The Crucible
"I am not going to answer that question, Congressman Waxman, because I do not recognize the legitimacy of this proceedings."
Why doesn't someone say that? McGwire came the closest but even he hedged when it got thick.
"This is a witchhunt."
Are people just too scared of the government?
"Senator Bunning, have you no shame?"
Is it that the current generation of adults just doesn't place a premium on civil liberties?
"This, gentlemen, is a matter for Major League Baseball, and is none of your concern."
Tonight on "Nightline" Sweetie-Pie Stephanopolus and a panel of media bootlickers bounced the issue around the table and NOT ONE OF THEM seemed to have a problem with the Guv'mint horning in on this (my favorite was the one asshole who said, "well, I'm a libertarian, but..." No, shithead - you're not.) . It was all about what MLB should do, what the government should do, but everyone, to a man, implicity accepted the premise that Messers. Waxman, et al had every right to do what they're doing.
Not me.
I don't accept it for one minute.
Congressman Waxman, Senators Bunning and McCain, Mr. Serrano, and all the rest of you, as far as I'm concerned you're no better than a pack of Mafia extortionists.
You're all a bunch of thugs.
You go to hell.
And shame on you, MLB, for wimping out. When faced with the demands of a bully, you have two choices: you can back down or you can stand up for yourself. When you stand up for yourself sometimes you get your ass kicked. But at least you can walk - or crawl - away with your dignity intact.
A lot of people talk about whether athletes should be role models. Well, I don't know about you but my heroes are the people who stick up for themselves, warts and all, and refuse to take crap from bullies.
Where are the real heroes?
Why doesn't someone say that? McGwire came the closest but even he hedged when it got thick.
"This is a witchhunt."
Are people just too scared of the government?
"Senator Bunning, have you no shame?"
Is it that the current generation of adults just doesn't place a premium on civil liberties?
"This, gentlemen, is a matter for Major League Baseball, and is none of your concern."
Tonight on "Nightline" Sweetie-Pie Stephanopolus and a panel of media bootlickers bounced the issue around the table and NOT ONE OF THEM seemed to have a problem with the Guv'mint horning in on this (my favorite was the one asshole who said, "well, I'm a libertarian, but..." No, shithead - you're not.) . It was all about what MLB should do, what the government should do, but everyone, to a man, implicity accepted the premise that Messers. Waxman, et al had every right to do what they're doing.
Not me.
I don't accept it for one minute.
Congressman Waxman, Senators Bunning and McCain, Mr. Serrano, and all the rest of you, as far as I'm concerned you're no better than a pack of Mafia extortionists.
You're all a bunch of thugs.
You go to hell.
And shame on you, MLB, for wimping out. When faced with the demands of a bully, you have two choices: you can back down or you can stand up for yourself. When you stand up for yourself sometimes you get your ass kicked. But at least you can walk - or crawl - away with your dignity intact.
A lot of people talk about whether athletes should be role models. Well, I don't know about you but my heroes are the people who stick up for themselves, warts and all, and refuse to take crap from bullies.
Where are the real heroes?
posted by Jim Walsh at
Thursday, March 17, 2005
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