Senator Specter wants to know why the NFL destroyed evidence related to spying by the Patriots

[BOSSHOG]

Commissioner Goodell will be called to discuss the matter and antitrust exemption relative to TV contracts with the Senate Judiciary Committee.

http://www.nytimes.com:80/2008/02/01/sports/football/01nfl.html?th&emc=th

[trotsky]

1. Why did it take 5 months?

Gregg Easterbrook (ESPN's Tuesday Morning QB) was on this the day after the league did it.

TMQ also rails about the DirecTV monopoly on NFL Sunday Ticket and how it is a problem for the NFL's antitrust exemption. 'Bout time someone stood up to the league.

On edit: here's a juicy bit from the article:

“If someone wanted me to talk and tell them things, I would craft an agreement where they would agree from now until the end of my existence to pay for any legal fees that came up in regards to this, whether I’m sued by the Patriots, the N.F.L., anybody else,” he {Matt Walsh, former Patriots employee} said. He also said he would want an indemnification agreement, with the news media company paying any fines or damages found against him in court. (It is against the policy of The New York Times to be part of such an agreement.) Mr. Walsh said he sought the legal advice after receiving telephone calls from the news media soon after the taping incident. He said he did so to protect himself and his family.

“If I ever got brought in for a deposition or something, then I would just face the whole gauntlet of questions,” he said. “There would be things I’d be forced to answer that some people haven’t taken responsibility for.”

[Dinger]

2. Thank you!

Wish I could rec this.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Sorry I messed up the meaning of your post

[Dinger]

4. It's In GD

I posted it there.

[cboy4]

5. Are you kidding me?

:eyes:

[BOSSHOG]

6. Cboy

you know I wouldn't shit you!

[joeybee12]

7. Yeah, Anal Spectrum, ignore the destruction of the CIA tapes...

...but this is a matter of national security. He and Chris Shays can go f**k themselves.

[cboy4]

8. Right, and you should feel the same way about wasting

taxpayer money about whether or not Barry Bonds put something into his body that didn't hurt anybody.

It's the only progressive position to take.

[joeybee12]

11. Well, Shays is on the anti-Clemens bandwagon

...it's all about grandstanding...that's what I don't have any use for.

[Robeson]

9. A politician grand-standing. Who'd of thunk....

...two days before the biggest event in this country, no less...

This is one brain-washed country, to still give that cover-up artist a home.

[Yavin4]

10. Maybe The Magic Bullet Destroyed The Evidence

Back and to the left.

[MrSlayer]

12. Fuck Specter.

Like he has nothing better to do than waste time and taxpayer money on this when massive corruption and crimes are going on in the executive branch.