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To: puborectalis who wrote (94576)	12/24/1999 10:54:00 PM
From: Gary Kao	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

O.T........Inside the odd mind of pitcher John Rocker It's very clear actually...professional athletes are often no more different than child prodigies. since birth they have never been encouraged NOR trained for their mental capacities or social sophistication. Why is it a surprise that so many act like idiots or spew out childish garbage? Why in the world do we expect them to act otherwise? There is no biologic reason to believe that physical talents correlate with mental capabilities or maturity. Come'on, to think about what we always experienced in school, there's probably an INVERSE correlation between the two. Brain times brawn is usually a constant. Gary

To: puborectalis who wrote (94576)	12/25/1999 1:23:00 AM
From: nihil	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

OT -- I enjoy jerks as much as the next guy, and I particularly enjoy jerks shooting off their mouths and saying what they believe. Rocker is simply exercising his rights of free speech. In a country where people can denounce the President as a liar and a crook, what is wrong with a job insulting anyone who annoys him. This is just PC run amok. Without freedom of speech, no one dare say what he believes. Without Rocker speaking out, we might have thought he was just a jerk. Now we know exactly what kind of jerk he is.

To: puborectalis who wrote (94576)	12/25/1999 11:39:00 AM
From: f.simons	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

>>RE: Rocker As odious as Rocker's rant was, we still have a pesky little First Amendment that is always in opposition to our gut reactions in cases like this. If Rocker feels a need to do some community service to atone for his acts, so be it. But for anyone to order him to do it is another matter. It is playing right into the craziness of the modern culture to take the position that Atlanta can't be expected to get rid of him because he is such a good player, but trampling on the First Amendment is acceptable. Frank