/2014 10:57:02 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins most of the battles. Reality wins ALL the wars.)
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Hockey players can vent an awful lot on the ice. It’s the only sport aside from boxing where the participants can have a brawl in the middle of the game and won’t get thrown out of the game and suspended.


28 posted on 09/14/2014 10:57:43 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("What in the wide, wide world of sports is goin' on here?")
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To: EveningStar

Wow.

That there NFL buncha guys is Reeeeeeeeeeealllllllllly important, now; isn’t it?

I mean—nothing else is going on, is there? A real yawner all around.


29 posted on 09/14/2014 11:03:39 AM PDT by Flintlock (Deport them ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!)
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To: EveningStar

Good grief she is still around? What about all the violence and murders in Chicago Maureen?


30 posted on 09/14/2014 11:10:43 AM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: ColdOne
Good grief she is still around?

That reminds me, I need to dust out my closets...
31 posted on 09/14/2014 11:18:36 AM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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Mo without makeup: Helen Thomas photo:  helen-thomas.jpg
32 posted on 09/14/2014 11:33:40 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: EveningStar

The NFL needs to hire a black commissioner to solve the problems.


33 posted on 09/14/2014 12:11:44 PM PDT by bray (Palin/Bibi 2016)
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To: bray

I nominate Ray Lewis.


34 posted on 09/14/2014 1:11:10 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EveningStar

And let girls and transvestites play.


35 posted on 09/14/2014 6:03:11 PM PDT by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: Cowboy Bob

“If the NFL got rid of it’s thugs, went 90% white...and even if the quality of play declined...I would still watch it. In fact, I believe that the overall popularity of the NFL would increase.”

Show me ANY white guy that can catch a football while sprinting at 25 miles an hour! ;)


36 posted on 09/14/2014 7:17:29 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: Cowboy Bob

Why would you push for social engineering in the NFL? In spite of its’ flaws at least most pro sports are still a meritocracy. That should never change. Reality doesn’t support your statement about golf either. Check the ratings.


37 posted on 09/14/2014 9:20:16 PM PDT by sam_whiskey (Peace through Strength)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

The sad part is Douglas cheated on both women repeatedly.


38 posted on 09/15/2014 6:06:21 AM PDT by bray (Palin/Bibi 2016)
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