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To: Road Walker who wrote (524341)	10/29/2009 11:50:21 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583628

Can you believe this........Congress is talking about NFL injuries.....we already know NFL players have on average shorter life spans than the rest of us.......and now it seems they get early onset Alzheimer's fairly frequently. Meanwhile, during the testimony, the frigging asshole R aka as Rep. King decides to bring up the whole Rush fiasco over buying St. Louis. A requirement to be an R in Congress must be that your IQ is below 70. STILL THE KING.... Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on head injuries suffered by professional football players. It's a subject of increasing interest in light of reports pointing to the frequency with which former players are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or similar memory-related diseases -- 19 times the normal rate for men ages 30 through 49. And while this may seem unrelated to congressional responsibilities, Congress does extend antitrust protections given to the NFL, and has a role in addressing public health issues. The formal name for the hearing was "Legal Issues Related to Football Head Injuries." As is always the case, every member of the committee was given time to question the panel of witnesses. Rep. Steve King (R) of Iowa decided to press Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the National Football League, aggressively -- about Rush Limbaugh. Apparently, the right-wing congressman is angry because his favorite talk-show host was dropped by a team of investors interested in buying the St. Louis Rams. So, during a hearing about health issues, King badgered the league commissioner for having previously said that "divisive comments are not what the NFL are all about," and that he "would not want to see those comments coming from people who are in a responsible position in the NFL." The Iowa Republican insisted to Goodell, "I don't think anything Rush Limbaugh said was offensive." Given King's record of truly insane rhetoric, that's not exactly surprising, but the far-right radio host's record speaks for itself. King added that "Fergie and J-Lo" own a share of the Miami Dolphins, and they have "performed lyrics in songs that are far more offensive" than anything Limbaugh has said. In the bigger picture, of course, this is all terribly foolish. Goodell didn't stop Limbaugh from buying a team; Limbaugh's fellow investors decided they didn't want to be associated with him anymore. But more importantly, why is a member of Congress wasting time berating the NFL commissioner for having a negative impression of a notorious radio shock-jock? For a few too many members of Congress, Limbaugh rules their world. —Steve Benen 8:00 AM Permalink \| Trackbacks \| Comments (22)

To: Road Walker who wrote (524341)	10/29/2009 11:53:22 AM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583628

I am done with Afghanistan. I went along with this war in the first place because I recognized the American need for revenge after 9/11 and not because I thought it was a good idea, but this has become a war industry........going on year after year after year. Time to pull out and bring our troops home. And let the asshole who doesn't put his arms in his coat sleeves figure out what to do with his country. Sorry, I know you still think its the right thing to do. I just can't go along with it any more. Afghanistan that has not been occupied by one of our soldiers at some time or another,” he said. “Nevertheless much of the territory stays in the hands of the terrorists. We control the provincial centers, but we cannot maintain political control over the territory we seize. “Our soldiers are not to blame. They’ve fought incredibly bravely in adverse conditions. But to occupy towns and villages temporarily has little value in such a vast land where the insurgents can just disappear into the hills.” He went on to request extra troops and equipment. “Without them, without a lot more men, this war will continue for a very, very long time,” he said. These sound as if they could be the words of Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top American commander in Afghanistan, to President Obama in recent days or weeks. In fact, they were spoken by Sergei Akhromeyev, the commander of the Soviet armed forces, to the Soviet Union’s Politburo on Nov. 13, 1986.