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Crisis
Do you care about American football league? I happened to not care about it even a little bit. But I was mistaken because apparently professional NFL games, and all that involve with them are extremely important. Otherwise how can you explain the need of the federal government to check if one team was spying on another and by that breaking, or not, some rules of the league association. This is obviously should not be handled by the league, which the last time I checked was private organization, but by no other than the mighty Arlen Specter.
After all once you allow cheating in football games, it is a short way to complete ceos. No, I’m not joking if the federal government will not act expediently to solve this crisis we are going to face a major problem with the values of are youth:
“They are enormous role models for everybody,” Specter said. “If you can cheat in the NFL, you can cheat in college, you can cheat in high school, you can cheat on your grade-school math test. There’s no limit as to what you can do. I think they owe the public a lot more candor and a lot more credibility.”
Another, small, reason not to vote for McCain
While Senator McCain is busy convincing GOP voters that he is true conservative, a term that need clarification to begin with, I stumble upon a news report that demonstrates McCain’s conservative credentials. Apparently Senator McCain, in his roll of senior good doer, was successful in forming a new federal agency - this time to regulate the sport of Boxing. Additional government agencies, regulations and barriers are typical McCain approach for solving issues passing his desk.
The move is part of a campaign to protect youngsters coming into the sport, the actions of promoters and the independence of judges. Among a range of schemes to be introduced will be a new licensing system applying to boxers, managers, promoters and sanctioning bodies.
The new agency – the US Boxing Administration – will also regulate the major TV networks when they act as fight promoters.
The bill was the brainchild of Senator John McCain, a long time supporter of reform in the sport.
No wonder Goldwater didn’t like him…