What's Wrong With the NFL Is What's Wrong With America

[unhappycamper]

http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/richard-eskow/58568/whats-wrong-with-the-nfl-is-whats-wrong-with-america

What's Wrong With the NFL Is What's Wrong With America
Corporate America | Peace & Justice
by Richard Eskow | September 26, 2014 - 10:47am

Sexism. A culture of violence. Untrustworthy leadership. Runaway wealth inequality. An indifference to workers' health. Employees who are above the law. Hush-hush financing. Multimillion-dollar tax breaks.

We're not talking about America's top corporations. We're not even talking about the Christmas parties on Wall Street. We're talking about the National Football League.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's handling of Ray Rice's videotaped brutality has brought the NFL back into the public eye. It's a sorry spectacle that others have addressed at length, so we'll just repeat the cliché: It's the cover-up, stupid.

For my personal assessment of Goodell, we can turn the mic over to Bill Simmons and UltraViolet. And as for the NFL itself, let's just say it's America in microcosm.

[Hotler]

1. 100% yes. n/t

[Stuart G]

2. Yes, k and r...no text.

[Man from Pickens]

3. Um, Michael Vick?

What that guy did was brutal, savage, repeated, and worst of all - premeditated. And yet he was allowed back into the league. The standard of behavior for NFL players was forever lowered when he was allowed to play again.

[awoke_in_2003]

5. agreed...

welcome to DU.

[Boom Sound 416]

4. Two Words

Tim Tebow

[Ilsa]

6. I don't understand. He's

isn't playing. His comments on ESPN have been pretty gracious towards all teams, never rude or out of bounds.

I wasn't a fan of his when he played, but i think he's pretty good doing coverage.

[Boom Sound 416]

7. He was ostracized from the league

Mostly for being too religious.


He's a consummate professional
A winner
Honest.
A child cancer volunteer - without TV cameras
A pillar of the community of Jacksonville

But because he does the SOC, he's out.

[JayhawkSD]

8. Vastly over rated quarterback

but I always rather liked him as a person. I'm not big on the overt public displays of religion, Not that it's "wrong" but I just think it's in bad taste. But his speaking manner is charming and pleasant, he seems very likeable, and he does not come across as arrogant.